A Warning to Violet

As it turned out, Violet's niece was quite resilient, or perhaps just very lucky. She lived in Flower Field on the outskirts of Dressrosa, quite far from the city center, and was unaffected by the battle.

"Auntie?! Is that you? Aunt Violet?"

A 14-year-old pink-haired girl named Rebecca looked at Violet with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, it's me, Rebecca..."

Looking at her niece, Violet was overwhelmed with emotions, but she didn't seem to care about Rebecca's unfamiliarity with her.

About eight years ago, when Rebecca was six years old, the two had not seen each other directly. Violet, who possessed the Glint-Glint Fruit, could see her niece remotely, but in Rebecca's memory, her impression of this aunt had become much blurred.

Of course, it was precisely because Violet joined the Donquixote Family that her father and this little niece were not wiped out by Doflamingo. Otherwise, in a small city-state like Dressrosa, the Donquixote Family would have killed this pink-haired girl long ago if they really wanted to.

Even with the limping toy soldier standing in front of Rebecca for protection, the outcome would be the same.

"What happened to Grandfather? He looks badly injured!"

After exchanging a few words with her somewhat unfamiliar aunt, Rebecca's attention turned to King Riku, unlike Violet, who had joined the Donquixote Family.

King Riku was actually only expelled by Doflamingo at first. Although he went into hiding, he was still able to meet with Rebecca for a period of time, so Rebecca naturally knew her maternal grandfather very well.

King Riku was later imprisoned because of his own foolishness; he was always thinking of attacking the Donquixote Family, which led to his capture by Doflamingo.

This is probably a butterfly effect caused by Vegapunk. In the original timeline, King Riku did not suffer this imprisonment.

"So I hope you can take care of my father for the time being. Dressrosa is in complete chaos right now, and it's only here that things are relatively safe."

Looking at Rebecca, Violet spoke softly.

After such destruction, Dressrosa is now in complete chaos. The key issue is that the main members of the Donquixote Family are also preparing to leave. Without Doflamingo's suppression, Dressrosa is now completely in disarray.

Some signs of vandalism, looting, and arson are beginning to appear, and the suburbs are actually safer now.

Moreover, although Rebecca is only 14 years old, her strength far surpasses that of an average adult; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to survive in this seemingly beautiful but actually dangerous Flower Field.

The wilderness of the Pirate King world is far from simple. Just think about the "forest" behind Foosha Village, with its many gigantic creatures and food chains that would leave biologists speechless and shatter their worldviews. That gives you an idea of what the wilderness of this world is really like.

Even with the lame Toy Soldier protecting her, Rebecca's strength must be far greater than that of an ordinary person to have survived to this age. Now that the Donquixote Family, her biggest threat, is gone, Rebecca can easily protect King Riku.

"I understand... but..."

Rebecca nodded, but then a hint of hesitation appeared on her face:

"If the Donquixote Family comes knocking, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time protecting my grandfather!"

Rebecca is not lacking in courage to fight against enemies, but she is also very clear about the limits of her strength. Dealing with some of the Donquixote Family's henchmen is no problem, but if she encounters the Donquixote Family's executives, she will basically be no match for them.

Normally Donquixote Family hadn't paid much attention to Rebecca (because of Violet), but now that Dressrosa was in such a mess, the Donquixote Family certainly wouldn't let it go. Staying with her grandfather seemed a bit too risky.

"Don't worry, the Donquixote Family has already begun to leave Dressrosa!"

With a smile on her face, Violet said that it was precisely because the Donquixote Family had left Dressrosa that Violet dared to take this bold action.

"The Donquixote Family has left?!"

Rebecca's face showed surprise, followed by a slight smile, but her expression changed a moment later:

"That's wonderful!!! Wait... what's going on in Dressrosa? Did some powerful pirate crew attack Dressrosa and the Donquixote Family escape?"

Regardless of how many bad things Doflamingo did behind the scenes, objectively speaking, he did indeed maintain a certain level of peace in Dressrosa.

As you can see, Charlotte Linlin's Whole Cake Island requires the collection of a soul tax every year, and the residents there still do so willingly. At least Doflamingo's bad deeds are kept secret. Therefore, compared to other countries in the New World, Dressrosa is already considered to be a country with a top-tier standard of living and happiness index.

In this situation, even if Rebecca hates Doflamingo, she doesn't want him to abandon Dressrosa and run away like this!

"Indeed... Doflamingo has encountered an opponent he simply cannot defeat..."

Violet glanced at Vegapunk and the others beside her. Seeing Vegapunk's radiant smile, she shuddered and mumbled:

"However... don't worry, those enemies have already left Dressrosa, and may have gone to hunt down Doflamingo, so Father can rest and recuperate here in peace."

"Is that so! Doflamingo and his gang really got what they deserved!"

Upon hearing Violet's words, Rebecca was immediately thrilled.

"That's fantastic! This is the best news I've heard all day. Gentlemen, I'll treat you to a big meal."

As she spoke, Rebecca had already pulled Violet into the house. Katakuri and the others looked at Vegapunk, Vegapunk smiled and shrugged.

"Stop looking! Someone's inviting you to dinner, why should you refuse?!"

The toy limping soldier standing at the door, though its expression was unreadable, still exuded a serious and earnest air as it stared intently at the group of uninvited guests.

Vegapunk and Hancock are a bit better, after all, good-looking people always have an advantage. Even though Hancock has an arrogant attitude, she doesn't make people dislike her.

However, Charlotte Smoothie and Katakuri, while certainly not bad looking, are enough to deter ordinary people with their attire and height alone.

