Violet was the daughter of the former king of Dressrosa. In other words, she was the princess of the kingdom. After Doflamingo took control of the kingdom, she was forced to join the Donquixote Family under the alias "Viola" to serve them.
Luo Chen remembered that Violet was a user of the Glare-Glare Fruit. Her gaze could see everything within a radius of four thousand kilometers. This distance was truly staggering. One must realize that the circumference of the equator in his previous life was only about forty thousand kilometers. For a woman of average strength like Violet to be able to observe so far was proof enough of the Glare-Glare Fruit's power. Furthermore, Violet's vision did not just span a great distance; it also possessed x-ray capabilities. Her gaze could penetrate clothing, skin, and even see through a person's inner thoughts and will.
Luo Chen wasn't surprised at all that she had discovered him. He was only puzzled as to why Violet was being hunted by members of the Donquixote Family.
The shorter figure in the black robe beside her was also female. As her hood blew back, it revealed long pink hair and a beautiful, youthful face—clearly still just a young girl.
"Rebecca, she has an aunt-niece relationship with Violet." Luo Chen had a deep impression of these two women. Violet's dancing was fiery and her figure was sexy, while Rebecca fought in the coliseum wearing bikini-style armor.
Behind the two women, a squad of toy soldiers was in pursuit. Flying above the soldiers was a stout man with a hairstyle shaped like fan blades. His four blade-like tufts of hair spun rapidly, and a woman in a maid outfit stood on his back. That maid's hands had transformed into cannon barrels, firing shells at Violet.
Explosions spread across the street. The surrounding crowds and vendors screamed in terror, fleeing in chaos. Amidst the smoke and dust, Violet tumbled out while holding Rebecca, falling not far in front of Luo Chen and the others.
"Viola, you can't escape! This entire island belongs to the Donquixote Family!" On the flying man's back, Baby 5, dressed in her maid outfit, held a cigarette in her mouth, her tone mocking. The cannon barrels her hands had become were aimed at Violet, ready to fire at any moment.
Toy soldiers continued to pour out from the surrounding streets. Beside the toys were members and executives of the Donquixote Family. Dozens of people surrounded Violet and Rebecca in the blink of an eye. Even Luo Chen, Hancock, Issho, and the others were encircled along with them.
These members of the Donquixote Family didn't pay much attention to Luo Chen. They seemed to treat them as mere bystanders caught in the conflict.
A tall, thin man wearing a red cloak and tight red leather pants looked at Violet with a cold sneer. "Viola, the Young Master has treated you well, yet you tried to lead your niece away from Dressrosa while he was away. Are you ready to accept your punishment?"
"Ungrateful," a burly man standing five meters tall, looking like a powerhouse, spoke up in reprimand. A high-pitched, feminine voice drifted out from that massive body.
Upon hearing it, the surrounding members of the Donquixote Family turned red in the face, looking as if they were desperate to laugh but didn't dare. Everyone knew that the family executive Pica had a towering physique but a voice as thin and shrill as a woman's. This was Pica's sore spot. Anyone who dared to mock him would surely draw his rage, and he might even kill them.
Violet and Rebecca supported each other as they climbed up from the ground. Their hoods had fallen off during the explosion. Looking at the surrounding members of the Donquixote Family, despair appeared on Rebecca's face.
It was too difficult to break free from the Donquixote Family's control. Even with Doflamingo absent, these executives, members, and toy soldiers pursued them until they had nowhere to hide.
She looked at Violet beside her. Today, her aunt's actions had been very unusual. Over an hour ago, Violet had hidden her tracks and found her at the coliseum, saying she was somewhat certain they could escape the Donquixote Family's grasp. Rebecca believed her and fled with her. As a result, not long after leaving the coliseum, they were discovered. The two had hidden and fled the whole way, but their tracks were exposed recently, and they were finally cornered here.
What puzzled Rebecca was that in the face of this desperate situation, Aunt Violet did not seem completely hopeless. There was only a trace of worry on her face.
"Your Donquixote Family is about to face its doomsday," Violet said coldly. She glanced at Luo Chen, and seeing him wearing sunglasses to hide his face, she did not point out his identity directly. Instead, she flashed a mocking smile at the Donquixote Family.
"The World Government is on the verge of collapse. Do you really think Doflamingo can continue to act so arrogantly using his position as a Warlord? The Donquixote Family is a pirate crew through and through. The Jinghai Army will wipe you out sooner or later."
Violet looked at the darkening expressions of Diamante, Pica, and the others, and continued her verbal assault. "Doflamingo left this morning to find reinforcements, didn't he? He knows he will become a target for the Jinghai Army's crusade, and he senses the family's impending doom. As far as I know, Doflamingo has dealings with Kaido of the Beasts, so did he go to Wano Country?"
Diamante, in his red cloak, shouted with a grim face, "Silence! Where Doffy went is none of your business. No one can save you for betraying the family. Surrender peacefully and wait for Doffy to return for your judgment."
Beside him, the massive Pica spoke in his shrill voice: "What of the Jinghai Army? They are thousands of miles away. Besides, the New World isn't a place where Luo Chen has the final say. With the Young Master and a Yonko joining forces, even the Jinghai Army and Luo Chen would have to fear us!"
In front of the kingdom's citizens, Pica naturally wouldn't let the family's prestige falter. Since Luo Chen couldn't hear him anyway, what did it matter what he said?
The mocking look on Violet's face intensified, and she even let out a small smile.
Behind his sunglasses, Luo Chen's gaze shifted toward Pica. He now knew what the Donquixote Family members had been searching for earlier: they were hunting down Violet and Rebecca as they tried to flee the island.
Violet had used her Glare-Glare Fruit to find him long ago. Facing a situation with no escape, she had no choice but to lead the Donquixote Family here. She wanted to use his hand to escape her crisis.
At that moment, Violet suddenly looked at Luo Chen and said seriously, "If you are willing to help the Riku Royal Family take back the Kingdom of Dressrosa, I, as the princess, promise that the entire nation will join the Jinghai Army."
She was worried that Luo Chen might have another purpose for hiding his identity. She still didn't expose him and addressed him as "sir" instead.
Violet's sudden words, asking a "passerby" for help, left Diamante and the other Donquixote Family members stunned.
"Who is this guy?" Baby 5, dressed as a maid, asked in confusion.
Diamante scrutinized Luo Chen's group, his brow furrowing. Violet had extraordinary vision; it was very likely she recognized the face behind the sunglasses. Could they really be from the Jinghai Army?
Luo Chen thought for a moment and smiled faintly. "Very well. I came here today to deal with the Donquixote Family anyway."
One could only say that Violet was very clever and had the courage to take a gamble. If Luo Chen hadn't come to the island to oppose the Donquixote Family, but to cooperate with them, Violet and Rebecca would be in grave danger. But it just so happened that he was here today to settle things with the Donquixote Family and take the Tontatta Tribe away.
Helping Violet was merely a convenient favor. It was equivalent to gaining a kingdom's power for free.
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