One piece : A Lotus

Nami strolled through the streets of Willport wearing the latest Alabasta fashion. These creations were made to Ezekiel's taste, and Nami looked exceptionally stylish, attracting attention from everyone around her. She glanced around and remarked to herself:

"Wow, this is Alabasta! It's so beautiful here! Everything is more exquisite than in East Blue!"

Before arriving in Alabasta, this girl was filled with endless dreams and expectations, along with immense goodwill, and now she loved everything. Since the King of this land had saved her, naturally, she admired everything he governed.

She felt such wholehearted affection, as if she were a native of these places, even more so than the local Alabasta residents.

Ahead, a large group of people gathered at an intersection, and Nami, with big bags in hand, joined the excitement out of curiosity, with Ezekiel and Fujitora not far behind.

"Hey, boys! You can't sell water!" a corpulent man, resembling an official, angrily kicked over several buckets, causing a large amount of water to spill out. A few young men immediately grabbed their buckets desperately, and one of them said with an extremely angry expression:

"Why can't we sell water?! His Majesty the King announced in the news that anyone could freely obtain water from the River of Life project!"

They were taking water not from the distant Sandora River but from a closer channel just outside the city, where the River of Life engineering works had already been completed. Although there are pipelines in the city, not every place has water yet. There's no connection to each house, and so residents still have to go out of the city to fetch water.

And some people were bringing water from outside the city to sell here at a low price. This was convenient for the residents and an opportunity for some to make money.

The official coldly looked at the young men, feeling great dissatisfaction and anger in his heart. That King again!

"Damn it! If he has hundreds of billions of berries with no place to spend them, he should give them to me instead of helping these untouchables create the 'River of Life'!"

"Yes, His Majesty said it, the decree was published in the news app, during the construction period anyone can freely obtain the water necessary for survival from the 'River of Life'!" added another guy.

"And there's nothing illegal about selling water in the city if we brought it!" added a third.

"Why won't you let us sell water?!"

"No, you bastards! I'll have you all arrested!" The official got angry, and all the soldiers under his command rushed at the offenders.

After all, an official is an official. The situation frightened the ordinary people around. No one dared to say anything. The official smiled:

"That's how the weak should behave! "It's wonderful when they listen to you obediently!"

Seeing that the soldiers were indeed about to seize these innocent people, the smile on Nami's face disappeared. Does it mean that any country, even one ruled by this King, cannot escape such oppression? Even in such a large country with so many people, no one dares to resist?

"Stop this," Will stepped forward. Everyone saw a man, his entire body hidden by a cloak, emerge from the crowd, walk among the people, and look at the official.

"Who are you?" the official asked coldly.

Ezekiel slowly removed his cloak and stared at him with a pair of dark eyes.

"I am the King of this country."

Time froze, and the people were silent.

Ezekiel's face had been on the front pages of the news for a long time. Thus, people recognized him and watched with interest. As long as there are mobile phones in this country, there is no one who doesn't know the King. This is also the strategy that Ezekiel adhered to.

He wants to build a country with a high concentration of power to achieve unparalleled results.

The official sweated profusely, his back was completely wet:

"It's really that King! Why?! "Why is he here?! Now they'll surely execute me! I'm going to die!"

The official looked at Ezekiel , who seemed to be without any guards, then turned to the crowd and shouted to his subordinates:

"This guy is impersonating His Majesty the King! Arrest him!"

The subordinates hesitated...

"Do you think you hold unlimited power?" a somewhat angry and low male voice spoke from behind the official. He turned his head and saw a tall blind warrior. The warrior slowly drew his sword, coldly gazing at him with his white, blind eyes.

The blind man was completely exasperated by the disrespect shown to his King:

"Gravity Blade!"

The hefty official was firmly pressed to the ground by an invisible gravity, creating a large hole beneath him. Everyone around was shocked.

"It really is His Majesty the King!"

"And that's Issho!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!" These people are showing disrespect to the King! Arrest them! Kill them!

Ezekiel's appearance was like a spark that ignited an explosion, setting everything ablaze in an instant.

The eyes of the surrounding people were gradually becoming wild. More and more of them were gathering, and their cries were getting louder and louder. The crowd pushed and squeezed forward, like a torrent, like swarms of ants. Simply because the King was here.

The soldiers' faces were pale, as the crowd surrounded and pressed them like a flood.

Until this moment, it's not that they dared not to resist? They just lacked a leader!

Nami was stunned by this tumultuous scene. She had never seen anything like it. It turned out that ordinary people could create such a magnificent scene when they came together. Was this the real Alabasta? Thanks to this King, the people of Alabasta remembered their strength!

Issho smiled at this scene and was deeply moved. His eyes were fixed on the King, who was surrounded by people like a great blazing fire.

"In this world, there has never been a perfect country and perfect people, so a King is needed to guide them on the right path. Ezekiel is the true King!

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