Because Rosa had revealed the truth behind the plan, Ron had nearly forgotten.
Queen Rosa's labels were far more than just "loving her people like her children" and "scheming and calculating"... She was also "decisive and ruthless" and "possessed of unparalleled Haki"!!
When he first learned that a soot explosion at the embassy had caused severe casualties among the nobles, Ron's reaction had been, "Has Fred gone insane?" But when he learned that Fred himself had been gravely wounded and left on the brink of death by his own Fruit Ability explosion, Ron's reaction was the same as Fred's: "What a ruthless move!!"
Of course, he could tell this had been a premeditated murder!
And he could guarantee that this murder had been conceived on the spur of the moment. From planning to execution, it had taken less than three hours!
He had thought the Queen would come up with some effective strategy to keep the plan going despite Garp's interference. Instead, she had simply overturned every plan and used a world-shaking explosion to blow up the Affiliated Nation nobles who had colluded with Fred! It was downright vicious!
Perhaps someone might ask: if so, how could Fred still inherit the throne?
Ron had only figured that out after Traine received the signal and returned.
After all, what was wrong with Fred taking the throne?
This was the Flower Capital!
Queen Rosa's stronghold!
Everything that had happened that night was known only to the nobles of the victimized nations, the Queen, and their group. Right and wrong were entirely theirs to decide. Whether they sealed off the news or accused the foreign nobles of attempting to assassinate the Queen, the explosion made it all seem perfectly reasonable.
Judging from the Queen's black-hearted nature, Ron dared guarantee that Fred would be