This Nation, I Have Usurped!

Sea Circle Calendar Year 1518.

East Blue, Goa Kingdom, Royal Palace.

"How could such an ugly bastard be worthy of a princess?"

"Your Highness, would you mind swapping for a new fiancé?"

A blood-stained longsword was thrust into the corpse of a man with a blonde mushroom cut, swaying gently like a cheerful dandelion in the breeze.

Dazzling crimson blood pooled and spread across the floor.

A black-haired youth sat upon the golden throne, his arm draped around a stiff-bodied blonde princess, his tone flippant as he tilted her beautiful chin upward.

Princess Sally Nandcarnet.

At this moment, the blonde princess sat trembling on the youth's lap, her expression a mix of three parts fear, three parts awe, three parts fury, and one part gratitude.

The large hand resting on her waist made her entire body rigid; she stared in disbelief at the pile of corpses on the floor and the stranger lounging beside her.

Strewn across the palace floor, besides the blonde mushroom-cut corpse, were the bodies of two nobles and over a dozen palace guards.

"My father and brother... were they truly poisoned by them in secret?"

Princess Sally Nandcarnet pointed a trembling finger at the corpses of Outlook III and Stelly, her voice thick with rage and incredulity.

Stelly was her fiancé!

They were to be married next month, at which point Stelly would become the Prince Consort of the Goa Kingdom, enjoying the glory and power of the realm.

And Outlook III was the noble Grand Duke most valued by the King of Goa.

Yet, they had actually dared to assassinate the royal family!

"Did you not hear their 'sincere confessions' clearly enough, Your Highness, just before they were executed?"

Wang Shi inhaled the scent of the perfume on Princess Sally, a flicker of ambition igniting in his eyes.

He never expected that he, a shut-in college student from Blue Star, would end up here.

After struggling to survive for months in the chaotic Terminal Town of the Goa Kingdom, where thugs gathered, he had somehow found an opportunity to seize the royal palace.

No one knew how arduous and dangerous it had been for him—a college graduate who had spent four years in school and three years attending online classes during the pandemic—to survive in the lawless Terminal Town; it had truly been a brush with death.

Fortunately, due to certain hobbies, he had taught himself the Sakura language.

Otherwise, he would have fared even worse, with absolutely no chance of survival.

As he fought to live, he managed to snatch a Devil Fruit.

Under such dire conditions, he hadn't hesitated; regardless of what power it granted, he ate it immediately.

And then, everything changed for Wang Shi.

Once he possessed that bizarre demonic power, he found the entire world had become much kinder.

The thugs and hoodlums in Terminal Town, after suffering countless casualties, began to show him "warm smiles."

Wang Moubo was right: when you are powerful, the world treats you with gentleness, and everyone you meet becomes a "good person"!

After Wang Shi spent some time cultivating and developing his abilities, he began to thrive in the chaotic Terminal Town.

He was just preparing to set sail to make his mark, to punch the Shichibukai and kick the Four Emperors...

But then, news spread throughout the Goa Kingdom that the King and the Prince had died mysteriously one after another.

This made Wang Shi, who had already prepared to set sail, feel as though he had discovered a golden shortcut.

Damn it!

If he could take a shortcut to become a King, who the hell would want to be a pirate or a bounty hunter!

He was going to usurp this kingdom, no matter what!

If a piece of trash like Stelly could be a King, why couldn't he, a dignified transmigrator, do the same!

In the world of One Piece, was usurping a throne or becoming a King really that difficult?

Doflamingo usurped Dressrosa...

After Kuma drove away King Bekori, he became the new King of the Sorbet Kingdom himself and earned the title of Tyrant...

After King Wapol was sent flying by Straw Hat Luffy, the kingdom's guard captain, Dalton, became the new King of the Drum Kingdom, even changing the country's name to the Sakura Kingdom, and still retained the right to attend the Reverie.

Wapol built a new Black Drum Kingdom in the South Blue and easily gained recognition from the World Government, becoming one of the fifty nations to attend the Reverie.

In this world, as long as the Heavenly Tribute is paid in full, the World Government doesn't care about internal power struggles within its member nations.

The world is just that much of a farce.

Except, perhaps, for that one Sand Crocodile who wanted to usurp Alabasta, a country with the backing of the Twenty Kings.

