As the Navy of the Land of Grass drew ever closer, the atmosphere throughout Dressrosa began to grow grave.
The Donquixote Family officers were deployed across the island, surrounding all of Dressrosa to guard against a sudden assault by the Land of Grass.
Moreover, Dressrosa's current king—Donquixote Doflamingo—issued an order across the entire nation, halting all unrelated activities.
Then he delivered an impassioned speech...
He denounced the hegemonism and power politics of the East Sea's overlord, accusing it of murdering his family and preparing to strike at his nation, a country filled with joy and laughter. It was practically an act of terrorism.
But in the face of the Land of Grass's threat, Dressrosa and the Donquixote Family would not simply bow their heads and surrender. As king, he swore that he would protect his people and his country, telling his citizens not to worry.
As long as he remained standing, he would never let anyone harm his people!
At once.
All the citizens of Dressrosa were moved to tears. Together, they denounced the East Sea's overlord, the Land of Grass, waving their fists and roaring that they would live and die with Dressrosa!
Following Doflamingo's various orders, the entire nation of Dressrosa immediately sprang into action.
United as one!
They shouted orders to resist the Grass bandits together!
However.
At this moment.
Unlike the fervent anti-Grass bandit sentiment outside, the atmosphere within Dressrosa's royal palace... remained tense.
Although King Doflamingo had just looked utterly confident and passionately declared to the entire country that Dressrosa and the Donquixote Family would never perish.
When facing that madman who even dared to kill Celestial Dragons, he was far from relaxed inside!
After all, one had to know...
The Land of Grass was a nation that even the World Government feared!
Still, as