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Karasu leaned back in his chair, and his hoarse voice rang out. "The Marines are now in a dilemma. If they shelter the Shichibukai, they will lose the support of the people. If they abolish the system, it will be like slapping themselves in the face." There was some worry in his eyes as he weighed the consequences of each choice.
Bello Betty slammed the table and stood up, his eyes burning with anger under the brim of his red hat. "So are we just going to sit there and wait? Watch the people suffer?"
Her voice echoed in the conference room, with a hint of questioning.
Dragon raised his hand to signal for silence and said calmly, "We need perfect timing."
He called up the Marine fleet deployment map and slid his finger across the screen. "The Marines will definitely take action in response to the Shichibukai incident. We will act accordingly..."
Lindberg pushed up his goggles, his eyes showing some confusion. "You mean... take action while the Marines are distracted?"
"That's right." Sabo raised a confident arc at the corner of his mouth. "If the Marines choose to abolish the Shichibukai system, we will assist them in cleaning up the remnants."
"If they insist on covering up..." His eyes suddenly became sharp. "Then let the whole world see why the Revolutionary Army is fighting!"
There was silence in the conference room. The officers looked at each other, and a hint of agreement flashed in their eyes.
...
In the "Bubble Mangrove" bar in the Sabaody Archipelago, the cloudy smell of alcohol is mixed with noisy conversation and laughter.
A group of pirates were holding up their glasses and boasting about their adventures, and the gambling game at the bar was in full swing.
The large screen hanging on the wall played various programs, sometimes switching to popular videos on TikTok, causing cheers or laughter.
Suddenly, the large screen hanging above the bar automatically switched the picture, and Rebecca's tearful face appeared in front of everyone.
The noise stopped suddenly as if it was cut off by a knife.
A drunken pirate dropped a wine glass to the ground with a clang, and the amber wine slowly spread on the floor.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the figures who had been turned into toys in the video. The only sound in the bar was Rebecca's choked voice of accusation in the video. "Please, everyone...save Dressrosa...save our country..."
"This...this is..." Someone widened his eyes and the playing cards in his hand fell to the ground.
In the corner, an old pirate with scars all over his face slowly stood up, his one eye burning with anger, and his arm with bulging veins slammed the oak wine glass against the wall.
With a loud bang, glass fragments flew everywhere.
"Damn Shichibukai!" The old pirate roared so loudly that the chandelier was shaking. "When I was a pirate, I robbed and killed, but I never did such despicable things! Turning living people into toys? Enslaving the dwarfs?"
He was shaking with anger, and his old scars were turning red.
This sentence was like lighting a powder keg. The whole bar exploded instantly.
"Those toys! I went to Dressrosa last week and saw those toys that could talk and move. I wanted to buy one, but damn, they turned out to be living people!"
"The Marines actually gave this kind of people the right to legally plunder?!"
"That's ridiculous. From this perspective, what's the difference between the Marines and pirates?"
"Hahahaha, it's legal for others but not for you, that's the difference!"
"..."
The angry noises almost blew the roof off.
The bartender frantically turned up the volume, and Rebecca's crying became clearer and could be heard in every corner.
A businesswoman covered her face and sobbed. She had just returned from the "island of love and passion" last month.
In the corner, a hooded figure quietly pulled out his phone and filmed the commotion in the bar.
The video was quickly uploaded to TikTok with the title: #The people of Sabaody denounce the atrocities of the Shichibukai#.
In just a few minutes, the video received millions of views.
The bar owner climbed onto the bar and raised his arms. "All drinks are free today! Cheers to the suffering of Dressrosa!" This unexpected announcement brought the angry voices to a peak.
People raised their glasses, anger and sympathy flashing in their eyes.
The commotion in the bar soon spread to the entire Sabaody Archipelago.
People gathered in the streets and alleys to discuss the tragedy of Dressrosa.
The number of video views on TikTok has continued to soar, and the comment section is full of anger and condemnation.
"How cruel! The people of Dressrosa are so pitiful!"
"Doflamingo, you scumbag!"
"As expected, none of the Shichibukai are good people, including Crocodile and Doflamingo!"
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Marine Headquarters,
In the Fleet Admiral's office, Sengoku put down his phone heavily, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
On the desk in front of him, messages from the TikTok group kept ringing, and the hurried footsteps of the staff officers could be heard in the corridor outside the window.
The whole office was filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere.
"It's only been a few minutes..." Sengoku rubbed his temple, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the phone on the table.
On the screen, the number of readers of the topic #DressrosaAtrocity# was soaring at a rate of tens of thousands per second, and the comment section was filled with insults against the Marines.
There was some anxiety in his eyes. "In the past, this kind of news would take at least a month to spread..."
The door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and Akainu strode in with a gloomy face. The magma dripped onto the floor and made a "sizzling" sound. "Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Let me go to Dressrosa immediately! That Doflamingo..."
"Calm down, Sakazuki." Sengoku raised his hand to interrupt him, his eyes sweeping over Kizaru who came in later.
The latter was scrolling leisurely on his phone, with the image of Rebecca crying in the video reflected on his lens. "How scary! It's already been viewed 300 million times~~"
Sengoku took a deep breath and crossed his hands before his chin. "Kuzan has already dealt with Crocodile in Alabasta. Now we need to send someone to Dressrosa to investigate." His eyes moved between the two admirals. "Doflamingo has a special identity, and he is involved in Mary Geoise's affairs..."
"Let me go!" Akainu punched the wall, and the lava burned a big hole in the marble wall. "Such scum should be executed on the spot!"
The corner of Sengoku's eye twitched. "This is exactly what I was worried about." He turned to Kizaru. "Borsalino, this time it's up to you..."
"Understood~" Kizaru slowly put away his phone, with a meaningful smile on his face. "Do you want to 'seriously investigate' or 'appropriately warn'~"
"Let's confirm the facts first." Sengoku rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.