Guardianship and Purpose

So what exactly do you want to say?

Franky stared at the Taxi Soldiers robot in front of him, which was moving forward, his eyes filled with confusion.

This guy has been silent since earlier, what is he trying to do?

Merry looked at Kyros with some confusion, clearly not understanding his purpose.

After exchanging a glance, Franky continued, "Since you're not going to tell me, then let's part ways here."

"We need to find the Factory and destroy it as soon as possible."

After saying that, Franky planned to leave with Merry.

But Kyros stopped at that moment, turned around and looked at Franky and Merry with a scrutinizing gaze.

The two paused slightly upon noticing Kyros's gaze, then Merry asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"You've been shouting those treasonous things since just now," Kyros asked tentatively. "Why are you doing that?"

"Something outrageous?"

You mean...?

"Of course, it's about sabotaging the Factory."

Kyros glanced around and, finding no one paying attention, continued softly, "You seem to know many secrets that are unknown to others."

"So I want to ask... what exactly is your purpose?"

This time, neither Franky nor Merry answered the question; instead, they both looked at Kyros with the same scrutinizing gaze.

At that moment, a thought simultaneously arose in their minds:... there's something wrong with this Toy Soldier!

After a moment of silence, Franky said, "Our purpose should be easy to figure out."

"On the contrary, it's you..."

At this point, Franky narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Kyros, and said, "Why do you give me the impression that you're also very interested in the Factory?"

Although he didn't know why, the other person just gave him that feeling.

This time Kyros did not answer, but remained silent.

Seeing this, Franky continued, "Although I don't know why you're interested in Doflamingo's Factory, if you can tell me its location, I can destroy it."

"That's right."

Merry nodded in agreement and said, "So if you know the location, please tell us."

Upon hearing this, Kyros glanced at Franky, then at the adorable little girl, Merry, and after a moment of silence, said, "Come with me."

Seeing Kyros turn and leave, Franky quickly asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to the Flower Field," Kyros said. "Didn't you want to know the location of the Factory?"

"Everything will be clear once we get there."

If he wasn't mistaken, Leo should have already located the Factory.

All that's left is to begin the battle!

"Flower Field?"

Franky and Merry exchanged a glance, clearly puzzled as to why they should go to such a place that sounded like a fairy tale.

But since there's not much other information available, they have no choice but to follow suit.

After quickly tossing Kyros onto his shoulder, Franky said, "Show me the way, and I'll take you there."

"That would be best," Kyros said with a smile.

Although he is not slow, he is still somewhat inferior compared to this kind of behemoth.

Meanwhile, Merry, sitting on Franky's other shoulder, looked at Kyros with a curious gaze.

For some reason, she now felt that this soldier robot didn't seem like a robot at all, but rather... like a human!

'A human?'

Merry paused, wondering why she had this strange feeling.

Although she didn't know what was going on, Merry was still surprised by her own thoughts.

"You..."

"What's wrong?"

Kyros turned and glanced at Merry; he had a rather good impression of this kind-hearted young girl.

Upon hearing this, Merry pursed her lips. After noticing that quite a few people had noticed their situation, she shook her head and said, "It's nothing, let's talk about it when we get to the Flower Field."

Although she wasn't sure if this guy was human or not, she felt that the topic might be taboo.

After all... this country is full of all sorts of toys!

Kyros was somewhat puzzled, but he did not ask any further questions.

Soon, the three rushed out of the Bullfighting Arena and into the outer area.

"So, what exactly is this Flower Field?"

Seeing that no one around seemed to be paying attention, Franky asked, "You have to tell us the details."

"This is not the place to talk," Kyros said. "I will explain later."

What they're doing today is overthrowing Doflamingo!

Therefore, absolutely no word of it must be leaked.

"So mysterious..."

Even so, Franky didn't ask any further questions, since the other party wouldn't tell him anyway.

"Be careful, don't get caught by the guards."

"Aren't you just a soldier robot?" Franky said speechlessly, "What are you afraid of the guards for?"

"This is different," Kyros said, shaking his head.

Although he is a soldier robot, he is a Toy Soldier who is wanted by the authorities, so he absolutely cannot be caught!

Franky thought for a moment after hearing this, and then recalled the scene of the other party being chased by those two guards.

So... the other party also has a problem?

Just then, a girl's shout came from the window next to them.

"Soldier!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing the voice, Franky instinctively stopped in his tracks, then looked at Rebecca by the window with a puzzled expression and asked, "Does this person know you?"

Merry also looked at the pink-haired older sister with some curiosity, wondering about her identity.

"Ah..."

Kyros nodded slightly at first, then looked at Rebecca with a complicated expression, unsure of what to say.

After a moment of silence, Kyros said, "I saw the list of participants. So you did participate after all, Rebecca."

"I remember trying to dissuade you."

From his perspective, he genuinely didn't want Rebecca to participate in this competition.

After all... this competition was really dangerous!

But I have to do it!

Rebecca looked at Kyros with unwavering determination and said, "I will win!"

"And then... and then I think everyone can live together!"

As she spoke, Rebecca's eyes welled up with tears.

"She looks like she's about to cry," Merry said softly.

No... no, she's already crying!

Why is she crying?

Kyros saw it too, but the other side was already in the Bullfighting Arena; what could he say?

But... as a father, he still had to say something.

"A weeping warrior can't win a tournament, Rebecca," Kyros said. "So cheer up!"

"If you're going to do something, then go all out and carry your beliefs through to the end!"

