Low-key

"Ah, it's a shame that the kingdom is at war now..." 

After Shinra gained the Hobi Hobi no Mi and stayed on Dressrosa for a day, the three continued their journey, especially when Jimbei had discovered the location of the island that he was looking for. 

The island where the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire was located, the ruined and ancient island, where a past civilization existed, according to the record that Robin stumbled upon in the past. 

Still, as they were on their journey, Carina sighed helplessly as she looked at the Dressrosa Kingdom that had entered the civil war period. 

As Doflamingo and Sugar were taken out, the group that was led by the previous king started their attack to gain what they had lost. While Doflamingo's rule was good, the way he gained the throne of the Dressrosa Kingdom was just too domineering and evil as in the past, the previous king, King Riku was controlled by the Ito Ito no Mi, killing all the people like he was a maniac before Doflamingo stepped up and saved everyone and became the king of the Dressrosa Kingdom. 

With trickery, deceit, and brutality, Doflamingo became the king of the Dressrosa Kingdom, the kingdom that was previously owned by the Donquixote Family, a member of the 20 Kings, who founded the World Government before they left the kingdom. As they left and lived in the Holy Land, they became the World Nobles. 

Like how Crocodile became the hero in the eyes of the people of the Arabasta Kingdom to become the king, Doflamingo also did the same, but unlike Crocodile, it was easier for him to control the Dressrosa as he had the power of Ito Ito no Mi which could control people, and also Sugar's ability which could transform people into toys, manipulated them, and erased the memories of those individuals from the minds of everyone. 

The power of the Hobi Hobi no Mi was just out of the chart, dangerous, and simply outrageous, especially the memory erasure part, which made everyone forget. 

Even if the signs, such as photos, records, and everything, existed, or the feelings of someone else toward those individuals that had been transformed by Hobi Hobi no Mi were strong, all of them were meaningless when they were transformed into toys by Sugar, as the power of this ability was really that dangerous. 

"Say, who do you think will win?" Robin asked curiously. 

Who would be the winner of this civil war in the Dressrosa Kingdom? 

Would it be the previous king of the Dressrosa Kingdom, King Riku, or the remnants of the Doflamingo Pirates?

The answer was obvious. 

"I think it's the Doflamingo Pirate remnant," Shinra said. 

"Ah? Really? Even though they had done many evil things?" Carina was dumbfounded. 

"Moral is pale in front of might." 

"...." 2x

No matter how unwilling the group under King Riku was, the strength of the remnant of the Doflamingo Pirates wasn't weak, especially when the three executives lived well. Sugar might not be there, but everyone was strong enough to face the group under King Riku, since while Shinra was a bit rude, King Riku was an incompetent king. 

Instead of trying to make his kingdom strong and safe, King Riku gave the treasuries of the kingdom to those who were weaker, especially the kingdoms nearby that were in distress. Even when Doflamingo launched an attack, he would ask for forgiveness and was weak. 

"Probably, so the kingdom can be at peace, this previous king might give up the throne and let the Doflamingo Pirate rule this kingdom." 

"....." 2x

As Shinra had said before, the Doflamingo Pirates weren't weak, and their ruler over this kingdom was better than the previous king, since they had made their country wealthy. The pirate group aside, those individuals, officers, and many other people with authority who benefited from Doflamingo definitely wouldn't let the previous ruler destroy their good days. 

King Riku might not wish to return to the stage, but his subordinates, those who had followed him, wanted to go back to their previous place, living a good life like before, taking away Doflamingo's everything, yet could they? 

Without a doubt, this civil war would be a long one, and it wouldn't be calmed down so easily.

After all, unlike in the original, the group of King Riku had no help from the Straw Hat Pirates.

Similar to the Arabasta Kingdom, even if Shinra had killed Crocodile and moved the base of the Kyuka Island, the rebellion and troubles that were left behind by Crocodile hadn't disappeared, and it was still on the verge of exploding at any moment. 

Yes, whether it was King Riku of the Dressrosa Kingdom or King Cobra of the Arabasta Kingdom, the two of them were kind and gentle kings, yet for the troubled times, a power was needed other than gentleness; in that way, everyone could live peacefully.

"If the World Government and the Marines make a move, King Riku might be able to win, but what kind of price will Dressrosa have to pay when that happens?" 

"....." Carina and Robin. 

The Doflamingo Pirates might be shitty, but the World Government was even shittier. 

"Still, if the Doflamingo Pirates are ruthless, then they might ruin everything by calling their patron." 

"Patron?" 2x

"You know that Doflamingo Pirates created the artificial Devil Fruit, right?' 

"Well, yes." Carina nodded, then she realized, and asked, "Who bought those artificial Devil Fruits? It isn't the World Government, right?" If the World Government really bought the artificial Devil Fruits, they might be able to see alien-like creatures mixed with animals on the Marines or another group under them, but as she hadn't seen anything like that, the patron for this item definitely wasn't the World Government. 

Yet, the answer that came from his lips always staggered them. 

"The Beast, Kaidou. It's the patron of the artificial Devil Fruit." 

"..." 2x

Carina and Robin felt weak all of a sudden. 

As the only person who could read the past history, Robin was targeted by the World Government; yet, Shinra, who had caused a mess on Punk Hazard, was directly targeted by two of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin and Kaidou. 

In this stagnant pool of water, Shinra directly threw a large rock, causing the water to splash and mess up everything, causing those who waited for the promised days to be unable to do anything, yet they were pulled by him, and no one could escape. 

Fortunately—

'It's nice that we've always been low-key." 

Shinra had always been low-key, and he hardly showed his presence unless it was necessary. Yes, the Marines and the World Government might know his presence, but they definitely wouldn't be able to tell that it was he who had caused a mess in many places, as no one thought that he had eaten the Devil Fruits. 

Still, for some people, his existence was simply an unwanted trouble that had caused the disruption of the balance of this world. 

"Who is this?" 

A certain man with red hair frowned as she saw the balance of the world was broken before the promised day.

Only when Shinra was on his way to meet Jimbei did he receive a call from someone whom he had never expected. 

"CP0?"