One Piece: Roar of Justice

"Mr. Wallon asked me to tell you that the school you were going to build before has been completed."

Luo still wore his iconic round hat with black spots on a white background, leaning against the cabinet, and in his arms was the long knife 'Ghost Cry' that was taller than himself.

How should I put it, today is really not a good day for Zebra. Almost the whole day is full of bad news that bothers him. Until Luo's appearance, Zebra finally heard good news.

"Oh? I see. I'll check it out later."

"Well, then I'm leaving."

Luo seems to be very reluctant to get close to Zebra. He has been like this since he came to the Kingdom of Balegon a few years ago. Perhaps the only ones who can make him close are the honest man Valon and his wife. He left without saying anything to Zebrado.

And Zebra didn't say anything. Luo was his subordinate in name, and he didn't need to say some polite words like walking slowly. After Luo left, Zebra sat down on the chair slowly, looking But once again fell on the body of Astod brought by Yard, frowning.

Astod's death made Zebra very sad, but apart from being sad, Zebra, as a leader, had to consider many things, including changes in people's hearts.

Astod's death undoubtedly created a huge gap between Yard, William, and Wallon. As a leader, Zebra did not want to see the phenomenon of discord among his subordinates. His death is an example, and Zebra is also blaming himself. Since the last time Astodd and Lafitte quarreled, he should have paid attention to this issue, but because of some other things, he left it behind , if Zebra could pay attention to it at that time, at least, Astrod will not become such a cold corpse now.

Moreover, after Astrod's death, the main source of income for his own forces, the now nominally largest Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Balegon, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce also lost its leader. In order for the Chamber of Commerce to continue to operate, a qualified replacement should also be provided. It's on the agenda.

Finally, it will be the funeral of Astod. If what Yard said is true, Astod is a traitor who betrayed them, but even so, I should give him a grand funeral, and, It is impossible to be a traitor in name.

All in all, Astrod's death caused too much trouble for Zebra's group. Of course, the biggest ones were Wallon and William's side. After Astrod's death, it definitely dealt a great blow to them. Yes, I must not ignore it, after all, both William and Walloon will play a huge role in the future construction of the country, and of course, there is Yard.

"Sassky."

In the living room, Zebra frowned all the time and called out a name. Soon, a Sakis carrying a technologically transformed Kukri machete appeared beside him.

"Mr. Zebra."

"Ah, restrain Astrod's corpse."

".Yes."

The banquet in King Balegon's palace was filled with all kinds of expensive wine and food. Here, I watched various nobles and celebrities talking and laughing with wine glasses, but now the protagonist of the banquet has become a person. From the previous potbellied Alexander III to the current William, and all the nobles guarding Alexander III before came to William's side, now William's status can be said to have undergone a huge change compared with before. It was just a small, very ordinary earl at the beginning, but now he was actually promoted to a cardinal by Alexander III because he quelled the rebellion in Kakulista. position, but everyone who was able to attend the banquet knew that William is the only person in charge of the Kingdom of Balegon, including Storows, who is on an equal footing with William, and the attitude of the other three cardinals towards William. They are all very respectful.

Storovs carefully talked with William. The current Storows can be regarded as a rising tide. Although he stood by William's side out of coercion, he still has the power of the dragon after all. The hero, after William came to power, Storovs became the existence of one person under ten thousand people, which made the other three cardinals jealous all the time, wishing that they were the first people whose hearts were taken away. .

Although William used to be a nobleman, after being kidnapped when he was a child, and after escaping from Doflamingo, he has seen too much suffering in the world. Now William has become a different person from when he was a child. Now He already has the ability to change some things. The social isolation policy of the Goa Kingdom in the East China Sea is highly praised by the Tianlong people and often appears in newspapers, but William is not used to this, including the current Bailegang Kingdom, St. Innocent, St. Urban, and St. Peter. The existence of these three huge walls made the Kingdom of Balegon no different from the Kingdom of Goa, and even divided it to a greater extent than the Kingdom of Goa. meticulous.

