Pirate's Freedom

Cyrus won 2750 battles.

"It's really hard for you to find me, King Riku." Although he was a little surprised, Tata Tot smiled happily.

"It seems you really care about Cyrus."

The iron prison of the arena was originally used to hold prisoners who had committed crimes and atone for their sins by becoming sword fighters, but Cyrus, who had been pardoned, insisted on living here.

As a result, there was an additional unlockable [single room] in the iron prison.

"This is not a difficult thing, although I don't know why everyone turns a blind eye to you."

King Riku, who appeared here during Cyrus's rare outing time, seemed not to worry about the strange guy in front of him being harmful to him, and did not make any move to call the guards.

"But if you do a little research, you will find that Cyrus's appetite suddenly became much larger."

"..." Having said this, King Liku became more worried.

"You don't have to look like you're hesitating to speak, I can tell you directly."

Tata Tot knew exactly what he wanted to ask and frankly admitted what he had done.

"The change in Cyrus was caused by me."

Then, as a cohabitant, Tata Tot mentioned something that he had noticed for a long time but had always kept silent.

"You should have noticed a long time ago, Cyrus, how guilty he feels about the people he has killed. He has nightmares almost every night."

King Riku was a little silent, and Tata Tot continued.

"Honestly, I think your original behavior was a bit over the top."

Unlike his appearance, Cyrus has a strong will and a delicate heart.

"After all, once people gather together, they lose the ability to think independently. In this arena, whether it was the yelling and scolding in the past or the cheering now, it has nothing to do with what kind of person Cyrus is."

"..."

"Of course, this is something you should be concerned about. For me, more importantly, the low self-esteem caused by this has seriously hindered Cyrus's path to continue to become stronger."

This was a problem that even a king could not solve. King Riku remained silent, and Tata Tot did not want to talk more, so he returned to the topic.

"Let's cooperate!"

Tata Tot stood up and stretched out his hand towards King Riku.

"I want a hearty battle, and you want to untie Cyrus' knot."

It can be said that both parties have common interests and demands, but what is missing is a little push.

"By the way, in order to show sincerity, I can no longer hide my head and show my tail."

To give some weight to his proposal, Tata Tot took off his mask.

"My name is Tata Tot. Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to call me [Mysterious Man]."

"……what should I do?"

No matter what the reason was, when the silent King Riku spoke again, he had already tacitly agreed to Tata Tot's proposal.

"You don't have to do anything, His Majesty King Riku."

After achieving his goal, Tata Tot's tone was very gentle.

"I just want to ask for your permission. After all, what is going to happen next is not a small scene."

He took King Liku's hand and shook it vigorously up and down.

"However, although the process is tortuous, the future is bright."

King Liku looked a little dazed. He wanted to ask something, but gave up. Those things were not important anymore.

"Cyrus will become a true hero, and no one will care about his past anymore."

A distant voice seemed to come from the horizon, making people feel friendly and credible.

"And you, after you leave here, you will forget all this, so that you can fully concentrate on performing on the stage. Don't worry, I will help you solve many problems."

……

Cyrus won 2760 battles.

"Cyrus, until now, you have not mastered Armament Haki."

Facing the towering peak of Tata Tote, Cyrus made rapid progress under tremendous pressure. Now he can be said to have the power of a rat (flying squirrel).

However, there is a problem that has been clearly there from the beginning and has not yet been solved.

"...No matter how hard I try, I can't experience the feeling you mentioned."

Cyrus did work very hard in his cultivation, but even if he fell asleep from exhaustion, he would still be awakened by nightmares.

"It's okay, Cyrus," Tata Tot suddenly became easy to talk to after meeting King Liku.

"I already understand what kind of person you are, and I have already thought of a solution to the problem."

Cyrus felt a little uneasy instinctively. He frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, I just believe in you," Tata Tot smiled very happily, "I hope you will also believe in me who believes in you."

……

On the [Lovers' Avenue] in the Kingdom of Dressrosa.

A young girl with a dark pink ponytail and a black bob wandered around.

"I really don't understand!"

Scarlet originally wanted to sneak out alone to relax, but in the end she had to take her sister with her.

"Why is my father so interested in a murderer?"

"But, sister," Violet said, pointing to the reflection on the wall as she jumped happily around her sister.

"Cyrus's sins have been forgiven by his father. Now everyone in the arena is cheering for him."

The cheers in the arena echoed through the sky, and the enthusiasm of the audience seemed to hit their faces through the reflection of the phone bug.

"One day, he will take off his mask and reveal his true nature!"

Scarlett felt a little indignant when she heard people praising Cyrus.

"Even if everyone will be deceived by him, he will never be able to deceive me!"

Just when Scarlet was about to say something else, the noise that he originally thought was a little noisy suddenly disappeared. Turning around, he saw that the video phone bug that was broadcasting the sword fighting competition suddenly changed the screen——

The passionate [Bullfighting Arena] turned into a cold and dead [Between the Thrones].

In the image, a burly man with medium-length curly hair was sitting on King Liku's throne. King Liku, who was bound by iron chains, fell at his feet.

"I am Sweet, the captain of the Sweetheart Pirates."

The man named Sweet inserted his fingers into his hair and smoothed it back.

"Your king, King Riku has now become our hostage!"

A slender bang fell in front of his eyes, and his aura suddenly became stronger.

"If the ransom of 100 billion beli cannot be paid," Sweet showed a cruel smile, "you will never see him again!"

After saying that, Sweet began to wrap his fingers around his hair attentively, and slowly waited during the live broadcast.

"how come?!"

"Your Majesty King Liku!"

"Where are King Liku's troops? Where have they gone!"

"Could it be that... the army of justice was defeated by the pirates?!"

Yelling and running around, the atmosphere of panic spread uncontrollably.

"...!!!"

Staring at King Riku lying at Sweet's feet in the image, the little girl with black bob hair couldn't stop trembling all over.

"Violet!"

A violent shaking brought her back to reality.

"Don't panic, take a look at the situation in the palace!"

Scarlet, who was trying to stay calm, grabbed her sister's shoulders and stared at her closely.

Violet didn't notice that her sister's hand holding her was also shaking slightly. After hearing this, she quickly formed a circle with her index finger and thumb and looked in the direction of the palace.

"Father, he was tied up, and everyone in the escort fell to the ground, pirates! There are many pirates in [Between the Thrones]!"

As a user with the gaze fruit ability, Violet can easily use herself as the center point to conduct long-distance observations within a radius of 4000 kilometers.

Although she can see through people's hearts, Violet is unable to do anything about the situation in front of her.

"Sister," Violet's eyes were a little helpless, and the seemingly calm Scarlet became her only support now, "What should we do?"

Scarlett gritted her teeth and said decisively.

"No matter what, get to [King's Heights] first!"