Poisonous Reiju, the Vinsmoke Family Submits

"Demon King Ye Zhuo!"

Judge had been boasting for less than ten seconds.

Ye Zhuo appeared before him and grabbed him by the collar.

"If it wasn't me, who else could it be?"

Bang!

One punch sent Judge flying.

As Reiju fluttered her wings, intending to seize the chance to leave,

Kalifa had already blocked her path.

"Damn it! The Vinsmoke Family never lacks manpower.

Even if you're the Demon King, you can't fight against countless soldiers!"

The eldest son, Vinsmoke Ichiji, said furiously.

"Take a look. Is your father still conscious?"

Ye Zhuo grabbed his flaming red hair.

"You want to compare forces with me? Does your Vinsmoke Family even have the strength for that?"

The nine great shadows appeared at once.

At the same time, the Shadowkhan surrounded the entire Vinsmoke Family so tightly that not even water could pass through.

Ye Zhuo patted Reiju and smiled kindly.

"Drifting across the seas, it's inevitable that I'll encounter enemies skilled in poison.

Like Plague Queen of the Beasts Pirates.

Or Vegapunk's former colleague, the Gas-Gas Fruit user, Caesar Clown.

With you around, I should be spared quite a bit of trouble.

Become my antidote physician, Reiju!"

Ye Zhuo's tall frame radiated an invisible pressure.

Armor condensed from Lightning Chi.

A physique forged by Mountain Demonic Energy.

A long cloak and robe created from Water Demon Aura and Moon Demonic Energy.

And at his waist hung the Supreme Grade Blade, First Kitetsu.

Behind Ye Zhuo stood one reliable officer after another.

From among the pirates came Empress Hancock; from the Marines, Momousagi; and from the GM Army, Betty—together, they could be called the three great witches.

Kalifa, Robin, Vivi, Nami, Perona, Sadi, Shirahoshi, and Bonney were all high-ranking officers.

Rebecca, Tashigi, and Violet served as the captain's guards.

Battle-hardened crew members from Amazon Lily who could use Haki.

And the countless members of the nine great shadows!

The moment Ye Zhuo appeared, it was equivalent to bringing an entire Four Emperors crew with him.

The invisible pressure made Reiju not dare entertain the slightest thought of defiance.

Her defeated brothers all around her, and her unconscious father not far away.

Everything forced Reiju to submit.

She lowered her head. When she thought of how the Vinsmoke Family's dream of ruling North Blue once more could never come true,

she could not help feeling sorrowful.

"There's no need to be sad. From now on, the Vinsmoke Family will be my personal assassin corps."

Ye Zhuo held Judge suspended in the air and looked toward Reiju.

The Horse Talisman healed him in an instant.

Cough! Cough!

Judge could not believe he was still alive.

"Lord Demon King!"

He had always been someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

As the former ruler of North Blue, he could not even use Haki, yet after seeing Sanji use it in the Vivre Card, he had thought that his son had long surpassed him.

Such a person had actually chosen to cry when faced with Big Mom's betrayal.

He truly was both cruel and cowardly.

"Shut up!

From now on, your daughter Reiju will follow me as an antidote physician.

Your Vinsmoke Family will also become my personal assassin corps.

You are not to defy me!"

One sentence from Ye Zhuo made Judge nod repeatedly.

"What does a mere North Blue amount to? Rather than wasting time on that, you should attack the New World."

Ye Zhuo flung Judge aside.

"I'll head to the New World after one more stop.

You'd better come meet up with me then."

[Ding!]

[Main Chain Mission completed: Conquer the Four Seas III, Reiju of North Blue]

[Mission Reward: Perfect Exoskeleton]

Ye Zhuo felt another power added to his body.

The Exoskeleton also meant that his defense and healing had both improved.

[Main Chain Mission activated: Conquer the Four Seas IV, West Blue. There is a powerful Marine Vice Admiral there, Hina, the Cage-Cage Fruit user.]

[Mission Reward: Earth Demon Aura · Complete Version]

The system had finally decided to release the last Demon Aura.

Ye Zhuo was fairly satisfied after looking at the mission reward.

"Hina's Fruit ability would be perfect for guarding the gate."

Ye Zhuo happened to be short on a guard, and she could also work together with Violet.

"Let's go, Reiju. It's time to see the world out on the seas."

"Yes, Lord Demon King!"

Reiju followed behind Ye Zhuo.

She knew that leaving meant the Vinsmoke Family would become a thing of the past.

From now on, it would exist only as a force under the Demon King's command.

"Isn't it just North Blue?

Once I overthrow this world

and wipe out the Celestial Dragons, what won't I have?"

In Ye Zhuo's eyes, the Vinsmoke Family was far too insignificant.

So what if they were invincible in North Blue?

If the Celestial Dragons wanted them dead, wouldn't they still vanish from the face of the earth?

"Set course for West Blue!"

Whoosh!

The Demon King rose into the sky and headed toward West Blue.

A News Coo happened to fly by and was knocked unconscious.

Ye Zhuo grabbed the newspaper.

It reported on the Demon King Pirates' series of incidents while crossing the Red Line.

"Demon King Ye Zhuo crosses the Red Line, enraging the Celestial Dragons!"

"Copy Ye Zhuo summons the power of nature, covering Mary Geoise in dark clouds!"

"The terrifying Demon King has headed to North Blue, but his purpose remains unknown!"

What a pity.

The news in this paper was a little outdated.

Ye Zhuo had already left North Blue.

Most importantly, the incident of crossing the Red Line

had caused his bounty to soar once again.

It had risen to 3.95 billion Beli.

On the wanted poster, Ye Zhuo looked arrogant and utterly detestable.

It seemed to be a photograph from when he defeated Donquixote Doflamingo in Dressrosa.

Demon King Ye Zhuo was practically on the front page every day.

Gradually, people began to feel that if they did not see him one day, they would suspect the news was fake.

Even stranger was this:

despite having a bounty of 3.9 billion Beli, Ye Zhuo still had not drawn any action from the Marines.

What secrets lay behind this remained unknown.

West Blue.

The Demon King drifted along aimlessly.

This would be Ye Zhuo's final stop in his conquest of the Four Seas.

After this, he would return to the New World.

Today, Ye Zhuo was once again the front-page headline.

The matter of Reiju of the Vinsmoke Family being taken by the Demon King did not cause much of a stir.

The Demon King taking crew members was not news. Failing to take them would be worth mentioning.

What truly stood out were two other reports.

"Mysterious informant reveals that Demon King Ye Zhuo declared war on Whitebeard at Fish-Man Island!"

"Mysterious informant reveals that Donquixote Doflamingo was Kaido's hidden operative; the Beasts Pirates have declared war on the Demon King!"

Hmm?

Ye Zhuo was utterly confused.

Who was this mysterious informant?

Morgans truly had eyes and ears all over the world.

He put away the newspaper.

The News Coo flew before Ye Zhuo, dropping a note.

It read:

"Greetings, Lord Demon King. I am Morgans.

Last time, one of my News Coos was accidentally rammed to death by your ship.

I suffered considerable losses and hope you can offer a little compensation."

Hmm?

"Your News Coo nearly smashed my ship, and you still have the nerve to ask me for Beli?"

Ye Zhuo wrote another note and tossed it to the News Coo.

"Once I find your hot-air balloon, I'll kill you within three days and scatter your ashes!"

He also drew a Demon King Pirates flag on it.

After that,

Ye Zhuo finally tossed it back with satisfaction.

"We're here."