At this time, William was talking about this matter with Storovs, but now Storows is not interested in talking to William about class issues, social wealth distribution and other profound issues, his mind is now full of how to use The success of this incident expanded his influence and wealth. Just when Storovs had a headache, Zebra came over.

Seeing Zebula approaching, Storovs nodded respectfully to Zebra. Others don't know, but Storovs, who personally participated in the counter-insurgency incident, knew it. The gang, no, it should be said that it is Zebra's group, and Zebra is the absolute leader.

"Mr. Zebra, do you have something to do with Lord William? Then I will leave first."

Storovs nodded respectfully to Zebra, and was about to leave, but Zebra stopped Storovs and said.

"Don't be in a hurry, Mr. Storovs."

Storovs was taken aback. They usually avoided him when they met. How could they take the initiative to let him stay today?Although he thought so in his heart, he still obeyed Zebra's words and stayed honestly.

Zebra glanced at Storovs and said movingly.

"Master Storovs is really high-spirited recently. I heard that you have gathered a lot of followers during this period, and most of the things left by Kakulista in St. Peter's Wall have also entered your pocket? "

Hearing what Zebra said, William also smiled and said.

"Yeah, I've heard that Mr. Storovs is a popular figure in the eyes of the nobles in the kingdom recently."

Hearing William and Zebra's words, Storovs immediately had cold sweat on his forehead, and he waved his hands quickly and said.

"No, no, it's all done well by Mr. Zebra and Sir William, and the villain just follows the two to share some soup."

But when he heard Storovs's words, Zebra's face turned serious, and he said in a deep voice.

"Master Storovs, your eating looks a bit ugly."

For Storovs, neither Zebra nor William seem to trust him. The reason why he still keeps him is that he is still very good at governing the country. After all, this The kingdom's veteran cardinal, though a little greedy, only needs a knock.

Hearing Zebula's words, the cold sweat on Storovs' forehead became more intense. He calmly took out a handkerchief from his breast pocket, wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead, and said respectfully .

"No, no, Mr. Zebra, that scum of Kakulista made huge fortunes inside St. Peter's Wall when he was in power, and the villain just helped the two of you tidy it up, and will hand it in after the banquet is over. "

William nodded, but he was not satisfied with Storovs' answer. In his eyes, what Storows said was like "a strong man cut off his wrist". Although it hurt a little, it was harmless. After all, this was a windfall, and William waved his hand and said.

"Kakulista's stuff, Mr. Storovs, if you like it, then keep it."

"what?"

Storovs, who was already mentally prepared to be bitten off a piece of meat, was a little surprised when he heard William's words. He was a little confused about William's route and what medicine he bought in his gourd. Listen to William continue.

"Now that the country has been unified, a country's economy still has to be in its own hands, are you right? Lord Storovs?"

"...Yes, Sir William, you are right."

"Well, I think so too. Now the wealth of the Balegon Kingdom is scattered and is in the hands of various chambers of commerce. I intend to concentrate the wealth. I don't know about you, Mr. Storovs."

William looked under his fingers, glanced at Storovs from the corner of his eye and said, and after hearing William's words, the cold sweat on Storovs' forehead became more intense, just as William thought , The windfall money I got from Kakulista is not very important to me, but the Chamber of Commerce has already touched his foundation, but what can he do, now he is a knife, only Ren After all, his wealth and life are still held by William in his hands.

"Master William, what you said is that the villain is willing to merge the trading companies under his command into the name of the Four Seas Trading Company, and I will help other nobles to persuade."

Hearing what Storovs said, William nodded in satisfaction, put a hand on Storovs' shoulder, and said.

"Master Storovs's awareness really makes me very gratified. I have to say, Mr. Storovs, your decision is a good start for us."

"...Don't dare, then, Lord William, Mr. Zebra, if there is nothing else, then I will leave first."

After finishing speaking, Storovs, whose face was covered with cold sweat, made a gesture to leave, but was stopped by Zebra again, only listening to Zebra's words.

"Hey, what's the matter with Mr. Storovs? Are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you chat for a while?"

