"Muhahahaha! You are a great boy! It seems that my esteemed name is known to the vast sea! As expected of me! Muhahahaha!"

  Hearing Masa's introdu, ol ughed happily, thinking that he was famous to the world.

  Even if this popurity didn't e out in a good light, it didn't matter since being famous was all that mattered!

  The people of the past were simple, Masa thought.

  "Masa! Masa! Just shoot them with a ser and end everything."

  Perona whispered to him, telling him it was better to end it as soon as possible since she had to admit they were too annoying!

  Oher hand, Kalifa only sighed inwardly as she pushed the frame of her gsses calmly sihis se was just... too nostalgic for her. Naturally, this nostalgia wasn't a good memory for her, but then, it all ended well, she thought, especially when she could be with Masa.

  It was just when Masa was about to end them—

  "STOOPPPPP!!!"

  All of a sudden, a loud voice echoed within the space, and an animal figure appeared.

  "Hyohohoho, a talking bison?" Brook looked at this talking bison curiously.

  Only—

  "....."

  Everyoared at Brook with a dumbfounded expression, then shouted with surprise, "A TALKING SKELETON!!!!"

  "...."

  Whether it was Masa, a, Perona, and Kalifa sighed, feeling a bit bored by everyone's rea, but they khat it was normal for people to show such a rea when they saw Brook for the first time.

  "Hyohohoho~!"

  However, Brook was having fun when he saw everyone's rea.

  heless, the bison quickly transformed into a man and then said to ol. "Stop, ol! They should be tourists! You shouldn't attack them! More importantly, they might e from a noble family!"

  Yes, this was the reason why this bison man wished to stop ol, especially when he could see the extraordinary of Masa's aura. More importantly, the ship that was owned by Masa was extremely luxurious and handsome, which made him know that this wasn't someohat they could bully.

  "Shut up, Dalton! This is my kingdom! Those who enter my kingdom are my subjects! What my subjects own is mine! Or, rather, this is my kingdom! I do whatever I want! Instead, as my subject, you should help me to take this ship rather than helping the outsider!"

  "Then, what if you are causing a diplomatic issue between two kingdoms and cause his family's kingdom to wage a war against us?!"

  "Hmm...." Even if ol might be greedy, he knew well that a war between a kingdom was troublesome, so he looked at Masa and asked, "Boy, are you a prince of a certain try?" Being apanied by three beautiful women and also a unique skeletoure... whearted to be sober... he felt a bit nervous somehow.

  If Masa's identity art of that... then... ol khat his life was as good as over!

  "No."

  "Then... are you a noble?"

  "No."

  ol became even more nervous, then took a deep breath and asked nervously, "Are you a part of World Noble?"

  "..."

  When this question was thrown, everyone became nervous.

  World Noble?!

  If their king provoked the World hen they khat their life was as good as over.

  Even Ohara, the famous isnd in the past, had disappeared by provoking the World Noble.

  Saobody Archipego had also been in simir danger before, but fortunately, it seemed that this isnd was lucky that it ared, yet what about their kingdom?

  No ohought that they would be as lucky as the Saobody Archipego if they provoked the World Noble!

  Watg their expressions, Kalifa nodded, feeling even more nostalgibsp;

  "No, I am not."

  Still hearing Masa's answer, everyone sighed in relief.

  "Fortunately... fortunately.. fortunately..."

  ol rubbed his chest in relief, then looked at Dalton. "Look! He is just a normal civilian! So, it doesn't matter if I rob his ship, right? I only need his ship ah! Nothing else! By then, they enjoy their lives in my try! Isn't that good?"

  "..."

  Dalton eechless, but he didn't say anything and fell into deep thought.

  If Masa had a certain status, then Dalton might try to stop ol as best as he could, but Masa didn't have a powerful status such as the grandson of the "Marine Hero" or the son of the "Leader of the Revolution Army," so even if ol attacked Masa, it should be fine, right?

  More importantly, ol only wanted Masa's ship, not Masa's life, which made Daltoate even further.

