You idiot!

After observing carefully and seeing that Sugar hadn't noticed him, Leo quickly rushed out from the corner, reaching the basket at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and put the Tabasco Star in his hand inside.

Then, he disappeared again at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

After finishing this task, Leo gave Usopp, who was hiding by the door, a thumbs-up, indicating that the mission was complete.

'Well done!'

Usopp immediately gave Leo a thumbs up; all that was left was for him to eat solidified Tatabasasco Chili Sauce, the world's spiciest!

Then, everyone nervously watched Sugar, waiting for her to eat that incredibly terrifying Tabasco Star.

"Gurgle~"

After swallowing the grape in his mouth, Sugar turned his gaze to the basket, staring intently at the Tabasco Star that Leo had just put in.

Sugar, understanding what the other party wanted to do, smiled slightly, then reached out and picked up a grape to eat, looking extremely content.

'Pity!'

Seeing that Sugar hadn't eaten the Tabasco Star, everyone immediately looked disappointed.

So close!

Just then, Sugar gently picked up the Tabasco Star, which gave everyone hope.

'Could it be...?!'

Just when everyone thought Sugar was about to eat the Tabasco Star, she threw it away instead.

Everyone:???

Why did the other person throw the Tabasco Star?

"Hateful..."

Leo gritted his teeth. If the SOP Operation failed, all the other operational plans would also fall through, so... he had no choice but to go for it!

Leo, understanding this, immediately turned and nodded to his companions.

The others immediately understood what Leo meant; at this point, they had no other choice.

"Surrender, Sugar!"

Leo, carrying Tabasco Star, emerged from the shadows and stared intently at Sugar, saying, "We're here to reclaim our comrades who were forced to work in the Factory."

"Not only that, we're going to knock you out!"

"Dizzy?"

Sugar tilted her head deliberately and said, "But I don't know any of your companions."

"Could you please not knock me out?"

"Huh?"

"Really?"

Leo stared at Sugar in astonishment. Did the other woman really have no idea what the Donquixote Family had been doing all these years?

"Yes, really!"

"Then forget it."

Usopp:...

"What a load of rubbish!"

Usopp said, somewhat exasperated, "This is obviously a lie!"

The other party is a member of the Donquixote Family; how could they not know where the Tontatta Tribe is being held?

"What?!"

Leo and the others immediately became alert and said, "It's actually a lie?"

"That was close... thank goodness there was a hero!"

If Uso Landu hadn't reminded them, they would have really been fooled by the Sugar.

Then, Leo raised his weapon and said, "Quickly return our comrades."

"Who gave you this advice?"

Sugar turned her gaze to the direction from which the voice had just come and said, "Normally, you idiots shouldn't realize you've been tricked."

Have they joined forces with someone?

After a cold laugh to herself, Sugar turned her gaze back to Leo and the others.

"I was wondering why you hadn't entered or left the Royal Palace in the past year. It seems you've been instigated by someone."

Fine, let her take care of all the enemies here in one go.

"Go! Take him down!" Leo roared.

"Subdue her, then pry open her mouth and make her eat it!!"

"Profound!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the warriors of the Tontatta Tribe immediately jumped up and charged towards Sugar with howls.

Upon seeing this, Perona immediately turned to look at Nico Robin's location. Seeing that the other's main body remained motionless, she realized that Trebol on the other side had not noticed anything amiss.

Therefore... she has a chance to make a move!

With that thought in mind, Perona quickly rushed out from the shadows, reaching mid-air at top speed, and began creating ghosts.

"Hello!!"

Usopp's eyes widened as he watched Perona suddenly rush out. "Didn't we agree to let Leo and the others go first?"

Unfortunately, Perona didn't look at Usopp at this moment; her gaze had been fixed on Sugar since earlier.

"This is really annoying."

Sugar, who had witnessed all of this, frowned and said, "Am I being treated like a weakling?"

Because of his young age, was he considered just a weakling with no fighting ability?

Thinking about this made Sugar feel very unhappy.

In that case... let these guys experience your power!

After letting out a cold snort, Sugar immediately raised her hands and touched the Tontatta rushing towards her as quickly as possible.

The next moment...

"Weng~"

In the blink of an eye, those Tontatta at the forefront were turned into Bear Toy by Sugar!

"Bear Toy!"

"Huh?"

The Tontatta, turned into toys, were thrown to the ground, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Wasn't Sugar supposed to be a helpless little girl?

How was she able to turn them into toys so quickly?

Those who witnessed this scene immediately stopped what they were doing, their consciousness momentarily clouded.

"Let's make a pact," Sugar said coldly. "You must obey my orders until death and never harm me."

After finishing this task, Sugar turned her attention to other things. Now, the roles have been reversed!

"What's going on?" Leo asked, puzzled. "Why are there so many toys here all of a sudden?"

"Strange, what did we just do?" another Tontatta asked, puzzled.

Perona, suspended in mid-air, also wore a somewhat bewildered expression, clearly confused by the changes that had just occurred.

What was she about to do?

"Kill all the enemies inside the Executive Tower!" Sugar shouted.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the Bear Toy immediately raised their sharp knives and walked step by step toward the area where Leo and his friends were.

'Damn it, I can't disobey her orders!'

'Leo, please save us!'

Unfortunately, Leo couldn't hear their thoughts at all.

"Kill them all?"

Usopp looked horrified and said, "Does this mean killing them all includes me?"

Thinking about this, Usopp felt his legs go weak.

Even though there's only one Sugar here, nobody knows just how powerful those Bear Toy really are!

"What a coward."

After glancing at the enemies who hadn't come out of the Great Gate at all, Sugar picked up the Den Den Mushi next to her and connected to the loudspeaker outside the tower.

