"I'll kill you all!!!"
A piercing, sharp scream echoed again from the sky.
Witnessing one companion after another die before his eyes, Pica was truly enraged.
"Die for me!!!"
A colossal rock palm, large enough to blot out the sky, descended with immense force.
In the enveloping shadow, Tashigi raised an eyebrow and casually unleashed a slash.
"Cliff Edge Sword!"
The jet-black flying slash arrived in an instant, cutting off the rock arm at its base as easily as slicing tofu.
"How troublesome."
Tashigi spat expressionlessly.
Pica's strength wasn't particularly high, but his Stone-Stone Fruit Ability complemented the surrounding rock structures perfectly.
For a time, the battle fell into a stalemate.
"Hundred-Stage Slash!"
Tashigi snorted softly, unleashing another killing blow.
black blade shuusui swung, leaving afterimages, and a hundred intersecting slashes shot out consecutively.
Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish
The flying slashes came one after another, effortlessly cutting the stone giant into dozens of pieces that scattered across the sky.
"There!"
Tashigi's gaze instantly fixed on a certain huge rock that had been thrown into the air.
Pica's face was revealed above.
"I found you!"
Tashigi's figure flickered repeatedly, and as she rushed towards the giant rock, she unleashed another sharp sword energy.
Tzzzz!
The sword energy whistled, splitting the giant rock in two.
The stone face, which had still been conscious, slowly lowered its eyes and became indistinguishable from the other giant rocks.
And just as Tashigi and Pica were fighting fiercely...
On the streets of Dressrosa...
"That must be Tashigi, the swordswoman from the Reno Pirates, right??"
"She can even cut through Pica's body; it's terrifying!"
"I wonder how the other Executives are doing."
"I hope Doflamingo is alright!"
"..."
In the vast town, countless residents looked worried, praying for the Donquixote Family Executives.
"It seems the battle over there is also nearing its end."
In a secluded corner, Stussy gazed in the direction of the port, muttering softly.
In her opinion, this was a battle with no suspense from the start.
"Bastard, let us go!"
"Hack, how are you??"
Beside them...
Koala and Moda, who were bound, twisted their bodies, struggling desperately.
In front of them, the Revolutionary Army warrior Hack had already rolled his eyes and fallen into a pool of blood.
His body was covered in bite marks, a gruesome sight of death.
Even with the three of them working together, they were no match for Stussy's single move.
"Bastard, Mr. Dragon will not let you get away with this!"
Feeling Hack's fading life, Koala's face flushed with anger as she cursed.
"Mr. Dragon??"
"Are you referring to the Revolutionary Army Leader, Mr. Dragon??"
Hearing this, Stussy scoffed, shaking her head disdainfully:
"If he dares to come, he'll end up just like this guy."
"Stop talking nonsense; the Captain is getting impatient. I'll take you to see him now."
Ignoring the two women's curses, Stussy manipulated a large number of bats, lifting their bodies and flying towards the port.
At the same time...
On Green Bit, in the Tontatta Kingdom...
"That big sister is so amazing; she can even cut open such a large stone giant!!!"
A group of Tontatta Tribe members watched the scene at the port, exclaiming in awe.
"Even the top Executive Pica has been deployed; Dressrosa must be in big trouble."
A Tontatta Tribe member wearing a crown-shaped hat analyzed.
He was the Tontatta Tribe's Captain, Leo, a Paramecia-type Stitch-Stitch Fruit user.
"Leo, why don't we take this opportunity to scout the artificial devil fruits factory? Maybe we can rescue Princess Mansherry and the other tribesmen."
Beside him, Kabu, the Bug-Bug Fruit Model: Rhinoceros Beetle user, suddenly brightened, his eyes gleaming.
Now, all the Donquixote Family Executives were tied up, making it an excellent time for them to rescue their tribesmen.
Leo pondered for a moment, then nodded:
"Opportunity knocks but once."
"Everyone, follow me! Let's find Princess Mansherry and rescue everyone!!"
"Oh, oh, oh—!!"
The other Tontatta Tribe warriors responded loudly.
Led by Leo, the Tontatta Kingdom warriors set out!
At the center of the battlefield...
"Nami, Doll, Kalifa, you follow Viola and continue to clear out the remaining remnants of the Donquixote Family."
"Also, take control of Caesar at the artificial devil fruits factory; don't let him escape."
Reno issued instructions to the women one by one.
"I'll take them right away." Viola nodded impatiently.
She had waited ten years for this day.
"Viola, don't forget to bring Rebecca."
As Viola turned to leave, Reno reminded her again.
The former were minor matters; Rebecca was the top priority.
