"Captain, I'm off!" Tesoro said in a low voice.
He knew that once he left, he had no idea when he would be able to return to Ryan's side. From then on, he would live behind a golden mask and could no longer be active in the world as Tesoro.
"Yeah." Ryan felt somewhat stifled as well. Although Tesoro was usually not very conspicuous, the thought of their impending separation still made him feel bad.
But the plan had already begun, and stopping was no longer really possible. Besides, he needed Tesoro to develop the Freedom Alliance's influence in the New World as the king of Dressrosa.
Perhaps seeing how Ryan felt, Tesoro said softly, "I'll always be a member of the Blood Sword Pirates!"
"Yeah. You should give your new identity a name too!"
Tesoro paused at that, thought for a moment, then smiled. "I'll call myself Stallone!"
After that, he headed toward the royal palace. Luo followed close behind with a Visual Transponder Snail in hand. A hero naturally had to be recorded—otherwise, how could they build momentum? And without momentum, how could he gain the prestige needed to become king?
Stallone!!!
Ryan could only blurt out, "Holy shit!" But on second thought, he understood. The "Stall" came from Stella, the "one" from Tesoro, and the "dragon" from the Soaring Dragon.
It also ran through Tesoro's entire life. He would forever be a member of the Blood Sword Pirates; he was merely going off to carry out a mission now.
Stallone left, and Ryan followed closely behind.
By then, riots had already broken out across Dressrosa. Those whom Sugar had turned into toys grabbed weapons and began destroying Donquixote Family properties and establishments throughout the kingdom. The Donquixote Family's underlings, caught off guard by the sudden attacks, were