One Piece: Roar of Justice

The next day, when the Kingdom of Balegon held a regular palace meeting, it was very strange this time. Alexander III, who had not been present before, was sitting on a high throne at this time. It seems that last night Kakulista After saying something to Alexander III, Storovs' expression was not good, and he looked at William inquiringly. It would not be an exaggeration to describe what he and William are planning as outrageous, and absolutely cannot be tolerated. Mishap, all he can trust now is himself, and William, the ultimate beneficiary of this incident. Although the interest groups that are apparently tied to them are all under William's control, there is no guarantee that there will be no The papacy of Alexander III remained loyal.

William naturally knew what Storovs was worried about. After feeling his gaze, a reassuring smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and nodded to Storovs.

Storovs still trusts William very much now. After all, he has gone to an extreme now, and only William can be trusted.

Fortunately, Kakulista is still unaware of the news that William and Storovs have been on the same boat. When everyone is here and Alexander III is lazily sitting on the throne, Kakulista Bowing forward, he saluted Alexander III and said.

"My lord, Viscount William has made great contributions to suppressing the civilian area this year, and now the conflict between the civilian area and the aristocratic area has been effectively alleviated, and Viscount William has been self-restraining and caring for the people in office this year, and has fully won the favor of the residents of the civilian area. For his love, the old minister thinks that he should be rewarded."

Hearing Kakulista's words, Alexander III lethargicly yawned and said.

"Ha, Kakulista, what reward do you plan to reward Viscount William?"

"Report to His Excellency the Pope, the veteran believes that the title of Viscount William can now be promoted to Earl."

Alexander III nodded, but yawned again. It seems that he did not rest very well yesterday, and there was nothing new in the conversation with Kakulista today. He talked to Kakulista yesterday. The script that Tower faced once.

Alexander III looked at William and said.

"How do you feel, Viscount William?"

William walked out from the crowd, bowed to Alexander III, and said.

"Your subject must live up to the trust of His Excellency the Pope and Lord Kakulista."

"it is good."

Alexander III yawned again and said.

"Okay, then from today, the title of Viscount William will be promoted to Earl, and pass on the order."

"Yes, His Holiness the Pope."

The guard who had been serving Alexander III nodded and said.

After the matter was finished, Alexander III yawned again, but after that, as if he remembered something again, he first glanced at Kakulista, and then set his eyes on Storovs.

"By the way, Lord Storovs, what do you think of rewarding Viscount William like this?"

Storovs, who was called suddenly, froze for a moment, subconsciously glanced at Kakulista, then immediately turned his gaze back, bowed forward, and said to Alexander III.

"The Pope is wise. We all have seen the credits of Lord William during this time. The veteran believes that the decision of the Pope is very reasonable."

"Ah, that's fine."

Alexander III nodded, looked at Kakulista again, waved his hand after seeing Kakulista nodded, and said.

"That's all right, that's all for today, let's leave."

"Congratulations to the Pope!"

The nobles standing under the stage immediately bent down and watched Alexander III leave the palace. After Alexander III left, the nobles surrounded William one after another to express their congratulations. Some nobles also came to Kakulista's side, as if What he was talking about, but before Kakulista came to St. Peter's Wall, Storovs, who had always been in power, had only a few nobles who had a good relationship with him before.

"Congratulations, Viscount William, oh no, look at my memory, it's Earl William now."

A nobleman said flatteringly that William recognized him, and he was on Kakulista's side.

William nodded at him, showed a smile, and said.

"Thank you."

"Lord William's promotion to the title should have been done a long time ago. After all, the peace and stability of the civilian area this year is thanks to Lord William."

"You are rude."

William kept his attitude very low, and at this time he saw Kakulista waving at him from the corner of his eye, and William immediately showed an apologetic smile to the nobles around him, and said.

"Sorry, excuse me."

"Please."

"Go, don't keep Kakulista-sama waiting."

William nodded, and came behind Kakulista and followed Kakulista. William lowered his attitude and followed Kakulista respectfully.

