Chapter 324: Taking the Two Little Ones to Inazuma

New World, the waters of Dressrosa.

The sea surface churned with surging waves as a large pirate ship flying the Beasts Pirates flag cut through the wind and waves toward Inazuma.

At the bow, the eyes of the Scourge of Fire, King, flickered constantly.

Had not Kaido the Boss saved his life before, perhaps the moment King learned of Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's Lunarian identity, he would have chosen to stay in Inazuma.

These years.

King had too many questions in his heart that needed his clan members to help clarify, but he could never find a second Lunarian clan member besides himself.

Having finally found a clan member, it just so happened to be Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, the one who drove the Beasts Pirates out of Wano Country.

King's heart was extremely conflicted.

He longed for a fellow clan member, proving he was not alone in the world, yet he felt despair over assisting Kaido the Boss in becoming the Pirate King.

Before Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen rose.

Everyone on the seas shouted about becoming the Pirate King, people like Kaido the Boss and Charlotte Lingling.

But after the Morning Star Crew rose,

the voices shouting about becoming the Pirate King grew fewer and fewer these past few years, simply because Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen and the Morning Star Crew were leading the other pirate crews by a cliff-like margin.

Besides, they had already reached the Final Island.

They very likely held in their hands—the Eternal Pose leading to the Final Island, Laugh Tale.

"Brother King." Vergo's voice rang out: "There is one more person on the ship."

Seeing Reiju with a bruised and swollen face, her expression one of pleading, King couldn't help but think of Yamato staying in Inazuma, and a thought of inner criticism rose in his heart.

The Boss really doesn't know how to educate people.

The Vinsmoke family had joined the Beasts Pirates for only a short half-month, yet Reiju was beaten by Kaido every day until she was bruised, swollen, and on the verge of death.

People's physiques are not the same.

Although Reiju was a cyborg, her physique and talent were certainly inferior to Yamato's.

Even Yamato was often beaten into unconsciousness; how could Reiju possibly endure it?

Six-year-old Reiju held her younger brother Xiao Shan Zhi's hand and pleaded with King with tear-filled eyes.

"Please, please don't send me back."

King's voice carried not a shred of emotion: "This is the only time; do not expect it to happen again."

Although Reiju was young and Kaido the Boss's method of education was wrong, Reiju was nonetheless a seedling favored by Kaido the Boss, so King did not intend to change anything.

Back when Yamato was being brutally beaten, even the Three Calamities begging for mercy was useless.

"Thank you, thank you."

Reiju bowed repeatedly in gratitude, and only then did she take Xiao Shan Zhi's hand and return to the cabin to care for her mother.

In Reiju's young heart, Kaido was the most terrifying devil on the seas; if she had a choice, she would rather wander than go back.

Fortunately, when she secretly boarded the ship with Vergo, she was not discovered by the other party, allowing her to briefly escape the devil's den.

Vergo watched the brother and sister return to the cabin.

Regarding taking only the two little ones to Inazuma, Vergo felt a certain regret in his heart; he had greatly underestimated Kaido's level of importance placed on talent.

Especially after reviewing Captain Saint Saint Saiwen's sailing experiences, Kaido the Boss seemed to have suddenly gained enlightenment, treating the five Vinsmoke siblings like disciples.

He even spent the whole day shouting and clamoring—

Talent! Talent! And damn it, it's talent!

Although he was unclear why Captain Saint Saint Saiwen asked him—to propose kidnapping Marine Academy students to Kaido, Vergo decided to advise the Captain, urging him not to let the Beasts Pirates develop too rapidly.

He felt a bit unable to control it.

If this caused him to lose his position as the Scourge of Drought, what then? How could he then investigate more intelligence?

He also didn't know if Sengoku the Fleet Admiral, who would only receive the news after the fact, would suspect his identity.

The two, each with different thoughts, stood at the bow, staring blankly at the constantly undulating sea surface.

Meanwhile, at the Shogun's Mansion in Inazuma.

Saint Saint Saiwen put down the message Vergo had sent back: "Truly the legendary King of Spies, well done!"

A short while ago,

Saint Saint Saiwen was still thinking about whether to casually invite little Xiao Shan Zhi and little Nami to live in Inazuma, gathering the young Straw Hat Crew together with his big son Luffy and Zoro.