"I know." Viola glared at Reno angrily.
Just thinking about her and Rebecca serving Reno together... she... After watching Viola, Nami, and the others leave, Reno looked at Monet, the Snow Woman, beside him.
"You... what do you want to do??"
Noticing Reno's gaze, Monet's body trembled.
Certain unspeakable images involuntarily flashed through her mind.
"Don't you know what I want to do??" Reno looked at Monet with a half-smile.
Each of them was asking the obvious.
"You... I warn you, don't come any closer."
"Even if I die, I won't..."
"Stop talking nonsense; come with me."
Reno had had enough of Monet's incessant chatter and instantly teleported away with her.
When they reappeared, they were in a room on King's Plateau.
"Ah!!"
"Ah!!!"
Inside the room, two sharp screams echoed simultaneously.
Reno carefully observed the two figures before him.
The person on the left was a little girl wearing a polka-dot dress, a monocle on her left eye, and a bob haircut.
She was Sugar, a Donquixote Family Executive and a Paramecia-type Hobi Hobi no Mi user.
Although she looked like a child, Sugar was actually 22 years old.
The drawback of the Hobi Hobi no Mi was that after consumption, the body would stop growing.
Age, height, and appearance would remain exactly as they were at the moment the Devil Fruit was eaten.
So, for over ten years, Sugar had always looked about 10 years old.
The person on the right had long black hair and wore a red one-piece maid outfit.
She was Baby-5, a Donquixote Family maid and assassin, and a Paramecia-type Weapon-Weapon Fruit user.
A busty girl who liked to smoke and longed to be needed by others.
As long as she was needed by someone, she couldn't refuse them.
"Reno, I won't let you hurt Sugar!"
"Weapon Transformation: Sword Woman!!"
Baby-5 was on high alert. After taking a deep drag from her ladies' cigarette, she decisively activated her Weapon-Weapon Fruit Ability.
She transformed herself into a sharp long sword, pointing it at Reno from a distance.
Recalling Baby-5's personality traits, Reno looked at her and said sincerely:
"Baby-5, I need your help now."
Huh?!!
She was needed?
Swoosh!
Baby-5 transformed back into her human form.
She cupped her flushed face with both hands, her bright eyes full of anticipation as she gazed at Reno, and softly asked, "Reno, do you... do you really need me??"
"I really do need you." Reno looked directly into Baby-5's eyes and nodded affirmatively.
"I'm needed again," Baby-5's eyes curved into a smile, and a ripple spread through her heart.
Watching Baby-5 fall into infatuation, Sugar and Monet closed their eyes in despair.
Well, that's it; they were all wiped out.
"First, help me keep an eye on Monet; I'll need your help again later."
"Leave it to me!"
Baby-5 nodded eagerly, her arm transforming into a cannon barrel, which she aimed directly at Monet's head.
"Baby-5!!!"
Monet gritted her teeth, cold words escaping her lips.
How could she have such a foolish teammate?
So easily tricked.
Reno mused to himself, shaking his head with a smile.
He walked directly up to Sugar and, without a word, delivered a hand chop to her neck.
Sugar's eyes rolled back, and she fell unconscious.
Reno had to do this.
As is well known, a large part of why Doflamingo was able to maintain stable rule in Dressrosa for so many years was due to Sugar's Hobi Hobi no Mi Ability.
After Doflamingo overthrew King Riku's regime, Sugar, following his orders, used her Ability to turn more than half of Dressrosa's residents into toys.
It's important to know that any human transformed into a toy by Sugar, while not losing their language ability or independent thought, could have their bodies controlled at will by Sugar.
They would forever become servants of the Donquixote Family, working or fighting for the Family until death.
Most importantly, all citizens related to those who were turned into toys would lose all memories of their past interactions with the toys.
Doflamingo used this to control the thoughts of the citizens.
To some extent, Sugar was the most important of the Donquixote Family Executives.
For this reason, Doflamingo even specially dispatched high-ranking executive Trebol to protect Sugar.
And to undo Sugar's ability, there was only one way so far: make her lose consciousness.
As Sugar fell unconscious, Reyno's eyes moved, looking out the window towards the town.
"Wh-what's going on?"
"Look at these toys!"
"Oh my god, what in the world happened??"
"..."
On the streets, residents who had been praying for Dressrosa looked around in disbelief.
The toys that were everywhere suddenly began to swell eerily.
In a moment.
To everyone's astonishment, the toys successively transformed into humans.
"Th-they... how could this be??"
The public was terrified, even incoherent.
However, the next second, a series of long-lost memories suddenly flooded into everyone's minds.
After processing those memories, everyone remembered.
