Such a Strange Persistence

Then, as if remembering something, Violet closed her eyes in pain and said, "Brother-in-law must have suffered a lot back then."

Seeing his wife's corpse, he could do nothing, and even... his tears seemed to be borrowed from heaven.

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Violet's eyes.

"It's naturally painful to be unable to take revenge," Perona said with a complicated expression.

At that moment, she thought of Lord Moria.

Although Lord Moria didn't explicitly express anything to her, she would reveal some things after drinking too much.

She would never forget the anger the other person showed when they mentioned Kaido.

Therefore, she knew very well how much Kyros suffering.

Violet sighed silently upon hearing this.

However, she knew this wasn't the time to continue discussing these matters, so she said, "Let's talk about these things later. I'll take you to the Royal Palace first."

As she spoke, Violet wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then walked away without saying a word.

Seeing this, the group exchanged puzzled glances before Perona spoke up, "Aren't we going to the Royal Palace? Where are you taking us?"

Xi Yan, as if struck by a sudden thought, exclaimed, "Could there be a hidden door?"

Even Doflamingo created quite a few hidden doors, so it's quite reasonable for the former Royal Family to have created them as well.

"That's right, our Riku Family also created secret doors," Violet said without turning her head, "Precisely to deal with emergencies."

At this moment, Violet was also marveling at the wisdom of her ancestors.

If the other party hadn't been clever enough, she wouldn't have been able to bring the Straw Hat into the Royal Palace.

Then, Violet went to a wall and pressed down on a protrusion on it.

"Click~"

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

The next moment, the wall beside them suddenly caved in, revealing the entrance below.

"You can reach the Royal Palace entrance directly from here without taking the elevator," Violet said. "Follow me."

Having said that, Violet strode inside.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed and soon saw what was happening inside.

This is a huge spiral staircase that leads directly to the top!

"It's definitely possible to reach the top." Xi Yan said, Sharinggan activated.

As he spoke, he pushed up his Sunglasses.

"Amazing!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.

Violet smiled upon hearing this, then explained, "This is Emergency Passage passed down from the Riku Royal Family, a place even Doflamingo doesn't know about."

Fortunately, Doflamingo didn't know, otherwise it would have been truly the end.

"What is this huge basin?" Perona asked curiously.

As she spoke, she glanced at the chains attached to it; perhaps they were used for transporting things?

"That's for transporting things," Violet said, pointing to the pulleys. "Through the pulleys, you can move things up."

"It just requires someone to pull the chains."

"But that requires a lot of strength, which most people can't do. So let's take the stairs; we can reach the top just the same way."

As she spoke, Violet pointed to the spiral staircase beside her and continued, "Through here, you can directly reach the Outer Wall Tower at the entrance of the Royal Palace."

Let's go.

"No need for that trouble."

After observing carefully for a while, Zoro walked to a nearby boulder and said, "We can use this to get up."

"Ah?"

Violet paused for a moment, "Use this?"

Are these guys incredibly strong?

Zoro ignored Violet's reaction and instead looked at Luffy, saying, "Luffy, take this rock to the top, grab the chain, and jump down. That way, we can get up there."

"Okay, I understand."

Luffy nodded without hesitation, indicating that he had no problem handling the matter.

"That's too much," Violet stopped them. "It's a boulder."

"This is nothing."

Xi Yan said, "We're going to take down Doflamingo. If we don't even have this much ability, we don't need to go to the Royal Palace."

It's just a giant rock; lifting it is as easy for Luffy as eating.

Ah, no, lifting this thing is much easier than eating, after all, Luffy takes a long time to eat.

Violet opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Without a word, Luffy grabbed a nearby boulder and then used his other hand to grab a chain high above.

"I'm off!" Luffy shouted.

After saying that, he quickly ran up the wall to a higher place.

"Huh?"

Violet stared in astonishment at Luffy high above her. "Is that even possible?" she thought.

No, just how terrifying is this man's strength?

"Hurry up, Luffy!" Zoro shouted.

"Ah!"

"You come up too." Xi Yan, having reached the giant basin, glanced at Violet, who wore a surprised expression, and said, "Let's go up quickly."

"Uh-huh."

Although somewhat surprised by their actions, Violet knew this wasn't the time to dwell on such matters, so she quickly sat down on the giant basin, intending to go to the Royal Palace with them.

"Let's go!"

"Profound!"

"Klar."

Holding the Den Den Mushi Sabo, Sabo said with tears in his eyes, "Do you know who I saw?"

"It's Luffy, isn't it?" Klar laughed.

She had seen Luffy through the live stream long before Sabo made that call, so it was definitely Luffy that Sabo saw.

"Yes, that's the kid," Sabo said. "It's amazing he's still alive!"

At this point, Sabo couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.

Klar, however, did not show any mockery; instead, she looked at the Den Den Mushi in front of her with a gentle gaze.

As a woman who grew up with Sabo, she could understand Sabo's feelings.

Sabo, this man, only reacts this way in front of Klar, which can be considered a tacit understanding between the two.

After crying for a while, Sabo wiped his eyes and his expression gradually became serious.

"Klar, I need to stay in the Colosseum to help Luffy win this match, so I'll leave the rest to you," Sabo said.

"I would have done this even if you hadn't told me," Klar laughed. "After all, this isn't the first time you've done something reckless."

As she said this, a hint of helplessness appeared in Klar's eyes.

What else could she do but spoil her?

"It's so good to have you here."

"It's good that you know."

Klar smiled, then said seriously, "Since you've already promised Luffy you'd help him get the Diamond Fruit, then prepare well for the match. I'll come to meet you later."

As for what's happening outside?

