He looked at Momonosuke with a serious expression. "You must quickly gain the recognition of the Umbrella Corporation's boss. If you succeed, we can use their fleet to head to Zou, and moreover..."
He became smug again. "Given the relationship between the Kingdom of Dressrosa and the Umbrella Corporation, we might even be able to borrow the Kingdom of Dressrosa's army to punish the treacherous traitor, Kurozumi Orochi. When that time comes, the people of Wano will surely be shocked by Momonosuke-sama's bravery!"
Momonosuke and Kanjuro: "...?!"
Hearing Kin'emon's plan, Momonosuke and Kanjuro both narrowed their eyes instantly, wearing excited expressions.
Especially Momonosuke, who was so excited that both nostrils flared as he breathed heavily, as if he were already seeing that scene.
"Kin'emon, what should I do?"
"Please rest assured, young master."
Kin'emon said with a confident tone. "I will definitely teach you how to become a true man!"
As he spoke, a lewd expression appeared on his face, then he said something unspeakable, and immediately the entire dilapidated base was filled with lewd laughter.
The three seemed to be immersed in their own world, completely unaware that... far away inside the royal palace, a pair of eyes was staring fixedly at them.
….
"So it was these bastards causing trouble all along!"
As if she had seen something, Violet's face revealed a teeth-gritting expression, as though at this very moment she wished she could send people to hang those guys up immediately.
But this sudden change also caused King Riku and Kyros, who were standing nearby, to show puzzled expressions.
"Violet, what's wrong with you?"
"I think I've found the group of people that the Beasts Pirates are looking for."
Violet withdrew her ability, her expression becoming exceptionally gloomy. "Those hateful guys are actually hiding inside our kingdom."
"You found them?"
Upon hearing Violet's words, King Riku and Kyros immediately showed angry expressions.
"Are they the ones who brought such a huge disaster upon our kingdom?"
"Yes."
Violet nodded, anger visible in her eyes. "And they even seem to be plotting against our kingdom."
"Damn bastards! Not only did they bring pirates here, but now they even want to scheme against our kingdom?"
Kyros could no longer hold it in. He clenched his sword angrily. "Where are those guys? Please rest assured, your majesty. I will personally capture them and make those people understand that the Kingdom of Dressrosa is not a place where they can act recklessly!"
As he spoke, he was just about to turn around and summon the army.
"Wait!"
Violet suddenly stopped him. Then, under the puzzled gazes of the two men, she paused briefly.
"Mr. Ian and the others should have already discovered it as well. The ones struck by lightning earlier were those guys."
She continued in a complicated tone: "We still don't know what Mr. Ian plans to do. Since he discovered them but didn't do anything to them, perhaps he has some kind of plan. If we interfere with Mr. Ian's plans, that would be terrible."
King Riku and Kyros: "..."
As soon as those words fell, King Riku and Kyros, who had originally been furious, also calmed down. They both knew Violet was right. The Umbrella Corporation had already let those people go. If they were to capture them now, would that anger the Umbrella Corporation?
They did not want to make the Umbrella Corporation unhappy because of this. That would truly be a case of gaining little and losing much.
But what exactly did Umbrella Corporation want to do?
Why did they let those people go?
The three exchanged glances, yet still could not figure it out.
In the end, Violet sighed. "Let's leave it at that for now."
After another pause, she said hesitantly: "Tomorrow, I'll personally ask about it."
"That's all we can do."
King Riku also sighed and nodded while looking at his daughter. "I'll leave this to you. Remember, you absolutely must not make Umbrella Corporation angry."
As he spoke, he then looked at Kyros. "It's getting late. Kyros, you should go rest as well. And Violet, you should rest early, too. Tomorrow, we will need to trouble you to entertain the Umbrella Corporation."
"I understand. Please rest assured, father."
Violet nodded. After her father and brother-in-Law left, she frowned slightly, as if thinking about something, and muttered to herself.
"The Beast Pirates... Wano Country. Could it be that Mr. Ian really plans to let those people go?"
...
Let them go?
Don't dream!
Ian even felt that he couldn't wait a single moment. After Robin and Ain had fallen asleep, Ian immediately left the residence arranged for him by the Kingdom of Dressrosa and came to the courtyard.
Looking at Gini, who had already been waiting there, he nodded, then spoke calmly toward the empty air: "Enel!"
Although his tone was calm and his voice not loud, it seemed the other party had already heard him.
A faint flash of lightning passed by, and immediately afterward, a yawning figure appeared in front of Ian and Gini.
"Do you still know where those two guys are?"
"Of course, hahahaha!"
Hearing Ian's words, Enel seemed to think of something amusing and burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. "You have no idea what those guys are saying. They actually think you want that lecherous little kid to marry your daughter. What a bunch of idiots!"
Ian and Gini: "..."
Do these people have no self-awareness at all?
Not only did Ian's face darken, but even Gini was somewhat speechless. He was so speechless that the cigarette in his mouth even fell to the ground.
"Boss."
Gini did not hesitate any further. Looking at Ian, he said seriously, "Leave it to me. I'll handle them properly."
"I'll leave it to you."
Ian nodded and said to Gini in a serious tone: "You should know why I'm letting you handle this, right?"
"Of course."
Gini said with a grin. "I'm the one who listens to you the most, boss. Please rest assured, I'll definitely deal with them properly!"
"Go. And Enel, you go help as well. Be careful, that sword-wielding guy isn't weak."
"Got it. Tch, it's not like any piece of trash can defeat me!"
"Then good night, boss."
Under Ian's gaze, the two turned around directly and left the courtyard.
Only after they disappeared into the darkness did Ian withdraw his gaze, stretch a little, and say: "Time to go back and sleep."