After saying that, Kyros stopped looking at Rebecca, instead patted Franky on the shoulder and continued, "Hey, let's get out of here quickly."

"Um?"

"Are you alright?" Franky asked doubtfully. "The child was crying."

"Okay, let's go."

Seeing that Kyros had said so, Franky didn't say anything more and quickly led the two away from there.

Merry kept her eyes fixed on the window until the other person disappeared from her sight before speaking, "This older sister seems to rely on you, Soldier."

"Ah... I know."

Kyros lowered his head and said, "That's why we need to hurry on our end."

Is she a very important person to you?

"Very important," Kyros said firmly.

Even though he's now a toy, he'll still fight tooth and nail to protect his daughter!

Although she didn't know what was going on, Merry still sensed Kyros's will.

"Then let's go to the Flower Field soon," Merry said.

She can't wait to hear the story of this Toy Soldier.

"It's finally time for us to gather."

Hearing the host's voice from outside, Luffy grinned and said, "Finally, we can really do something big!"

He had been looking forward to this moment for so long!

Xi Yan looked towards the window with some surprise and said, "The repair of the arena was quite fast."

He had initially thought the arena might take an hour or two to repair, but it was fixed in just a few minutes?

That's really efficient.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan smiled and then cautioned, "Don't forget what we said before, kid. Don't do anything reckless."

"Knew."

Luffy smiled and nodded at Xi Yan, then turned and ran towards the entrance of the competition.

After watching the other person leave, Xi Yan turned and walked towards the window, intending to watch Luffy's match from there.

By the time he arrived at his destination, most of the contestants had already taken to the ring.

"Where are you, Straw Hat!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xi Yan subconsciously turned around and glanced down the corridor, where he spotted the man holding a rapier.

Then, Xi Yan shook his head helplessly and said, "This guy is really persistent."

The match has already started, and he's still chasing Luffy. That's really...

"Damn it, wait a minute!"

Cavendish, who had rushed to the Great Gate, glared angrily at Luffy, and said, "Wait a minute!"

"Hey, Cavendish!"

Several staff members quickly stopped Cavendish and said, "You're from D Area, right?"

"Don't let this affect the game!"

"Damn it, let go of me!"

Cavendish struggled to look at the distant ring, but there was nothing he could do.

In the end, he could only be dragged away from there by this group of people.

"That wretched Straw Hat!"

"Call..."

Luffy breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the other party couldn't come here to cause him trouble.

Finally, I'm temporarily free from that trouble.

Then, Luffy grinned and said, "Alright, let's begin the match!"

After glancing at it, Luffy's spirits soared.

"Let me do this big!"

"Profound!"

After saying that, Luffy quickly rushed towards the crowd and defeated several contestants with just a few punches and kicks!

This scene immediately attracted the attention of others.

"There's a formidable guy here."

A burly man who had just taken down several opponents grinned and said, "How interesting!"

"Let me take you down!"

After saying that, the burly man rushed towards Luffy and smashed the wooden hammer in his hand Luffy hard!

"Boom!!"

With a single blow, all the fighters around Luffy were sent flying!

"Hmph, now you know how powerful I am!" the burly man sneered.

From his perspective, Luffy had already been smashed into a pulp by his wooden hammer.

After snorting, the burly man picked up his hammer, intending to examine his masterpiece.

But when he picked up his weapon, he was dumbfounded, because there was no sign of the short man below.

"Huh?"

"Where did they go?!"

As he spoke, he looked around, but couldn't find any trace of Luffy.

Just then, Luffy appeared from behind him, exclaiming, "What a huge hammer!"

"Ha?"

The burly man was dumbfounded when he saw Luffy standing on his back.

When did this thing appear on my back?

"Damn it, get down here!"

"I won't let you catch me!" Luffy snorted.

After saying that, Luffy quickly jumped up and dodged the other person's palm.

Then, he swung his fist out forcefully.

"Rubber Pistol!"

"Bump!"

A heavy fist slammed into the burly man's face, sending him flying into the air and hurtling towards the edge of the ring.

"Huh?"

Those around Luffy stared in astonishment at his arm and exclaimed, "Did you see that?"

"This guy's arms stretch like rubber!"

"Is he an ability user?"

"Hello!"

"Speaking of rubber abilities... isn't that just Straw Hat!"

Upon hearing the man's words, the expressions of the people around him changed.

If this guy really is the legendary Straw Hat, then what's the point of them fighting?

Thinking about this, the group began to back down.

Meanwhile, a man in the distance, who couldn't tell who Luffy was, charged forward wielding Giant Axe.

I'll be your opponent!

Seeing this, Luffy hesitated for a moment, then quickly turned around and shouted, "That was just a normal punch!"

After saying that, Luffy quickly took a few steps forward and punched the man in front of him hard.

"Bump!"

With a single blow, he knocked the back of his Byakugan, his body trembled, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Huh?"

"Could we have misread it?"

Upon hearing Luffy's words, the others immediately looked confused. Could it be that this guy really wasn't Straw Hat?

"Never mind, let's take him down first!"

"Profound!"

Although they didn't know what was going on, the people around them decided to take care of this guy first.

Seeing this, Luffy decisively swung his long leg out, saying, "Gum-Gum..."

"Hey, his legs have stretched out again!"

"Ah..."

Luffy realized what was happening and quickly pulled his long legs back, then said seriously, "That doesn't count!"

"What kind of bastard is this?!"