Tashigi's Thoughts

"This is really quite a development..."

Watching the guys brutally beating up that group, Zoro's lips twitched slightly. What kind of mess was this?

Well, with this group around, it won't be easy for others to catch up with them, so the two of them can take this opportunity to go find Doflamingo.

Thinking of this, Zoro turned to Luffy and said, "Let's go, Luffy."

"Profound!"

Luffy, then quickly grabbed Zoro and ran off into the distance. But he stopped after only a few steps because he spotted the bull that had fought alongside him in the Colosseum!

"Ushi!" Luffy exclaimed in surprise.

"Moo!"

Seeing Luffy's bull, they also showed a look of surprise, clearly not expecting him to appear here.

"Ox?"

Zoro looked at Ushi with a puzzled expression, then turned to Luffy and said, "What, you know him too?"

"Yes!" Luffy laughed and said, "He's someone I met in the Colosseum too."

Zoro:...

Jinbe was absolutely right; Luffy does indeed have a wide circle of friends.

"That's right!"

Luffy's eyes lit up as if he had just thought of something, and he said, "Ushi, take us to the Royal Palace!"

With this guy around, they'll definitely be able to get to the Royal Palace much faster.

"Moo!"

Although he didn't know what the other party wanted to do, Ushi nodded in agreement.

The three then mounted the ox and quickly rode towards the Royal Palace.

"Um?"

The Donquixote Family henchman who noticed the cow paused for a moment, then exclaimed in shock, "Why is there a cow here?"

"Hey, look! The Straw Hat are on top of a cow!"

"That's right, it's them!"

"It's the Straw Hat Crew! They're back!"

"Kill them! We absolutely cannot let the three of them..."

The man froze before he could finish speaking, because he noticed that more people had appeared behind the Straw Hat Crew.

"Four people... five people... seven people..."

"Why are there so many people behind us?!"

Seeing Hajrudin and the others running after Luffy, the henchmen were all dumbfounded.

If I remember correctly, these guys are renowned powerhouses!

"Stop right there, Straw Hat!" Lao Cai shouted. "We haven't finished talking yet!"

"I told you not to follow me!" Luffy shouted, annoyed.

Unfortunately, Lao Cai and the others did not intend to agree with Luffy's idea, after all, they wanted to repay a debt of gratitude.

"I will be the one to finally behead Doflamingo!" Blue Gilly declared.

"Shut up!"

Cavendish roared, "If you dare to get in my way, I'll kill you all first!"

"Stop talking nonsense," Lao Cai said bluntly, "Doflamingo is ours!"

"What did you say?"

He is ours!

"Be mine!"

"I'm the one who's going to kill Doflamingo!"

As they talked, they started hurling insults at each other, none of them willing to back down.

If it weren't for the unusual circumstances, they might have already started fighting.

"Hello."

Zoro looked at the guys behind him with a headache and said, "What do we do with these guys?"

If we let them run after us, things will get very complicated.

"Of course, we let them leave."

Luffy grabbed Jette's face and said, "Hey, didn't you hear me? Don't follow me, or I'll knock Doflamingo away!"

"Don't be so stingy, Great God Usopp's partner," Jette said. "Leave that guy to us."

"You did nothing wrong, let us repay your kindness!"

"Profound!"

Luo:...

Seeing Luffy arguing with these guys, Law simply fell silent.

If he had known the Straw Hat Crew could get so many powerful reinforcements, he wouldn't have gone through all this trouble.

"Hey, what's going on with these guys?" said a member of the Donquixote Family.

"They were Bullfighting Arena, weren't they? I remember them."

"But why are they with the Straw Hat?"

"Who Knows!"

"Lord Pica, what should we do?"

Pica, who had been listening to the commotion below, remained silent, but instead raised his enormous hand with a cold gaze.

"Lord Pica?"

The henchmen stared dumbfounded at Pica. Was this lord planning to blast this entire area away?

Thinking of this, the people quickly ran away into the distance.

