King Arthur, Apprentice of Roger’s Company Chapter 154

“……”

The atmosphere instantly fell silent. Arthur was slightly stunned, extremely surprised. Such words indeed left him a bit bewildered, or rather, he never expected Kozuki Toki to say such a thing.

“This…”

Arthur hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, saying calmly, “Lady Kozuki, you should be very clear that I already have a queen and a consort. If I were to get engaged to Hiyori, then at most, she would be a concubine.”

Of course!

Arthur wasn’t unwilling, but there were some things that needed to be clarified. There was no rejection!

It was still the same old saying…

A king!

Women always threw themselves at him. If Kozuki Hiyori really got engaged to him, then the future three great beauties of the world would truly become his queens and consorts. It was just that some things needed to be clarified.

Moreover!

When trading, his attitude towards Wano Country was one thing, but if they were truly engaged, then it would be a different attitude. This was an extremely important matter. After all, could one have the same attitude towards one’s concubine and a mere transaction?

This point! It could be seen from the Ryugu Kingdom. The future Shirahoshi was his consort. Of course! This was just one reason. The most important thing was that Arthur was very clear that the core reason was that Neptune truly spared no effort, helping him madly at all times. That was no longer just providing timely help; that was truly risking his life. Although Arthur was a formidable king, he was very clear about his attitude: he would never abandon Neptune.

“I know!”

Kozuki Toki nodded very seriously and said sternly, “I know that even if Hiyori gets engaged, she will still only be a concubine! However, Arthur, just as you said, there are many problems within Wano Country itself. It’s almost impossible for me to help Hiyori secure the position of Shogun of Wano Country, and the best way is to seek foreign aid.”

“And…”

Arthur looked at Kozuki Toki and shook his head, saying, “Lady Kozuki, foreign aid! You should be very clear about my ambition. After the engagement, Wano Country will fall into my hands.”

“I naturally know that!”

Kozuki Toki nodded very seriously and said sternly, “I know all of this! Precisely because of this, I understand even more what the outcome will be. And! I also understand what the future outcome will be. Rather than letting the Kozuki family completely disappear, it’s better this way. I believe, Arthur, that you will not personally seize Wano Country.”

“……”

“Hehehe~~~”

Listening to Kozuki Toki’s words, Arthur, after a brief silence, smiled and chuckled, “Lady Kozuki, I have to admit! What you said is absolutely correct! Yes, just as you said, this matter is indeed so. I have no interest in Wano Country. As long as it remains a vassal state and obediently listens, that’s all that’s needed.”

Indeed!

As the big brother, the vassal state only needed to provide him with gold, silver, and necessary supplies, and he would provide protection. This was just like the World Government and its affiliated countries. However! Compared to the World Government, Arthur’s credibility was much better. After all! The war in Fish-Man Island was still fresh in everyone’s minds. Everyone knew that Arthur had truly established his prestige in the Fish-Man Island war.

Precisely because of this!

Kozuki Toki also knew about this matter, and naturally, she made her choice.

“Hmm!”

Kozuki Toki continued, “This is my thought. In my opinion, compared to those people! I trust you more, Arthur, because! I have truly interacted with you. And them? As for those people! I have never interacted with them. Moreover! I believe that you, Arthur, who Mr. Rayleigh and Captain Roger think so highly of, must have a brilliant future. I also want to take a gamble. If it can continue, then Wano Country’s future will also be brilliant.”

Yes!

From the Dragon Minister!

Then…

The benefits brought were extremely huge. For Wano Country, it would also bring immense benefits. And under such huge benefits, as long as Arthur succeeded! Then Wano Country’s status would rise. After all! Currently, only Amazon Lily and the Ryugu Kingdom truly followed Arthur. Wano Country would at most rank third. As for if it failed?

Hmm!

Kozuki Toki was also a ruthless person. She loved her people very much, but she was also a mother. What was more important to her was protecting her daughter. Precisely because of this, her daughter had to be protected well, and everything else had to come second.

This was Kozuki Toki’s idea.

