For Doflamingo, the greatest benefit of Sugar's awakened Devil Fruit ability was that it could conceal the terrifying reality-altering power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit.
As for turning people and objects into toys, it sounded frightening, but for powerhouses who had trained their Two-Colored Haki to a certain level, they could resist it as long as they remained somewhat vigilant. There were countless bizarre Devil Fruits in this world. Without its ability to alter reality and erase one's sense of existence, the Hobby-Hobby Fruit truly could not be considered among the most outrageous.
To the public, Sugar had always claimed that her Devil Fruit ability was the Toy-Toy Fruit. She often turned captured pirates into toys, making them serve in the Golden City or even selling them.
Doflamingo had also turned a blind eye to Sugar's behavior. As long as the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's reality-altering ability was not exposed, Sugar's safety would be somewhat guaranteed. What she did instead served as a cover for the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's true power.
After staying at the Sabaody Archipelago for several months, on the day Doflamingo prepared to leave, he suddenly sensed a strange ripple coming from the sea.
The ripple felt immensely vast, yet subtle and unfathomable. Aside from Doflamingo, whose Observation Haki was astonishingly powerful, no one else sensed anything.
"What a strange feeling. It's coming from beneath the sea... Could it be Ryugu Palace?"
Narrowing his eyes, Doflamingo carefully focused his senses. He seemed to faintly hear crying, but then the sensation vanished.
"Crying... Could it be Poseidon Shirahoshi?"
Now that he thought about it, despite having been in the Pirate World for so long, Doflamingo had never once visited the famed Ryugu Palace.
It was no wonder. After all, he was a Devil Fruit user. Falling into the sea would not end