The Fans You Might Not Believe We Have

"Sabo and Bartolomeo can handle things here," Xi Yan said to Luffy from the corridor. "Let's go find Doflamingo."

How do I leave?

Luffy said, "The windows outside are all made of Sea Stone, and the exit Great Gate is also made of Sea Stone. I can't squeeze through."

He tried it when he passed by, and it made him feel weak all over, so that thing must be Sea Stone.

"Leave this to me." Xi Yan glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, continued, "I'll use Earth Release Technique that allows one to escape from a distance) to take you out."

With his strength, it would only take him a moment to carry Luffy through the wall, so no one would notice anything unusual.

Of course, when using Earth Release Technique, he will also activate his Observation Haki throughout the entire process, which will prevent others from detecting him using Observation Haki.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Luffy grabbed Xi Yan's arm and said, "Let's go!"

"Don't rush."

Xi Yan took out two Den Den Mushi and said, "Before that, I need to exchange information with everyone."

Since Perona's ghost is no longer with Sanji, they'll need to use Den Den Mushi to contact the other side.

"I see. Then you can begin."

"Um."

Xi Yan nodded, then led Luffy and Perona's Little Ghost to the corner.

No one will come here at this time of day.

'I wonder where Sanji and the others are.'

"We've already gone this far, we should be fine," Brook said.

Even if the other party wanted to chase, they couldn't possibly catch up at that distance.

"Alright, then we..."

Before Sanji could finish speaking, the Den Den Mushi placed on the deck suddenly rang.

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Den Den Mushi?"

Sanji paused for a moment, then stroked his chin and said, "Is it Luffy?"

With this guess in mind, Sanji walked over to the Den Den Den Mushi) and picked it up.

"Kaga ~"

"This is the Thousand Sunny," Sanji said. "I am Sanji."

"Ah, it's Sanji." Luffy grinned. "It's me."

"Looks like you two have reunited." Sanji said with a smile.

The two of you you are referring to are Xi Yan and Luffy, of course.

"Yes, we've reunited." Xi Yan nodded, then continued, "Sanji, you should have other Den Den Mushi on your end, right? Call Usopp."

He only has one Den Den Mushi) for communication, so he has to rely on Sanji as a relay.

"No problem."

Sanji turned to look at Chopper and said, "Chopper, call Usopp."

"Profound!"

Upon hearing Sanji's words, Chopper immediately went to the Den Den Mushi next to him and dialed Usopp's contact.

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Kaga ~"

"This is Usopp," Usopp said, holding the Den Den Mushi. "Who's on your end?"

It's me.

"Chopper," Usopp said, "It seems you've managed to escape."

"That's right!" Chopper nodded vigorously.

After a long voyage, they had escaped the enemy's pursuit.

"That's good."

Usopp breathed a sigh of relief; at least they had escaped.

"Alright, let's exchange information now," Xi Yan said. "First, let me explain my situation."

"Luffy's older brother, Sabo, chose to fight in Luffy, while I chose to forfeit and leave the task of stealing the Diamond Fruit to Sabo and Bartolomeo, so I am now a free agent."

"Luffy's brother, Sabo?"

Several question marks popped up above Sanji's head: What does it mean that Luffy's brother is Sabo?

His older brother's name is Ace, isn't it?

Where did this brother named Sabo come from?

"Sabo ..."

Brook stroked the skull's chin; why did he feel like he'd heard that name somewhere before?

"Yes, he's Luffy's other older brother," Xi Yan said. "This guy went missing when Luffy was a child, and he's only just reunited with Luffy."

"I see. Well then, congratulations, Luffy!"

It is indeed a fortunate thing to recognize each other again after more than ten years of separation.

Luffy laughed upon hearing this, clearly pleased by the matter as well.

"Anyway, with that guy and Bartolomeo around, winning the championship shouldn't be a problem," Xi Yan said.

"And who is this Bartolomeo?" Usopp asked, puzzled.

Why are so many unfamiliar names popping up all at once?

"You might not believe it, but this guy is our fan," Xi Yan said.

"Ha?"

Several question marks popped up above Usopp's head. What did he mean by "their fans"?

Are they fans of the Straw Hat Pirates?

Was he involved too?

Nami, as if she had just thought of something, smiled gently.

"Is she the same little girl I met in Sabaody Archipelago?"

Back in the Sabaody Archipelago, that little girl even managed to deliver a letter to Merry with Merry's help.

Hehe, what an adorable little guy.

"Um..."

Xi Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "They should be even more fanatical than that little girl."

Although they had never seen what the little girl looked like, judging from her performance, Xi Yan felt that Bartolomeo was more enthusiastic.

Nami raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Even more enthusiastic than that little girl?

What kind of fans are those?

"Then I'd like to meet this guy," Merry said with some anticipation.

Since the other person is a fan of the Straw Hat Pirates, then she must also be a fan of such items!

Thinking of this, Merry smiled happily.

There will be an opportunity.

After speaking, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Anyway... that guy is quite strong; he's the champion of the Block B competition, so handing him over to Sabo is no problem."

"The champion of Block B?"

Zoro raised an eyebrow. To win a championship from a tournament like that, one's strength must be extraordinary.

Thinking about this, Zoro also felt the urge to meet that guy.

Of course, the most important thing is to find the Lihai members of the Donquixote Family and kill them.

"That's right, the champion of Block B," Xi Yan said, "Is a Devil Fruit User with Barrier Ability, and his defense and attack power are both quite good."

