Although Cyrus was highly skilled in martial arts, he had lost a leg. If it weren't for the Indians making him a blade prosthesis from a special alloy, he would have had trouble even walking.
When Gal Dinoten made his move, Cyrus was quickly subdued by the wax liquid that even the two legendary captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates could control.
The Buggy Delivery Pirates were now unstoppable, advancing triumphantly to the shore.
Bucky's heart pounded, fearing that these audacious pirates' raid would anger Robert, so he quickly followed them ashore, shouting loudly to maintain discipline.
A squad of soldiers drove towards the shore. Just as Buggy finished organizing the pirate crew, an old voice drifted from afar:
"Dres Rosa is willing to surrender!"
Bucky assumed this was also part of Robert's plan, and as agreed, he acted arrogantly, laughing heartily as he went to greet him.
A ceremonial motorcade lined up along the shore, and a tall, white-haired old man stepped out—Richard Dordor III, the current king of Dressrosa.
Dordor III was very humble: "My lords, please do not extend the war to the common people. All acts of resistance are instigated by the evil pirate Robert and his henchmen. In fact, we in Dressrosa have long longed for a hero to save us from this calamity!"
Bucky was a little confused. Even if Robert had offered to put on a show to give him Dressrosa, he shouldn't have acted so convincingly, even arranging for someone to insult him.
Dordor III was filled with righteous indignation: "Dressrosa is a country that has suffered many misfortunes. It has just escaped the dark rule of the Don Quixote family and has now fallen into the hands of Robert and Law."
"This gang of pirates preyed on the people of Dressrosa, treating the country as their private property. The people were suffering terribly. They were all very excited to hear that you had come to rescue them from their plight."
"However, Robert had also arranged for men in Dressrosa. Due to their tyranny, everyone had no choice but to go to sea with them to fight you. Now that I have heard that his men have been defeated by you, I, as the king, am willing to lead the entire country to change sides."
"Please, sir, show mercy and spare those soldiers who have been coerced!"
Buggy assumed it was all Robert's doing, and with a sneer, he shouted, "Robert? He's just a stray dog. And Law? What's so great about being a Shichibukai? If I wanted to be one, I could become one anytime!"
"As for the soldiers we just captured, as long as you sincerely surrender, I will of course forgive and forget! After all, Dressrosa is my territory now, and these soldiers will all be my men from now on!"
Dordor III smiled and pointed to a carriage behind him, in which sat an Indian man with a lifeless expression.
"My lord, to show our sincerity, we have captured Robert's most important subordinate, the dark cloud hanging over the entire Dressrosa—Raleigh!"
Bucky froze on the spot. This was different from what he had discussed with Robert. Robert had specifically introduced this subordinate named Raleigh, saying that he was a genius in internal affairs and that as long as he was left alone, Bucky could completely wash his hands of the matter.
Now that the Riku royal family has actually captured the chief steward Robert left for him, Bucky subconsciously glanced sideways at the sky.
Robert's voice drifted into Bucky's ears: "Just take Raleigh and the other prisoners with me, and everything else will remain the same."
The sound was distant and ethereal. Robert had not actually appeared; it was a sound created by controlling the electric current to vibrate Bucky's eardrums, a sound that only Bucky could hear.
There was no discernible emotion in his voice, but Bucky knew what to do. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Hand him over to us. I'll have some fun with him."
Robert's voice rang out again:
"Oh right, since they're so resistant to my people, I might as well give Raleigh a break."
"For the foreseeable future, Dressrosa is entirely in your hands. You don't need to give me any face!"
Chapter 10 Dragon King, Yaksha, Asura – Indian, choose one of these identities!
Although it was inconvenient for Robert to appear in Dressrosa, he kept a close watch on the entire island from the clouds, fearing that something unexpected might happen.
There are quite a few CP spies on the island, including many intelligence agents from the Navy and other pirate forces stationed on Dressrosa. Robert's original intention was to closely monitor them.
As a result, Robert only glanced at the Indian man casually, which led to a good show.
Violet, the princess of the Riku royal family and the owner of the Stare-Stare Fruit, entered the Indian's office with great grace and handed him a carefully prepared drink.
The Indian man blushed deeply, and the look he gave Violet was even more frightening than the effect of the Stare-Stare Fruit. The Stare-Stare Fruit could see through people's hearts, but the Indian man's eyes could see through their clothes.