"What's wrong?" Lao Cai also felt the tremors, asked in confusion, "Was it an earthquake?"

"No, it's that stone man!"

Jette pointed to Pica high above and said, "His attack was thwarted by a Marine just now, so this time it's probably coming for us!"

As he spoke, cold sweat appeared on Jette's face.

Although that punch didn't land, the sheer size of that fist must have been incredibly powerful. If someone had taken that hit... wouldn't they have been instantly killed?

"It's alright, let me stop him!" said King Elizabello II.

"Let me do it!" Blue Gilly said from the side. "Let me kick him to pieces."

"Utterly ridiculous."

Chinjao clenched his fist and said, "Leave it to me."

Although King Elizabello II's attacks required charging, he had seen how powerful they were.

As for Blue Gilly's strength... well, let's leave it to him.

"No, leave it to me!"

"Leave it to me!"

"Get out of my way, all of you! I'm going to chop him down!"

"Leave it to me!"

"A bunch of bastards..."

Pica, who had been listening to what was being said the whole time, had veins bulging on his face and roared, "How dare you spout such nonsense!"

After he finished speaking, the air suddenly became quiet, as if it had been paused.

The next moment...

"Puff!"

Hahahaha~

"This voice really doesn't suit him!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"How could there be such a sound? It's ridiculous."

"Right, hahaha."

Luffy burst into laughter too; this guy's voice was truly hilarious.

Pica:...

These damned bastards are courting death!

Pica was so enraged that his eyes turned red.

"Whether it's three people or three hundred, it makes no difference to me!" Pica roared. "Die!"

"I'm going to crush you all!"

Having said that, Pica slammed down his enormous hand, intending to kill everyone below.

Upon seeing this, the green Chinjao rushed forward without hesitation.

"Here it comes, leave it to me!" said Chinjao.

As he spoke, he imbued his Haki with domineering power, and his speed continuously increased.

"I'm going too!"

"Although I haven't fully charged up yet, I can start with a lightweight one."

After saying this, King Elizabello II rushed forward with Chinjao, preparing to launch an attack.

"Hasshoken Secret Art - Cone Dragon · Cone Nail!"

"The King's Punch!"

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

The next moment, their attacks slammed into Pica's enormous stone hand, shattering it into pieces in one blow!

Then, the force continued unabated, smashing Pica's entire arm into pieces, just like before.

"Hateful!"

Pica, whose arm had been smashed, looked extremely pale. "Why is everyone like this?"

"Pica's arm has been shattered again?!"

The henchmen below stared in shock at what was happening. What was going on today?

It's one thing that the previous Marine Admiral Candidate could shatter Pica's arm, but why can these pirates do the same?

"Hmph, looks like I don't need to go over there," Smoker snorted.

Smoker stopped halfway through his flight, then turned and flew towards Fujitora.

However, he suddenly stopped when he saw Xi Yan.

"Um?"

Smoker frowned as he stared at Xi Yan. Why did this person... seem so familiar to him?

With these questions in mind, Smoker flew in that direction.

"You bunch of bastards..."

He glanced at Pica, who had lost an arm, and said with a grim expression, "You really dared to do that."

"We not only dare to do it, we dare to kill Doflamingo!" Chinjao shouted.

Clearly, this old man, who was about the same age as Garp, didn't take this big guy seriously at all.

In his view, this thing was nothing but a facade.

"Grandpa's right!" Lao Cai laughed loudly, "Let's go and take down Doflamingo like this!"

"Profound!"

"No, please don't follow me!" Luffy protested. "I was the one who beat up Doflamingo!"

"Um?"

"Shut up, you damned benefactor!"

What did you say?!

So...

Standing atop a building, Tashigi looked at the scene in the distance with great surprise and said, "Why are the Straw Hat Crew hanging out with those strange guys?"

If I remember correctly, that guy with the cone-shaped haircut was Chinjao, the former pillar of the Eight Treasure Navy.

Would someone like that hang out with Straw Hat?

