Both Angry and Unable to Refute

There's only one high-ranking officer at the underground toy Factory, so handing him over to Franky and his team is perfectly fine.

As for him...

If the opponent is a swordsman, he will kill them; otherwise, he will seek out a swordsman from the Donquixote Family, because that's what makes the fight interesting.

You wouldn't...

Usopp's expression changed; if Zoro left, he wouldn't feel confident.

Perona sighed; here he comes again.

"Some."

Leo recalled the information he had received earlier and said, "The Donquixote Family has two swordsmen, both of whom are Top Executive."

"One of them is named Pica, a Devil Fruit User the Stone-Stone Fruit, and also a powerful swordsman."

"The other one is Diamante, a Devil Fruit User, and also a powerful swordsman."

Who is more Lihai?

"If I had to say..." Leo hesitated for a moment, then said, "It should be Pica."

After all, that guy is a Stone-Stone Devil Fruit User, capable of assimilating with the entire island, so his strength should be above Diamante's.

"Then I'll take care of this guy," Zoro said without hesitation.

Since they want to defeat the entire Donquixote Family, they must defeat all of the Donquixote Family's executives.

So he had no problem dealing with one of them.

As for the other one?

He'll deal with that guy named Pica first, then he can go find Diamante.

Zoro then turned and walked towards the corridor, clearly intending to go find his enemies.

"Hey, hey, hey, Zoro!"

Usopp grabbed Zoro's arm and said, "Are you planning to run off alone to find the enemy?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Putting aside the fact that he needs the other person, just consider the other person's ability to find their way.

If Zoro were left to walk alone, he would definitely get lost!

"What do you mean?"

A tic-tac-toe sign immediately appeared on Zoro's forehead. Did this guy think he was going to get lost?

"Don't you know your own situation?" Usopp retorted. "If you get lost, we'll have to come looking for you."

If Zoro were allowed to run off on his own, Who Knows where he'd end up?

If things go wrong, this guy might run into the most troublesome Marine Admiral.

Zoro:...

Damn it, I'm so angry but I can't argue back!

Just then, Perona seemed to realize something and paused for a moment, then showed a somewhat helpless expression.

"What's wrong?" Merry asked, puzzled.

Why did Perona suddenly react like this?

"Just..."

Perona paused, glancing at Kyros was watching them, before saying, "Sunglasses Landu asked me to tell Zoro that there's a swordsman named Pica at the Dressrosa Royal Palace, and asked if Zoro is interested."

"If you're interested, go find Pica at the Royal Palace; they're planning to go there too."

After saying that, Perona sighed helplessly.

Is there even a need to ask this?

How could Zoro not go once he found out?

Sure enough, Zoro grinned and laughed after hearing Perona's words.

"Hahaha, of course I'm going!" Zoro grinned. "Now that we know the location, what's there to hesitate about?"

Haha, Xi Yan really understands him.

True brothers!

Zoro then turned and walked towards the exit, clearly intending to go to that Royal Palace to find someone.

"Hey, do you know where the Royal Palace is?" Usopp shouted quickly.

"I'm not stupid."

Zoro stopped and looked at Usopp with a speechless expression, saying, "The Royal Palace is at the highest point; I can see it."

The Royal Palace in Dressrosa is located at the highest point of the island; it's so obvious, how could he not find it?

"Hehe, that's hard to say."

Zoro:...

What do you mean by "that's hard to say"?

And why did it have to be you, little one, who said those things?

Zoro glanced at Vika, who was looking at him with a mocking gaze, and said unhappily, "What do you mean?"

"Of course, it means you're terrible with directions!" Vika said irritably. "Don't you know how many wrong turns you've taken along the way?"

Even with someone directing him, this guy still managed to go the wrong way so many times; it's really outrageous.

"I think she's right." Usopp nodded in agreement and said, "Zoro, you should take someone with you."

"I think Perona is pretty good."

Although the Royal Palace is at the highest point and within sight, the problem is... Zoro has to run there bit by bit from below!

In this situation, is it really possible for him to get out of town?

That's an unknown.

"I really can't go with him this time," Perona said. "I need to stay here and deal with Sugar."

Xi Yan had made it clear to her how troublesome Sugar's abilities were, so she had to stay this time to prevent that guy from turning her companions into toys.

"It's alright, I can go by myself," Zoro said.

"No!"

Zoro:...

So just how bad at directions do they think I am?

"I'll go with you," Merry said.

Franky and the others are enough to deal with that guy named Trebol; I'll go with Zoro to deal with the other executives.

This will also help reduce some of the pressure on the Factory.

Zoro glanced at Merry, then at his companions who were holding back.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go then."

"Bring one of my Little Ghost," Perona said.

As she spoke, she summoned one of her Little Ghost, and then planned to let the little guy perch on Zoro's shoulder.

Seeing this, Zoro subconsciously raised an eyebrow, instinctively resisting the touch of the Negative Ghost, but considering that Perona probably wouldn't tease him at this time, he didn't do anything more.

After seeing Zoro's expression, Perona clearly figured out what he was thinking, so she rolled her eyes at Zoro.

Even if she were being unreasonable, she wouldn't tease Zoro at a time like this.

There are some things you can do when you have free time, but you absolutely can't do them right now.

"Let's go," Perona said. "Let's go find Luffy and the others first."

Upon hearing this, Merry nodded, then used the Power of Wind to lift Zoro up and rush out of the tunnel.

"Um?"

Zoro asked in confusion, "Why do we need to go find Luffy and the others?"

