Chapter 264
Chapter 264
"Yes, Captain / Understood, Captain."
Reiju and Kalifa answered at the same time.
Both women now served as Rorschach’s personal secretaries, handling his daily affairs. Rorschach trusted them completely and had no problem leaving matters in their hands.
"Not bad, Rorschach. Looks like you had quite the time yesterday."
Kalifa elbowed him with a mischievous grin.
Someone like the Empress — the type who becomes completely devoted once she falls for someone — wouldn’t have been left alone. Kalifa was certain Rorschach had thoroughly claimed her last night.
"It was alright."
Rorschach gave an awkward laugh before asking seriously,
"Nothing happened while I was gone, right?"
"Speaking of which, you really made a name for yourself these past two days. You wouldn’t believe how crazy the pirates have gone."
Nami rubbed her temples with a complicated expression.
"Hm? Did something big happen?"
Rorschach raised an eyebrow.
"It’s about Whitebeard. After he died, the new Emperor has already been confirmed — it’s you."
"Countless pirates saw your strength during the Summit War. A lot of them came rushing over, wanting to join us. Under Reiju’s arrangements, Shiki’s old subordinates have been recruiting aggressively these past few days. They’ve gathered a huge number of dangerous criminals from across the seas."
Nami explained everything to him.
"Eh? That happened?"
Rorschach looked genuinely surprised.
He had only gone to join the war, yet somehow ended up gathering an army without even trying.
"Yeah. You’re now a true Emperor. You’re no longer just someone with the title but no real force behind you."
Nami placed her hands on her hips and gave him a slightly annoyed look.
Rorschach’s attitude really didn’t match that of a top-tier powerhouse. He acted more like a small-time pirate who only cared about living comfortably and having women around him.
"Hehe, who cares about forces or whatever? I already have all the crew members I need — you girls. I don’t need any other men on my ship. Those people can just be my subordinates and fight for me. That’s enough."
Rorschach pulled Nami and Kalifa into his arms with a flattering smile.
"At least you still have some conscience."
Nami pinched his cheek and rolled her eyes at him.
"You’re really popular now, you know? There are tons of beautiful women lining up, wanting to join just to get the protection of the new Emperor."
Rorschach’s eyes lit up at that. He hadn’t expected fame to bring such benefits.
However, he had no interest in ordinary women who had never appeared in the original story. At the very least, they needed to be someone like Pascia — someone he actually remembered. Even then, Pascia had only appeared as a dancer, not as one of his crew.
He preferred women like Nami — beautiful, with strong presence and significant roles.
"Hehe, no matter how pretty they are, none of them are as beautiful as you girls."
Rorschach rubbed his face affectionately against theirs.
"Alright, we can talk about the rest later. You didn’t get hurt, did you?"
Kalifa asked worriedly as she touched his chest, checking for injuries.
She had watched everything through the visual Den Den Mushi. Rorschach had gone head-to-head with both the Fleet Admiral and the Hero of the Marines. In the past, those people had been untouchable existences to them. Now, the two of them had joined forces just to fight Rorschach alone.
"Don’t worry. I promised I’d come back safe and sound. See? Not a single scratch."
Hearing Kalifa’s concern, Rorschach’s expression softened. He turned around in front of them to prove he was completely fine.
The only thing that had really affected him during the war was the single punch exchange with Garp. Garp’s fists were no joke — it was no wonder he had dominated the seas for so many years.
"Thank goodness..."
Nami let out a small sigh of relief, though she still tried to act tsundere about it.
She then turned her gaze toward Hancock and the others.
"There’s no need to be so reserved. From now on, we’re all on the same ship."
Nami smiled warmly as she stepped forward and gently took Hancock’s hand.
Although Hancock usually acted very domineering, when faced with Nami and the other "main wives," she still felt somewhat awkward and out of place.
Nami had noticed Hancock’s discomfort and was trying to ease the tension.
"I will never lose! The position of main wife will definitely belong to me!"
Faced with Nami and the others’ friendly gazes, Hancock looked conflicted for a moment before reverting to her usual arrogant personality. She pointed at them and declared boldly.
Even if she joined later, she absolutely refused to admit defeat!
This was Hancock’s belief.
She had already decided — the position of Rorschach’s main wife would be hers!
Nami and the others could only smile wryly.
Rorschach’s "main wife" position... They had already given up on that pointless competition.
"You can like it if you want."
Nami shrugged, looking completely unbothered.
The cunning Rorschach had promised to marry them, but he still hadn’t followed through. They had already gotten used to it. With so many women, who knew when he would actually marry any of them? Whether they had an official title or not, none of them planned on leaving him.
Nami took the lead and guided the Kuja warriors toward the palace.
The members of the Kuja Pirates had some experience with the outside world, but the guardians — Marguerite, Aphelandra, and Kikyo — were completely amazed by the grand and relatively modern architecture of the palace. Everything here was different from Amazon Lily, and it opened their eyes.
The other Kuja members followed Reiju and left. Only Ran and Dragonite stayed by Rorschach’s side. Their current role was to serve as his personal attendants.
"Captain, those two have already been handed over to Caesar. He was very satisfied with the Mythical Zoan user and the prisoner with the special physique. He swore he would definitely develop a special artificial Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit for you."
Kalifa returned to the palace and reported respectfully.
"Mm. Got it. Make sure those two are watched closely, especially Blackbeard. That guy is no ordinary person. If we give him time, he’ll become a very troublesome enemy."
Rorschach nodded calmly.
Blackbeard was a dangerous individual. He knew how to endure, possessed the broken Dark-Dark Fruit, and had the potential to create an entire army of Devil Fruit users.
Rorschach planned to let Caesar extract everything useful from his body first. After that, he would use Judge’s technology to see if they could mass-produce clone soldiers.
They would conduct experiments on the clone soldiers and develop perfect artificial Devil Fruits.
These obedient clone soldiers would be perfect as enforcement and protection forces across his territories in the future.
Although clone soldiers had incomplete minds and limited potential, they were still suitable for maintaining order once he ruled the world.
(Art: Kuja Arc)
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