## One Piece Chapter 728, pages 3-4: The Tragic Ranks - Chapter: 728 - Pages: 3-4 - Characters: Riku Doldo III, Donquixote Doflamingo, Monet, Viola, Trebol, Diamante, Pica ### Summary Page 3: The palace falls into the Donquixote Family's hands while King Riku is forced to attack his own people. Soldiers and citizens cry out, "Why are you doing this!?" and bodies fall around the king. Riku fights against the unseen control with everything left in him, begging, "Please stop...!!" He would rather die than be made to strike down his countrymen: "If you would have me strike down my countrymen...!! Kill me!! Somebody please... Then I would rather die...!!" Meanwhile, the invaders admire their stolen prize. Doflamingo calls the palace "A fitting palace for the young master!!" and his crew treats it like a new home: "I like the look of this place. Not bad." The loyal defenders shout, "Monet!! Unhand Viola-sama!" and "What have you bastards done to King Riku!!" Doflamingo answers by declaring that the palace needs cleaning, turning the royal family's suffering into the opening act of his reign. Page 4: The citizens' love for King Riku makes the scene crueler. Even as they lie wounded and robbed, they still call out to him with grief instead of hatred: "Why, King Riku?" "Did we... did we do something wrong...!?" They remind him that he had always been kind and just. Because it was Riku who asked for their money, they surrendered everything they had; because he was their king, they believed him. Their faith is spoken aloud through their pain: "We gave all we had, because you're our king, who we take so much pride in... Because you always think of us, first...!! Because you're our beloved king!!!" The page turns the manipulated massacre into a betrayal that the victims cannot yet understand, showing the exact moment trust is broken while the real criminal remains hidden.