Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Father!" After Weiwei finished reading the letter, she looked up at Cobra and said softly, "What is your decision?"

“I’d like to hear your opinion first!” Cobra shook his head and asked.

“I think… we can participate!” She pursed her lips slightly and said, “First of all, from a political standpoint, the World Government has long abandoned us and is even hostile towards us! If we stand firmly behind Luffy at this time, it will be of great benefit to Alabasta. At least those pirates who have just entered the Grand Line will not dare to provoke the Four Emperors!”

"Secondly, regarding the power of destiny, although the World Government and the Navy have mentioned it many times in the World News, the response from Mary Geoise has not been positive, which is why we have been observing. Luffy will not lie to us. Although many pirates have already flooded into the North Blue, with Luffy's help, I believe we will soon gain a foothold in the North Blue!"

"According to Miss Nami's speculation in the letter, the power of destiny is not only effective for individuals, but can even help the destiny of a country! Our Alabasta Kingdom is located in the desert, so we have a greater need for environmental protection. If we can kill some of the extraterrestrial visitors and improve our domestic environment, it would be an unexpected bonus for us!"

Cobra looked at his daughter, who was teasing him, with great satisfaction.

“More importantly… this letter was sent by Luffy, right?” Cobra said with a smile.

"Father!" Vivi called out somewhat shyly.

"Hahahaha... Since you've made up your mind, then... you'll lead the team this time, is that alright?!" Cobra asked, his smile fading.

“No problem!” Weiwei assured.

“Alright!” Cobra nodded and said to Icarum with a serious expression, “Icarum, call Bell and Kosha over and tell them to prepare for the expedition. Also, mobilize 50,000 royal troops to accompany Princess Vivi on the expedition!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Icarum hesitated for a moment, then nodded and turned to leave.

He originally wanted to suggest that he accompany Princess Weiwei on the expedition, but when he thought about how old His Majesty the King was and how much he needed his care in the country, and considering that he himself was not young either, he figured he wouldn't be of much help if he went along, so he didn't say anything.

After receiving the order from King Cobra, Bel and Kosha began preparations for their expedition to the North Sea.

Meanwhile, in the new world, Dressrosa.

Rebecca was practicing swordsmanship with her father Cyrus in the palace when she was interrupted by a guard who rushed over.

"Princess Rebecca, Lord Cyrus!" The guard bowed to the two before speaking, "His Majesty the King requests your presence in his study!"

"Hmm? Your Majesty? Yes, we'll be right there!" Cyrus nodded and replied.

He doesn't usually live in the palace, but rather in the flower field where he and his wife used to live. However, he occasionally visits the palace to keep Rebecca company, and today is the day he happened to run into her.

"Father, what does His Majesty the King want with us?" Rebecca asked curiously, wiping the sweat from her brow.

The current king is his maternal grandfather, and she is also the sole heir to the throne, provided that his aunt does not marry into the family. If she does, then his aunt's children will be the first in line to the throne.

However, the king was very pleased with Rebecca, and his aunt Violet Violet had no such intention.

That's why Rebecca was forced by the king to stay in the palace instead of living with her father in that sea of ​​flowers.

When Cyrus heard his daughter's question, he shook his head and replied, "I don't know. We'll find out when we get there. The kingdom has been very peaceful lately, so nothing major should happen. But I heard that Leo and the others went to the North Sea to help Lucy!"

"Wow~ That's great! I really want to go too!" Rebecca puffed out her cheeks, looking envious.

"Hehehe... Your maternal grandfather regarded you as his only heir. He suffered a great injury back then, and although he has recovered after treatment, he is getting old and his strength is failing. I guess the reason he called us over this time is to talk about your succession!" Cyrus said with a smile.

"Ah~~? I don't want to! Grandpa is still perfectly fine, isn't he? Besides... and I don't have the ability to manage a country!" Rebecca said with a look of resistance.

“Let’s go! Let’s hear what King Riku has to say first!” Cyrus shrugged and walked toward the king’s study.

Soon the two arrived at the king's study, where, in addition to the king, their aunt Violet was also present!

“Aunt Violet!” Rebecca greeted her aunt first, and the two hugged.

"Brother-in-law!" Violet and Rebecca hugged before Violet looked at Cyrus, nodded, and greeted him.

"King Riku, Princess Violet!" Cyrus did not bow, but greeted them casually, as he was also a member of the royal family.

