The History of the Donquixote Family and the Tontatta
The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.
"King Riku? I didn't expect these guys to still remember that old codger!" Pica's shrill voice rang out.
"After all, it was the Riku Family who liberated them in the first place, so this is them repaying the kindness they received!" Gladius said.
"Looks like there's another name on the list to capture next, G." Lao G said, glancing at Doflamingo who was sitting on the edge of the bay window with his Doflamingo to them, and asked, "Young Master, should I go and capture King Riku as well?"
"Go! But remember, I want to be alive. I want those insects to witness firsthand how their hope is shattered, Fufu." Doflamingo commanded without turning around.
"Yes, young master, I guarantee I will complete the mission, G." Rao G nodded, turned around, and left the room.
Corrida Colosseum.
"My fellow Tontatta, I never expected you would still remember this old man! Thank you so much!" King Riku, wearing an iron mask, said apologetically, "However, now everything about you has been exposed! This will bring you a lot of unnecessary trouble! I'm truly sorry!"
"Oh! Grandpa... I never imagined that even in this situation, there would still be someone who remembers him and wants to fight for him. It's so wonderful!" Rebecca covered her mouth, excitedly exclaiming.
In a certain alley.
"Father, you must protect yourself! Absolutely do not let anything happen to you!" Viola leaned against the wall, watching the Donquixote Family subordinates run past in the distance, and said worriedly.
At this moment, in the video footage, the leader of the Tontatta, Gancho, begins to tell Usopp and the others about the grudges with the Donquixote Family that he had not finished telling earlier.
Long ago, their clan signed an unequal treaty with the Donquixote Family for security and resources, becoming their slaves and performing arduous labor underground so that their clan could enjoy wealth and luxury.
It wasn't until the Void Century, eight hundred years ago, that the Donquixote Family left Dressrosa, leaving the throne vacant. The emergence of a new king, King Riku, freed them from the unequal treaty. Riku tearfully apologized to them and allowed their clan to live without working, taking whatever necessities they desired from the country. The king concealed this with the legend of fairies, which is the fairy tale that has been passed down in Dressrosa ever since.
But this peace was shattered more than nine hundred years later.
The last descendant of the Donquixote Family, Doflamingo, has returned and is enslaving them once again, trying to turn them back to how they were nine hundred years ago.
During this time, his daughter, Mansherry, and five hundred of his compatriots had already suffered at his hands. In order to prevent that tragic history from repeating itself, they took up arms and resolutely resisted to the end, refusing to yield.
On the screen, various comments immediately appeared: {I never imagined the Donquixote Family had such a despicable and shameless past! It's truly disgusting!}
The Donquixote Family's behavior is nothing short of profiteering during a crisis! It's utterly despicable!
The First King Riku was a good man! No wonder... the Tontatta so devoted to his descendants; they truly know how to repay kindness!
{I see. If it were me, I would also choose to resist. Who would willingly become a slave?}
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On the other side, in the video footage, after listening to the story of the Tontatta's chieftain, Gancho, recount the story of their tribe.
Usopp and Robin's expressions immediately turned serious, and Franky even burst into tears.
At this moment, the One-Legged Toy Soldier said, "That's right. Whether it's Dressrosa or the Tontatta Tribe, the return of the Donquixote Family is entirely detrimental."
His words were immediately met with cheers and approval from the group of Tontatta.
Even more shockingly, he shouted right in front of Usopp, "Let's fight alongside the heroes!"
"Usoland can take on a hundred men."
Usoland.
Usoland.
Usoland.
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Usopp felt a chill run down his spine. Although he was terrified, he steeled himself, pointed to himself with his thumb, and shouted, "I think so too!"
Suddenly, inside the secret base, the screen used to display footage from the Corrida Colosseum caught the attention of the One-Legged Toy Soldier.
At this moment, the camera on the screen is focused on a girl with long pink hair and a green cape.
On the screen, curses could be heard intermittently, seemingly because she was King Riku's granddaughter.
His action immediately caught Robin's attention, who turned to him and asked, "Captain, the female gladiator in the Corrida Colosseum seems to be getting a lot of flak because King Riku's granddaughter! The people seem to really hate King Riku! What's going on?!"
Upon hearing this, the One-Legged Toy Soldier fell into a brief silence before slowly saying, "This goes back to that day ten years ago, when King Riku lost the trust of his people overnight."
"But in truth, until the very last moment, the king was still doing Hundred Plans to protect his country, and the people were unaware of the truth about what happened back then..."
He had barely finished speaking when the camera suddenly shifted to Luo's side.
Immediately, dissatisfied comments appeared on the screen: {Damn it! Here we go again, God from Beyond the Domain, would it kill you to let people see the whole thing? This is infuriating!}
{So... what was the truth about that day? Don't speak, just tell me half of it!}
{ God from Beyond the Domain, you son of a bitch, you're a real bastard! I'm going to find a way to beat you up.}
{As expected, there's more to the rumors about King Riku! It's really frustrating that they won't let us figure it out right away!}
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