Chapter 41 — Liquidating Dressrosa's Assets, A Sustainable Exploitation Method!
"Surely… you wouldn't want to see all the 'original citizens' of Dressrosa replaced with new ones, right?"
That sentence echoed endlessly in the air.
Peach Rabbit stood at the side, staring in horror.
A chill crawled down her spine.
At last, she understood—
truly understood.
This man did not operate on normal logic.
He wasn't threatening.
He wasn't bluffing.
He was simply stating a fact—
something he could actually carry out
whenever he pleased.
And he would do it without a second thought.
This monster…!
King Riku slowly closed his weary eyes.
He saw Cyrus—his loyal knight—lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
He opened his eyes again and saw his daughter—Viola—watching him with pleading eyes, silently begging him to stop resisting.
And in that moment…
He understood.
The era of Dressrosa…
The era of the Riku Royal Family…
Today—
had truly ended.
"Ha… ha…"
A dry, fragile laugh escaped the old king's throat.
"I understand."
His clouded eyes turned toward Akira.
There was no longer fear in them.
Only emptiness.
"Compared to a bastard like Doflamingo who wanted to turn everyone into toys…"
"At the very least… you saved them."
"At the very least, you restored my forgotten people to their human forms."
With the last remnants of his dignity, King Riku slowly bent his noble knees.
"I… Riku Doldo III…"
"I am willing to offer all of Dressrosa…"
"All of it… to you."
"Father!!"
Viola cried out—not in despair, but in relief.
She was grateful he had finally chosen the path that would protect their people.
"Very good."
Akira nodded, satisfied.
He paid no attention to the emotional weight of the old king's surrender.
Without hesitation, he pulled out a document from his system space—
a prepared contract titled:
"Asset Transfer Agreement."
"Just sign it."
Akira placed the document in front of King Riku.
The paper looked thin and light, yet in this moment it carried the weight of an entire nation.
Under Peach Rabbit's stunned, speechless gaze—
Under Viola's silent tears—
King Riku bit the tip of his finger.
With the blood that carried his royal lineage…
He pressed his blood seal onto the final page of the agreement.
...
[Ding!]
[Asset Transfer Agreement has taken effect!]
Inside Akira's mind, the cold mechanical voice of the system echoed clearly.
[Commencing asset evaluation…]
[Evaluation target: Ownership rights of Dressrosa Island, royal family historical assets, underground mining resources, harbor rights…]
[Total evaluated value: 1 Trillion Belly!]
"…"
"———?!!!!"
Akira's pupils trembled violently the moment he saw the number.
"O–o… one trillion?!"
Even his heart—so accustomed to madness and power—nearly leapt out of his chest.
One trillion.
What kind of concept was that?!
Damn it, a single system draw cost 100 million Belly!
One trillion meant…
ten thousand draws!!
"Ten… thousand…"
Akira's breathing instantly grew heavy.
His finger instinctively moved toward the most tempting button on the system panel:
[Cash Out Assets]
"I'll be invincible!!"
He could already see it—
After ten thousand draws…
With one punch, he'd shatter Imu.
With one kick, he'd stomp the Five Elders flat.
But—!!
Just before his finger touched the button—
"Wait!!"
Akira suddenly froze.
"Is that really all I'm aiming for?"
"I can obtain items from other worlds… Doesn't that mean I may eventually travel to other worlds too?"
"Ten thousand draws would make me absolutely invincible in this world."
"But… what if I go somewhere with a higher power ceiling?"
"What if enemies from other worlds appear?"
"What if a foe emerges that not even selling this entire world could help me defeat?"
"No… I can't be reckless!"
"I need to see the bigger picture—see beyond this world!"
"And to do that, I need a land that can generate endless money!"
"Starting with this island… then the entire One Piece world!"
"Soon, the whole world will become my money-making machine."
"My personal 'harvest field.'"
"How could I sell it?"
The thought instantly extinguished the temptation of ten thousand immediate draws.
He chose the long game—
the route of sustainable harvesting.
A future where he drew far more than ten thousand.
But to build a land that would produce eternal 'harvest'…
He needed a functioning, well-designed economic model.
And Dressrosa…
Would become his first experiment.
"No. I can't sell this island."
Akira rubbed his chin as a new plan surfaced.
"But I do need strength quickly. The Yonko will be coming soon. It would be stupid not to power up now."
"Right now, the entire island is nothing but rubble."
"Trash like this… completely useless."
"Sistem."
He called out inwardly, testing a theory.
"I won't sell the island."
"But the destroyed buildings, ruined houses, collapsed infrastructure… can all of that useless junk be 'recycled' separately?"
