The Shichibukai are Trash Too

Although he did have the idea of helping Fujitora protect the civilians of Dressrosa, his ultimate goal was to capture the Straw Hat Pirates.

As for Doflamingo?

That guy has now become Shichibukai again, so he can't attack him.

At least until some evidence is obtained.

"Capture the Straw Hat Pirates...?"

The Vice Admiral paused for a moment, then recalled some rumors about Vice Admiral; the admiral seemed to be very devoted to the Straw Hat Pirates.

So, does Garp really not care about what he did?

Forget it, it's their business, they don't need to dwell on it. They should just focus on doing their own thing.

Just then, Tashigi ran over from a distance and said, "Smoker, I'm back."

"How's the situation?"

He had just deliberately sent Tashigi to the beach to look for the Straw Hat Pirates' ship. If she found it, she would cut their pirate ship in half with one sword, thus keeping them permanently trapped in Dressrosa.

"Didn't find it," Tashigi shook her head.

"I see."

Smoker frowned. It seemed there were smart people in the Straw Hat Pirates who knew their ship couldn't get close to Dressrosa.

Fine, since their ship isn't here, let's just leave it at that.

'Is there a lack of intelligence sharing?' the Vice Admiral muttered to himself. 'It seems Smoker and Admiral Fujitora haven't been in contact since.'

Otherwise, the other side would have known that the Straw Hat Pirates' ship had escaped.

Then, another question arose in his mind: Could it be that Smoker hadn't received Admiral Fujitora's message ordering him to pursue Fire Fist Ace?

Thinking of this, he said, "Smoker, I remember Admiral Fujitora asked you to..."

"You mean the matter of capturing Fire Fist Ace?"

Smoker snorted and said, "He has no right to order me around."

Smoker, with his strong personality, was too lazy to explain much.

The Vice Admiral's lips twitched. What did he mean by saying Admiral wasn't qualified to order him around?

Tashigi gave a helpless look upon hearing this. Why is Smoker always like this?

After letting out a helpless sigh, Tashigi explained, "Fire Fist Ace's fight won't be decided anytime soon, so it's fine if we go a little later."

After speaking, Tashigi paused for a moment, then continued, "Dressrosa is currently the eye of the storm, and a terrible battle could break out at any moment, putting the civilians here in great danger."

"To protect them, Smoker chose to stay here."

As for capturing the Straw Hat Pirates?

Needless to say, the other party already knew about this, since it wasn't a secret within the Navy that Smoker wanted to capture the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Oh, I see."

The Vice Admiral wore a thoughtful expression; it seemed that in the eyes of this Admiral Candidate, the lives of civilians were more important than the mission.

However, this is a good thing, because the more people like this there are in the navy, the safer the civilians on this sea will be.

Just then, Smoker turned his head and glanced at the Bullfighting Arena, a thoughtful look on his face.

Then, he started walking over there.

Vice Admiral:???

No, what do you mean?

"Smoker, what are you going to do?"

"Of course we're going in to catch them," Smoker said expressionlessly.

"No!" X2

Smoker stopped in his tracks upon hearing this and turned to look at the Vice Admiral and Tashigi who had spoken, intending to wait for their explanation.

"This is Doflamingo's territory, you can't just go in like this," the Vice Admiral said.

That's true.

Tashigi nodded and said, "Doflamingo is Shichibukai, so our Navy can't just take action on his territory, especially in a place like this."

According to the laws of Dressrosa and the rules of the Shichibukai, the Navy is not allowed to enter Doflamingo's Colosseum to arrest people.

Otherwise, they will be held accountable by the World Government.

Smoker frowned upon hearing this; why was this so troublesome?

Right now, he really wanted to just barge in and solve all the trouble.

However, considering his current status and reputation, Smoker reluctantly abandoned the idea.

When Smoker returned to his seat, Tashigi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that her boss would act recklessly and blindly in the face of problems, just like before.

"Notify me immediately after the Straw Hat appears," Smoker said expressionlessly.

"Yes!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Smoker nodded, then lowered his head and began smoking without saying a word, seemingly lost in thought.

Tashigi, on the other hand, stared intently at the Colosseum Great Gate in the distance.

"How many people have come out now?" Tashigi asked.

This time, the Vice Admiral didn't speak, but instead glanced at his adjutant.

Seeing this, the adjutant, with keen insight, stepped out from behind and said, "We haven't seen anyone come out yet."

"Not a single one?"

Not a single one.

"That's strange." Tashigi tilted her head, looking puzzled. "So much time has passed, why hasn't anyone shown up yet?"

"Could it be... that Doflamingo has hidden all those fighters away?"

Upon hearing Tashigi's words, Smoker instinctively looked up at her, then frowned, clearly considering the possibility.

The adjutant looked embarrassed and said, "I don't think so. He has no reason to do that."

What benefit would Doflamingo gain from harboring those wanted criminals?

Take him under your command?

If they really intend to do that, they can simply tell their navy directly, and then those wanted criminals will be pardoned by the World Government.

Therefore, he felt that Doflamingo probably wouldn't do that.

"The reason...?"

Tashigi thought about it carefully, but she really couldn't figure out why Doflamingo did this.

"Heh, maybe Doflamingo just has this hobby," Smoker sneered. "After all, the Shichibukai are no different from other pirates; they're all trash."

The adjutant's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this. While what he said was true, was it really appropriate to say such a thing in Dressrosa?

If Doflamingo finds out about this...

Well, the person who said that was Admiral Candidate in their navy, so there's really no need to be afraid of Doflamingo.

Tashigi didn't react much, because on this point, she shared Smoker's thoughts.