It hadn't been that long before Vergo brought Xiao Shan Zhi over, additionally gifting Xiao Shan Zhi's sister Reiju.

Saint Saint Saiwen had to admit—

Sending Vergo to spy within the Beasts Pirates was one of the most correct decisions he had made these years.

The only point that felt somewhat regrettable was that inciting Kaido to kidnap Marine Academy students might cause Sengoku to mistakenly believe Vergo had defected from the Marines.

The reason for such an arrangement.

Saint Saint Saiwen hoped Kaido the Old Man would attract the attention of the Marines and the World Government, so the Five Elders would not prepare to target the Revolutionary Army again.

Anyway, Kaido has thick skin and tough flesh and fears no beating.

A single Marine Admiral could not possibly take down the Beasts Pirates, and deploying two Marine Admirals would not align with the interests of the Marines and the World Government.

It was based on this consideration.

Before Saint Saint Saiwen and Imu signed the Deep Sea or Abyss Contract, the louder the commotion Kaido caused, the more beneficial it was for Saint Saint Saiwen and his allies.

The Marines must be having a headache right now.

They would certainly dispatch an Admiral or several Vice Admirals to investigate the North Blue; in this way, the pressure on the Revolutionary Army would drop sharply.

With Kizaru relaying internal Marine intelligence, Morgans relaying intelligence from the seas, and Vergo relaying Beasts Pirates intelligence, the Morning Star Crew's intelligence work was becoming more and more excellent.

For example, a few days ago, Morgans sent news:

Blackbeard captured the Krieg Pirates in the East Blue; without a second thought, Saint Saint Saiwen directly forwarded the news to Garp.

Perhaps at this moment, Karp is pursuing the Blackbeard crew across the East Blue.

Saint Saint Saiwen naturally knew Blackbeard's ambitions.

The reason he had not yet slain him was twofold: first, out of respect for Whitebeard's face, since Blackbeard had not yet murdered his brothers and defected from the Whitebeard Pirates.

Second, Saint Saint Saiwen was quite interested in that so-called Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit.

If Blackbeard could find the Dark-Dark Fruit, Saint Saint Saiwen would lock Blackbeard away and secretly study the fruit's abilities.

"Brother Teach, you must hold on."

Clomp, clomp, clomp~ First came the sound of knocking, then Yuzhi Xiliu walked in.

"Captain, the entire Red-Haired crew, invited by Mihawk, has already left Flower Capital and departed for Zou District."

"Hmm." Saint Saint Saiwen paused: "With Buggy accompanying them, there is no need to watch them closely. Since Shanks wants to look around, let him look."

"Understood." Yuzhi Xiliu continued his report.

"The former acting warden of Impel Down, Rayleigh, failed in his election bid; Magellan has become the warden of Impel Down."

Having spoken, Yuzhi Xiliu produced a file.

"Captain, this is the file on Magellan transmitted by Rayleigh. That fellow clearly hasn't given up."

Saint Saint Saiwen took the file and glanced through it briefly.

"Magellan, twenty-nine years old."

"Paramecia-type Poison-Poison Fruit user, height 4.91 meters, former vice warden of Impel Down..."

"I recall that when Senior Shi Ji escaped prison, Magellan was already the vice warden."

"Yes."

Saint Saint Saiwen put away the file.

"That is to be expected. Regarding this Rayleigh you mentioned, is there any possibility of recruiting him?"

Yuzhi Xiliu pondered briefly before giving his answer.

"Rayleigh is obsessed with officialdom; over these years he has accepted quite a bit of our money. The deployment map of Impel Down was provided by him."

"Recruiting him will be difficult; this fellow has always been a turncoat."

Upon hearing this, Saint Saint Saiwen's fingers kept tapping on the table.

"Have him find a way to get Lafitte out; I have some questions I wish to ask Lafitte."

Saint Saint Saiwen intended to test on Lafitte whether the Devil Contract of the Satan Form could control people.

If it worked, he would take Lafitte under his wing.

If it failed, he would have to slay him completely, resolutely leaving Teach no chance to turn the tables.