If it were anyone else, they might do as they pleased

Rebecca looked at Luffy with some surprise, clearly not expecting him to dodge the attack in such a way.

However, she paused for a moment before continuing her Luffy on Luffy.

But Luffy dodges every single one of her attacks without interrupting Luffy eating, which leaves Rebecca deeply hurt.

Is the opponent really that strong?!

Just then, Luffy up and accurately kicked Rebecca's arm that was gripping her weapon, disarming her instantly.

Then, he stepped on the other person's arms with both feet and forcibly pressed the person to the ground.

Looking at Luffy, who had subdued her, a look of despair appeared in Rebecca's eyes, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She was well aware of the consequences of being caught, so she was prepared to be ravaged.

Thinking of this, Rebecca bit her lip in pain and turned away from Luffy.

His expression seemed to say: I've already failed, now it's up to you.

But Luffy ignored the guy and continued eating his bento, clearly finding the food in his hand more appealing than Rebecca below.

"Rebecca has been subdued..."

"I didn't expect that even her speed couldn't take down this man."

Seeing Luffy subdue Rebecca, the gladiators in the cell turned ugly.

That would do Rebecca a disservice.

Seeing that Luffy Rebecca n't said a word since the beginning, Rebecca spoke up, saying, "I failed. Do with me as you please."

"I'm at your disposal."

As a woman of considerable beauty in the dueling arena, she was well aware of what was to come, and had already prepared for the worst.

She could only hope... that the other party would spare her life, so that she could have a chance to compete for that Devil Fruit.

"You just treated me to dinner, so I won't do anything to you," Luffy said.

"But I was just about to kill you!!!"

"It doesn't matter, I'm not dead anyway," Luffy said nonchalantly. "Besides... you don't have any killing intent at all."

He never sensed any murderous intent from Rebecca, so he knew she didn't really want to kill him.

He thought about it for a moment and concluded that the other party probably just wanted to disable his ability to compete, not to kill him.

For the sake of the bento box, let's just let it go.

"Ha?!"

"He was forgiven so easily?" The gladiators behind him stared in shock at Luffy figure, clearly not expecting him to forgive Rebecca so readily.

You know, Rebecca almost killed him just now!!

If it were someone else, they might do whatever they wanted.

But this guy...

So generous!

"Rebecca," another person sighed, "That's the difference in strength."

It was precisely because of the vast difference in strength between the two sides that the other side did not take Rebecca seriously.

He even wondered if Rebecca was seen as just a child in the other person's eyes.

"Um?"

Hearing the voice behind him Luffy instinctively turned around and glanced back, then exclaimed in surprise, "Eh?!"

"Mummy!"

Are there Moria's zombies here too?

Does that mean... Moria was actually in Dressrosa?

If that's really the case, then Perona will finally be able to see Moria, whom she's been longing to see!

Thinking of this, a hint of joy appeared in Luffy's eyes; he was genuinely happy for his crewmate.

"Mummy my foot!" the gladiator exclaimed, speechless. "These are bandages, okay?!"

"Bandages?" Luffy asked doubtfully, "Isn't it a zombie?"

"What kind of zombie?"

The gladiators stared at Luffy, dumbfounded. How did this get involved with zombies?

They may look a bit strange, but they're not so strange as to have turned into zombies.

"I thought you were zombies because I'd seen zombies like you before," Luffy explained.

Gladiator:???

What is all this nonsense?

"We are not zombies, just wounded gladiators," one of the men said. "But unlike you, we... are Prisoner Gladiator."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The same goes for Rebecca."

As he finished speaking, his expression became somewhat complicated, clearly indicating that he had thought of something.

"Prisoner Gladiator?"

Luffy looked at them in confusion, then at Rebecca. What was that?

"Because we disobeyed Doflamingo a little, we were captured and brought to the Bullfighting Arena, becoming prisoner gladiators here," the man sighed. "We can only fight endlessly until we die in the arena."

Although it's cruel, they have no choice but to accept this fact.

After all... these people couldn't fight against Doflamingo.

"Can't we just leave here?"

"King Doflamingo did say that if you win a hundred matches, you can be free to leave this place, but..." The man gave a bitter smile and said, "Who can win a hundred matches?"

"Yes."

Another person smiled wryly and said, "Even the most skilled person can't win a hundred matches; they'll definitely die on the way."

Having spent a long time in the dueling arena, they were well aware of this.

That so-called promise of leaving after winning 100 games was a complete scam from beginning to end.

He then continued, "As for escaping directly... anyone who tries to leave this place will be shot dead by the Donquixote Family; many have died this way before."

"In short... we have nowhere to escape; we have no choice but to wait for death."

In the end, the man closed his eyes in pain, clearly having accepted his fate.

Fighting?

That meant nothing to them, since they never actually escaped.

After hearing their explanation, Luffy understood why these people were called Prisoner Gladiator.

"Has it always been like this here?"

"No," the man shook his head and said, "Before Doflamingo became King, ten years ago, gladiator matches weren't like they are now, a fight to the death."

"Back then, everyone just touched on things without going too far."

"But everything changed after Doflamingo arrived."

"Under that man's rule, this country was a place of extreme light and shadow; where there was light, there was joy, and where there was shadow... there was despair!"

By the end, despair had set in on his face.

Indeed, these death row gladiators are like insects living in the shadows, humbly searching for ways to survive temporarily.

Besides that, they couldn't ask for anything more.

"I see."

Luffy nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Today's conference..."