Hearing Zebula's words, Storovs's heart skipped a beat again, oh no, Storovs doesn't have a heart in his body now, and his heart is still with William.

"Is there anything else Mr. Zebra needs the help of the villain?"

But Zebra looked at William and asked.

"What were you talking about just now?"

William saw Zebra's wink at him, and immediately understood, and said.

"Ah, I was just now discussing the social isolation policy of the Kingdom of Goa that has been frequently reported in the newspapers with Mr. Storovs just now. I don't like this policy very much. I plan to tear down the St. Innocent Wall and the St. Urban Wall .”

William still changed his mind and left St. Peter's Wall. If all three walls were demolished, I am afraid that all the nobles would vote against it. At that time, it would be very difficult for him. Now William is an important minister of the Kingdom of Balegon, and there are some things It is still impossible to carry out mindless force suppression.

Zebra also nodded. His idea was the same as that of William. First, the St. Innocent Wall and the St. Urban Wall were demolished, so that the second-class nobles and third-class nobles living in them could be integrated into the common people. The first step in weakening the power of the nobles needs to be done slowly. As for the St. Peter's Wall, he can only do his own thinking. He is more inclined to build St. Peter's Wall into a place similar to a government agency, and separate the peace name district. , is also reasonable.

"I don't know what you want, Mr. Storovs?"

".There is nothing wrong with it. Combining nobles and commoners can better reflect your kindness, Lord William."

Storovs is a smart man, how could he fail to see that William and the others intend to weaken the rights of nobles, but he did not object, a big reason is that he lives inside St. Peter's Wall and is a well-deserved first-class nobleman. As for the life and death of the nobles who lived in the walls of St. Urban and St. Innocent, it was not within his consideration.

"Well, for the other three bishops, Lord Storovs, you can speak on my behalf. After all, I'm new here, so it's better for you, a veteran cardinal, to talk about this kind of thing."

"As for the cost of demolishing the city wall, let us share it equally."

"You have no objection, Mr. Storovs."

"No no."

Storovs breathed a sigh of relief. Although William said that he would split the money equally, William himself would definitely not pay a penny. All the money had to be paid by himself and the other three bishops. This was not a good thing in the first place. , but William gave himself the right to persuade them, and he can do some tricks, which can be regarded as weakening the strength of his competitors in a disguised form. Storovs was 1 unwilling, but in the face of William and Zebra, he had no choice but to be dumb and unable to express his suffering, and silently endured this drudgery.

"Okay then, I'll leave it to Mr. Storovs, if you have anything urgent to do, go ahead and do it first."

Zebra said.

Storovs breathed a sigh of relief. This was an order to expel him, but after hearing this, Storows felt much better. He knew that if he continued to stay here, he might be killed by William and Ze. The two of Bulla didn't even have a bone left. In his opinion, William and Zebra should be the ones who looked ugly.

"This is what a villain should do, so the villain will retire first."

Storovs nodded and said.

This time Zebra didn't stop him, but looked at Storovs' back, and the corner of his mouth curled up.

"The poor old fellow."

Hearing what Zebra said, William also smiled and said.

"After Kakulista's death, his life will not be as easy as before."

Zebra nodded, but looked at William, asked in a deep voice, and said.

"How is the investigation on Astrod?"

Hearing Zebula's words, William also frowned. He first sighed and said.

"I found some of Kakulista's subordinates inside the walls of St. Innocent in the prison, and asked them some things. They did see that Astord appeared in the manor that day, and Yard only came later. go."

"So Yard isn't lying?"

Zebra frowned and said.

But William shook his head fiercely and said.

"Things will definitely not be that simple. I spent the longest time with Wallon and Astord. He is not the kind of person who would do such a thing. I know that he had quarreled with Lafitte because of some things before, but He would never do such a thing.”

"Okay, you can continue to investigate. By the way, Luo came to see me this morning."

Zebra said.

"Ro?"

"How did he go back to you?"

Luo is only close to the Wallon couple. Apart from that, the one who has the best relationship with him should be the white bear Bebo, who has no scheming fur tribe. Although Luo belongs to them, he doesn't want to be close to them. Things are also an open secret.

