Are You Out of Your Mind?!

"I can't persuade her," Merry said, shrugging. "After all, I'm just a child."

Since Xi Yan and his group were unlikely to give up on participating in this competition, she didn't need to say anything more.

Girl:...

The woman opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Does this little girl even know what a Bullfighting Arena is?

"Alright, enough talk!" Xi Yan waved his hand and said, "We two are definitely going to participate."

Seeing that Xi Yan had already said so, the young woman stopped trying to persuade him.

After all... it's hard to persuade a fool, isn't it?

Thinking of this, the young woman turned to get the registration form.

"Hey, you two, remember this." Franky leaned close to Xi Yan and Luffy and whispered, "Going all out is fine, but remember to hide yourselves and don't reveal your identities easily, understand?"

"At least before sabotaging the Factory, we should conceal our identities as much as possible."

"Got it," Luffy grinned.

Xi Yan nodded in agreement. In any case, he wouldn't easily reveal his identity. After all, with his strength, he could easily defeat his enemies with his domineering Haki and martial arts skills.

As for Luffy?

Well... I can only hope this guy remembers what Franky said.

"Gentlemen, please fill out this registration form," the young woman said.

After glancing at the registration form on the table, Xi Yan sat down and began to ponder what kind of name to give himself.

Luffy then asked, "What should we write?"

"Your name".

"Ah, my name is Lu..."

Before he could finish speaking, Franky punched him in the head, making his eyeballs bulge out.

"Bump!"

"Are you out of your mind?!" Franky roared, opening his shark-like mouth.

What are you doing?

"A name, a name!"

Luffy paused for a moment, then remembered what Franky had mentioned, and gave a somewhat embarrassed look.

"Oh, right, the name..."

"I'll do it."

Franky took Luffy's pen with some displeasure and wrote "Lucy" on the registration form, making the girl's lips twitch.

The old man was probably planning to write his real name, but he was stopped by another old man.

Could they be wanted criminals?

Yes, that's possible.

However, the young woman didn't make a fuss. After all, there were countless wanted criminals participating in the competition this time, so she was already used to it.

Then, she turned her attention to another person's registration form, intending to see what that person's name was.

Wanhao?

"That's right, it's Wanhao." Xi Yan grinned and said, "Back in my day, I was quite Lihai boxer!"

As he spoke, a hint of emotion appeared on Xi Yan's face, as if he could see himself fighting against the enemy top laner again.

It's fair to say that this hero was his favorite when he first started playing the game.

The woman paused for a moment upon hearing this. A formidable boxer?

Even the most skilled person couldn't possibly continue fighting at the age of seventy or eighty.

But since the other party had already registered, she couldn't say anything more, so she just smiled and picked up the two registration forms.

"I'm confirming this one last time," the woman said earnestly, "Gentlemen, are you really planning to participate in this duel?"

Although the reward this time was indeed ridiculously generous, she felt it was still necessary to remind the two of them again.

"You're so long-winded," Luffy said. "Just get on with the competition already!"

"All right..."

Seeing that Luffy had said so, the girl didn't say anything more. Instead, she turned around and led Luffy and Xi Yan towards the entrance of the duel arena. Soon they entered the Fighting Arena through the main gate.

"Alright, you two, stop here." The woman looked at Franky and Merry and said, "Only contestants are allowed in here. If you want to watch, go to the Audience seats inside."

After saying that, she closed the Great Gate behind her, completely isolating the two spaces.

Then, he turned and left.

"Come with me, you two," the woman said without turning her head.

"Profound!"

After glancing at the departing figure, Franky turned his gaze to Xi Yan and Luffy, and said softly, "Take them down cleanly, but remember not to overdo it."

"Especially your abilities, try not to use them if you don't have to."

Luffy's Devil Fruit ability is alright; he can use it to a limited extent.

But Xi Yan is different. This guy's Wood Style ability is an attack with an extremely wide range. Even if others wanted to, it would be impossible for them not to see it.

