After Belo Betty and Dragon had settled everything, Belo Betty joined the Revolutionary Army as the Queen of the Eryoku Kingdom and assumed the position of Army Commander.
After Dragon left, Belo Betty passed the information unreservedly to Raleigh on the Grand Line.
...
Raleigh silently finished reading the intelligence report before crumbling it into dust.
"Raleigh-sama, where are we heading?" Enel pushed open the office door and strode in without ceremony.
He had now reached the rank of Vice Admiral.
Previously, because Raleigh hadn't been promoted to Admiral, Enel had deliberately reduced his opportunities for meritorious service to stay by Raleigh's side.
Once Raleigh was promoted to Admiral, Enel immediately went out to accumulate military merit and quickly rose to the rank of Vice Admiral.
Raleigh glanced at the nautical chart hanging on the wall. "First, we'll go to the Land of Fire to retrieve a Devil Fruit."
Over the years, the secret exchanges between Raleigh and Vegapunk had grown increasingly frequent.
The ideas Raleigh provided, optimized by Vegapunk, had now reached a point where Devil Fruits could be extracted from human bodies with 100% success.
This was why Raleigh had never actively sought out Devil Fruits openly all these years.
"Land of Fire? What kind of place is that?" Enel was unfamiliar with this country.
Raleigh opened a small illustrated encyclopedia and explained, "The king of the Land of Fire is Kilauea, but he's not our target. Our objective is an exiled individual named Mushuru, an Ability User of the Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit."
"He was once the crown prince of the Drum Kingdom, but due to his despicable character, he experimented with his ability in the Drum Kingdom while the former king was away attending a World Government conference. If it hadn't been winter in the Drum Kingdom at the time, and a sudden blizzard hadn't drastically reduced the power of his Spore Bombs, the Drum Kingdom might have been destroyed that very day. Even so, the kingdom lost one-tenth of its population."
"That's why the furious former king of the Drum Kingdom exiled him."
After hearing Raleigh's words, Enel twitched the corner of his mouth.
He couldn't understand why such people existed.
Although he had never been to the Drum Kingdom and didn't know who the former king or crown prince were, this incident alone told him how vile the crown prince's character must be.
Who in the world would test the lethality of their Devil Fruit ability on their own people? Even Enel had never considered such a thing.
He considered himself a god and often delivered divine punishment, but he wasn't the type to cause trouble for no reason.
Raleigh calmly stated, "On these seas, no matter what kind of person appears, it's considered normal. After all, this is a morally bankrupt and twisted world. If this had happened before our eyes, his fate would certainly have been execution. But he was merely exiled by the former king. However, this actually saves us a lot of trouble, making it easy to find him."
After a moment, Raleigh added, "Who knows what evil deeds the former king committed to father two oddities, neither of whom were good people. The current king of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol, also possesses a very useful Devil Fruit. I've already sent Bullett to retrieve it. We'll reclaim this one."
Bullett didn't belong to the Navy, nor was he a Pirate.
After leaving the Roger Pirates, he was defeated and subdued by Raleigh.
Originally, there were plans for Bullett to take a position among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but the World Government didn't agree.
They even attempted to capture him, but gave up after he killed a group of Cipher Pol agents.
Now Bullett has become Raleigh's enforcer, handling many tasks that the Navy finds inconvenient to carry out.
Although both the World Government and the higher-ups of the Navy know that Bullett is Raleigh's man, as long as their fundamental interests aren't threatened, they are willing to give Raleigh some respect and pretend not to know.
However, Raleigh has no intention of taking action in the Land of Fire.
After all, Mushuru currently holds the title of the Crown Prince of the Drum Kingdom. If the Navy were to kill him, it would cause trouble.
But Bullett has already set off for the Drum Kingdom.
If the current king dies, Mushuru will likely return and inherit the throne. Raleigh only needs to wait on the route back to the Drum Kingdom.
On the vast sea, it's normal for a few people to disappear.
As long as no one can find evidence—simply sinking the ship into the deep sea—it can be done without a trace.
The Spore Bomb of the Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit takes ten years to nurture, so Raleigh will undoubtedly use it as a trump card.
Before the Spore Bomb is used, no one will know that the Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit is in Raleigh's hands.
To truly change this world, one must continuously accumulate hidden cards!
...
New World, Onigashima, Wano Country.
Boom!!
After a deafening roar, Kaido's massive dragon form emerged from the dust.
His enormous dragon eyes blinked sluggishly before Kaido transformed back into his human form, lying on the ground.
King, the leader of the Three Calamities, quietly approached Kaido's side and cautiously asked.
"Is that kid really that strong, Kaido-san?"
King knew the reason well.
Ever since Kaido returned from his fierce battle with Shanks, his mood had been foul. In recent days, he had repeatedly engaged in self-destructive training.
Hearing King's voice, Kaido shook his dizzy head and climbed out of the crater, extending his hand to King.
"King, give me the booze."
King's face showed reluctance as he replied, "Kaido-san, you've already drunk too much."
Kaido's eyes seemed to blaze with fire, but he didn't vent his anger on his loyal subordinate, merely repeating firmly.
"King, give me the damn booze!"
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