Kingdom of England

New World, Atvol Sea Area, Kingdom of England.

Time flew by, and three days had already passed. Under Locke's orders, Erda reluctantly accompanied Alice to the Kingdom of England.

At the port, a massive sailboat was anchored. A girl in a colourful flower-made long dress, transparent wings on her back, a floral crown on her head, and long green hair descended from a spiral staircase.

 She looked gorgeous as she flapped her wings and clung to Erda's arm. "Hey! Alice, you can fly by yourself, right? Why are you still holding onto me? Get away from me!"

Erda pulled his arm, trying to free himself from Alice's embrace, but Alice held on tightly.

"Hmph! Lord Erda, do you plan to play with me and then abandon me? You've already taken my most precious first time!"

"..."

"Hey! You idiot! Don't say that so loudly! And don't treat me like a scoundrel!"

"Hehehe." Alice covered her mouth and chuckled lightly. In this way, escorted by a group of soldiers, Erda and Alice entered Alice's residence, which belonged to the Kingdom of England.

Several men were sitting in a dimly lit room in a luxurious villa in the kingdom. "That woman Alice won the Flower Fairy Contest, and the latest intelligence shows that she has eaten a Devil Fruit."

"Hmph! Whether she ate that fruit or not doesn't matter to us. Besides, that fruit doesn't have any offensive capabilities."

"That's right! To secure the throne, that woman, Alice, has joined Locke's Pirate Crew! She shamelessly brought that Golden Ring Erda back to the kingdom this time! Damn it! How could my foolish father have such a stupid daughter?"

"Your Highness, please calm down. She's just brought a subordinate, and he's just a Golden Ring. He's not one of the Three Phantom Gods, so there's no need to worry. I'll have someone take care of him!"

"Hmph! A mere pirate who has just entered the New World thinks he's invincible just because he defeated that guy from the Golden Lion Pirates!"

"Enough about those pirates. Let's discuss how to get rid of that woman!"

...

England, Princess Alice's residence. Erda was casually eating various desserts brought to him by Alice.

"Lord Erda, do you like our country's desserts?" Alice held her chin, blinked her eyes, and looked at Erda as he ate.

"Tsk, stop with the small talk. Alice, how can I help you secure the position of queen?"

Erda impatiently glanced at Alice and directly asked.

"Hehe, Lord Erda, you're quite eager, right?" With a smile, Alice sat up straight.

"There's no need to do much. Just wait patiently for my father, who is seriously ill, to pass away. However, if we can make my father meet an accidental death and point all the evidence at my foolish brother accidentally, that would be perfect."

Erda looked at the seemingly innocent, lovely, beautiful, and pure girl in front of him with some disbelief.

"Hah, indeed, no matter which royal family it is, they are all so dirty." Erda sneered disdainfully, threw away the dessert in his hand, stood up, and walked directly to the door.

"Lord Erda?" Alice looked at Erda with some confusion as he left.

"All the scheming and plotting can be left to you. Call me when you need me." Erda waved his hand and left the mansion, disappearing into the streets of the Kingdom of England.

"Hehe, such a fascinating man." Alice licked her fingers, showing a seductive expression, her eyes flickering.

Erda, bored, strolled through the streets of the Kingdom of England. He couldn't help but acknowledge that the Kingdom of England deserved its reputation as a military power.

Throughout the streets, ordinary citizens exuded a barbaric aura. From their eyes, Erda could sense cruelty.

"What a country full of warriors! To control this country, I may have to pay a significant price." Erda thought to himself as he observed the surroundings.

In a dark corner of the street, a dozen men dressed in black, with their faces covered and weapons in hand, stared coldly at Erda amidst the crowd.

"Captain Peres, have we confirmed that there's only one person, Erda, with the Golden Ring? Should we take action?" One of the black-clad men asked their leader, Peres.

"Since it's confirmed, let's take action immediately. Eliminate him here quickly!" Peres drew his long knife and charged forward.

"Charge!"

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and the people who had been leisurely strolling suddenly rushed towards Erda with fierce expressions.

"Charge! Kill that man with the golden ring!"

"Kill him!"

"Hmm?" Erda furrowed his brows.

"What's going on? These guys!" Without much thought, a powerful shockwave erupted from Erda's body, sending countless people flying.

"We got him!" A gloomy voice suddenly sounded behind Erda, and a snow-white long knife flashed with blinding light as it slashed towards Erda's back.

"Don't get cocky!"

"Impact Cannon!" Erda shouted in anger, and a massive circular shockwave erupted instantly, covering a radius of a hundred meters.

A huge mushroom cloud billowed up from the ground.

After a while...

The smoke dissipated, and Erda stood in the same spot, looking at the scattered corpses.

"Is this the prince of this country? Damn, scoundrel! I'll go and finish him off right now!"

Consumed by anger, Erda shot up into the sky using the power of the shockwave and flew towards the castle where Prince Loki was located.

At Alice's residence, Alice elegantly sat on the sofa, sipping wine and listening to the reports from her subordinates.

"Is that so? Has Lord Erda already gone to find my foolish brother?" She took a sip of red wine. 

"Indeed, pirates are a bunch of fools who like to rely on brute force. Even Lord Erda is no exception."