The King of Dressrosa, Donquixote Doflamingo!
In the office at Marine Base G-5, Ortolan was sitting with his legs crossed, leaning back in his chair, reading a newspaper.
Today's newspaper has an interesting headline.
"Riku Dold III has gone mad, forcibly levying 20 billion Belly from the people and carrying out a massacre of the Dressrosa citizens. The Shichibukai Heavenly Yaksha, Donquixote Doflamingo, acts as a savior, turning the tide!"
The content is also very exciting. It is about Riku Dold III, who is a diligent and benevolent ruler, suddenly going crazy in Dressrosa. He gave a live speech and asked the people to raise 20 billion Belly. However, after borrowing the money, he began to massacre his creditors.
"Hmm? That's a pretty good idea. Borrow money from someone, then kill the creditor... and you won't have to pay it back." Ortolan raised an eyebrow, intrigued.
However, he quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, when you're in this business, you have to keep your word. I, Ortolan, am known for my good reputation. Everyone knows that I get things done without delay. If I ruin my reputation because of these things, I won't have so many good opportunities in the future."
At the same time that King Riku Dold III went mad, the Shichibukai Heavenly Yaksha, Donquixote Doflamingo, happened to be near Dressrosa. He had received a plea for help from the refugees on a ship fleeing Dressrosa. As a member of the World Government, how could Doflamingo, a member of the Shichibukai, stand idly by while his allies were in dire straits?
So the Donquixote Family set out and went to Dressrosa, where they wiped out the Mad King Riku Dold III and his entire party, restoring peace and order to the people of Dressrosa.
Ultimately, at the repeated urging of the people of Dressrosa, Doflamingo, after declining three times and being unable to resist the will and enthusiastic support of the people, chose to wear the crown of Dressrosa and become the new king of Dressrosa!
However, all of this is supported by law, because Dressrosa, from its historical roots, has been under the rule of the Donquixote Family for more than 800 years. In theory, Doflamingo does indeed have the right to inherit this country.
This kind of situation should be defined as 'pirate usurpation of a country', especially since Dressrosa is a member of an allied country under the World Government. The nature of the incident is very serious, and even the Marines has to intervene. I wonder what the other royal families would think if they saw this?
But Doflamingo's logic was very sound: he first took the position of Shichibukai, and then became the King of Dressrosa.
From a macro perspective, this can be seen as a power shift within the World Government, and there's nothing wrong with it.
The Shichibukai also possess extrajudicial immunity, so his invitation to become the new king of Dressrosa is entirely in accordance with procedural justice!
As soon as Doflamingo put on the crown, he immediately sent a telegram to Mary Geoise, detailing Riku Dold III's atrocities in Dressrosa and how he was forced to wear the crown due to the invitation and support of the people.
Furthermore, it was emphasized that whether as a member of the Shichibukai or as a member of the Allied Powers, he and Dressrosa resolutely obey the arrangements of the World Government. The Celestial Gold that is due to you will not be reduced every year, and we are still willing to join the World Government family as an Allied Power.
This was of no concern to Mary Geoise, and that very night, Mary Geoise issued a statement acknowledging Doflamingo's rule over Dressrosa!
In today's newspapers, Doflamingo's identity has undergone a complete transformation!
Honestly, Doflamingo really exploited the status of the Shichibukai to the extreme. While other Shichibukai were still figuring out how to get it, Doflamingo had already achieved it in one step.
Let's put it this way: from now on, Doflamingo, disguised as a pirate, can freely enter and leave Mary Geoise as a member of the royal family of the Allied Kingdoms. At the same time, he will have the opportunity to compete for the participation of the fifty monarchs of the World Conference held every four years.
In other words, as a pirate, he could go to Mary Geoise and sit at a round table with a group of royalty and a high-ranking Marines delegation, including Fleet Admiral Kong, Admiral Sengoku, and other well-known Marines leaders, to discuss and analyze the world situation, formulate relevant rules, and plan how to make cakes and other things.
The other Shichibukai have absolutely no such tactics or ideas!
