A Breath Full of Despair

Isn't this place a bit too big?

And the sheer number of toys...

Is this the current state of the Dressrosa Underworld?

The thought that the toys here were all living people sent chills down Usopp.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Seeing the toy that had slipped and caused the cargo to fall, the Donquixote Family lackey roared, "What if the cargo is damaged?!"

Unfortunately, the toy was unable to answer his question at this point, because its body had reached its limit.

Seeing this, the other person cursed unhappily, saying, "What a piece of trash."

"Men, drag this guy away and throw him in the Scrapyard!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, someone nearby immediately ran over, bent down, picked up the immobile toy, and left.

"It's like Purgatory on earth!"

Perona, floating beside Nico Robin, frowned as she looked down, sensing an atmosphere of despair permeating the space.

Those toys probably feel like dying.

"Um."

Nicole Robin nodded, agreeing with Perona's assessment.

Although there isn't much killing here, the darkness hidden within is just as chilling.

"So Doflamingo made his fortune here using these toys?" Usopp, carefully examining the massive underground Port, swallowed hard and said, "What a terrifying fellow."

Although Usopp was confident in their side's fighting strength, Doflamingo's actions frightened him.

That guy is a demon.

"Alright, time to get down to business." Perona looked away and turned to her two companions, saying, "Find that little girl named Sugar as soon as possible and take care of her."

"Has your ghost found her location?" Usopp asked.

If Perona's Little Ghost can find Sugar's location, then they can take care of him sooner.

"Unfortunately, no." Perona shook her head and said, "This Underground Factory is larger than you can imagine, so finding her won't be easy."

She figured that Doflamingo must have hidden the other person in a very secluded place, otherwise something bad might have happened.

"Just ask us," Leo said, leaning closer. "We know where she is."

Perona:...

Looking at Leo, who was staring at her with an innocent expression, Perona opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Nico Robin smiled helplessly; the other side must have already obtained this information.

After all... the other party has been monitoring the Donquixote Family's executives.

"Where is she?" Usopp asked quickly.

"We have a map," Leo said, giving Usopp a thumbs-up. "Once you see the map, you'll know the exact location."

"Good."

Usopp smiled and nodded; these kids were really reliable.

But as he laughed, he realized something was wrong. Someone was missing—where was that soldier?

He's a key commander, where is he?

"Hey!" Usopp exclaimed quickly, "Where's that soldier guy?"

"Isn't he the captain?"

As he spoke, Usopp carefully looked around, but couldn't find Kyros's location at all.

"Captain Leo bears the heavy responsibility of personally eliminating Doflamingo the moment the SOP Operation succeeds!" Leo explained, "Now, he has already led several warriors of our Tontatta Tribe to the Royal Palace."

"Keep it up, Captain!" said the Tontatta beside him.

"Profound!"

If they succeed, their captain will be able to behead Doflamingo!

At that time... victory will belong to them!

'Do you want to kill Doflamingo with your own hands?'

Looking at Leo's serious face, Perona thought to herself, "But Luffy and Xi Yan have already gone that way, so I wonder if he'll have that chance in this situation."

After all, both of them were very strong, so Perona felt that the other party might not have a chance to kill Doflamingo personally.

However, she had no intention of saying these things aloud, since the soldier was already gone, so there was no point in her saying anything here.

Usopp sighed and said, "So they went to the Royal Palace."

That's bad; we've lost another useful combatant.

I wonder if they'll be able to win over Sugar.

"Anyway, we have the great hero Uso Landu here," Leo said with a bright smile to Usopp. "So, the command of the SOP Operation to make Sugar lose consciousness will be handed over to you Uso Landu!"

"Huh?"

"Eh!!!"

Usopp was dumbfounded, staring at the trusting faces of the little ones.

To... to hand over command to him?

Are you kidding me?!

Now they need to do the most crucial part. Is it really okay to entrust this task to him at a time like this?

At this moment, Usopp felt an unprecedented challenge.

"Hala hala hala~"

"Then it's up to you~"

"Uso Landu ~"

"Why are you here too...?"

Looking at Perona, who was watching him with a teasing expression, Usopp scratched his hair in exasperation.

He had originally thought that with the soldier in command, he only needed to play a supporting role with the help of his comrades.

As a result... he's now the commander-in-chief.

What kind of nonsense is this?

"Cheer up," Nicole Robin said.

Now that we're already here, leaving is impossible, so... even if we have to grit our teeth, we have to take on this mission!

Usopp understood Nico Robin's meaning, so he nodded resignedly and said nothing more.

Nico Robin smiled at this, then turned to Leo and said, "Tell me about the situation here, Leo."

Before taking action, she needed to fully understand the underground situation in order to complete the mission more quickly.

Upon hearing this, Leo turned to look at his partner and gestured for him to bring out the huge map that he had hidden beforehand.

That was a simple map they drew after a long period of reconnaissance.

"We're here now," Leo said, pointing to one of the locations. "All the bridges here are movable bridges."

After speaking, Leo paused for a moment, then turned and pointed in the distance, continuing, "See that building in the distance? It looks like a sea anemone."

"That's the Executive Tower. Our target this time, Sugar, is hiding here."

Is that the place?

Perona slowly narrowed her eyes, wondering whether she should send a Little Ghost over now to deal with that guy.

But considering that her ghost might not be able to approach the little girl under the cadre's nose, she gave up the idea.

After all... taking action rashly would prematurely reveal their intentions, so they had no choice but to give up.

