#26 - Chapter 26: Beating the King

"Are you going to throw the rules set by the World Government to the back of your mind?"

"Have you ever taken this world's rules seriously? Have you ever taken the World Government seriously? Have you ever taken me, the king, seriously?"

Standing by the window, Becquerel became more and more agitated as he spoke, feeling more and more that he was standing on the moral high ground, and Jin An was the one who was preventing his dream.

"I have always kept these things in mind," Jin An said, patting his chest (except for that damn World Government and you, the king).

"But I also have a question I want to ask you, the king."

Becquerel couldn't hide his excitement: "Ask whatever you want, I'm very patient right now."

"Have you ever cared about your people?" Jin An looked directly into the king's eyes.

Becquerel said without thinking: "Of course I care about them. Without them, how would I collect 'Heavenly Gold' and live the life I have now."

Still as exquisitely selfish as ever, Jin An shook his head. There's nothing wrong with being selfish, but doing nothing and still wanting to build a monument is a bit much.

"I say, Your Majesty, if you can't do it, then stop pretending. Be careful not to fool yourself in the end."

"Life is hard to be muddled, Jin An..." Becquerel sighed, "We've been dealing with each other for so many years. Some things, if we both take a step back, it will be good for everyone."

Becquerel slowly said, "Do you remember what you said to me when we first met?"

"You said that as long as you were on this island, you wouldn't let pirates have a chance to land."

Jin An nodded: "I have fulfilled all these promises."

"Pirates have been afraid to pass through the Sorbet Kingdom for so long, and you have successfully become the Rear Admiral of the South Sea. Shouldn't you go to other places to protect the people?" Becquerel directly stated his request.

"Once the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked. You people really have no conscience."

When their lives were threatened, they clung to his thighs, afraid that he would run away. Now that there is no threat, they kick him away.

Jin An smiled noncommittally: "You people who play the game of power are so dirty at heart. You really have made a good calculation."

"Thank you for the compliment. How could I sit in this position if my heart wasn't dirty?" Becquerel was not ashamed but proud.

"I won't say much more to you. Since you don't want to leave, then I have ways to make you leave!"

Becquerel turned his head, his eyes still sharp, looking at Jin An with a burning gaze: "See him out. Please ask this Captain to leave my palace."

Smack!

A crisp sound echoed in the palace.

Becquerel covered his face in disbelief: "You dare to hit me?"

Jin An stretched his head to look left and right: "Alas~ What a pity, such a gorgeous palace. I wanted to stroll around more. Since the king has ordered it, then I can only leave."

As he spoke, he shook his head and walked out, not taking the people here seriously at all.

"Stop!" Becquerel shouted loudly, his words slurred.

"Come on, arrest this traitor! I want him to wish he were dead!"

Jin An did not resist, and very cooperatively let the guards tie him up. This kind of rope was very easy for him to break free from.

"Did you see what I did?" Jin An asked.

The people in the palace were a little confused about what Jin An was thinking, but they still honestly shook their heads.

They didn't see anything, they just heard the king's order.

Jin An asked again: "You didn't see anything, so why are you tying me up?"

"You bastard, among everyone here, only you have this motive. Do you still want to deny it?"

"The injury on my face can prove that all of this was done by you, you bastard!" Becquerel couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and roared directly.

Jin An clicked his tongue: "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find an excuse."

"Smack!"

Another slap rang out.

"Ah!"

This time, Becquerel flew out and fell on the throne, his life or death unknown.

"You see, I told you it wasn't me." Jin An was still tied up, casually saying to the guards who were holding him.

The guards all had a ghostly expression, standing there at a loss.

The captain of the guards in charge of maintaining order was shocked: "Hurry up and call a doctor!"

Looking at the king who was breathing more and exhaling less, their faces turned pale. If something happened to the king, they would all be buried with him.

Bang!

Jin An exerted a little force, and all the ropes on his body shattered and fell to the ground.

"Since it can't be proven, then you guys are busy, I'll leave first."

Without waiting for those people to respond, Jin An patted his butt and left.

"I will have my revenge!" Becquerel closed his resentful eyes and passed out.

Jin An laughed. Enemies usually say something like this, and also say that he is despicable, shameless, and will die a horrible death. He doesn't care. He just likes to see these people hate him so much that they want to eat his flesh, but they can't do anything to him.

In the pirate world, weakness is the original sin.

......

When Jin An returned to the training ground, as expected, only Kuma was still continuing to train.

Ginny and Shanks were already sitting on chairs resting, and there was only one serving of breakfast left on the table.

The process of training is actually a process of repeatedly suffering, and if you want to become stronger, you need to constantly break through yourself, which means that the suffering you need to endure will only increase.

"Brother, why did it take you so long to go to the palace?" Shanks asked, pulling away the hand on his head.

Jin An reluctantly withdrew his palm: "The king was looking for trouble, so I was kept there for a while."

"You need to pay attention to the movements of this old king in the future. I'm afraid he will attack you."

"This person will definitely resort to tricks when he finds that he is no match for you head-on," Jin An said.

Shanks waved his fist: "Then we'll strike first and just lock him up in a place where no one can find him."

"That idea of yours won't work. Go home and copy the family rules once," Jin An punched Shanks on the head.

"I think Shanks's method is the best way to solve the problem once and for all." Ginny's idea was the same as Shanks's. Solving the problem from the root is the easiest way.

Jin An shook his head: "No matter how bad that guy is, he is still the king of a World Government member state. Killing him casually will not benefit us."

"Besides, killing that guy will also cause chaos in this country. There are several forces eyeing this piece of fat in the dark."

Ginny scratched her pink hair in distress: "Then what should we do? We can only be thieves for a thousand days, we can't prevent thieves for a thousand days."

"So you need to work hard to train. Being strong is more important than anything else."

That's right, Shanks and the others have been comfortable for too long and have no sense of urgency at all. If this continues, they don't know how long it will take for them to gain the power to protect themselves.

It's better to directly create a danger for them and keep them focused.

The Great Pirate Era later on will be much more dangerous than it is now, and he can't be by their side to protect them all the time.

You have to be strong yourself to forge iron.