I WILL ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE

A dramatic flashback opens in the Corrida Colosseum. Narration declares: "OVER NINE YEARS, HE HAS FINALLY ACHIEVED A RECORD OF THREE THOUSAND VICTORIES, AND REMAINS UNDEFEATED!!!" and "DEFEATING EVEN THE MIGHTY MYSTERY WARRIOR 'RICKY' WHO DESCENDED LIKE A COMET BEFORE HIM!!" Kyros stands victorious over a fallen armored opponent as the crowd roars. The text proclaims: "THE WORD 'INVINCIBLE' WAS CREATED FOR THIS MAN!!!" and "THE LIVING LEGEND, KYROS!!!" with sound effects "PANT PANT" and massive impact lines. In a quieter scene, King Riku confronts the seated Kyros: "FOR NINE LONG YEARS, YOU HAVE SHUT YOURSELF AWAY IN THIS 'CAGE'....DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS ENOUGH NOW...I" Kyros replies, "IT'S TIME YOU EMERGED...!!!" King Riku continues, "I HAVE BECOME QUITE STRONG THANKS TO YOUR TEACHING, HAVE I NOTI" and asks, "WHY DID YOU ENTER YOURSELF WITHOUT TELLING ME...I KING RIKU......!!" Kyros answers, "THERE'S SOMETHING I WISH TO ASK OF YOU."

A massive close-up shows King Riku's stern face as he tells Kyros: "YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE PROTECTING THE LIVES OF OTHERS. THAT IS A VALID WAY TO LIVE." and "KYROS... RATHER THAN WALLOW IN REGRET OVER YOUR PAST MISTAKES..." One year later, Kyros walks powerfully through the streets in full armor and cape, sword at his side. Citizens cheer wildly: "CAPTAIN KYROS!!" and "KYROS!!" A caption box states: "DRESSROSA, CAPTAIN IN THE RIKU ROYAL ARMY KYROS (25)". Young women surround him with hearts and excited expressions, shouting "KYROS-SAMA!" "WELL, AREN'T YOU SO TERRIBLY POPULAR!" and "KYROS-SAMAAAA!"

King Riku angrily confronts Kyros: "AND HE LETS YOU REPRESENT 'JUSTICE' AS A CAPTAIN IN HIS ARMY, NO LESS!! IT'S MADNESS, I TELL YOU!!" A woman protests, "SISTER, IT'S NOT NICE TO OPEN OLD WOUNDS...!!!" while another voice says, "...TO WELCOME YOU INTO HIS PALACE!! I FOR ONE CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY FATHER SAW FIT..." King Riku shouts, "BUT YOU ARE STILL A MURDERER!!" Princess Scarlet stands tall in an elegant dress, declaring firmly: "BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ME!! I KNOW YOU'LL SHOW YOUR TRUE COLOURS SOMEDAY!!!" and "YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FOOL THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY..." Young Viola and another girl react with shock. King Riku warns Kyros: "I FORBID YOU TO COME NEAR ME AND MY SISTER, OR TO LAY A FINGER UPON EITHER OF US!! IS THAT CLEARI!" Viola cries, "VIOLA! YOU SHOULDN'T LOOK INTO SUCH UNCLEAN HEARTS!!" Scarlet replies, "BUT, SISTER, THIS MAN IS ACTUALLY QUITE..." King Riku concludes, "THAT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY!!!...BUT I HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT YOU BOTH..." Caption boxes identify: "PRINCESS OF DRESSROSA SCARLET (16)" and "SECOND PRINCESS (HER LITTLE SISTER) VIOLA (10)".

Explosions rock the town as panicked citizens shout, "THEY'VE ALL BEEN DEFEATED!! IT'S TERRIBLE!!", "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GUARDSI!", "PIRATES!!! IT'S A PIRATE ATTACK!!!", and "PRINCESS SCARLET HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!!" Two pirate ships loom offshore. Kyros, face streaked with tears, declares, "I...I LAID A FINGER UPON YOU..." Rebecca stares with wide, tear-filled eyes. A woman drops to her knees, arms raised, crying, "I...I BEG YOUR FORGIVENESS!!" Kyros lunges forward in anguish. In a massive splash panel, young Rebecca screams, "WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!! KYROS!! I WAS SO SCARED!!!" while Kyros shouts, "AGHHH!! I'M SO SORRY!!" and "I'M SO SORRY!!" as he charges through wreckage with a sword, the large SFX "かばっ!!" marking the impact.

