"You seem to love this country very much?"
Euin's weeping and questioning made Robin stop and look at him a few more times.
The way he cried so hard didn't seem fake, yet this was such a repressive city.
"This is where I was born and raised, where I married and had children. How could I not love it!"
Euin cried out, the hurried pedestrians around them began to notice them and gathered around.
"What are you going to do to Mr. Euin?!"
One person spoke, which sparked a chorus of voices from the crowd. Some even stepped forward to block Euin and the others, staring directly at Cifer and his group.
"What are you doing? It's my duty as Security Officer to drive away pirates. If you don't want to be punished, get out of here!"
This Euin made Enel more anxious, which in turn loosened his control over them.
"If you love this country, why not rebel against the tyrannical king?"
Enel understood this all too well; if he hadn't met Cifer, he might have been even more outrageous than the king of this country.
But unlike them, the people of the Sky Country are constantly looking for ways to rebel against him.
"What do you know... that king is utterly invincible!"
Euin kept his head down and remained silent, while the crowd in front of him answered for him.
"Looks like another Wapol. This sick world will be saved by Chopper!"
Looking at them, Chopper recalled Drum Island and the deceased Hiruluk.
But things are different now. He will stay by Cifer's side, and one day, together with him, he will become a panacea that can cure everything.
There is no incurable disease in the world!
"Since you love this country so much, then witness its future."
Instead of making things difficult for Euin, Cifer and the others tore through space and disappeared into the crowd.
"It's gone..."
Euin and the soldiers behind him were dumbfounded, unable to comprehend why someone as powerful as them would come to such a country.
"Mr. Euin, let's... rebel!"
At this point, someone couldn't hold back any longer and threw the package in their hand hard on the ground.
He was tired of being watched, never knowing when or what he might do to displease the king and be punished.
"That's right, Mr. Euin. You've always been the one silently protecting us and this country. Let's work together to build a country that truly belongs to us!"
More and more people began to echo this sentiment, and the pedestrians, who had previously seemed like puppets, now seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
"What are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?!"
A man covered in charred soot, leaning on a knife and limping as he walked toward them, shouting loudly, but his face betrayed his undisguised joy.
Behind him, police teams gradually gathered, but they all ran out from the streets and alleys.
"Euin, as the Security Officer, how can you tolerate someone who defies His Majesty in the capital?!"
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He had been very unhappy with Euin for trying to protect civilians while not getting much benefit from it.
Whether this charge can be substantiated depends on the other party's choice.
If the other side chooses to attack civilians in order to protect itself, then the people will no longer love or trust him.
If Euin does not punish these fools, then he is defying His Majesty and harboring criminals!
These charges are enough to strip him of his Security Officer status. As a meritorious official, he will surely receive many benefits and may even take his place!
He became happier and happier as he thought about it, to the point that he forgot all about why he had been struck by lightning, and his steps became much lighter.
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out, and in full view of everyone, the man fell to the ground, clutching his abdominal wound, his face filled with disbelief.
The shooter was Euin.
"My friends, please join me in sacrificing your lives for the future of our nation!"
Euin had always felt that under the morbid rule of this sick king, all he could do was try his best to save the lives of the people.
But today, with the indirect help of those pirates, he finally realized that the people were not puppets, but human beings.
They are living beings with flesh and blood; merely existing is not the meaning of their lives.
Humans are born free.
Now that everyone has placed their hopes on him and is willing to stand with him through thick and thin, it would be incredibly tactless to abandon them now.
"For the country!"
More and more people on the street began to shout and yell, and pedestrians dropped their bags and went from house to house looking for weapons.
Seeing that things were going badly, the police tried to slip away quietly, but were shot down by Euin's men.
"Let's go! Heading towards the palace!"
"Rush!"
At this moment, everyone was united in their determination, and the people's desire to overthrow the tyranny reached its peak, Euin disregarded everything else.
What he had always feared was the king's inexplicable methods of defeating the Qing Kingdom's Security Officer; Euin knew all too well how terrifying that man was.
But now, those pirates might bring them some surprises, after all, they are legendary figures.
"What are you doing? Ignore him, keep playing the music, keep dancing!"
Inside the palace, the king was displeased to see his minister rushing in and interrupting the beauties' dance, and wondered whether he should punish him for disturbing the king.
"Your Majesty! Please forgive my rudeness, but I have something urgent to report!"
Having served the king for many years, the minister naturally noticed that the other party seemed to be in a bad mood, and quickly spoke up.
"Um?"
"Ulquiorra and his gang, who committed extreme atrocities in the Sabaody Archipelago a few days ago, seem to have appeared in our capital!"
"Some even say that Nolan on their ship is a former resident of the Qing Kingdom, and he has returned to settle scores with His Majesty!"
The minister saw things more clearly than the common people and ordinary soldiers, because he knew just how terrifying the Bounty represented.
People like Ulquiorra and his gang have already quietly entered the capital. Destroying this country would be incredibly easy for them.
"Where's Euin? Where did Euin go?!"
"This country doesn't allow pirates to enter, let alone pirates of this caliber. What's the point of this Security Officer?!"
"I will punish him!"
Perhaps due to excessive panic, the king failed to realize that the most important thing he should do now was to save his own life.
"Your Majesty! Forget about all that nonsense, let's think about how to deal with these villains!"
The beauties were so frightened by the appearance of the two men that they trembled and could not even dance properly. Some of them almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
"What are you doing!"
The king was already in a bad mood, and seeing this scene made him even angrier. He raised his gun and fired a shot.
But the expected scene did not occur; a small hand caught the bullet.
You're truly disgusting!
At this moment, all members of the Cifer slowly emerged from the void.
Standing in front of the beautiful woman was Nolan.