Actually, I'm a Barbie Doll~

Soon, thanks to Kyros's efforts, the toy dog followed him to Franky and Merry's side.

But he stopped in his tracks when he saw Merry on Franky's shoulder.

This big guy looks like a toy, but this little girl isn't!

"Toy Soldier, what do you mean?"

The toy dog frowned at Kyros, wondering if this guy was trying to harm it.

Kyros clearly sensed his meaning and explained, "She's just a little..."

Don't tell me that!

The toy dog interrupted Kyros, saying, "I don't want to be disposed of as scrap."

He remembered the scene of that toy being disposed of very clearly; it was deadly!

He wanted to stay with his family and didn't want to die.

Kyros momentarily speechless; he couldn't very well force the other party to speak.

Franky frowned, scrutinizing the two. Could it be that they were concerned about Merry's human identity?

Merry, however, stated bluntly, "Don't worry, toy dog, I'm a toy too."

"Are you a toy too?"

Upon hearing this, the toy dog looked Merry up and down, then gave her a 'you're kidding me' look.

This looks exactly like a human.

"This big guy looks like a toy, but you obviously aren't."

"That's because I'm wearing a hat~"

Merry smiled, then took her little hat off her head, revealing her pointed ears.

"Look," Merry pointed to her ears and continued, "I have pointy ears!"

"So what?"

"So I'm a Barbie doll."

Finally, Merry gave the toy dog a serious look, which made the toy dog hesitate.

Could this little girl really be a Barbie doll?

Thinking about this, the toy dog carefully examined the little girl and then came to a conclusion.

This little girl might really be a Barbie doll, after all... it's impossible for a human to look so exquisite!

Once the toy dog understood this, it gradually relaxed.

However, just to be on the safe side, he still said something.

"Okay, I accept that you're a Barbie doll, so is this guy a toy too?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Franky.

"Of course~" Franky raised his head, pointed to his lower body which had transformed into treadmills, and said, "Didn't you see I can transform!"

The toy dog carefully examined Franky's body, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Speak, what do you want to know?"

"Who are you?" Kyros asked directly.

Upon hearing this, the toy dog immediately fell silent, its expression becoming complicated.

Then, he turned to look at the mother and daughter who were still playing and joking, and said, "I am the child's father and the woman's husband."

"My name is Milo, not Wangpu."

Merry:!!!

Upon hearing what the other person said, Merry's pupils instantly shrank to their maximum size.

At this moment, the scene from just now reappeared before my eyes.

That toy that was disposed of as scrap, they also say it's human!

Kyros was pleased with Merry's reaction and then walked over to the mother and daughter.

"Little friend, may I ask you, do you have a father?" Kyros asked.

No~

"And where is your husband, ma'am?"

"No, I'm not married yet," the woman laughed. "That's perfectly normal in Dressrosa, isn't it?"

"Okay, thank you for your reply."

"It's nothing~"

The woman smiled, then led her daughter and toy dog away into the distance.

After watching the other person leave, Kyros returned to Franky's shoulder.

"Hey, soldier," Franky said, frowning, "What did you mean by that just now?"

"Could it really be...?"

Thanks to Xi Yan and Merry's earlier reminders, Franky did guess some things, but what he guessed was truly terrifying.

Merry remained silent, simply watching Kyros and awaiting his reply.

"Now you should have realized it too," Kyros said in a complicated tone, "The toys of this country... used to be all human!"

Upon hearing this, both Franky and Merry showed expressions of horror.

Although I had speculated about this before, the feeling after actually getting the answer was completely different.

How many people in a country have toys?

This number is probably alarming.

"Hey, what's going on?" Franky asked, looking completely bewildered. "Is there some Devil Fruit User here who can turn people into toys?"

That's not just about using Devil Fruit powers to create things; it's about turning people into toys!

This is terrifying.

"That's right," Kyros said. "Ten years ago, Doflamingo brought back a Devil Fruit User who had the ability to turn people into toys."

As Kyros recalled that scene, his expression gradually darkened.

"So, in that case, you are also..."

"Ah, yes, I was once human too," Kyros readily admitted.

The other side might become a powerful ally in this battle, so Kyros thought it wouldn't hurt to let them know.

"Then why don't other people remember you?" Merry asked. "The toy that was thrown into the junkyard, and the toy dog too."

Even if someone turns you into a toy, you shouldn't be forgotten.

Unless... unless that Devil Fruit power has the ability to erase other people's memories!!

"Because our sense of existence has been erased."

"Her presence has been erased?"

Franky's face showed shock. What did it mean to have one's presence erased?

Is there anyone else who can do this?

Isn't this a bit too scary?

"That's right, it's about erasing one's presence." Kyros said seriously, "This Devil Fruit User has the ability to erase a person's presence."

"In other words, no one will remember that you ever existed in this world."

After listening to Kyros's explanation, the two fell silent.

After a moment, Franky said, "Is that why other people don't remember them?"

That's a terrifying Devil Fruit ability.

"Alright, we've arrived at the Flower Field." Kyros looked at the Flower Field ahead and said, "We can talk about anything else once we're inside."

"After that... you will be able to learn everything you want to know."

Seeing that Kyros had said so, Franky didn't waste any more words and immediately quickened his pace, soon arriving at the Flower Field.

Just then, a Little Ghost darted out from the side, clearly having noticed the three of them.

"Wow, it's Perona's ghost!" Merry exclaimed in surprise.

