Chapter 55 Liberating Clockwork Island

The Great Bear King stumbled back several steps, his steel body emitting a piercing metallic grinding sound.

He looked down at his dented fist, a look of fear appearing in his eyes for the first time.

“This is impossible!”

The Great Bear King roared, his steel body beginning to turn a violent red as its temperature soared abruptly.

“I’m going to burn you to ashes!”

Kaguya stood in place, feeling the surging power within his body. Armament Haki moved beneath his skin like a living thing, dyeing his fists a deep black.

“You’re useless now.”

Kaguya slowly drew the onikiri from his waist, the pitch-black Armament Haki coating the blade.

“One Sword Style: Decapitation”

The blade’s flash was like ink, the pitch-black sword energy cutting through the scorching air.

The Great Bear King felt a chill on his neck, and his head, burning with rage, flew high into the air. His steel body crashed to the ground, kicking up a shower of sparks.

Nami, who had been observing the battlefield, immediately deactivated the Barrier upon seeing the fight end.

The Great Bear King’s corpse fell from the sky, slamming heavily onto the open ground below.

Kaguya used Moonwalk to fly back to the castle platform.

Once he deactivated his Armament Haki, his injured fists began to drip blood.

“You’re injured!”

Nami and Nojiko immediately stepped forward to check Kaguya’s injuries.

“It’s a minor wound. I successfully triggered my Armament Haki this time, so this little bit of damage is worth it.”

Kaguya said nonchalantly.

“You idiot, even if it’s to get stronger, you shouldn’t be so reckless.”

Nami’s eyes reddened slightly, her fingers tightening unconsciously.

“Let’s go back to the ship first and treat your wounds.”

Nojiko immediately transformed into her Pteranodon form, intending to take the two of them away.

At that moment, Honey Queen also finished off all the ordinary pirates and flew back from below.

Having been in her liquid form, Honey Queen slipped back into the clothes she had just shed and regained her human shape.

“Master, you’re so strong~

To think you finished off the Great Bear King so easily~

I really didn’t choose the wrong person~”

Honey Queen leaned in cloyingly again.

“We don’t have time for your antics right now. Kaguya is injured; we need to go back to the ship to treat him.”

Nami grew irritated seeing Honey Queen’s vixen-like behavior.

“Master is injured!”

Honey Queen stopped her playfulness, her gaze falling on Kaguya’s hands, which were still dripping blood.

“There’s a medical room in the castle! Follow me!”

Honey Queen took Kaguya’s arm, ready to lead him for treatment.

“Be gentle!”

Nami scolded, her heart aching for him.

“Alright, it’s just a small injury. You’re making it sound like it’s much worse than it is.”

Kaguya spoke up to soothe them.

Led by Honey Queen, the three of them arrived at the medical room in the castle.

Inside the medical room, the doctor responsible for treating the Poker Pirates was currently trembling and hiding behind the curtains.

“Busi, stop hiding!

We’ve already seen you!

Hurry up and treat my Captain’s wounds!”

Honey Queen walked over to the curtains and kicked Busi’s backside.

Doctor Busi crawled out from behind the curtains, trembling, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

“He… who is he?”

“The Great Bear King is dead, killed by him.

So, you know what to do, right?”

Doctor Busi pushed up his glasses with trembling hands and stammered.

“Y-yes! I’ll treat him right away.”

The scent of disinfectant filled the medical room as Kaguya sat on a clean white hospital bed, letting Busi clean his wounds.

Soon, Kaguya’s hands were wrapped in bandages.

“The wounds aren’t deep. Don’t let them get wet for a few days, and they’ll heal up fine.”

Busi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Kaguya flexed his hands and clenched his fists.

“Don’t move around like that~”

Nami pressed down on Kaguya’s wrist, her heart aching for him.

“Alright, don’t worry. You know how strong my physique is.

A little injury like this will be fine after a meal.”

Kaguya patted the small hand resting on his wrist.

“Let’s go. The Poker Pirates have been dealt with; let’s go find the mayor here.”

“Ah~

Master wants to find the mayor~

I know where he is.

I’ll lead the way~”

Honey Queen took Kaguya’s arm and walked out.

“vixen!”

Nami cursed under her breath as she followed.

Nojiko took her sister’s arm and followed closely behind.

Honey Queen led the three of them out of the castle to a factory in the residential area below.

“The Great Bear King has been making the residents of Clockwork Island produce weapons for the Poker Pirates. Recently, they seem to have been researching something called the King Cannon.

The mayor of Clockwork Island is in this factory.”

Honey Queen pushed open the factory doors, revealing rows of assembly lines for weapon production.

The town’s labor force was all here, producing weapons for the Great Bear King.

The mayor and his wife saw Honey Queen at the door and immediately walked over.

“Did the Great Bear King send you to check on the progress? We’re already speeding things up…”

The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead, his voice laced with exhaustion.

Because Kaguya and the others had acted so quickly, and because the fight between Kaguya and the Great Bear King took place inside a barrier box, the residents of Clockwork Island hadn’t heard any sounds of battle at all.

Seeing Honey Queen, an officer of the Poker Pirates, the man thought the Great Bear King had grown impatient.

Honey Queen chuckled and shook her head.

“The Great Bear King is dead~”

“What?!”

The mayor and his wife widened their eyes in shock, looking completely incredulous.

“That’s right, this gentleman here dealt with him.”

Honey Queen proudly held Kaguya’s arm.

Upon hearing the news, the workers in the factory stopped what they were doing, and whispers began to ripple through the crowd.

Kaguya stepped forward.

“I am Kaguya. Clockwork Island is free now. You no longer have to produce weapons for pirates.”

“Is… is it true?”

The mayor’s wife covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes.

“Of course. The Great Bear King’s corpse is still in the open area in front of the castle up there.

If you don’t believe me, you can go see for yourselves.”

“Then she…”

The purple-haired woman pointed at Honey Queen, her eyes still filled with wariness.

“Honey Queen is with me now. You don’t need to worry.”

Kaguya put his arm around Honey Queen’s slender waist and explained to everyone.

Honey Queen leaned into Kaguya’s embrace and gave a sweet smile.

“…”

After a long silence in the factory, a cheer finally erupted.

“Great! We’re finally free!”

The workers cheered and jumped for joy; some even excitedly threw down their tools.

The mayor excitedly grabbed Kaguya’s hand.

“benefactor!

I don’t know your name!

Thank you for saving Clockwork Island!”

“Hey! Can’t you see his hands are injured!”

Nami stepped forward and swatted the mayor’s hand away.

“Hiss!”

The mayor winced in pain, then looked at Kaguya’s hands and stepped back with a deep apology.

“I’m so sorry! I was just too excited…”

The mayor bowed repeatedly, his face full of apology and gratitude.

“It’s fine, I understand.

My name is Kaguya.”

Kaguya waved his hand dismissively.

“Lord Kaguya! I want to spread this good news to the other residents of Clockwork Island.

For now, please let my wife host you.”

“Alright, go ahead.”

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