She and her partners can handle it; Sabo doesn't need to worry about it at all.

"Good."

"Kaga."

After ending the call with the Den Den Mushi, Sabo turned and walked seriously toward the exit.

"Just you wait," Sabo said. "I'll get my hands on the Diamond Fruit!!"

After saying this, Sabo walked out without a word, went into the corridor, and found Bartolomeo waiting for him.

"Let's go."

"Yes, Senior Sabo!"

"Now you should call me Senior Lucy," Sabo corrected.

If this idiot were to expose his identity, it could disqualify him from the competition, which is something he definitely doesn't want to see.

"Yes, senior!!"

"Senior..."

Sabo glanced at Bartolomeo in surprise. What a strange nickname!

"Lucy's name belongs to Luffy- senpai, so I can't call him that," Bartolomeo said seriously.

Sabo:...

That's quite a strange kind of persistence.

After shaking his head, Sabo said, "Whatever."

"Let's go, it's time to go to the competition."

"Yes, senior!"

After replying, Bartolomeo happily followed Sabo deeper into the corridor.

Through there, they can reach the entrance to the competition.

Just then, they spotted Rebecca ahead, who was also waiting for the match to begin.

Sabo paused for a moment upon seeing this, then walked silently to Rebecca.

"Road..."

Seeing this, Rebecca instinctively wanted to call out Lucy's name, but she realized something was wrong as soon as she uttered the first word.

Why has her feeling about the other person changed?

Is this... really Lucy?

Taking advantage of the other person's momentary daze, Sabo patted him on the shoulder and said, "I think I already know about your background."

My background?

"Um."

Sabo nodded, then continued, "It might cause some commotion later, but it might not be a bad thing for you."

"What's the meaning?"

Rebecca looked at Sabo with some confusion, not understanding what he meant at all.

But Sabo didn't continue explaining to Rebecca, after all, some things weren't suitable to be said at this time.

"Alright, let's go to the competition."

After saying that, Sabo didn't look at Rebecca again, but walked silently toward the entrance of the match.

At this moment, the host announced the start of the competition.

"The special arena is ready, the final is about to begin!"

"Now, let's welcome the contestants to the arena!"

Upon hearing the host's voice, the contestants immediately headed towards the exit.

"They're here!"

As Sabo stepped through the entrance, the host immediately picked up the microphone and shouted, "First up is Lucy, the champion of C Area!"

"Although this was Lucy's first time participating in the competition, his cheerful and outgoing personality deeply captivated the audience."

"Profound!!"

The audience immediately cheered, clearly very fond of Lucy.

With this man on the team, the final is sure to be incredibly exciting!

The host was very satisfied with the audience's reaction; this was the kind of atmosphere a final should have.

Then he noticed the figure following behind Lucy.

"Oh!"

"Next up is the man who opposes the entire audience!" the host announced again. "Captain of the Barto Club Pirate Crew, the Bartolomeo!"

"Go to hell, you piece of trash!"

"I hope you get killed already!"

The audience immediately gave Bartolomeo the middle finger, their expressions showing utter disgust.

Unfortunately for Bartolomeo, he didn't care about these guys' reactions and instead calmly gave them the middle finger.

That look made the audience's blood pressure soar.

"I love how angry you all are, yet you can't do anything about it," Bartolomeo laughed.

"That's really true..."

The host, who had witnessed Bartolomeo's reaction, was momentarily at a loss for words.

Just then, Burgess walked in from the entrance, which gave the host a topic to discuss.

"He's here! He's here!"

The host shouted loudly, "Gilce Burgess, the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors!!!"

"Profound!!!"

The audience watched Burgess with excitement; with someone of his caliber, this match was sure to be incredibly exciting.

Thinking about this, these people became incredibly excited.

This is a battle between the Four Emperors Crew and other powerful figures!

"Hahaha~"

Burgess thoroughly enjoyed the cheers from the crowd, which gave him a feeling that he was born for this.

After laughing, Burgess approached Sabo and grinned maliciously, "The Diamond Fruit is ours now. Good luck, Straw Hat."

"Hahaha~"

Unfortunately, Sabo ignored the guy and just looked at Burgess with a calm gaze.

He really didn't take this guy seriously.

When Burgess realized that Sabo was ignoring him, he felt a little bored.

He thought the other person would say some tough words to him, but he didn't say a word... What a boring guy.

After spitting, Burgess turned to face the audience and began to fully display his muscular physique.

"Hahaha~"

"Profound!"

"Burgess, take them down!"

"Profound!!"

"Hahaha~"

"Just watch me win the championship!" Burgess said with a loud laugh.

This time, the Diamond Fruit is theirs!

Just then, Rebecca walked in from the entrance, which turned the cheers from the audience into sounds of disgust.

"Tch..."

"Rebecca, how have you managed to survive until now?!"

"Just go die already!"

"What makes you think you can even make it to the finals?!"

"Go to hell, Rebecca!"

Upon hearing these sounds, Burgess subconsciously glanced at Rebecca; this woman was indeed more disliked than he had imagined.

"She's here." The host glanced at Rebecca walking in from the entrance and said, "To the sound of gasps from the crowd, enters the hall —the Princess of Evil Rebecca, who inherited the bloodline of that hateful Riku Family!"

"This Rebecca can be described as the embodiment of evil, after all, we still don't know how she managed to defeat all the contestants in the highly competitive D Area and secure her qualification."

He later carefully considered the scene, but still couldn't figure out what Rebecca had done.

Ultimately, he could only conclude that the other side had used some unknown means to win the D Area championship.

Although it was somewhat dishonorable, it was in accordance with the rules, so Rebecca was qualified to participate in the finals.