“Hmm~~~”

Arthur nodded and said, “Lady Kozuki, this is not a disadvantageous matter for me, so naturally! I will not refuse (cdbj).”

Kozuki Toki bowed slightly and said, “King Arthur, thank you!”

A change in address already represented everything, and this engagement was Arthur’s third engagement. To be honest! This was all brought about by strength and status. Arthur had clearly never sought out women.

However!

Up to now, Arthur already had three wives: Boa Hancock, Shirahoshi, and Kozuki Hiyori. The future three great beauties of the world had all become his wives! And, it also came with three countries. It seemed so simple! And did such a result need more words?

The engagement was thus settled. Kozuki Toki also made an agreement that when Kozuki Hiyori turned 16, they would get married. Of course! It would only be as a concubine, not truly as a queen.

Actually!

The position of queen had already been decided. No matter if it was Shirahoshi, Kozuki Hiyori, or any other woman in the future, the position of queen belonged only to Hancock. The reason was very simple! This was a wedding prepared for him by Mr. Rayleigh, that old man, so no matter who it was, they had to step aside.

Actually!

As a transmigrator, Arthur had once thought about pursuing love, but! As he grew older and his ambition grew larger, as for that so-called love? Sorry! Arthur was no longer very interested, or rather! It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had no interest whatsoever. Precisely because of this, Arthur truly had no interest in all of this. So-called emotions? No interest whatsoever!

It wasn’t a bad thing to have an arranged marriage like this, after all! He could gain more. This wasn’t strange. As one’s status grew, then naturally, one had to give up some things, such as emotions. And Arthur, at present, didn’t care about emotions. Instead, he was very calm. Is it suitable? Then it’s fine! I don’t particularly care, this was Arthur’s personality.

It could be said!

Arthur’s personality wasn’t strange. In fact! If one looked closely, one would find that regardless of whether it was an emperor, king, or prince, they all treated emotions this way. After all! When their status reached such a terrifying level, naturally, they wouldn’t care about all these emotions. This wasn’t strange at all; in fact! It was very normal and not at all surprising.

This matter was thus settled, and next! They would begin to discuss cooperation.

“King Arthur, what kind of transaction do you wish to conduct in Wano Country?”

Kozuki Toki asked her question. After all! Arthur had crossed the sea to come here. Although he had experienced many things, the initial problem was that he wanted to cooperate!

Arthur calmly said, “I want to recruit a group of craftsmen in Wano Country. After all! The craftsmen of Wano Country possess extremely terrifying talent. The weapons and armor they forge are almost the most terrifying and outstanding. And I want them to forge weapons and armor for my knight order.”

Hmm!

Arthur’s knight order consisted of two branches: the Human Knight Order and the Fish-Man Knight Order. Of course! This was just a placeholder name, but the real names? They hadn’t been decided yet. And he needed to prepare weapons and armor for them.

Firstly!

There was no need to mention the training methods, which came from myths. This world certainly couldn’t compare. In addition, the learning of Haki and martial arts was also top-notch in all aspects. Only the weapons and armor were not top-notch. (For exhilarating novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Weapons and knight armor, these all needed to be forged, and to say who the most outstanding craftsmen were? Then! It was definitely Wano Country. Wano Country’s craftsmen were the world’s top craftsmen, this was something everyone recognized.

“Hmm!”

Kozuki Hiyori nodded and said seriously, “This problem is not an issue. I will handle it. It will probably only take three to five days for the first batch of craftsmen, about a thousand of them, to be ready, and then they can set off.”

Arthur shook his head and said, “No need! Lady Kozuki, there’s no need to set off. I will provide the dimensions, and they can just forge them in Wano Country. I will notify someone to lead the knight order here. After all! In Wano Country right now, if there are no surprises, some people will definitely make a move. Since that’s the case! Then let’s show enough strength to tell them that Wano Country is still not something they can covet.”

“Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!”

“Only by showing enough power is it truly sufficient. This way! Within Wano Country, cultivate samurai, confiscate all their samurai, and! Recruit samurai, cultivate samurai, and through this method, gain control of the samurai’s power. As for those families, it will be much simpler.”

