Law's Resolve, Sabo vs. Fujitora

A few scattered comments of agreement floated across the screen: {Indeed, if it were me, I would also place my hopes on the Straw Hat Luffy Pirates. After all, if it weren't for the inaction of the World Government and the Navy, Dressrosa wouldn't be in this tragic situation now!}

King Riku and Princess Viola are taking a huge gamble! But judging from the Straw Hat Luffy Pirates's actions, they are indeed trustworthy.

{I never imagined I'd find pirates more trustworthy than the Marines; it's like the tables have turned! But keep going, Straw Hat Luffy Pirates!}

Come on, Straw Hat Luffy Pirates! You must defeat Doflamingo!

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The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.

"Fufu, placing your hopes on others isn't a good habit! Violet, after all, they can't help you right now!" Doflamingo said with a sinister smile.

Meanwhile, in the video, the camera shifts to Luffy and Law.

Lucy sped along, heading towards the New King's Plateau.

During this time, Law, who had been lying on Lucy's back in silence, rolled his eyes, then, as if making a decision, slowly said, "Hey! Straw Hat leader, now I understand. We have no choice but to go all out. The plan I proposed earlier, although it took a roundabout way, was indeed a way to defeat Doflamingo. But actually, I also want to get revenge on him directly. I did lose that battle just now, but next time, I will definitely not lose again."

At this point, Law fell into a brief silence, a look of reminiscence appearing in his eyes. Under the gaze of Luffy and the others, he continued slowly, "Because, thirteen years ago, the person I liked most was killed by Doflamingo. His name was Corazon, and he was once a top executive of the Donquixote Family."

"Huh? Top executives?" Luffy exclaimed in surprise, "Are they Doflamingo's comrades?!"

"Yes!" Law nodded slightly and said, "Not only that, he's also my savior, and Doflamingo's younger brother."

"Why?!"

On the screen, an incredulous barrage of comments immediately appeared: {Huh? His own brother? Doflamingo is truly ruthless! He even killed his own brother! He's utterly depraved!}

Doflamingo truly lives up to his reputation as a notorious pirate! He's incredibly ruthless!

{I have another reason to hate Doflamingo. He even killed his own brother; he's truly worse than an animal!!}

Now I finally understand why Trafalgar Law and Doflamingo are such bitter enemies! So that's the connection!

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The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.

"Hmph, you want to avenge Corazon, huh?" Doflamingo sneered. "You're not capable enough. But don't worry, I'll send you to find Corazon soon. I'll come find you right after I deal with that trash from Dressrosa."

Meanwhile, in the video footage, Luffy and Law finally arrived at the first level of the New King's Plateau. Although they were hindered by some overconfident Donquixote Family henchmen, Luffy easily dealt with them all.

However, just as Luffy was excited about being the first to arrive and being able to immediately storm into the Royal Palace and take down Doflamingo, he discovered that the other warriors from the Corrida Colosseum had been lagging behind them had also climbed up, with Cavendish even showing off to him.

This greatly surprised Luffy and the Donquixote Family executives who were watching, especially the Donquixote Family executives, because they knew very well that there were still a large number of Marines blocking the way below, and in theory, it shouldn't have been so easy for these Corrida Colosseum warriors to climb up.

But soon, they learned the answer from Baby-5, who was observing the situation below with binoculars.

The reason these Corrida Colosseum warriors were able to break through the navy's encirclement and climb up so easily was because the navy was being held back.

Meanwhile, a series of questioning comments appeared on the screen: {Huh? The Navy was stopped? Who's so powerful?!}

Wow... that's amazing! They actually managed to stop a Marine, including Marine Admiral! Who could this person be?!

This person is truly terrifying! If they were able to stop the Navy, their strength must be incredibly formidable.

{ God from Beyond the Domain, please shift the camera! I want to see who this guy is who stopped all the marines!}

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Then, seemingly in response to the world's expectations, the camera panned across the video, landing below the New King's Plateau.

At this moment, flames were raging everywhere below, and a group of navy men stood in the fire, staring angrily at the man who had stopped them.

The man, dressed in a black suit and wearing a top hat with goggles, held a water pipe engulfed in flames. His entire body and surroundings were ablaze as he stood in front of the Marines led by Fujitora.

That's right, this person is none other than Sabo.

"So, no matter what, you're not going to let us pass?" Fujitora asked.

"Yes!" Sabo said firmly, "The Straw Hat Luffy Pirates and their warriors who helped them, and anyone who wants to harm them, will not be able to get through here."

As he finished speaking, the flames around him gradually dissipated, revealing a pile of naval soldiers lying on the ground, groaning in agony.

Upon hearing this, Fujitora frowned slightly and asked, "So, supporting the Navy is the Revolutionary Army's job?"

"That's right!" Sabo smiled and said, "As a member of the Revolutionary Army, I will absolutely not let you advance even a single step! Ah, no, I misspoke!"

At this point, he realized he had misspoke, and changed the subject, saying, "It's as an older brother."

Upon hearing this, the assembled marines were immediately taken aback, with Fujitora even asking who his brother was.

But before Sabo could answer, the navy ignored the warnings from Vice Admiral Bastille, who was present, and launched an attack on him.

Unfortunately, their attacks were completely ineffective against Sabo, who had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit. Instead, he easily defeated them using his physical skills and Devil Fruit ability.

