Chapter 681

There Is No Torch Now, You Are The Only Light

“Country?”

David was stunned and said subconsciously, “How can a country become the master of people?”

The people of this world have no such concept.

In their eyes, the country must have a king and a leader.

Even a place like Magnetic Drum Island must elect a new king. Otherwise, the original king will always have legal rights there.

Including now, even if it has been elected, the original king still has legal rights. What is next is the gap in strength.

Just as Doflamingo was born with legitimacy over Dressrosa.

“Why not?”

Kuro rolled his eyes and said, “I don’t understand what you people are thinking. You can’t hold a sword without a support? Then can’t you find a support for yourself? If you don’t want your neighbor to die, you can only become a king. Since this is your only way, what’s there to worry about?”

“In the end, what does it mean to be unable to hold a sword? Isn’t it just one less excuse? Then let this country and its people be your masters.”

Kuro said, “Pansa is a family with a long history in this country. With the abdication of King Riku, you are qualified to fight. As a knight, your duty should be to protect the civilians, not the single family.”

“I…”

David opened his mouth and hesitated. In the end, he shook his head. “Marine, you can find a better king. I will persuade my neighbors and let that king pardon their sins. As for me, I can’t be a king.”

He did not want those people to die, but he could not be king.

Pansa cannot be without a master.

“You’re really weird…”

Kuro took out his cigar box and threw a cigar over.

David took it in a daze, his face blank.

Click.

The sound of a lighter.

Kuro lit the cigar and pointed to the burning position. “Look, there is no fire in the tent. The only fire is in my hand. I lit this fire myself.”

“If you don’t have a master, find a master. If you don’t have an oath, find an oath. Treat Dressrosa as your master and the civilians as your oath. Don’t treat others as the fire in the dark to guard and chase. Use yourself as the flame and the light!”

“Now that there is no torch, you are the only light!”

Kuro moved his fingers and the pulley lighter flew to the cigar in David’s hand with flames and lit the tip for him.

“Try to be the light, David!” Kuro shouted.

David trembled as he watched the cigar ignite. “I, I…”

“If you continue to dawdle, I won’t let King Riku abdicate. You should maintain the status quo. Your neighbor will definitely commit suicide. So what if you use yourself as firewood and burn it? Don’t you have any courage?!”

Wait, the king of burning…

Lord of Cinder?

“No, my neighbor can’t die!” David said subconsciously.

Kuro said lightly, “The moment a person makes a choice, they will know what they want. You should know what you want in your heart.”

David froze.

Yes, at that moment, the thought of not wanting his neighbor to die prevailed.

And Kuro’s words were deeply imprinted in his mind.

Be your own master …

When his own light …

Light …

He looked down at the burning cigar and said uncertainly, “Can I really?”

Pansa has always been the one chasing and protecting light. He has never thought about it.

“You’re really annoying!”

Kuro frowned and said, “If you really can’t, you can just take anyone as your master! I, I will do it. I order you to become light and fight for the throne of Dressrosa!”

David trembled and looked up at Kuro in disbelief.

His first reaction was to refuse.

But then he thought.

It seemed… not impossible.

This man saved the civilians of Dressrosa. Unlike those in the outside world who thought that Straw Hat defeated Doflamingo and rescued Dressrosa, David knew very well that he was the one who protected these civilians.

The earthquake outside was also caused by him fighting a strong enemy. Without his protection, Dressrosa should have been gone long ago.

This is a righteous man. There is no doubt about it.

David was a little stubborn, but that didn’t mean he was brainless.

Instead, he can clearly understand the situation in the country.

The nobles of Dressrosa had no right to make him their master.

But Kuro’s words woke him up. He didn’t want those neighbors to die. He had to have a master. This is Pansa’s tradition. It can’t be broken so easily.

It was too unreal for him to be the owner of a country or a civilian.

“I don’t have a sword.” David looked down. “Eight hundred years ago, Pansa didn’t have a sword.”

“Sword? A real sword?”

Kuro blew out smoke and moved his fingers. “Simple.”

Whoosh!

It was as if something broke through the air and a muffled sound came from outside. On the ground outside the tent, a black bull horn sword was firmly inserted into the ground.

“If you don’t have a sword, you can have as many as you want.”

Under everyone’s gaze, he hooked his finger again and the sword left the ground and flew to Kuro and stopped in midair.

“This one, I got it from killing a pirate. It’s a [Famous Sword]. It’s for you. Look at the cocoon on your hand. It should be a way for a big sword. It suits you.”

He could tell at a glance that this man was using the ‘Great Sword’ routine, and his methods were not low.

His aura is already very strong. If he uses a weapon, he will probably be even stronger.

The big sword flew to David’s side and the hilt flew into his hand without any reason.

“Take it, your weapon,” Kuro said.

David stared at the big sword and took a deep breath as if he had made up his mind.

From now on, without a torch, are you… the only light?

What this man wants is not important. What is important is that he wants to hold a sword. He has always wanted to hold a sword!

This man is qualified!

Bang!

David held the sword in one hand and lowered it to one knee. “I understand. You are qualified. Pansa will serve you!”

“Huh?”

Kuro raised his eyebrows and said, “No, I mean…”

“Vice Admiral Kuro.”

Moore interrupted Kuro, leaned over, and whispered:

“We can give it a try. This David has a knot in his heart that can’t be untied. Anyway, it doesn’t have to be him, right? If he doesn’t manage the country well, we have to change people. Let’s do as he says first. If he doesn’t have the talent to become a king, it will be easier.”

That makes sense…

For the time being, David is what Kuro wants. His character is okay, but when it comes to governing a country, it is not by character but by means.

If his methods don’t work, Kuro may find a method that works, and then Pansa will assist from the side.

This guy’s combat power doesn’t look low.

He wanted to play his Knight’s Road. There was no loss in agreeing to him. If he couldn’t do it, then he would follow the master’s orders and let him go down.

Kuro nodded and stopped talking.

David continued to kneel on the ground and closed his eyes slightly. “I will fight for the throne according to your orders and continue to complete the unfinished war eight hundred years ago!”

At this moment, his aura changed.

No longer hesitating, no longer confused, from that kind of rusty sword, it gradually shed rust and became sharp and clear.