Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Uh……"

Beria woke up in his room.

"What's wrong... my head feels dizzy."

"I remember now, I think I drank too much yesterday..."

Beria stood up and found the room, especially his bed, to be in a mess.

"Huh? What's going on? What did I do last night? Why is everything so messed up?"

"Did I get drunk and act crazy last night?"

Beria had just gotten out of bed when he suddenly noticed a bloodstain on the sheets.

"Huh? You're bleeding on your own..."

Belial touched the scar on his face. "Tch... that damn Kaido..."

Beria dressed and left the room.

Unbeknownst to them, a pink hue was being tucked under the bed.

……

Belial walked out of the room, and Fukui Ide appeared, holding a bowl of hangover soup.

After Belial drank it, Fukuide Kei tried to wash Belial, but Belial stopped him.

"What are you doing? I'm not incapable of taking care of myself."

"This subordinate simply..."

"How did things go last night?"

"Green Bull and his naval forces have retreated. I was going to report this to you, but you were already asleep."

"Are you asleep?" Belial patted his head. "Looks like you drank quite a bit last night."

"What about the rest?"

"Uh... Zero's drunk too, he's still not fully awake..."

"Apart from Miss Robin and Jinbe, everyone else is still resting."

"She can really sleep."

Belial entered the living room and suddenly noticed a slender young girl.

"Who are you?"

"Lord Beria, don't you recognize me?"

"You are...you wouldn't be Ah Ren, would you..."

"Yes, it's me."

"Did you get plastic surgery?" Beria asked.

"Well... during her battle with Green Bull last night, he grabbed her and drained her nutrients, and that's how she ended up like this..."

"Ha, so that Green Bull is a plastic surgeon?"

"What about the rest?"

"Either get completely drunk, or sleep like a pig."

Just then, a gasp of surprise came from the next room.

Belial went over and saw that Nekomamushi and Inuarashi had handed over Zou Island to Carrot for management.

"Hey—leave it to me..."

"You and Lord Luffy have been adventuring for a long time and have accumulated enough experience."

“You are very suitable to be king.”

"But...but...Pedro..."

Pedro said, "Don't look at me, I'm no good, I can only be a small-time ranger."

"Carrot, don't refuse."

"Yes."

"This……"

"So where are you two going?" Belial asked.

"It is Lord Beria."

"Last night's battle revealed that Wano Country currently has no standing forces. If we leave, it will be a disaster if the enemy comes again."

"It seems so."

"That's settled then. We'll stay in Wano Country, and Carrot will take over our duties."

“Well… alright then,” Carrot said. “I’ll try my best.”

Belial watched this scene, lost in thought.

……

Meanwhile, Torregia and Robin were talking alone.

"It's pretty much confirmed, Hades is here."

Do you think Luffy would want it?

"probably not."

Torregia said, "That's natural, and if really necessary, I can create a weapon far superior to Hades."

"Well, that's for sure."

"However, we have now collected three Poneglyphs, but we are still missing one."

"It looks like we'll find it soon."

When do we plan to leave?

“Let’s wait until Belial’s injuries heal,” Tregear said. “If he doesn’t recover, there will be problems in future battles.”

……

For the next few days, most people rested.

Belial, Luffy, Zoro, and the others were doing nothing.

Franky and Usopp went to deal with the problems of the Thousand Sunny.

Kozuki Toki was handling government affairs in the Flower Capital with Momonosuke. After the festival, there was a lot of government affairs to deal with.

As for Hiyori, Belial hardly ever saw her; whenever he did, she would run far away.

On this day, Beria summoned Fukui Izumi.

"Sir, what brings you here?"

“Kid, I’m giving you a mission now,” Belial said. “Stay in Wano Country.”

"what?"

Fukuide K stood there, stunned. He had always wanted to follow Belial again, and had even packed his things to board the Thousand Sunny.

But now, Belial wants him to stay in Wano Country. Could it be that... he has disappointed Belial and has been banished by him?

"My lord...is there anything I haven't done well? Why...?"

"You think too much."

Belial said, "As you already know, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi stayed here because of security concerns in Wano Country."

"I've thought about it, and Wano Country does indeed have many problems right now."

"If Wano Country is attacked for any reason someday, we'll have to worry about it. So I need someone to stay in Wano Country to help us guard it."

"You are the most suitable candidate."

"But...but sir, I want to follow you..."

“Haven’t you always been following me?” Belial said. “Besides, Wano Country is, in a sense, my territory, so naturally someone needs to stay here.”

"Besides... how should I put it, Hiyori is a bit of a handful, so you'd better keep an eye on her for me..."

"My lord...you wouldn't..."

Beria said, "What are you thinking about?"

"You can't just tell me to stay here, can you?"

"This...I understand."

Belial then handed over the Dark Cloth and the armor that Tregear had given him to Fukuide Kei.

"I now have the ultimate combat device, and my power has increased, so I don't need these anymore."

"gave it to you."

"Thank you, sir."

Beria turned to leave, then suddenly turned back and said, "You should rest too."

"what……"

"You must have had a hard time in your past life."