"Trebol!" Sugar shouted, "Come back now! You've been tricked, you idiot! Just die!!"

"Ha?"

Trebol was stunned for a moment upon hearing Sugar's words, then his face lit up with anger. He had actually been tricked?

"Hey, woman!"

Trebol glared angrily at Nico Robin, expecting an explanation, but unfortunately... Nico Robin simply turned into flower petals and vanished right before his eyes.

Trebol:!!!

"Damn it, you're making me so angry!!"

Not only did I get tricked, but I also got yelled at by that brat Sugar... It's infuriating!

Thinking of this, Trebol activated his Devil Fruit ability, throwing a stream of slime at the distant pirate ship, which stuck to it.

Then, he swung it around violently.

"Die!"

The people below were dumbfounded as they watched the enormous pirate ship take off and fly towards the Executive Tower.

Is this Lord Trebol's power?

How terrifying!

At this moment, Perona temporarily put aside the strange feeling she had just experienced and focused her gaze intently on Sugar.

"Let me take care of you then."

As they spoke, several ghosts began to float around Perona, gradually descending.

I know you.

Sugar stared at Perona and said, "The Straw Hat Crew's Ghost Princess has the ability to make others feel negative."

"But your ability is ineffective against me."

"How will you know if you don't try?" Perona snapped.

As soon as she finished speaking, Perona controlled Ghost to rush towards Sugar, but before she could go far, a huge pirate ship suddenly smashed through the wall behind her, stopping Ghost's forward momentum.

"Boom!!!"

"Ha?"

Perona was dumbfounded as she stared at the enormous pirate ship charging towards her. Where did this come from?

Although she didn't know what was going on, Perona didn't have time to think about it, since Leo and Usopp were right below.

"Get out of the way!" Perona shouted.

"Profound!"

Although they didn't know what was going on, Leo and the others obediently retreated quickly to avoid being hit by falling rocks.

Usopp wasn't so lucky; he was hit directly by a huge rock and sent flying.

"Ah!"

"Usopp!!"

Upon hearing Usopp's scream, Perona immediately looked in Usopp direction and her expression darkened when she saw that he was lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Instinctively, she wanted to go down and check the situation.

However, considering the current special circumstances, Perona temporarily abandoned her plan to check on Usopp's injuries and instead focused her attention on Sugar.

"Let's take you down first!"

Although Trebol's actions surprised her, now was the best time to strike, so... let her take care of this guy!

As she thought about it, Perona flew toward Sugar.

"Explosive Ghost!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Upon arriving at the breach, Trebol noticed this scene and immediately activated his Devil Fruit.

Then, an incredibly thick stream of slime flew out from Trebol's arm, precisely creating a barrier in front of Sugar.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

"Varied...?!"

Seeing the ghost suddenly explode on his own slime, Trebol's pupils shrank to their maximum size in an instant.

Damn it, I forgot the enemy's ghost could explode.

Without a second thought, Trebol immediately activated his ability, using his slime to fling the Sugar below toward himself.

The next moment...

"Boom!!!"

The ignited slime exploded instantly, and the force of the explosion directly blew the area apart.

"Um?"

Nicole Robin, who had just woken up, hadn't even figured out what was happening when she felt the terrifying explosion.

She then used her Devil Fruit power to create a pair of arms and blocked the boulder that was hurtling towards her.

"What happened?" Nicole Robin asked in surprise. "Where did that explosion come from?"

Could it have been Usopp or Perona who did it?

With this thought in mind, Nico Robin emerged from the ruins and headed towards the area she had been in, intending to go find Usopp.

"Trebol, you idiot!"

Sugar, held in Trebol's hand, said unhappily, "You almost blew me up, you know that!"

If this idiot hadn't reacted quickly enough, she would have died in the explosion.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."

Trebol smiled and then said, "But you're alright, aren't you?"

Sugar pouted in anger upon hearing this. What did he mean by saying she was alright?

She almost died, you bastard!

"And what kind of Devil Fruit User are you?" Perona frowned at Trebol and asked, "Why can that thing explode?"

That attack just now resulted in the friendly fire being accidentally wounded.

"Why should I tell you?" Trebol sneered. "Don't forget we're enemies."

He had no interest in revealing his intelligence to the enemy.

Seeing that Trebol had no intention of saying anything, Perona decided not to waste any more words with him.

Then, she commanded the Negative Ghost to fly swiftly towards the area where Trebol was located.

"Then let's try this trick!"

"Another explosion?" Trebol frowned. "No... it should be Negative Hollow."

Although he didn't know if his guess was correct, Trebol didn't intend to test the other party's abilities himself.

Then, he flicked out a sticky liquid imbued with Haki, which struck the Negative Ghost precisely.

"Bump!"

In just a moment, those Negative Ghost were annihilated by Trebol!

"Haki?"

Perona's eyes immediately became wary. Was this guy also a master of Armament Haki?

"I am the Top Executive in the Donquixote Family!"

Trebol casually placed the Sugar on the ground and said with a sneer, "So it's not surprising that you have Haki."

Although his physical fitness is not as good as other Top Executive, his Haki is no less impressive!

Therefore... this Ghost Princess couldn't possibly be his match!!

"Trebol."

Sugar glanced at Perona and said, "Kill them all."

Those guys who dared to lay a hand on her have no reason to live, so... they must die!

"Rest assured."

Trebol grinned and said, "I won't let them leave the Executive Tower alive."

Putting aside these Tontatta Tribe scum, let's just talk about the Straw Hat Pirates.

These guys are the Donquixote Family's mortal enemies, so... these guys must die here today!!!