Pirates: The Strongest Justice

The bright moon is high and the night breeze is blowing.

Dressrosa, the King's Heights.

"hiss--!!!"

"Hooah...hooah..."

A figure seemed to be suddenly awakened by a nightmare, sweating profusely, and began to breathe heavily.

Subconsciously, he turned his gaze to the window. The scene in front of him shocked the man. He tightly grasped the bedding on his body with his fingers and shouted loudly, exuding the majesty of the king of a country:

"Who are you?!"

A man wearing a pink feather coat and a pair of sunglasses suddenly sat on the window, seemingly looking up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky. His limbs were made of white silk threads, which looked strange.

"Don't make any noise, and don't call anyone!"

The figure showed a sinister smile and threatened King Liku.

"—?!!"

"I am Donquixote Doflamingo..."

"As the legitimate king of this country, now, I am back!!"

King Liku's pupils trembled.

Don Quixote…

It's a name that is both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

That's right, as early as 800 years ago, the royal family that truly ruled Dressrosa was the Quixote family, and they were the kings of Dressrosa.

But later they gave up Dressrosa in order to move to Mariejoia.

As a result, the Riku family became the king of Dressrosa.

And now, the man who abandoned them before has returned to this land, trying to get his hands on Dressrosa again! !

"...Recently, I heard that a pirate named Don Quixote ran away from Impel Down and I became very concerned."

King Riku gradually calmed down.

"Yes, you are right to be uneasy. I am a member of that Don Quixote family."

Doflamingo held his chin up and looked at King Riku who was pretending to be calm with a playful look.

Since his hands and feet were cut off, his psychology has become increasingly abnormal. He just likes to watch scenes where weak people struggle but are helpless.

"I heard that you not only escaped from Impel Down City, but also released a large number of criminals!"

Dressrosa is one of the major countries that has joined the World Government. As the king, King Riku naturally has information channels that ordinary people cannot have access to.

He knew exactly what outrageous things Doflamingo had done in Impel Down.

"Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.. Those guys are probably having a headache what to do with me!"

"For me, who is not afraid of the Celestial Dragons, they are really troubled! Now that you understand my position and strength, it's easier to say..."

Facing the cold night wind, Doflamingo's heart was equally cold.

Although he spoke with a smile, there was no smile at all in his words, and King Riku only felt a coldness that penetrated his whole body.

"Give me 100 billion beli and I will sell this country to you, King Riku!!"

"——?! So much money?! This country is simply..."

But Doflamingo was too lazy to give him a chance to speak and interrupted directly:

"Originally... I don't need to give you such an opportunity at all, I can just grab it."

"The time limit is before dawn tomorrow! You must not rely on foreign aid. This is a test for you as the king!"

After saying that, Doflamingo disappeared, leaving only one sentence in King Riku's ears.

"Remember! Don't tell the people about my existence, otherwise...baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

late at night.

The palace hall was brightly lit with candles.

King Riku, who was awakened by Doflamingo, stood in the center of the hall, flanked by some palace guards and ministers.

"Can't you choose to fight? Your Majesty the King!"

The captain of the guard, who was kneeling on one knee, said angrily.

"Absolutely not! The word [fight] sounds high-sounding, but in essence it is just killing, and it is definitely not something done by humans!!"

King Liku refused sternly.

In fact, he didn't think about it, but he knew the opponent's strength very well.

There is probably no one in Dressrosa who can compete with him.

Unless...that man can come back.

"Dressrosa has not had a war for 800 years! This is proof that we are not beasts!!"

"You must not fall into wild nature! Since you are a human being, you are absolutely not allowed to kill!!"

King Liku scolded him sternly.

Then he waved his hand and announced loudly to everyone: "There is no time! Disperse to various towns immediately and collect 100 billion beli from all over the country!"

"If we can't do that, this place will become a country of pirates! If we do this, we may lose the trust of a large number of citizens for a while, but it will only be a few hours!!"

King Liku almost burst into tears.

"When everything is over, I will sincerely make amends to the people! There is no other way!"

"Relying on lies and cleverness won't work, right? Your Majesty the King!"

"But there are no rich people in this country at all..."

King Riku helplessly interrupted the discussions among the soldiers: "Recover as much as possible before the time limit comes! This will matter the life and death of Dressrosa."

"...To survive in Dressrosa!!"

I don’t know who shouted first, but the remaining soldiers also shouted:

"For Dressrosa!!"

"For Dressrosa!!"

"for……"

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Cities and towns across Dressrosa.

"It's the army...it's so late..."

"Captain of the Tank Corps!!"

The influx of a large group of soldiers finally made the residents feel that something was wrong.

boom--! !

Under everyone's surprised gaze, the army commander named Tank threw a torn sack on the ground and shouted loudly:

“Put all the cash in town here!!”

"..."

The people were at a loss for a while, and then anger emerged from deep within.

"Hey! What happened?!"

"If you do this... His Majesty will not sit idly by and watch!"

The commander of the tank army had evil eyes in his eyes, took a deep breath, and shouted at the loudest decibel:

"This is the king's order!!"

"Eh?!!"

Upon hearing the order from the commander of the tank army, the people around him were immediately shocked.

What...did they just hear? ! !

This kind of order was actually issued by His Majesty King Liku, whom they have always loved! !

Why? !

"We have no way to explain and no time!!"

"quick!!"

"——Only because of your trust in His Majesty King Riku! Please take out all the cash in your hands!!"

Although this feels ridiculous in his heart, Tank has no choice but to do it.

Sudden.

A burst of exclamations woke up the stunned people.

"It's a photocall bug!!!"