The King's Arrival, Love Turning to Hate.
Oh no!
Almost at the same time,
Borsalino, Doflamingo, Hancock, Axos, Coridas Tolo, and Trebol all looked up.
Their mouths fell open, their expressions changing in shock.
The sky, once crossed by a brilliant river of stars, was now completely covered by clouds.
The vast atmosphere, boundless as the sea, began to swirl like a vortex. From its unfathomable depths, a meteor streaked down toward the earth, trailing a long plume behind it.
Countless black-and-red bolts of lightning spread across the sky like a web.
In an instant, the whole world turned black and red.
Countless people in the Liquor Kingdom witnessed a scene they would never forget for as long as they lived.
"What is that?!"
"I can't hold on!"
"This is—"
"Could it be..."
The meteor had yet to hit, but an oppressive force that pierced the soul was already bearing down on the entire Liquor Kingdom, crushing everything in its path. Tens of millions of people—pirates, thugs, wealthy merchants, and nobles alike—fell to their knees beneath that pressure.
Gales swept across the surrounding sea, and each wave rose higher than the last.
The entire island seemed to tremble.
"Damn it!"
"This terrifying pressure..."
"It's that man."
Doflamingo and the others felt a weight settle on their shoulders, cold sweat streaming down their foreheads.
The pressure was forcing them to collapse, to their knees.
"Hey, hey, hey~"
"He's finally here."
Borsalino looked up, the approaching meteor reflected in his sunglasses.
The Slavery King and the Predator wore solemn expressions as well.
"I can't hold on."
One of the Donquixote Family's officers could take no more and crashed to the ground, bracing both hands against it in an attempt to keep from collapsing completely.
Meanwhile,
far out at sea from the Liquor