Floran Kingdom.
The king had just stepped out of his bedchamber when his expression suddenly turned serious. He immediately gave an order to the guards nearby.
"Everyone withdraw from the bedchamber area."
"Yes, King Oro!"
The guards and the maids stationed around the royal chamber immediately left the area as if they were already used to such orders.
Once everyone had withdrawn, a tall man wearing a strange hat shaped like a cat's face with a skull motif slowly appeared.
The man possessed mechanical hands made from Sea Stone.
In his right hand he held a retractable scythe, and attached to the handle of the weapon was a chain connected to a spiked meteor hammer.
His entire appearance looked bizarre and intimidating.
"Didn't I already tell you? From now on it is best that we do not meet inside the palace. That woman is not a fool," Oro said with a grim expression while looking at the man.
The man did not reply immediately.
He walked toward the corridor and glanced at the vast blue sea outside.
Then he turned his head toward Oro.
"Hehehehe. Oro, I have noticed that ever since you became king, you seem to have grown much more foolish."
"What do you mean by that, Hanafuda!" Oro said in a deep voice while clearly suppressing his anger.
Hanafuda.
One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
"Why did you let the Marines deal with the Hyena's Fang Workshop incident? If our involvement is exposed, do you understand the consequences?" Hanafuda said with visible irritation.
At this moment he almost wanted to cut the idiot in front of him down with a single strike.
When Oro heard Hanafuda mention the Hyena's Fang matter, he let out a cold snort.
"Hmph! They were just worthless trash from the West Blue.
Hyena's Fang Workshop earned considerable profits every year from Erguotou Mountain. Now that they have been destroyed, of course I must deal with that hateful Red Hawk.
And Rear Admiral Lucas is more than strong enough to handle him!"
"More than a year ago, that man personally went to the West Blue for Red Hawk. If someone like him takes interest in Red Hawk, do you really think he is an ordinary person?" Hanafuda said while barely controlling his anger.
At this moment he truly felt that choosing this idiot as an ally had been the biggest mistake of his life.
Red Hawk was someone who had caught the attention of Dracule Mihawk.
Hanafuda did not believe Red Hawk could possibly be weak.
As a fellow member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he clearly understood just how terrifying Mihawk's strength was.
After becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hanafuda had secretly begun cooperating with the Beasts Pirates.
The Beasts Pirates required a large number of Zoan type Devil Fruits.
However the Four Emperors could not easily leave the New World to search for them personally.
Therefore Hanafuda, who possessed the legal status of a Warlord, was perfectly suited to the task.
In order to expand the search range, he had helped Oro, the husband of the Floran Kingdom's queen, ascend to the throne.
He had also suggested that Lucas, who had been a captain of the royal guard at the time, join the Marines.
Through the cooperation between the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Floran Kingdom, and the Marine forces controlled by Lucas, they had managed to obtain several Devil Fruits over the years.
However recently Lucas had been promoted to Rear Admiral and even became the vice commander of Marine G10 Fortress.
Since then this fool Oro had begun to grow arrogant.
He frequently ordered Lucas to carry out suspicious tasks.
Now that Hyena's Fang Workshop had been destroyed by Red Hawk, this impatient fool immediately ordered Lucas to retaliate.
Hanafuda already believed Lucas was doomed.
After all Red Hawk had previously killed a Marine Rear Admiral.
If Lucas died, their influence inside the Marines would collapse completely.
Yet this idiot Oro still did not understand the seriousness of the situation.
"Purupurupuru~"
At that moment the Den Den Mushi inside Oro's bedchamber began to ring.
"You're both members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, yet you're so afraid of Mihawk?" Oro said disdainfully toward the towering man in front of him.
He walked back into the bedchamber and picked up the Den Den Mushi.
"King Oro! Rear Admiral Lucas… Rear Admiral Lucas has been killed by Red Hawk!"
"What did you say?!" Oro shouted in shock.
"Rear Admiral Lucas has been killed by Red Hawk! It was terrifying. Anyone he cut was left completely dismembered…"
"Ahhh!"
Before the person on the other end could finish speaking, a scream of terror suddenly came through the Den Den Mushi.
"Oro?"
"Are you the king of the Floran Kingdom?"
Just as Oro was about to hang up the Den Den Mushi in confusion, a new voice spoke through it.
When he heard that voice, Hanafuda immediately stepped forward.
"You're Red Hawk?!" Oro said through gritted teeth.
"Oro. I never allow anyone who provokes me to live. Clean your neck and wait for me to chop it off. Understand?" Alvin's voice came through the Den Den Mushi filled with chilling killing intent.
Hearing those words made Oro's body tremble.
For the first time he began to understand why Hanafuda had warned him that Red Hawk was not a simple person.
But when he saw Hanafuda standing beside him, his confidence quickly returned.
"Red Hawk! Don't be arrogant! Let me tell you something. My backer is the Seven Warlords of the Sea Hanafuda! Do you dare touch me?!" Oro shouted proudly.
What he did not notice was that Hanafuda's expression had already turned extremely grim.
Even the scythe in his hand seemed eager to move.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea Hanafuda? Hahahaha…"
"Then you and Hanafuda can both wait for me to chop you down!"
"Click."
The Den Den Mushi call ended.
Oro did not expect that after hearing Hanafuda's name, Red Hawk would still dare to threaten him.
At that moment Hanafuda was also furious.
Although he truly wanted to stab Oro to death immediately, the more pressing issue was something else.
A rookie pirate who had just arrived on the Grand Line actually dared to challenge him.
This was something he could not tolerate.
"Bang!"
"Ugh!"
Hanafuda suddenly threw a punch.
The blow sent the foolish Oro flying backward and crashing into the wall.
"I will spare your life this time. If you act like such a fool again, you will not live," Hanafuda said coldly.
After saying that he turned around and immediately left the palace.
This place only made him angrier every time he visited.
Only after Hanafuda had completely disappeared did the terrified Oro finally dare to move.
That sudden punch had almost convinced him he was about to die.
"Guards!" Oro roared furiously.
Erguotou Mountain.
At the harbor incomplete bodies of Marine soldiers floated in the sea.
On the shore shattered remains of Marine troops lay scattered everywhere.
The people of Erguotou Mountain were filled with fear.
Just one day later Red Hawk had struck again.
And just like the newspapers described, his methods were decisive and ruthless.
What frightened them even more was that this time his opponent had been the Marines themselves.
Alvin, the person responsible for everything, looked at the scene calmly.
The only thing that surprised him slightly was the number of connections that Marine Rear Admiral Lucas seemed to possess.
King Oro of the Floran Kingdom.
Seven Warlords of the Sea Hanafuda.
What exactly was the relationship between these two people?
It was said that Hanafuda enjoyed collecting Zoan type Devil Fruits, especially Ancient Zoan types.
Forget it.
When the time came he would simply cut them all down.
"Hey!"
"Come out and clean this place up! And remember to search the bodies!" Alvin shouted loudly.
After saying that he began walking toward Madam Serena's house.
He had just finished exercising.
Now he needed Madam Serena to give him a proper massage.
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