Barely ten days after the poisonous fog over Punk Hazard cleared, Dressrosa, the "toy kingdom of love and passion," was already shrouded in heavy clouds. Doflamingo had shut himself away on the observation deck at the highest point of the Royal Palace and had not stepped outside for three full days. Beyond the windows, the singing and dancing continued in peace, and the people in the streets wore brilliant smiles. Behind those smiles, however, lay ten unchanging years of fear and despair.
He crushed his thirteenth wineglass, his scarlet eyes fixed on the red arrow steadily approaching on the nautical chart-it was the fleet of Zhang Liao, the Hua Empire's Great Admiral Who Conquers the South.
"Fufufufu... the Hua Empire... Chen Yu..." Doflamingo gave a hysterical laugh. Countless transparent threads danced wildly around him, slicing the surrounding marble pillars to pieces. "Do you really think I, Donquixote Doflamingo, am some pushover you can toy with? This is Dressrosa! This is my kingdom!"
"Young master!" Trebol rushed in, dragging his sticky body, his voice trembling. "Terrible news! Straw Hat Luffy and Trafalgar Law have formed an alliance! They've already landed on Green Bit and are heading for the Royal Palace! They've also joined forces with King Riku's remaining supporters and are inciting the people to rebel!"
"Nothing but a bunch of clowns." Doflamingo sneered, a vicious gleam flashing through his eyes. "Perfect. Before Zhang Liao arrives, I'll clear out these flies first. Pass down the order: activate the Birdcage plan. I'll turn all of Dressrosa into one enormous slaughterhouse! Everyone who defies me must die!"
On the coast of Green Bit, Luffy and Law stood side by side at the bow of the Thousand Sunny, looking toward the bustling Dressrosa in the distance.
"That bastard Doflamingo actually turned an entire country