Feeling the princess's stiff body on his lap begin to relax and soften, Wang Shi's lips curled upward, an expression as uncontrollable as a jammed AK.

He really hadn't expected this trip to the palace to go so smoothly.

To think that I would run into the entire Stelly family at the royal palace, and find them secretly trying out the throne.

And to have Wang Shi overhear their conspiracies and boasting.

Wang Shi merely brought out a few Qing Dynasty tortures, and those three arrogant, useless nobles—Outlook III, his wife Didit, and Stelly—were already on their knees.

Outlook III spilled every detail of their clan's plan to assassinate the royal family and usurp the throne.

"You want to be my husband, to be the King of the Goa Kingdom?"

Princess Sally Nandcarnet had already begun to resign herself to fate, knowing that even Outlook III and her fiancé Stelly were coveting the throne of the Goa Kingdom.

This man who had appeared so suddenly had killed Stelly and his cohorts, exposing their conspiracy.

He had even gone so far as to ask if she would mind changing fiancés...

Even if Princess Sally were foolish or naive, she understood Wang Shi's intentions by now.

Princess Sally slowly turned her head to gaze at Wang Shi.

It had to be said, Wang Shi was far more handsome than that ugly mushroom-headed Stelly.

Thinking of Wang Shi's bizarre abilities, she pondered for a moment, then slowly raised her hands—which had been resting in front of her in a state of confusion—and nervously wrapped them around Wang Shi's neck like a lover.

Her body, perched on Wang Shi's lap, leaned in toward him.

"Thank you for avenging my father and my brother."

"Tomorrow, I... will announce the conspiracy of Outlook III and Stelly to usurp the throne."

"And you, my hero, you shall be my fiancé and the new King of the Goa Kingdom."

Looking at Wang Shi's handsome face, Princess Sally, trembling slightly, pressed a soft kiss to his lips.

She had already decided to make the powerful Wang Shi her new husband to stabilize the situation in the Goa Kingdom.

With her father, her brother, and the high-ranking Outlook III all dead, she feared that she, the sole remaining princess, would be unable to control the power and the state of affairs in the Goa Kingdom.

To be honest, she had no desire to lose her current life of luxury and power.

"Congratulations to you as well, on transforming from the Princess of Goa to the Queen of Goa."

Wang Shi embraced Princess Sally naturally, and they began their first immersive, long French kiss.

Princess Sally's eyes grew increasingly hazy.

However, the presence of the corpses in the palace, combined with the fact that they were not yet married, caused Princess Sally—who strictly adhered to noble etiquette—to push Wang Shi away in a panic once she could barely breathe.

"No~"

"I beg you."

"Let's clear away the bodies of these sinners first..."

A flicker of panic appeared on Princess Sally's flushed face; she had actually found herself enjoying the moment of kissing Wang Shi.

One had to remember that she had known this man for less than two and a half hours.

"Accompany me to take control of the palace guards."

"Tomorrow... night... I will be yours."

Seeing that Wang Shi seemed unsatisfied, Princess Sally, fearing he might become displeased, immediately gave him a shy, inexperienced look.

"It's not like we're short on time."

Wang Shi smiled faintly and stood up from the throne with Princess Sally, strategically suppressing his urges to calm the fire in his loins.

Princess Sally saw Wang Shi's reaction, and a spark flashed in her eyes.

She felt a mix of anticipation and bashfulness.

After the two of them tidied up, Wang Shi piled the corpses together.

Wang Shi looked at the bodies of Outlook III and his wife Didit, wondering if Sabo, once he regained his memories, would come seeking revenge against him for killing his biological parents.

At that moment, Princess Sally brought a magnificent set of noble attire for Wang Shi.

"Let's go, my consort, let us take control of the palace's military power."

Only now did Princess Sally begin to feel a lingering fear.

She hadn't realized that Outlook III had already gained control over so many of the palace guards and maids.

No wonder they were able to poison the King and the Prince without a sound.

If it weren't for the fact that Outlook III needed to use Princess Sally's status to marry into the family and achieve his goal of usurping the nest, she likely would have been assassinated as well, being the last royal daughter.

She, a princess, was merely a stepping stone for the Outlook clan to become the new royal family.

"As you wish, my Princess!"

Wang Shi wore a wild, unrestrained smile of someone who had reached the top in a single bound.

He really hadn't expected that overthrowing a kingdom could be this simple.