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OPI Chapter 85: The Spiritual King's Speech
🕑 Added 2023-12-27 21:14:27 +0000 UTCThe kings left their guards in the Socializing Plaza and continued to follow the officials in front to the Round Table Council Room.
Ten minutes later.
"Wow!"
The next second after the official pushed the door open, all the viewers in front of the live broadcast subconsciously shouted in unison.
The bright sunlight streaming in from the numerous windows brightly illuminated the room, revealing a round white table in the center, with fifty tall white and purple chairs arranged neatly three feet away behind the table.
Considering that each king has a different body shape, the width of the chair is completely customized according to the size of each king.
But the most eye-catching thing is the circular white platform with the huge emblem of the World Government arranged inside the circular table.
The entire stage exuded an invisible atmosphere of solemnity and gravity.
“This is where fifty kings discuss important matters?”
"My God, this is too luxurious!"
"When can I sit there?"
King Cobra, King Neptune and others who were at the scene were also confused. Those who had not been here were just shocked, while those who had been were completely confused.
“What’s going on? Why has the layout of the hall changed? Where’s the big long table?!” King Arnold of the Drum Kingdom pointed inside and asked in surprise.
The place where the Levely used to be held was a long table less than three meters wide but dozens of meters long.
In fact, in the original timeline, this situation will continue for a long time, and it will not take the form of a large round table until more than 20 years later.
"Please take your seats according to the name plates on the table. Afterwards, the attendant will take away the name plates and bring you tea or coffee." After saying this, the official leading the way turned and left without any hesitation.
The kings looked at each other, but immediately sprang into action, looking for their place. However, King Neptune didn't need to search, he just had to float to the largest chair and sit down.
Soon, the fifty kings were seated. The attendees respectfully served the drinks, removed the name tags from the table, and then quietly left the room.
For a time, the whole atmosphere became very quiet.
Actually, in the past, this moment would have been quite boisterous, with greetings between those with good relationships and sarcasm between those with tensions.
But when they thought about the countless people looking at them, no one wanted to be the first to speak.
Just then, the doors opened again, and Queen Otohime, dressed in a stunning long orange dress, carefully decorated, floated thanks to the bubbles to the large circular platform with the logo of the World Government.
Her long golden hair without a single discordant tone, combined with her big blue eyes and light pink lipstick, attracted amazement in everyone present.
At that instant, except for King Neptune, the other forty-nine kings formed a large question mark above their heads, while the viewers watching the live broadcast were excited to see the legendary mermaid.
“Dear kings, royal families, nobles, commoners and friends of all races watching the live broadcast, hello everyone, I am Queen Otohime of Fishman Island.”
After speaking, she bowed deeply, then slowly straightened up and continued.
"I very much appreciate the invitation of the World Government to come and give a keynote speech at the Levely. The title of my speech is..."
"I have a dream."
For some reason, when Queen Otohime spoke, the already quiet conference room became even quieter, and the kings' expressions seemed to relax.
At the same time, the crowds in front of the screens also, little by little, stopped fussing, arguing and silently watched Queen Otohime on the screen.
Finally, the whole world was ready to hear the speech.
"Once, we were classified as 'fish' by humans and suffered discrimination at their hands."
"It was two hundred years ago that the great World Government granted us Fish-man Island, making us an affiliated nation and giving us the honor of attending the Levely."
"We believed that we could finally speak on equal terms with the best human kings. We believed that we had finally forged a friendship with the humans."
"But today, two hundred years later, we must face the unfortunate fact that Fish-men still have no freedom, respect or equality."
"Today, two hundred years later, under the oppression of racial segregation and discrimination, the lives of the Fishmen are exploited."
"Today, two hundred years later, the Fishmen are still confined to a solitary island more than ten thousand meters under the sea, cowering in a corner of the ocean."
"Today we are gathered again with you, the kings, because the great World Government has paid attention to us once again."
"It has radiated a bright light like a beacon and brought hope for the second time to us who have longed for freedom, sunshine and forests for hundreds of years."
"They have noticed that Fishmen continue to be brutally persecuted, captured and sold by humans."
"They have noticed that the basic territory for Fishmen is only the small Fishman Island, and they cannot even appear in the nearby Sabaody Archipelago."
"Therefore, the great World Government, again, with justice and equity, like the waves of the sea, approaches with strength and determination to wash away and break all the darkness towards the Fishmen in the world."
"They have brought the 'Declaration for the Establishment of Friendly and Equal Relations between Humans and Fishmen'!"
