The Aftermath of the Truth: Reactions from All Sides
However, by this time, most of the world's attention was no longer entirely focused on the video footage!
The screen was already flooded with a massive amount of angry comments: {So that's where those rumors about King Riku's tyranny came from! It was all Doflamingo's doing behind the scenes. That traitor deserves to die!}
{That bastard Doflamingo! If he wants to reclaim the throne, he should just do it openly and honestly! Using such underhanded tactics is truly pitiful for King Riku and the people of Dressrosa!}
{Go Straw Hat Luffy Pirates! Go Minions! You must overthrow Doflamingo's rule and free Dressrosa from this demon's clutches! Please!}
Doflamingo's crimes are already so numerous and so serious! Do the World Government and the Navy really intend to let him continue to act with impunity?!
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The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, Fleet Admiral's Office.
"Tsuru! I cannot fulfill your request." Sengoku smiled bitterly, speaking helplessly to the Den Den Mushi.
"Why? I don't need many troops. A small force won't affect the upcoming battle with Whitebeard at all. Besides, Doflamingo's actions, exposed by that God from Beyond the Domain, are enough to strip him of his Shichibukai status! Even if he was Celestial Dragons before, he's not anymore! Isn't that enough?!" Tsuru's dissatisfied voice came from the Den Den Mushi. "The whole world is watching us. If our Navy doesn't take any action, our prestige will plummet even further, you know that, Sengoku?"
"Sigh! I'm perfectly aware of everything you're saying!" Sengoku sighed and said, "Actually... after learning that Doflamingo and Kaido were making a secret deal, I wanted to take action, but I got a call from above, telling us to focus on dealing with Whitebeard first, and everything else has to be postponed. So, I'm sorry, Tsuru, I can't approve any of your actions."
With that, he hung up the Den Den Mushi, then slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Doflamingo!"
New World, Dressrosa, Plaza.
"So that's the truth about what happened back then! We all wronged King Riku! What have we been doing all these years?!"
"No! I'm going to help King Riku reclaim his throne and drive Doflamingo out of Dressrosa."
"Yes! Count me in, I'm going too."
I'll go too.
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The citizens of Dressrosa rose up in indignation and shouted...
In a short while, a small team dedicated to defeating Doflamingo spontaneously formed among them.
But at that moment, a discordant yet remarkably rational voice rang out, "Wait a minute, don't be so impulsive! Even the well-trained army of the King Riku Army couldn't defeat the Donquixote Family's officers back then. How could we, ordinary citizens who have never received any training, possibly defeat them? Going now will only be a pointless death."
"Are we just going to stand by and watch that traitor Doflamingo continue to lord it over our country?"
"That's exactly what I mean! I'd rather die fighting than live a life of dishonor."
"Me too!"
"And me."
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Faced with such a fearless squad, the rational voice rang out again, "Of course not. We can contact the Tontatta and that One-Legged Toy Soldier, and then cooperate with them to defeat Doflamingo. Of course, it would be even better if we had the help of external forces! Like the Straw Hat Luffy Pirates."
"But... but where can we find them now?!"
"That's right! We don't even know where they are now."
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"Hey! Look, what's that... what's that?"
Suddenly, a panicked voice rang out, and a finger pointed to the King's Plateau not far from them.
A brown figure was seen rapidly ascending into the air—it was Pica, who had become one with the rock.
His appearance immediately dissuaded the team members who were preparing to attack Doflamingo, and they decided to follow the advice of the one who had spoken the rational voice.
The Grand Line, White Soil Island.
"How utterly despicable and shameless of you, Doflamingo!"
"Yes! I've seen plenty of inhuman kings, but someone like Doflamingo is a first!"
"I really want to go to Dressrosa right now and overthrow him!"
"Me too, shall we go now!"
"Okay! Count me in."
I'll go too.
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Hearing the indignant chorus of the Revolutionary Army soldiers around him, Dragon suddenly spoke up, "Soldiers, don't get our target wrong! The tragedy caused by Doflamingo is just one microcosm of this world. Our true enemy is the Celestial Dragons. If we don't overthrow the Celestial Dragons, tragedies like Dressrosa will continue to unfold."
At this point, his voice suddenly rose several times higher, "So, what we need to do now is—accumulate our strength, and then have enough strength to overthrow the parasites led by the Celestial Dragons. Only in this way can we better purify this world. Do you understand, warriors?"
"Understood! Leader!" the Revolutionary Army soldiers shouted excitedly.
"Hmm!" Dragon nodded in satisfaction, then looked up at the screen in the sky and murmured, "Luffy, save Dressrosa! Free them from their cages!"
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Polar Tang.
"I see. No wonder you asked me to deliver that intelligence about Dressrosa to the Navy back then. If I had been able to complete the mission, the tragedy of Dressrosa might not have happened! I'm so sorry, Mr. Corazon," Law said with a guilty expression.
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.
"That Doflamingo guy is really disgusting!" Usopp complained.
"That's exactly right!" Nami said indignantly, "They're dozens of times, no, hundreds of times, more disgusting than the people we've encountered before."
"Hmph! Next time I see him, I'll definitely give him a good beating and send him flying!" Luffy clenched his fist and said, "I'll avenge Rebecca and that Torao Law!"
"Count me in, Luffy," Franky chimed in.
"Hey everyone, look at the screen! That Torao is getting beaten up horribly by Doflamingo!" Chopper suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Huh?! What?!"