After taking Violet's drink, the Indian man didn't finish it, but he drank most of it in one gulp, as if trying to extinguish the fire in his heart.
Violet's face showed a hint of reluctance, and she chatted with Ah San for a long time until she watched him fall into a deep sleep.
King Rick Dordor III personally led several gladiators to put seastone handcuffs on Ah San. Although Ah San had kept a low profile over the years, only secretly helping Robert with some material experiments, he never showed his Devil Fruit abilities.
However, he did demonstrate superhuman strength when he rebelled against the Donquixote Family. Although no one connected the Gluttony Fruit that Robert De Niro, who was a Marine, won with him, it was at least certain that India was a Devil Fruit user.
Only Robert knew that the Indian was not asleep at all. With the power of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, he could not die even if he drank poison, let alone a cup of sleeping pills. He could even synthesize poison into other things in his stomach.
The Indian man immediately realized there was something wrong with the drink, but he couldn't understand why Violet would drug him, so he simply analyzed the drug's properties and pretended to be affected, closing his eyes.
Robert had long known that India had feelings for Violet. This former princess of a fallen kingdom was no ordinary person; she had endured humiliation and served the thugs who had overthrown her country for eight years.
For the first thirty years of his life, Ah San frequented pirate taverns on Jaya Island, and he rarely saw young girls. His aesthetic sense had long been solidified by those mature and voluptuous women.
Robert would wholeheartedly support Cyrus's daughter Rebecca, but he was genuinely worried for his good friend about Violet, that scheming woman.
But later Robert came to terms with it. Now that he was in charge, he was going to be the king of the sea. As his most important deputy, the Indian was just a puppet princess. What was there to control? So he didn't interfere.
Even today, as their power begins to wane and the undercurrents hidden beneath the facade of prosperity finally surface, the Riku royal family has finally taken action against India.
It's not that they're bad, but rather that their perspective is dictated by their own self-interest.
Royal power is not shared, but absolutely centralized. The Riku royal family, as the nominal rulers of Dressrosa, actually have political and economic power in the hands of the Indians, which they are naturally unwilling to accept.
Just like Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, how could he not know how strong Cao Cao's political abilities were? Entrusting the country to Cao Cao would definitely be better than letting him manage and develop it himself.
But he was the emperor. Even though he knew he was far inferior to Cao Cao, he could not tolerate Cao Cao controlling the government. He would seize any opportunity to issue a secret edict and launch a counterattack.
Given India's strength, he could have easily taken control of everyone in the room the moment King Riku appeared, but he didn't.
Because Robert, who had been watching the area, sent him a message telling him not to resist and to just pretend to be asleep.
Then the Indian was loaded into a car and driven all the way to the beach to be handed over to Pakistan as a pledge of allegiance.
After defeating the Gladiator Legion and landing, the Buggy Express pirates, led by the royal family, immediately took over various important locations. Except for a few giants who were unable to go ashore due to their size, all the officers were sent out.
Bucky himself remained on the flagship, dismissing all his underlings and waiting for Robert to come and take his men away.
Baby-5 and Buffalo have successfully completed their mission and feel quite at ease, even somewhat expectant.
The little people of the Tontatta tribe were somewhat disappointed. To this day, they still didn't understand how they had been captured and felt they had let Robert down.
But when they saw the Indians, everyone's expressions were very strange.
After all, just a few dozen minutes ago he had vowed to stay and guard the house, but as soon as the battle here ended, he was tied up and sent to the front line. So while everyone else was fighting, he wasn't idle either; he was playing bondage games in the back.
Ah San looked utterly hopeless, and when Robert appeared on the deck with a smile, he buried his head even deeper.
Robert caught the Baby-5 that pounced on him: "You all did a great job. I've got a new territory, and Dresden will be run by Chief Bucky from now on."
Bucky, his face full of obsequiousness, asked, "Um... what did you mean by handing Dressrosa over to me completely?"
Robert narrowed his eyes: "Originally, I wanted to keep Raleigh here to help you. He is the best domestic affairs talent on this sea. As long as he is here, Pakistan Express only needs to handle security issues. Economic development doesn't require any brainpower."
"However, the Riku royal family is ultimately not on our side. The main responsibility for this lies with me; I was too lenient with them before."
"Actually, I was already very dependent on Raleigh, so now it's a good time to take him with me."
