The residents of Dressrosa were cursing vehemently due to Rebecca's appearance.
Other viewers, puzzled by the reason for this, were very curious.
Except for one person. Seeing his own figure among those appearing in the video, he excitedly shouted on the sky screen.
[White Horse Cavendish: AAAAAH! That's me! I actually participated in this tournament! That means the winner of Block D must be me! Next, audience, please give all your applause to me!]
Unfortunately, although Cavendish frantically tried to draw attention to himself, everyone else's focus was entirely on Rebecca, so no one paid any attention to him.
The Rebecca that everyone was noticing, however, was not in a good situation.
At this point in time, two years ago, Rebecca had not yet been discovered by the Donquixote Family and was under the protection of the one-legged toy soldier.
So, although she still had to stay hidden, she hadn't suffered excessive malice.
But seeing herself being angrily cursed by everyone in the video, even though she was mentally prepared, Rebecca couldn't help but sob.
The one-legged toy soldier beside her, seeing her like this, raised his hand and tried his best to pat Rebecca's small shoulder.
"It's okay, Rebecca. I will definitely protect you."
"Wuuu... Mr. Soldier, why did something like this have to happen to me? I believe Grandpa would absolutely never do such a thing eight years ago. There must be something I don't know about. You believe there's another reason too, right?"
Hearing the girl's hopeful tone, the one-legged toy soldier nodded firmly.
"I also believe the truth of what happened eight years ago is not what is shown to people now. Don't worry, Rebecca. One day, I will definitely defeat Doflamingo and clear the King's name."
Hearing the toy soldier say this, Rebecca forgot her tears and fearfully hugged him.
"Mr. Soldier, you can't defeat Doflamingo alone. Please don't do such a dangerous thing. You're all I have left now. Please stay by my side safely."
Seeing Rebecca like this, the one-legged toy soldier, though not intending to change his mind, still comforted her by patting her shoulder.
The two hugged each other warmly, comforting one another for a while.
Just then, the sound of "clip-clop, clip-clop" horse hooves suddenly came from afar.
The one-legged toy soldier pulled Rebecca behind him, vigilantly looking towards the door, very worried that the Donquixote Family had found them.
At that moment, the person outside seemed to sense the toy soldier's worry and called out to identify themselves.
"Toy Soldier, please don't worry. I am not from the Donquixote Family. I am Rebecca's aunt, Viola."
Hearing Viola state her identity, the one-legged toy soldier and Rebecca exchanged a glance. They didn't know whether to believe the person outside.
After hesitating for a moment, the one-legged toy soldier slowly opened the door and looked towards the visitor.
The person outside also took off her hood, revealing her true appearance.
It was the former second princess of Dressrosa, Viola.
Seeing it was indeed Viola, the one-legged toy soldier let her in.
Rebecca, seeing her aunt, excitedly rushed forward.
"Aunt Viola! It's really you! I've missed you so much!"
Viola caught Rebecca in a hug. However, she didn't choose to catch up with them. Instead, she seriously urged them to leave with her immediately.
"Rebecca, I'm truly sorry you've suffered all these years. But now is not the time to talk about that.
Toy Soldier, now that the sky screen has exposed Rebecca, it's very likely we will be exposed next.
So we are all in danger now. Doflamingo will find us eventually.
Therefore, we must leave here as soon as possible, before they notice, and rendezvous with Father.
And now is our chance. The sky screen will definitely expose all the darkness of this country. When that time comes, Father's wrongs will surely be righted.
But we don't know what kind of crazy things Doflamingo might do then. We must survive, we must live to see the day he gets his retribution."
Viola expressed her views to the two. Rebecca, however, only focused on one thing.
"Father? Huh? Does that mean... Grandpa is still alive?"
"Yes," hearing Rebecca's question, Viola nodded, confirming that King Riku was indeed alive.
Getting Viola's affirmative reply, the one-legged toy soldier made the decision.
"In that case, let's hurry and rendezvous with the King."
The three then took action and left the place.
Not long after they left, members of the Donquixote Family, who had just discovered their traces, suddenly arrived.
But when they arrived, they found they were a step too late. They searched for a long time but ultimately couldn't find any trace of the departed trio.
They could only helplessly return to report to Doflamingo.
Meanwhile, Doflamingo and the executives of the Donquixote Family watched the sky screen with heavy expressions.
Although the ordinary citizens of Dressrosa didn't know the truth of the past and were still condemning King Riku,
if the sky screen videos continued to play, the truth of the past would eventually be exposed to the entire world. By then, it would be truly difficult for them to handle.
Thinking of this, Doflamingo's worries grew heavier. Then, he suddenly remembered something and asked the others, "Where is Viola?"
Hearing Doflamingo's question, Trebol thought carefully but ultimately shook his head.
"Not sure. It seems I haven't seen Viola since the sky screen started playing. I don't know where she went."
"Really? Could that woman be planning something else? If she dares to betray us, I won't let her off easily!"
Hearing Trebol's reply, Pica said worriedly.
Diamante, however, looked at Doflamingo. "What should we do, Young Master? Do you need us to capture her and bring her back?"
Hearing this, Doflamingo thought for a moment, then finally waved his hand in refusal.
"Forget it. What's the use of capturing that woman now? The sky screen's broadcast won't stop because of us. What's more important now is to find a way out before all our secrets are exposed."
"Yes, Young Master."