[Ding!]
[Detected Host's request: 'trash recycling.']
The system responded efficiently as always.
[Eligible recycling targets: All buildings in Dressrosa (including rubble, construction remains, infrastructure, Joker's abandoned factories, underground ports, etc.)]
[Total recycling value: 50 Billion Belly]
"!!!"
Akira's eyes sparkled like diamonds.
"50 billion?!"
"Good!!"
He laughed in pure delight.
"Just from collecting garbage, the system gives me 50 billion?!"
"That's 500 draws!"
"Income from trash… a blessing straight from the heavens!"
"Sistem!"
Without a shred of hesitation:
"Recycle everything. Now!"
...
At the moment Akira confirmed the command—
A sharp hum tore through the air—
WHOOOOOM!!!
An invisible wave burst outward from Akira as the center…
Sweeping across the entire island of Dressrosa.
...
Dressrosa, Port District
A group of pirates were hauling barrels of alcohol abandoned by the Red Hair Pirates.
"Hurry up—! Let's mov—"
WHOOM.
The dock beneath them vanished instantly.
"Plup! Plup!"
Pirates and barrels splashed into the sea all at once.
...
Dressrosa, Giant Chasm
Pica—still in giant stone form—was connecting two pieces of split land.
"Pica! Pica—!"
WHOOM.
The half-completed stone bridge he built…
Along with the newly repaired road…
Disappeared without a trace.
"…?!"
Pica's squeaky voice got stuck halfway.
"The… the road I rebuilt… where did it go?!"
...
Dressrosa, Small Town Ruins
A blacksmith who had just reunited with his long-lost wife knelt crying atop the remains of their home.
WHOOM.
The rubble vanished.
The broken walls vanished.
Everything vanished.
Thud.
The couple fell flat on the barren, empty ground.
"…"
"…"
Then, throughout all of Dressrosa—
A silence of ten long, frozen seconds.
The newly reunited families.
The working pirates.
The wounded civilians.
Everyone stopped—
Only to slowly realize…
They were now standing upon a naked, empty island.
No homes.
No shops.
No walls.
Nothing.
"My house… where did it go?"
A man asked in confusion.
"My house… disappeared?!"
"Aaaaaah!! My shop! My shop is gone too!!"
"Waaahhhhhhh!!!"
After that brief silence—
Dressrosa erupted into pure chaos.
Even worse than before.
...
King's Plateau — Ruined Platform
Akira ignored the screams of despair echoing across the island.
They were background noise.
He was too busy admiring his system panel.
[Assets: 51.82 Billion Belly]
"Hehehe…"
A crazed grin twisted his lips.
"50 billion secured!"
"More than 500 draws!"
"How strong will I get this time?"
"Honestly, I don't even dare to imagine!"
Just as he was reveling in the thrill—
Burururururu!!
Burururururu!!
His Den Den Mushi shrieked like a dying pig.
It was Doflamingo.
"L-Lo—Lord Akira!!!!"
The moment Akira picked up, a panicked scream erupted.
"Big trouble!!"
"The… the entire island…!"
"All the buildings—!!"
"All… GONE!!!!"
"…"
"Oh."
Akira casually scratched his ear.
"They disappeared, yeah."
"I know."
"…"
"And you called at the perfect time."
"Eh?"
Doflamingo's confused gasp squeaked through the snail.
"Don't worry about trivial things like that."
Akira spoke impatiently.
"Bring Pica. Bring every member of the Donquixote Family still capable of walking."
"Come to the top of King's Plateau."
"We're holding a meeting."
"We're redesigning Dressrosa."
"H-huh?"
"And also—"
Akira cut him off.
"Announce this to the entire island."
"First."
"Dressrosa now has a new master. His name is Akira. Address him as Lord Akira or Akira-sama."
"Second."
"All previous homes and land have no value."
"If they want to keep living in Dressrosa…"
"They'll have to buy new homes from me."
"Third."
"Tell Pica to stop rebuilding short houses. They waste space."
"From now on, Dressrosa will build only one type of structure."
"High-rise buildings."
"We will establish Zone A (elite district), Zone B (commercial district), Zone C (medical district), Zone D (residential district)…"
"Each zone will have different property prices."
Akira paused—
Then glanced down at the half-naked, mud-covered Dressrosa citizens crying on the barren ground.
A cold, feral smile curled across his lips.
"Go tell those commoners."
"The old Dressrosa—poor, oppressed, backward…"
"Is gone."
"The new Dressrosa—wealthy, powerful, and prosperous…"
"Will be built soon!"
"And their bright future…"
"Is only just beginning!"
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