Flashback panels show young Rebecca on a swing with Kyros, then a domestic scene where Kyros sweats nervously with hearts floating around him as Rebecca cooks and a small figure exclaims, "SISTER IS...COOKING...!!!" Rebecca asks, "AM I DREAMINGI WHAT BROUGHT THIS ONI" In the present, young Rebecca cries out, "FATHER!! IF I CANNOT BE WITH HIM, I WILL DIE!!!" The king clutches his head, replying, "THE PEOPLE AS A WHOLE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO STAND FOR IT, CONSIDERING YOUR HISTORY... THAT IS THE WAY OF THE MASSES..." and "THOUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY WOULD LIKELY WISH YOU THE BEST..." He adds, "YOU WOULDN'T HAVE FEELING FOR SCARLET BY ANY CHANCE, WOULD YOUI" Kyros recoils in shock, "N-NO!!" A vision of Rebecca in a frame appears with narration, "HOW TRAGIC... SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FINE QUEEN SOMEDAY... A SUDDEN ILLNESS...!!!" The king announces, "SCARLET... FROM THIS DAY FORTH, YOU ARE NO LONGER OF ROYAL BLOOD. PRINCESS SCARLET...."

The king continues, "OR IT WOULD BE, FROM ANY MAN BUT YOU!! AH, KYROS... THIS IS QUITE THE STORY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THE LIKE!" and "IT PAINS ME TO REWARD YOUR LOYALTY WITH FURTHER HARDSHIP, YOUR MAJESTY... I SHOULD THINK SO!! THIS IS QUITE UNFORGIVABLE!!" Rebecca smiles and says, "AS FAR AS THE PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED, PRINCESS SCARLET IS DEAD. YES, FATHER!" Close-ups show Rebecca's face as someone says, "HER NAME IS... REBECCA." A baby wails, "WAAAHHH!!" Kyros weeps, "SHE'S LIKE A LITTLE ANGEL...!!! REBECCA...!!!" He declares, "I WILL ALWAYS WATCH OVER YOU... ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE....!!!" while holding the infant and vowing, "I CANNOT DIRTY THIS INFANT!! MY HANDS ARE TAINTED HANDS!! I COULD NEVER TOUCH SOMETHING SO PURE AND INNOCENT!!" The king responds, "COME AND HOLD HER, KYROS. THIS IS YOUR DAUGHTER!" Rebecca asks, "ISN'T YOUR DADDY A SILLY MAN, REBECCA...I"

Kyros removes his gloves, murmuring, "gloves...!!!" Rebecca smiles and says, "FATHER, TAKE OFF THE NINJA MASK....!!!" and "REBECCA! YOU'VE GROWN EVEN BIGGER EVEN LAST TIME I SAW YOU! SAY HELLO TO YOUR GRAND-DADDY!!" Kyros beams with swirling eyes, the large SFX "ドーン!!" marking his joyful reaction. In the distance, the palace burns as onlookers cry, "WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY...I!" and "THE PALACE... IS BURNING....!! WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS HAPPENED TO THE KINGI!" Kyros, bloodied and determined, tells Scarlet and Rebecca, "YOU MUST WAIT FOR ME IN THE RED FLOWER FIELD!! IF THE DANGER REACHES THIS FAR... LISTEN CAREFULLY, SCARLET, REBECCA!! I WILL GO TO THE PALACE!! I WILL MEET YOU THERE, I PROMISE!!!" Rebecca and Scarlet look on with tears, Rebecca whispering, "FATHER....!!!"