"Because we don't know what's going on at the Royal Palace," Perona explained, "It's best to rejoin Luffy and the others."

"Don't worry, I know where they are."

Going directly to the Royal Palace in Dressrosa will indeed lead you to that guy named Pica, but the problem is... there should be more than one high-ranking officer there!

Therefore, for Zoro's safety, it would be better for him to rejoin Luffy and the others.

"There's no need for that," Zoro said. "I could kill them all by myself."

"What if there's Marine Admiral there?"

Zoro:???

Zoro stared at the Little Ghost on his shoulder with a puzzled look on his face. What did he mean by "there's Marine Admiral there"?

Isn't that Doflamingo's stronghold?

Why Marine Admiral be there?

"Sister Perona, do you think the Marine Admiral and Doflamingo will team up?" Merry asked.

As she spoke, she adjusted the direction of her power to make Zoro more comfortable.

"It's not just a feeling, it's a fact!" Perona said. "Judging from the current situation, the Marine Admiral is on the same side as that bastard Doflamingo."

After saying that, Perona paused for a moment, then continued, "So there's a chance that guy will appear in the Royal Palace."

If that guy is really in the Royal Palace, sending Zoro there would be tantamount to suicide.

Therefore, we must reunite with Xi Yan.

This time, Zoro didn't say anything, but he subconsciously frowned.

If what Perona said is true, then he really can't bring Merry and charge straight there, because that would be too dangerous.

He is confident, but that doesn't mean he's a fool.

After a moment of silence, Zoro said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the Colosseum then. Let's find those two first."

"Profound!"

Meanwhile, on the other side...

After confirming the situation of his companions, Xi Yan led Luffy towards a corner suitable for using Earth Release Technique.

Surprisingly, they ran into Bellamy and Bartolomeo there.

"Um?"

Looking at Bartolomeo carrying Bellamy, Xi Yan asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"

"Where's Sabo?"

Shouldn't Bartolomeo be by Sabo's side at a time like this?

How did I end up here?

And there was Bellamy looked like she was about to be beaten to death...

"Sunglasses -senpai, Luffy- senpai!"

"Senior Sabo is already waiting ahead, and since I found this guy, I plan to take him for treatment first." Bartolomeo pointed to Bellamy, indicating to the two seniors to check on the guy's condition.

"Bellamy, your injury looks worse!" Luffy asked, puzzled. "What happened?"

"Nothing."

Bellamy turned her head away, clearly not intending to recount what had just happened.

Asking him to assassinate the Straw Hat... he simply couldn't bring himself to do it right now.

Seeing that Bellamy didn't intend to tell him, Luffy didn't press the matter.

"Luffy- senpai, Sunglasses- senpai, weren't you supposed to be leaving to take care of something? Why are you still here?" Bartolomeo asked.

So much time has passed, why are the two of them still here?

"Ah, I made a phone call, which took some time," Xi Yan said.

"Understood."

Bartolomeo figured the other party must have contacted the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long.

"You want to leave here?" Bellamy asked, looking up.

"Yes."

"Unfortunately, this Colosseum has no exit," Bellamy said, shaking his head. "Once the competitors enter, they can forget about ever getting out."

"He's right," Xi Yan said. "There really is no exit here, at least I haven't found one that's obvious."

As for whether there might be a hidden door in a certain wall, he didn't know, because he hadn't searched the walls carefully.

"Huh?"

"Why?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "Why is there no exit?"

Wouldn't that make the contestants a laughing stock?

"I don't know," Xi Yan said, shaking his head.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Doflamingo never intended to let those fighters who came to participate in the competition go.

Then, as if struck by a thought, Xi Yan thought to himself: 'Under normal circumstances, Doflamingo detaining those contestants would cause a riot, since all sorts of people come here to participate in the competition.'

But so many years have passed, and no one has come to cause trouble...

Then there's only one truth: those contestants may have been turned into toys by that little girl named Sugar!

In this way, those people's existence will completely disappear from people's memories, which is why no one has ever caused trouble.

Ha, how vicious!

"Hey, Bellamy, aren't you one of Doflamingo's men?" Luffy said, "You must know some inside information, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan also turned his gaze to Bellamy. If this guy could lead them to the exit, he wouldn't need to use Earth Release Technique, since there was a chance that would be detected by nearby Observation Haki.

"Subordinates..."

Bellamy gritted his teeth. If only he could really become Doflamingo's subordinate!

Unfortunately... the other party never intended for him to become their subordinate.

Not only did they not consider it, they even sent Dellinger to attack him... If Bartolomeo hadn't happened to be nearby, he might have been kicked to death by Dellinger.

Thinking about this, Bellamy felt an immense pang of heartache.

"Please," Luffy said, clasping his hands together. "If you know where the exit is, please tell us."

Looking at Luffy's pleading Luffy, Bellamy paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I want to get out now. If you come with me, maybe the two of you can get out too."

"Yeah?!"

Luffy exclaimed with delight, "You'd be willing to take us out? Thank you so much!"

"You chose to follow me!" Bellamy argued. "You were just lucky."

"Don't make me betray my boss."

"I would never betray Doflamingo!"

"I still respect that man!"

"Cough cough..."

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Seeing Bellamy cough up blood again due to his emotional outburst, Bartolomeo frowned and said, "What you just did was..."

"Shut up!"

Bellamy shouted, "I have principles too!"

Although Doflamingo did send Dellinger to kill him, Dellinger wasn't one to back down, so even so, he wouldn't betray Doflamingo!

Seeing that Bellamy had already said so, Bartolomeo didn't say anything more and let him be.