The Deed Is Done (Four-Thousand-Word Special)

If he killed one of them outright, the other—the man calling himself Whitebeard Jr.—would never run. He would fight Zephyr to the death.

But then the recruits aboard the ship could suffer.

A battle between the two of them was bound to catch the other Marines in its wake.

Besides, how could he abandon convictions he had upheld for decades just like that?

"Teacher Zephyr, they...?"

Ain sheathed Li Yu, walked over to Zephyr, and asked quietly.

"We can't catch them now. Let's return to Marineford and have Sengoku update that man's bounty."

"Whitebeard Jr. has the strength Whitebeard had in his youth. He's powerful. The seas... are growing more turbulent by the day."

Zephyr sighed, released his transformed state, and slowly returned to his usual form.

Whitebeard had barely been dead any time at all, and now a man claiming to be his son had appeared?

And that woman... she was dangerous!

Not because of her strength, but because of her sharp mind!

New World, Dressrosa.

Kyros looked utterly surprised.

Scarlet and Viola, beside him, did not seem surprised at all.

Clearly, they had seen this coming.

For two women with no ambitions of their own, Kyros becoming king was undoubtedly the best outcome.

Neither his character nor his position gave anyone cause for complaint.

"I agree too!"

The shout drew everyone's attention.

They turned toward the voice. A tiny person laboriously climbed up the corner of the table and stood on its empty surface, hands on hips and brimming with confidence.

He wore a crown-shaped hat with goggles, carried two needles nearly as tall as he was, and had a rear end that stuck high into the air.

"On behalf of the Tontatta, I agree that Kyros should become king of Dressrosa! Only Kyros, who carries on