One Piece: Invincible from the Start

So he had to go and properly thank the hero who had saved this country.

As its king—the new king who represented the will of its people—it was the least he could do.

Skrrt—!

Black

bull hooves skidded across the snow, plowing a long furrow along the shore.

Dalton raised his head, shook the snow off, then stood upright and quickly returned to human form.

"Have they left?"

He looked around. Seeing no other ship, disappointment filled his eyes.

Then he composed himself and turned his gaze to the White Iron King.

He knew Wapol's personal royal ship, of course. He had once been captain of the Drum Kingdom's Guard Unit.

After a moment's hesitation, he walked over.

He had already heard from the Twenty Doctors and the Marines that Wapol was dead. But now that he was here, how could he not see the body for himself?

The Marines aboard the warship did not stop Dalton. Behind the Guard Unit in the distance, they could see a large number of their fellow Marines.

This must be the new king of Drum Island whom Rear Admiral Keduo had gone to fetch!

And he was a Devil Fruit User, no less.

They watched Dalton with curious faces.

Ignoring their stares, Dalton reached the White Iron King and looked up at the enormous hippopotamus head on its bow. Mockery flashed through his eyes.

Wapol had treated everything in the kingdom as his own. He ate whatever he wanted. Like a hippopotamus, he had to take a bite out of everything. When he was hungry, he would even eat the homes that sheltered civilians from the cold, without caring whether the people inside would freeze to death.

Thud, thud, thud!

Dalton looked away and stepped onto the plank leading aboard, walking at an