"It doesn't matter what the reason is, these guys aren't going to get out anyway," the Vice Admiral said. "We'll arrest them after they get out."

After all, the Colosseum is completely surrounded by their navy, so they just need to wait patiently.

As for whether this Colosseum has a hidden underground exit?

If Doflamingo really lets those fighters leave from the underground, it will truly be a slap in the face to the Navy. At that time... this Admiral Candidate probably won't tolerate Doflamingo's behavior.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Smoker, who was staring blankly at the Colosseum Great Gate, while also recalling the guy's actions over the years.

This kind of person really won't give Doflamingo any face.

Smoker, however, ignored the other's gaze, keeping his eyes fixed on the Colosseum, thinking to himself: ' Straw Hat... I hope you haven't wasted these past two years.'

In order to become a top expert, he has teetered on the brink of death countless times!

"Everyone!"

Kyros, standing at the exit, looked intently at the Tontatta before him and said, "Are you all ready?!"

"Profound!"

Seeing that no one showed any fear, Kyros nodded slightly in satisfaction and then said, "Next, we will enter the underground passage through the entrance behind us, which will allow us to infiltrate the enemy's Trade Port."

"Once we start, there's no turning back."

"We don't need that stuff at all!" Leo shouted. "If we fail, we'd rather die fighting!"

"That's right!"

The Tontatta roared, declaring that if they could not win this battle, they would rather die than be enslaved by Doflamingo!

"Then let's go!"

"Profound!"

"Let's go!" Bian said, waving his hand.

The Pink Bee Troop then quickly rushed into the tunnel ahead and headed towards the target area.

Seeing this, the other Tontatta also rushed forward, quickly advancing along the tunnel that had been laid in advance below.

"This..."

Watching the group quickly enter through the cave entrance, Usopp's lips twitched as he said, "Isn't this entrance a bit too narrow?"

"Even Robin, Perona, and I could barely get in."

This is only the situation at the entrance of the cave. If the path inside is too winding, they might get stuck here, which would be very awkward.

Neither advancing nor retreating is an option; they are forced into a limbo of being stuck in the middle.

"I can go through," Perona said.

"Ha, I forgot you can ignore objects that collide with you."

Usopp smiled. Perona's abilities were truly Lihai in a sense, even surpassing those of Logia.

"Aren't you Paramecia Momo-Momo Devil Fruit User?" Nico Robin glanced at Usopp and said, "Can't you make the hole bigger?"

Upon hearing this, Franky's eyes immediately lit up.

Yes, if Usopp could enlarge the hole, he could easily squeeze inside.

"I'll give it a try," Usopp said.

As he spoke, he arrived at the cave entrance, gently placed his hand on the stone, and then activated his Devil Fruit ability.

But he quickly gave up because he couldn't do it.

Franky:???

"What do you mean?" Franky asked, puzzled. "Why is there no movement?"

"Because I can't do it."

"Can't do it?"

"Yes."

After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Usopp explained, "I think I know what's going on."

"My More-More Fruit can amplify the size of inanimate objects, but there's a prerequisite: the object itself must be independent and relatively small."

"Like me, this bomb."

As he spoke, Usopp took out one of his bombs and weighed it in his hand.

He then activated his Devil Fruit power, amplifying the item several times over, making the difference clearly visible to everyone.

"Such completely independent little things can be amplified by me."

"But this opening connects to the earth, which means I would need to enlarge this area... or even the entire island, several times over to enlarge this opening."

"But unfortunately, I can't do that."

If his Devil Fruit ability is something like pushing or drilling, then he could achieve what they want.

But it's More-More Fruit!

"I understand now," Franky said. "It's because you don't have enough stamina, right?"

Usopp:???

"Is this a problem with my stamina?" Usopp said speechlessly, "This is something no human can do."

That's an entire island!

It's worth noting that Punk Hazard's Ice and Fire Island was transformed into its current state only with the help of two Marine Admiral, while he was all alone...

"Yes, that's true."

Franky stroked his chin, then looked troubled and said, "What should I do?"

"Why don't you just dislocate your shoulder and arm for now?" Usopp suggested.

"Okay, I'll get my shoulder and arm done right away..."

Franky realized what was happening before he could finish speaking, then opened his shark-like mouth and roared, "How could this possibly be removed?!"

Do you really think he's a transforming robot who can detach parts of his body at any time?

Are you kidding me, you bastard!

Usopp, his face covered in spittle, was somewhat helpless. What could he do?

"Hey," Franky said, looking at Kyros and Leo, "Franky can't possibly fit through such a narrow opening."

"This..." Leo looked troubled and said, "This wasn't originally a passage for Giant Race, so there's nothing we can do."

If the other person's body cannot be altered, then there's no way to get in from here.

"How about this," Kyros thought for a moment and said, "You can go through the Toy House outside; you can enter the Underworld from there too."

"Um?"

"Toy House..." Franky gave a thoughtful look. What kind of place was that?

Usopp then said, "Speaking of which Kin'emon is there too, right? Is there anything special about that place?"

After saying that, a look of worry appeared in Usopp's eyes. He was worried that something might happen to Kin'emon if he went alone.

"It's a rather special place," Kyros said, recalling the information about the Toy House. "The Toy House is a secret location in the underground part of the Royal Palace where the toys go every night."

"That place is strictly off-limits to any human beings."

"So..." Franky thought for a moment and said, "That place is where the toys rest at night?"

"Rest?"

Kyros laughed as if he had heard something amusing, but it was a cold laugh.

Franky:???

What does that mean?

"Although that place is called Toy House, there isn't a single bed inside for people to rest on!"

"Yes, there is only one passage leading to the Underworld!"