in a blink.
Ten days passed quietly.
The weather was exceptionally cool today, especially in Dressrosa at night, which was gradually recovering from the Riku King incident and was once again thriving.
Because of King Riku's downfall, some kingdoms in the surrounding seas fell into chaos, and friction between them increased. Doflamingo fanned the flames and took the opportunity to buy and sell arms, making a very good living.
Once he made money, he drastically stabilized the people of Dressrosa through measures such as tax cuts and subsidies. This is why Dressrosa returned to peace so quickly, and why the people began to adore Doflamingo.
Everything is about money.
"Bulu Bulu!"
In the pitch-black night, the sound of a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) rang out from a house.
Having recovered from his injuries and eaten his fill, Hermes felt refreshed. Tonight, he planned to stroll around the King's Highlands to see if he could find the little people who ate the healing fruit in the original story. What was their name again? I think it was Mansherry.
If he had this little human by his side, he could fight and roam freely as he pleased. As long as he didn't take his last breath, he would soon be full of energy again.
This is practically cheating.
Like adding wings to a tiger, or taking off from the spot.
Hermes took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and answered the call.
"Mr. Jormungandr, are you alright?"
Hermes recognized the familiar voice of King Elizabello II from the phone. After all, not many people knew his phone number, and he could tell who it was just by looking at the image simulated by the Den Den Mushi.
"You're not going to die, what do you want with me?"
Hermes raised an eyebrow.
"Lord Jormungandr, are you in Dressrosa? Recently, due to the fall of King Riku, many changes have occurred in the surrounding kingdoms. Some of the kingdoms with conflicts have already gone to war. My investigation has revealed that some people are involved in arms trafficking and are stirring up trouble to provoke wars."
Preliminary investigations suggest the involvement of the current king and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Donquixote Doflamingo, behind this revelation, thus impacting the Kingdom of Prodens.
King Elizabello II looked grave. Had the Kingdom of Prodense not been so different from what it once was, and had he not turned the tide so that the people's satisfaction rating with him had exceeded 2%, there might have been some friction within the country.
It should be said that this trend has already begun.
The main reasons, besides being instigated and some elusive rats still trying to get away with it, were that Hermes, the hero, had left the kingdom of Prodens. Once this news spread, many rats who dared not show their faces in the shadows began to cause trouble.
The Kingdom of Prodens is now experiencing problems with its trade with other countries.
"It seems Xiaoming is profiting from the war! That suits his ruthless nature."
Hermes subconsciously pinched his chin. He wondered why he hadn't paid attention to him all this time; it turned out the other party had been busy making a fortune.
This news from Elizabeth is very important.
It's possible that Doflamingo isn't even at the King's Heights, and some family members might have been sent out to stir up trouble, leaving the base vulnerable.
"So, you're calling to ask?"
"If possible, I hope you can warn the Don Quixote family."
Hearing Elizabello's words, Hermes twitched his lips. This bastard trusted him quite a bit. Was Xiao Ming an ordinary person?
They're really not afraid to issue a warning themselves and then get themselves involved.
Is it he himself who has become arrogant, or is it Elizabeth Ilizabello who has become arrogant?
"I'll handle it, that's all!"
Hermes, too lazy to waste any more words, hung up the Den Den Mushi and took to the air, transforming into a 5mm shape and using Moonwalk to fly quickly towards the King's Highlands.
If Doflamingo is around, we can try to gain some combat experience points. If he's not, we'll look for someone else; there are quite a few talented people in the Donquixote Family.
However, we need to find Mansherry, who has a healing ability, first.
At this time, some parts of the King's Highlands were brightly lit, while others were very dark.
In many places, there were people or toys patrolling, each holding a real weapon. Hermes descended from the sky, unleashing his Observation Haki without restraint, and began to stroll around as if he were in his own home.
After half an hour.
Hermes entered a room with a collection of wines, and his eyes were filled with all kinds of high-end or rare wines, including rum, red wine, and fruit wine.
The next room contained precious metals or treasures.
Then there are some documents and materials.
Hermes isn't interested in these things for now, but he's scouted the place well. He can borrow some when he's short on cash later, and he believes Doflamingo won't say anything.
After searching for about ten more minutes, we finally heard a sound from the Royal Chapel.
You could hear intermittent sobbing from a distance.
Hermes followed the sound to a wall, kicked it violently, and with a huge roar, the wall shattered, and the crying inside stopped abruptly.
At this moment, Mansherry was so frightened that her face turned pale. She huddled against the wall, nervously watching the dust, where she could vaguely see a figure gradually becoming clearer.
She was just crying peacefully when a sudden loud noise nearly scared her out of her wits.
"found it!"
Hermes' towering figure stood before Mansherry, blocking out the light and thus appearing particularly sacred and strange.
"You…who are you!?"
"I didn't cry, don't hit me."
Mansherry subconsciously thought Hermes was a member of the Don Quixote family, and her tear-streaked face was full of fear and pitifulness.
She was beaten a lot during the time she was captured.
Especially when treating an old woman and an old man, those people pinched her so hard, it hurt so much.
Many pinch marks can be faintly seen on Mansherry's body, and some areas are bruised.
They looked extremely pitiful and miserable.
"Let's make a deal. I'll rescue you, and you'll stay with me for a while. I need your healing abilities."
Hermes stated his purpose directly without showing pity or acting like a saint, which was still somewhat conscientious. If Mansherry didn't understand, then he would have had to resort to violence.
Mansherry shrank her neck, and a hint of color appeared in her bright eyes, but she quickly became suspicious again, fearing that she had just escaped one danger only to fall into another.
"There seems to be some movement over there."
"Go over and have a look!"
"Oh no! Someone has broken into the high ground! Quickly inform Lord Diamanti!"
Hermes's kick just now alerted the enemy, and the patrolling people around discovered them.
This was also Hermes's doing. Without making a commotion, how could he lure out the Don Quixote family? He wasn't just there to see Mansherry.
"You have five seconds left."
Hermes appeared relaxed, arms crossed and back against the wall, his Observation Haki faintly sensing that many guards were approaching.
"I am willing."
Mansherry gritted her teeth. Regardless of whether this human was a good person or not, she had to leave this place first.
"very good!"
Hermes was quite satisfied. It was best not to be rough with such a cute little thing, after all, he, Hermes, was also a very noble person.
Bend down.
Hermes grabbed Mansherry and placed her on his shoulder, then slowly walked outside, soon encountering more than a dozen guards with weapons.
"stop."
"who are you."
Gun barrels were pointed at Hermes, ready to fire without hesitation if he made any rash moves.
"They arrived too late!"
Hermes looked up to the east and sensed a powerful aura through the numerous buildings; it must be a member of the Don Quixote family.
So before that.
Looking back at the guards, Hermes flicked his fingers a few times in the air, tearing the air apart, and all the guards fell one after another like wheat being harvested.
All hit the kidneys.
Mansherry, who had been burying her head in Hermes' temple, quietly raised her head when she heard the scream, her large, misty eyes filled with shock and fear.
Unconsciously, those tiny hands gripped Hermes' hair tightly.