Zoan Appears!
When Dalton woke up, all he felt was a throbbing pain in his head.
As the kingdom's foremost warrior, he had been using his beast form to drive away the wild beasts. The giant rabbit-like Lapahns were highly aggressive, while the seemingly gentle Hiking Bears would become enraged and attack humans if they were not bowed to. Herds of reindeer also frequently broke into human villages to steal food.
If he did not handle such matters, no one in the entire Kingdom of Drum would protect the villagers.
The living conditions here were harsh. Ordinary people simply could not survive here. Even pirates did not want to wait around on this island, choosing instead to set their Logs on summer islands or spring islands.
That was why there were few villagers, few pirates, and the World Government could not even be bothered to station troops here—calling them garrison troops would be too generous. It would be exile.
And because of that, his responsibility was all the greater. The king did not care about his people at all. He had even gathered every doctor into the royal palace, leaving this nation, once famed throughout the world for its doctors, desperately short on medical resources. As for protecting the people, that was never on the king's mind. The new king had not spared a single thought for ordinary civilians.
As the only person in the country with a conscience, Dalton lived a very, very exhausting life.
Yet while he was continuing his work of driving away beasts today, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his neck, and he blacked out in an instant.
When he woke again, he was surrounded by a crowd of people.
Every one of them looked strong. As a Zoan Devil Fruit user, his senses carried