Chapter 130: Arrival at Wano: Claiming the Nation

Beehive Island.

After recruiting new members yesterday, things on Beehive Island have finally settled down.

Now, calm has returned to the island once more.

Early in the morning, Karl set off for Wano with Davis, White Tiger and Krell, along with several others.

At the same time, he instructed Krell to summon the fifty thousand strong Fishmen Corps stationed far away in the Sweets Sea.

Their task was to follow behind the fleet and head for Wano as well.

If they truly planned to occupy Wano, their current numbers would never be enough.

They couldn’t expect just these few to take over the whole country.

With Kaze Tsuki Yaya acting as their local guide, finding Wano wasn’t all that difficult.

It only took them five days before they reached the waters off Wano’s coast.

Faced with a towering waterfall nearly a hundred meters high, the group found themselves a little stumped.

“Lord Karl, how do we get up there?”

Spotting the determined look on Karl’s face, Krell quickly stepped forward to ask.

It made sense—after all, Karl was the one who’d first tasked him with finding Wano.

If Karl wasn’t familiar with the place, how could he have even known its name?

What Krell didn’t know was that if Karl hadn’t watched the original work, he’d be clueless about how to get up there too.

“Don’t worry. See those koi over there?”

Karl chuckled, his eyes landing on the massive carp swimming upstream toward the waterfall.

Everyone turned their attention to the enormous carp gathered in the middle of the cascade.

In huge schools, the koi scrambled and competed to swim up the rushing river.

Some of the fish were even larger than their entire ship.

“If we manage to tie ropes to those koi, they can pull the ship up to Wano.”

As soon as Karl finished, Krell hurriedly ordered the Fishmen below to form large loops with sturdy ropes and fasten them to a pair of massive koi.

In the blink of an eye, the entire ship lurched forward as if powered by a motor, rocketing skyward.

Seeing this, the mass of Fishmen to the rear surged upward along the waterfall as well.

Fishmen could swim against the current in the ocean as easily as breathing—that was their gift.

“So this is Wano, huh?”

Soon, the ship was towed by the carp and brought right to the edge of a tranquil lake.

The water surface was calm and glassy, a far cry from the danger they’d just faced.

Clearly, they had landed on top of Wano at last.

Pulling up beside the shore, Jennifer wasted no time—camera in hand, she jumped down to snap photos.

Some of the crew hopped off to patch up the ship; the rough ride had left more than a few dents and splintered boards.

Repairs were more than necessary after that wild ascent.

“Kaze Tsuki Yaya, lead the way.”

Kaze Tsuki Yaya nodded at Karl.

He looked up, gauging their direction, quickly spotting the markers he’d left before leaving.

With that, he brought the group deeper into the island.

“Is this your house?”

They arrived at Kaze Tsuki Yaya’s home. The place looked so dilapidated that everyone stared in disbelief.

Wasn’t this supposed to be one of Wano’s five great families? How could it be in such ruin?

Could they be facing pressure from the other families?

“Sorry, Lord Karl.”

“Our Tsuki Clan has already fallen into decline. Right now, we have barely a dozen family members left.”

Hearing this, Karl nodded thoughtfully.

With the house in that sorry state, it was no wonder the original story had zero mention of the Tsuki or Amatsuki Clans. Turns out they’d been in shambles for ages.

Most likely, after Kurozumi Orochi took over Wano, both the Tsuki and Amatsuki Clans were wiped out entirely.

“Come in, please!”

Kaze Tsuki Yaya pushed open the creaky front door and led the group inside.

“Father, I’m back!”

“Yaya, you’re home!”

A frail voice came from within. Soon a middle-aged man, leaning on a cane and looking like a stiff breeze would blow him over, appeared.

“We have guests, Yaya.”

The first thing Fugetsu Dahe noticed was Karl’s enormous frame. Fear flashed across his face for a split second, but he quickly regained composure—this man wasn’t easily rattled.

Despite being wary of Karl’s imposing figure, he kept his expression perfectly steady.

