One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

The outcome of the battle was entirely predictable.

In the first half of the Grand Line, where Haki was still rare, Ace, as the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, was practically invincible.

With just a simple "Fire Fist," the scorching flames blasted the synthetic human away, ending the battle instantly.

Seeing his capable subordinate so easily dealt with, Wapol's heart tightened. Without hesitation, he abandoned his fallen subordinate and scrambled back into the depths of the castle, leaving behind only a fierce but cowardly threat.

"You all just wait and see, get ready to die."

"Lord Kane, shall we not give chase?"

Hiyori Kozuki, who had just landed, walked to Kane's side and asked softly.

"Not urgent."

Kane turned his gaze toward the castle, a hint of inquiry in his eyes. "I want to see just how far his Devil Fruit ability can go."

Soon, to Kane's surprise, a deep and loud mechanical hum came from inside the castle.

Bang!

The castle's heavy gates were violently smashed open from the inside by a tremendous force.

Wapol transformed into a steel war machine over ten meters tall and appeared before everyone.

He transformed himself into a mobile fortress, his hands becoming dark cannon barrels, a row of muskets lined his chest, and his legs becoming tracks for easy movement.

"Hahaha, just wait to die. This king will slowly torture you to death!"

Wahlbo let out a wild, arrogant laugh.

To his surprise and annoyance, apart from the sickly Hiluluk, no one else present showed any fear on their faces. Instead, they seemed to be curious, as if they had seen a new toy.

Wow! What kind of ability is this? It's so interesting!

Yamato excitedly pointed to the enormous war machine and asked.

Kane calmly explained, "The Gluttony Fruit allows one to transform everything they eat into their own flesh and blood."

The Gluttony Fruit is considered one of the most abnormal fruits in the Paramecia category. Its simplest application is to allow food to become part of one's body or to synthesize new things.

The most buggy thing about it is that it can acquire the abilities of other ability users by devouring them!

In terms of overall power, it is stronger than the Fusion Fruit and the Island-Island Fruit, but its range of application is not as wide.

"A very amazing ability."

Seeing Kane's knowing expression, Robin realized something: "Lord Kane, is he the person you're looking for?"

“That’s right.” Kane nodded: “Besides this rudimentary application, the more important value of the Swallow Fruit lies in its ability to perfectly fuse two or even more metals to create new alloys that do not exist in nature.”

Judge's combat suit, future new weapons and equipment all rely on this capability to overcome the bottlenecks in materials science.

In the original work, after Wapol was driven out of Drum Island by Luffy, he was so destitute that he had to compete with wild dogs for food.

But one day, by chance, he synthesized the minerals he swallowed into a new material, creating the shape memory alloy "Wabo alloy", and became rich overnight and world-famous.

He later established the "Wapol Group" and married a Miss Universe, making him a model of a successful comeback.

But this guy is too lazy!

After becoming rich by creating "Wabo Alloy", he became complacent and completely abandoned the development of new alloys.

This is such a waste!

That's such a waste of the power of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit.

No complicated process is required; simply consume the raw materials in the correct proportions to create entirely new alloys.

This is a natural-born materials science genius.

He was determined to get Wapol to contribute to the technological development of the Beasts Pirates and to improve the lives of the people under the Beasts Pirates' banner.

Chapter 139 Changing the King and Recruiting Kureha

"Alright, game time is over."

Kane announced with a light laugh, his expression as relaxed as if he had just ended a trivial entertainment.

Now that we've witnessed the power of the Gluttony Fruit, there's no need to keep playing along with Wapol.

This dismissive attitude infuriated Walpo, making him tremble all over.

He was about to burst into a tirade when he suddenly felt a lightness in his body and his vision spun around him.

An irresistible force came, and his massive steel body was easily lifted up like a light toy.

After a dazzling series of aerial spins, Wahlbo crashed heavily to the ground, following in Dalton's footsteps, kicking up a cloud of snow.

"Whoa—!"

The intense impact and dizziness caused Wapol to lose consciousness instantly, making it impossible for him to maintain the fused state.

His mouth involuntarily opened, and he spat out a large amount of weapons and ammunition that he had just swallowed. The huge war machine's body quickly shrank back to its fat and bloated original form.

"Hmm, the intensity is just right, it's dazed but not brain-damaging."

Kane withdrew his hand with satisfaction, a slight smile playing on his lips, and then strode leisurely toward Wapol.

Wapol had barely regained consciousness from his dazed state. He shook his enormous head and opened his eyes to see the devilish man approaching him again.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

Overwhelmed with fear, Wapol screamed, scooting backward with one hand on the ground and haphazardly shielding himself with the other.

It's as if the danger will automatically disappear as long as it's out of sight.

This is self-deception to the extreme.

However, the progress of reality is never altered by the will of cowards.

The figure finally stopped in front of him, casting a shadow that completely enveloped him.

"Walpo, come with me."

Kane spoke, his tone calm yet unquestionable.

Walpo was taken aback, unsure whether to be surprised or delighted.

It seems my life is spared?

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he suddenly shivered.

The monster in front of me is extremely ferocious. What good can come of me if I follow him?

Who knows, one day you might accidentally anger him and end up dying a tragic death far from home.

No, no, I absolutely cannot go with him.

"This country still needs me, the king. Without my leadership, their lives will only get worse!"

Valpo hurriedly waved his hand, trying his best to put on a worried and concerned expression.

The more he talked, the more convinced he became of his point, and he unconsciously straightened his back a little.

Kane's lips twitched. Was he getting carried away with his acting?

Snapped--

A crisp, loud slap suddenly rang out.

Wapol covered his cheek, which had swelled up instantly, with a clear red handprint on it.

"You...you hit me?" He stared wide-eyed at Kane in disbelief, tears streaming down his face. "Even my father never hit me."

Kane remained unmoved, coldly stating, "So he couldn't stop you from becoming the stupid person you are today."

Having said that, he leaned down again, his shadow pressing down on Walpo as if it were a physical presence: "Remember, what I just said was an order, not a request."

"As for the king..."

Kane straightened up and thoughtfully stroked his chin: "A country without a king is indeed difficult to govern."

Upon hearing this, Wapol's eyes lit up with hope, as if he had grasped a lifeline.

"Then let that guy take the job."

Kane casually pointed to Dalton, who was still unconscious in the distance.

What's so difficult about being a king?

Especially for a country like the Drum Country, which has a strong foundation and was once a renowned medical powerhouse.

It's hard not to make money in this business.

It's important to know that Drum Country is a member state of the World Government, and the most important obligation of a member state is to pay its 'Heavenly Gold' on time.

That's a considerable sum, enough to bankrupt a small country.

This demonstrates just how wealthy the Kingdom of Drum is.

Dalton then did nothing but stay in the castle and sleep all day, allowing the people of Drum Kingdom to develop on their own.

As for the world government's reaction?

It can be summarized in one sentence.

All I want is the heavenly gold. As for whose name it is sent in, I don't care.

"No! No! You can't do this... You can't..." Wapol completely panicked, making futile struggles.

"No, I can."

Kane's eyes were icy cold as he interrupted him decisively.

Before he finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed Wapol by the collar like a chick, ignoring the latter's pig-like screams and struggles, and easily lifted him off the ground.

Kane carried Wapol to the unconscious Dalton and gestured for Hiruluk to wake him up.

Then Dalton slowly awoke, and the first thing he vaguely heard was...

"I have made my decision. From this day forward, you will be the king of this country."

"what?"

Dalton rubbed his eyes hard, looked around blankly, and wondered if he was still dreaming or experiencing severe auditory hallucinations.