The full moon is in the sky, and the night breeze carries a slight coolness.

The King's Heights, the highest place in the Kingdom of Dressrosa, is also home to the royal palace.

It was 9:30 p.m., and a dark shadow streaked across the night sky and flew to the top of the palace without anyone noticing.

King Riku felt a chill in his sleep. Not the physical cold, but the bone-chilling chill that emanates from the ancient instincts of unarmed humans when they encounter a devouring beast.

He woke up suddenly, sweating profusely and sitting up straight from bed, only to find that a bedroom window had opened at some point. Under the fluttering curtains, a tall man in a pink feather coat was leaning on the wide windowsill with his legs crossed.

"Who are you!?" King Riku asked aloud in surprise. You must know that this is the highest point of the royal palace, and at the same time the top of the whole Dressrosa, how did this person come up?

The tall man raised his index finger and shook it gently, and said in a loud voice, "...... Don't be so loud...... Don't call anyone over......"

"My name is ...... Don Quixote Doflamingo. The man's face turned to King Riku's side, but his originally handsome face was distorted by strange sunglasses and a hideous smile, "Just returned, the rightful king of this country." ”

King Riku's face immediately turned pale, and he muttered, "...... I also recently heard about a pirate named a pirate. I've been quite worried about this......"

Doflamingo snapped his fingers perfunctorily, "Yes, your uneasiness has been fulfilled." I'm the one you think I am. ”

"I've heard that you've attacked the convoys that are being shipped to the Draconians by various countries!" King Riku said with a heavy face, "And use this to threaten the world government, this is the 'Seven Martial Seas of the King'." ”

"Well-informed, huh?" Doflamingo tilted his head, "Boom!!" Those guys have a lot of headaches, and they don't know what to do with me. For me, the existence of the unafraid 'Draconian' is enough to make them anxious......"

There was undisguised malice in his tone, "Since you know my strength and background so well, it's easy to speak." ”

Doflamingo sat up suddenly, and his malice overflowed, "I'll make a bid to sell this country to you, King Riku." ”

“…… How can we have so much money! King Liku was sweating profusely and his face was pale. This figure was an astronomical sum that would have been difficult for the impoverished royal family to raise for years without eating or drinking.

"Don't put on that face." Doflamingo sneered and said, "I could have avoided giving you this kind of opportunity, just grabbed it." ”

As he spoke, he stood up on the spacious windowsill, his pink feather coat fluttering in the wind, "The time limit is until sunrise tomorrow, and you are not allowed to ask for help from other countries!" Let's try it, how powerful is the king of your country? ”

Sitting on the bed, King Riku could only watch as Doflamingo leaped off the windowsill and flew into the night sky, leaving only a word to drift into the room in the wind

"Remember, don't reveal my existence to the ...... people."

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The time is 10:21 p.m.

King's Heights, King's Chamber.

Many ministers and kings were urgently summoned to this royal chamber. When they heard what the king had said to them, they were at first incredulous, and then all of them were filled with righteous indignation.

"Your Majesty! Can't we just choose to go to war!? ”

"That's right! Gather the help of the king and friendly neighboring countries, even the king's Seven Martial Seas will not be able to get away with it! ”

"No way!!" King Liku crossed his arms and sternly stopped everyone's proposal, "It sounds good, but it's actually it!" That's an inhuman act!! ”

"Dressrosa's 800-year history without war is proof that we are not!!" King Liku loudly exhorted the minister and the king, "Don't lose to the wild! Maintain 'humanity'! We must not kill each other!! ”

He looked at the clock above his head, gritted his teeth, and said loudly, "There's no time left...... Rush to cities and towns across the country and collect cash in the country! If you can't, the country will become a 'Pirate Country'! This will temporarily lose the trust of most of the people, but only for a few hours! When everything is over, we will compensate everyone with sincerity, and now there is only one way!! Lies and perfunctory means will not work! ”

"However, there are not so many rich people in our country!" The king's army commander, Taigu Repant, asked.

"Anyway, try to make it up within the time limit. It's a matter of life and death for the country!! It's all about Dressrosa's survival! ”

With that, the king's warriors immediately went into action. The captain of the Taigu army was about to leave, but was stopped by King Riku.

"Listen up, Taigu." In the no-man's corner, King Riku said with a solemn face, "In case the fundraising fails, I will use this to make a break with Doflamingo!" ”

He pulled out a series of powerful bombs from his bosom, "Then you go and ask for the help of the surrounding countries, and you must not let this country fall back into the hands of Don Quixote...... Please! ”

The captain of the Taigu army nodded with a serious face: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" ”

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The time is 10:58 p.m.

The Captain of the Taigu Army arrived at the square in the town of Tarosa with a few soldiers and was demanding that the people hand over all their possessions.

"Hey! What do you mean, Captain Taigu! ”

"How could you do such a thing...... His Majesty will not spare you!! ”

The people naturally refused, and if they didn't want to say anything, they would let us hand over all the property, and the robbery was not so ruthless, right?

"This is the king's order!!" The commander of the Taigu army had a word of suffering, so he could only loudly persuade the people, "There is no time to explain to everyone!" Please believe that Your Majesty King Riku, hand over all the cash you can to us!! ”

"Even if you say so...... the people were arguing with each other, when suddenly the huge screen in the square made a stabbing sound, and then the image of King Riku was reflected through the video phone bug.

"Dressrosa all over the country, please listen to me." On screens across the country, King Riku said with a serious face, "I know this request came too suddenly! It can even be said to be an outrageous and unreasonable request! But please don't ask too much, and all the people should ...... all their property. Lend me all your money! ”

As he spoke, King Riku on the screen fell to his knees with a pop, and his forehead slammed into the hard floor.