A massive chained figure looms in the ruined hall, snarling as he declares, "YOU SAW FOR YOURSELF, DIDN'T YOUI! THE KING SET THE TOWNS ALIGHT HIMSELF..." A small figure on the floor cries out, "HIS MAJESTY WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING!!!" while an armored soldier shouts, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THIS COUNTRYI!! TO HIS MAJESTYI!! FILTHY PIRATES!!" The chained man continues his accusations. In the next tier, a cloaked swordsman with cross-shaped scars on his face speaks to a kneeling Kyros: "I HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU... I WANT YOU TO SERVE UNDER ME. KYROS..." Kyros, bound in heavy Kairoseki chains, growls, "RELEASE ME FROM THESE CHAINS!! I AM NO FRUIT USER!!" A close-up shows Kyros's furious face as someone yells, "KYROS...!!" The swordsman then proclaims, "SEE FOR YOURSELF!! THE AGE OF DRESSROSA UNDER THE HOUSE OF RIKU IS OVER!!!" Kyros sweats heavily while the swordsman adds, "THIS LAND WILL HAVE A NEW KING... AND THE OLD ROYAL FAMILY WILL ALL PERISH!!! INCLUDING YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTER...!!! HAVE ALREADY SENT MY MEN AFTER ALL THOSE OF ROYAL BLOOD..."

Kyros's eyes widen in shock as he reacts with "!!I" The swordsman lunges forward in a blur of motion, blade flashing. Kyros roars "KYROS!!" while the swordsman slices downward. A shocked onlooker gasps, "HE SLICED OFF HIS OWN LEG!!!" The swordsman lands in a powerful stance, declaring, "THIS MAN...!!!" Kyros's severed leg lies on the ground as the swordsman stands over the scene. In the lower panels, Kyros, now missing his left leg, pants heavily while a small figure stares in disbelief, "A TOY...I" The swordsman continues his assault with heavy impacts and motion lines as Kyros struggles to react.

The swordsman, now revealed as a toy soldier, shouts in panic, "THAT TOY JUST RAN OFF WITH THE KING!!!" while a large figure cries, "WHAT IS THIS...I AM I DREAMINGI! MY BODY HAS BECOME A TOY!!" The toy soldier dashes through the streets yelling, "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! SCARLET... REBECCA...!!!" A hooded man with a top hat states, "BUT I WILL NOT FORGET THE DEBT I OWE YOU... MYSTERIOUS TOY!" Kyros, in his toy form, replies, "I'M SORRY... I CAN'T SAY I HAVE EVER HEARD THAT NAME. IT'S ME, YOUR MAJESTY!! KYROS!!" Kyros continues, "SCARLET AND REBECCA... ARE WAITING... I MUST REACH THE RED FLOWER FIELD..." as he runs through the city at night. He thinks, "NOBODY REMEMBERS... MY NAME..." and calls out, "WAIT FOR ME IN THE PLACE WE PROMISED!"

Kyros spots a woman and cries, "SCARLET...!! WHY ARE YOU HEREI!" Scarlet runs desperately, calling out, "SCARLET...I!!" Kyros shouts her name again as an explosion erupts. A large grinning figure appears, yelling, "SOMEONE JUST GOT SHOWN!! IS IT THE RIKU ROYAL ARMY AGAINI!!" Scarlet screams, "AAAAH-HHHHH!!!" while Kyros demands, "WHY DID YOU NOT WAIT FOR ME...I!" The large figure continues his assault amid debris and impact effects. Kyros lies wounded on the ground as Scarlet falls beside him. In the final panels, Kyros reflects, "EVEN OUR MEMORIES TOGETHER...I!" and "HAS EVERYTHING TRULY GONE...I! EVEN OUR PROMISE...I!" The large figure concludes, "BUT OF COURSE... I MUST HAVE DISAPPEARED [FROM YOUR] HEART AS WELL..."

A tearful woman clutches her face, whispering that her daughter waits for her and is hungry. Kyros appears in the distance as frantic screams echo: "AAAAA-AGHHHHH-HHH!!!" and "I DO NOT KNOW WHO YOU MAY BE, BUT... SCARLET!!" The woman cries out in anguish, "NGUAA-AAAHHHH-HHHHHH!!!!" as Kyros shouts "IT'S KYROS!" and "IT'S ME!!!" A massive impact erupts with the sound "SCAR-LEEEEEEEEEEE..." Kyros screams "WHAT KIND OF PARTING IS THISI! THIS IS HELL!!! THIS IS TOO MUCH!!!" while the woman sobs "...AS YOU DIE IN MY ARMS......!!!" Kyros laments, "WITH THESE ARMS OF TIN... I CANNOT EVEN FEEL YOUR WARMTH..."

