Chapter 143: The Great Unraveling
"Shouldn't you perk up, work harder, and repay this kindness so your princess can recover sooner?" the burly inspector sneered.
These villains, acting as overseers, were well aware of the Tontatta Tribe's nature. It was a miracle this overly naive and kind race had survived to this day. They believed anything humans told them, no matter how unreasonable!
Tontatta Gardener No. 1: "Mr. Inspector is right. It turns out this is for our own good."
Tontatta Gardener No. 2: "We really shouldn't stop. We must repay King Doffy through our work as soon as possible."
Tontatta Gardener No. 3: "That's right! For Princess Mansherry, let's keep working hard!"
The burly man turned away, a smug smile of success on his face. These idiots are so gullible; they'll believe any nonsense!
…
In the Cadre Tower of the underground world—the only access point to the surface, connected directly to the royal city by an elevator—a well-behaved-looking girl and a slovenly uncle, Trebol, were resting together.
The girl wore a polka-dot dress and a bear-patterned shawl. A monocular lens covered her left eye, and a small crown sat atop her head.
Sugar!
User of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit!
Ability: Can transform anything she touches into a toy of her imagination.
Secondary Effect: Erases all memories of the target from those who knew them.
Side Effect: The user's body stops aging from the moment they consume the fruit.
Thus, though Sugar was twenty-two years old, she retained the appearance of a ten-year-old.
The existence of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit was the foundation upon which the Donquixote Family had operated within the country for years. However, the toy-transformation ability had a critical flaw: if the user lost consciousness, all transformed targets would revert to their original forms.
To prevent any accidents, Doflamingo had specifically assigned Trebol, one of the family's highest-ranking officers, to protect Sugar.
Trebol!
User of the Glue-Glue Fruit, a Paramecia-type, family codename "Hearts."
Original Bounty: 99,000,000 Berries!
On a normal day, Sugar, as the family's most crucial cadre, would create new toys here. Trebol was responsible for bringing the targets to her.
"Hey, Trebol, is the Young Master in trouble?" Sugar asked, poking her finger into a fruit basket and skillfully skewering five grapes. "I just heard your conversation. Is it the Marines? The Marines have never gotten along with us, have they?"
Munch, munch... Her lips moved rapidly, and the five grapes vanished.
"Gyahahaha! Doffy will handle it," Trebol cackled. "He's not afraid of the Marines. He always has a way. Sugar, as long as I protect you properly, nothing serious will happen to the family. Because you... eh? Sugar? Sugar! What's wrong?!"
Trebol cut off mid-sentence as the Sugar before him suddenly went stiff, her eyes glazing over. Then, she fell backward, completely unconscious.
"WHA—?! SOMETHING'S WRONG!!" Trebol scratched his head frantically, shouting in panic.
She was fine just a second ago! Nothing happened! Why did Sugar suddenly faint?!
Trebol naturally couldn't comprehend that Ian was the one behind it all.
[Five Senses Severance]!
Even deep underground in the Cadre Tower, Sugar was still within the range of Ian's sensory control. With her abilities and childish mentality, she was utterly incapable of resisting Ian's power.
The Marines who had come to Dressrosa were indeed only Ian and his direct subordinates. But at this very moment, a massive number of "insiders" were appearing like crazy all over the country!
…
In the underground trading port.
"What's going on?! Why did the toys suddenly—"
"Hey! Where did all these giants come from?!"
"Oh no! The toys are out of control! Are these pirates from the New World?!"
"Gladiators! Gladiators are appearing everywhere!"
"..."
The subordinates holding whips and weapons were momentarily dumbstruck. They never imagined the day would come when the tables would turn so completely!
"Hey, you bastard! You enjoyed beating me, didn't you?!"
"You should know the consequences of working me to death!"
"Destroy the damn Donquixote Family!"
"..."
BOOM!
BOOM!
...!
Chaos erupted in the underground trading port as a massive number of toys reverted to their human forms. The same scene was playing out all across the country.
…
On the streets of Dressrosa.
As Sugar fell unconscious, more and more people of all kinds regained their human forms.
"Ah! The toys transformed! Why are there so many Marines all of a sudden?!"
"Not just Marines! There are soldiers from the Kingdom's Self-Defense Force too!"
"And these are World Government officials! What's happening?!"
"Were these toys actually people all along?!"
"Wait... I remember now! I remember everything! I have a father!"
"My fiancé! Waaah... Why?! Why would I forget someone so important?!"
"..."
Even as toys, these people had retained their personalities. They remembered vividly all the evil the Donquixote Family had inflicted upon them over the years. After years of silence, the truth was finally bursting forth. The time for retaliation had come!
The Self-Defense Force soldiers who had once sworn to follow King Riku to the death cried out:
"Don't be afraid, everyone! This is all Doflamingo's conspiracy!"
"Eight years ago, he was the one who caused the tragedy! King Riku never abandoned us!"
"All of us soldiers who fought to the death were turned into toys and used as their free labor!"
"Please believe in us! Believe in King Riku!"
"..."
The restored World Government staff members exclaimed:
"I never thought we'd have a chance to regain our freedom! What on earth happened on this island?"
"I don't know which hero saved us..."
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