One Piece: Roar of Justice

Beihai, the outskirts of the Kingdom of Balegon, the town of Antruth, three hours before the evening banquet.

William had already dressed early, and there were still three hours before the banquet. He had plenty of time. At this time, he came to the port alone, and took out a phone bug from his arms.
"Zebra, is it convenient to talk?"

As soon as the phone was connected, William said in a low voice.

Zebra's voice came after footsteps from the phone bug.

"Go ahead."

"People from the Kingdom of Balegon have contacted us."

"Well, Laffitte told me, that man is the Cardinal of St. Innocent's Wall, Caculista in charge of finances?"

Zebra said.

"That's right, he invited me to his house tonight for a banquet."

"Ah, this is an opportunity. Do you know what he wants?"

"I can make a rough guess. According to the information we inquired, this old guy is very good at making money, and he is also very greedy. He should have taken a fancy to the interests of our winery."

William said.

But when he heard what William said, Zebra heard objections from the phone bug.

"It won't be that simple."

"Ok?"

"Cakulista, this person has records on Don Quixote's side. Doflamingo once tried to contact him, but failed. That guy loves money, but what he values ​​most is not this .”

"What is it?"

William asked.

"Hehe, at his level, the only thing that can attract him is power. Their family used to be a nobleman in St. Peter's Wall, and they were expelled to St. Innocent's Wall because of a crime, Kakulista He's an ambitious guy, and what he's looking for is definitely not as simple as a winery."

"Lafitte told me some details of your conversation with Kakulista's entourage. You should have revealed to him that you have a 'personal guard'."

Zebra said in a deep voice.

But William was surprised when he heard Zebra's words. At that time, he just wanted to give Stewart a blow, and didn't think too much.

"You mean? He wants it."

"It should be. You should be more aware of the system of the Kingdom of Balegon than I am. In order to consolidate their status, their king does not allow his subordinate cardinals to hold military power. This not only consolidates the throne under his buttocks, Even the cardinals under him have lost the capital to compete for status, if this Kakulista wants to restore the glory of the family, your 'personal guard' is what he needs most."

Zebra analyzed it, but William frowned. He knew very well what the "private guard" in his hands meant. Nothing can be lost.

"Then what do you mean, I won't go to the banquet tonight?"

William asked.

But Zebra on the other side of the phone bug raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile on the corner of his wounded mouth.

"Go, of course, if he talks about it, you can promise him."

"Ok?"

William was a little surprised, but Zebra continued.

"Of course you can promise him, but he still needs something in exchange. We can take this opportunity to truly integrate into the noble system of the Balegon Kingdom. This is the second step of the plan."

Three hours later, Beihai, Kakulista's house.

"So, now that everyone is here, shouldn't it be time to talk about the things between us?"

"of course."

Kakulista nodded with a smile.

"So, how much does Lord Kakulista plan to participate in our winery?"

William asked, only to see Kakulista smiled and stretched out a palm to William.

"Fifty percent."

"It seems that your sincerity is not enough, Mr. Kakulista. If this is the case, I don't think we need to talk anymore."

Facing Kakulista's lion with a big mouth, William smiled, and then his face turned cold, and he got up and was about to leave, but at this time, Kakulista stopped him.

"Wait a minute, William!"

"Is there anything else? Kakulista-sama."

Kakulista slowly stood up from the seat, waved to William, and said.

"Don't worry, William, of course we have to negotiate. If you think [-]% is too much, we can discuss it."

At this time, the smile on Kakulista's face was like that of a kind old man, but William could only see full of plots and calculations from his face.

William sat down again with a face, but his face was very ugly, he was doing it for Kakulista.

"I will give you the greatest convenience for your liquor store and the Universal Chamber of Commerce you have just started. Of course, it is only outside the wall and inside the wall of St. Innocent, and I only need to charge [-]% of your income."

Kakulista opened his hands and said with a smile.

But hearing Kakulista's words, William raised his eyebrows and said.

"Oh? This really surprised me, Mr. Kakulista, there should be some prerequisites for what you said."

"Of course, there is no free lunch in the world. William, you should be very clear about this. Pirates have been rampant recently, and have even threatened the walls of St. Innocent. Even I, the bishop, can't rest in peace. This makes me very headache."

"Hehe, it's not my turn to take care of the pirates. Chief Piero is still sitting here."

William said with a sneer.

On the other hand, Piero slammed the table and stood up, yelling at William.

"What do you mean!?"

"What do I mean? Mr. Piero, are you asking the wrong person? Pirates are so rampant under your rule that even Lord Kakulista feels embarrassed. Shouldn't you do something?"

"you!"

Before Piero finished speaking, Kakulista raised his hand and acted as a peacemaker, only listening to him.

"Don't get excited, Chief Piero, sit down first."

"Humph!"

Hearing Kakulista's words, Piero sat down angrily, but his eyes were fixed on the smiling William.

"That's it, William, you are very clear about the situation in the North Sea. It has always been very chaotic. There are many pirate forces. Chief Piero has just been promoted, and there are still many things to deal with. It is reasonable for some small pirates to be careless. things in it."

"But even so, I'm just a little nobleman doing business, and I can't help you solve these problems."

William smiled and pretended to be stupid.