Rebecca, lying on the ground, suddenly said, "No matter what it takes, I will win!"

"That way I can get the Diamond Fruit and use its power to defeat Doflamingo!"

At this point, Rebecca's expression became incredibly excited, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

To defeat Doflamingo?

Luffy was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting that this woman would participate in the competition for the Diamond Fruit for such a reason.

Rebecca, however, ignored Luffy's reaction and continued talking.

"I heard that today, the army led by Soldier is planning to challenge Doflamingo in order to rescue us," Rebecca said. "So I have to be faster than all of them!"

"I never want to be protected again!"

"This time, it's my turn to protect the Soldier!"

As she finished speaking, Rebecca couldn't stop the tears from flowing, and she bit her lip.

It was precisely this expression that Luffy.

He had seen that expression on Vivi's face before.

"The Soldier will die," Rebecca cried, "But I don't want him to die, so I want to do my part to protect him!"

Although participating in this competition might mean dying here, she didn't want her Taxi Soldiers husband, who was like a father to her, to die out there!

Therefore... she's going to get the Diamond Fruit!

"You said Mr. Taxi Soldiers is...?"

"It's a Toy Soldier with only one leg."

"Ah, that guy."

Luffy recalled the toy they had seen at the Bullfighting Arena and said, "I saw it at the entrance of the Bullfighting Arena."

"Yes, it's him." Rebecca nodded.

She had seen the Soldier in the window earlier, so she concluded that Lucy saw was the Soldier.

"Are you worried that the toy will die?" Luffy said. "I think it would be strange if that thing lived like a person."

While this statement is very offensive, it's not entirely wrong from Luffy's perspective.

After all... those toys really are like humans!

But are toys normal like humans?

This is very abnormal!!

"You're from outside, so you don't really know." Rebecca wiped away her tears, got up from the ground, and said, "They may be toys, but they're just like humans."

"Make friends with those who have no friends, be brothers and sisters with those who have no brothers and sisters, and be lovers with those who have no lovers."

"It can be said that the people of this country cannot live without them."

"Only..."

Rebecca paused here, then continued, "For some reason, humans and toys are not allowed to live together."

"Not allowed to live together?"

Luffy looked puzzled. Why aren't they allowed to live together?

Is anyone still going to take care of this kind of thing?

"There's a law in Dressrosa that allows humans and toys to interact together during the day," the man behind explained.

"But once it's 10 p. m., people need to go back to their homes and are not allowed to go out."

"The toys, on the other hand, need to be returned to another place and are not allowed to come out."

"No one may disobey this law, or they will be subject to the most severe punishment!"

Although it's unclear why Doflamingo enacted such a law, everyone must abide by it, or they will be punished.

And that's how some of them came to be.

"That's really strange."

Luffy tilted his head; he simply couldn't understand what Doflamingo was thinking.

Why was such a law enacted?

"It is strange, but that's just how this country is," Rebecca said.

"So that toy has always been with you?" Luffy asked curiously.

"Um."

Rebecca nodded, recalling some past moments, and said, "My Big Mom was my only family, but she passed away when I was little."

"Since that day, the Soldier has been taking care of me; he's like a father to me."

In the end, a happy smile appeared on Rebecca's face, because living with the Soldier was the happiest time of her life.

"I see."

Luffy picked up something and, while eating, said, "I never imagined you guys had a story like this."

For a moment, Luffy was genuinely impressed; the toys in this country were truly amazing.

"Yes, I never expected things to turn out this way."

Rebecca smiled, then straightened up, clearly ready to participate in this battle.

"Are you going to participate in the competition?" Luffy asked.

"Um."

Rebecca, turning to pick up her weapon, said, "I reckon the match will start soon, so I'm going to go check it out over there."

As for you...

Rebecca paused for a moment at this point, then continued, "See you in the finals."

"The finals?"

Luffy, who was bending down to pick up something to eat from the ground, said without looking up, "Your opponent is no pushover."

Not only does he have a very annoying Cabbage, but he also has a very powerful partner!

With Xi Yan there, no one else had a chance to make it to the finals.

"Opponent..."

Rebecca paused slightly, then turned back and said, "You mean your colleague..."

"Hello!"

"Lucy, what are you doing?"

Rebecca was dumbfounded when she saw Luffy picking up food from the Luffy. Why was he eating things he couldn't find?

It's already dirty from falling on the ground!

What's the point of picking this up?

"Ah, I accidentally knocked over my bento box, so I'm going to pick it up and eat it now." After saying that, Luffy apologized to Rebecca, "I'm so sorry, you bought this especially for me, and I just spilled it."

"But these things are delicious even if they just fall on the ground!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

As he spoke, Luffy took another bite of what he was holding, showing no sign of dislike.

After all, a little dust is nothing to Luffy, as it won't affect the taste of the food anyway.

So just eat when you're hungry!

Rebecca stared at Luffy in a daze, wondering if he was really so unconventional.

This is really...

"As for your question earlier..."

Luffy stopped eating, looked up at Rebecca, and continued, "My crewmate is very strong."

"Incredibly strong!"

By the end, Luffy's expression was extremely serious, clearly wanting Rebecca to understand his meaning.

Seeing Luffy's expression, Rebecca's heart skipped a beat.

This was the first time she had ever seen Lucy with such a serious expression.

Is that player named Wanhao really that ridiculously strong?

After a moment of silence, Rebecca said, "No matter what, I'm going to win this championship!"

"So... let's meet in the finals!"