How is there still a Marine Admiral?!

"Only one Vice Admiral?"

Xi Yan was stunned. How much did they look down on the Straw Hat Pirates to send only a Vice Admiral?

Then, as if realizing something, Xi Yan thought to himself, 'Could there be some Lihai figure lurking in the shadows?'

Or perhaps... the World Government and the Navy believe the Donquixote Family is certain to defeat the Straw Hat Pirates?

If it's the latter, that's easier to handle; we can just take action and eliminate Doflamingo and his crew.

If it's the former...

They might need to be more cautious, after all, he didn't know who was lurking in the shadows.

"Normally, there shouldn't be only one Vice Admiral," Sabo analyzed. "But considering Ace's situation..."

At this point, Sabo paused for a moment, brainstorming as he spoke, before continuing, "I suspect the high-level combatants might have gone to their side."

Just as Xi Yan had thought, Sabo also wondered if the World Government believed that Doflamingo could take down the Straw Hat Pirates on his own, which was why they were so confident in sending the Admiral to other places.

As for that Vice Admiral?

He's probably here to help Doflamingo take down the Straw Hat Pirates and other pirates.

Xi Yan agreed with this.

"No, the situation is completely different from what you think," Perona suddenly said. "Just now, Robin told me about what happened at Green Bit. She said a Marine Admiral appeared there!"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan and Sabo's expressions changed simultaneously.

"Marine Admiral?" Xi Yan exclaimed, his eyes wide. "Is it that guy Fujitora?"

"Yes."

"This..."

Xi Yan frowned. That guy didn't go to capture Ace, but instead stayed in Dressrosa?

Why?

Could it be that the Straw Hat Pirates are more appealing Ace, the Son of the Pirate King?

Or perhaps... that guy discovered something?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan frowned even more deeply.

Things didn't turn out the way he expected at all.

"This is really bad news," Sabo said, sounding somewhat troubled.

He originally thought he only needed to deal with Doflamingo, but now there's also a Marine Admiral?

This is making a scene...

Although he wasn't afraid of Admiral, that guy was still a problem.

Perona was also a bit troubled, because Robin hadn't mentioned this at all.

Perhaps in her view, even an Admiral couldn't pose a threat to them?

"What should we do?" Perona asked. "Won't Nami and the others be in danger?"

Now she's even considering whether or not to take Merry and Zoro over there to check out the situation.

This time, Xi Yan didn't speak, but frowned, also considering this possibility.

First of all, why didn't the Marine Admiral go to find Ace, but instead stayed in Dressrosa?

Is it because of Doflamingo's plan?

Or does this Marine Admiral have some other plan?

Logically speaking, the other side should have gone to capture Ace.

'So there must be something about Dressrosa that he cares about, right?' Xi Yan thought to himself.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan said, "Perona, is there any other information that's worth noting? Tell me."

Perona was taken aback by his words. Was it really necessary to worry about such things at a time like this?

However, since Xi Yan had already said so, she shared what she knew.

"You probably already know about how Doflamingo tricked us, so I won't go into details," Perona said. "Now, I'll tell you something else, about the toys in this country."

"Explain."

Xi Yan's eyes flickered. Since Perona had brought this up, it meant that those toys might have some serious problem.

So he was a little curious whether those toys were really the same as he had imagined.

"All the toys in this country are humans!" Perona said with a very serious expression. "They were all turned into toys by a Devil Fruit User under Doflamingo."

"Once they are turned into toys, their existence will be forgotten by the world. Apart from the Devil Fruit User themselves, no one will remember their existence!"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan and Sabo's expressions changed once again.

"There's such an evil Devil Fruit ability?" Sabo exclaimed in surprise.

Although he had known for a long time that the Donquixote Family was no good, he never expected them to be this outrageous.

"It seems I underestimated this country," Xi Yan murmured.

He had initially thought that the toys in this country might be products created by a Devil Fruit User, and that they possessed life because of the power itself.

As for the idea that toys could be people, he only dared to speculate, but he quickly dismissed the thought, because he felt that there shouldn't be such an evil ability user.

But now... he realizes he was too naive.

"Paramecia Devil Fruit are incredibly diverse, so it's possible for this kind of ability to appear," Perona said.

"Do you know who that ability user is?" Sabo asked quickly.

If they knew who the other person was, they could have dealt with this ability user beforehand.

Incidentally... we can also rescue all those humans who have been turned into toys!

Thinking of this, Sabo's eyes flickered, and his mind gradually became more resolute.

"I don't know either," Perona shook her head and said, "I wasn't paying much attention when they were discussing the battle."

After saying that, Perona paused for a moment, then continued, "But I can go and ask."

After saying that, Perona closed her eyes, clearly going to find someone to talk to.

Xi Yan then looked at Sabo and said, "Besides stealing the Diamond Fruit, did you also hear something about coming to Dressrosa?"

Sabo hesitated for a moment, but considering that Xi Yan was also one of their own, he said, "Our main purpose in coming here, besides the Diamond Fruit, is to investigate the business dealings of Doflamingo."

"As for the toys... we know nothing about them."

They had no idea that toys were transformed from humans; they hadn't received any information whatsoever about it.

"Even you guys can't get this kind of information?" Xi Yan frowned and said, "It seems that Doflamingo has protected this Devil Fruit User very well."

That's right. Such an important Devil Fruit User definitely needs to be protected in secret, otherwise it might lead to the complete collapse of Dressrosa's foundation.

As for why it collapsed?

Once his actions are exposed, even if he is Shichibukai, the Navy will not let him off the hook.

