The subject of this article is also called Reverie.
The Levely[2] (Kanji literally translated as "World Council") is a council formed by the World Government which consists of 50 of the world's leaders out of the over 170 nations affiliated with the World Government.
Every four years, kings or queens gather at Mary Geoise for a seven day conference to discuss current events and debate plans for the future. The matters discussed at the Levely could affect the entire world.
As this is a meeting of leaders of nations, a full scale war could be initiated if one king simply insults another. An example is when Wapol purposely hit Nefertari Vivi as an act of revenge against her father, Cobra, after he scolded Wapol for his selfishness. Due to Vivi's kindness, she refrained from making a scene, and Wapol was simply angry and left. The possibility for conflict is heightened due to the extreme range of viewpoints among the kings.[3]
The word of the World Nobles holds great sway even at the Levely.[4]
Customs and Procedures
With a gathering of so many world leaders in such a "sacred" place, there are naturally some rules and regulations put in place. One such rule is that everyone, whether they be the royalty, their companions or their escorts, are to be disarmed for the duration of the Levely.
All heads-of-states attending the Levely are expected to make a pledge before the Empty Throne, as a sign of allegiance to the World Government, to symbolically state they are supporting the current "peace", and to remind the royals that they are all on equal ground.
Each meeting, one of the participants acts as chairman. The chairman is chosen in rotation among all participants. During the current meeting, the chairman is KingHam Burger from the Ballywood Kingdom.
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Participants
Being a summit of the world kings, all of its participants are the royal patriarch of a World Government's recognized kingdom. Known participants for the current Levely are:
Chief Royal Guard Dalton (and in the anime, the Minister of Defense Chess and the Magistrate Kuromarimo) accompanied the king of Drum Kingdom, Wapol, eight years ago.[1]
Topics
Monkey D. Dragon
Eight years ago, participants discussed Dragon and his actions, stating that within four to five years, he would become a major threat to the World Government. This caused a conflict between Nefertari Cobra and Wapol when Cobra scolded Wapol for not taking the threat seriously.[5]
Fish-Man Island's Relocation
The queen of the Ryugu Kingdom, Otohime, had worked on gathering signatures from her subjects to petition the World Government to relocate Fish-Man Island to the surface as a sign of furthering the peaceful relationship between Fish-Man Island's nativeraces and the humans that comprise the majority of the surface population.[6] Even after her assassination, Otohime's family had worked to continue and fulfill her objective for years and attended the current Levely to finally make their request.[7]
Despite his disagreement with Sakazuki, AdmiralFujitora went to Mary Geoise and encountered his colleague Ryokugyu. While they ate, they talked about Fujitora's travels and Dr. Vegapunk's new creation that Fujitora believed would make the Shichibukai system obsolete, which he planned to bring up to the Levely participants. Later, Pell told Vivi that Fujitora was in a meeting with Nefertari Cobra and Riku Doldo III.[9][10] Finally, Riku Doldo III and Nefertari Cobra proposed the dissolution of the Shichibukai, citing the abuses commited on their countries by former Shichibukai Donquixote Doflamingo and Crocodile, with the vast majority of votes agreeing. As a result, the Shichibukai system was abolished.[11]
History
Past
200 years ago, Ryugu Kingdom joined the World Government, and its king was granted a place on the Levely.[12]
16 years ago, Queen Otohime, in an effort to get fish-men and merfolk to grow closer to humans, made a proposal to relocate Ryugu Kingdom to the surface. She wanted to present this wish at the Levely that year, and asked her kingdom's citizens for signatures.[13]
15 years ago, King Neptune stated that he would not be allowed to attend the next Levely due to the recent incident of Fisher Tiger raiding Mary Geoise and liberating slaves, which caused Fish-Man Island's standing to fall.[14]
10 years ago, Otohime went to Mary Geoise and returned with an official letter from a World Noble, supporting her cause to relocate Ryugu Kingdom. She stated that the plan could be realistically put into action if enough signatures are collected by the next Levely.[4]
8 years ago, a Levely was held, with the participants including Thalassa Lucas, Nefertari Cobra and Wapol. During the meeting, Lucas brought up the Revolutionary Dragon, labeling his ideologies "dangerous" and stating that he would become a great threat to the World Government in 4-5 years. Wapol disregarded this as not concerning his country, which prompted Cobra to scold him for his irresponsibility. After the meeting Wapol came across Cobra's daughter Vivi and purposefully hit her as Levely against Cobra. Vivi, however, simply apologized in order to avoid conflict between their countries.[1]
The royal family of the Ryugu Kingdom will also attend and will ask to relocate Fish-Man Island to the surface, now that Otohime's signature list is full.[3]
Despite no longer ruling any land, the Vinsmoke Family, as the ruling family of the maritime Germa Kingdom, retain the status and the privileges of royalty, including the right to attend Levely.[15] However, Vinsmoke Judge expects the family's activities will imminently lead the World Government to strip them of this right.[16]
Levely Arc
While royals from various countries head towards the Levely, the World Government severed ties with the Germa Kingdom for attempting to ally with the Big Mom Pirates.[17]
As royals gathered at Mary Geoise, the Revolutionary Army initiated their plan to declare war on the World Nobles with Sabo, Lindbergh, Karasu, and Morley infiltrating the holy land.[18]
When the Levely began, the kings and queens gathered around a table. Ham Burger was appointed chairman for this conference.[19]
Wano Country Arc
Dracule Mihawk notes while reading a newspaper that an interesting topic was brought up at the global conference.[20]
↑ 1.01.11.2One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 16Chapter 142 (p. 6-8) and Episode 91, A Council of the Kings meeting is seen in a flashback. Cobra refers to it as "Levely".
↑One Piece Manga — Vol. 90Chapter 908 (p. 12-13), Levely's name is romanized.
↑One Piece Manga — Vol. 95Chapter 956 (p. 14), The Shichibukai system was abolished.
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 63Chapter 620 (p. 13) and Episode 539, Hachi states that Ryugu Kingdom joined the World Government 200 years ago, and the King was granted a spot in the Levely.
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 63Chapter 621 (p. 9) and Episode 540, 16 years ago, Otohime states her wish to relocate Ryugu Kingdom and asks for signatures to present at that year's Levely.
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 63Chapter 622 (p. 4) and Episode 540, 15 years ago, Neptune states they won't be allowed to attend the next Levely.
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82Chapter 826 (p. 13) and Episode 785, Vinsmoke Reiju reveals that her family has been invited to attend Levely.
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 84Chapter 839 (p. 2-3) and Episode 800, Judge speaks of how they will soon lose their rights to attend the Levely.
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