No matter the world, every major event was always thoroughly arranged in advance.
After all, after spending so much money and resources, they could not let it all go to waste because of some unexpected incident.
The man who had asked the question just now
was actually a plant Roy and the others had arranged beforehand.
Roy wanted to place the right to ask questions in the hands of the public—at least during the live broadcast.
Looking at the boiling crowd below,
Roy took the Den Den Mushi amplifier Viola handed him from beside him.
"Rebellion?" Roy's voice rang out from the speakers around the plaza.
When everyone saw that Roy, the East Blue Governor, was not only unangered but was actually preparing to answer the questions in their hearts,
every gaze was fixed on Roy with anticipation. Just as Roy was about to follow the prepared speech and announce East Blue Independence,
two figures suddenly appeared on the Echo Map that Roy constantly used to monitor all of Loguetown, immediately drawing his attention.
Those two figures moved incredibly fast.
Just as everyone watched Roy expectantly, waiting for him to answer their questions, Roy's sudden silence made them uneasy.
"Eh! Why has the Governor stopped talking? Did something happen to the Den Den Mushi?"
The people in the plaza began whispering among themselves, growing restless.
Roy's subordinates, who had been following the planned steps, were also dumbfounded by Roy's sudden silence.
This was completely different from the rehearsal. At this point, Roy should have been proclaiming East Blue Independence directly before the worldwide broadcast Den Den Mushi, then accepting the crown handed over by the kings and the sword of authority presented by the Marine branch base commanders.
Just as everyone was puzzled by Roy's pause,
"Damn it, Roy! You