Luffy sits with Viola and a toy soldier as Viola warns, "I CAN SEE ENEMIES COMING OUR WAY FROM THE GROUND FLOOR!!" The soldier reacts in shock. Viola cries, "AHHH...!!! VIOLA-SAMA...!!!" and "MR. SOLDIERI!" They discuss strategy: "WOULD IT BE BETTER TO SIMPLY LAUNCH AN AMBUSH ON DOFLAMINGO NOWI" and "IF WE WILL BE CORNERED AND FORCED TO FIGHT EITHER WAY..." A group charges up stairs shouting that the Straw Hats must be above the first floor and that an impostor posed as the young master. Luffy smiles and says, "COME TO THINK OF IT... YOU ARE ALL PIRATES, ARE YOU NOTI" while noting something feels wrong.

Spectators panic as the colosseum cracks under massive strain. Burgess looms with a fierce grin while someone yells, "THAT BASTARD!!" A devastating strike lands as Rebecca screams, "AAAA-HHHH!!!" Kyros shouts, "...WAS ME!!!" and "I'LL TELL YOU AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE, REBECCA!! THE MAN WHO SHOT YOUR MOTHER, SCARLET, DEAD..." Rebecca weeps, "I'M SO FRUSTRATED... MY BODY WON'T MOVE...!!!" and "MOTHER, I'M REALLY HUNGRY..." Kyros replies, "MR. SOLDIER...!! IT'S NO GOOD... I...!!!"

Panic erupts in the streets as people flee giant toys rampaging through the city. Signs read "THE HOUSE OF TOYS." and "UNDERGROUND TRADING PORT." Crowds scream "USO-LAND!!" repeatedly while Usopp is carried away. A voice shouts, "I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR FACE, BUT GOOD LUCK, USOPP!! IF YOU WIN THIS BATTLE, I'LL BE IN YOUR DEBT FOREVER...!!!" Another cries, "USOPP OF THE STRAW HAT PIRATES...!! GO GET 'EM!" Toys and citizens clash amid explosions and debris as the chaos spreads.

Trebol looms with a wicked grin, shouting, "BEHEHEH!!! DON'T WORRY, DOFFY! THERE AIN'T GONNA BE......ANY CRISIS DOWN HERE!!" He orders, "TREBOL!! HURRY AND BRING SUGAR TO THE PALACE!!" A battered fighter snarls back, "YOU WANT MONEYI! I'LL GIVE YOU A FORTUNE!! JUST DO THIS!!!" Another vows desperately, "I'LL BECOME YOUR SERVANT OR WHATEVER YOU LIKE!! WIN THIS FOR US!!" A terrified voice cries, "I DON'T WANT TO BE A TOY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!! IF YOU BRING ME BACK, I'LL NEVER GO AFTER STRAW HAT AGAIN!!" Usopp charges in yelling "USOLAND!!" as massive impact lines erupt. Trebol, wrapped in his sticky substance and wearing a crown, declares, "OUR ENEMY IS NO LONGER... YOU CAN REST EASY, YOUNG MASTER!!" A small girl with a crown offers, "YOU CAN HAVE THIS POISONED GRAPE BACK, TOO." Trebol groans, "EVEN CONSCIOUS...!!" In the next sequence the girl waves her hand as Trebol is struck, screaming "AHHHH!! USO-LAND!!" while Japanese SFX "トン..." and "呑!" mark the blow. Trebol wheezes, "...AND END YOUR SORRY LIFE. OUR FINAL HOPE............AHH!! THE TATABA-BASCO... EAT IT YOURSELF..."

Sugar lets out a piercing scream, her face twisted in agony with bulging eyes and tears as massive sound effects "ビクッ!!!!" and "ビリビリ!!!!" explode across the page. Her desperate wail fills speech bubbles: "AA AAG HHHHH HH!!!!" and "GG- AAAA AAH- HHH- HHHH!!!!" Trebol's face appears in smaller panels, yelling "HEY!! SUGAR, WHAT ARE YOU DOINGI! KEEP A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!!" while vomiting effects and "口吐ー白沫..." show his panic. Sugar continues shrieking "AHHHH- HHH!!!" as her body convulses. The giant close-up of her contorted, screaming face dominates the right side with sweat drops and motion lines, ending on a shocked "!!!!I" expression. The page footer reads "ONE PIECE 第742話".

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