Usopp frowned and said, "Is that the Executive Tower...?"

At this distance... can they really get there safely?

If it were Perona alone, she could fly over silently, but he and Robin couldn't.

Just then, two members of the Donquixote Family walked by, chatting and laughing.

Upon seeing this, Usopp was so frightened that he shrank back, afraid of being discovered.

But what I feared most came to pass.

"Hey, who's there!" the henchman shouted. "How dare you slack off here... are you looking for death?!"

If any toy dares to slack off here, it will be severely punished!

As they pondered this, the two arrived at the three's hiding place.

"Um?"

The man was stunned for a moment when he saw the three strangers. Who were these guys?

"We've been discovered!" Usopp instinctively took a few steps back. Was their plan going to fall apart before it even began?

Upon seeing this Perona and Nicole Robin each assumed an attack stance, clearly intending to eliminate the two individuals.

"Hey, which ship are you three from?" The man raised his weapon and roared, "Speak!"

"No, no, no, we were just passing by," Usopp quickly said.

"Just passing by?"

The man angrily retorted, "Don't you know the rules here?"

"No one is allowed to disembark except those who are negotiating!"

"I see you are..."

Realizing that these two guys weren't going to let it go, Nico Robin decided to take action.

But before she could make a move, Leo and Lanbo intervened.

"Lanbo, let's go!"

"Profound!"

The next moment, the two figures, who had become two afterimages, rushed to the enemy's side at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, they took away all of the two men's weapons and clothes!

"A... Fairies has appeared!"

Realizing they had discovered something, the two immediately showed expressions of horror. Why had they encountered Fairies here?

Damn it, how are they going to subdue these three enemies without weapons?

No, we have to go out and call for help right away.

Thinking of this, they planned to flee into the distance, but before they could even take a step, they were struck by Leo and Lanbo from mid-air.

"Dongtata War Dance - Sharp Tail War Hammer!"

"Bump!"

The incredibly heavy blow slammed into the enemy's head, hammering them into the ground, leaving only their upper bodies exposed.

"Huh?!"

Upon seeing this, Usopp was immediately surprised. Had they buried him?

No, is the power of the Tontatta Tribe really that terrifying?

No wonder Zoro said the other guy was quite strong; looking at it now, it's true.

"What an amazing race," Nico Robin remarked.

Despite its small size, its strength is ridiculously great, that's really...

"Now you have clothes to wear." Leo and Lanbo walked over carrying two pieces of clothing and said, "Put these on first, and we'll go steal the rest."

There's no need for that.

Perona waved her hand and said, "I'll be watching you from the air."

The Underground Factory's ceiling had plenty of things that could be used to block the view, so she didn't need this one.

As for what happens after entering the Executive Tower?

If we can already see the enemy, what need is there for camouflage?

Just do it!!

Seeing that Perona had already said so, Leo didn't insist.

"Uso Landu, Robin Landu, you two wear them," Leo said with a smile.

"Good."

Seeing that there were enemy clothes to wear, Usopp breathed a sigh of relief. With this disguise, they should be able to reach the Executive Tower smoothly.

Nicole Robin smiled, took the clothes from the other person, and put them on.

"Speaking of which, Uso Landu, you are truly brilliant," a Tontatta chuckled. "You feigned fear instantly to draw the enemy's attention and create an opportunity for us to strike... You truly are a hero!"

"Yes," Leo chuckled, "This is your battle plan Uso Landu, isn't it?"

"After all... you need the enemy's clothes to infiltrate."

To devise such a brilliant battle plan in an instant... truly worthy of being their hero!

With him here, this operation is sure to succeed!

"Ah?"

Usopp paused, wondering if that was what he was thinking.

After a moment of silence, Usopp coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, that's exactly what I think!"

"Isn't my battle plan brilliant?"

"Aha, ahahaha, ahahahaha."

Seeing Usopp's awkward laughter, Nico Robin and Perona couldn't help but chuckle.

These little guys are so innocent.

Usopp noticed the expressions on their faces and felt a little helpless; he didn't really want things to turn out this way either.

"By the way," Usopp changed the subject, "You don't all possess this level of power, do you?"

As he spoke, Usopp pointed to the two people who looked like potted plants planted in the ground.

If the entire Tontatta Tribe possessed this level of power, their chances of winning this battle would be much greater.

"Yes."

Leo nodded and said, "This is nothing."

This level of power is nothing unusual for them, after all, their strength becomes terrifying once they reach adulthood.

Leo then continued, "However... compared to the Noland clan, who can defeat Sea Kings, they are nothing but a small fry."

"That's right~"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Looking at these children laughing so innocently, Usopp's lips twitched slightly. What kind of monster did they take him for?

Defeating Sea Kings... that's just him bragging!

Actually, it was Xi Yan who did it!

But Usopp couldn't say anything more at this point, so he could only grit his teeth and accept the praise.

Then, Usopp thought to himself, 'But then again... with these little guys around, maybe I won't even need to lift a finger to take care of the enemy.'

After all, there are plenty of kids with that level of power!

Thinking of this, a bright smile appeared on Usopp's face.

'This wave, the advantage is in my hands!'

"Listen up, my men!" Usopp waved his hand and said, "From now on, I, Uso Landu, will command the battlefield. Target—the little girl, Sugar!"

"Let's all go at her together and scare her so badly she'll wet herself!"

"Come with me!"

"Profound!!!"