A Duel? King Fraus's Fury

In a certain stretch of sea within the Sasba Kingdom.

A fleet was sailing along at a leisurely pace.

"You dare call yourself Honey Queen? Even the Queen of Hearts in a deck of cards wouldn't be as bold!"

Nami looked at Honey Queen, who had been fitted with a slave collar, and teased her.

No, she could only be called the slave Honey Paste now.

"That's right, the only queen in the East Blue can only be Empress Sally, Her Majesty to Wang Shi."

Nojiko and Kaya chimed in, echoing Nami's words.

It was no wonder His Majesty Wang Shi had personally moved to capture this female pirate.

It turned out that this pirate's title had offended the noble Empress.

"I didn't mean to... we just took our nicknames from playing cards."

Honey Paste retorted in a pitiful, low voice, feeling the icy slave collar around her neck and sinking into utter despair.

Was she destined to be a slave for the rest of her life?

Furthermore, she found she couldn't turn into paste to slip out of the collar; she couldn't even activate her paste ability, and a wave of weakness washed over her.

Sharing her fate as a pirate slave was Bear King.

"Good thing I surrendered fast enough, or I would have ended up a slave too."

El Drago looked at the slave collar around the neck of Bear King, whom he had once defeated, and felt a surge of relief.

Wang Shi truly had no patience for persuading people to surrender.

This Steel Bear had been fitted with a slave collar simply because he had rejected Wang Shi's offer of surrender twice.

Was it really just because he lost a few officers and a batch of pirate underlings?

To dare speak rudely to His Majesty Wang Shi—Steel Bear deserved to be a slave.

Hadn't his own El Drago Pirates lost a large number of men?

Look at him, El Drago—was he angry?

Staying alive and protecting one's gold was the only truth.

Wang Shi probably never imagined that the new slave, Steel Bear, would cause the loyalty of Eric and El Drago to quietly skyrocket.

After all, the difference in how Wang Shi treated his subordinates versus his slaves was like heaven and earth.

Eric and El Drago certainly did not want to become Wang Shi's slaves.

As for Steel Bear, now that he had calmed down, he began to feel regret.

Like Jango and the other pirate slaves, he now desperately wanted to shed the slave collar and become a free man once more.

But he had cursed Wang Shi, which filled him with absolute despair.

He might never be able to break free from his status as a slave.

Inside Wang Shi's private quarters.

Wang Shi was on a call with Empress Sally.

"The King of the Sasba Kingdom hasn't even opened his mouth yet; what right does the Flaws Kingdom have to condemn the Goa Empire!"

Listening to Empress Sally's report, Wang Shi gave a contemptuous smile, his tone filled with disdain.

"My King, if we take the Sasba Kingdom, our territorial waters will border the Flaws Kingdom. The Sasba Kingdom is the buffer state between our Goa Empire and the Flaws Kingdom."

Empress Sally hadn't expected that Wang Shi, who had only said he was going to cruise through the four new provinces to intimidate the old guard of the four kingdoms, would end up fighting his way into the territory of the Sasba Kingdom.

"Tell that King Ba Dodeshinai that if he wants to stand up for the Sasba Kingdom, he should bring his Germa 66 mercenaries along. I'll be waiting for him at the Baratie floating restaurant in the waters of the Sasba Kingdom."

Wang Shi chuckled as he gave his instructions to Empress Sally.

If the Sasba Kingdom and the Flaws Kingdom could hold their tempers, he wouldn't be forced to act so quickly.

He would have followed his plan to take a stroll through Loguetown.

He intended to buy up famous blades like Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri, and either recruit or capture Bartolomeo, the user of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.

But now that Ba Dodeshinai couldn't help but make a move, he would simply have a battle with the Flaws Kingdom and the Germa 66 mercenaries at the Baratie floating restaurant in the Sasba Kingdom's waters.

He intended to use Sanji to lure in a few more of his 'good brothers,' and it would be even better if he could attract Reiju.

However, for a kingdom-level war in the East Blue, Germa 66 would likely only dispatch one or two modified humans.

After all, they had just taken on a mercenary contract on the eve of their departure to the New World to attend Four Emperors Big Mom's tea party.

Only Ichiji and Niji were dispatched, and it took them just four hours to resolve the war on Broccoli Island that had been raging for two years.

They completely annihilated the enemy king's wife, children, and the entire nation.

"Your Majesty, that is the army of Germa 66. Are you sure about this?"

Empress Sally was somewhat worried; after all, the infamous reputation of the Germa Kingdom of the North Blue was truly thunderous.

She feared that Wang Shi would be unable to handle the mercenaries of Germa.

"Do not worry, just send him the reply as instructed. Do you still not trust my strength?"

Wang Shi chuckled softly. The power of the Toki Toki no Mi had no offensive capabilities, but its power of temporal banishment was ridiculously strong.

If he weren't worried about things backfiring, he would have even liked to test its limit on Fist Garp.

Right now, he urgently needed powerhouses below the Admiral level to test the banishment power of the Toki Toki no Mi.

The four Vinsmoke siblings, who could trade blows with the Three Sweet Commanders, were a very good batch of experimental subjects.

"Very well."

Empress Sally's tone was filled with both worry and anticipation.

If Wang Shi could suppress the North Blue powerhouse, the Germa Kingdom, then the Goa Empire could run rampant in the East Blue, and perhaps even bully the affiliated nations across the Four Seas.

As the two hung up the Den Den Mushi, Wang Shi's eyes turned cold before he walked out to continue his arduous training.

Meanwhile, Nami was commanding the fleet, heading toward the waters of the Sasba Kingdom to search for the Baratie.

The Baratie was extremely famous in the East Blue.

Whether they were Marines, pirates, bounty hunters, wealthy merchants, or tourists, everyone loved to dine at this restaurant, which was hailed as the number one restaurant in the East Blue.

The chef of the restaurant, Sanji, vaguely possessed the air of the best chef in the East Blue, and many chefs from across the sea sought to challenge him.

On the other side.

When King Ba Dodeshinai of the Flaws Kingdom received the reply from the Goa Empire, he flew into a rage, smashing quite a few antique vases.

"How dare Wang Shi! He actually dares to ignore this King's warning!"

"He even dares to challenge me to a duel?!!"

"The Baratie, is it!"

"Wang Shi! You just wait for this King!"

King Ba Dodeshinai was furious, even crushing his Den Den Mushi to death.

"Chief of the Guard Army, assemble the troops immediately!!"

"Minister of the Left, summon the Germa liaison officer at once! This King will increase the payment! Tell Judge to send another one of his strongest warriors!"

"Minister of the Right, prepare everything; this King shall lead the expedition in person!"

"To hell with Wang Shi! To hell with the Goa Empire!"

"This King will slaughter their damn new emperor!!"

King Ba Dodeshinai was truly incensed, his face brimming with murderous intent; he simply could not tolerate this.

Whatever about being the most beautiful nation favored by the Celestial Dragons, or the hometown of a Marine hero—none of that mattered.

Right now, he only wanted to kill Wang Shi, this arrogant emperor who refused to give him face.

Following King Ba Dodeshinai's furious orders, the entire Flaws Kingdom was set in motion, fully displaying the execution and morale of an East Blue powerhouse.

Within the Flaws Kingdom, there was no shortage of high nobles and ambitious men who wanted to elevate the kingdom into an empire.

They were now ready to have a proper showdown with this newly ascended emperor, Wang Shi.

They intended to step over the Goa Empire and Wang Shi to rise to the top.