"Walone looking for you?"

William first thought of Wallonia.

Zebra nodded and said.

"The school that has been under construction has finally been completed, and the next thing can start."

William nodded. Although he became very manic because of Astrod's affairs, he is not a person who will delay his own affairs. After all, Astrod's death has nothing to do with Zebra It doesn't matter.

"What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to be the principal of that school. This will also provide us with a steady stream of new power for our future affairs. Of course, it will definitely not be like when we were at Doflamingo's place."

William smiled wryly. Recently, he can be said to be the busiest person. When he first arrived in Port Andrews, he was able to help Astod. Later, Lafitte joined him completely. Turned into an idler, he probably didn't expect that now he would become the busiest one among several people.

"You will really find me an errand, well, I get it."

"Well, I'll let Lafitte prepare."

"William, I know that Astrod's death makes you very sad, but our plan cannot be abandoned because of this."

"I know."

Hearing Zebra's words, William sighed and said that he is not the kind of person who abolishes public affairs for personal reasons.

"The Four Seas Trading Company has no leader now, so we must find someone who can replace Astrod as soon as possible. Lafitte can manage the city, but it is too difficult for him to manage a trading company."

"Yes, this is indeed an imminent matter. If the Four Seas Commercial Bank does not recover as soon as possible, there may be problems in the entire country's economic chain."

"I'll keep an eye on it. It's very convenient for me to do this kind of thing now."

"Well, then I'll leave it to you. Let's hold a funeral for Astrod tomorrow. Regardless of whether he has done that kind of thing or not, he is always our good friend. At least we must give him a decent ending."

"Ah, I see, thank you."

"You don't need to thank me, William, I am also responsible for Astrod's death. If I could have discovered it earlier, Astrod would not have been in the same situation."

"Stop it, Zebra."

William patted Zebra on the shoulder and turned around. Zebra knew that the death of Astod had hit William too hard, even for Wallon, who hadn't seen each other all this time.

Zebra glanced at William's back, sighed, and turned around to leave the banquet. In the eyes of the two of them, the unusually lively reception became depressed.

The next day, this is an important day, all the nobles in St. Peter's Wall, including William, as well as the members of the Ripper Pirates led by Zebra, and those who came from the town of Antrus Walloon and some civilians who have been favored by Astod have come here, each of them is wearing a black suit, and some civilians have no money to buy a suit, and they all wear black clothes. funeral.

William, Zebra, Wallon, Lafitte, and Yard stood at the front of the line, everyone looked very serious, looking at Bellamy, Sarkis, Buffalo, and Bepo. A person carried the coffin containing Astrod's body to the tomb that had been dug long ago, and buried it.

The priest in charge of this ceremony was guest starred by Storovs. After all, he was a bishop. Although he was a little different from those priests in his previous life, he would still do this kind of thing. In his eulogy, Astord was described as For the heroes who died in the rebellion that put down Kakulista, after all, whether Astrod betrayed them is only Yard's side of the story, not just William and Wallon, even Zebra is unwilling to believe it. of.

After Astrot came to the town of Antruth, he forged a lot of good relationships. At that time, the civilian area was not even considered a civilian area. It seemed more appropriate to call it a poor area. The business house has driven the development of the entire peripheral towns of the Kingdom of Balegon, giving them jobs, allowing them to be self-sufficient, and at the same time gaining a good reputation for themselves. The reason for the civilians who are coming to attend his funeral.

In their eyes, Astod's death was a huge loss for them, and at the same time, it made Kakulista's reputation even more disgusting in their hearts.

