Perona Was Annoyed. What Kind of Riddle Was Xi Yan Playing?

"I see."

Franky stroked his chin and said, "Is this your plan?"

In that case, as long as the plan proceeds smoothly, they will be able to successfully dispose of Kaido's trade items.

In this way... Kaido's power can be weakened.

This is indeed a good thing for them.

Xi Yan looked at Luo thoughtfully, then asked, "Does Doflamingo have a grudge against you?"

Luo was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Xi Yan with some surprise and said, "Why would you say that?"

Did he demonstrate this in some way?

No...

"Isn't this obvious?" Xi Yan said. "Don't forget, I went to the S. A. D. manufacturing facility with you, and we dealt with Vergo together."

"Plus your unusual behavior throughout the journey..."

Although Xi Yan didn't finish his sentence, everyone understood what Xi Yan meant.

He saw through Luo's hidden thoughts.

Luo paused for a moment after hearing this, then said with a hint of helplessness, "The guy in Sunglasses really has a keen eye for observation."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan immediately laughed.

"Isn't that just common sense?"

Luo nodded, and then he didn't dwell on it any longer, but openly admitted his thoughts.

"I do have a grudge against Doflamingo," Law said.

"That's really true!"

Usopp glanced at Xi Yan in surprise. He had initially thought Xi Yan was just bluffing Law, but it turned out to be true?

"Some."

Law's eyes turned cold as he said, "Doflamingo killed someone who was the most important person to me, so I have to get rid of him."

He's been working tirelessly all these years to avenge Corazon!

Now is the time to take action!

"You're not using us as pawns, are you?" Zoro said, frowning at Law.

It sounds like that to him.

Nico Robin stared intently at Law, as if trying to discern something.

However, Law remained remarkably open and honest in the face of the Straw Hat Pirates ' doubts.

"I admit, I did have the idea of using everyone's strength to put pressure on Doflamingo, but... I never intended to use you all as pawns."

"After all, from the very beginning, I thought I would be the one to deal with Doflamingo!"

"And all you have to do is secretly destroy the Factory."

He wasn't lying about that.

After all, he knew that the Straw Hat Pirates weren't fools and wouldn't help him deal with Doflamingo for no reason, so he never intended for them to handle Doflamingo.

Zoro paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded thoughtfully without saying anything more.

Luffy, somewhat annoyed, patted Law on the shoulder and said, "Aren't you being a little too formal?"

"Um?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Luo's eyes. What's with the formality?

"If you wanted to deal with Doflamingo, you could have just told me from the beginning," Luffy grinned at Law, "I'd have helped you beat him up."

Law stared at Luffy in a daze, clearly not expecting this man to say such a thing.

Help him beat up Doflamingo?

Is he serious?!

It was at this moment that Law remembered what Usopp and Sanji had once told him.

Luffy's understanding of alliances is a bit different from others!

[What's different?]

[Similar to friends...]

'Friends...'

Does the Straw Hat Leader really consider him a friend?

Upon realizing this, Luo's heart skipped a beat.

Hey hey hey!

Seriously?

The other party actually...

"Hey, Luffy!"

Usopp stared at Luffy, dumbfounded, and said, "Do you even know what you're saying?"

What does it mean to say that he should have been told from the very beginning?

This kind of thing is clearly not good for the Straw Hat Pirates!

Besides... there's definitely a suspicion that Luo is using them as pawns!

Although he offered many explanations, Usopp was still somewhat reluctant to believe what Law had just said.

He always felt that this guy was hiding something.

"I know," Luffy said, looking at Usopp. "But since we're planning to use Doflamingo against Kaido, we're bound to clash with Doflamingo."

Usopp was stunned. Was that really the case?

Hmm... thinking about it carefully, it does seem to be true.

But... something just doesn't feel right, what's going on?

"Luffy isn't entirely wrong," Xi Yan said. "Don't forget we've already kidnapped Caesar!"

Seeing that everyone's attention was on him, Xi Yan continued, "So... we are now in a state of hostility with Doflamingo."

Since they are in a hostile relationship, they will inevitably meet sooner or later, so Luffy's words were not wrong.

"It seems...that's really the case," Brook said.

From the moment they kidnapped Caesar, it seemed there was no turning back.

"Profound!"

"I see."

Perona glanced at Law and said, "No wonder you said 'If you want to quit, do it now,' so that's why."

Now she understood why Luo said those things; after all that, there really was no chance to regret it!

"That's why I said it."

Luo lowered his head slightly, hiding his expression under his hat, and said, "If we're going to back out, we can only do so before we capture Caesar."

But now... there's no turning back.

The plan had already progressed to this point and couldn't be canceled, so they had no choice but to continue.

Otherwise... what awaits them is utter destruction!

"Since Luffy doesn't mind this anymore, we can't say anything more, but..." Sanji exhaled a smoke ring and said, "I hope you'll be more honest in the future, otherwise..."

At the end, Sanji's eyes flickered slightly, clearly conveying a message to Law.

If you continue to be dishonest, don't blame us for not playing with you anymore.

"I'm sorry," Luo said, "I will reveal the whole plan."

He admitted that he did have some selfish motives for hiding it before, after all, he was afraid that the Straw Hat Pirates would abandon this plan because they were afraid of Doflamingo.

But... now that the final cooperation has been reached, there's no need for him to continue hiding the follow-up plans; he should just tell everyone!

Sanji nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.

"Then shouldn't we come up with some kind of battle plan?" Perona said.

This time, no one spoke. Instead, they all focused their attention on Luo's face, wanting to see if he had anything to say.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Law said, "Just like I said before, your Straw Hat Pirates don't need to directly fight against Doflamingo's Donquixote Family."

