Robin Zimmerman joined the Pirate King's fleet for less than half a year before openly challenging the Pirate King himself. In a carefully orchestrated public setting, he killed this pirate king who had dominated the seven seas, enjoyed fame for over fifty years, and had even been able to rival the Imperial Navy.

He then spent three years uniting the sixteen pirate fleets of the seven seas, becoming the new Pirate King with unparalleled prestige.

After that, Robin Zimmerman made a world-shocking decision: he led the united pirate fleet back to the Empire.

Chapter 6: The Imperial Rose Incident

It is said that when the Pirate King's flag flew outside the Empire's largest port, Mingfoster Port, a certain admiral of the Imperial Navy was so frightened that he wet his pants.

At that time, there were fewer than twenty warships resting at Mingfoster Port, while the returning pirate fleet boasted three hundred warships of various sizes—a massive force, powerful enough to flatten the Empire's largest port in a single battle, and, marching swiftly along the coast, could reach the Imperial capital, Strasbourg, within a week.

In this bustling port city, every resident and every merchant was plunged into despair, feeling as if the end of the world was upon them. Fewer than half of the soldiers could muster the courage to fight.

But when the Pirate King's flagship and his fleet raised the white flag of surrender, Mingfoster Port erupted as if it were the grandest festival—everyone was overjoyed, and countless people flooded the streets, singing and dancing.

Robin Zimmerman led the pirate fleet back, returning to the embrace of the Empire, and his reputation soared to unprecedented heights!

In just a few short years, Robin Zimmerman's fame plummeted from its peak to its lowest point, then suddenly soared to a level that even his extraordinary talent should never have been able to reach in a lifetime!

His short life was nothing short of legendary in the Empire.

That year, Robin Zimmerman—his renown was so great that it rivaled his ancestor from five eras ago, Robin Sanders, and he was regarded as the most unrestrained figure of his time, destined to be remembered in history.

When the king received Robin Zimmerman, he smiled and said, "Except for the throne! You may ask me for any reward!"

At that time, Zimmerman asked for something no one could have imagined. He refused to return to the Robin family, and instead requested the surname Axel from the king, changing his name from Robin Zimmerman to Axel Robinson Zimmerman!

After commanding the fleet's return to the Empire, Axel Robinson Zimmerman seemed to have fulfilled all his life's goals, and his entire personality underwent a strange transformation.

Before leading the fleet's defection, Axel Robinson Zimmerman was a man of few words, devoted to his studies, viewing all entertainment as unnecessary, strictly self-disciplined, and old-fashioned in conduct. His mentors described Zimmerman as: his schedule was as precise as a clock, his life as disciplined as a saint's, and apart from his studies and the pursuit of truth, he cared for nothing else!

But after returning to the Empire, Zimmerman seemed to have shed all pretense, and in just a few days, became the most seasoned playboy in the Empire.

Susan Newman, also known as Charlotte's legendary senior, was once Zimmerman's fiancée.

One day, she went to visit her mother, only to find Zimmerman "working hard" on her mother...

The scene at that time was considered by Newman to be an utter humiliation.

The Empire's number one rose, furious to the extreme, drew her sword on the spot, demanding a duel with this playboy.

Charlotte spent an entire day witnessing things he should never have seen.

He understood why Miss Newman wanted to burn those documents.

If this incident hadn't spread so widely, Charlotte even suspected that this senior might have killed to silence witnesses.

Given her family's background and status, killing a few forty-first rank first-class clerks would not have been considered a serious crime in the Empire.

The duel did not take place as scheduled. After sending Lady Shirley to the peak of ecstasy, Axel Robinson Zimmerman flipped over, crashed through the window, and disappeared from Newman's sight at top speed.

The Imperial Rose didn't even have time to stop this lecherous, shameless bastard.

The next day, Newman issued a public statement, not only tearing up the engagement, but also demanding a life-and-death duel with Axel Robinson Zimmerman.

Under the skirt of the most outstanding Imperial Rose, countless loyal followers were willing to act on her behalf, challenging her former fiancé.

Within a single day, Axel Robinson Zimmerman received hundreds of duel letters. No matter where he appeared, someone would block his way and demand a duel in the street.

As a descendant of the Robin family, Axel Robinson Zimmerman had mastered the family's swordsmanship, and his ferocity and ruthlessness even surpassed that of his ancestor at his peak five hundred years ago.

Zimmerman won several street duels with overwhelming victories, but in the eighteenth duel, he was provoked by a challenger and killed someone in public.

After that duel, he never held back in any challenge again. He fought 115 duels, killing 115 opponents, and thoroughly offended the majority of the Empire's nobility.

After all, those qualified to challenge him were all noble scions of the Empire, each of distinguished birth.

This far-reaching series of duels became known in history as: The Imperial Rose Incident.