Xi Yan's Guess, Doflamingo's Plot

Seeing that Caesar had completely calmed down, Nami put her fist away.

To deal with a dishonest guy like this, you have to use your fists!

Luo glanced at Caesar, and seeing that the other party made no further moves, he looked away.

"Anyway... Nami, your squad staying behind also needs to be careful of enemy attacks," Law said. "Just like I said before, Doflamingo could send people to attack you at any time, so... you must guard the ship well."

This pirate ship is their key to leaving the island, so it absolutely cannot be damaged.

"I understand." Nami nodded seriously and said, "I will guard the ship well."

Even if Law didn't seriously remind her about this, she would still do her best to protect the pirate ship.

After all... this is their Straw Hat Pirates ' pirate ship!

"That's good." Luo nodded.

Nami is one of the more reliable members of the Straw Hat Pirates, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"Will Doflamingo come in person this time?" Brook asked with some concern.

"I don't know."

Luo shook his head and said, "But I don't think there's much chance he'll go to the sea to look for you himself."

Doflamingo couldn't be sure if they had actually come to Dressrosa, nor could he determine their location at sea, so he wouldn't easily send them out.

After all... Doflamingo still has to go to the Green Bit to make a deal with him!

"The chances are slim... does that mean there's still a chance?" Chopper's expression changed.

"After all, I'm not the enemy, so I can't be sure what the other party is thinking," Luo said calmly.

Chopper paused for a moment upon hearing this, then, as if he had thought of something, said, "That's true... But we have Sanji here, so..."

Chopper was stunned before he could finish speaking, because he realized that Sanji, who should have been by his side, was gone!

Not only that, but Luffy and his Luffy have also disappeared!

Chopper:???

"Huh?"

"Huh?!!"

"Where did they go?!" Chopper exclaimed, dumbfounded.

Why is Sanji, who was supposed to stay here, nowhere to be found?

"Not only that, Luffy and the others are also missing." Usopp's lips twitched.

They just looked at the map for a while, and then they disappeared?

"They were the main force of this operation!" Luo said, his face grim. "Where did they go?!"

This is no joke!

"They should have already entered the town ahead of schedule," Xi Yan stood up and said, "Don't worry, Luo, I already know the details of the plan, I'll handle things."

After saying that, Xi Yan turned around without hesitation and walked towards the town in the distance.

Seeing that Xi Yan had said so, Luo gradually relaxed.

That's right. This person is very strong and also very reliable, so... there's nothing to worry about.

"Hey, then who's going to protect us?" Chopper asked, dumbfounded.

If the main fighting force leaves, who will protect them?

Thinking of this, Chopper planned to stop Xi Yan, but he was caught by Nami before he could run a few steps.

"Hey, Nami, why are you grabbing me?"

"He wasn't originally part of the team that stayed behind," Nami said, pointing to Xi Yan's retreating figure. "So you shouldn't go looking for him."

Xi Yan's abilities are very suitable for intelligence gathering, so she felt it was better not to leave Xi Yan behind.

Seeing that Nami had said so, Chopper gave up on the idea of trying to keep Xi Yan from leaving.

Then, with tears in his eyes, he looked at Nami and said, "What do we do then?"

"I'm very strong too, Chopper."

Nami smiled and ruffled Chopper's hair, clearly confident in her own abilities.

While she might not be a match for Doflamingo, she should have no problem escaping his pursuit with Doflamingo companions.

After all... she can create wind!

Under these circumstances, Doflamingo can forget about capturing them by boat!

"All right..."

Chopper blinked, then said, "Well, you don't necessarily have to protect me."

Don't worry.

"Then it's settled."

Seeing that the two had reached a conclusion, Law put away the map, turned around, and left with Nico Robin and Usopp.

In the end, only Nami, Brook, and Chopper remained on the coastline.

"Actually, I feel we should have left one or two more people," Brook said.

"That's true, but..." Nami said, "It's much more dangerous over there than here."

Once Xi Yan and his group destroy the Factory, Doflamingo will send people to hunt them down.

At that point... a direct conflict between the two sides is possible!

Brook understood this principle; he was just saying it casually.

Then he said, "So what should we do now?"

"Of course, it's about leaving the coastline of Dressrosa."

Nami turned and glanced at the Thousand Sunny, saying, "So we don't get blocked here."

After saying that, Nami used her Devil Fruit power to lift the two of them up and quickly returned them to the pirate ship.

Then, Nami directed the two to start the pirate ship, which quickly left the island and drifted away into the distance.

However, they didn't go too far; they only moved a few nautical miles to the side before stopping.

"Let's do it here," Nami said. "We'll proceed to the next step after we get news from the others."

"Profound!"

"These guys are really fast."

Xi Yan looked at the figures in the distance with a somewhat speechless expression. If he hadn't run fast enough, he might have actually been left behind by them.

Then, as if remembering something, Xi Yan muttered, "That Doflamingo guy said Ace and the others would be here too, right...?"

For some reason, Xi Yan instinctively felt that there might be something fishy about this matter.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan took out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

One is White Den Den Mushi, and the other is a regular Den Den Mushi.

Then, Xi Yan made a call.

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Kaga ~"

"Hello?"

It's me.

"Ah, it's Xi Yan."

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Marco immediately smiled and said, "So you're still alive after all."

"Speak, what do you want from us?"

"I heard from Doflamingo that you were coming here, so I wanted to ask about the situation."

The Diamond Fruit that Doflamingo released belonged to Devil Fruit Diamond Jozu, the Third Division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. It was impossible for Ace and his crew not to try and steal it.

"So your target really is Dressrosa," Marco remarked.