“Please, have a seat!”

But as soon as Fugetsu Dahe finished, he realized the blunder—there wasn’t a single chair in the house big enough for Karl.

It was too late to take the words back now.

“That won’t be necessary.”

“We’ve come to Wano with one purpose: to help the nation open its borders and bring it under my rule.”

Karl glanced at Kaze Tsuki Yaya. Yaya hurried over to help his father to a seat, whispering their plan in his ear.

That was the strategy from the start—gather all five great families together.

The only way was for Fugetsu Dahe to reach out, so the five clans could unite as quickly as possible.

As for those tens of thousands of Fishmen soldiers, they were already off searching for Seastone and Devil Fruits.

“I understand.”

“Our Tsuki Clan has fallen so far, no one cares about us anymore. I don’t care who rules or even if the country opens up.”

“While I still have some strength left, I’ll help you.”

Straight from his son, Fugetsu Dahe had already learned Karl’s intentions and about the powers at play out at sea.

He had no reason to refuse. In fact, he didn’t dare refuse. Wobbling to his feet, he shuffled back into the house and fetched a signal flare.

“Whoosh!”

“Bang!”

A skyrocket shot into the air and exploded, revealing a bright pink arrow.

“What’s going on at the Tsuki Clan?”

“An emergency call?”

“Let’s go, let’s go.”

“Come with me.”

Kozuki Sukiyaki of the Kozuki Family led the eighteen-year-old Kozuki Oden toward the Tsuki Clan’s compound.

Meanwhile, outside in the courtyard, Jennifer used the Draw-Draw Fruit’s powers to paint a ton of extra chairs.

Soon, a crowd appeared in the distance—it was members from the other families arriving.

“Fugetsu Dahe, why did you summon us here today?”

Kozuki Sukiyaki walked to the front, eyes fixed on Fugetsu Dahe, and demanded to know the reason for the call.

He also spotted Karl’s group off to the side, but in his mind, this wasn’t nearly important enough for the Tsuki Clan to use an emergency signal.

“I told him to call you here.”

“Starting now, Wano belongs to me.”

“I hope you won’t reject my claim.”

Karl stood out in front, voice radiating dominance as he released his overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki.

People from the other families collapsed one by one under the crushing pressure.

It was Karl’s first time unleashing Captain Rocks’ Conqueror’s Haki at full strength—and the power was truly monstrous.

The sky seemed to collapse. Cracks split open the ground.

“We will never submit!”

Kozuki Sukiyaki never expected something like this to happen today.

A total stranger waltzing in and demanding to rule Wano—he couldn’t accept that, not when the Kozuki Family was in charge.

“Do you want to know what happens if you refuse?”

“I want to rule Wano through peace. Don’t force me to use violence.”

In the next moment, Karl transformed into his Titan Form, summoning terrifying lightning on the spot.

Everyone’s faces turned pale from the sheer spectacle.

The bolt arced into the distance, striking a small mountain kilometers away—and in an instant, the mountain vanished without a trace.

Kozuki Oden tried to rise, defiance burning on his face.

“Don’t move!”

Kozuki Sukiyaki’s expression hardened as he forced the eager Oden back down.

“We surrender!”

Kozuki Sukiyaki had no illusions—in the face of this overwhelming power, they didn’t stand a chance.

Everyone could feel the terrifying aura coming from Karl. No matter how many of them there were, victory was hopeless.

But that didn’t mean he’d submit so easily. Their full strength hadn’t been gathered yet. He just had to bide his time.

Karl could read his unwillingness perfectly. He knew none of them were willing to surrender so quickly.

But he’d prepared for that. As long as he could keep them fed and give them work, things would change over time.

Give it two or three generations—after that, people wouldn’t even remember Wano had once been ruled by the Kozuki Family.

Unlike that brute Kaido, Karl wouldn’t resort to ruling by force. That only breeds rebellion.

“Alright then. Everyone get to work.”

Time to put some new policies in place—and leave a few trusted people behind to keep an eye on things.