Annexation of the Four-Leaf Kingdom and Targeting Colonel Morgan

One day later.

On the main island of the Four-Leaf Kingdom.

At this moment, the royal capital was billowing with smoke; the flag of the Four-Leaf Kingdom had been torn down, replaced by the flag of the Goa Kingdom.

The Goa Kingdom's security forces, along with nobles and officials, were spreading the news everywhere that the Four-Leaf Kingdom had been annexed by the Goa Kingdom.

Nearly all the royalty and nobility of the Four-Leaf Kingdom had been captured by Wang Shi.

King Slock of the Four-Leaf Kingdom had been caught completely off guard by the sudden invasion.

When he discovered that the enemy invading their kingdom was actually the neighboring Goa Kingdom, he found the result impossible to accept.

Only a short time ago, he had sent gifts for Princess Sally and Wang Shi's wedding ceremony, as well as Wang Shi's coronation.

How could this new king, Wang Shi, dare to invade their Four-Leaf Kingdom?

Even if their Four-Leaf Kingdom was not one of the fifty nations participating in the Reverie, it was still a member nation.

"I give you two choices: first, peacefully merge into the Goa Kingdom, and I will allow you to retain the rank of Duke."

"Second, you all simply cease to exist."

Wang Shi sat upon the throne of the Four-Leaf Kingdom, looking at these weakling royals with an expressionless face.

"Impossible! I am the King of the Four-Leaf Kingdom!"

"I will report this to the World Government! I will report this to the Five Elders!!"

King Slock shouted in fury, while the royals and nobles kneeling behind him were filled with grief and indignation.

"Then your choice is the second. I won't kill you, but I sentence you to the Sentence of Exile!"

Before everyone's eyes, Wang Shi directly banished the entire Slock clan into the Void Space.

As for the duration, who could say?

Perhaps after some time, Wang Shi would find an opportunity to slaughter them.

Perhaps it would be decades later, until no one remembered them, before they were released.

Seeing a dozen royals vanish so abruptly, the nobles and officials of the Four-Leaf Kingdom were terrified, begging for mercy and surrendering one after another, shouting that they wanted to join the Goa Kingdom for fear of being erased from existence.

Eric and Van Augur, the mercenaries, were seeing Wang Shi use his ability for the first time.

They were so shocked that cold sweat broke out on their bodies.

They had no idea what had happened; these royals had simply disappeared right before their eyes.

On the road, they had heard from the security forces about Wang Shi's "feat" of slaughtering five hundred guards single-handedly.

Only now did Eric truly realize that this king was not as simple as he seemed.

Just moments ago, he had displayed his might, using the power of the Scythe-Scythe Fruit to cut down many of the Four-Leaf Kingdom's guards, thinking he could intimidate this pretty-boy king.

He had not expected this king's strength to be seemingly no less than his own.

Van Augur watched Wang Shi, who possessed such eerie abilities, his eyes flickering as he wondered what he was thinking.

He had originally planned to leave the East Blue and enter the Grand Line to become a bounty hunter or a pirate.

But now, it seemed things were going to change.

He sensed the desire for control in Wang Shi's eyes.

He feared he might not be able to escape the palm of Wang Shi's hand.

Wang Shi ordered the young nobles and officials of the Goa Kingdom to begin taking control of everything in the Four-Leaf Kingdom and to send word to the Goa Kingdom.

They were to come immediately to take over the Four-Leaf Kingdom and report it to the World Government.

The Four-Leaf Kingdom was to be annexed by the Goa Kingdom, becoming the Four-Leaf Archipelago under the Goa Kingdom.

Princess Sally had not expected that it would only take Wang Shi two days to take down his first kingdom.

It was all too simple.

The entire Goa Kingdom began to stir; all the nobles became active and restless, eager to take over the Four-Leaf Kingdom.

The glory of the empire! They had a share in it too!

Meanwhile, Wang Shi had already set his sights on the Marine Branch 153 in Shells Town, located within the Four-Leaf Archipelago.

The three warships of the Goa Kingdom set sail once more.

They headed straight for the Marine branch within the territory of the Four-Leaf Kingdom.

"King, do you really intend to capture Colonel Morgan??"

"Even if we are a member nation, we cannot lay a hand on the Marines!"