Among the civilians who came to attend Astrod's funeral, there was a young man who looked to be in his teens. Looking at the coffin being carried by the four of Bellamy and the others, he clenched his hands into fists. With long blond hair and no eyebrows, replaced by six black vertical tattoos that extend upwards. His name is Basil Hawkins. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the savior. In the early years, he and his mother fled from other countries to the Kingdom of Balegon, and settled in the outer towns of the kingdom. They could only live on state subsidies every month, but orphans and widows However, they became the targets of the local gangsters. The constant bullying and robbing made Hawkins’ mother seriously ill. It was Astod who led people to drive away the gangsters and paid for the treatment of his mother’s illness. He died of his mother in the end, but Hawkins is still very grateful to Astodd. After all, it was Astod who gave him a second life. A job would allow him to live on his own, but now that he saw Astrod's body, he was very angry in his heart, wishing to dig Kakulista out of his grave and vent his anger.

The funeral went smoothly, of course, it is impossible not to go smoothly, no one dared to trouble William and Zebra at this time, and at the end of the funeral, William walked to the stage wearing a black aristocratic costume On, said with a sad face.

"I saw that besides the nobles of the kingdom, there were also many civilians living in the common areas who came to Astrod's funeral. I would like to thank you on behalf of Astrod. Astrod is my good friend, so he must be able to come. All of you who have come here have received the favor of Astrod."

As soon as William finished speaking, the civilians below began to shout violently and speak loudly.

"That's right! Master Astord saved our family!"

"It is Master Astod who drove away the gangsters, so that we can live in peace!"

"Lord Astrod has provided us with a stable job!"

"Master Astrod saved my son!"

"Lord Astrod is a good man!"

"Damn Kakulista! Why did this blood-sucking jackal kill Lord Astrod!"

Kakulista probably didn't expect that he was dead, and he had to bear such a big blame. I don't know if he would turn over the coffin board in anger, and he heard the shouts that almost aroused public indignation After that, William raised his hand, and the scene immediately fell silent. Astrod, William, and Wallon were the first people to come to the town of Antruth. Many of the civilians present were from Antrus. Truth Town, they all know William.

Just listen to what William said.

"Astrod's death, that damned Kakulista has already paid the price with his life. Although Astrod is dead, we will finish what he has not finished. Starting tomorrow, we will put The St. Urban Wall and the St. Innocent's Wall, two large walls that had stood on the land of the Kingdom of Balegon for hundreds of years, were demolished. Since then, the Kingdom of Balegon has no so-called noble areas and civilian areas. They are only the people of Balegon Kingdom!"

"Oooo!!!"

This sentence fell on the ears of the common people as if it was a stimulant. They had been blinded and bullied by the nobles before. William's words undoubtedly forced an equal sign between them and the nobles. How can it not make them excited, but the faces of the nobles who live in the walls of St. Urban and St. Innocent are not so good.

However, William didn't care about the reaction of those nobles. They were just second- and third-class nobles, and they didn't even have the right to participate in the palace meeting. They could only rely on the glory of their ancestors to enjoy some high-quality treatment. William didn't value it. Yes, what he valued was the reaction of the commoners. After all, there were still a small number of nobles in the Kingdom of Balegon, and most of them were commoners. With their support, no matter what they did in the future, it would be much more convenient.

Taking advantage of this moment of excitement, William threw out another sentence and said.

"I plan to build a school inside the walls of St. Urban. I will serve as the principal myself and teach professional knowledge. The purpose is to train students into various talents. Your children can go to school and study with the children of nobles! This is what Astod has been looking forward to realizing during his lifetime, and I will replace him today, and the name of this dream is called 'Astrotod's Dream Academy'!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

William's words were like the fuse that ignited the powder keg. After William's voice fell, the entire square turned into a sea of ​​boiling water. Those commoners never thought that such a thing would happen. Going to school together means that there is no difference between them and the nobles. Some commoners even think of how proud their children are when their grades in school surpass those of the nobles. Knowledge is also a development opportunity for their children, and they really thanked Astrod from the bottom of their hearts.

"Great Lord Astord!"

"Damn Kakulista!"

"Lord Astrod!"

The square was filled with similar voices, and William also had a gratified smile on his face. If Astrod was still alive, he might have shed tears of excitement when he saw such a scene.

Basil Hawkins also followed the civilians and shouted loudly, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes.

"I must apply for the Astrod Academy to fulfill Lord Astrod's will!"