Chapter 43: Ars' Firm Rejection!

"Fufufu~ Three types of swords that society has forgotten… Besides, the Kingdom of Uruk? Fufufu… Looks like my coming here was a really good decision." Doflamingo, who had just heard the various kinds of information, felt a sense of joy.

"Well, Doflamingo" Ars' voice came back from the den-den mushi which immediately woke everyone from their thoughts.

"The King of Prodance said you have the will to cooperate with us, right?" Ars asked calmly.

"Fufufu~ Of course." Doflamingo smiled slyly, "I wonder if my kingdom can establish a cooperative relationship with yours?"

"No" Ars said calmly.

"Not?" Everyone fell silent again listening to this.

Even Doflamingo, who previously had high hopes, fell silent at this.

"I have special criteria for any kingdom that wants to establish a cooperative relationship with my kingdom even though I can gain enormous benefits to the kingdom. As long as the criteria are not met. I will never build a cooperative relationship with them." Ars paused for a moment and continued, "The Kingdom of Dressrosa seems to be a peaceful, beautiful kingdom, and can also be said to be the destination many people want to come there. The Kingdom was also very prosperous compared to the previous Reign of King Riku III. Since your leadership, the kingdom seems to have changed for the better than before."

"Then may I know. What was the reason you rejected it? Aren't you praising my current kingdom?" Doflamingo asked with a gloomy face.

"Do I need to say it here, Doflamingo? Are you self-conscious? I myself know the secrets that are kept secret by the World Government be it the age of emptiness, their national treasures, as well as various other things. Then, only a secret from your kingdom? It's not worth it. What you do is very easy to predict. Well, how about that, I'm sure you must be familiar with the word "Sugar", right?"

Doflamingo was currently breaking out in cold sweat. A secret that only the higher ups of his kingdom knew, Doflamingo didn't know that anyone knew about it.

"Sugars?" Elizabello II and the others frowned.

"I remind you, Doflamingo. I won't mind your royal affairs nor interfere in your matters with Kaidou. However, if you dare touch my kingdom, the kingdom that builds cooperative relations with my kingdom, or any citizen of my kingdom. If until I find out there are citizens from my kingdom who disappeared unnaturally. Remember Doflamingo! I will instantly destroy the entire Dressrosa without mercy. I don't care about your old identity. Even the World Government and the Navy will not be able to save you from my wrath until you dare touch the three things I said earlier. You are free to do whatever you want. But, remember. once again. Don't look for trouble with me. I can destroy what you currently have just as I destroyed the pride of the World Government."

Ars' voice was cold as he said this.

"Do you understand, Doflamingo?"

"I understand" Doflamingo said in a frightened tone.

He couldn't believe it wasn't just a secret that only the higher-ups knew. However, there are many things that Ars knows.

"If you have nothing to do anymore, please go and don't make trouble with us"

Doflamingo with a face full of fear and gloom immediately walked away from the room. After Doflamingo left, Elizabello II immediately spoke to Ars.

"Does the Dressrosa Kingdom really have its own dark side?" Elizabello II asked seriously.

"The war that happened earlier was because of them" Ars said calmly.

"The war going on? Wait— What do you mean?" Elizabello II and Dagama were surprised to hear this.

"Yes. He is the one who supplies weapons in every place where there is a conflict of war. Not only in your kingdom. But in various other kingdoms which are currently seen at war. It was he who supplied weapons to the kingdom who was always at war. He was someone the Emperor of the Underground World was quite famous for. You must know it. Doflamingo has the code Joker"

"God damn it!" Elizabello II shouted angrily upon learning of the information.

"Bastard! Because of him…. We have to deal with war almost every day!" Dagama also said angrily.

"What you are seeing right now or the very peaceful, safe and prosperous Kingdom of Dressrosa has its dark side. At the bottom of the Dressrosa Kingdom there is a port. In the port, armed transactions are carried out by the kingdom or the pirates. In addition, in that place, every human who was not needed by Doflamingo or in other words, people who became Doflamingo's enemies were turned into toys. Every human being transformed into a toy would eventually disappear from the minds of those who knew him. The toys you see hanging around Dressrosa are humans who have been turned into toys by one of Doflamingo's top brass named "Sugar""

"The official named "Sugar" is a devil fruit eater named Hobi-Hobi no Mi who can turn humans into toys when touched by him and everything about people who have been turned into toys will be instantly forgotten by everyone, even those closest to him. . Let's just say it's almost like being wiped out of this world without anyone knowing."

