"Even if it means our destruction, it doesn't matter. We hoped for peace with you. Even if we were destroyed, it wouldn't matter. Just as we hoped you would refuse war as a king who would not fight, even if the country perished, we could accept it," the people across the nation said amid heated discussion, calling out loudly to King Riku.
"Poverty doesn't matter either. Please return Dressrosa to peace, King Riku! We beg you, we beg you, we beg you! King Riku has been restored! We implore you, King Riku!" People throughout the nation cried out. Suddenly, someone walked up behind them and laughed. "Hearing 'King of Combat' really grates on the ears."
The former King Riku immediately rose to his feet. "Elizabello."
Then someone suddenly ran over. "King Riku, please return to the royal palace at once! The calls from the kings of the surrounding nations haven't stopped ringing!"
"What did you say?" King Riku asked. Elizabello II burst into laughter. "I got ahead of you and told the other kings that King Riku had come back to life. Everyone was delighted. It's only been ten years, yet you've aged into this state. Where did that man go—the one who would nearly freeze all humanity to death rather than fight?"
"Everyone is waiting for you. Come back, King of Miracles," Elizabello II said. Then a voice suddenly rang out. "Precisely so, King Riku."
It was Fujitora. He was approaching with a large contingent of troops. He stopped before them, while the scene was being broadcast live through a Visual Transponder Snail.
"That's a Marine Admiral!" the people exclaimed.
Then the entire area suddenly fell silent. Fujitora spoke. "You must not be made to bear responsibility for Doflamingo's incident any longer. There is no doubt that it was