Zoro nodded upon hearing this, then gave a thoughtful look, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing that Zoro didn't speak again, Xi Yan continued, "In short, leave things here to them. Luffy and I can leave the Colosseum at any time."

"Ok."

Usopp nodded, and then was about to say something, but before he could speak, Franky snatched the Den Den Mushi from his hand.

"Awoo!"

"This is Franky!" Franky stared at the Den Den Mushi and said, "I'm with Usopp, Robin, Merry, Perona, and Zoro right now."

"Listen up, everyone. We're currently with the Riku Royal Army, the anti- Doflamingo organization in this country."

"Army?"

Several question marks popped up above Sanji's head: What was this army all about?

Did Franky and his crew hastily assemble an army?

"Ah, an army, nothing but the army of Tontatta."

Sanji:???

What's the situation with the Tontatta army?

Luffy, however, showed interest and asked, "The Tontatta?"

Are there even Tontatta here?

"It's a race unique to this country," Perona explained. "They're only about ten centimeters tall, but they're incredibly strong!"

"Really!"

Luffy's eyes lit up as he said, "I really want to see it."

Such an interesting race, I definitely need to get to know them!

Perona laughed upon hearing this and said, "You'll have a chance to meet them later, and you'll definitely like them then."

She believed Luffy would definitely fall in love with these adorable little guys.

"Good!"

Luffy nodded vigorously. After he beat up that Mingo Doflamingo, he would go and see him.

"Uso Landu!"

Leo jogged up to Usopp and looked at Usopp curiously, asking, "What are you guys talking about?"

"This is Hero Meeting!"

Usopp quickly came over and stopped them, saying, "Don't you dare eavesdrop!"

"It's Hero Meeting?!"

Although he didn't know what the other person was talking about, Leo knew he couldn't disturb the heroes at this time, so he said, "Yes, I understand, sorry to bother you!"

After saying that, Leo turned and ran towards his companions at an extremely fast speed.

Usopp breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Although they were now on the same side, it was better not to let the other side know certain things.

"Hey, Luffy," Franky said, looking at the Den Den Mushi, "Do you remember that strange Taxi Soldiers we met at the Colosseum entrance?"

"Ah, I remember." Luffy nodded, then asked in confusion, "What happened to him?"

As they spoke, Luffy reminisced about that amusing Toy Soldier.

Is there anything special about that guy?

"He's the captain of this anti- Doflamingo army," Franky said.

"The captain of the Tontatta?"

Luffy was somewhat surprised, not expecting the leader of the Tontatta to be a Toy Soldier.

"That's right, the captain of the Tontatta," Franky said, "And this army gathered here is preparing to go and defeat Doflamingo today!"

"The army to defeat Doflamingo..."

Luffy muttered those words carefully, then, as if remembering something, said, "I remember now, Rebecca came here to steal the Diamond Fruit to stop him."

"Rebecca?"

Xi Yan was stunned for a moment. That girl came here to steal the Diamond Fruit actually to stop this army from attacking Doflamingo?

Is he one of Doflamingo's men?

No... Based on the current situation, the other party could absolutely not be one of Doflamingo's people, after all, he is a despised figure here.

In this situation, the other party could not possibly be a member of the Donquixote Family.

There's only one answer then:... the other party probably wants to personally defeat Doflamingo so that no one else gets hurt!

Thinking of this, a hint of emotion appeared in Xi Yan's eyes. She really is a... strong girl.

Luffy ignored Xi Yan's reaction and continued, "Franky, stop that army!"

If he could, he wouldn't want the army that Rebecca cared about to be wiped out.

"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Franky exclaimed. "I mean the exact opposite!"

"On the contrary?"

"Hmm." Franky nodded, then said seriously, "Luffy, are you close to Rebecca?"

"That's right, she's such a kind person!" Luffy grinned, "She didn't have any money but still treated me to three bento boxes!"

"And let me tell you, when she appeared on screen, the audience was absolutely awful."

At this point, Luffy's face showed anger.

It's absolutely outrageous that they're blaming Rebecca for everything when it's clearly not her fault!

"You're right, that's what I think too," Franky nodded.

They witnessed firsthand how Rebecca was treated during the competition, and were therefore very unhappy with the spectators' behavior.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, Franky gritted his teeth and said, "Luffy... I'm not going to follow Tra-man's plan."

"Um?"

The others were taken aback. What did he mean by not intending to follow Luo's plan?

Their purpose in coming to Dressrosa this time was to destroy the Factory.

Could it be that Franky has other ideas?

Franky ignored the reactions of the crowd and continued, "Tra-man's plan is probably this: after destroying the SMILE Factory, he can prevent Doflamingo from continuing to create Artificial Devil Fruit, thus preventing Doflamingo from continuing his trade with Kaido."

"In that case... Kaido will take his anger out on Doflamingo and send people to attack Doflamingo, which will weaken Kaido's strength."

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly what Luo meant." Xi Yan nodded and said.

At least that's what Luo ostensibly means.

As for whether Luo has any deeper thoughts?

According to his judgment, Law does have that grudge, after all, this guy himself admitted that he has a grudge against Doflamingo.

However, this did not actually affect their battle plan, so Xi Yan did not pay much attention to it.

"Franky, what exactly are you trying to say?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"What I want to talk about is these Tontatta," Franky said seriously. "If we let Doflamingo go, what will happen to these guys who went to fight Doflamingo today?"

"The Tontatta won't stop this battle."

"The Tontatta...?"

Usopp glanced back at the Tontatta who were still chatting happily, and his expression gradually became complicated.

Just how much do these guys trust them to be so relaxed about it?