Therefore, he felt it necessary to give some instructions.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Xi Yan said.

Although Fujitora may have already discovered them, Doflamingo may not have received the information they shared, so he should try his best to remain hidden until he succeeds.

Luffy grinned and said, "We'll definitely get our hands on the Diamond Fruit!"

"Be careful," Merry reminded her.

"Profound!"

"You two, hurry up and catch up, I'm taking you to the competition."

Hearing the woman urging them from afar, Luffy and Xi Yan said nothing more, nodded to Franky and Merry, and then turned and left.

After watching the two leave, Merry whispered to Franky, "Shouldn't we get back to work too?"

"Um."

Franky nodded, then pondered where he should look for Factory.

' Xi Yan's clone hasn't been able to find the Factory's location for so long, which means the Factory's location is quite unusual,' Franky muttered to himself.

It seems the best way to find the Factory's location is to find someone in charge of the Donquixote Family; I just don't know where to find such a person.

Hmm, let's go check out the Audience seats. Maybe we can catch a leader or something, and we can also see what the duel tournament that Xi Yan and the others are participating in is like.

As he pondered this, Franky turned and led Merry away.

However, he hadn't walked more than a few steps when he noticed Kyros, the Toy Soldier, looking at the list.

"Um?"

"Isn't that the Toy Soldier from earlier?" Merry asked curiously. "Why is he here?"

"I don't know."

Franky shook his head. He didn't know why this guy had followed him in. Did the guy have his own people inside?

"Rebecca ..." Kyros looked at the list in front of him with mixed feelings and said, "So you did participate after all."

Kyros felt a heavy heart at the thought of his only daughter participating in such a dangerous competition.

What should he do?

"Hello."

"Um?"

Kyros paused for a moment upon hearing Franky's call, then reverted to his toy form and said, "Oh dear, is there something you need?"

Are you a citizen of this country?

"Of course," Kyros nodded and said, "I am a native of Dressrosa."

"People?"

Merry was clearly taken aback. Wasn't this guy supposed to be a toy created by some kind of Devil Fruit User?

Why would someone say they are a human being?

Could it be... that the other party is unaware that they are a product created by Devil Fruit User?

Upon hearing this Kyros shut his mouth, and his expression became somewhat complicated.

However, he did not reveal that he was human, as this was a taboo topic that could bring disaster to the other party, so Kyros decisively chose to remain silent.

Franky, however, didn't care about such things, taking it as a unique characteristic of Devil Fruit abilities.

"Hey, I have a question for you," Franky crouched down and looked at Kyros, "Are those big shots from the Donquixote Family coming here today?"

Don Quixote...

"Keep your voice down."

Franky quickly covered Kyros's mouth and said, "Don't make a sound."

"Now tell me, do you know?"

As he spoke, Franky released his hand from Kyros's mouth.

"Why do you need to know such things?" Kyros asked, puzzled.

"I can't say."

Franky shook his head, then continued, "My second question is, do you... know anything about Factory or anything like that?"

"Factory?!"

"I told you not to shout!"

Franky covered Kyros's mouth, speechless. Was this guy even listening to him?

Forget it, I guess this guy doesn't know what's going on either, so I'd better not ask him.

After shaking his head, Franky released Kyros, turned around, and left with Merry.

After some hesitation, Kyros decided to follow Franky.

He was very curious about what the old man was going to do.

"There are so many people."

Luffy glanced at the contestants still preparing in the distance and asked excitedly, "Are these all the participants?"

Yes, these are all.

The young woman nodded and said, "This is the Player Preparation Room. You are free to move around as you wish before the competition."

"Okay, I got it." Luffy nodded, then grinned and said, "It's really lively here!"

The young woman shook her head helplessly upon hearing this. Lively?

Once you see how terrifying these guys are, you'll know you'll regret it.

After shaking her head, the woman turned and left.

As for what will happen to these two people?

