After the meeting ended, Roy left his loyal Sky City and returned to the location of Loguetown, where the East Blue Governor's Mansion stood.
Yes, Roy planned to declare East Blue Independence to the entire world in Loguetown, the town known as "The Town of Beginning and End."
And in order to draw as much attention as possible—or rather, to strike at their hearts.
Roy deliberately chose the execution platform where Roger had been executed more than twenty years ago as the stage for his declaration.
More than twenty years ago, Roger had personally ushered in the Great Pirate Era with his life. Tomorrow, more than twenty years later, Roy would declare East Blue Independence to the world from the place where Pirate King Roger had died, thereby dismantling the World Government's rule.
Naturally, Roy had made all these preparations in secret.
Thus, although Loguetown was already on the eve of war, it remained one of the busiest places in the East Blue.
It could not be helped. This was the final supply stop before entering the Grand Line! The execution square.
The execution platform where the Pirate King had once been put to death.
At this moment, hundreds of workers were carrying out repairs and expansions here.
As for the reason, Roy's public explanation was simply that the execution platform had fallen into disrepair over the years and needed maintenance.
The houses surrounding the execution square had now been dismantled one by one.
The enormous execution platform now had the exact same outline as the one where Ace had been executed during the Summit War.
It faced the sea directly. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but endless water, without a single obstruction.
While the work on the execution platform square was proceeding at full