Bucky was secretly overjoyed. He wasn't really stupid; if Robert left a trusted confidant here, he would just be a bouncer.
But he still tried to persuade them to stay, saying, "I, Bucky, will avenge the Raleigh brothers! Let's go back right now and wipe out that Riku royal family! Let the Raleigh brothers become kings!"
Robert waved his hand with a smile: "No need for that. Didn't I promise you before that I would help you establish a country named after Pakistan? Dressrosa is a mouthful of words, so just change the name of this place."
Bucky's heart was pounding. He hadn't expected that Robert wasn't joking; he was actually going to help him build his own country.
"This is a good opportunity. Doflamingo was able to become a Shichibukai as the king of a country, so why can't you?"
"Let's take advantage of the negotiations with the World Government and just become king and join the World Government. Sooner or later, it's bound to cause conflict if someone else becomes king."
Bucky's expression turned sinister. With Robert's words, he now knew exactly where the bottom line was in Dressrosa. Robert was going to take revenge on them to the death.
"But we're just a bunch of mercenaries, what's the point of governing a country..."
Robert smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just letting Raleigh rest for a while. You guys can try it out first. If you ever feel that you're not up to the task of governing the country, just come to me anytime. I'll send someone back to help you. After all, I have a stake in Pakistan Express, don't I?"
Bucky grinned and said ingratiatingly, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
Robert glanced at the hesitant Indian man and said, "Oh, by the way, that princess of the Riku royal family is my brother's woman. Don't let her suffer any losses."
Bucky asked cautiously, "What about the others?"
Robert looked puzzled: "What other people?"
"Where is anyone else?"
Chapter 11 What happened? What happened? What happened?
Ah San did not plead for the Riku royal family. In the past two years, he was no longer the purchasing agent of the small tavern in the pirate town. The cold-blooded orders he issued during his time in charge of Dressrosa were not uncommon.
In particular, he remained very clear-headed, knowing that Dressrosa was not his business, and that the entire island, including himself, belonged to Robert.
Robert entrusted Dressrosa to his management, but he almost ruined the job because he took a fancy to a woman. Robert didn't blame him and even stood up for him, which made the Indians ashamed.
Bruno dropped a leaf and appeared expressionlessly, opening the portal as instructed by Robert.
Robert waved his hand, signaling his men to hurry inside, and a thought popped into his head: should he kill Bruno and completely take control of the Door-Door Fruit's incredibly useful power?
With a forced smile, Bucky watched everyone disappear into the cabin, then couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.
Suddenly Robert's head popped out of the portal again: "Oh, right, there's another small matter that I need Chief Bucky's help with."
Bucky awkwardly stopped laughing and nodded vigorously.
"Have your people monitor the entire country at all times. In the next month or two, a few strange-behaving samurai from Wano Country will appear, each with a seven or eight-year-old child. Their destination should be Zou. They should be easy to identify."
"Contact me immediately once this group shows up."
Pakistan nodded repeatedly. If he were in control of the entire country, and couldn't even find someone with such distinctive features, he would be doomed. He patted his chest and agreed to the task.
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Ah San and the others were visiting Sky Island for the first time. In particular, the 500-strong army of the Dongtata tribe had never seen such a fairyland before. They were extremely excited and had long forgotten about being captured earlier.
“Leo, I will designate a piece of land here for the Tontata tribe and move everyone here to live.”
"Of course, Greenbit Island still belongs to you. However, the New World will not be very peaceful in the next few months, so it will be more reassuring for everyone to stay here."
The Tontatta tribe are so naive that they believe even lies, let alone the truth spoken by heroes like Robert whom they admire. Everyone excitedly ran around in the dense forest of Apayado.
Robert looked at the Indian man, whose intentions weren't very good, and said, "Let me tell you a few stories..."
Ah San forced a smile, and Robert sat down next to him, beginning to vividly recount stories such as the return of the Crooked Mouth War God Dragon King, the son-in-law Shura's pretentious act of slapping someone in the face, and the divorce and his ex-wife's kneeling in retaliation, which made Ah San so engrossed that he dug his toes to the ground.
Robert laughed heartily and said, "Did you understand?"
For a moment, Ah San didn't know what he should learn from this story, and could only shake his head awkwardly.
Robert laughed and said, "As long as you are strong enough, they will be the ones who regret it. Sometimes, sincerity cannot be exchanged for true love. Only cold reality can teach them how to be human."
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