"When it comes to outrageous moves, it has to be you, Dover..." Ortolan couldn't help but sigh as he finished reading the newspaper.
Even Ortolan felt that the crocodile-like figure in Alabasta, who was no longer active, had gotten his ideas from Doflamingo and had started his own path to usurp the throne in Alabasta.
Regarding the fact that Dressrosa usurped the Doflamingo title, Ortolan felt that it might not be entirely a 'bad thing'.
King Riku was indeed a diligent and benevolent king, but he may not have truly been a good king.
Under his rule, Dressrosa was indeed relatively safe with little war, but why did this situation arise in the chaotic New World?
The answer is that Dressrosa is dirt poor!
As the king, he didn't even have 200 million Belly... In the original story, he couldn't even come up with 100 million Belly and had to scrape together money from the people. This shows how poor the royal family of this country was. If the royal family was this poor, the common people were even worse off.
As far as Ortolan knows, Dressrosa has been the economically weakest country among New World Affiliated Nation for more than ten consecutive years.
There was absolutely no profit to be made there. Even passing pirates were unwilling to risk their lives for it. They reasoned that if they were to fight a bunch of poor bastards in Dressrosa, they would end up with nothing. What was the point?
Even the base commander of G-5, Lord Ortolan, is too lazy to collect protection money from Dressrosa!
He knew very well that he wouldn't receive it at all!
Under Doflamingo's rule, Dressrosa's economy prospered rapidly, becoming one of the New World's wealthiest nations, and the standard of living of its citizens improved dramatically!
Of course, this also concealed a lot of darkness. Anyone who had objections to the rule of the Donquixote Family was directly turned into a toy and used as labor in Dressrosa.
However, the situation is different now. This dark event happened in the original story, when Doflamingo was purely evil. But now it's different. He is now a partner of the Marines, a key development target of Commissar Ortolan, and even Admiral Sengoku of the Marine Headquarters affectionately calls him the 'Marines' underground party'.
Doflamingo still has some sense of shame. He's also a very intelligent and perceptive person, so he naturally knows that if he does something dishonorable outside, he won't be able to explain it to his partners in the Marines later.
If he were to establish some kind of dark rule in Dressrosa, and someone were to accidentally leak the information in the future, how would he then be able to get recognized as an outstanding or advanced individual by the Marines?
Does he live up to his righteous status Shichibukai?
So from the very beginning of this plan, Ortolan had warned Doflamingo, "You can usurp power, but whose throne wasn't usurped? As long as order and justice prevail and Mary Geoise can't find fault, then no one will bother with your business."
But don't ruin Dressrosa to the point of losing popularity, otherwise it will be awkward for everyone.
Doflamingo also promised this, guaranteeing that he would use legal and gentle means to rule Dressrosa.
Regarding whether Doflamingo has the ability to achieve his goals in such a gentle and legal way, Ortolan has great confidence in his abilities. To be honest, if this guy wanted to, he could achieve his goals without using the methods from the original story.
It's just that in the original story, this guy didn't treat people like human beings, and he just wanted to save trouble.
As for the current situation, Ortolan feels that the Dressrosa, this wretched place, has been taken over by Doflamingo, this troublesome guy, might actually be the beginning of good days for the people there.
Just as Ortolan was thinking about these things, Colonel Tesoro knocked on the door and came in, carrying a large stack of documents. He looked at Ortolan and said, "Lord Ortolan, the analysis data on all the economic and logistical trends of G-5 has been completed. Would you like to take a look?"
Ortolan looked at the half-person-high document, his face twitched slightly, and he shook his head decisively. "I won't look at it. Just give me a verbal report of the key points, and I'll have a general idea."
Tesoro listened to these words, his eyes filled with gratitude. What was this?
This is the trust that Lord Ortolan has in me. Logistics and finances are such important things. He believes whatever I say and doesn't even want to look at the documents to verify them!
A true man will die for one who understands him, Bane!
Seeing the sudden glint of tears in Tesoro's eyes, Ortolan was puzzled. What was wrong? Why had he suddenly gone mad?