Drum Kingdom, at the Royal Palace.
Even with the Tyrant brought down, Arudo's anger had not faded. He dragged Dr. Landon around to identify everyone who had helped Wapol commit his crimes. Whenever they found one, Arudo beat him up, tied him up, and set him aside to be thrown into a cell later.
Meanwhile, Simon had finished reviewing the prison records. Holding the long scroll, he shook his head. "There are eighty-five people locked up beneath the Royal Palace right now. Sixty of them were imprisoned for 'disrespecting Wapol'! What a joke."
Shocking as that figure was, it proved one thing.
If West Simon and the others had not come to this Godland, Wapol's rule would not have lasted much longer. Ten years at most, one year at least—someone would have overthrown him. If sixty people stood against him today, there would be six hundred tomorrow and six thousand the day after!
Even among the Monsters at the very top of the world, how many could claim they could ignore the will of ordinary people completely?
Wapol's downfall had been inevitable. Their arrival had merely sped it up.
West Simon quietly rolled up the scroll and handed it to a soldier beside him. "Use this list to release the prisoners. And tell Captain Arudo to stop playing around. There's work to do!"
The prison beneath the Royal Palace in Drum Godland held more than civilians who had resisted Wapol. It also held vicious criminals and Pirates. Sending Arudo along would help prevent any accidents.
With that settled, West Simon stood and stretched, rolling his neck from side to side. Just then, a soldier knocked and entered, saluting West Simon in the seat of honor. "Ensign West Simon, Vice Admiral Loa has arrived."
"Oh? He's finally here?" For some reason,