Playing Mind Games

"What are you doing?"

Sugar looked at Trebol with a puzzled expression. Why did he suddenly break down the wall?

"It's nothing, just a fly," Trebol laughed.

"Oh, okay."

Seeing that there was no problem, Sugar continued eating grapes with her head down.

"Hey, did you hear that?" Hearing Trebol and Sugar's conversation inside, the Tontatta looked shocked and said, "He actually swatted the fly down..."

This is terrifying.

Usopp wore a horrified expression. Did this mean that the opponent could unleash such a terrifying attack with ease?

'Should we give up?'

Usopp glanced down at Leo and thought to himself, "If you're going to give up, now's the time!"

Otherwise, this little guy might get easily killed by the other side.

Unfortunately, Leo didn't show any fear. Instead, he gave Usopp a thumbs up, indicating that he had no problem handling the matter.

Usopp:...

They're really full of energy!

Seeing Leo's boundless enthusiasm, Usopp felt numb.

"Leo, I'm counting on you!" said the Tontatta beside him.

"Um!"

"Leave it to me!" Leo said solemnly, "SOP Operation will definitely succeed!"

Having said that, without uttering any more words, he shot off with a whoosh, heading straight for Sugar in the distance.

This time, he will use his speed, which he is so proud of, to win this battle!

'He might be able to swat flies, but he definitely can't hit me!' Leo thought to himself.

After all, he's much faster than a fly.

Wow, so fast!

Usopp looked on in surprise as Leo disappeared in the blink of an eye. Was this Leo's speed?

He was so fast you couldn't even see his shadow!

Okay, maybe this really will work!

Just then, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from the ground and accurately grabbed Leo, who was still running.

Leo:???

Um?

Leo glanced at the hands gripping his hand and several question marks immediately appeared above his head.

This is... Robin Landu's ability?

Why did she stop me?

With these questions in mind, Leo quickly returned to the group with the Tabasco Star.

"Robin Landu?" Leo asked, puzzled. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, but you'll definitely get killed if you go over there like that," Nico Robin said gravely.

"Huh?"

Leo was taken aback. Why was Robin Landu so certain?

Seeing this, Nicole Robin explained, "That fly's dead body was hit squarely in the forehead!"

"The fact that such a small target could hit his forehead is enough to demonstrate just how terrifying Trebol's Dynamic vision and abilities are."

"So it's still too dangerous to knock out Sugar under his protection."

If Leo had gone to Sugar's side as planned, Trebol would have definitely noticed, and then... Leo would have been doomed.

So let's try a different approach.

"That guy probably has very strong Observation Haki," Perona said as she landed from mid-air. "So speed might not be very useful."

After Nico Robin's reminder, Perona realized this possibility: the other party might actually possess powerful Observation Haki!

In this situation, sending Leo would be suicide.

"So what's your plan?" Usopp asked.

If we can't rely on speed to put things inside... then how should we do it?

Upon hearing this, Perona turned her gaze to Nicole Robin's face. She was at a loss for what to do, since her size would make her an even bigger target.

In short...

Nico Robin thought for a moment and said, "We need to distract Trebol from Sugar first, then we'll have a chance to execute our plan."

"You make it sound so easy..."

Usopp was having a headache. How could he possibly distract Trebol from Sugar?

"Uso Landu, please take command of us!" Leo said earnestly.

Seeing this, the other Tontatta also said in unison, "Legendary Tontatta, Uso Landu, please guide us!"

"You..."

Looking at these Tontatta who had placed all their hopes on him, Usopp paused for a moment, then coughed lightly and said, "Then... I'll take care of it."

"Profound!"

Seeing Usopp's confident expression, the Tontatta became excited. As expected of their hero, he still had a way out in this situation!

Seeing this, Usopp sighed and then began to brainstorm.

'What method should I use to lure Trebol away?' Usopp wondered to himself.

As he pondered this, Usopp turned his gaze back to the path they had taken.

A moment later...

"Got it!"

"How do we do it?" Leo asked quickly.

"Bian, take your Pink Bee and create chaos," Usopp said, pointing to the area behind them. "Once we create enough commotion, we might be able to lure Trebol over."

And this is the only solution he can think of right now.

"Clear!"

Without hesitation, Bian accepted the order immediately.

"Not enough."

Nico Robin spoke up, "Waiting for their people to report to Trebol is too slow."

"We have to go ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Usopp was immediately dumbfounded.

Go by yourself?

After glancing down at his own clothes, Usopp looked at Nico Robin's clothes and said, "Robin, what are you planning to do...?"

This guy probably wants him to go and report to Trebol, that would be too dangerous.

"Don't worry, we don't need to go looking for him over there," Nico Robin said with a smile. "Because I have a clone."

As she spoke, Nico Robin used the power of her Devil Fruit to create a Hana Hana Clone, which completely stunned Usopp.

"Ha?"

Looking at the clone that looked exactly like Nico Robin, Usopp exclaimed in shock, "You can even do something like this now?"

This is a clone just like Xi Yan!

That's amazing!

"After two years of training, I've become stronger too," Nico Robin chuckled.

She hasn't been wasting these past two years; she's been working hard to become stronger.

"That's true."

Usopp smiled. They had all trained for two years, so it wasn't surprising that Robin had mastered this ability.

"Then it seems I don't need to get involved," Perona said.

She was originally thinking of switching clothes with Robin, and then having her use of the Spirit-Spirit Fruit to go find Trebol.

