"When Alessia walked into Hyde's bedchamber from outside, Hyde frowned. Her military uniform was already mostly torn. The fabric that had once tightly covered her body was ripped in many places.
Revealing Alessia's supple skin underneath. Besides the ample cleavage, there were also some red marks on her skin, as if she had been bound…
"Your Majesty!" Alessia said, kneeling before Hyde!
"Alia, what happened? Explain it clearly!"
At any other time, he would have certainly blurred out the details after this woman had served her purpose. But he wasn't in the mood now. He was too eager to know the outcome and had no time to care about anything else.
"He agreed to leave, but the price was my body. It was a fair trade!"
Alessia said with a light laugh, her head bowed. Hyde couldn't discern her exact expression, but he imagined it wasn't good.
Hyde breathed a sigh of relief. Although he hadn't killed Grimm, as long as the other party didn't cause any more trouble, his objective had been achieved. As for the Devil Fruit, whether he got it or not was irrelevant. He believed in his own abilities.
Seeing the wounds on Alessia's torn clothes, Hyde couldn't help but ask, "Those injuries are…"
"Oh, those…"
Alessia glanced at the wounds on her body and said softly, "He has some peculiar habits…"
Hyde couldn't help but think of some perverted individuals. So, this Grimm, who looked refined and gentle, was actually an S&M sadist…
As Hyde thought this, he couldn't help but shiver. How could he lay hands on such a beautiful woman? He truly deserved to be called a devil pirate with a bounty of nearly a billion…
At this moment, Alessia said, "Your Majesty, I feel very tired. I've done all I can for you. Please allow me to resign from my military post!"
"En?" Hyde frowned slightly.
Alessia continued, "I want to travel and see the world. I'm too tired!"
Although Hyde was an old man, he understood the profound impact "dedication" could have on a woman.
Moreover, the other party was a pervert. It was only natural for Alessia to have such emotions. After all, no woman would want to go through it a second time.
"Alright. Go report to the army, collect 100 million Beli from the treasury, and you'll no longer be part of the military. By the way, I'll give you a ship!"
Hyde agreed to Alessia's resignation request and gave her generous benefits. After all, the method he used was unsavory and not to be revealed. Killing this woman, given her past actions of killing a pirate with a 70 million bounty to join the army, would be quite difficult, and she might even escape.
Since that was the case, it was better to do her a favor. Who knew, maybe one day she would change her mind and return.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Alessia stood up and left without looking back, thinking to herself, "Heh, my body is only worth 100 million Beli? Hyde, I wish I could kill you, but thank you for giving me this opportunity. Otherwise, I would never have a chance to get revenge on the World Government in this lifetime. But don't celebrate too soon; that Grandmaster seems like a very vengeful person!"
Alessia changed into new clothes, took the large sum of money, and left on a passenger ship. The ship's destination was the closest city to the Kingdom of Concordia. From there, she would buy a small boat herself and head to Concordia's port.
The place there had now become a desolate island where only animals, and only those with extremely strong survival capabilities, could live.
The wounds on Alessia's body were indeed inflicted by Grimm. As for why he left these wounds, perhaps Grimm really was…
After Alessia left, Hyde immediately summoned his troops, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Kingdom of Lettes before they could react and while their commander was dead.
Under the command of their commander Dante, the Etkexay Kingdom army, an hour later, just as the sun began to rise, swarmed forward and launched a surprise attack on the Kingdom of Lettes.
To Dante's delight, this surprise attack successfully reached the gates of the Lettes Kingdom's military fortress, almost conquering the country.
But his joy was short-lived. A familiar golden light descended from the sky and mixed into the two armies.
Dante was so terrified he almost fell off his horse. It was Grimm.
"You, didn't you leave?" Dante shouted in despair.
Grimm was his most trusted subordinate and the one he had feelings for, who had sacrificed her body to send him away. He had spent the entire night in the military camp in sorrow yesterday. But why was this guy still here?
"Yes, I left, but I've come back!" Grimm said, glancing at Dante.
"You, you're untrustworthy!" Dante immediately roared in anger.
Grimm extended his hands, summoned the Ash Messenger: "That's right, I left the Kingdom of Etkexay, but I never said I wouldn't come to the Kingdom of Lettes."
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Autumn, Year 1495 of the Sea Calendar.
Two of the six warring nations on the Lulusis continent in the New World, the Etkexay Kingdom and the Kingdom of Lettes, had their war interrupted by the great pirate Grimm. An estimated 50,000 soldiers from both sides suffered a total loss of 28,000 men, almost all of whom were killed by Grimm. Among them, less than three thousand soldiers from the armies that had retreated to their respective countries after the previous war.
Grimm's actions this time placed him above Hundred Beasts Kaido's kill count. Currently, his kill count was rapidly approaching that of the great pirate Charlotte Linlin.
Due to Grimm's intervention, the military strength of both the Etkexay Kingdom and the Kingdom of Lettes was severely damaged, ultimately forcing them to halt the war.
Fortunately, Grimm still had his bottom line; he did not invade the countries' interiors or harm civilians. He only killed soldiers.
As a result of this incident, Ostenstein Hyde, the Emperor of the Etkexay Kingdom, fell ill and was now bedridden.
The Navy and the Government naturally launched an investigation into the events on the Lulusis continent immediately after Grimm's large-scale slaughter.
Besides the CP organization, Vice Admiral Borsalino of Marine Headquarters volunteered to investigate, with Chief of Staff Tsuru assisting in the investigation.
This demonstrated the Navy's seriousness.
With the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit stolen, Grimm's subordinates might soon gain another terrifying combatant.
Vice Admiral Tsuru, along with Borsalino and her fleet, headed to Lulusis. Upon learning that the Emperor of the Etkexay Kingdom had received Grimm, they decided to focus their surveillance on this country.
Even an emperor of a nation might have a lower status than a Rear Admiral, let alone the high positions of Kizaru and Tsuru within the Navy.
Hyde immediately received the two Vice Admirals and cooperated with the investigation.
During the process, he confessed without reservation to his plan of using Alessia's beauty to poison Grimm to death. This was not illegal, and moreover, the other party was a pirate. Hyde had no intention of hiding it. Instead, from the Navy's perspective, he should be commended. Perhaps he could even join the World Government. Thinking this, Hyde felt his illness had miraculously recovered.
After two hours of conversation, Tsuru had a general understanding of the cause and effect.
"I see. It seems this Grimm was just trying to satisfy his physical desires for a moment. As expected, pirates cannot be trusted…" Kizaru said in a drawn-out voice.
"Silence, Borsalino!" Vice Admiral Tsuru said sternly, then saluted Hyde. "Rest assured, Your Majesty, we will definitely not let this heinous pirate go unpunished! Please rest well, King!"
"Please, Vice Admirals!" Hyde pleaded. He now hated Grimm to the bone but was helpless. He could only place his hope in the Navy.
"Borsalino, have you found any information on that woman named [Alia]?"
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