At that moment, the former King Riku stood atop the Royal Plateau, staring at the streets below in terror. General Kaede behind him called out, "Your Majesty, King Riku." He immediately lowered his head, picked up the Transponder Snail before him, and began speaking.
He said, "Everyone, please listen to me. I am Dressrosa's former king, King Riku, Doldo III." The people throughout the town stopped when they heard the broadcast, wondering what was happening. "Your Majesty, King Riku!" King Riku continued, "Because of the game launched by Dressrosa's current king, Doflamingo, this country is now trapped inside an inescapable, enormous Birdcage. Worse still, this cruel Birdcage is continuously shrinking and cutting through the town."
All the townspeople who heard King Riku's speech stopped and listened to the broadcast. "Your Majesty, King Riku!" they cried.
The former King Riku said, "I'm sure none of you have had time to react to this sudden reality. You were forced into a situation where all you could do was flee for your lives. But this is not a dream, nor is it a tragedy that began today. For the past ten years, we have lived in this Birdcage called Dressrosa, ruled by pirates. For ten years, we have been puppets manipulated by others. That is reality. But all of this is about to end. The Donquixote Family, whom everyone believed to be unbeatable, has suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the strong fighters gathered in this country. Every one of the family's officers, who were about to destroy this country, has already been defeated."
"Is that true? All of them?" The people in town could hardly believe it. "Did he say the officers were defeated?"
King Riku continued, "Now only Dressrosa's current king, Doflamingo, remains. Facing him is the pirate Straw