One Piece: Kingdom Building System

Chapter 52: Rejection

New World, Prodance Kingdom, Royal Palace.

"Sorry, I can't tell you two about it" Elizabello II said firmly to Sabo and Koala who were in front of them at this time, "That is a secret that the Fortis Kingdom has. Even though I know it, however, I don't have the right to tell you anything that has to do with it."

Sabo and Koala instantly fell silent hearing this.

"Then can you help us communicate with King Fortis?" Sabo asked again, "You can definitely contact him, right?"

"Haven't you guys been rejected. Why do you insist on establishing a cooperative relationship with them?" Elizabello II again asked directly.

"The refusal was made by Lord Hashirama" Koala said, "It was not a direct refusal by King Fortis. We still have a chance to get cooperation from him."

"You better forget it" Elizabello II said directly, "What Lord Hashirama said yesterday to you is what King Fortis wanted"

"What do you mean the refusal was an order from King Fortis? How could it be?!" Koala asked back with a surprised face.

"That's the truth" Elizabello II said, "King Fortis was aware of this move you were about to make and was looking for me to get in direct contact with him. He had stated his desire not to do anything that would be of no benefit to his kingdom and also that carrying out such an act of encroaching on the World Government's power would only be troublesome for him."

"Troublesome for him? Then how about yesterday? If it's really that troublesome wouldn't King Fortis bother going to the trouble of attacking the World Government?" Koala insisted again.

"The attack that was carried out yesterday was because it was the work of the World Government. The Fortis Kingdom is a kingdom that places great importance on the kingdom that builds a cooperative relationship with them. The World Government attacked first and they retaliated. It's a relatively normal act as well as counterattack." Elizabello II said calmly.

"In that case, are you just going to take it for granted? You just got an assassination plot and almost died because of them and your kingdom was almost overrun by them"

"Yes. Indeed it is. However, what now? Currently our kingdom is in good condition. I am also currently in good health and also the World Government has apologized to me directly and they even paid a huge amount of compensation for the attack . The money has now been used by our kingdom in business and is currently earning a large amount of profit. What else do I need to pay attention to? Even though I took a loss from the previous attack. However, I also get more benefits. Because with the attack that happened, I was able to get quite a lot of capital along with knowing how vulnerable the security of our kingdom was."

"This..." Koala was silent for a moment listening to this.

"So, is your kingdom really not going to help in overthrowing the power of the World Government?" Sabo again asked seriously.

"My decision is unanimous" Elizabello II said seriously, "We will not interfere if it has no relation and benefit to our kingdom. Right now we want to build our empire even better. Also, forget about your desire to establish a cooperative relationship with the Fortis Kingdom regarding the overthrow of power. They don't have the desire and ambition to carry out such an act."

Sabo and Koala fell silent for a moment hearing this.

"I see" Sabo nodded and said again, "Could you give us the den-den mushi number of King Fortis? If you really can't talk to him directly, let us talk to him directly."

"No" Elizabello II refused again, "I cannot hand over the number without King Fortis knowing. I don't want to make the relationship between us strain just because of the desire that you guys have."