"Please explain in detail," Nami said.

While this is good news for the Straw Hat Pirates, it seems a bit unrealistic not to fight them, after all... they're Shichibukai!

"To put it simply, I plan to use myself and Caesar to lure Doflamingo away from Dressrosa," Law said seriously. "Just like I said, as long as Doflamingo is willing to make a deal with me, you'll have a chance to secretly infiltrate Dressrosa and sabotage the Factory!"

"If we can destroy the Factory, then we've achieved our goal this time."

"After that, all we need to do is figure out a way to get out of Dressrosa smoothly."

And this is the plan he's going to execute this time!

If executed perfectly, then Doflamingo will face utter destruction!

"But that doesn't make sense," Merry said, puzzled. "Then who will deal with Doflamingo?"

"Didn't I just say that?" Law glanced at the little girl with a hint of helplessness and said, "After Doflamingo loses his ability to create Artificial Devil Fruit and his title as Shichibukai, he will be hunted down by Kaido and the Marine Admiral."

"We won't even need to lift a finger; he'll be dead!"

And this is his most powerful trump card in this plan!

Kill Doflamingo with your own hands?

It would be great if he could do it, but it doesn't matter if he can't. Anyway, with the Navy and Kaido around, Doflamingo will die sooner or later!

After hearing Law's words, Zoro and the others' expressions visibly softened.

However, out of caution, they didn't completely trust Luo, but instead planned to see if the guy's subsequent actions matched his words.

"So you're actually planning to make a deal with Doflamingo?" Xi Yan asked.

As he spoke, he glanced at Caesar, whom he had knocked unconscious.

The meaning is quite clear: are they really planning to return this bastard to Doflamingo?

"That's not true."

A cold smile appeared on Law's face as he said, "Although I will take Caesar to meet Doflamingo, I will not return Caesar to Doflamingo intact!"

"Whole..."

As if he had just realized something, Xi Yan suddenly had an Satori expression and said, "I see, I understand now."

"Then you should explain it to us!"

Perona gave Xi Yan a shove on the shoulder, somewhat annoyed. What kind of riddle is this bastard spouting?

"That's true, you probably haven't seen what Luo has done, so it's normal that you don't know."

After speaking, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Luo is able to take out a person's heart without killing them."

Upon hearing this, Chopper immediately showed a look of fear.

Take out the heart?

Isn't this a bit too scary?

"The power of the Op-Op Fruit?" Nico Robin said.

So... that's how Law obtained those pirate hearts he handed over to the Navy when he became Shichibukai, right?

"Yes, that's right." Xi Yan nodded and said, "In that case, as long as he removes Caesar's heart beforehand, it means he will have Caesar's life and death in his hands!"

"Even if Caesar is returned to Doflamingo, Caesar will still die."

Having completely lost Caesar, Doflamingo will face pressure from both the Navy and the Four Emperors!

By that time, Doflamingo was practically dead.

After hearing Xi Yan's explanation, everyone finally understood why Luo had done that.

"I never expected you to be so wicked," Nami said.

Luo:...

What does "bad" mean?

This is just one part of the battle plan, okay?

Besides, we're all pirates, so what's the point of talking about being bad or not?

Oh, right, the Straw Hat Pirates are a rather special bunch, so it's not surprising that they say things like that.

After reflecting on what the Straw Hat Pirates had done on Punk Hazard, Law fell completely silent.

Although cooperating with these guys is reassuring, they really don't seem like pirates.

After shaking his head inwardly, Law said, "To deal with someone like Doflamingo, we naturally need to use special methods."

"Hmm, that makes sense," Nami nodded.

Although she didn't know what kind of grudge Doflamingo had against Law, since the other party was an enemy, there was no need to be polite.

"So you're ultimately planning to kill Caesar, aren't you?" Chopper asked.

"I really have no intention of letting him go," Luo said.

Only Caesar is completely dead can Doflamingo lose his bargaining chip in his deal with Kaido.

Therefore... Caesar must die!

Chopper paused for a moment after hearing this, then walked towards Caesar without saying a word.

Seeing this, Luo was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Do you still want to spare his life?"

"If this guy were alive, he'd be in serious danger..."

No, that's not true.

Chopper said without turning his head, "In my eyes, this guy is a piece of scum who would experiment on children, so I don't care whether he lives or dies."

Ultimately, Caesar was just an incorrigible scoundrel, so he didn't care whether the other party lived or died.

Or perhaps it's better for such scum to die!

At least this will make this sea much more peaceful!

"So what are you doing...?"

"Oh, I'm going to give this guy a proper treatment first," Chopper said, taking out his tools. "So he doesn't die before the plan even begins."

After saying that, Chopper paused for a moment, then continued, "Anyway... I'll heal him. As for whether or not to kill him afterwards, that's up to you."

After saying that, Chopper didn't say anything more, picked up his tools and started working around Caesar.

Then, he glanced at Xi Yan with some dissatisfaction. Had this guy gone a little too far?

Judging from the marks on Caesar's back, that blow almost killed him!

Upon seeing this, Xi Yan subconsciously touched his nose; the previous blow had indeed been a little too forceful.

After clearing his throat, Xi Yan said, "Don't worry, this guy won't die."

He was aware of this, after all... he was a Ninja skilled in Assassination Technique!

Therefore, it is clear how much force is needed to kill a person.

"I know, otherwise I wouldn't have needed to treat him," Chopper said.

After saying that, he looked away and went back to his work.

As a doctor, it is his duty to treat the wounded.

As for whether Caesar will be killed after recovering... that's none of his business!