Ian looked down at Wapol.
This guy seems to be only one year older than him, right?
But the age difference seems far greater than just one year.
His body is round and chubby, almost like a barrel.
At this moment, Wapol was looking up at him with a horrified expression, his mouth wide open, as if he thought Ian was going to use his powers to swallow him.
Ian lightly jumped down from the castle, landing on the head of the hippopotamus that Wapol was riding.
"Wapol, I specifically came to find you. Don't you think it's a bit rude to try to leave without saying goodbye?"
Wapol was trembling all over, unable to speak a word.
H-how could this monster be here?!
"Protect King Wapol!"
Even someone as useless as Wapol had a few loyal subordinates.
There were three leading them.
One was a boxer with an afro.
One was an archer dressed in green.
And one had already transformed into a wild bull.
Ian didn't even raise an eyebrow.
"Quiet, I'm not talking to you."
Buzz!!
The Conqueror's Haki surged, and the snow on the mountaintop outside the castle was instantly swept away.
Everyone, except Wapol, had already collapsed to the ground.
"Ahhh!!"
Wapol screamed in fear.
He couldn't comprehend what was happening.
"I understand! I understand now!"
Wapol shouted.
"I will give you all my treasures! Please, spare my life!"
"Treasures?"
Ian grabbed Wapol's hair and yanked him up.
"I'm not interested in things like that."
This guy is the greatest treasure on this island.
"Ahh! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"
Wapol felt like his scalp was about to be ripped off. Never before had he hated his hair so much in this moment!
But what does this guy want to do?
Wapol's heart was filled with panic.
Is he after me?
He couldn't understand!
"Come with me."
With one hand grabbing Wapol, Ian suddenly shot into the air, heading back in the direction they came from.
The Drum Kingdom wasn't that big, and in no time at all, Ian had already landed outside the tavern.
In just this short time, the two giants were already sitting on the ground, drinking.
Even Jack and Drake were drinking together.
There was no helping it; Drum Island was a winter island, covered in snow year-round. It was really cold.
Unlike Ian and Yamato, who could ignore the cold, they had to rely on drinking to warm up.
"Welcome back! Ian!"
Yamato waved her right hand, greeting Ian energetically.
If there were any enemies around, she would never let Ian face them alone.
But this time, the enemy was ridiculously weak, and she couldn't bring herself to care.
"Wapol..."
Dr. Hiriluk's gaze was a bit complicated. The king of this country had been brought back in such a short time by Ian, like a dead dog.
He was still crying out in agony, begging for mercy.
What a disgrace.
"Now, contact all the towns on the island,"
Ian tossed Wapol to the ground and said indifferently, "We need a lot of alcohol and all the medical books. I'll give you one day to have everything I asked for delivered."
"Y-Yes, understood!"
Wapol hurriedly pulled out his Den Den Mushi and started dialing one after another.
"Hurry up! I don't care what method you use! Get all the alcohol and medical supplies on the island to me in the shortest time possible!"
After making the call, Wapol turned to Ian with a flattering look. "Is this good enough?"
Ian nodded approvingly, "Well done."
Wapol immediately perked up. "So, can I leave now?"
"Leave?"
Ian chuckled lightly. "Don't rush, we'll leave together tomorrow."
"Eh?"
Wapol froze.
Not just him, Ian's companions were also a bit stunned.
"Ian,"
Law couldn't help but ask, "Don't tell me you came to this island just for this guy?"
No matter how you looked at it, this guy was just a pure waste.
"Don't underestimate him,"
Ian said, "Wapol's ability is actually quite interesting."
The Munch Munch Fruit—it's a powerful ability that allows him to combine whatever he consumes.
In the original story, Wapol used this ability to refine Wapol Metal and make a comeback.
Even in the movie, this guy demonstrated the ability to swallow the powers of other ability users and gain their abilities.
One could say it's an extremely overpowered Devil Fruit ability.
But the user is just too weak.
"You... you... you..."
Wapol finally understood Ian's meaning. His finger trembled as he pointed at Ian, "You, you want to kidnap me? I am the king of the Drum Kingdom! If I leave, what will happen to this country?!"
His words made everyone laugh.
"Gahaha! This guy wants the pirates to take responsibility for his country?"
Brogy laughed out loud.
Ian couldn't help but chuckle as well, "You probably don't even know what pirates are."
A pirate is someone who has no taboos.
"As for the king," Ian smirked, "Isn't this position something anyone can take?"
It's hard to be a subordinate, but being a leader is easy.
"Hiriluk," Ian raised his hand and pointed at Hiriluk, saying calmly, "From now on, you'll be the king of this country."
"Eh?"
Hiriluk froze in disbelief, pointing at himself, "Me?"
Didn't you want to save this country?
Then I'll give you that chance.
Ian said, "Remember this: if you're not the one ruling this country in the future, I will come back and completely destroy this country."
At those words, Hiriluk's body shuddered.
Is this a threat?
But is it really a threat?
"No! You can't!"
Wapol panicked, quickly saying, "I am the—"
"No, I can."
Ian looked down at him, his gaze cold, "Now, announce my decision to the whole country."
Wapol was so frightened that tears streamed down his face. In the end, he obediently followed the instructions.
At this point, Dr. Hiriluk still felt a bit dizzy.
Did he really just become king through a sudden turn of events?
One could say that the people of the Drum Kingdom were quite efficient. A day later, the alcohol and medical books that Ian had requested had already been delivered.
The alcohol was even more than he had expected.
After all, even the locals needed strong liquor to ward off the chill of the long winters.
The alcohol completely filled the storage room of the Golden Dragon ship.
The two giants looked on with wide smiles.
The medical books were also in large quantities, nearly stacking into a small mountain.
Law could only swallow his saliva.
On one hand, he was excited.
On the other, there was just too much of it!
Dr. Hiriluk sighed, saying that this time, they'd practically emptied out the entire medical knowledge of the Drum Kingdom.
And then, with nothing else left to do, the Golden Dragon ship set sail again.
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