Chapter 174

Sanji suppressed a laugh.

Naito was also a little tense. "Let's go, arrest the others."

So Naito led the navy toward King's Plateau.

Along the way, Naito was stopped by several groups of people, and he had to repeat what he had just said several times.

Then we finally arrived near the King's Plateau.

A large crowd had already gathered there. Naito ordered his marines to separate the ordinary civilians and then went to arrest the Donquixote Family executives he had beaten to their knees.

While you're at it, go to the palace and arrest the remaining Donquixote Family soldiers who are still alive.

The great Rear Admiral Naito was too lazy to handle these matters personally; otherwise, what would be the point of bringing so many men along? To be cheerleaders?

"Wait! I am not your enemy!"

A somewhat flustered female voice rang out.

Viola stepped out quickly from the passageway beneath the King's Plateau, hands raised, and the sailors who were about to enter the passageway all raised their guns at her.

Naito glanced at her. "Let her come over. She's not an enemy."

The marines then lowered their guard, bypassed Viola, and quickly entered the passage.

Viola breathed a slight sigh of relief, then quickly walked towards Naito.

"Rear Admiral Naito, have you captured Doflamingo?"

The woman's face was filled with obvious hope, and her voice trembled slightly.

Naito gestured with his chin toward the side.

Viola looked in that direction.

Not far away, several naval medics in white coats were seen giving emergency treatment to a mangled body.

Although his clothes were torn to shreds, Viola still recognized him – it was Doflamingo!

That man was like a nightmare to her.

Hot tears welled up in the beautiful woman's eyes instantly.

"Finally... finally..."

She choked up.

The long night has finally given way to dawn!

This country is saved!

"Rear Admiral Naito, thank you so much!"

Viola immediately knelt down in front of Naito.

Naito grabbed the woman's shoulders to prevent her from kneeling, and calmly said, "It's just my duty."

Naito,

Ain looked Viola up and down. "And who is this?"

"Her?"

Naito said, "I don't know him."

Navy Naito really shouldn't know Viola, since this woman never introduced herself.

Don't you know him?

Ain's expression immediately turned serious. "Miss, I think you should at least introduce yourself."

When did Naito become so careless?

Could it be that he was deceived by this woman's appearance?

Thinking of this, Ain's eyes suddenly sharpened.

"My name is Viola,"

Perhaps it was because Ain's attitude was too serious, or perhaps Viola was too excited at the moment, but she stammered, "Yes, she is the princess of this country, oh no, she was, was once the princess..."

"Princess?"

Ain was still somewhat skeptical. "Can anyone prove it?"

"I can prove it."

A deep, somewhat aged voice rang out.

Naito looked in the direction of the sound.

Outside the naval cordon, a man squeezed through the crowd of onlookers.

Wearing a battle skirt and a cape, with his upper body bare, he was dressed like a gladiator.

However, she was already quite old, and her hair was completely white.

The people around him had already recognized him.

"It's King Riku!"

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Naito sized up the man.

King Riku, full name Riku Dold III.

Like all the other kings in this world who were persecuted by villains, this guy was a kind and benevolent man, or you could call him a coward.

It's not much better than Kozuki Sukiyaki; it's also a country that was robbed, and all it dares to do is hide away.

But unlike the Kozuki family, he truly had no power to resist, and he himself was framed by Doflamingo as a great sinner.

He's still alive!

The surrounding crowd began to murmur amongst themselves upon seeing this.

"This heinous criminal actually dares to show his face! Does he think he can swagger around now that Doflamingo is gone?"

"But according to Rear Admiral Naito, there seems to be more to that story than meets the eye!"

"King Riku may have been framed!"

"He was absolutely wronged! King Riku was always a gentle and benevolent king before that incident!"

It should be said that the people of this country are somewhat influenced by diodes.

When Doflamingo framed King Riku, they had no doubts and simply believed that King Riku had gone mad.

Now that Naito has arrived, they immediately believe that King Riku has been wronged.

"Let him come over."

Naito waved to the navy.

The navy immediately parted to make way for King Riku.

"Father..."

With tears in her eyes, Viola rushed straight to her elderly father.

"Viola..."

King Riku embraced his youngest daughter, whom he hadn't seen for two years, and tears welled up in his eyes.

He felt somewhat resentful after learning that his daughter had joined the Donquixote Family.

But now that I see she is safe and sound, I feel only relief.

After the toys turned back into humans, a riot broke out in the arena. He took the opportunity to escape and then heard that Doflamingo had been arrested by Rear Admiral Naito of the Navy.

King Riku never imagined that the surprise would come so suddenly; today, the nation has actually ushered in the dawn!

"Father, I'm so glad you're safe and sound!"

Viola wept bitterly, her face streaked with tears.

His father assumed he was in disguise, and that's why the Donquixote Family didn't discover him.

But in reality, Doflamingo was just enjoying the cat—and -Nezumi game.

The former king has become a fighter who fights for survival every day, and Doflamingo is quite pleased with this.

Moreover, he could use his father to threaten him into working for him.

"King Riku?"

Ain sized up King Riku.

On her way to Dressrosa, she did learn a little about the country.

Is this man the former King of Dressrosa who was dethroned by Doflamingo?

So, that woman really was a princess from Dressrosa?

"Hey! King Riku!"

Someone in the crowd shouted at the top of their lungs, "What exactly happened that night two years ago! Why did you do such a thing!"

King Riku turned around, overwhelmed with mixed feelings, yet unsure of what to say.

I'll answer that question.

Another deep male voice rang out, "Doflamingo is using this country as leverage, demanding that His King Riku pay a ransom of 10 billion Beli!"

"King Riku, left with no other choice, could only appeal to his people for help, and they indeed responded with great enthusiasm."

"But that's exactly what Doflamingo wanted. He took the opportunity to manipulate King Riku into starting a massacre! Thus, King Riku became the villain, while Doflamingo became the hero who saved the country!"

"It was all a conspiracy from the very beginning!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

"So that's how it is! I was wondering why King Riku suddenly went mad!"

"It was all Doflamingo's doing after all!"

People immediately started talking about it.

But they immediately realized, who was speaking?

The crowd naturally parted to both sides, everyone staring in shock at the figure.

A one-legged man, carrying a pink-haired little girl on his back, hopped and skipped through the passage.

"It's Kyros!"

He's still alive!

"How could I have forgotten about him? Was he turned into a toy too?"

"Is that Princess Rebecca on his back?!"