“Are you here to kill me? If so, you’re too late. I was just about to do it myself. If you don’t mind, could you wait a few minutes?”
The appearance of the outsider in his camp should have been a terrifying matter, but for him, nothing mattered anymore.
At this moment, he had already embraced the idea of death. How could someone who wanted to die be afraid of the threat of death?
“You think you can atone for your crimes by dying?”
“….What do you know! It was me who gave that order! I ordered Fred to deceive those children and gather them in one place! I ordered him to shoot!”
Fred was the soldier who spoke to Nun Misu earlier and the one who couldn’t handle the pressure and committed suicide. However, his suicide shifted even more pressure onto his commander.
The truth about Flevance almost completely shattered his values, and now the other party’s questioning became the final straw that crushed his heart.
He tried to stand up, but a tremendous force suddenly passed through his arm, rendering him immobile. Moreover, a gust of wind suddenly swept through the army camp.
“You believe you’re guilty, but why don’t you think about where the root of the problem lies? The news of Amber Lead Syndrome being a contagious disease was announced to you by the king. Do you really think they were unaware of the truth?”
“….”
“You are guilty, but death is not the way for you to atone. The real culprit is still sitting on the throne; in his eyes, you are nothing more than tools for gaining benefits.”
Saying this, a file was taken out, containing information he had seen before—the announcement recruiting miners for the kingdom.
It stated that the virus in Flevance had died, so they planned to continue mining Amber Lead. However, Morgan had exposed the true nature of Amber Lead, causing this plan to be abandoned.
“Who are you exactly?”
“You can call me Dragon; we intend to do something big, and this place is the start of a new beginning.”
The green hood was removed, revealing a face without eyebrows. His expression appeared somewhat fierce, and there was a square-patterned tattoo on his left cheek with an unknown meaning, seemingly symbolizing something.
Dragon, full name Monkey D. Dragon, the son of the hero Garp, and Luffy’s father. After Luffy was born, he disappeared without a trace, and even Garp didn’t know where he had gone.
During this time, he had been secretly planning something big—a scheme to overthrow the entire World Government.
During this period, he had been searching for like-minded partners. At the moment, his organization was still quite small, but signs of growth had begun to emerge. After seeing the situation in Flevance, he understood that this was an opportunity.
The countries around Flevance were the place where he took his first official action.
“Something big?”
“Although the king is the ruler, when this ruler no longer protects his people and instead wants to exploit the blood and flesh of the commoners, why should we let him continue sitting on the throne? As long as they continue to covet the benefits of Amber Lead, this will not stop. Overthrow them, seal off the Amber Lead mines—only then can Flevance’s tragedy be prevented from continuing.”
“This is not your fault, nor is it the fault of your soldiers. You have already witnessed the ugliness of the king; do you still want to continue to work for him until you die?”
Dragon’s words seemed to make him realize something, but he still hesitated.
“It’s not over yet. For these kings to join the World Government, they must pay a hefty heavenly tribute. As long as the heavenly tribute exists, this kind of tragedy will continue to unfold. Since you are no longer afraid of death, are you willing to join us?”
“You won’t be able to breach the royal city. Even if I can persuade my soldiers, there is still a more powerful royal army in the kingdom. You must be joking.”
“How do you know it won’t work if you haven’t tried? On another note, if you’re still uneasy, do you need me to find you a priest to listen to your confession?”
“A priest?”
Before he could even grasp the meaning of the word, there was a sudden loud noise outside. A massive breach appeared on the sturdy city wall, and some soldiers with bandages wrapped around their heads began charging forward.
He hurriedly stepped out of the tent and saw a tall man holding a Bible.
“Dragon, it has begun.”
He seemed to dislike speaking; after saying this, he stood still like a pillar. He was the partner Dragon found in the South Blue, the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom—Bartholomew Kuma.
“Whether you watch, join or try to stop us, it’s up to you. The winds of change have already begun to blow in this world!”
As Dragon’s words fell, a strong wind suddenly blew on the streets, and a light drizzle started falling from the sky. In the blink of an eye, both Dragon and Kuma disappeared, leaving only the soldiers who hurriedly arrived after hearing the commotion.
“Commander.”
After hesitating for a moment, he returned to his own tent. When he picked up the Den Den Mushi, he happened to see a cloth strip left on the table.
“Yes, the winds of change have already begun to blow.”
He took the cloth strip and wrapped it around his head. A battle began, and a group called the Revolutionary Army gradually appeared in people’s sight.
Similarly, in the North Blue, many were paying attention to this news.
“Fuffuffuffu, quite daring, huh? Daring to expose such news? Beast Fruits, Beasts Pirates, interesting. They are different from those people who only know how to fight and kill.”
Donquixote Family, Doflamingo laughed heartily while looking at the newspaper.
“Doffy, do you want to try contacting them?”
“They will only look down at us. In their eyes, we are just small fry. Continue with the original plan. How’s the purchase of Amber Lead going?”
“The plan is going smoothly, but an unknown force is also buying a large amount of Amber Lead. Should we take action, Doffy?”
“No, with such well-prepared funds, they must have been ready for a long time. It’s not suitable to offend those who know the inside story now. Fuffuffuffu, the world is becoming more and more interesting.”
Many people had substantial assets, but liquid cash might not be as abundant. With the news just spreading, these people have started acquiring large amounts of Amber Lead, especially when the price of Amber Lead was still plummeting.
Doflamingo wouldn’t believe that they didn’t have inside information. Those who knew the inside story were either from the World Government or the mastermind behind this incident. Conflict now would go against his family’s development policy.
Apart from Doflamingo, many members of the Donquixote family were also reading the newspaper. Baby-5 even went to look for Law while holding a newspaper.
“Hey, hey, Law, look, your country is mentioned here. Why are you crying?”
Before she could finish her words, Law scared her away with a fierce look. After escaping Flevance, he joined the Donquixote family for revenge. Now, seeing the truth about Flevance being exposed, he couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.
As this incident kept spreading all over the world, Beast Fruits’ press conference was also almost ready.
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