Luffy's Victory, Doflamingo's Game Show
The Grand Line, Marine Headquarters, Marineford, inside a certain prison cell.
"Thank you, Sabo," Ace said gratefully.
On a ship in a certain sea area Grand Line.
"Ace, just you wait! This time I won't let tragedy repeat itself." Sabo clenched his fist and said firmly.
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.
"Ace, wait for me, I promise I won't let you die," Luffy vowed silently. "I will definitely rescue you with Sabo."
In the video footage, Gatz carries Luffy on his Luffy and keeps running forward, while behind them, the screams of the Corrida Colosseum warriors who stayed behind to block Doflamingo can be heard continuously.
Then, the camera shifts to Zoro and his group. Despite their combined efforts, the Birdcage continues its advance, as if everything they're doing is in vain.
Suddenly, a miracle occurred!
The Birdcage, which should have continued moving forward, stopped moving and remained stationary for only a few seconds, but it gave everyone present hope.
Excited comments immediately appeared on the screen: {Stop... stopped! So Doflamingo's prized Birdcage can actually be stopped! That's great!}
Wow, that's amazing! The Birdcage finally stopped closing!
{Waaaaah, the Birdcage thing really works! Zoro is so cool!}
Come on, everyone! We can't lose to Doflamingo!
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The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.
"These... idiots." Doflamingo muttered with a gloomy face.
At this moment, the camera suddenly focused on Gatz in the video.
At this moment, he stood somewhere on the New King's Plateau, holding a megaphone, shouting to everyone in Dressrosa, "Ladies and gentlemen, please hold on a little longer, the superstar is about to be resurrected!"
As he finished speaking, Luffy's figure appeared on the screen. At this moment, he was with Law. It turned out that Gatz had met Law on the way and handed Luffy over to him.
"... Today, like a dazzling star, a cheerful and fearless superstar appears in the Corrida Colosseum."
Gatz's voice continued, "I will never forget that little gladiator who tamed the man-eating bull that terrified the world, who defeated the colossal giant who reached the clouds, who triumphed over the legendary leader— Chinjao, and who made the entire arena, no, the entire nation of Dressrosa, boil with excitement. I have never seen anyone compete as freely and joyfully as him. His name is— Lucy."
At this point, Gatz took a deep breath. "However, Lucy is just his alias. His real name is—the pirate, Straw Hat Luffy Luffy! Although we've been deceived and controlled by pirates for so long, it might be hard for us to trust them again! But unlike the Donquixote Family who appeared ten years ago wearing hero masks, Straw Hat Luffy Luffy is the man on whom our true king— King Riku —places his hopes. He was just one step away from cornering Doflamingo in his battle! Although he was injured and fell during the fight, it's not over yet! Rejoice! Jump for joy! Dressrosa, because Lucy made a promise to me—he's going to KO Doflamingo in one blow!"
Gatz's words were like a bomb, instantly igniting the enthusiasm of everyone in Dressrosa, who all chanted Luffy's name.
However, Gatz wasn't finished speaking. He stretched out his hand and pointed meaningfully in a certain direction, which was precisely where Doflamingo was.
At this moment, he was controlling Rebecca, sword in hand, relentlessly closing in on Violet. He intended for Rebecca to end her aunt's life. "... Did you hear that? Doflamingo, you who manipulates the true king, deceives the whole world, you imposter king who lingers in Dressrosa, this is your—execution ground."
On the screen, a barrage of admiring comments immediately appeared: {Damn, this commentator named Gatz really has guts! He actually dared to provoke Doflamingo like that, his courage is truly commendable!}
{Well done, Gatz! You're a real man, a true tough guy!}
Gatz, I admire you! You're truly amazing!
{This Gatz is really going all out! Doflamingo will definitely not let him get away with this.}
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The New World, Dressrosa, the Corrida Colosseum.
"I'm... I'm doomed! Doflamingo will never let me go!" Gatz clutched his head in panic.
In the video, inspired by Gatz's prophecy, the people of Dressrosa begin a countdown to Luffy's resurrection. "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two..."
Unexpectedly, upon arriving there, Gatz was pierced through the abdomen by a thread controlled by Doflamingo, but the countdown continued, "... one, zero."
However, Luffy's voice did not appear as everyone expected.
Doflamingo couldn't help but feel smug, and immediately controlled Rebecca to stride towards Violet.
Under Rebecca's unwilling gaze and refusal to accept Violet's fate, Luffy, with Law's help, switched places with Violet and Law, blocking Rebecca's sword and saving Violet in the process.
Gatz, already severely injured, saw this and hurriedly grabbed the megaphone next to him, shouting, "They're here! Lucy's here!"
These words instantly rekindled the flames of hope in everyone's hearts.
"What a grand resurrection!" Doflamingo looked down at Luffy, who was panting heavily, and said, "But he's only regained a little bit of his Haki! Just standing there is already exhausting!"
"You're not much better off!" Luffy said, panting heavily.
To his surprise, before he could finish speaking, Doflamingo manipulated the white lines to attack him, sending him flying with a single blow.
"Lucy." Rebecca, standing nearby, said worriedly upon seeing this.
The next second, Doflamingo targeted her, and white lines immediately attacked her, but Law used his ability to teleport them away.
"So that's how it is! You were there!" Doflamingo turned and glanced at a house not far away, saying, "But whatever! Just watch as I destroy your hopes!"
As he spoke, he pressed his hands to the ground, and the ground beneath his feet instantly transformed into waves made of lines, "Sea Plains - White Waves."
