Over these years, Doflamingo had caused irreparable damage to the ethics of Dressrosa.
Many families experienced inexplicable chaos in their relationships. One person might now have multiple fathers, mothers, and spouses at the same time. Even if all the judges on the island gathered together, they wouldn't know how to pass judgment and could only try to offer guidance.
It looks like this chaos can't be fixed in a short time, but for now, the joy of regaining freedom has temporarily diluted these feelings.
With the arrival of a new day, newspapers were delivered everywhere by News Coo.
After experiencing several major events in a row, Morgans' heart had already been thoroughly toughened, so he was still laughing wildly inside his newspaper office.
[Former Admiral's defection confirmed. Former Marine Admiral Kuzan has officially joined the Beasts Pirates. His current status is unknown.]
These past few days, Kuzan had been riding his bicycle everywhere, moving about with that marked bike right in front of large numbers of Marines, the citizens of Dressrosa, and who knows how many forces gathered within Dressrosa.
Combined with his actions during this operation and everything that happened in the past year, Kuzan's actions could no longer be hidden.
And so, this news appeared in the newspaper headlines.
Logically, although this kind of news is shocking, it isn't quite enough for the front page.
It was already old news, and the Marines had already filled the Admiral position, so it was shocking but not especially so.
Compared to Kuzan's battle with Akainu a year ago, and the news of him leaving the Marines at that time, it was much less shocking.
The endless rumors that spread before had also prepared many people mentally for this. The real reason Morgans put Kuzan on the headlines again was because there was a contrasting figure beside him.
[Marine Admiral Fujitora kneels in public, asking Dressrosa for forgiveness.]
A former Admiral defected, a current Admiral publicly knelt down—these two pieces of news combined to dominate today's front page. The cost of this was that Akainu was very angry.
The spot for the office desk was empty. The desk had been burned to ashes and hadn't yet been replaced. The logistics department seemed to be deliberately delaying. At this moment, Akainu was roaring at the Den Den Mushi.
"Fujitora! You b*stard, do you realize what you've done?! You've disgraced the entire Marine!"
"Diagraced? Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, does the Marines even have any face left? Dressrosa isn't far from Mariejois, is it? Yet a country right under your nose was enslaved by a Shichibukai for ten years. From the moment this news came to light, we already lost all dignity. Slurp."
Facing Akainu's roar, Fujitora remained unusually calm. There was even a constant strange noise coming from the Den Den Mushi.
Ordinary Den Den Mushi can imitate expressions, but they can't live broadcast the other side. If Akainu could see, he'd realize Fujitora wasn't the least bit embarrassed, and was actually eating udon with Sengoku in a country next to Dressrosa, which would make him even more furious.
Five Elders, as higher-ups, said the Marines had no face; now even a subordinate like Fujitora said so. Akainu even heard Sengoku's laughter over the phone.
"You b*stard! Until this matter is resolved, you're not allowed to return to Marine Headquarters!"
"Is that so? Understood, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki."
Faced with Akainu's helpless threat, Fujitora simply chose to comply.
"Inspector General, please take me to Mariejois. I just happen to want to chat with Aramaki."
Akainu didn't want Fujitora to come back, and Fujitora himself didn't want to go back either, so he just went with the flow. Anyway, with the Fleet Admiral's order, the rest wasn't his concern.
"Hahaha, Sakazuki is probably fuming again. He used to always complain to me, but now he should realize just how difficult the position of Fleet Admiral really is."
The now-retired Sengoku didn't say much; instead, he started fighting with Fujitora over the last bowl of udon, while Tsuru nearby grew increasingly troubled as she looked at the rest of the news.
[Surgeon of Death - Trafalgar Law and Straw Hat Luffy have confirmed their alliance. His Shichibukai status has been revoked.]
"Donquixote Doflamingo deceived the World Government, enslaved the citizens of an affiliated nation, and recklessly used a weapon of mass destruction. Shichibukai status revoked (Note: this is absolutely not a false report)."
Two spots among the Shichibukai were vacated at once, one old and one new. Together with this Dressrosa incident, it clearly showed the world that none of the Shichibukai were to be underestimated.
As for the remaining Shichibukai, Hancock was originally the empress of the Kuja, Jinbe held great prestige on Fishman Island, Hawk Eyes always acted alone, Buggy's territory was not a nation but just a massive transport hub, and Kuma had already become an emotionless weapon.
If not for this, what happened with Doflamingo would have caused another huge uproar in the countries under the remaining Shichibukai's rule.
But now, since the trouble didn't concern them directly, everyone simply stood by and watched. As long as the danger didn't reach their own homes, most people just sighed, especially since the follow-up news allowed ordinary folks to set their minds at ease.
[Marines discovered the problem in time, ultimately destroying Doflamingo's plot. The weapon in his possession has been destroyed.]
After fiercely slashing at the Marines' reputation, Morgans wisely helped them save a bit of face. The effect wasn't very strong, but at least it proved that the Marines were still capable.
Doflamingo's downfall had the greatest impact on the Underworld; when many people received the news, they felt as if the sky had fallen.
"Joker's been defeated! Your Majesty, the weapons shipment for this year won't be delivered!"
"It's bad, Your Majesty, the enemy bought new weapons from the Clown!"
The meaning was the same, but "Joker" referred to Doflamingo, while "the Clown" referred to Buggy. Doflamingo's temporary removal from the scene even caused some countries at war to directly declare surrender, which could be seen as indirectly promoting peace.
"Damn Joker, the deal was struck, the money was paid, and he goes down just like that! Those weapons should still be in Dressrosa."
"Are you crazy?! The Marine Admiral is still nearby! Going there now is just asking to die!"
As soon as those words fell, there was a sudden thud on the ship's side. As a few footsteps sounded, everyone saw a red silhouette appear.
"I think this ship of yours is quite good. I'm commandeering it now. You don't have any objections, do you?"
"B*stard, you think you—mmph!"
"Shut up! That's Redfield, Aloof Red! Didn't you just read the newspaper?"
A pirate had just tried to rebuke the newcomer, but his companion immediately covered his mouth, and a wanted poster slipped from his hand.
Aloof Red • Redfield, bounty of four billion Berries.
As for Redfield's return, the World Government didn't publicize it widely, nor did they say nothing; they simply mentioned it further back in the news.
Redfield had thought he'd have a pretty good comeback battle, but the result was less than satisfactory for him.
"Honestly, these people are still so petty. Well, if there are no objections, this ship belongs to me now."
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