Heavenly Dao's Wrath, Dragon's Appearance

At that moment, comments began appearing on the screen, questioning the Ohara Incident and hurling abuse at the Heavenly Dao. Some came from civilians, some from nobles, and others from World Government personnel.

{Th... that's it? What happened afterward? You didn't show us what led up to it or what came after! Now I'm wondering if you just made up another Ohara Incident to deceive everyone!}

{Isn't this editing way too biased? You kept the focus on that Nico Robin the whole time, showing her suffering over and over, as though nobody else suffered! God from Beyond the Domain, there's something seriously wrong with your stance, isn't there? Did the pirates bribe you?}

{God from Beyond the Domain, didn't you claim to know everything about the past? Then why not just show us the history of the "Void Century"? Oh, I get it. You must be one of those Ancient Weapons! The reason you don't dare show us the history of the "Void Century" is that you're afraid of exposing your evil side. That's why you're doing everything you can to slander and smear the World Government.}

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{Worororo, how despicable! World Government, to cover up the filthy things you've done, you're actually using this method to whitewash yourselves and change the subject. How utterly dirty!} Kaido's comment suddenly floated across the screen, dripping with mockery.

In fact, even if Kaido hadn't spoken up, people around the world who weren't too foolish could see what was wrong with those comments. Their purpose and targets were far too obvious.

No matter how the World Government tried to whitewash what it had done to Ohara or change the subject, it was already too late.

This incident had planted a seed in the hearts of people all over the world: a seed of doubt about the World Government.

In fact, even within the World Government, divisions had emerged. The rift was especially severe within the Marines over the actions of the two Admirals, Aokiji and Akainu.

In particular, Akainu's extreme approach of killing innocents rather than letting anyone escape had left many lower- and middle-ranking Marines deeply dissatisfied.

In their eyes, the Marines were supposed to protect civilians' lives, yet they had now become a tool for killing them. For the first time, some found their faith in the word "justice" embroidered on their Marine uniforms wavering.

However, the Five Elders' use of paid commenters to whitewash their actions and spread slander had angered the Heavenly Dao.

Soon, system text appeared on the screen. "I swear to you all that everything I have shown is true, without the slightest falsehood. I shall let the slander some of you directed at me just now pass for the time being, but if there is a next time, I shall not let you off lightly. Since some of you doubt what I have shown, I shall show you a short episode that took place after the 'Ohara Incident'! Originally, this story was to be shown to you during another major event in the future, but the actions of some among you have crossed my bottom line. To punish those people, I have decided to show a small part of it now. This event took place several months after the 'Ohara Incident.' A group of mysterious visitors came to this island of ruins and shattered walls, and two among them are major figures whose names are now known throughout the seas."

As the system text gradually faded, Ohara appeared once again in the video on the screen.

This time, however, Ohara was no longer as beautiful as before. Scorched earth covered the ground.

New World, Egghead.

"Huh? Ohara several months later? That God from Beyond the Domain can't be planning to show the time the main body went there, can he?" Edison, the embodiment of thought, said with a look of horror.

"If the World Government finds out we went to Ohara, we're finished!" Lilith, the embodiment of evil, said worriedly, covering her face.

"I don't think we need to be too afraid. The God from Beyond the Domain will probably find a way to protect us. We probably won't be the focus of what he wants to show this time," Shaka, the embodiment of good, said calmly, his hands in his pockets.

"Tch! That's all just guesswork, Shaka! You're not that God from Beyond the Domain, so how would you know what he's thinking? I really don't know what you're putting on airs for," Lilith, the embodiment of evil, said in annoyance.

"All right, Lilith, stop it!" Vegapunk, the main body, stepped in to make peace. "I think Shaka has a point. If that God from Beyond the Domain really wanted to expose us, he would have started from when I arrived at Ohara on a Marine warship, instead of fixing the camera directly on Ohara's ruins. Besides, I have a vague feeling that some of the other major events in the future the God from Beyond the Domain mentioned earlier will involve us."

Hearing the main body say that, Lilith immediately pursed her lips and shot Shaka an indignant glare, but said nothing more.

High in the sky, within the edited video on the screen, a deep male voice carried across the sea to the ruins of Ohara, growing closer. "I know, but there's really no way to stay calm about what happened this time!"

"All these defenseless scholars did was speak out against something unreasonable being done in the name of the law, and they were brutally suppressed."

"I'm going to build an army that can fight."

As the man's resolute voice fell silent, a middle-aged man appeared in the video. An introduction immediately appeared below him: Captain of the Freedom Fighters—Monkey D. Dragon.

Grand Line, Baltigo, Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

"Huh? Th... that's the leader! He's s... so young!"

"Yeah! But what did the leader go to Ohara for? Could he have had a friend among the scholars there?"

"He definitely did! After all, the leader is a man who once traveled all four seas!"

"But why was the leader still called a Freedom Fighters captain at this point? Hadn't our Revolutionary Army been founded yet?"

"That's probably possible. Also, don't you think the leader's surname, Monkey D., looks familiar? Haven't we seen it somewhere before?"

"I get that feeling too, but I can't remember where right now."

"Me too!"

"..."

"..."

Listening to his subordinates' discussions behind him, Dragon stood on the balcony in the breeze and said quietly, "Everyone in Ohara, Dr. Clover, I will never let your will be in vain."

Grand Line, somewhere at sea, aboard the Thousand Sunny.

"L... Luffy, th... that's your father," Nami shouted, pointing at Dragon on the screen.

"Huh? My father? S... so that's what my father looks like!" Luffy said, his face full of surprise.

"Hey! You don't even know what your own father looks like?!" Usopp said, at a loss for words.

"I've never met him, so how would I know what he looks like?" Luffy replied as though it were obvious.

"But I'm more curious about who's talking to Luffy's father. Honestly, that God from Beyond the Domain didn't even show us what he really looks like," Sanji said curiously.

"The God from Beyond the Domain probably deliberately altered his appearance like that to protect him," Robin said, watching the screen.

In the video, Vegapunk, who was talking to Dragon, was shown to the world as a dark silhouette. Even his voice had been altered in post-production and was broadcast with an electronic effect.