Koala hesitated, looking for a chance to change back, and Garen promptly gave her one:
"Sugar."
He casually instructed Sugar:
"Pick any ten toys first and turn them back into people."
"As for the remaining pirates, we'll deal with them slowly, batch by batch."
"Okay."
Sugar nodded, temporarily restraining the mischievous grin on her face.
Then she cleared her throat and called out to the toys:
"Everyone."
"You all heard what Lord Garen said, right?"
"We're going to choose ten toys first and let them be the first batch to turn back into people!"
Looking at the hundreds of toys that had become thoroughly obedient, Sugar's "innocent" smile crept back onto her little face.
"Well? Does anyone want to volunteer?"
"Uwah?"
The toys were somewhat panicked, because they all understood perfectly well:
Their current situation was like that of pigs in a livestock farm. Turning back into people meant being "sent to slaughter," and the next step would be Garen putting them on the chopping block.
Still, quite a few wanted their human bodies back.
After all, in these toy bodies, they did not even have the ability to resist. If they turned back into people, they might at least have a chance to fight.
Quite a few bolder toys stepped forward, led by Sabo, Koala, Hatchan, and Ivankov.
The four of them had wanted to turn back into people from the start. What others desperately avoided was actually a good thing to them, so naturally they volunteered eagerly.
However, Sugar was no normal person.
Doflamingo had raised her from childhood as a tool for controlling others. Her mind had become somewhat twisted, and her greatest hobby was to toy with the fates of those toys.
"Heehee."
A delighted smile appeared at the corner of Sugar's mouth. She teasingly looked