Seeing his own troops falling one by one, Vice Admiral Bastille could no longer stand it. He stopped the futile attack of the marines, grabbed his weapon— the Shark Cutter —and launched an attack on Sabo. Sabo easily dodged the attack, but his strike still cleaved a cluster of houses behind Sabo in two.

Seeing this, Sabo couldn't help but praise him, but he showed no mercy in his attack. He easily blocked Bastille's Shark Cutter with a single claw and crushed it under the shocked gazes of the marines.

Immediately afterwards, Sabo swung his claw at Bastille's bull-horned mask, tearing it to shreds amidst Bastiyu's howl.

At this moment, Fujitora, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, finally couldn't stand it any longer. He quietly activated his ability, and a meteorite immediately flew down from the sky towards Dressrosa, its target being their area.

However, due to the Birdcage, the meteorite did not fall intact but was cut into several pieces, causing its affected area to expand.

Fortunately, no navy personnel or civilians were injured. Sabo, who was at the very center of the meteorite, was also unharmed thanks to his agility and the Devil Fruit ability. Even Bastille, whose bull horn mask he had crushed earlier, was not affected by the meteorite.

However, he was knocked unconscious by Sabo's claws, and some naval soldiers immediately rushed forward to check on his condition.

On the other side, Fujitora once again inquired about Sabo's stance.

Sabo did not answer him immediately, but instead praised his strength as Admiral, saying that his power was indeed extraordinary!

Fujitora ignored Sabo's flattery and, as if just remembering something, asked, "You just said you were the older brother. Speaking of which, the previous owner of the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Fire Fist Ace who died in the Paramount War, also claimed to be Straw Hat Luffy's sworn brother. So, are you the same?"

Upon hearing this, Sabo did not answer immediately. Instead, a deep sense of reminiscence washed over him, and then a smile appeared on his lips as he slowly said, "Yes, the three of us brothers once swore an oath over a cup of wine that no matter what happens, the bond between us can never be broken."

These words immediately shocked the assembled marines, who were all astonished by the terrifying combination of Luffy's three brothers.

Fujitora exclaimed, "These three brothers really know how to cause trouble for others!"

"Whoever you want to say it!" Sabo said nonchalantly. "Anyway, let me make this clear from the start: if Luffy needs my help, no matter where I am in the world or what my stance is, I will abandon everything and rush over to help him immediately. I absolutely... absolutely..."

At this point, Sabo's voice suddenly trembled with a sob, and he instinctively pressed his hat down, "... I will never taste that excruciating pain again!"

"Since that's the case, it seems there's no point in saying any more!" Fujitora said as he slowly drew his Cane Sword.

"Anyway, you're not interested in this, are you?" Sabo said, pulling out the water pipe behind him as well.

"No, the story is very captivating," Fujitora said with a hint of regret. "But unfortunately, I don't have any fine wine with me, so I can't share a drink with you."

The next second, an invisible force of gravity surged from the Cane Sword in his hand toward Sabo.

A wave of emotion, like ocean waves, rippled around Sabo, and his eyes immediately turned serious. He said, "No wine? That's fine, I don't have any either. But I have this."

With that, he transformed into a flame, gripping the water pipe in his hand, and charged towards Fujitora.

In the blink of an eye, Sabo was in front of Fujitora, and the flaming water pipe swung down at Fujitora.

Fujitora immediately raised the Cane Sword in his hand to block in front of him.

"Bang!"

The two weapons clashed, instantly creating a powerful shockwave that spread outwards, blasting away all the naval soldiers who were watching the spectacle.

Just then, the video feed was suddenly paused.

The next second, the system's text appeared. "Multiple choice question: In this great battle between Marine Admiral Fujitora and Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff Sabo, who will emerge victorious?"

"First, Marine Admiral Fujitora."

"Second, the Revolutionary Army's second-in-command— Sabo."

"Third, a draw."

"Please choose one of the three options above as your answer to this question. I will randomly select one person from among those who choose correctly and award them one hundred million Beli."

"This multiple-choice question has a time limit of one minute."

"Next, I will be opening a free comment period for one minute. You can send your options to the screen."

"Now, select 'Begin'."

In an instant, the entire screen was filled with the numbers {one}, {two}, and {three}.

This is the first time we've seen three equally matched options.

There are two reasons why this happens.

First, those who chose {one} and {two} believe that Fujitora and Sabo are the top combatants in the Navy and the Revolutionary Army, respectively, and therefore, with their strength, they should be able to defeat the other.

Second, those who chose {three} also considered their own strength. However, they felt that precisely because they were the top fighters on their respective sides, they couldn't truly defeat each other, and the game would ultimately end in a draw.

The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.

"Chopper, Brook, Usopp, you three, choose one. Robin, Sanji, Zoro, you three, choose two. Luffy, Franky, and I, choose three." Nami commanded the crew in a flurry of activity.

"Yes!" Everyone on the ship immediately nodded to her and said.

Aside from Luffy, he stood there, tears streaming down his face, protesting, "I choose number two, Sabo, he... he'll definitely win."

At this moment, he was still immersed in the video footage and the words Sabo had said that had moved him so deeply.

"Well... alright then!" Nami gave him a loving look and said, "Then you can switch places with Sanji!"

As she spoke, she looked at Sanji beside her, "Sanji- kun, why don't you change your choice to three?"

"Roger that, Miss Nami." Sanji gave a smug salute, his face full of infatuation.

Nami ignored his boastful attitude and instead looked at the screen in the sky, her eyes gleaming, and declared confidently, "In short, I'm determined to get this 100 million Beli."

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