In the highest conference room beside the Flower Room in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, the Gorosei stared with eyes wide in fury, their gazes fixed on the projection of the Fox.
"Bastard, how dare he?"
"Dispatch the God's Knights! Have them join forces with the Three Admirals. They must capture this rebel at all costs!"
"No, no need to capture. Execute him on the spot!"
Under their orders, the government's highest combat forces mobilized, yet their expressions remained tense.
They knew it would be difficult to eliminate the Fox.
With his unique spatial abilities, the Fox could escape at any moment!
But that wasn't their greatest concern. What worried them most was the change among the lowly commoners across the seas.
"Ah, let's just hope those commoners don't heed the Fox's words. Otherwise, this shift in ideology will be even harder to deal with…" sighed the Environment God of War.
At that moment, a Cipher Pol agent rushed into the highest conference room in a panic.
The Finance God of War slammed his cane in displeasure and scolded, "Entering without announcement—are you seeking death?"
But the Cipher Pol agent seemed not to hear the Finance God of War's rebuke at all, exclaiming in terror:
"Terrible, it's terrible! The slaves who heard the Fox's speech have gone mad! They're willing to die just to kill the Celestial Dragons! So far, seven of the esteemed Celestial Dragons have been slain by those lowly slaves!"
"What?!" All five Gorosei stood up in unison, their expressions more serious than ever before.
Was the shift in ideology beginning already?
The upheaval in the Holy Land Mary Geoise was just one corner of the seas. In other regions, such incidents were even more widespread.
Nobles who had tormented slaves were struck down by their slaves' grief and rage. Tyrannical rulers were overthrown by the masses. Unscrupulous tycoons now looked fearfully upon the commoners they had once despised…
Throughout history, shifts in ideology have always been far more challenging to suppress than mere rebellions. Yet now, after Ivan's speech, this new tide of thought was destined to sweep across the entire world!
After publicly executing two Celestial Dragons, only Shalria remained.
Seeing Ivan's gaze fall upon her, Shalria's emotions shattered under extreme terror.
The once cold and aloof beauty, who had delighted in tormenting others, had lost all traces of her former elegance.
A yellow stain rapidly spread across the lower half of her body, and even excrement could be seen falling from beneath her skirt.
She retreated frantically, trying to distance herself from Ivan, pleading desperately: "Don't kill me, don't kill me… Wait, I can be your slave! You can do anything you want to me, just please don't kill me!"
Ivan's expression remained impassive as he stared intently at Shalria's performance.
Her pleas fell on deaf ears. In fact, the more desperately she begged, the more disgusted Ivan felt toward her.
He felt it was unjust for those who had been tortured to death by Shalria. Was it fair that merely because of her birth, she possessed the privilege to stand above others, to negate their efforts, and to decide their fates?
"Sorry, you're too disgusting. Just die!"
"No!"
Amidst the endless yellow sand and hazy blood, the final sin vanished into the vast expanse of sand.
After dealing with Shalria, exactly four minutes had passed. Ivan knew his time was running out.
So, in the end, he faced the world with a solemn expression, speaking each word clearly:
"Finally, I want to say this.
I have a dream that one day, children will be judged not by their race but by the content of their character.
I have a dream that one day, Fish-Man boys and girls will join hands with Mink Tribe boys and girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream that one day, the holy land that oppresses everyone will crumble. I hope that one day, a new, enlightened World Government will rise from the ashes of the old order!
Come, all who are dissatisfied with today's distorted world. Let us take up arms and fight back with all our might.
Even if we are killed next... won't your souls cry out?"
As his words ended, all projected screens returned to their original channels.
The World Government agents finally cut off Ivan's signal, but it was already too late.
Ivan had perfectly accomplished everything. Today's speech was destined to sweep across the entire world, causing a massive impact on its structure.
Soon, many people's mental shackles would awaken because of these words, breaking free from their constraints!
With the live broadcast disconnected, Ivan placed the Visual Den Den Mushi back into his pocket and said to Robin beside him:
"Robin, it's time for us to go."
Robin nodded. Through the exposed eyes of her mask, her gaze toward Ivan shifted subtly.
Those beautiful eyes, once filled with respect, admiration, and a hint of wariness, were now brimming with longing, closeness, and the admiration born in the space between the two.
Robin, whose family had been destroyed by the World Government and who had lived in darkness for over a decade because of it, was finally moved.
Perhaps sensing that Ivan and Robin were about to leave, Ace quickly ran over. But before he could get close, the two vanished from the spot.
This left Ace disappointed. "Ah, I didn't get to properly meet that guy. Someone like him is definitely a hero no less than Old Man!"
In Ace's heart, Old Man was the strongest person. Being compared to Old Man was the highest praise.
But even as he said this, a strange thought flickered in his mind.
That Fox guy... might have even more presence than Old Man!
After all, one person's dream is family, while another's dream is to liberate the world. The difference is clear at a glance.
Ivan saw Ace running toward him but had no time to pay attention.
He first sent Robin to a safe location and returned to Area 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago. Endless yellow sand enveloped him as his body rapidly transformed.
In just a few dozen seconds, a towering giant of yellow sand appeared within the Sabaody Archipelago.
Then, this sand giant continuously flashed through Areas 1 to 29, destroying gang hideouts, slaughtering slave traders, and obliterating every slave auction house.
In just two minutes, Ivan had burned away all the sin in Areas 1 to 18. Just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly stopped.
Observation Haki told him he had no time left!
First, a brilliant yellow light gathered before him, forming the figure of Kizaru, followed by black flames manifesting ahead as several powerful figures emerged from them.
Ivan chuckled lightly, "Heh, the World Government really thinks highly of me. Kizaru, the God's Knights—they've all come, haven't they? If I'm not mistaken, Aokiji and Akainu are on their way too."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kizaru and the others surrounded him, wasting no time and launching their strongest attacks.
Facing attacks of this caliber, even though Sandman's Elementalization differed from the Pirate King's, he dared not take them head-on.
Ivan waved at the group, "See ya later!"
In the next moment, his figure vanished completely from Sabaody Archipelago, leaving only the furious God's Knights and a contemplative Kizaru behind.
Thus, Ivan's journey to Sabaody Archipelago came to a definitive end.
But while Ivan's actions had concluded, the ripple effects of this broadcast continued to ferment wildly across the world.
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