"Hehe, you are joking about William, but I heard from Stuart that you have a powerful personal guard. If you can send your army to help me solve these troubles, I will be very grateful."

Kakulista said with a smile.

Hearing his words, William said in his heart that sure enough, he pretended to lower his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said.

"It turns out that you have taken a fancy to my personal guard."

Kakulista smiled without denying it.

"Since it is your request, Mr. Kakulista, I will naturally do my best. After all, we are partners, but."

"But what?"

William's answer was somewhat beyond Kakulista's expectations, Kakulista's eyes flashed brightly, and he asked.

"In order to help you as a partner, I am naturally obliged, but you also know that the private guards under me are all brought back from outside. They are all illiterate and can only rely on one life The reckless people who come to exchange for wealth, they don't even understand our relationship."

William touched his nose on purpose, and said with a wry smile.

"For no reason to ask them to work for someone they don't identify with, they probably won't do it."

Kakulista took a deep look at William, and said with a heavy nasal voice.

"Then what do you think they want? Money?"

"I have a lot of this kind of thing, you can say it."

Faced with Kakulista's 'generosity', William waved his hands again and again and said.

"I think what they want more is a status, an identity that will allow them to appear in the walls of St. Innocent in a fair manner in the future."

Hearing William's words, Kakulista frowned and said.

"It's very difficult. As you know, the Pope does not allow us to have private soldiers, and the only troops stationed inside the walls of St. Innocent are the Pope's imperial guards."

"Do you want to include your personal guard in the Pope's Praetorian Guard?"

William nodded, shook his head again, and said.

"Have you heard of the 'King Xia Qiwuhai'?"

Kakulista's frown deepened.

"Private permission? The Kingdom of Balegon does not have the authority of the world government."

"Of course I know, we are not pirates, and the privateer license is not very attractive to us."

William said with a smile.

"However, we can refer to this system and give a status to an armed team that has already developed. In this way, we can instantly obtain an army that already has combat effectiveness without spending a single berry. As you said, the pirates in the North Sea recently It is becoming more and more rampant, and it will inevitably be a bit stretched to rely solely on the Pope's Praetorian Guard."

"With your influence, mention this matter to the Pope. For the safety of the kingdom, I think the Pope will agree."

Piero, who had been listening to the conversation between Kakulista and William, frowned and looked William up and down, while Kakulista stood up from his seat and paced slowly in the restaurant, Frowning, thinking about William's proposal.

William's proposal seems to be very beneficial to him. As William said, it doesn't need to cost a Berry, as long as he gives his personal guard a title, he can harvest an army that is loyal to him and already has combat effectiveness.

If you don't accept this proposal, according to the current policies of the Balegon Kingdom, if you miss this opportunity, you won't have the opportunity to have such an army. In this case, you still don't have the qualifications to fight for status. Don't even think about it.

Moreover, I can also rely on this matter to re-enter the Pope's vision, firstly to show that I am doing my best and have a sense of crisis, and secondly, I can show my ability.

It's just that two points need to be considered first, the first is the control of this army, and the second is the Pope's own attitude towards this matter.

Thinking of this, Kakulista stopped, squinted at William, and said.

"I will respond to the Pope about this matter. If the Pope agrees, it is not impossible to give them this title, but..."

"You did me such a big favor, and I don't know how I should repay you?"

This sentence was asked tentatively by Kakulista, but William's eyes lit up when he heard this sentence, and his upper body straightened up involuntarily, as if Kakulista's words were exactly what he meant. As expected.

I saw William licking his lips, a little excited and flattering, he didn't even bother to say polite words, and said in a slow tone, as if Kakulista would miss his words.

"My Lord Kakulista, you also know that I am a nobleman who was expelled outside the wall by the Kingdom of Balegon. Although I have the status of a nobleman, I can only live outside the wall. I, I hope that I can truly Become a nobleman of the Kingdom of Balegon and live within the walls."

After saying this, William quickly added another sentence, as if he was covering up his intentions.

"As long as I can move inside the wall, I believe my guards will trust you and His Excellency the Pope. Seeing my example and sincerity, they will definitely fight bravely for you."

Kakulista raised his eyebrows when he heard William's words, and looked at William with a playful face. He thought he had seen William through. of hunger and thirst.

"Another bumpkin trying to squeeze into high society."

Kakulista smiled in his heart, obviously, William is not the first person to make this request to him, even if he bears a title of nobleman, he still can only live outside the wall, but Kakulista Ta did not intend to reject William, because his proposal just dispelled one of his concerns.

If William doesn't have anything he wants, he will find it difficult. After all, no matter how much he looks down on William's background, he is a ruthless character with a powerful personal guard who can cause Kakulista Threats are like beasts, you can look down on him for drinking blood, but you have to pay attention to his fangs and claws.

But William wanted to restore his status as a nobleman, and it would be easy to live inside the walls. This is equivalent to William, a wild beast, willingly walking into a cage for sufficient and safe food. As a member of the waiting group, he can no longer stay outside as he is now, and must enter the kingdom system and worry about his own opinions. This is also to a certain extent, guaranteeing Kakulista's protection of William and his personal guards. The team has enough control.

Thinking of this, Kakulista said with a smile on his face.

"You can rest assured about this, at least St. Innocent's Wall, you can move here tomorrow, after all, you are a nobleman of our Balegon Kingdom, but..."