"grown ups……"

At that moment, Tregear sent a message, asking the Straw Hat crew to gather.

The group gathered in a room.

"Alright, we've rested enough now."

"The Thousand Sunny is also ready."

Does that mean we're leaving?

"Yeah, we've stayed long enough."

"We'll meet at the beach later and then leave."

"Mr. K, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you alone."

Torregia led Fukui Ideki outside.

"Mr. K, I am now handing over the Atlas to you."

"The Atdis can now transform into a mobile fortress. Use this as the basis for your next move."

"If necessary, I hope you can serve as Kozuki Momonosuke's teacher and educate him to govern Wano Country."

"What? You want me to be that little brat..."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't rush," Torregia said. "Don't you want to expand Beria's territory?"

"Ok?"

Torregia said, "Perhaps one day, Beria will reign supreme again."

"But how can a king be without territory?"

"You mean..."

"Although Belial didn't mean it that way, the sphere of influence is now up to you."

"This is...good."

"Alright, the Atdis has data on weapons, robots, instruments, and materials. Feel free to use them."

"Ok, I see."

After everyone was ready, they headed to the coast.

Upon arriving at the coast, members of both the Kid Pirates and the Heart Pirates gathered on the beach.

Kidd remains very dissatisfied with the Straw Hat crew because of the new emperor.

"Oh, is it really necessary?" Luffy said with a grin. "You can catch up too."

"Get out of my way, but... I'm more concerned about this guy."

Kidd pulled out a poster of an organization called the Cross Guild, and shockingly, Bucky the Joker was in the very center, with Crocodile and Mihawk standing beside him like his henchmen.

"What's going on? Hawkeye and Crocodile have become Bucky's henchmen?"

Upon hearing this, Zoro said incredulously, "How is that possible? How could Hawkeye be living under someone else's roof?"

"Perhaps it's because they now share a common goal, and then they cooperated to form a pirate alliance, and slowly they became emperors."

“It’s really annoying,” Kidd said. “It’s infuriating to be outdone by this guy.”

Zero asked, "Is it really necessary?"

Toregia said, "It's like you got beaten by Dada."

"..."

After everyone was ready, before leaving, Law handed over a copy of the Poneglyph he had found to Kid, saying that it was something the pirate alliance should receive.

Just then, Yamato, Momonosuke, Fukuide Kei, Hiyori, and the others arrived at the coast.

"grown ups!"

Fukuide K said, "I will carry out your orders!"

"Okay, I see."

With that, Belial tossed seven monster capsules to Fukuide K.

Upon closer inspection, Fukuide identified them as Gomora, Red King, Eleking, Ace Slayer, Zetton, King Joe, and Galactron.

"Give it to you."

“My lord…” Hiyori hesitated for a moment before saying, “Hiyori will be waiting for you in Wano Country.”

"understood."

Upon hearing this, Fukuide Kei's eyes immediately filled with murderous intent.

"Damn it... If the adults hadn't spoken up, I would have killed her..."

"Master!" Yamato called out, "You must take care! I will catch up with you one day."

"I'll be waiting, keep it up!"

"Luffy!" Momonosuke shouted, "Thank you!"

"I assure you, I will transform Wano Country!"

After hearing this, Luffy threw a pirate flag to Momonosuke.

"Then it's settled."

"Even though you've grown up now, you're still that silly little brat," Luffy laughed. "Here's the flag. From now on, Wano Country is our ally."

"If we cause you trouble, we're causing trouble for us."

"Ah."

Afterwards, everyone boarded the Thousand Sunny, bid farewell to each other, and sailed away from the coast.

At that moment, Fukui suddenly pointed his cane at Momonosuke.

"Eh, Mr. Fukuide... what's going on here...?"

"From now on, I am your teacher, and I will teach you a range of knowledge, including politics, economics, and culture."

"I will discipline you strictly; I will not show any mercy."

"Hey...but..."

“Your mother has already agreed, and…”

Hiyori said, "Furthermore, Mother bestowed upon Mr. Fukuide the position of Prime Minister and Chief of the General Staff."

"So, Mother has already agreed..."

"what……"

"Get back here right now, you should be focused on your studies..."

"what--"

The Straw Hat crew left, but they became an eternal legend of heroes in Wano Country. Like a mythical king, they appeared in Wano Country and defeated the gloom that had plagued the country for many years, and their story will be remembered by future generations.

In a few days...

"Hiyori Kozuki! You son of a bitch! I'll fucking kill you!"

Fukuide K, carrying a cane and a dark-patterned cloth, chased Hiyori all over the building.

"Ah—you bastard, I'll kill you!"

"Don't come any closer!"

"Lord Fushii De..."

"What the hell are you doing!"

"...Several invaders have appeared on the outskirts of Wano Country..."

"Damn it... how dare they cause trouble right under my nose..."

"I go."

Before leaving, Fukuide Kei glared fiercely at Hiyori, "You just wait!"

After saying that, Fukui Izumi took his weapon and walked out.

Kozuki Toki came out, looked at her daughter, and said, "Sigh, Hiyori..."

"You've gone too far..."