Chapter 56

Doflamingo said some trivialities, then informed them that the family's smuggling ship would arrive soon and then hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Initially, Doflamingo might have been worried when he received Abel's contact and heard that Pique could be in danger.

But now that he knew everyone was safe and the mission was successfully completed, there was no need to send additional support.

At this point, Doflamingo no longer wished to continue doing business with this kingdom.

Why not just seize the opportunity directly!

A chance to make easy money like this naturally couldn't be missed.

"Didn't you mention the plan to the Young Master?" Senior was somewhat surprised.

"Forgot to tell him because I was rushing to deal with a certain someone's corpse. You can give me the Den Den Mushi now, it's not too late."

Abel reached for the Den Den Mushi in Pique's hand but was promptly swatted away.

"It's too late, there's no chance now."

"Hmph, next time if you disagree with my approach, you can just say it. There's no need to sneak off and solve problems on your own."

Senior didn't say a word, just lit a cigarette for himself, paused for a moment, and for the first time, offered one to Abel.

Abel didn't refuse, he took out a stylish ZP lighter and lit up. This lighter was a trivial reward he got for completing a previous mission, having just one effect - wind resistance.

The two of them stood amidst the fallen bodies, smoking away.

"So cool~" Baby-5 couldn't help but starry-eyed.

"I want to learn too!"

"No! This is a man's romance. If I catch you trying to learn it, I won't need you anymore."

Without a second thought, Abel threw cold water on Baby-5's idea, entirely extinguishing her thought and leaving the young girl teary-eyed.

"I won't learn anymore, please don't abandon me."

Baby-5 fought back her tears, biting her lip, tugging on Abel's sleeve, looking like she was on the verge of crying.

Seeing this, Abel instantly softened, "As long as you behave, I'll need you for the rest of my life."

"Really?"

"Really, when have I ever lied to you?"

"Last time you borrowed money from me, you said you would pay it back in a couple of days."

"But you said later that I didn't have to pay it back!"

"But that other time"

"I need you to leave now, immediately, thank you."

"Okay~"

With that, Baby-5 walked away cheerfully, wiping away the tears that didn't fall.

"Pique, you know, actually, I am..."

"Don't say it, I understand."

Understand what!

Abel's face darkened instantly, feeling as if his image had been tarnished.

"Let's get to business, what are you planning to do next? And how are you planning to handle the slaves?"

Senior gave him a glance, didn't expose his abrupt change of topic and after a moment, said, "First, we'll send a batch of people to accompany the king to his grave, then we'll find a few ships to send the slaves away."

"Pique, do you know, sometimes I..."

"I'm beginning to suspect that your childhood dream was to be a righteous Marine and you haven't given up on that dream till now!" Abel wanted to curse, a true oddball from the Donquixote family.

It's peculiar how Doflamingo has managed to tolerate and accept him all this time!

Unfazed by Abel's sarcastic remark, Senior lifted his head, gazed at the clear blue sky, exhaled a long puff of smoke, his eyes somewhat unfocused, as if he was recalling something or simply lost in thoughts.

After a long while, he finally spoke slowly, "I'm just a villain who enjoys helping others. As for dreams, they changed the moment I was saved by Young Master Doflamingo and decided to follow him."

Clearly, he was a man with a story.

But he was not willing to share it just yet.

Perhaps because of the things that happened in the past, Doflamingo trusted him deeply, even though he had done many 'unthinkable' things, nobody ever doubted him.

"Do as you wish. I just hope Captain Doflamingo doesn't kick you out in anger when he finds out you've freed so many slaves. But being kicked out might be a good thing. That way, I can naturally take your place as an officer. That wouldn't waste all my previous great ideas."

"You might be disappointed then. I've done worse things, but I'm still standing here fine."

"Alright, you're amazing! I'm going back to sleep."

"No, I'm the one going back to sleep."

"What do you mean?"

"I, in my capacity as a family officer, am giving you a new mission. Before I wake up, clear out all three noble families of this country and send all the slaves away."

"..."

Abel was speechless, pointing at himself incredulously, "Such a big task, you want me to handle it alone?"