The whole nation stared at the screen in amazement, unable to understand why His Majesty, who had always been generous and benevolent, would give such a puzzling order.

"Your Majesty! How can you kneel and kowtow!! The ministers beside King Riku hurriedly grabbed his arm and tried to pull him up: "Never! You are the king of a country! To show such ugliness in front of the world...... You'll be the laughing stock of the world! Please hurry up!! ”

King Riku violently broke free of the pull of the ministers, knelt on the ground and pleaded loudly to the video phone bug, "Please, everyone!" This is definitely not a joke!! To show sincerity, even if I am allowed to chop my hands and feet on the spot, there is no problem!! ”

The struggle on the faces of the people gradually faded, and some began to shout, "Everyone, do it!" Do as the king says, and take out all your possessions! ”

"King Liku loves the people like a son, he will not harm us!"

"This happened suddenly, there must be something unspeakable."

"Hurry, hurry! Go get the money! ”

Men and women, young and old, the whole country is taking action. Paper money, gold coins, wallets, the people contributed all their property, and handed over to soldiers all over the country.

The Captain of the Taigu Army looked at the shocking scene in front of him, and the excitement in his heart was uncontrollable. This is the heart of the people of King Liku...... At the same time, it is also the people's trust in the Liku family for 800 years! What a wonderful country, she will be able to successfully overcome the difficulties!

"I'm sorry......" The army commander wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said loudly, "We borrowed the money first!" ”

As he spoke, he turned to the soldiers and ordered, "Quick! Send all the possessions of the whole country to the royal palace! Fast! ”

"Wait a minute! Captain of the Taigu Army!! A soldier pointed to the screen and shouted, "Your Majesty has gone to the town of Cybero, and it's playing on the screen!" ”

"What!?"

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Run away......

Dressrosa, the southern town of 'Cybero'.

A galloping horse led the heavily armed King Riku into the town of Sabior.

Run away......

The soldiers and the populace had just finished handing over the money and were thrilled to see His Majesty in person.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to be here in person, we'll ...... Belch? ”

Before a male citizen who greeted the king could finish speaking, he was directly slashed to the ground by King Liku with a long sword!

Run away......

King Riku drew his longbow and fired the bolt of fire tied to the explosive bomb into the distant residential area. Then, the flames devastated the town's residential areas and the people living in them.

"Run away, ......" Under the live broadcast of the video phone bug, King Liku kept slashing and slashing the people and soldiers with a knife on his face, and he struggled with tears and blood in his throat and roared, "Run...... The body moved on its own...... Run away......"

In front of the screens in other areas, both the people and the soldiers were stunned.

With tears on his face, the Captain of the Taigu Army fell to his knees in despair and muttered, "Your Majesty...... What are you? ”

Far away at the top of a building somewhere in the King's Heights, a tall figure in a pink feather coat was laughing wildly.

"Boom............ What a ...... O tyrannical king......"

Doflamingo's right hand was raised, his thumb, middle finger, and little finger slightly cocked, and he made a puppet-pulling gesture, "Come on, the night has just begun...... Cute soldiers, jump up too......"

"Parasitic line!"

Invisible threads rained down from the sky and fell precisely on every soldier of the King's Army.

Then, the tragedy began!

Men and women, young and old, drew their swords and began to slash at all the people they could see!

The soldiers were in tears, but their bodies were not at all at their disposal, and they became the villains of the tragedy like marionettes.

"Your Majesty King Riku! Why would you want to do such a thing!? ”

"Your Majesty would not make such a mistake, there must be some mistake...... Uhh ”

"Is it a crime against us?"

Crying, struggling, useless escape. The unarmed populace was simply slaughtered unilaterally by the king and the king!

With blood and tears in the corners of his eyes, King Liku was no longer able to roar. He understood that it was useless to say anything so far...... The country is finished.

It's a trap under Doflamingo!

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King's Heights.

Three figures appeared beside Doflamingo, one covered in slime, one covered in oil paint, and one wearing a cross helmet.

'Club' Trepole, 'Diamond' Diamanti, 'Spades' Pika! The three of them were the top officials of the Don Quixote family, and they were also Dufflamingo's most trusted cronies.

"I say! I say! It should be okay, right? Dover—" 'Snotty Man' Trepole said in a peculiarly annoying tone.

"Stupid! Don't be so impatient! Doflamingo's hideous, bloodthirsty smile on the roof showed his inner madness...... When the country is surrounded by fear...... When the nation hated King Riku from the bottom of their hearts......"

He licked the corners of his mouth, undisguised the malice emanating from the bottom of his heart, "It's the hero's turn to appear!" ”

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The time was 11:48 p.m.

Dressrosa, the port town of 'Acacia'.

The night sky was reddened by the intense fires that burned in the town. Screams, explosions, and the terrible sound of swords slashing in! This town, like the rest of Dressrosa, is in utter madness.

The unarmed people fled or knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but they were still slashed by the tears of the King's soldiers.

A crying little girl stood in the middle of the street, looking for her mother, and behind her appeared several Wang soldiers, carrying blood-stained swords.

"Run! Little girl! "Their faces were full of tears, but they could not do anything to 'watch' themselves approach the crying girl with a knife.

Suddenly! The soldiers, with white eyes, fell to the ground foaming at the mouth. Not just a few of them, but all of the manipulative king soldiers in this port town lost consciousness at the same time and collapsed to the ground.

In the night sky, a black shadow flew towards the direction of the King's Highland, and the black velvet behind him fluttered in the night wind.

The battle that will determine the fortunes of Dressrosa is about to begin!

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