227 King!

Show lessThe new king of Drum Kingdom! 

No, it should be called Rus Kingdom. 

As Masa had said before, he had decided to take the role of the king of the territory of the Drum Kingdom, taking this kingdom, which would be used as his future base, and naturally, this event was spread to the world by a newspaper. 

After all, even if the Drum Kingdom wasn't the most powerful kingdom, it was still a member of the Levely, a council formed by the World Government, which consists of 50 of the world's leaders out of the over 170 nations affiliated with the World Government.

While Wapol was a shitty king, his father, the previous king of the Drum Kingdom, was a great king who had turned the Drum Kingdom into a kingdom with the most advanced medical technology. 

Due to that inheritance, even if Wapol was a corrupt and evil king, he could wantonly do whatever he wanted. 

Still, the dark era that was led by the evil king, Wapol, ended, and the dawn of the Drum Kingdom had arrived. 

No, it should be called a Rus Kingdom. 

Regardless, considering the distance between islands in this world was so far away, and the theme of this world was a pirate, such a chance of a king shouldn't be a problem and wouldn't attract much attention. 

Unfortunately, it couldn't work that way, especially when everyone had seen Masa's photo. 

When he had his crowning ceremony as the new king of the Rus Kingdom, the newspapers of various titles, especially those that had his photos, were all sold out, or rather, as long as one put his photo on their items, it would be bought by a certain geographic of population, especially a woman and special type of a creature, who lived on the Momoiro Island.

In the photo, Masa wore a pure-white greca-style overcoat that reached down to his ankles and had gold-edged cuffs, a set of five gold buttons running down the torso of his center front that usually ensured that the coat was closed above the hipline and golden-highlighted edging.

Under his coat, he wore a long-sleeved, deep-blue-colored dress shirt, white snow-white trousers, and a pair of white shoes. 

In such an appearance, Masa bore the image of a monarch, both regal and majestic, clearly fitting the image of the king in the eyes of many. 

"So dreamy...." 

"I want to go to the Rus Kingdom to become his mistress!" 

"Ah, I can't wait anymore! I need to go to the Rus Kingdom!" 

Still, there was no doubt that in an age where the newspapers were all filled with the news about pirates, his news was like a breath of fresh air, especially when one read the tales of his rising as the king. 

Yes, not only his photo but his story of becoming a king was great as the chosen one by heaven, who fought against the evil king and pirate, turning the Rus Kingdom into a great kingdom. 

Yet, while it sounded exaggerated, the fact that the change that happened in this kingdom was seen by all the citizens, and everyone could see their futures would become great. 

Naturally, this change of king was also seen by the Five Elders, and of course, they knew that Masa's story wasn't as grand as the story in the newspaper told; instead, it must have been filled with much ugliness that no one should see, and his great tale was nothing but a lie to make him accepted by the civilians to show his greatness and could easily be worshipped. 

"....." 5x

Looking at his photo, all five of the Five Elders were in silence for a while, clearly affected by his charm. 

"...do you think he ate the Mero Mero no Mi?" 

"I don't think so since Boa Hancock still exists." 

"Then, is that appearance all natural?" 

"...probably." 

Frankly, while they hated this feeling, they knew well that if they made a comparison, it felt like Masa was suitable to become a ruler. 

Nevertheless, in this world, it wasn't the most handsome who could become a king but the strongest. 

Still, as Masa became a king and was accepted by the civilians, then his status as a king was naturally legal. 

The World Government might be the ruler of this world, but in the image of those kingdoms that were affiliated with this organization, it was just a gigantic pirate who asked for protection money (tax). 

So what if one doesn't pay? 

Well, obviously, those kingdoms would be treated as criminals, and by then... there was no need to explain, right? 

"So, what should we do?" 

"Does it matter? As long as they pay the Heavenly Tribute, everything is fine." 

"That's true." 

The five of them had lived for so long, and they had seen many powerful people in their lives, but even if those people were amazing, they didn't live a long life, and as long as Masa wasn't the enemy of the World Government, everything was fine, right? 

Similar situations happened everywhere, and no one thought too much about it except for Masa being so handsome, especially those pirates, who were idiots, but it was different from a certain organization that was located in the nearby kingdom. 

However, for one certain pirate, the captain of this group stared at Masa's photo quietly for a moment before he shook his head. He hadn't found the killer of Kizaru, so he knew that he shouldn't be bothered by the new king of a small kingdom. 

"Rus Kingdom? The new king?" 

The leader of this organization appeared so ugly when he realized what had happened to his lost members. 

"I think that all of them died, killed cruelly by this new king." 

The woman by the side of the leader said calmly as she looked at Masa's photo quietly. 

"It isn't easy to become a king." 

The leader snorted when he heard the woman's voice. "Send someone to attack his kingdom."

"Are you sure?" The woman looked at the man surprisedly. "Instead of doing anything, we might as well not do anything since I am sure that many will come to attack his new kingdom." 

Because of how grand Masa's ceremony was, it was clear that his new kingdom would be targeted by many pirates who were greedy for his wealth. 

"What are you afraid of?! Just listen to my order!" 

"...even if it might destroy our plan?" 

"Even so!" The man didn't change his opinion and said coldly, "In the sea, we have to maintain our reputation, or else those idiots will continue to trouble us." 

"...you were the one who troubled him first, though." 

"What did you say?!" 

"Nothing." The woman shook her head and asked, "So, who will you send?" 

"Send the Officer Agents and many more to help." 

"...you are serious?" 

"Why not? Our plan is about to reach completion, and I don't want any mistakes to happen." 

The leader calmly smoked a cigar as he stared at the picture of Masa. "If only that idiot king continues..." 

For someone to be able to become a king, one definitely had to be smart. 

In this sea, many were strong, but it was rare for one to be smart, and considering the distance between the new Rus Kingdom and his location, he wanted to have peace of mind instead of being bothered by an ant. 

"...okay." 

The woman hesitated for a moment, then nodded quietly as she continued to look at Masa's photo, thinking that he was young. Still shaking her head quietly, she prepared everything since her purpose in this organization hadn't been completed. 

At the same time, in another place, a certain organization read Masa's story, which made him seem like the savior of the world. 

"Dragon-san, look at this new king! This new king seems different from the others! He's like a savior!" 

A young man excitedly said to the man with a tattoo on his face.

"Hmm...." 

The man with a tattoo on his face didn't say anything and just quietly looked toward the East. 

Overall, as the previous king of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol had caused much damage to this kingdom; no one thought much of the newly created Rus Kingdom except for the king for being so handsome. 

Probably the most handsome in the world. 

Meanwhile, Masa, who had just finished the construction of his industries with his Gasha Gasha no Mi's ability quietly, was caught by Carina, who suddenly asked, "Masa, can we go to the East Blue?" 

"Hmm?"