After all, she possesses the ability to ignore physical collisions, so even if she is discovered by the enemy, she can quickly burrow underground to avoid their attacks.

"It's alright, I can handle it."

Nico Robin smiled, and at the same time, her true form walked to a secluded corner and hid.

While controlling her clones, she cannot control her main body, so she must keep her main body hidden.

Then, her clone turned to look at Bian and said, "Go."

"Profound!"

Without hesitation, Bian turned and rushed out with her pink bees, arriving at the docked ship at top speed and immediately commencing operations.

Chaos erupted on the ship.

"Hey, why are there so many bees here?"

"It's pink..."

"Damn it, don't bite me!"

"Ah!"

"Aren't the Donquixote Family members going to do something about this?"

Bian, who had taken in the situation below, gradually began to smile. Things were unfolding exactly as Uso Landu had planned.

Now, it's up to Robin Landu.

After noticing the situation, Nico Robin immediately manipulated her Hana Hana Clone to stand up and run towards the area where Trebol was located.

"Report!"

"Lord Trebol, something terrible has happened!"

"In the fourth district of the Trade Port, we have clashed with Captain Ibus's pirate crew."

"It's about the transaction amount."

"The other party is insisting on speaking directly with the officials."

"Um?"

Trebol glanced at Nico Robin with some surprise and said, "There's actually someone who isn't afraid of the Joker's reputation?"

"That's some nerve."

Aren't those guys afraid that Doflamingo will kill them all?

What a reckless bunch!

Then, Trebol realized something was wrong; the person reporting... wasn't the same one as before?

"Hey, has the person in charge of the report been changed?" Trebol asked, frowning.

Out of caution, he needed to find out the truth.

Nicole Robin was startled by this; this guy was indeed more cautious than she had imagined.

However, dealing with this kind of thing is quite easy for Nicole Robin, after all, she is someone who has been running away alone for twenty years during the Dark Ages!

After a quick brainstorming session, Nicole Robin spoke up, "He just went to eat, but the situation is rather urgent, so I'm the one who has to report."

"We have wounded personnel on our side; please provide support immediately."

"Even the wounded have appeared?"

Trebol's face darkened, and he said, "Then I'll go take a look. I want to see which guy is so bold."

They actually dared to injure people on their turf; they're really bold.

Since that's the case... let him teach those Highland fools a lesson.

"Come with me!"

"Yes!"

Nico Robin nodded, then followed Trebol out of the building and arrived at the Great Gate of the Executive Tower.

Upon arriving here, Trebol cautiously turned around and locked the Great Gate to the Executive Tower to prevent anyone from sneaking in and attacking Sugar while he was away.

"Hey, you over there."

Trebol glanced at his men patrolling nearby and said, "Strengthen security at the four gates of the Executive Tower. Don't let anyone in, understand?"

"Lord Trebol, are you going out?"

"Yes, that's right."

Trebol nodded, then continued, "Remember, report to me immediately if anything happens!"

Although the chances of something going wrong here are very small, he still had to give a heads-up to avoid any issues with the Sugar.

"Yes!"

The henchman stood at attention and saluted, indicating that he was confident he could handle the task.

Trebol nodded in satisfaction, then led Nico Robin away into the distance.

Where is it?

Trebol looked down at Nico Robin and asked, "Where's the fighting spot?"

"In District 4," Nicole Robin reminded her again.

"It's there..."

Trebol frowned in annoyance; that place was indeed quite far from here.

Forget it, let's hurry over and deal with them to avoid any problems.

With this in mind, Trebol quickly followed Nico Robin toward the target area.

"They're finally gone."

Perona, who was watching the situation from above, breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly passed through the wall below and returned to Usopp and the others as fast as she could.

"How is it?" Usopp asked in a low voice, "Have they left?"

"Yes, they've already gone far away."

"That's good."

Usopp breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down at Leo and said, "Alright, you guys can go now, Leo."

"Huh?"

Leo paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Isn't Uso Landu fighting alongside us?"

He had initially thought the other person would choose to go in with them, but they didn't?

"Um..."

Usopp touched his eyebrows and then said, "It would be a piece of cake for me to do it, but having me back you up will boost your confidence, understand?"

"Confidence?"

"I see!"

"We understand!"

The Tontatta laughed. That's right, with a hero backing them up, they would indeed have more confidence.

"Don't worry," Usopp said, giving a thumbs-up. "If anything happens, I'll get you all out of here."

"It's so reliable!"

"Hero, Uso Landu!"

Seeing Usopp looking at them intently, the Tontatta became excited.

With someone like that following them, they're sure to be able to confuse Sugar!

"Hey-hey."

Hearing the little ones praising him, Usopp grinned. Although what he thought and what he said were not quite the same, it still felt great to be praised like that.

Perona, who had watched Usopp interact with the Tontatta the whole time, shook her head helplessly, then looked down at Leo and said, "Leo, if we don't hurry, Trebol will be back soon."

No one knows how much time Robin's clone can buy them this time, so we have to be quick.

Leo understood Perona's meaning, and quickly led his companions into Sugar's room.

"Whoosh~"

"Um?"

Upon hearing some noise, Sugar subconsciously looked behind her, her brows furrowing slightly.

'That sound...'

As if she had just realized something, Sugar sneered inwardly, then casually looked away, pretending she hadn't noticed anything.

'Great, she didn't notice at all!'

Leo, who had witnessed all of this, immediately had his eyes light up.

This time, it can work!!!