"Ten years ago, the king of Dressrosa was my grandfather, King Riku."
In a shabby waiting room, Reiner and the others sat together, listening as Rebecca recounted the country's past in a low voice.
The truth was completely different from what had spread outside.
Reiner sorted through what she had seen and heard alongside his own memories.
Eight hundred years ago, Dressrosa had still been ruled by the Donquixote Family, which had grown wealthy by enslaving the Dwarf Race.
Until after a world war, when the World Government was established and the Donquixote Family moved to the holy land of Mary Geoise to become World Nobles.
Dressrosa, meanwhile, was taken over by the Riku family, who freed the Dwarf Race that had been enslaved for generations. To atone for their past, they fabricated tales of fairies secretly protecting the country and promised never to disturb their lives again.
That poor but peaceful life continued for centuries, until Doflamingo appeared ten years ago.
Doffy, who had been taken away from Mary Geoise by his father, murdered his father in an attempt to return to the holy land. After failing, he met Trebol and the others and formed a new Donquixote Family.
He then returned to Dressrosa and threatened the then-King Riku—Rebecca's grandfather—with war. If they gathered ten billion Beli and handed it over, they would leave Dressrosa forever.
King Riku did not want to cause massive casualties, so he concealed the truth about Doffy's invasion and knelt to beg the citizens for help.
Out of trust in their king, every civilian did their best to empty their already meager wallets. In the end, they finally gathered ten billion Beli.
King Riku gave the money to Doffy, thinking the matter would end there, but he never imagined that the real nightmare had