Tomorrow at noon, His Majesty the Emperor of Alabasta will personally speak on Ocean TV to explain the identity of the Celestial Dragon
Such a headline in the News and on the Forum shook the sea.
Ezekiel intended to personally appear in a television broadcast on the screens of all mobile phone users and give an interview to Morgans. Based on calculations, more than 100 million people will watch the interview dedicated to this man's identity!
This time he made it clear to the World Government that it is lifting a stone only to drop it on its own feet.
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On Amazon Lily Island.
Boa, maybe you should sing something? - asked Elder Nyon as she knocked on the door, entered, and saw Hancock buried completely under the covers in bed.
Get out! - was Hancock's response.Nyon sighed and said:
He said he would give an interview on Ocean TV.
For a while, Hancock was silent, then angrily exclaimed:
Get out!
Elder Nyon shook her head, sighed, left, and closed the door behind her.
A sparkle played in Hancock's dark eyes, reflecting the light of the mobile phone screen.
...
The Five Elders were also awaiting Ezekiel's response. It's unclear how he will justify himself. After all, no matter how he explains it, it is assumed he will find it difficult to clean his name.
Even if he starts to dispute this, how will he be able to convince people all over the world that the World Government is deceiving them? And who will believe that a man recognized by the World Government as a Celestial Dragon is not one!
"Ha-ha-ha, that's simply impossible!" exclaimed one of the Five Elders with a long white beard.
After such a long struggle with Ezekiel, they finally had a chance to regain Alabasta. Naturally, they were in a good mood. Right now, changes were occurring in the internal struggle!
In the Fleet Admiral's office at Marineford, a group of high-ranking Marine Patrol officials had gathered, all watching Ocean TV.
"Um... Does the Nefertari Family have such a creepy status?" Garp was eating sweets and was confused.
"Shut up, you idiot!" Sengoku glared at him. "You knew about this ages ago, right? Don't act like this is drama, you fool!"
The Nefertari Family is one of the twenty Royal families. Garp, Sengoku, and even Tsuru knew this well, but they also understood very clearly: it's foolish to say Ezekiel is a Celestial Dragon... They realized it was merely a strategy by the World Government, but it was unclear how Ezekiel would handle it.
Sengoku even thought that if Ezekiel were indeed a Celestial Dragon, it might be beneficial. With such a person leading the World Government, everything could be entirely different.
"Why isn't he a real Celestial Dragon?"" - Sengoku was dejected.
The live broadcast finally began, and Morgans' unsightly face appeared on all den-den mushi screens.
Hello, viewers! It's me, Morgans, whom you've missed for so long!
No one had actually thought of him!
Everyone immediately saw Ezekiel's figure.
Your Majesty, the World Government has declared you a Celestial Dragon. What do you have to say about that? - Morgans promptly asked the main question.
I am truly flattered, did the World Government actually say that? - Ezekiel slowly responded.Yes, the World Government did say so, - affirmed Morgans, then he took out a copy of the official World Government newspaper and showed it to everyone on camera.All the people clearly saw it, what the World Government was declaring: Ezekiel is a Celestial Dragon.
The Five Elders smiled.
Then... - Ezekiel looked through the camera at everyone sitting in front of their transceivers, - the World Government should return to me the Heavenly Tribute owed to the Celestial Dragons for all 800 years up to this day..."
What?
What?!
For a moment, silence reigned in the live broadcast studio, while Ezekiel continued speaking in a monotone:
A hundred and seventy countries annually contribute more than hundreds of billions of beli. If I am one of the Twenty Kings, then one-twentieth of the Heavenly Tribute should be given to me. Am I wrong?
All Five Elders' smiles twisted, the atmosphere in Marineford froze, and all the spectators were stunned.
They owe me more than ten trillion beli.
An appalling figure that could shock absolutely everyone in this world.
...….
On board the Moby Dick.
Whitebeard's flask fell to the floor, his mouth wide open in shock, and he turned to his sons:
How much beli did that guy just say? - he thought he must have been drinking bad wine.
Ten trillion?!
Even if you combined all the wealth of the current World Government, you wouldn't gather that much.
After all, the luxury of the Heavenly Dragons surpasses all imagination.
This enormous sum made people realize for the first time that the so-called Heavenly Dragons take such a terrible amount of wealth from the people of the world.
...….
On the Kuja Tribe Island, the Empress laughed, and all doubts in her heart disappeared with Ezekiel's response.
Heavenly Tribute!
That alone is enough. Regardless of what the World Government says, if Ezekiel isn't paid the Heavenly Tribute, he cannot be a true Heavenly Dragon.
...….
Royal Fleet Headquarters in Eruma.
Zephyr and others dispelled all their grievances in their hearts.
Yes, if you claim that the Nefertari are Heavenly Dragons, what about the Heavenly Tribute for 800 years?
This is not one or two billion, it is over ten trillion!
If there is a title with all the privileges, then hand over the money due to such a status!
Heh-heh, I suppose the World Government has already prepared the Heavenly Tribute belonging to the Nefertari Family, - said Ezekiel, smiling into the camera.
The Five Elders slammed the table angrily, and the color and expressions on their faces turned grim.
...…..
Ten trillion beli, damn it!
Even if the World Government could gather such an amount, how could they give it to Alabasta?
Although money might be trash for the World Government, acknowledging the status of a Heavenly Dragon at the cost of ten trillion beli is impossible!
The Heavenly Tribute of ten trillion beli became a hot topic on the Forum for a while, and countless people were discussing it.
"Ten trillion beli, the World Government smartly gifted the title!"
"What are Heavenly Dragons without the Heavenly Tribute?"
"This is all a conspiracy by the World Government, how can the Royal Family of Alabasta be Heavenly Dragons?!"
"The Nefertari Family is indeed one of the Twenty Royal families, but they are not Heavenly Dragons."
Of course, there were those who understood the truth. And all of this was in countless comments and responses.
Everyone shifted from awaiting Ezekiel's response to awaiting a response from the World Government.