"You've arrived? Take a look at this first!" King Riku nodded and handed the letter in his hand to Cyrus.

Cyrus exchanged a surprised glance with Rebecca before taking the letter from King Riku's hand.

"It's a letter from Lucy!?" Cyrus was taken aback when he saw the signature on the letter, even before reading its contents.

"Is it Lucy?" Rebecca asked, and quickly came closer. She wanted to see why Lucy would send them a letter. She had already heard that Lucy had become one of the Four Emperors and was now at the pinnacle of this world.

After the two finished reading the letter, they both looked up at King Riku.

"Have you made your decision, Your Majesty King Riku?" Cyrus asked, looking at King Riku III.

“Yes!” King Riku nodded, raised his head, and said with a smile, “After all, that flag flies over our country!”

At this moment, atop the royal palace in Dressrosa, fluttering in the wind alongside the royal flag, was the Straw Hat Pirates' flag.

“Since it’s an expedition, then I’m the most suitable person to go!” Cyrus said directly.

"Hmm!" King Riku didn't waste any words and nodded directly, saying, "This expedition will be led by you and Violet, with ten thousand royal troops! Lucy mentioned in his letter that Lord Reina of the Whitebeard Pirates seems to want Violet to help them! Lord Reina helped us back then!"

"Yes!" Cyrus and Violet nodded in unison, offering no objection to King Riku's statement.

"Wait...wait a minute!" Rebecca finally reacted and exclaimed, "I...I want to go too!"

Chapter 935 Discussion

Rebecca's request was not surprising to King Riku, Violet, or even Cyrus.

However, all three of them just smiled and none of them agreed to Rebecca's request.

First of all, she is the Crown Princess of Dressrosa, and this trip to the North Sea will undoubtedly be fraught with danger. If anything unexpected happens, it will be disastrous.

Secondly, King Riku is already quite old, and she needs to be prepared to inherit the kingdom at any time. If she goes to the North Sea, it will be very dangerous for Dressrosa.

So when King Riku told Rebecca about his concerns, Rebecca fell silent.

She was already unsure of her chances of inheriting the throne, so she was somewhat resistant to it. Now, because of this, she couldn't go to the North Sea, and her resistance only intensified.

Although he didn't say it, all three of them could tell.

“Rebecca…” Just as Rebecca was about to leave, feeling a little sad, Cyrus suddenly spoke up, “You really want to go to the North Sea, don’t you?”

Upon hearing this, Rebecca turned around with a look of surprise and delight to look at her father, but then she remembered what King Riku had just told her, and her expression darkened again. She replied, "Although I really want to go, Grandpa is right. I can't abandon the people of Dressrosa because of this!"

Her words greatly pleased King Riku and the others, for this was the awareness a qualified king should have.

If a king cannot always consider the well-being of his people, then he is not a qualified king.

Cyrus and King Riku exchanged a glance, and after seeing King Riku nod subtly, Cyrus smiled and said to Rebecca, "It's not impossible for you to go to the North Sea!"

"Really? Does Father have any ideas?" Rebecca asked, her eyes shining as she looked at Cyrus.

Cyrus nodded and said, "I only have one leg now, which greatly reduces my strength. If you want to go, I can stay, but you must agree to one condition!"

"What are the conditions?" Rebecca hesitated for a moment before asking.

"First of all, you must protect yourself and not let anything happen to you! Also, after you return from the North Sea, you must inherit the throne of Dressrosa and be a good king!" Cyrus said with a smile.

“This…” Rebecca hesitated, not because she was afraid to be a good king, but because she was afraid that no accidents would happen in the North Sea.

“Okay! I will do it!” After a moment, Rebecca nodded solemnly and replied.

“Then you, Violet, will lead the expedition! I will stay behind to guard Dressrosa!” Cyrus said with satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Rebecca happily ran towards her room, where she needed to make some preparations before setting off.

"Brother-in-law, is it really okay for you to treat Rebecca like this?" Violet asked with a smile after Rebecca left.

"Hahaha..." Cyrus laughed heartily and replied, "Didn't I already say? How could someone as disabled as me become the king of Dressrosa? Rebecca has already voluntarily inherited the throne, hasn't she? It's just that Your Majesty will have to work harder for a while. When Rebecca returns, she will be a good king!"

