On the third day, King Riku, accompanied by Viola, Kyros, Rebecca, and some ministers, staggered toward the port.
Through Viola's description, they learned that it was the members of the Blond Hair Pirates who rescued Dressrosa.
The pressure Doflamingo exerted on them was too great; it was an absolute crushing of strength.
If it weren't for Kazu and his group's intervention, King Riku and the others might never have had the chance to bring down the Donquixote Family.
Kazu and the others had originally planned to hold a one-day banquet, but to their utter surprise, when Luo heard that Carlmand and the others wanted to take him to find some young ladies, he immediately refused the suggestion, which infuriated these seniors.
Imagine a group of grown men together, and you're the only gentleman among them—how can that be allowed to continue?
Carlmand and his companions took turns finding excuses to clink glasses with Luo, and the banquet dragged on indefinitely until Luo was completely drunk and incoherent, at which point the banquet finally ended.
The next day, as soon as they woke up, King Riku and his men arrived at the port, hoping to personally thank the benefactors of the Blond Hair Pirates.
Let them treat Kazu and the others to a meal; it would be a way to express my gratitude.
"My benefactors to the Blond Hair Pirates, I am Riku Doldo III."
"Grateful for the help of all our benefactors, we hope to invite you to our banquet so that we can express our gratitude."
King Riku and his entourage gazed at the Divine Dragon from the port, their attitude extremely respectful and their tone sincere.
Ah, ha~
Carlmand and the others opened their sleepy eyes on the deck, stood up, and saw King Riku and the others calling from the harbor.
"Ah, hahaha, isn't this Ms. Viola?"
On the deck, Behrens, Drew, Oulait, and Rho all woke up.
"Isn't Captain Kazu here?"
Luo noticed that all the other male crew members were present, but Captain Kazu was nowhere to be seen. It was clear that the captain would need to make the final decision regarding King Riku's situation.
" Kazu?"
"No need to even think about it, that guy's a monster. To get him drunk on deck, we'd probably have to call dozens more people."
Behrens patted Luo on the shoulder, his meaning clear: don't even think about challenging the captain's authority; you can't win a drink.
"So it's King Riku and Princess Viola. Please wait a moment, we'll go get the captain."
Drew jogged to the captain's cabin and knocked on the door. Kazu was fast asleep, with Robin in his left arm and Hancock in his right.
The sound of knocking on the door instantly woke me from my sweet dream.
Kazu looked up at the clock on the wall; it was only a little past 9 a. m. Didn't Captain Kazu have a habit of sleeping until noon?
Robin and Hancock, who were in his arms, were also woken up and saw that Kazu had already sat up.
I looked up at the time and it was only a little past nine. I had just gone to bed at five, so it had only been a little over four hours. I figured something must have happened to Kazu.
After patting Hancock and Robin on the butt, Kazu immediately got up and changed his clothes.
"You two sleep a little longer, I'll go check on the situation."
The two women nodded, changed their positions, and continued sleeping; they were indeed a bit tired from last night.
Kazu changed his clothes and opened the door to see Drew's smug expression.
Of course, Kazu now sees Drew's every expression as something that deserves a beating.
"Captain Kazu, great, you're awake."
Drew shouted happily when he saw Captain Kazu open the door.
Kazu's eyelids twitched. Don't you have any idea why he got up?
" Drew, you'd better have something serious to say, otherwise..."
Upon hearing Captain Kazu's words, Drew suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and quickly said, "Captain Kazu, it's not that I meant to disturb your rest, it's just that we have guests outside."
" King Riku and Princess Viola are currently at the port, inviting our Blond Hair Pirates to a banquet as a way of thanking us."
"You're the captain of our Blond Hair Pirates. Without your personal approval, how could we dare agree to anything?"
"Isn't that right, Captain!"
Drew flattered Kazu, which made Kazu feel much better.
That brat, he used to be such an innocent child, now he's become so glib and smooth-talking.
Hmph, it's all the fault of those two bastards Carlmand and Behrens.
"Let's go take a look."
Kazu walked ahead, with Drew following happily behind.
Seeing the captain arrive, everyone made way for the middle seat.
Kazu glanced down and saw that all the main characters had arrived, which showed that the production team was indeed very sincere.
"Captain Kazu, I am King Riku of Dressrosa. To express our gratitude for your crew's help, we would like to invite you, our benefactors, to a royal banquet."
King Riku's attitude was sincere, and his tone revealed respect and gratitude.
He was able to be reborn and gain the people's forgiveness, something he never dared to dream of in the past few months.
He thought he would live in fear and guilt for the rest of his life, but he never expected to be in this situation today.
The Blond Hair Pirates saved not only his body, but also his soul.