The Toy Soldier with only one leg is actually Rebecca's father, Kyros, who was once the strongest gladiator in Dressrosa. When the Donquixote Family invaded Dressrosa, Kyros fought back, but not only did he lose a leg, he was also turned into a toy by Sugar.

However, Sugar had only recently obtained the power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, and Kyros was the first human she had turned into a toy. Therefore, Sugar, who was not yet familiar with the power, did not give any orders to the lame Toy Soldier.

This also allowed the lame Toy Soldier Kyros to escape Sugar's clutches and secretly protect his daughter.

Unfortunately, due to the power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, Rebecca had long forgotten her father, and the two could not recognize each other.

Rebecca herself had little experience, Kyros was no novice. He could tell at a glance that the people Violet brought were not ordinary people. Even Violet herself was extremely respectful to them, and even fearful.

Under these circumstances, Kyros naturally became wary.

However, with Vegapunk's presence, both Hancock and the two Charlottes behaved very well this time. Even though Hancock was still quite arrogant, she didn't say anything sarcastic, and the two Charlottes were extremely quiet.

Although Rebecca is young, she has lived alone in this Flower Field for nearly eight or nine years and her cooking skills are quite good. The only problem is that she doesn't have much food stored up, and even several big eaters can only eat until they are half full.

Before leaving, seeing that Rebecca's food supplies were running low, Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie each used their Devil Fruit powers to give her a large amount of mochi and juice, while Violet simply gave her a large sum of Beli.

After leaving the Flower Field, the smiling Violet gradually calmed down, revealing a cautious expression, and approached Vegapunk:

"Lord Vegapunk... may I ask which organization you belong to? What should we do next?"

Although Vegapunk's name circulated on the high seas for a time, it was mostly among the upper echelons.

In addition, Violet was still young at that time and had just experienced a great upheaval, so she knew almost nothing about Vegapunk, and didn't even know what Vegapunk did.

Or rather, Violet had never heard of Vegapunk!

"Which organization are you from? That's a tough question for me... Have you heard of Umbrella Corporation?"

"Umbrella Corporation? Of course I've heard of it. It's the largest technology company on the high seas, and it's said to be incredibly powerful, almost comparable to the Four Emperors' crews, except that it doesn't have any truly top-tier sea warriors overseeing it... Could it be that, Lord Vegapunk, you are the mysterious boss behind Umbrella Corporation?"

"Hmm... the boss behind the scenes? I guess I could be considered one..."

Vegapunk thought about it carefully. Logically speaking, shouldn't the owner of the Umbrella Corporation be Stussy? But if he were to say that he was also the behind-the-scenes boss, it seemed that he could be considered one of them.

Hearing Vegapunk's words, Violet breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although the Umbrella Corporation wasn't exactly law-abiding and often teetered on the edge of the gray area, in this Pirate World where everyone was trying to outdo each other in being bad, it could be considered a company with a conscience.

Violet is hardly convinced that a company is truly a company of pure conscience! In this terrible world, it would be quite remarkable if a company of pure conscience could even grow to the size of a country.

In this world, it is impossible to become the World's Strongest, unless there is an absolutely powerful figure to suppress it.

Look at Dressrosa! This so-called land of love, toys, and passion is the best example! It appears glamorous and righteous on the surface, but it's actually utterly corrupt inside.

"As for the next step..."

Vegapunk pondered for a moment, then looked at Violet.

"Didn't you just assign us a task?"

"Assign tasks?"

Violet paused for a moment, then saw Vegapunk's face full of smiles:

"Go hunt down Doflamingo! With so many Devil Fruit abilities, who else should we go after?!"

Doflamingo has a large number of Devil Fruit User under his command, and most of them are Paramecia users, which are of the highest research value to Vegapunk. They are also rare Awakening users...

Of course, the most important thing is, now that we're already here!

In Vegapunk's eyes, all the Devil Fruit User in the world are potential test subjects, just waiting for him to defeat the World Government before taking action against them. But since he can take the Donquixote Family away in the meantime, Vegapunk is not stingy about wasting a little time.

Violet's mind raced for a moment before she remembered what she had said to Rebecca. Her face flushed red, and she stammered in a flustered manner:

"I'm sorry, Lord Vegapunk, I didn't mean you're an enemy of Dressrosa... nor did I mean you're pirates..."

Vegapunk waved his hand:

"No need for further explanation. It's normal for you to feel resentful. If anyone dared to act like this on my turf, I would have smashed their head into their ass long ago!"

"It's simply because our strength is too great for you to resist, so you had no choice but to surrender to us... just like you did under Doflamingo!"

Her breath caught in her throat, Violet's face turned slightly pale, her body trembled, and she even felt a dampness beneath her.

Vegapunk looked at Violet with great interest. However, in Violet's eyes, those eyes were almost pitch black and unfathomable, as if they had stripped away her heart completely, leaving nothing to hide.

"I... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... Lord Vegapunk! I... I'll change... Please give me some time..."

Violet waved her hand, her mind completely in a daze. When she finally realized what she had said, she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Don't worry, I don't care what you think, I only care what you do."

After Vegapunk nonchalantly used his manipulative tactics on Violet, he smiled and gave her a task:

"Aren't you Devil Fruit User? Go search for Doflamingo and his crew now! I'm sure you can handle this!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Violet suppressed her fear and the slight chill beneath her, and now she understood that it was Vegapunk's way of giving her a warning. She quickly agreed.

In any case, Violet had no qualms about targeting her former employer.