It's hard to know what this young lady should be worrying about, since she's already given all the advice she could, hasn't she?

After glancing at the departing figure, Xi Yan turned his attention to the surrounding contestants, hoping to find someone from the Donquixote Family.

Unfortunately, after looking for a while, I didn't see anyone with those special tattoos.

'Could it be that they only come here to compete in the finals?' Xi Yan wondered to himself.

In that case, let's focus on getting into the finals first.

"The Diamond Fruit is mine!" a boxer roared.

"You're talking nonsense! The Diamond Fruit is mine!"

"What did you say?!"

The two angry men banged their heads together, trying to force the other back, but unfortunately, neither was willing to give in.

"I advise you to behave yourselves," a man beside him said calmly. "Don't forget you were disqualified for fighting before the competition even started."

Upon hearing this, the two men who were about to attack immediately stopped, then snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Just then, the burly men noticed Luffy and Xi Yan walking inside.

These are... two old men who look to be in their seventies or eighties?

Is this person also here to participate?

"Hey, what's up with those two old men who are participating?"

"I don't know..."

Although they didn't know what was going on, these people still found it somewhat ridiculous that these two old men had come to participate in the competition.

Guys like that, they could take them down with a single punch.

"Hey, who are these two old men?" Sparta asked.

Out of caution, he still asked.

"I don't know, all I know is that these two old men were the last to come in for the competition," someone nearby said.

Upon hearing this, Sparta immediately understood what was going on.

These are two people who don't know their Highland!

As a gladiator with 51 wins in the Dressrosa duels this month, he felt it was necessary to tell his opponent where this place was!

Thinking of this, he turned and walked towards the two of them.

"Um?"

Glancing at the burly man who was nearly five meters tall, Xi Yan subconsciously raised an eyebrow. Was this guy here to cause trouble?

"Hey, is this a place for you two?" Sparta glared at him and said, "This is Fighting Arena, a place for the strong!!!"

Who are you?

Luffy looked at Sparta with suspicion. Was this guy here to cause trouble?

"Stop, Sparta!"

A gladiator approached and said, "Fighting here could easily get you disqualified."

Unfortunately, Sparta couldn't listen to any of that at the moment; he just wanted those two bastards to back down.

With that thought in mind, Sparta pushed aside the gladiator blocking his way and approached Luffy and Xi Yan step by step.

"Did you hear me, sir!" Sparta coldly stared at the two and said, "The audience wants to see a duel between the strong, not the crushing of ants!"

"So you should just give up and get out of here!"

Hearing the other person's words, a look of surprise appeared in Xi Yan's eyes. Could it be that this person thought they were two old men, and that's why they wanted to make them give up?

So, does that mean... this guy is actually a good person?

However, Xi Yan immediately nipped this thought in the bud, because he discovered that this guy named Sparta had directly attacked them.

The enormous fist came down on the two of them without any mercy, as if it intended to execute them on the spot.

This made Xi Yan realize that he was overthinking things; this guy just didn't want them, the 'weak ones,' to be seen by the audience.

After dodging the attack with a sidestep, Xi Yan said, "Hey, big guy, aren't you afraid of being disqualified?"

"Ha, who would dare to say such a thing?" Sparta sneered.

Although the rules prohibit players from fighting before the competition, it's not a problem as long as no one reports it.

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan glanced at the people around him, then sneered, "Heh, interesting."

It seems these people are quite happy to see the two of them eliminated early.

Luffy, however, had a look of Satori realization on his face and said, "I see. As long as no one says anything, it's fine."

Luffy understood what Sparta meant, so he quickly lunged forward, grabbed Sparta's arm, and slammed him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"Boom!!"

With a single blow, he knocked her unconscious.

This scene deeply shocked the gladiators around them.

"Sparta... Sparta was wiped out?"

He took down that Sparta was nearly five meters tall with just one strike?

Is this really the kind of strength a man who looks to be in his seventies or eighties could display?