Their own people were killed by their king?!
Faced with David's reasoned and well-founded speech, the army of the Kingdom of Raya hesitated, their expressions stiff and confused.
"Why..."
Yev suddenly burst into tears. "We are resisting! We are resisting! Even if it is the Dressrosa we admire, we will fight a fair and square war. If we win, we will defend our homeland. If we lose, we will not resent it, because we have done it with honor. But why does it have to be this way!"
As soldiers of the kingdom, they did not become collaborators the moment the 'royal army' landed. They were also loyal to their duty, and they began fighting as soon as they landed in Dressrosa.
At that time, despite being repelled by Dressrosa and suffering casualties, they never harbored any resentment.
Because this is a fair and square battle, they can accept defeat themselves; it's not shameful.
Yev assured them that they had not slacked off in the slightest and that they were fighting very seriously on the battlefield; their defeat was simply due to the enemy being stronger.
But there was no need to resort to such despicable means; those people were also his subjects!
David watched Yev weeping bitterly and said calmly, "I will not make any excuses, because I am indeed invading. I must take Laya Island. This is the final step of the first strategy for Dressrosa. No matter the sacrifice, I will take it. If you have lost your will to fight, then live well as subjects. As for your king, as the conqueror, I will personally execute him."
Without waiting for the bewildered soldiers of the Kingdom of Raya, he waved his hand and ordered, "Advance!"
Upon hearing this, the Dressrosa army behind them did not linger and pushed forward in unison. This time, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Raya did not stop them and allowed them to advance.
After doing all this, David turned to Cass and said, "After I've dealt with that king and conquered this place, I'll catch up with you all."
With that, he followed the army of Dressrosa and headed towards the town of 'Golgotha' in the Kingdom of Laya.
Meanwhile, the remaining Dressrosa troops that had landed on the shore also headed towards the territory.
Watching the large army slowly advance, Donald asked, "Colonel Cass, should we stop them?"
"No."
Cass said seriously, "He didn't harm civilians, so it's just a simple war, an internal affair of the kingdom, and our navy has no right to interfere."
and...
This man's attitude towards Mr. Kuro seems to be the same as theirs.
As Wilbur said, he must be a good person!
...
fruit field.
The Palace of the Tree Canopy.
Randolph sat on a throne made of intertwined tree roots, his trembling feet and the occasional tapping of his fingers on the armrests betraying his nervousness.
"king."
From behind, a tall, thin man with dark skin approached and said softly, "Everything is ready."
Randolph nodded and sneered, "The navy is not trustworthy, and neither are those guys who want to surrender. If I hadn't burned their village first, they wouldn't have been able to hold out for so long."
"Yes, Your Majesty, your wisdom is as deep as the ocean," the man said respectfully, bowing his head.
Randolph smiled, then his expression turned ferocious as he gripped the armrest tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand.
“I am the king of the Kingdom of Raya, and have been for generations! That damned Pansha David, why did he have to come here? He wants me to lose my throne? Then I will leave him nothing! No people, no wealth, nothing at all. This money is enough for me to live comfortably anywhere.”
To withstand Dressrosa?
He had this idea before, after all, he was the king here, he had a natural right to rule, and that 'mad king' David was an invader!
Therefore, he was willing to burn down the village and slaughter the soldiers' families, so that the soldiers would rely on hatred to resist.
But after playing for so long, he had lost all hope.
So he made a backup plan.
If we can't hold it, then we'll leave nothing for David!
Burn the whole village down, take all the wealth, and leave him with nothing but barren land!
"Dressrosa! It's the army of Dressrosa! We've been defeated, defeated!!"
Just as Randolph was secretly hardening his resolve, suddenly, shouts and chaotic footsteps rang out from the outside.
Wow!
Randolph rose from his chair, his eyes wide with disbelief. "How is this possible? Wasn't the battlefield in the middle of the battlefield? And the navy even went there! How could they have collapsed so quickly?!"
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and strode towards the back, shouting, "Quickly, gather the manpower and set sail immediately!"
Bang!
Just then, the door was smashed open with tremendous force, and the two wooden planks flew up violently, creating a gust of wind that caused Randolph to stumble and fall to his knees.
One of the flying door panels hit the tall, thin, dark-skinned man directly, like a cannonball, slamming him and the door into the wall of the treehouse palace. He was pressed tightly against the wall, bleeding profusely from the gaps, and it was clear he was not going to survive.
David, clad in wolf knight armor and wielding a greatsword, slowly walked in and said calmly to Randolph, who was kneeling there, "Set sail? If you had simply left when I gave the order to attack, I might have let you go."
“Pansa David!” Randolph’s pupils shrank to almost nothing as he gritted his teeth and shouted, “You madman! I have no grudge against you, why are you targeting my country!”
"Because...this place is very close to the master, and you're blocking my dreams."
After saying that, David slid his foot and his figure turned into a black afterimage, instantly appearing in front of Randolph. With a slash of his greatsword, Randolph's head was lifted into the air.
Killing someone doesn't require much talk.
Just then, Cass and Wilbur, who had arrived from behind, reached the palace and witnessed Randolph's head fly off.
David planted his greatsword in the ground, turned to look at them, and smiled: "I haven't been able to fully introduce myself yet. My name is Pansa David, the man who swore to become the Lord, no, the Sword of Lucilfer Kuro!"
These words startled Cass, who then broke into a look of ecstatic joy and shouted:
"I am Douglas Cass, the man who swore to be Mr. Kuro's shield!"
Wilbur took a deep breath and shouted, "My name is Wilbur, and I am the man who swore to become Mr. Clow's spear!"
After the three finished speaking, they looked at each other for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter.
It's confirmed!
They are like-minded people!
They are all men who dedicated their lives to Mr. Kuro's justice!
At that moment, Cass had no more doubts.
A person with such a grand ambition must be a good person and a person with a sense of justice.
Although it's a pity it's not the Navy, it doesn't matter. Mr. Kuro's justice doesn't only apply to the Navy.
It would be a great disregard to keep this sense of justice hidden within the Navy. Kaspa wants the world to know about it.
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