Lila Kingdom, the Straw Hats Arrive

In just a short while, Roya had completely conquered Drum Kingdom.

Wapol, the king of Drum Kingdom, had long since knelt before Roya, begging him to spare his life.

But who was Roya? How could he make such a decision so easily and carelessly?

Looking at Wapol before him, Roya, in the guise of King Lila XIII, slowly drew a gun.

He pointed it at Wapol.

"For a cruel and vile king like you, hell is a more fitting place!"

Wapol's pupils suddenly contracted.

Unable to look at Roya before him, he stretched out trembling hands and slowly gripped Roya's gun.

It was as though he refused to accept his fate.

But at that moment, Wapol suddenly sprang up from the ground.

He charged straight at Roya.

The look on his face made it seem as though he wanted to utterly destroy Roya.

Roya, however, did not take him seriously at all.

Using nothing more than Peak Observation Haki, he completely locked onto Wapol's movements.

Roya lightly pulled the trigger.

In an instant, smoke burst from the muzzle.

A bullet the size of a pellet shot toward Wapol.

It was coated in pitch-black Peak Armament Haki.

It traced an arc through the air and struck Wapol directly between the brows.

Blood blossomed like a flower from his forehead.

His vision darkened, and the intense pain instantly tore through his brain.

Then he slowly collapsed to the ground!

With a thud.

Wapol's form was immediately imprinted upon the snow.

Roya did not spare him another glance. He stepped over Wapol's body and headed toward the palace.

The land was blanketed in snow, while the raging blizzard relentlessly lashed Roya's face.

When Roya entered the palace, warmth washed over his entire body.

From this day onward, he was the king of Drum