Walking room.

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and the kingdom's guards opened the way from the front, escorting the crowned King Riku and others in the rear.

And before King Liku and the others arrived, a little Lori with pink hair took the lead in getting out.

"Please, are you Mr. Rhodes?"

The pink-haired little Lori opened her cute big eyes and asked Rhodes, her voice was immature, it was Rebecca, the granddaughter of King Liku, the princess of Dressrosa.

Rhodes glanced down at Rebecca, who was only ten years old now, and some images from his memory came flooding out, and he couldn't help but smile faintly.

Robin, who was on the side, had a good impression of Rebecca, pursed his lips and smiled: "If there is no one with the same name, it should be our captain." ”

"Thank you very much."

Rebecca bit her lip and bowed to Rhodes, expressing innocent thanks in a childish voice, if it weren't for Rhodes, she wouldn't have known that the one-legged toy soldier guarding her was her father, Cyrus.

"You can't just salute someone else, if you say a princess."

Rhodes smiled faintly, it doesn't matter if the princess or something, in his aesthetics, this kind of loli is a very cute creature, naturally different from the ordinary civilians around.

At this moment, the voice of King Riku came from behind.

"No, Rebecca, she's supposed to thank you."

Surrounded by soldiers, King Riku walked over from the crowd, as the king of a country and an old man, his expression and attitude were very calm, and he did not reveal anything.

He looked at Rhodes with great solemnity and said, "Please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you on behalf of all the people of Dressrosa. ”

Many years ago.

He was framed by Doflamingo, deprived of his position as king, and reduced to a sinner in Dressrosa, all of which was almost hell for him as a king.

But just over half a year ago, Rhodes came to Dressrosa, broke the light on the surface, made all the darkness public, and allowed the country to enjoy the sun again, which was a great blessing for him and for the people of Dressrosa.

"His Majesty ...... King"

Everyone nearby couldn't help but look surprised when they saw King Riku slowly leaning over and saluting towards Rhodes, and some nearby guards tried to stop him, but his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.

But.

King Liku's gift still didn't go on after all.

"Please don't do that, Your Highness King Riku, we're pirates." Robin stopped King Riku from saluting and whispered to King Riku.

Due to the Dressrosa incident, this place has become a place where the world's eyes converge, not only is the revolutionary army secretly protected, but also the major forces are secretly watching, and the world government does not dare to easily impose a demon slaying order on this place and destroy this country.

To do so would be to unleash a mess of oneself that is even worse than the Dressrosa affair.

But.

If King Riku salutes the pirates, this will give the world government a chance to play on the topic, although the world government may not dare to do anything to Dressrosa in front of everyone, but it is not a good thing after all.

"Nicole, Robin, ......"

King Riku was stopped, and turned to look at Robin, a slight silence.

Rhodes spoke slowly, distorting his voice, and transmitted it to King Liku's ears, and said, "This is not the place to talk, it just so happens that I want to talk to you about something, I don't know if your palace has been rebuilt." ”

As soon as the words fell, Rhodes took Sucrose's little hand and walked through the crowd with Robin, disappearing in an instant.

……

King's Heights.

The royal palace of Dressrosa was the last to be built and is still under reconstruction, while the temporary royal palace is the former royal heights, where the royal family such as the King of Riku lived.

Standing in the garden of King's Heights with Rhodes, looking at the garden in front of her, Robin and Rhodes rushed to the royal road of the Riku.

"If the news of saluting the pirates outside spreads, I don't know how much trouble it will cause, after all, this is still a member country under the World Government."

"World Government ......"

King Liku sighed and said, "After going through this series of events, how can I still trust the world government again. ”

In fact, he wanted to withdraw from the World Government, but the real royal family of Dressrosa was the Don Quixote family eight hundred years ago, because the Don Quixote family moved to the Holy Land of Mary Joy, and the Riku family took over the throne.

Therefore, Dressrosa is one of the first orthodox countries to join under the World Government, and even if he is the king, he has no right to choose to withdraw from the World Government.

Robin sighed softly.

She had a clear understanding of the history of Dressrosa, and understood the situation of King Riku, even if she was dissatisfied with the world government, there was nothing she could do.

Rhodes looked at the sunflower garden in the King's Heights and said, "If there is a huge regime that can oppose the world government in the future, what will you choose, King Riku." ”

"Hmm......"

King Liku was slightly stunned.

As one of the Five Emperors, it is obviously impossible for Rhodes to say such unprovoked words, but the emergence of a regime that is opposed to the world government has not happened in 800 years!

Even if it is the 'former Four Emperors' who rule the new world, it cannot be called a regime that is opposed to the government, and the world government just does not want to cause too much influence and loss, so it is free to let the Four Emperors go freely, otherwise, none of the Four Emperors will have the power to oppose the government.

To establish a regime that opposes the government, it is not just a matter of finding a few islands and planting flags, in addition to having enough power to compete with the government, there must also be countries that far exceed the number of islands in the New World to choose to join.

Otherwise.

It's just a joke.

It is much more difficult to achieve this level than to become the King of the Pirates, even if Rhodes is already one of the Five Emperors, and it is almost impossible for King Riku to establish a regime that opposes the government.

"If there is a fair and just new government, I am willing to join."

King Riku spoke slowly, there was no one else here except him and Roz Robin, so he didn't mind saying such words that would make the World Government turn its face.

Rhodes smiled faintly.

In this way, even if the first country is completed, although there is still a long journey ahead.

Defeat all the Four Emperors, go to the apex of the Four Emperors, and become the King of the Pirates, even this is far from enough, in terms of power, he must have at least three Four Emperors Pirates, and only then can he have the capital to compete with the world government a little.

And on the turf, even if all the territories of the Four Emperors are gathered together and the entire New World is included under its banner, it can barely meet the standard of 'political power'.

Of course.

These are a little too far away, and the biggest problem in front of him now is the Four Emperors, how to defeat the Four Emperors and replace them with their territory, this is what Rhodes has to think about at the moment.

It is extremely ridiculous for an 'emperor' with no power and no territory.

In the eyes of the countless forces in the entire sea, including King Liku standing here, they all knew very well in their hearts that the Ghost Hand Pirates were bound to collide fiercely with the other four emperors!

Will it reshuffle the cards and divide the sphere of influence into five pieces, or will there eventually be an emperor who will be annihilated in history and restore the pattern of the four emperors?

No one knows.

The only thing that can be known is that this sea will never settle down!

The next Battle of the Five Emperors will cover the entire New World, and the second half of the entire Great Voyage may become a battlefield!