When Rebecca's frail voice rang out over Dressrosa with the help of the sound-array system, the citizens' reaction was far from favorable.
After all, a few years earlier, Doflamingo had set King Riku up, threatening to invade Dressrosa with his forces unless he gathered the staggering sum of ten billion Beli in a single day.
Unable to raise that money, King Riku had begged the citizens of Dressrosa to hand over every bit of cash they had.
Then Doflamingo had broken his word, using his Devil Fruit ability to control King Riku and make him murder his own soldiers and citizens, even setting fires throughout the towns.
Afterward, Doflamingo had completed his coup. The Riku Royal Family was now despised by the people of Dressrosa.
Twenty flying warships encircled the outskirts of Dressrosa's urban area, looking every bit like sturdy vessels bristling with powerful guns.
Rebecca's declaration was so "high-profile," and she was even "bringing in foreign enemies." It really looked like a government in exile colluding with foreign powers, even more outrageous than a captive emperor calling on his own people to open their gates to the enemy. In essence, it was no different from a puppet regime.
The only thing that calmed the citizens somewhat was that the warships outside flew the flags of Babylon and Titans.
They knew of the Great Angel's reputation, too.
The Mechanical King's inexpensive manufactured goods had also genuinely improved their standard of living.
Thanks to the image Sephiroth had cultivated over the past three years and more, the citizens of Dressrosa could not help wondering whether there might be some misunderstanding.
-The main hall of Dressrosa's royal palace.
Doflamingo viciously smashed the wineglass in his hand against the floor.
Besides the three top executives, Trebol, Pica, and Diamante, Violet, Sugar, and Baby