"This…" Elizabello II and Dagama fell silent for a moment hearing this.

"If possible, you tell your citizens to be careful when going to the Kingdom of Dressrosa. It's actually not a problem to go there. However, do not be seen with the people or officials who were there. However, it is better not to do it in anticipation. Because the number of citizens from your own kingdom is quite large and currently you still don't have a system for monitoring the number of citizens from your kingdom. As long as you don't have the system, it's better to forbid citizens from your kingdom from coming to the kingdom."

"I understand." Elizabello II nodded seriously.

"But, you also have to pay attention. If your kingdom has trade relations with the people who are there. It's okay to keep working with them. However, I advise you to be careful."

"Not. We don't have any trade relations with them." Elizabello II immediately shook her head.

"Well, then. For now it's better to forbid citizens from your kingdom to take any action with the Dressrosa Kingdom until your kingdom has a system to monitor the population for your kingdom so that if at any time someone suddenly disappears unnaturally, for example in your system, your name that person exists but you don't remember that person not even their family remembers him. We know where that person disappeared to."

"I understand." Elizabello II nodded seriously.

"By the way, King Fortis. Regarding the 3 types of weapons you described earlier… Do they really exist?" Elizabello II asked with interest.

Dagama who was there also immediately plugged his ears.

"It really does exist" Ars nodded, "Those three types of weapons are weapons that have now disappeared from the world's view because they have been forgotten by the world. Currently our kingdom has Ignition Swords namely White Our used by Arie Hon, Ignition Sword Black Marc and Kranos currently used by Yuri Ha. Then there is a sword called Rhitta which is used by one of the Royal Palace Guards named Escanor which is classified as a Noble Phantasm sword. There is also a Zanpakuto sword named Ryujin Jakka which is currently used by one of the Royal Palace Guards named Yamamoto Genryuusai. The Zanpakuto sword named Murcielago used by Royal Navy Vice Admiral Fortis Ulquiorra Chiffer. The Ex-Calibur Sword or often referred to as the Sword of Victory Vow used by the Atruscan Army General Pendragon is classified as a Noble Phantasm sword. Then there is also a sword or maybe a stick called Goe Bolg used by Deputy General Chu Chulain which is classified as a Noble Phantasm sword. There are many more swords that we have now found. We got these swords because we have an information book about these swords. If your kingdom is interested in looking for this sword. I can share information regarding these various types of swords."

"Really?" Elizabello II and Dagama were very surprised to hear this.

"Well, you can get it. However, you can only access the information but, I won't give away the book. If you are really interested in doing a quest, you can come to the library in our royal palace. Ask Shiina for help to find a book that records information about these weapons. He will definitely help you."

"I see. I will definitely do it" Elizabello said excitedly then continued, "Does that mean the sword you said earlier "Enuma Elish" really exists? Does the Kingdom of Uruk that existed 5000 years ago really exist?"

"Yes. The Enuma Elish sword really does exist. However, the truth is still unknown at this time. I suspect that this sword may have been deposited in the food of its previous owner, the King of the Uruk Kingdom at that time named Gilgamesh. So far, we've been trying to locate it. However, we still haven't found his whereabouts. It is possible that this kingdom had sunk to the bottom of the ocean after this kingdom was destroyed due to the divisions that occurred between its people. No one knows for sure about that. However, if this Enuma Elish sword had disappeared from this world or had sunk in this ocean. We'll let it stay there. It is better to be kept with the previous owner than to be resurrected."

"5000 years ago…" Elizabello II muttered under her breath then recalled Ars and Doflamingo's earlier conversation, "Wait… If you knew about the history of 5000 years ago. Does that mean what you said earlier…"

"Regarding the century of emptiness? I know that too. Not only me, but the higher-ups of our kingdom also know about it. In the library of the royal palace, complete information about the history of this world is recorded. Although it can be said to be complete. However, the book does not record every historical detail. Only in outline. If you want to know, you can come to read it. However, I'm sure you will be angry especially at the World Government after reading its history. After all, the creation of the current world pattern was indeed their fault. Discrimination, Nepotism, Racism and all kinds of things that are happening right now are their doing."

"So it's really their doing…" Elizabello mumbled softly then shook his head, "Forget it. I'm not interested in the age of emptiness. Let the old go. I'm too lazy right now to deal with them. I'm probably more focused on building my empire right now than focusing on what's happening in the outside world."