"Whoosh!"
The waves made of threads pushed Luffy backward, and then more threads emerged from the waves, binding Luffy's hands and feet.
"A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart - Feather Strike - Thread."
Doflamingo stretched out his hand, and countless lines imbued with Armament Haki emerged from all directions, stabbing towards Luffy's abdomen.
Armament Haki: Hardening.
Luffy hurriedly applied Armament Haki to his abdomen, barely managing to withstand Doflamingo's attack. However, the immense impact sent him flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall of New King's Plateau and kicking up a thick cloud of dust.
After a long while, when the dust settled, Luffy was revealed lying on the Luffy.
Suddenly, his body moved involuntarily, and he walked towards Doflamingo.
Doflamingo was twisting his fingers, with faint white lines flashing at his fingertips. It was clear to everyone that Luffy was being controlled by him.
"How ridiculous!" Doflamingo said, watching Luffy approach him step by step. "If you guys had just stayed in my Birdcage and let me control you, this massacre wouldn't have happened! Trash should stay in its place. It's pathetic that you still dream of freedom!"
"Birdcage? Manipulation? Trash?" Luffy glared at Doflamingo, shouting, "Stop it now!"
As he spoke, he used all his strength to coat his arm with Armament Haki, temporarily breaking free from Doflamingo's control. He blew air into it and shouted, "Gear Fourth!"
The next second, Luffy transformed into Boundman and appeared in front of Doflamingo.
At first, he was quite proud of himself because he could control Luffy Gear Fourth to attack his own crewmates.
But soon, Doflamingo's expression suddenly changed, because Luffy had broken free of his strings and was flying upwards at an extremely fast speed.
"Fight me? You dare to stay in the sky? You're a fearless brat!" Doflamingo immediately gave chase, followed by a dozen or so lines imbued with Armament Haki. He shouted at Luffy, "Can I see what you mean by 'one-hit KO'?"
Luffy quickly reached the very edge of the Birdcage, clenched his fist, and shouted at Doflamingo, who was hot on his heels below, "You want to have everything and control everyone; it's suffocating!"
Upon hearing this, Doflamingo said smugly, "Blame your bloodline! You were born trash only fit to be controlled by others. You humans are not worthy of being compared to me."
"That's why I'm going to knock you away and get out of here," Luffy said, pulling his fist inward.
"If you can do it, then give it a try, kid," Doflamingo challenged. "Spider Web Wall."
As he spoke, he stretched his hand out in front of him, and a fishing net made of white lines appeared before him.
"Gum-Gum!" Luffy, blowing air into his arm, which instantly swelled several times its original size. "King Kong Gun!"
"Call out!"
The next second, his enormous, swollen arm swung down towards Doflamingo below.
Doflamingo, of course, wouldn't sit idly by and wait to be killed. With a wave of his hand, the dozen or so lines imbued with Armament Haki immediately met Luffy's incoming fist, shouting, "Sixteen Holy Bullets!"
"Bang!"
The fist collided with the line, instantly unleashing dazzling bolts of Inazuma and generating powerful shockwaves.
For a time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.
But soon, Luffy's fist broke through Doflamingo's defenses and smashed into his face, slamming him down from the sky and shattering the ground beneath him.
Doflamingo also fell straight into the harbor below, and the sunglasses he was wearing on his eyes cracked.
Luo, who had been watching this scene from the sidelines, couldn't help but recall a sentence Corazon had told him many years ago, "On a certain continent, some people call the D. Clan — the Enemy of the Gods."
At this moment, the system's text appeared appropriately. "Commanders clash, Donquixote Family leader, one of the Shichibukai, former Celestial Dragons, String-String Devil Fruit User — Doflamingo VS Straw Hat Pirates captain, Straw Hat Luffy — Monkey D. Luffy."
"The winner is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, the Straw Hat Luffy — Monkey D. Luffy."
On the screen, cheering comments immediately appeared: {They won! They finally won! Straw Hat Luffy is awesome!}
"Awesome! Straw Hat Luffy finally defeated Doflamingo!"
{Well done, Straw Hat Luffy, you're a truly remarkable man!}
{Cool! Straw Hat Luffy, he truly deserves to be the man I admire!}
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The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Polar Tang.
"Thank you so much, Straw Hat Master!" Luo said gratefully. "Then I'll take care of the rest myself!"
The New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.
"Oh ho ho ho, how pathetic! Doflamingo, he actually got defeated by those brats!" Kaido displeasure. "Indeed, it was the right thing to take you away from him sooner, don't you think?! Caesar." As he spoke, he looked at Caesar standing to the side.
"Whoosh, Kaido, whatever you say is right." Caesar nodded in agreement. "Doflamingo is indeed too weak!"
The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.
"Fuck, I don't know what these people are so happy about," Doflamingo said dismissively. "They don't actually believe that everything in the video will become reality, do they?"
As he spoke, he looked at Rebecca and King Riku, who were both very excited, and said, "I was originally planning to wait until everyone was there before starting the game performance, but it seems I have to start earlier!"
"Doflamingo, what do you want to do?!" King Riku's expression changed instantly, and he questioned him.
"You'll find out what I'm up to in a minute!" Doflamingo said, twisting the threads on his palm.
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi on his desk rang.
He picked it up immediately, and then Gladius's voice came from the other end.
A short while later, Doflamingo put down the Den Den Mushi, looked at Rebecca and King Riku again, and said grimly, "I really didn't expect that we could still gather everyone at the last minute. Now your King Riku clan can finally be reunited!"
"What?!"