"Commodore Tashigi, aren't we going to capture them?" a navy officer asked.

"Smoker has gone to see Admiral Fujitora; no further orders have been given yet."

Tashigi, who cleaved a boulder in two with a single stroke, said, "Save them first."

With that, she rushed out again and chopped up all the excess stones.

"Yes!"

Knowing the personalities of their superiors, the navy personnel immediately sprang into action in all directions to rescue civilians who might be trapped under the rocks.

Tashigi, meanwhile, stared intently at Zoro's area, thinking to herself, 'This time, I will definitely retrieve the Famous Sword from your grasp!'

Famous Sword shouldn't be in the hands of pirates!

Thinking this, Tashigi nodded to herself, then turned and walked away into the distance.

"Um?"

As if sensing something, Zoro subconsciously turned around and glanced into the distance, but saw nothing.

"What's wrong?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"Nothing."

Zoro shook his head; it must be his imagination.

He then turned his gaze forward and continued, "More enemies are coming."

"Stop them!"

The Donquixote Family's lackeys roared, "Don't let them near the New Royal Palace!"

"Profound!"

Allowing these guys to get close would mean they've neglected their duties, and they might then be dealt with by the higher-ups.

They had to work hard to avoid being killed!

"You're not qualified to stop us!"

As he spoke, Edio rushed forward and punched all of them.

"Destructive Cannon!"

"Boom!!"

A terrifying explosion erupted in front of Edio, blasting all the enemies in its path away!

After doing this, Edio arrogantly declared, "If you want to stop me, call on someone even stronger!"

"That's right!"

Orlumbus grinned and walked over, grabbing several enemies in a bear hug.

"Admiral Bear Hug!"

"Click~"

"Ah!"

The henchmen, whose bones had been broken, immediately let out piercing screams.

And so, Luffy's group began to use their various skills to relentlessly beat up these troublesome underlings.

"Wait a minute, Hajrudin!" the henchman shouted. "Taking down Straw Hat can make a fortune. Aren't you interested, mercenary like you?"

"You think you can make me sell my honor for a paltry sum?" Hajrudin roared. "What a joke! I was almost enslaved like a toy for life!"

If it weren't for Great God Usopp of the Straw Hat Crew, he would have been a toy for the rest of his life.

So... even if he were to die, he would never betray someone!

Then, without giving him a chance to continue arguing, Hajrudin struck him with his hammer.

"Bump!"

"Boom!!"

With a single blow, it created a huge crater in the ground!

"Only repaying my debt of gratitude can allow me to reclaim my true glory!" Hajrudin roared. "Whoever dares to stand in my way is my enemy!"

With that, Hajrudin launched another attack on the enemy ahead, each time taking away many men.

"It's over... we can't stop them..."

Watching Luffy and his crew swiftly defeat their companions and charge forward, the Donquixote Family's underlings were filled with despair.

These guys are too strong; they simply can't stop them.

"Wait for me, Doflamingo!" Luffy roared, "I'm coming to beat you to a pulp!"

"What nonsense are you spouting, you worthless benefactor!"

Having just defeated a group of people, Lao Cai said with dissatisfaction, "We should have been the ones who defeated Doflamingo!"

"It's me!"

"It's me!"

"It should be me!" Cavendish pulled out a rose from who-knows-where and said with a smug look on his face, "After I behead Doflamingo, I'll definitely be on the front page!"

"The newspapers will report on my deeds for several days in a row, fully showcasing my heroic figure!"

"At that time... I will be a superstar!"

Hahahaha~

As he spoke, Cavendish twisted his body in utter ecstasy, which drew a look of disgust from Lao Cai.

"If you like to dream of going to other places, leave Doflamingo to us!"

"What did you say?"

"Damn it, Doflamingo is mine!"

"Mine!"

As they talked, they started arguing again.

Seeing this familiar scene, Zoro scratched his head in exasperation. "When are these guys finally going to give up?"

Forget it, let's find Doflamingo first.