This move made Kakulista very satisfied, but his fear of William deepened.

"how do you feel?"

Kakulista asked seemingly casually.

William smiled, with a satisfied smile on his face, and said.

"It's a nice feeling to be popular."

"Ha ha."

Hearing William's words, Kakulista also smiled and said.

"There will be more and more opportunities like this in the future."

"After that, I will rely on Kakulista-sama for your support."

"Hehe. What do you think of Storovs' performance today?"

Kakulista smiled, but the expression on his face immediately became serious after that, and said.

"My lord, what do you mean?"

"This time I proposed to ask the Pope to promote your title, and Storovs did not stop him. You must know that he jumped out when he was awarded the title of Viscount before. I am a political enemy with him. On the bright side, do you know what this change in his attitude means?"

Kakulista asked.

William frowned, showing an expression as if he was thinking about something, before speaking.

"Maybe it's because your strength has far surpassed Lord Storovs, and he chose to back down? After all, His Excellency the Pope has great trust in you now."

Hearing William's answer, Kakulista looked at William with some dissatisfaction and said.

"Don't play dumb with me here, you know that's not what I want to hear, tell me what you really think."

"Um, Lord Kakulista, I think Lord Storovs may be trying to show his favor to me."

"Yes."

Kakulista just nodded and said.

"People like Storovs will never admit defeat easily. He must be thinking of a way to get rid of me now. During this time, Yard's actions should have touched Storovs' bottom line, and Storovs If Torovs wants to get rid of me, the only thing I can rely on is you and your militia, which is the only obstacle for them, and he should still plan to lure you into their camp."

"My lord, don't worry, I will never"

"I know."

Before William finished speaking, he was interrupted by Kakulista, who only heard Kakulista continue.

"What I'm curious about now is how sincere he is in trying to win you over."

"what do you mean?"

Kakulista showed a strange smile, looked at William, and said.

"Didn't you tell me yesterday that you want to be in charge of internal affairs?"

"what do you mean."

"I will go to the Pope tonight and hold another meeting tomorrow. I plan to look at Storovs' attitude again."

The next day, Kakulista really proposed to Alexander III the division of duties for William. Kakulista suggested that in order to better manage and govern the civilian area, let William serve as the adjutant of the interior, in charge of the civilian area. Issues of crime, law and order, education and health care, this time, were opposed by Storovs.

After all, this is the management scope of Storovs, who is in charge of internal affairs. Just as Kakulista thought, Storovs will not give his power to anyone, even if William is very worthy of his win over Kakulista told William about this, which was his double-edged plan. He not only knew Storovs' attitude, but also let the disappointed William stand by him.

"So, do you still need me to be an undercover agent?"

"of course."

Kakulista said without the slightest hesitation.

"However, the two times you spoke for me at the palace meeting, Storovs should already think that you are on the same front as me, so you won't talk to me any more."

"Why not, if this is the case, he will also stop you from being promoted to earl by the Pope. The reason why he sits and watches your title go further is because he still has a little illusion about your position and doesn't want to You tear your face apart, and only when your actual rights are violated, will you speak out against it because you don't know your specific attitude."

"Okay, I see, I will try to get in touch with him, but, Mr. Kakulista, you promised me that I will be in charge of internal affairs."

"Don't worry about this, I will try my best to help you."

"Then it all depends on you, Kakulista-sama."

Kakulista is very satisfied, and William is also very satisfied. The purpose of the two palace meetings is the same. They both want to take this opportunity to see Storovs' attitude. Kakulista is very satisfied. It's because he still doesn't know that William has betrayed him, thinking that Storovs will soon fall into his control, and William is satisfied because Storovs completely fell to his side, Although there are some life-threatening reasons, the result is still good.

Leaving Kakulista's mansion, William called Sakis who was arranged by Zebra.

"How is it, Mr. William?"

"Go to the pier and tell Zebra that Kakulista is still in the dark and that his side can start to move."

"understood."