Does this mean that Perona is nearby?

"You've finally arrived." The Little Ghost approached the three of them, looked them up and down, and said, "Zoro and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Zoro arrived first?"

"What are you so surprised about?" Perona looked at Franky speechlessly and said, "With me here, we'll definitely get there sooner."

"Wasn't it just like this back in the Sabaody Archipelago?"

With her around, that idiot Zoro would never get lost.

"That's true."

Franky nodded in understanding. With Perona, the Ghost Princess, around, finding their destination wouldn't be difficult at all.

Who is this?

Perona glanced at Kyros, wondering why Franky and Merry were hanging out with a toy.

Is there something wrong with this guy?

"Him..." Franky turned to look at the toy perched on his shoulder and said, "He's Toy Soldier, he should be one of us."

Although this guy has never revealed his identity, judging from his stance, he should be one of our own.

"Oh, that's all right then."

Perona chose to trust Franky's judgment.

"Did you find the knife?" Merry asked curiously.

"Don't worry, we found it."

As she spoke, the Little Ghost turned to the side, gesturing for Franky to take Merry inside with her, then continued, "Come on, Zoro and I are inside."

After saying that, the Little Ghost flew off ahead.

Kyros at the Little Ghost's retreating figure with a bewildered expression. What had he seen?

Ghost?

Is he also Devil Fruit User?

As if sensing Kyros's confusion, Merry explained, "This is Perona's ability. She's a Ghost- Devil Fruit User and a very Lihai person."

If one doesn't possess Haki aura, even someone as powerful as Xi Yan would fall victim to it, so it's fair to say that Perona is indeed a formidable person.

Upon hearing Merry's words, Perona's lips began to curl into an uncontrollable smile.

Who can resist a compliment from a pretty little girl?

Kyros, stared at the ghost in front of him with suspicion and uncertainty; it seemed impossible to deal with this thing.

I just don't know what the fruit's power is, or whether Haki can touch this ghost.

With this in mind, the three of them quickly arrived at the entrance and entered the forward base for this operation.

"Why is it so noisy here?" Franky asked, puzzled.

"Because there are people here."

Kyros smiled and pointed downwards, saying, "These are all the members who participated in this operation!"

The number of people is quite large!

As he listened to Kyros's explanation, Franky instinctively looked toward the source of the sound, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"A... Tontatta?"

"They really are Tontatta!"

Merry also looked surprised. Did such a wondrous race really exist in this world?

That's amazing!

"Captain!" The Tontatta looked at Kyros excitedly and said, "You've finally arrived!"

"Captain, we've been waiting for you for ages!"

Kyros smiled and nodded to the little ones, responding to each of their words.

"This toy looks really powerful!" a Tontatta exclaimed, looking at Franky. "Is he also one of our powerful allies?"

"What kind of Giant Race was he originally?"

"And is this little girl the legendary Barbie doll?"

"She's beautiful!"

"Pretty and all that..."

Merry blushed shyly as she was praised by a group of adorable Tontatta.

Although I don't know why there's a group of adorable Tontatta here, it feels so good to be praised by them.

Franky asked, puzzled, "So what exactly is going on?"

As he spoke, Franky was about to take another look at Perona's Little Ghost, but he didn't know when she had disappeared.

Franky:???

Where are they?

How could they disappear in the blink of an eye?

Left with no other choice, Franky could only look to Kyros.

"They are the Tontatta of the Tontatta Kingdom," Kyros laughed. "Don't let their small size fool you; they are actually just as strong as you."

"We can move so fast you won't be able to find us."

At the end, Kyros's face showed a look of emotion.

It could be said that these Tontatta were the most amazing race he had ever seen.

After all, their arm strength is truly terrifying, several times to dozens of times that of ordinary people!

One punch from you and you could knock down a building.

And what about speed?

They are so fast that you can't even see their shadows, which is why this country calls them Fairies.

"Could the Fairies in this country be referring to them?" Merry, now back to normal, asked curiously.

"Yes."

"So they were the ones who stole Zoro's sword?"

"To be precise, it's this little one named Vika," Perona said, leading Vika over.

As she spoke, Perona lifted Vika in her hand, gesturing for Merry and Franky to look at her.

"Sister Perona!"

"Perona!"

The two greeted Perona first, then looked down at Vika in Perona's hand and said, "Is this the knife she stole?"

"I already said it wasn't stealing," Vika said, looking at the group with a hint of helplessness. "It was an offering to us demons..."

"You little rascal, still saying things like that."

Perona gently tapped Vika's cheek with her finger and said, "Taking something without permission is stealing, you know that!"

Vika was helpless as Perona pressed her finger against her face, but she didn't know what to say.

After all, this has always been how the Tontatta Tribe has always lived, so she really didn't know what she had done wrong.

"Madam, please stop teasing her," Kyros said. "The Tontatta Tribe has always been like this, so..."

Although Kyros did not finish his sentence, Perona understood what he meant.

It seems that changing these little guys' mindsets is not a problem that can be solved overnight.

After a helpless sigh, Perona accepted the situation.

"Okay, I understand."

"Also, just call me Perona."

With that, Perona withdrew her fingers and stopped teasing the little girl, Vika.

Then, she reached out and placed the little one on her shoulder, making him more comfortable.

"I can tell you really like these little guys," Franky said with a smile.

Of course.

Perona raised her head and said, "After all, they're so cute~"

"Hala hala hala~"