Therefore, Doflamingo is definitely being extremely cautious.

Then, Xi Yan muttered to himself, 'It's a pity my clone doesn't know this information, otherwise I could have sent him to find that Devil Fruit User.'

If that Devil Fruit User can be dealt with, this country will basically be in chaos.

At that time... it's questionable whether Doflamingo will even have time to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates.

"We Revolutionary Army aren't omnipotent either," Sabo said helplessly.

Although they are willing to invest heavily in their Information System, that doesn't mean they know everything.

For example, this time, they didn't get a single tip-off.

Xi Yan expressed his understanding of this.

Just like Shakky-jie, even those of them who work in intelligence can't get their hands on just any intelligence.

He glanced at Perona, and seeing that she still hadn't reacted, continued, "So, the main purpose of your visit is to get us and Luffy out of Dressrosa as soon as possible?"

"Right."

Sabo nodded without hesitation and said, "Leave the task of stealing the Diamond Fruit to me."

Sabo was well aware of how dangerous it was for a Marine Admiral to be present here, and he also knew how valuable his head was in the eyes of the Navy.

But!

As an older brother, he was willing to take all the dangers upon himself and entrust the safest place to his younger brother and his friends!

This is the responsibility he bears as an older brother.

"I think I understand what you're thinking." A smile appeared on Xi Yan's face as he said, "You're worried about us, aren't you?"

"That's right."

"But have you considered one problem?"

"Question?"

Sabo paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"

He thought about it carefully and didn't feel there was anything wrong with what he said.

"Would Luffy agree to you doing something like this?" Xi Yan asked. "Do you think, given his personality, he would escape from Dressrosa and leave the danger to you?"

"Don't forget what he did for Ace."

Back then, Luffy took Ace with him to storm Underwater Great Prison and Navy Headquarters!

Would someone like that abandon his brother Sabo and run away?

Stop joking, okay?!

If Luffy were to actually do that, then he wouldn't be Luffy, and... I would look down on him too.

Sabo fell silent. Yes, someone like Luffy would never abandon his older brother.

So, should I still go looking for Luffy?

But if we don't look for him, how can we replace him and get him out of here?

Thinking about this, Sabo felt extremely conflicted.

Or... should he replace Xi Yan?

But that won't work either. Even if he replaces Xi Yan in the match, Luffy will still stay and participate, so it's pointless.

Therefore, it's completely impossible for him to trick Luffy into leaving without his knowledge.

"Are you considering whether to keep this from Luffy?" Xi Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "Let me tell you, I'll definitely tell Luffy about this later, otherwise he'll blame me."

If he doesn't speak up even though he knows the other guy's brother is looking for him, then he doesn't deserve to be Luffy's crewmate.

After all, the Straw Hat Pirates weren't particularly afraid of the current situation, so there was no question of them lying out of kindness.

Besides, Luffy doesn't fall for that kind of thing.

That idiot with a terrifyingly monstrous intuition would definitely notice the problem immediately.

Even if I manage to smooth things over, it might still create a rift between them afterwards.

Therefore, he won't do that.

"I did have the idea of keeping it from him, at least this time it wouldn't matter if we didn't acknowledge him, but..." Sabo rubbed his temples and said, "The current situation doesn't allow me to do that."

Even disregarding the Xi Yan factor, he still wouldn't be able to trick Luffy away without making contact with him.

So... this time, he can only go see Luffy.

"So just give up on that idea," Xi Yan said. "Luffy isn't leaving."

"On the contrary, this guy might even choose to fight Doflamingo because of his actions."

At this point, Xi Yan's lips unconsciously curled up, as if he had already imagined a certain scene.

Sabo, however, thought differently, because he believed that Luffy fighting someone like Doflamingo would be a troublesome affair.

This isn't a question of whether or not they can win; the real issue is that Doflamingo himself is a huge problem!

After all, this is a terrifying guy who can control the World Government!

Revolutionary Army aren't afraid of people like that, but Luffy and his crew are different...

Um?

As if struck by a sudden thought, Sabo glanced at Xi Yan, then thought to himself, 'Wait a minute... with Xi Yan around, Luffy and the others probably don't need to care about the World Government.'

Although Xi Yan deliberately concealed his identity to protect the Straw Hat Pirates, they didn't need to fear the World Government if a real fight broke out.

After all... even without revealing his previous abilities, this guy still possesses terrifying combat power.

It can be said that as long as he doesn't encounter a familiar enemy, Xi Yan's identity will basically remain unexposed.

With that thought in mind, Sabo stopped worrying about it.

He then said, "If Luffy really has this idea, I won't stop him."

"However, my decision to replace him will not change; this will also make him more agile."

He has basically investigated everything he came to Dressrosa to find out, and the rest can be left to Klar, so there is no problem for him to stay in this Colosseum.

Just then, the host's voice came from outside.

"After fifteen minutes of busy work, the arena has finally been changed!" the host announced loudly. "Now, please welcome the contestants from D Area to enter!"

"Profound!!!"

The audience cheered upon hearing this, their expressions increasingly excited.

The match in C Area was so exciting, will D Area produce even more thrilling moments?

They were very curious.

"My match has begun."

After glancing outside, Xi Yan looked at Sabo and said, "I'll only ask you one question now: are you confident you can get the Diamond Fruit here?"

If Sabo is confident he can snatch the Diamond Fruit here, then there's no point in him participating in the D Area competition.

"Yes!" Sabo said without hesitation.

As the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo had absolute confidence in his abilities.

It's fair to say that even if Marine Admiral, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

Therefore, stealing the Diamond Fruit is perfectly fine.