Arthur’s consideration was very relaxed. Of course! All of this sounded very easy, but if he really wanted to do it?

Hehehe~~~

One could only say that it was truly extremely difficult, not an exaggeration at all. The overall operation was truly very difficult. It should be said! It had already reached an extreme level of difficulty, and this situation was truly not a joke.

Kozuki Toki couldn’t help but shake her head at this, saying, “King Arthur, this matter! It’s not easy to handle. Money! Wano Country doesn’t use Beri; it uses gold coins. And! Even the Shogun doesn’t have much money.”

Regarding this point! This was truly the most helpless thing! Kozuki Toki was also helpless, after all, the matter was truly headache-inducing, or even, simply helpless!

Lack of money!

Lack of money!

This wasn’t a matter of just the past few years, but rather, it had been a problem for Wano Country for so many years. For so many years! Wano Country had been short of money, and it had always been short of money. There had truly never been a time when it wasn’t short of money, so! In such a situation, what could you do? Actually! It was simply helpless, no way! This was truly the most headache-inducing thing!

“Sigh!”

Shaking her head helplessly, Kozuki Toki also felt a slight headache. One doesn’t know the cost of living until they manage a household. She had just become the Shogun of Wano Country, and Kozuki Toki, assisting her daughter, had already discovered that there were simply too many problems, all sorts of problems. Wano Country! One couldn’t say it was a sieve, but! It was actually pretty close. The entire Wano Country, from top to bottom, had problems, and! These were definitely a lot of problems.

Precisely because of this!

The current situation was truly the most helpless and headache-inducing thing.

“Hmm~~~”

Listening to these words, Arthur calmly said, “Lady Kozuki, I will be responsible for handling this matter. The money issue is not a problem. If you need a large amount of Beri, it would be difficult to obtain, but if it’s just gold coins, with a mold, then you can cast them as you please. I simply have too much gold.”

Undeniably!

Gold, this hard currency, was the same even in another world. Arthur truly had countless amounts of gold. After all! Among the treasures collected by the Celestial Dragons, apart from rare treasures and Devil Fruits, gold was the most abundant. After all! Although gold might seem a bit vulgar, it was hard currency! Even the Celestial Dragons collected a lot of it.

Naturally!

Arthur truly wasn’t short of money, especially when it came to gold. He truly possessed an enormous amount of gold. This was something that needed no hesitation.

“Hmm~~~”

After a moment of thought, Arthur continued, “I will arrange for people to handle all of this. Lady Kozuki, what you need to handle, and what is most important, is to lead these people out during this period of time!”

“Remember!”

“Everyone, completely lure these people out, and that is the most important thing.”

“At this time!”

“Wano Country…”

“Hehehe~~~”

Arthur chuckled and shook his head, saying, “Wano Country is now more dangerous than it was in Kurozumi Orochi’s hands. With Kaido’s power, these people were obedient and submissive, but now! They clearly have other ideas!”

A hint of a smile appeared on Arthur’s face. He was very interested in such people. He wanted to see! What kind of choices would they make? Or rather! What would these people’s actions be?

Hehehe~~~

Some things! Had become so interesting. The situation in Wano Country, actually! If viewed from an outsider’s perspective, it was quite boring, but! If one delved into it, then it was different.

Arthur found it very interesting, not joking, but truly very interesting. Compared to the underhanded tactics in Fish-Man Island, where only ruthless direct methods were needed, the situation in Wano Country was even more interesting. There were many things to consider, and he could take his time playing. Normally, Arthur wouldn’t have this much time! But the situation in Wano Country was simply too interesting, so it was perfect to stay here and play for a month or half a month, to properly play with these guys!

A hint of interesting cold light flashed in his eyes. Arthur had already prepared everything, and Kozuki Toki just smiled as she looked at Arthur.

Hmm!

Peace of mind!

A feeling of peace of mind once again swept through Kozuki Toki’s heart. When Oden was still alive, he could bring her peace of mind, and now! Arthur, this child, could also bring her peace of mind, or even! More peace of mind!

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