"What's the meaning?"

"We already know what you did at Punk Hazard," Ace said with a smile as he leaned closer. "So we guessed you were planning to deal with Doflamingo, and it seems we were right."

Otherwise, they wouldn't have any reason to contact Doflamingo, right?

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan subconsciously touched his chin, thinking that the others weren't bad-witted either.

"You're right, our target this time is indeed Doflamingo."

Ace and Marco laughed upon hearing this; it seemed this was exactly what they had thought.

"By the way, will you be coming to Dressrosa this time?" Xi Yan asked.

"Of course I'm going!"

Ace replied without hesitation, "I will not give Jozu's Devil Fruit to anyone else!"

This is their brother's Devil Fruit ability, so naturally they can't give it to anyone else.

So... this time, they're going to teach Doflamingo the consequences of provoking them like this!

"Haven't you contacted that guy?" Xi Yan asked curiously. "Can't you buy him with money?"

"Of course I've done it."

Marco explained somewhat helplessly, "When I received the message, I had already contacted that guy through various means, but he had no intention of selling that Devil Fruit."

If they could really buy it with money, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

"Can't I buy it with money?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Xi Yan's eyes as he asked, "Then why did he release the information about having this Devil Fruit?"

He had initially thought Doflamingo might be trying to get a good price, but it turns out the other party wasn't planning on selling at all.

Why wouldn't you sell it to him?

Intentionally inviting a bunch of Lihai enemies upon yourself?

"It seems you don't have access to special information," Marco said.

"What's the meaning?"

"Doflamingo released a message through underground channels not long ago," Marco explained. "He wants to hold a special duel tournament, and that Devil Fruit is the prize for this tournament."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan immediately understood why Marco and the others knew about Doflamingo's Diamond Fruit; so that was the reason.

Then, Xi Yan frowned and said, "Don't you think this looks like a trap?"

Marco exchanged a glance with Ace upon hearing this, then said, "Actually, we've had the same thought, but we have reasons that we have to go."

After receiving this information, the two of them gradually realized that something was wrong.

Why did Doflamingo release this message?

Is the other party simply trying to lure powerful individuals over to win that Devil Fruit?

Based on their understanding of Doflamingo, the other party didn't seem like the type to do such a thing.

So that guy probably has some ulterior motive.

So the question is, what is the other party's purpose?

After much thought, they came to a conclusion.

Doflamingo might have been trying to lure the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates... or rather, to draw the Spade Pirates over!

This is most likely the reason why Doflamingo released that message!

However, in order to retrieve their brother's Devil Fruit, even knowing it might be a trap, they had to go.

Otherwise... they wouldn't be them.

"So, you came even knowing it was a trap?" Xi Yan said.

"Certainly!"

Ace said without hesitation, "We absolutely cannot give Jozu's Devil Fruit to anyone else!"

I'll say it again: we must take back the Devil Fruit belonging to those brothers!

Marco added, "Although there's a good chance it's a trap this time, we still have to go."

"However, we don't plan to participate in that duel. Instead, we plan to find the location of the Devil Fruit and forcibly take it!"

With their strength, taking down Doflamingo and stealing that Devil Fruit shouldn't be a problem.

Seeing that both of them had said so, Xi Yan gave up on trying to persuade them.

He then analyzed, "How do you think Doflamingo plans to deal with us this time?"

"Us?"

Ace was taken aback. Was Doflamingo planning to target Luffy and his Luffy again?

"That's right, it's us."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "Doflamingo definitely included us this time."

Although they didn't explicitly say they were going to take down Doflamingo, it was clear that the other side wouldn't let them go, so Xi Yan felt that their target this time must include them as well.

Hearing Xi Yan's words, Ace subconsciously frowned.

If that's the case, then he has no choice but to kill Doflamingo this time.

After all... he couldn't tolerate anyone plotting against his brother right under his nose!

Marco naturally understood Ace's thoughts, patted him on the shoulder to signal him to calm down and finish talking to Xi Yan about this matter first.

Seeing this, Ace took a deep breath and then asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"I think Doflamingo might team up with the Navy," Xi Yan said.

Upon hearing this, both Ace and Marco looked confused.

Join forces with the Navy?

"Hey, Xi Yan, have you forgotten that Doflamingo is no longer Shichibukai?" Ace said.

How can the other side unite with the navy under these circumstances?

It's already a miracle that the Navy didn't send Marine Admiral to deal with him!

"According to today's morning paper, Doflamingo is indeed no longer Shichibukai, but..." Xi Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "What if this is a high-stakes gamble between Doflamingo and the Navy?"

Although they schemed against Doflamingo, causing him to lose his position as Shichibukai, who can say that Doflamingo can't regain the title of Shichibukai under certain conditions?

"What's the meaning?"

A hint of confusion appeared in Vista's eyes as he leaned closer. What did he mean by a high-stakes gamble with the Navy?

Marco, as if understanding something, said, "I think I understand what you mean."

He glanced at Ace, whose expression was gradually darkening, and continued, "You're referring to what Blackbeard did two years ago, aren't you?"

Although it was a shameful thing, he had to admit Blackbeard's shrewdness.

"That's right."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "I have a general understanding of how Blackbeard became Shichibukai two years ago. Back then, he obtained the Shichibukai title by capturing Ace."

Vista also realized what was happening and frowned, saying, "You mean... Doflamingo plans to use Ace's head to trade with the World Government for the title of Shichibukai?"

Thinking about it carefully... it's not impossible!

After all, Ace was not only the Son of the Pirate King, but also the captain of their Spade Pirates!

Therefore, the quantity is sufficient!