"Hahaha… That's the best choice. To be honest, it's too troublesome to deal with all kinds of things especially to carry out an overthrow of the World Government. as long as humans will still exist in this world. Crime will always exist. It could be that when the current World Government is overthrown, a new World Government will reappear and they may be even more violent than they are today. We'd better just focus on our kingdom. We focus on the prosperity of the citizens of our kingdom. Whatever happens out there, as long as it has nothing to do with us. Just forget it"

Eluzabello II nodded.

"Okay. If so, I'll close it first. I have to have a meeting with the royal officials to discuss our royal visa issue. Oh, yeah, there's a chance we'll be able to use the fellowship building on February 15th or 16th. Prepare the things you want to talk about at that time and also the problems you are currently experiencing. Please also inform King Neptune of this. Because I may not have time or maybe forget to tell him about this. At the same time, inform him of the things I previously gave you. So that he knows too."

"I will definitely do it"

New World, Yukiyuri Island.

"Dahahaha… How was your quest, Eagle Eyes? Did you find what you were looking for?" Shanks asked smiling at Mihawk's arrival.

"I don't think you found it, did you, Eagle Eyes" Ben Backman said calmly, "After all, if you did find it, you wouldn't be here right now."

"No" Mihawk shook his head, "I did find it. In the Fortis Kingdom there is indeed someone who has the ability of a swordsman with a level of strength surpassing Hashirama Senju"

"What?" Shanks and the others were very surprised to hear this.

"If so. Why don't you fight him?" Yasoop asked while frowning.

"The swordsmen of the Fortis Kingdom are currently not in the kingdom" Mihawk replied calmly.

"Not there?" Shanks frowned.

"The higher-ups who especially possess swordsmanship abilities are currently being given a mission by King Fortis to search for the various swords that have disappeared from this world"

"The sword that has disappeared?" Shanks asked again strangely.

Mihawk without hesitation immediately shared the information about the three swords to Shanks and the others. Everyone was then very surprised to hear the information given by Mihawk.

"So… does that mean that above the Saijo O Wazamono level there are still Zanpakuto, Noble Phantasm, and Ignition levels?" Shanks asked with a surprised face.

"You don't seem to have any information regarding this matter" Mihawk sighed and turned around, "I guess the worst choice to come to you, Akagami. I meant to ask you but you really don't know. I better get out of here and start my own search."

Mihawk without waiting for a reply immediately walked away leaving Shanks and others who were currently still in a state of absorbing the information provided by Mihawk.

"I think there is only one grade above Saijo O Wazamono and that grade of sword is the grade of this sword" Ben Backman replied calmly, "After all, Mihawk never told us that these three swords were of different grades but only explained tell us about this type of sword."

"But… Does this type of sword Mihawk speak of really exist?" Limejuice asked hesitantly.

"It must exist" Shanks said seriously, "The higher ups of the Fortis Kingdom have it. That means the swords really do exist and it might just be what Mihawk says. The sword itself has now disappeared from this world or it can be said to have disappeared information from this world because it has been missing for over 1000 years."

"Then, Boss. Shall we try to do this sword quest?" Building Snake asked.

"Yes." Shanks nodded.

"If we really intend to look for it, we'd better look for a Noble Phantasm type sword or Ignition Sword. Because only these two swords might be easier to find compared to Zanpakuto especially the Zanpakuto sword itself is an ordinary sword before it has completely absorbed the soul of the sword user."

"Well, Boss. If we do a search for information about the sword. What about the problem of the mission given to find information regarding the Fortis Kingdom? Should I cancel it?" Hongo asked with interest.

"Let go of the mission" Shanks said with a grin, "We already know enough about this kingdom. With the help of the information we got, we were able to know some basic information about the Fortis Kingdom. Divert our troops to search for swords of the Noble Phantasm type or Sword of Ignition"

"Okay." Hongo nodded.

"The Kingdom of Fortis… This is no ordinary kingdom" Ben Backman said seriously, "A kingdom that knows about 5000 years in the past is not an empire built by ordinary powers. It is possible that this kingdom was built by people from various places where the place existed before the World Government was founded. In fact, I believe that the higher-ups from that kingdom, such as Hashirama Senju, were someone from a place that existed before the establishment of the World Government. Otherwise… It would be impossible for them to know the history of the world very well."

"Yes" Shanks nodded, "This kingdom is really interesting"

In addition to the Akagami and Mihawk groups who are currently making moves to search for that type of sword. Doflamingo is also currently using his intelligence squad to search for the sword. Although Doflamingo was very disappointed to get rejection from Ars. However, at least he got some very useful information.