  Yet, watg the hesitation on Dalton, Masa, a, Perona, Kalifa, and Brook shook their heads, thinking that this guy's sense of justice was just like that.

  However, if ohought carefully, even if Dalton was good, he did nothing when ol banished or killed most doctors in the kingdom, and he only decided to move when a "certain pirate" attacked their kingdom, causing ol to run away with his group.

  It was only when the kingdom was at its ruin that Dalton started to move.

  Regardless, ol was the king of this kingdom, and the minds of people in this world were simple since what they wanted was just to live. More importantly, Masa wasn't a person on this isnd, and his status also wasn't that high. Moreover, why should they help a strahat they had never met?

  Lastly, they had tried their best to stop Masa before, so...

  Well...

  Watg the helplessness of everyone, Daltoated, whether he should follow the justi his heart or just pretend nothing had happened, but—

  "Oi! Oi! What are you bullying a young man for? He es from a farace, so you should treat his group well, right? If you all act like this, then how will we even pay the Heavenly Tribute?"

  All of a sudden, an old woman with avant-garde clothing appeared with a sleigh that ulled by a rge reindeer.

  "Old hag! What are you doing here?! This is my kingdom! I do whatever I want! As for the Heavenly Tribute? Well, if no one knows what is happening, then it is all goht? Or rather, who will e to our pce for tourism?!"

  Even if the ine from tourism was good, it wasn't the most important one, especially when there was hardly anyone who would e to Winter Isnd for tourism.

  If one wao bee a tourist, they would either go to the Spring or Autumn Isnd sihey were more fortable.

  The sery of Winter Isnd might be good, but when everyoruggled to eat, who would even go to this pce?!

  "Anyway, I am the king! I do whatever I want!" ol shouted.

  "That's right! That's right!"

  ol's followers also said, following their king's words.

  "So, as long as you bee a king, you do whatever you want?" Masa asked.

  "Of course!" ol smirked and said, "I am the king! My words are in order! No one deny me! So, hurry up and give me your ship!"

  "I see... but I think you're mistaken about ohing, ol."

  "What do you mean? Also, call me ol the Majesty!"

  "You do whatever you want because you are a king, but because you have the power, you do whatever you want."

  If the king had nothing, whether it was an army, strength, or prestige, even with such a atus, it meant nothing.

  It was because ol had power, an army, and prestige as the son of the previous king that everyone in the Drum Kingdom was in fear of him and would follow his whim without aions.

  "Hmm... that's true." ol somehow Masa's words. "But what do you want to express with that?"

  "Well, if we talk about power, I am much strohan you."

  All of a sudden, a bright light radiated from his body.

  Everything was so dazzling, and no one could open their eyes due to the intense light.

  Yet, whehing was over, all of them were in silence; what they saw at this moment wasn't the figure of the handsome young man anymore, but instead a light giant with a hundred meters of height.

  "...." Everyone.

  The t height and bright light that emitted from this giant were impossible to ignore, and everyone on the isnd saw this light giant that suddenly emerged on this isnd.

  a, Perona, Kalifa, and Brook were also speechless, losing their voices, w when Masa developed this teique, but—

  The light giant raised its fist high and then smashed ol and his group.

  BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!

  The ship, the armies, and everything were smashed into pieces, leaving only destru behind.

  Oher hand, the old woman, Dalton, the reindeer, and all the people in the Drum Isnd could only stay in silence as they felt the isnd shook due to the powerful impabsp;

  Still, due to this impact, many were panicked, especially when they saw the rge avahat were about to swallow everyone.

  "Ah, run away!"

  "The avanche is going to bury us!"

  "Help!!!"

  However, soon, strangely enough, all of those avaopped moving as if they became still due to their ows.

  Then, as the light giant disappeared, Masa appeared once again, as he nded softly on the deck of his ship and asked, "Who is the best doctor here?"

  "Ah, that's me."

  The old woman, with an avant-garde outfit, quickly calmed down after a momentary shock from Masa's power, looked at the young man with i, and asked, "What's wrong, Handsome? Do you want to learn the secret of my long age?"

  "Yes."

  "....."

  This was an ued answer, Kureha thought.

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