The same scene unfolded in every corner of Dressrosa.
In a certain sunflower field.
A one-legged soldier, wearing a black hat and a red coat, was supervising a young girl's training.
Suddenly, his expression changed, and a sensation of swelling swept through his entire body.
"Th-this is..."
The one-legged soldier, having transformed back into a human, looked down at his body, stunned in place like a statue.
Things happened too quickly, making him feel a sense of unreality.
This person was the legendary hero of the Dressrosa Coliseum.
The former captain of the Dressrosa army, Kyros.
"Did something happen to Sugar??"
Kyros quickly reacted.
The next second, he seemed to realize something and suddenly looked up.
Directly in front of him, a pink figure was looking at him, tears streaming down her face.
"Father!!!"
A trembling voice rang out.
Rebecca trembled, two lines of hot tears flowing from her eyes.
She remembered, she remembered everything.
This toy soldier who had always taken care of her and protected her as she grew up was her biological father!
"Rebecca."
Kyros stared blankly at his daughter.
More than a decade of emotions finally released at this moment.
Tears blurred Kyros's eyes.
"Father!!"
Rebecca ran to Kyros and embraced him tightly.
The two cried loudly, expressing years of father-daughter affection.
"Reyno, do you know what you're doing?"
Hearing the various noises, cries, angry shouts, and diverse sounds coming from the town, Monet's face changed drastically.
She, of course, understood what would happen to Dressrosa once these people regained their memories.
"Damn it, you've ruined all of Young Master's hard work!"
Thinking of all the Young Master's years of effort going up in smoke, Monet trembled with rage.
Reyno glanced at Monet indifferently, not bothering to respond to her.
Even though Doflamingo's strength wasn't much, he had a group of loyal subordinates.
Even fanatically loyal.
To some extent, Monet, Trebol, Diamante, and others were exactly like Zoro and King.
Their belief in Doflamingo becoming the Pirate King was no different from Zoro's belief in Luffy or King's belief in Kaido.
Regardless of whether Doflamingo was strong or not, they just believed.
However, Reyno didn't care; with the Slave Mark, any talk of kingship had to step aside.
He was their only master!
"Hm?!"
Suddenly, Reyno turned his head towards the port, a slight arc of satisfaction curving his lips.
"It seems Tashigi's side is also about to finish; only Doflamingo is left."
At the same moment, at the center of the battlefield.
"Bastard!!"
Pica, with his sharp voice, stared intently with bloodthirsty eyes at Tashigi, who was attacking him.
"Finally, I've forced you out!!"
Looking at the tall figure emerging from the giant rock, a fierce glint flashed in Tashigi's eyes.
It was truly shameful to waste so much time on a minor character.
"You want to kill me? Let's see if you have the ability!!"
"Armament: Hardening!!"
Pica, still unwilling to give up, condensed a layer of refined Haki armor on his body.
He completely transformed into a small black man.
His Armament Haki was not inferior to anyone's!
"You killed so many of our comrades, I'll make you pay the price!!"
Pica, also harboring thoughts of a mutual destruction, charged towards Tashigi fearlessly.
"Just a dying struggle."
Tashigi looked calmly at the furiously charging Pica, gripping black blade shuusui tightly in both hands.
"Die!!"
A thick, pitch-black Haki-infused arm mercilessly smashed towards Tashigi's face.
"Sword of Judgment!!"
Tashigi shouted, swinging black blade shuusui.
A bright sword light suddenly streaked across, vanishing invisibly into the sky.
Pica only felt his vision brighten; the next instant, intense pain swept through his entire body.
He instinctively looked down.
A line of blood gradually appeared on his chest.
The next second.
With a ripping sound, blood spurted like a geyser.
Unbeknownst to him, his chest had been directly pierced through.
"You..."
The Haki covering Pica's body rapidly receded, and the vitality within him dissipated.
Pica, losing his strength, fell from mid-air, crashing heavily onto the ground.
His breath completely gone.
"Pica!!!"
From a distance, Doflamingo's roar echoed.
Looking at the Donquixote Family Executives lying in pools of blood, Doflamingo completely lost his reason.
Although he was ruthless and brutal, resorting to any means to achieve his goals.
He had always treated his Donquixote Family Executives as family, giving them his true heart.
Pica's death was like the last straw, destroying Doflamingo's final trace of sanity.
"Hancock, die for me!"
"Sea Current: White Wave!!"
Doflamingo raised his hand, and transparent threads, like a tide, swiftly encircled Hancock.
The terrifying crushing force they carried pulverized everything in their path into dust.
"Doflamingo, today, only you will die!!"
"Perfume Femur! Capture!"
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