Just then, Lancelot spoke up.
"Actually, you have another choice... and that is... to eliminate that monarch and install someone else in his place... I can guarantee that I will not interfere in the affairs of Kano Country and your Sakura Country."
"This..."
Golden Fox wore an expression of utter shock.
Lancelot let out a cold laugh. "Did he naively think that by sending me a woman, I would simply let the matter slide?"
Golden Fox: "..."
Yes!
That was exactly what the monarch had thought.
Although Black Ghost could see that he didn't approve of the monarch's methods, he, too, believed the same.
Notj just them—even Golden Fox herself had thought so.
After all, what man in this world could possibly refuse her?
It took a while for Golden Fox to regain her composure.
But now, her expression was complex, and the way she looked at Lancelot had shifted once again.
"Hah..."
Golden Fox took a deep breath, trying hard to calm herself.
She fell into silence, and after a long while, she said, "I could never..."
Before she could finish, Lancelot cut her off.
"Are you loyal to the monarch of Sakura Country, or to the citizens of Sakura Country? Think carefully... before you answer."
Hearing this, Golden Fox's pupils contracted sharply, then trembled violently.
Because she understood the implication behind Lancelot's words.
Lancelot added one more sentence: "No matter who it is, if they do something they shouldn't, they must bear the consequences."
After speaking, he patted Golden Fox's shoulder and said meaningfully.
"You have one month."
Then he made a gesture of invitation.
Golden Fox: "..."
At this moment, she suddenly felt a bit sorry for that bastard king.
Of all people to provoke, he had to provoke this guy.
'This time, I'm afraid...' Golden Fox opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but met Lancelot's sharp gaze.
She forcibly swallowed her words... and simultaneously understood that once this man before her made a decision, it was absolutely impossible to change.
...
Golden Fox left, but Lancelot and his group didn't stop.
They continued forward at an extremely fast pace.
Meanwhile, a pirate ship from the New World had broken into the first half of the Grand Line.
Standing at the bow was a tall, strongly-built man with golden hair tied in a ponytail and two braids.
He wore a metal jaw covering his mouth, with two ivory-like decorations on his head and shoulders.
He wore spiked rivets, draped in a fur coat, and wielded two Shotel sword-like weapons.
Around his waist was a belt bearing the emblem of the Beasts Pirates.
That's right, this was Jack the Drought, one of the Three Disasters under Kaido of the Beasts.
Jack the Drought, a member of the grouper fish-man tribe, one of the Three Disasters of the Beasts Pirates' top executives, is Kaido's trusted man.
He earned his epithet "Drought" because wherever he stepped, the land would dry up and decay as if visited by a drought demon, ultimately leading to destruction.
With a bounty of 1 billion Berries, he is a Zoan-type Elephant-Elephant Fruit: Ancient Zoan: Mammoth, captain of the Mammoth, serving as the "Regional Manager" of Kuri in Wano Country.
He once helped Kaido locate the Poneglyph located in Wano Country.
However, although he is a member of the fish-man tribe, aside from his serrated teeth, he doesn't display many fish-man characteristics and appears largely indistinguishable from humans.
Precisely because of this, when this guy first appeared in the original story, no one connected him to the fish-man tribe...
Standing beside Jack were two people: Sheepshead and Ginrummy.
They were Jack's capable subordinates.
At this moment, they couldn't help but ask: "Jack, did we really come out this time just to take out a Rear Admiral?"
They had been somewhat doubtful all along.
After all, in their view, to deal with a Rear Admiral, why would Jack need to personally intervene?
Wouldn't that be overkill?
Hearing this, Jack's mouth curled slightly upward.
"This trip out is, of course, for the Artificial Devil Fruit trade. Specifically targeting this Marine officer is just to obtain more Artificial Devil Fruits.
Besides, Doflamingo is offering two Zoan-type Devil Fruits as rewards. This deal is a sure profit with no loss!"
...
Meanwhile.
The Big Mom Pirate Crew's people were indeed much faster than them.
Because the Big Mom Pirate Crew's territory is closest between the New World and the first half of the Grand Line.
Leading them was a man with a very obese appearance.
His attire and clothing were quite peculiar - not only did he have a long nose, but his hairstyle resembled a gourd.
He wore a wool coat, a red and white striped scarf, and armor on his arms.
Compared to his body, his head was very small... creating an obvious overall lack of proportion.
He is the twenty-fifth son of the Charlotte Family, one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirate Crew—Charlotte Snack.
He also holds the position of one of the thirty-four ministers, specifically the 'Minister of Fried Food'.
Accompanying him were two women, who now stood on either side of him.
On the left stood a woman wearing a tall, puffy white-collared long dress.
The upper part of the dress was yellow with a low-cut neckline that revealed part of her breasts.
Around her hips was a downward-curving white cashew-shaped ornament.
Her lower body was clad in light beige fabric lined with three rows of roses.
Beside her rested a long sword with a black sheath.
On her head sat a golden crown, giving off the aura of an imperial crown princess leading military campaigns.
She was Charlotte Broye, the ninth daughter and twentieth child of the Charlotte Family, serving as the Minister of Meringue.
On the right was a young woman with brown eyes, short violet hair adorned with a flower, fair skin, and a slender figure.
She wore a fluffy light pink cape with pink polka dots at the shoulders and a tight purple-pink bodysuit that clung tightly to her hips, symmetrically outlining her lips and revealing her figure clearly.
She sported elbow-length gloves and a belt with a long sword hanging at her waist, exuding a valiant and heroic presence.
If Charlotte Broye evoked the image of an imperial crown princess, this woman carried the demeanor of a battlefield general.
She was Charlotte Custard, the sixth daughter and sixteenth child of the Charlotte Family, the younger sister of Cracker and the elder sister of Angel, ranking second among the triplets of Cracker and Angel.
Additionally, she was an executive of the Big Mom Pirate Crew.
Although only Charlotte Snack, Charlotte Broye, and Charlotte Custard were present, the fact that Charlotte Linlin had dispatched these three demonstrated her high regard for Lancelot.
It was worth noting that at this time, Charlotte Snack was still one of the Four Sweet Commanders.
Both Charlotte Broye and Charlotte Custard were masters at the level of sword masters.
With such a lineup, capturing a rear admiral would be as easy as child's play.
Charlotte Broye and Charlotte Custard turned their gaze to Charlotte Snack.
Broye spoke bluntly, "It's been several days since we left the New World. Shouldn't you explain what this mission is really about?"
Custard immediately added, "Don't tell us it's for the two Paramecia-type Devil Fruits that Doflamingo mentioned..."
Two Devil Fruits held immense appeal for any faction, especially their pirate crew, which was particularly fixated on Paramecia-type Devil Fruits.
However, this wasn't about competing with other forces for the two Devil Fruits but rather targeting a rear admiral...
They could have just sent Baron Tamago and Pekoms for such a task.
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