It turns out that King Riku, seeing that Rebecca was still young, suggested that after he abdicated, Kyros should succeed him as king. However, Kyros refused King Riku's suggestion on the grounds that he was physically disabled. After reading Luffy's letter, he set a small trap for Rebecca and successfully placed the throne in her hands.

Poor Rebecca had no idea that she had been sold out by her beloved father.

Like Dressrosa, Wano Country in the New World received Luffy's letter a little later.

"Lord Momonosuke, what brings you here?" Kin'emon, dressed as a samurai, asked as he arrived outside Momonosuke's room in the shogun's mansion.

"Is that Kin'emon? Come in quickly! I received a letter from Mr. Luffy!" The door opened, and Momonosuke, now an adult, said with a smile.

He is now the shogun of Wano Country. After Kaido made a mess of Wano Country, it has finally gotten back on track. Although life in Wano Country is still somewhat difficult, it is already paradise compared to before.

"Mr. Luffy?" Kin'emon was taken aback, then looked surprised and delighted, and quickly stepped forward to take the letter from Momonosuke's hand.

"Yes! It's been a long time since we've heard from them, but this time the newsbird not only brought Luffy's letter, but also some news from the North Blue... Now Luffy and his crew are one of the Four Emperors!" Momonosuke said with a joyful expression.

Having been to the outer seas, he knew what the Four Emperors meant.

However, the Imperial Guards ignored him completely and instead carefully examined the letter in their hands.

"Can you please stop arguing?" Kin'emon suddenly looked up at the incessantly chattering Momonosuke and said.

Momonosuke looked at Kin'emon with an embarrassed expression, like a duck being choked, and stopped talking.

"Hmph~ Lord Momonosuke, what do you think of Luffy's request?" After a long while, Kin'emon finally asked.

"Of course we'll take people to support them! Luffy and his crew are the saviors of Wano Country!" Momonosuke said seriously, his smile fading.

"So you plan to lead the men there yourself?" the Imperial Guards asked expressionlessly.

"This..." Upon hearing Kin'emon's question, Momonosuke knew what the other party meant, but he really wanted to go there in person.

"I think I told you before, right? You can't leave Wano Country until the Kozuki family has an heir!" Kin'emon said somewhat coldly, even though he knew Momonosuke's thoughts.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Momonosuke's face fell, and he said, "Kin'emon, I'm still a child!"

Kin'emon looked like he'd eaten shit, and didn't believe him at all.

"Lord Momonosuke, Luffy's letter this time involves many important matters. I suggest we summon all the samurai back. We need everyone's wisdom!" Kin'emon proposed after arguing with Momonosuke for a while.

“Yes, before you arrived, I had already issued orders to summon the samurai and Yamato. They should be on their way by now!” Momonosuke nodded and said.

"Alright, let's discuss this again once everyone is here!" Kin'emon exhaled and said.

Chapter 936 Departure

"So, everyone, you've finished reading the letter. What are your thoughts?" In the shogun's mansion in Wano Country, Momonosuke sat in the main seat and asked the samurai standing on both sides.

“General, first we need to know your opinion on this invitation?” Hyogoro, sitting in the first seat on the left, asked softly.

He was once the leader of an underground organization in Wano Country, and also Momonosuke's father and a friend of Kozuki Oden. After the Battle of Onigashima, he basically stopped managing affairs. If this matter hadn't been so important and related to Luffy, Momonosuke wouldn't have invited him.

"Grandpa Hyogoro, we still need to accept Luffy's invitation. Putting aside everything else, Luffy has only just become one of the Four Emperors, and he must be short of soldiers and generals. If Wano Country doesn't support him at this time, who will?" Momonosuke said solemnly. "Moreover, what he mentioned about extraterrestrial visitors and the power of destiny is very interesting. After killing extraterrestrial visitors, not only can we increase our own power of destiny, but we can also increase the destiny of our country. This is very important to us!"

Hyogoro nodded upon hearing this and said, "Since the general's intention is to send reinforcements, then we need to decide now who to send! Does anyone object to the decision to send reinforcements to Luffy?"

As Hyogoro spoke, he looked at the rest of the group.

“I think no one would object to this, but how many people should we send? Too few people is meaningless, but too many might be too much for Wano Country to afford. After all, we have only just emerged from Kaido’s rule, and the whole country is still rebuilding its homes!” the guards said, frowning.

Apart from him staying in the capital to assist Momonosuke, the rest of the Red Warriors were mostly in various other villages, guiding and helping them rebuild their homes.