Following Wang Shi's command, not only were Eric and Van Augur shocked by his madness—daring to attack not just a member nation, but a Marine branch as well?

Even the nobles, officials, and garrison troops under his command felt as if they were losing their minds!

How could this King be so bold?

He was actually planning to arrest the commanding officer of a Marine branch; had he gone insane?

"Colonel Morgan of Marine Branch 153 has been colluding with pirates, using fake pirate bounties to climb the ranks and line his pockets while oppressing the common people."

"Since the Marine Headquarters cannot manage this, then I shall manage it myself."

"Furthermore, the Four-Leaf Kingdom is now part of the Goa Kingdom, so the affairs of Branch 153 are the affairs of this King!"

Wang Shi waved his hand, making the final decision; he intended to use the affairs of the pirate Klahadore and Colonel Morgan to stir up trouble with the Marine Headquarters.

He needed, at the very least, a passable excuse for annexing the Four-Leaf Kingdom.

Although the World Government would not concern itself with wars between member nations, one still had to find a minor justification; one could not cause trouble without reason, as it was necessary to give the World Government a modicum of face.

This Morgan and Klahadore were simply Wang Shi's 'enemies'!

"After taking down Morgan, head immediately to Syrup Village in the neighboring Moonlight Kingdom to capture Klahadore of the Hundred Plans, who is in cahoots with him."

Wang Shi did not care about the messy business between Morgan and Klahadore.

He simply needed a pretext to strike at the Four-Leaf Kingdom and Morgan.

By dragging the Klahadore hiding in the Moonlight Kingdom into this, it would be best if he could pull the Moonlight Kingdom into the fray as well.

Wang Shi had already set his sights on these two small kingdoms.

Van Augur, Eric, and the nobles, officials, and garrison troops of the Goa Kingdom were all left speechless by Wang Shi's swift and decisive demeanor.

Did this mad King intend to conquer all the nearby kingdoms within a few days?

An hour or two later.

They arrived at Shells Town, the island housing Marine Branch 153, from the main island of the Four-Leaf Kingdom's royal capital.

The sudden arrival of this royal fleet nearly led the Marines on the island to mistake them for a pirate invasion.

Fortunately, the flag of the Goa Kingdom was quite famous in the East Blue.

The Marines on the island did not block the three royal warships from entering the port and docking.

Even Colonel Morgan, whose personality had become sinister and cruel, had to appear alongside Lieutenant Colonel Ripper, Lieutenant Rokaku, and a host of Marine soldiers to welcome this King of Goa.

As it turned out, what followed was somewhat unexpected.

"Morgan, you colluded with Klahadore of the Hundred Plans, helping him fake his death to escape, while you used the corpse of a fake Klahadore to climb the ranks!"

"You are also cruel and tyrannical, oppressing the residents of Shells Town; I arrest you in the name of the King of the Goa Kingdom."

"By the way, the Four-Leaf Kingdom has now been annexed by the Goa Kingdom, so Shells Town is my territory from now on."

"As for the rest of you Marines, get out of my way."

Standing on his royal warship, Wang Shi pronounced the crimes of Colonel Morgan directly in front of the Marines below.

"What? Klahadore of the Hundred Plans faked his death to escape?"

Lieutenant Colonel Ripper was shocked, looking at Colonel Morgan in front of him in disbelief.

"The Four-Leaf Kingdom was annexed by the Goa Kingdom? When did this happen?"

Lieutenant Rokaku and a large group of Marines began to clamor; why had they not heard this news?

"Bastard! I am a Marine Colonel, the commander of Branch 153! What right do you have to judge me!"

Upon hearing Wang Shi's judgment, Colonel Morgan's face turned livid. His memories became incredibly chaotic as he recalled matters concerning Klahadore, and he immediately became frantic.

The next moment, blades of wind slashed directly toward Colonel Morgan.

The Marines of Branch 153 had not expected that the people of the Goa Kingdom would actually dare to lay a hand on them.

"Daring to attack the Marines! You are all criminals! Open fire, wipe them out!"

Colonel Morgan swung his axe and shouted the order, attempting to forcibly shatter the wind blades.

But in a single exchange, bloody gashes appeared all over his body.

After Eric made his move, Van Augur followed suit immediately, firing three shots that struck Colonel Morgan's legs and shoulders.