"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility. You're just the errand boy. If you come across anything you can't handle, you can come find me. Yawn~"

Hearing this, Abel was relieved, but then he quickly realized something was off.

Didn't all the hard work still fall on him?!

Damn!

But what could he do if he didn't want to?

The word of an officer must be obeyed.

But on second thought, didn't this mean he could move around freely?

He might even be able to make some more money!

Those nobles were dripping with wealth!

Before Doflamingo sent people to loot them, it wouldn't be too much for him to scrape off a bit, right?

Moreover, he could also take on another "Wish Order" while he was at it.

With this in mind, Abel immediately felt a wave of joy. This wasn't a bad deal!

"Would you like to start searching for a Wish Order?"

"Current number of searches: 1 (Free)"

"..."

"Search for Wish Order is in progress... Completed!"

"You have received a Beginner's Wish Order."

"Order Description: As the unremarkable manager of a coffee shop in the safety zone, Fang Murakousan is slightly worried due to a sudden decrease in the number of recent suicides."

"Order Content: Human corpses."

"Order Base Reward: 300 Trade Points."

"Order Remaining Time: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds."

"..."

Well, although there were no item rewards this time, a base reward of a whopping 300 trade points was enticing enough. After all, trade points were always a scarce and precious resource.

Rather than gambling on the value of item rewards, he would prefer to receive more trade points.

Don't ask why, it's just his overly cautious personality!

"It's as if they delivered a pillow just when I wanted to sleep, perfect for recycling."

Thinking about the tasks he had to carry out next, Abel felt a lot more relaxed.

Abel, like a diligent little bee, gathered all the bodies he could find in the palace, piled them up, and scanned them into the order's transaction content, choosing not to submit the order.

Especially those two guys in black suits with 'trouble' written all over their faces, he couldn't possibly leave them to be used as evidence.

So, Abel decided to package them up and send them to a coffee shop in the safety zone to 'feed' the local 'pets', thus making a contribution to the harmony and development of the local area.

Next, he called Baby-5 and Buffalo to move all the treasures scavenged from the palace.

There wasn't much, because most of the country's money was used to buy slaves, and the real wealth was in the hands of those nobles!

So, Abel was not disappointed.

Before leaving, he started a huge fire!

There would be no evidence left behind.

And now, it was the turn of those wealthy nobles.

Humming a nameless tune from his hometown, Abel prepared to find the first lucky audience member of the day.

Meanwhile, the three major nobles of the Filujesh Kingdom had already received news of the king's murder and the total loss of the palace.

However, instead of sending reinforcements to avenge the fallen king, they chose to call back all personnel and fully defend their own territories.

After all, they had personally witnessed just how formidable the two 'bodyguards' sent by that influential figure were.

To be frank, even if all the soldiers in the country were gathered, they might not be able to do anything to those two.

Yet, these two individuals, with their terrifying strength, were just murdered within the palace.

Revenge?

That's something only the living can contemplate.

And right now, all they were thinking was whether the enemy would come looking for them.

If the death of just one king could satisfy the enemy and make them leave, they would even consider resurrecting King Colin Campbell and killing him ten more times.

"What kind of fool was Campbell to provoke someone like that?"

"Just when we are about to conduct a trade with that influential figure, such a thing happens. What are we going to do now?!"

"I suspect it might have been the Donquixote family who did this. They are the only ones with the guts and power to do such a thing."

"It's the Donquixote family again! I told you not to underestimate them. If we had listened to me and bought some of their weapons to maintain a superficial friendship, we wouldn't be in this mess now."

"So you're blaming me now? Don't forget, it wasn't just my family, the Colins, who decided to suppress the Donquixote family's arrogance!"

"But wasn't it Colin Campbell who made the final decision?"

"What are you implying?"

"I'm saying your family, the Colins, should bear the main responsibility for this mess."

"You!"

"Enough, have you had your fill of arguing? The problem isn't over yet, and we're already fighting amongst ourselves?"

"My solution is that under no circumstances should we delay this trade. It is our only way into the real nobility."