Chapter 223

"This guy is really badly hurt! A lot of people have been coming by lately. First the Straw Hat kid, then 'Shorty Buggy,' and now this guy..."

"Eh, what a nice sword! Is this guy a swordsman?"

Drum Island isn't far from Loguetown, but ordinary ships have to take a detour.

There's no way around it. Without a Seastone-bottomed ship and a steam power system, ordinary ships simply cannot cross the Calm Belt and must first detour to Reverse Mountain to reach the Grand Line, then head to Drum Island—and they have to choose the right route.

Generally speaking, pirate crews coming to the Grand Line for the first time don't have a Log Pose. There are seven routes in the first half, and once you choose one, you have to go all the way to the end.

The Holy Light.

Karl and Ain were leaning comfortably on lounge chairs, enjoying a sunbath, while Tashigi was focused on maintaining Shigure.

Nelson walked quickly to Karl's side and whispered: "Vice Admiral Karl, there is an iron-clad ship at the nine o'clock direction, flying a pirate flag, but the Navy Headquarters has no record of it. I speculate it should be a pirate crew that just set sail. Should we capture them?"

Karl took off his sunglasses and looked at Nelson: "How far is it to Drum Island?"

"About an hour's voyage."

"Then I'll leave it to you. You don't need me to take action, right?"

Nelson said confidently: "Rest assured, Vice Admiral Karl, I guarantee the mission will be completed."

"Not good, Your Majesty the King, the Navy is rushing toward us. What should we do?"

The obese Wapol said disdainfully: "So what if it's the Navy? I am the king of a World Government member country. I paid the money."

"But... King Wapol, we are the Wapol Pirates now!"

*Boom, boom, boom!

Following a series of explosions, Wapol roared in a panic: "Dive quickly!"

"It's too late, the Navy is already here!"

It didn't take much effort for the Wapol Pirates to be declared wiped out, and Wapol and his few subordinates were sent to Karl.

"You say you are the king of Drum Island?"

"That's right. Don't you know to let me go yet? Otherwise, I will definitely report you!"

Karl smiled contemptuously: "How bold! Daring to impersonate the king of a World Government member country? That's a crime on top of a crime! Nelson, lock him in the prison and send him to Impel Down!"

Wapol's expression changed. He didn't expect Karl to be so disrespectful, so he quickly changed his attitude, saying humbly: "I'm sorry, I was joking, but I really am the king of the Drum Kingdom."

Then Wapol began to talk about his experiences over the past period.

After the Blackbeard Pirates invaded Drum Island, Wapol knew he couldn't beat them, so he took the high-ranking officials of the country and abandoned all the people, being the first to flee the country and arrive on the sea.

Because he didn't carry a "Log Pose" when fleeing in a panic, Wapol and the others had to drift on the sea flying a fake pirate flag, calling themselves the "Wapol Pirates." Wapol was obsessed with returning to Drum Island to continue enjoying the rights of a king, so he had been wandering on the sea.

Then he met Karl. Afraid that Karl wouldn't believe him, Wapol opened his mouth wide and pulled out a document from his body proving his status as a king recognized by the World Government.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. As a king, you were the first to abandon your subjects. You really are a good king!"

Wapol saw Karl's attitude soften a bit, so he said brazenly: "Thanks for the compliment. Who told me I am a king? Everyone in the Drum Kingdom can die, but I cannot die."

Ain on the side was so angry she laughed, and Karl was also a bit dumbfounded.

"Throw him into the sea."

"Yes!"

Wapol was stunned, shouting loudly: "Hey, what are you doing? I am... Damn it, daring to look down on this king, I swallow!"

Wapol opened his mouth exaggeratedly, biting toward Nelson. Just as he was about to swallow Nelson, Nelson kicked Wapol in the crotch.

!!!!

"Aaaaaah! It hurts so much! You XXXX, ********"

Wapol covered his crotch and rolled on the ground, letting out bursts of wails.

Nelson snorted coldly, quickly handcuffing Wapol with Seastone handcuffs.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Once the Seastone handcuffs were on, Wapol instantly wilted, his whole body limp. Nelson called a few people to help, and they finally managed to lift Wapol up. After all, this guy was quite fat.

"Don't, don't kill me. As long as you don't kill me, I'll give you all my money!"

Nelson sneered: "Fool, if I kill you, your money will be ours anyway!"

Wapol: Is this really the Navy?

"1, 2, 3, hey!"

*Splash*, Wapol was thrown directly into the sea, kicking up ripples. As a fruit user, Wapol had only one ending.

"Vice Admiral, it's done. I just heard this guy say he has a lot of money."

"Go take people to search his ship. Don't let go of anything of value."

"Yes!"

After Nelson took people away, Karl turned his gaze toward the doctor in white on the side.

"Are you Wapol's doctors?"

The doctors looked at each other, and finally, an older doctor stood out.

"No, we can no longer be considered doctors. We were just Wapol's tools for gathering wealth."

"Were you coerced by him?"

"Correct. Six years ago, Wapol implemented the 'Doctor Eradication' plan in the Drum Kingdom, expelling almost all the doctors in the country, leaving only us 20 people."

Hmm, Karl rubbed his chin: "Then what are your plans next?"

"Return to Drum Island and become a real doctor."

Ain pulled Karl's arm, signaling Karl not to make things difficult for them. Karl gave Ain a reassuring look.

"I am Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Karl. Since I am heading to the Drum Kingdom, you can come with me."

"Thank you, thank you, Vice Admiral Karl." "You, you are the Navy hero Karl?"

The doctor who recognized Karl as the Navy hero looked relatively young. *Hmm*, he was young but already had a receding hairline.

"Vice Admiral Karl, I read in the newspaper before that you are a Holy Light fruit user. No matter how serious an injury or illness someone has, as long as you release the Holy Light, you can heal them. Is this true?"

Karl smiled slightly: "It is true. But I am the only person in the world who possesses this ability. Don't worry about me stealing your jobs."

After Nelson moved all of Wapol's assets, the Holy Light continued to head toward the Drum Kingdom, and soon, they arrived.

Drum Island was named because the mountain peaks on the island were shaped Move Move Like drums. Of course, it was also known as the Winter Island, because it was winter all year round here. Looking out, it was all white.

The doctors on the ship were a bit excited. After drifting with Wapol for so many days, they had finally returned.

"This is Drum Island? It looks so cold."