One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Chapter 219 The Kingdom of Rommel

Esdeath was taken away.

What she took away was her passionate heart.

"Damn it! Barrett is such a bastard!"

Esdeath stood on the deck of a pirate ship, wildly swinging her rapier.

The sound of something cutting through the air continued incessantly.

His exquisite swordsmanship made the surrounding swordsmen's eyes light up.

Everyone was watching Esdeath's every move intently.

Esdeath's swordsmanship was taught by Charlotte, who is the world's greatest swordsman. As Charlotte's daughter, Esdeath must have inherited Charlotte's swordsmanship.

They would be very lucky if they could learn something from Esdeath's swordsmanship.

As for whether it's stealing someone's skills, does that count?

I was watching openly, so it doesn't count as stealing knowledge.

The wounded swordsmen and those who had escorted Esdeath back gathered around to watch her practice her swordsmanship.

Paul shook his head upon seeing this.

Ignoring all of that, he stared at Esdeath.

He was afraid that Esdeath might disappear without him noticing.

This girl has a very wild personality, just like her father.

I need to keep a close eye on her.

Not to mention Esdeath was taken away on Barrett's orders.

Barrett assembled all the swordsmen and headed towards the Kingdom of Rommel.

Rommel's Palace!

"Report! Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The combined navy of the eight nations has been annihilated, and the Rockefeller Pirates are marching towards the Kingdom of Rommel!"

A soldier galloped at breakneck speed through the palace, his voice so loud that it was heard by all the officials before he even entered the main hall.

The messenger outside the hall entered without hindrance.

"His Majesty!"

The messenger knelt down as soon as he entered.

"Tell me what's going on at the front lines."

"King George asked."

"Your Majesty! The Rockefeller Pirates dispatched Douglas Barrett, the heir of that devil, leading a fleet of fifteen pirate ships to annihilate the combined navy of eight nations in one fell swoop!"

The messenger kept his head buried deep in his hands, too afraid to look up.

"How could this be! More than fifty warships from the combined naval forces of eight nations were destroyed by fifteen pirate ships. Is this how you naval personnel make your promises?"

Upon hearing this, King George could no longer contain his anger and smashed the cup in front of him to the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

All the ministers and nobles lowered their heads, and the group of naval officers shrank back, afraid of being noticed by His Majesty.

"Calm down? Calm down? Tell me how to calm down?"

King George stood up and began pacing back and forth in front of the throne.

All the civil and military officials and nobles stood below, discussing matters with each other and their neighbors.

"Your Majesty! We request that General Churchill be appointed as the Grand General to lead the entire army of the kingdom in resisting the Rockefeller pirates, and that we request assistance from the World Government, and express our willingness to become a member state of the World Government!"

A minister standing at the head of the civil officials immediately stepped forward and offered his advice.

Churchill, standing at the head of the military, looked bewildered at the minister who had offered the advice, his mind racing with a torrent of thoughts.

"Your Majesty! This old minister is frail and sickly; how can I command those ferocious soldiers? A young general should be dispatched. This old minister proposes that General Howell lead the army to eliminate the pirates!"

After Churchill finished speaking, Howell, the lowest-ranking military officer, was stunned.

Howell, who used to stand at the end of the line like a transparent person when attending court, was immediately noticed by all the civil and military officials.

King George on the platform looked at the civil and military officials and nobles in the hall, who were in complete chaos, without saying a word.

a long time!

When King George, who was sitting on the throne, did not react, everyone fell silent.

"Prime Minister! You said you want to ask the World Government for help, will the World Government agree?"

George looked at the Prime Minister and asked.

"Your Majesty! This old minister is not certain!"

The Prime Minister gritted his teeth and said.

George glanced at the Prime Minister and then looked away, the words "useless" already etched in his mind.

He might be suitable to be prime minister in times of peace, but it is clearly no longer appropriate now.

"Churchill! As the Kingdom's Grand General, the Kingdom is in dire need of your intervention. General Churchill is hereby appointed Protector General, commanding all the Kingdom's land forces to eliminate those pirates who have invaded the Kingdom of Rommel! Court dismissed!"

George didn't give Churchill any time to react; he finished speaking and left.

"Your Majesty!"

Churchill reached out his hand to refuse, but George had already walked away, leaving Churchill with no choice but to accept the offer.

George knew Churchill was a good-for-nothing, but he was still a general of the kingdom. As for that Howell, he had never even heard of him. Entrusting all the troops to him was a joke!

After George left, the hall became noisy again.

Churchill stood there blankly, lost in thought.

However, many nobles hurriedly left after seeing Churchill's appearance.

They needed to take advantage of this time to leave with their gold and silver treasures, otherwise they would surely die if they stayed here.

As for whether they can hold out, just look at Churchill's expression.

All of a sudden!

The Rommel Kingdom was in complete chaos.

Merchants, nobles, and ministers all rushed towards the port with their families.

"It's terrible! The Rockefeller Pirates are about to invade the Kingdom of Rommel!"

The news plunged the already chaotic kingdom into chaos once again.

This time, however, the chaos was accompanied by bloodshed.

Some local thugs and ruffians began to cause trouble.

This only made matters worse for the already chaotic kingdom.

This led to a situation where Churchill wanted to rely on the city for defense, but the chaotic city was simply not defensible.

Even some soldiers, seeing the potential for profit, joined in.

This resulted in the Rockefeller Pirates, led by Barrett, not yet arriving on the island.

Large plumes of smoke and dust had already risen over the island.

"Huh? We haven't even gone in yet! They've already started making a mess of things! This is truly a godsend!"

Carter stood next to Barrett, holding binoculars, and spoke.

Barrett watched all this with his arms crossed.

"Our mission is to kill all the opponents, leave no nobles or merchants alive. The captain's intention is to turn this island back into a blank slate!"

Barrett spoke without any emotion, but the undisguised killing intent in his words sent a chill down Carter's spine as he stood to the side.

"Yes! We understand!"

Cardi nodded.

These were all agreed upon before departure!

Twelve pirate ships flying the Rockefeller Pirate Flag slowly approached!

"Oh no! The Rockefeller Pirates are here!"

"Damn, how could it be so fast!"

"Hurry up! We don't need the stuff at the port!"

The moment Rockefeller's pirate ship appeared, the port instantly erupted in chaos, with countless people crowding around, creating a constant splashing sound as water lapped against the shore.

"fire!"

Barrett gave the order.

Bang bang bang!