"And they have also introduced this year's theme, 'Total Prohibition of the Slave Trade and the Comprehensive Liberation of Slaves in the World'!"
“Their arrival is like the dawn of joy, ending the long night of suffering for the Fishmen and slaves.”
As the heartfelt speech progressed, Queen Otohime was completely emotional. The tone of every word she spoke, every movement of raising her hands, and even every change on her face were so irresistible.
At this time, the eyes of the fifty kings, including King Neptune, were surprisingly consistent, and they all showed empathetic expressions of shame, recognition, and apologies.
They felt that they could truly feel the sincere emotions of Queen Otohime. This moment of strong emotional resonance became an invisible tide that silently washed everyone's minds through every sentence of her speech.
Even those kings who were originally full of racial discrimination had their values unconsciously affected at this moment.
Although the influence on the minds of the people in the various regions and distant kingdoms were less evident, men, women, young and old, human and non-human, all felt Queen Otohime's sincere compassion.
Many people were even moved to tears by the misery of the fishmen.
The content of the speech was actually not much, and it came to the end very quickly. In other words, the listeners who were paying full attention did not feel any time passing by.
“Everyone, I want to tell you today that in the present and in the future, although we have suffered all kinds of difficulties and setbacks, I still have a dream. This dream is deeply rooted in the dream of mankind and all races.”
"I dream of a day when Fishmen can truly stand in the world and live on equality with humans and all races."
“I dream that one day, fishmen can sit at the same table with humans in any sea area, any kingdom, and any island and share friendship.”
“I have a dream that one day, the children of fishmen will live in a country where they will be judged not by their appearance, but by the quality of their character.”
“The biggest obstacle to these dreams is the slave trade, which was explicitly banned hundreds of years ago but is still ignored or even accepted by default around the world.”
"The World Government is big and wants everyone to be equally big."
"The world government will realize all my dreams, let the voice of freedom ring with the wind of justice in the vast seas, in the seabed below ten thousand meters, in the sky above ten thousand meters, and let it ring in every The kingdom, every island, even within everyone’s ears.”
"Now, please let the voice of freedom ring first on the top of the Red Earth Continent, and please let the wind of justice blow first over this sacred Holy Land!"
Queen Otohime really poured all her passion, all her compassion, and all her sincerity into this speech, and used the highest stage of the Levely to spread her influence to the greatest extent.
In the tree house, Imu also, like countless people, listened to the speech through the screens projected by the Den-Den Mushi.
"What a powerful Kenbunshoku Haki. This spiritual wave is surprisingly subtle. It is difficult for an ordinary Kenbunshoku Haki user to detect."
Imu knew that Queen Otohime was a natural awakener of Advanced Kenbunshoku Haki.
Furthermore, she had a variety of special abilities. She could hear the inner voices of others, sense their thoughts and emotions, and transmit her will through words and sound into the minds of others.
She can also influence the minds and thoughts of others and resonate strongly. When her emotions reach their extreme, she can even change other people's values and ideologies.
But the premise is that every word she says is an idea that she believes from the bottom of her heart. Just saying a few words will not work.
Then what is this called? Strategic nuclear weapons at the spiritual level! According to the style of this world, he can be called the ‘Spiritual King’!
However, Imu can also feel that Queen Otohime's ability is limited to a certain range, or that the mental fluctuations she emits have the strongest effect within a hundred meters.
The way he spread his speech through the Den-Den Mushi made these mental fluctuations quite weak. However, they induced people to listen to her carefully and understand her emotions a little subconsciously.
But the effect on the mind and consciousness of people with similar mental strength or strong will as hers was not as effective.
But even so, Imu feels that as long as it is used properly, it can have a miraculous effect, which is comparable to the awakening ability of a devil fruit.
This is why he made an exception and appointed Queen Otohime to give a speech to the world.
“As long as she firmly believes that the world government is just, we only need to spend some time arranging a lecture tour for her, and she will be able to support the support of the people wherever she goes.”
At this moment, Imu finally found the greatest value of Fish-Man Island, which is Queen Otohime herself.
While Imu finished analyzing the value of Queen Otohime's ability, she took the receiver of the Den Den Mushi and dialed a number.
"Imu-sama?"
"Place Queen Otohime as a maximum level Cipher Pol protection target."
"She further notifies the Drum Kingdom Medical College to send a medical team to Fish-man Island. They must strengthen her fragile constitution and ensure her health. I don't want her to suffer any mishaps in the future!"
