The Damn Traitor

"So they've finally arrived," Kyros said in a deep voice.

After saying that, he distanced himself from Diamante and turned to look in the direction of Luffy and the others.

Now that he's encountered Diamante first, then... the task of defeating Doflamingo might have to be left to the Straw Hat.

Although I'm very unwilling, this is the only way things can be now.

"Asshole..."

Diamante, who had also noticed the commotion, was so angry that veins bulged on his face. He roared, "How dare you come here!"

Don't they know that coming here means death?!

Unfortunately, neither Luffy nor Law responded to Diamante, which made Diamante even angrier.

"Finally, we've reached the Fourth Floor."

Luffy looked up at the city in front of him and said, "That bastard Doflamingo is probably in here."

"Um."

Luo nodded affirmatively; based on his understanding of Doflamingo, he was 100% certain that the other man was still inside.

"Hello!"

"Straw Hat, Luo!" Diamante roared, "I'm talking to you!"

"Diamante."

Luo glanced at him, his gaze completely indifferent, but that very look sent Diamante into a rage.

"Damn traitor."

This brat, raised by the Donquixote Family, ended up wielding a knife to kill their king... What is this if not treason?

He deserves to die!

Thinking of this, Diamante abandoned Kyros and charged at Luo with his weapon.

But before he could run a few steps, Kyros stopped him.

"You bastard, get out of my way!" Diamante roared.

"Your opponent is me!"

Kyros's eyes were filled with a cold killing intent; he would not let anyone have this one opponent.

"Soldier?"

Luo also looked at Kyros with some surprise, clearly not expecting him to step in and block Diamante for him.

"I apologize, you two," Kyros said in a deep voice, "It seems I've already used all my strength against this guy. Doflamingo... can I leave him to you?"

"Of course!" x2

Law and Luffy agreed without hesitation, which was also the purpose of their visit.

Doflamingo must be taken down by them!

"Then I'll leave this place to you, soldier," Luffy said.

"Good!"

Kyros said in a deep voice, "I will not let this fellow get in your way."

He'll personally execute that bastard who killed his wife!

Luo nodded, then turned and walked away, saying, "Let's go, Straw Hat Leader."

"Good."

Luffy nodded subconsciously, then, as if he had thought of something, quickly returned to Merry and Rebecca's side.

"Rebecca."

Luffy crouched down to look at Rebecca, grinning broadly, and said, "Great! I get to see Father!"

"Um..."

Rebecca bit her lip and nodded, almost bursting into tears.

Luffy, Luffy smiled, then turned to Merry and said, "Merry, I'm going to go with Tra-man to beat up Doflamingo, so please protect Rebecca for me."

"Of course, no problem!" Merry said, raising her head.

Her initial plan was to join Luffy and his Luffy in beating up Doflamingo after Luffy.

But Rebecca's current state is really worrying, so she'd better stay here to protect her.

"I... I'm okay, I..."

"Then it's up to you, Merry!"

Without giving Rebecca a chance to continue, Luffy settled the matter with a single sentence, then turned and left.

"Wait a moment!"

Rebecca suddenly looked up and said, "Lucy, can you really defeat... defeat that Doflamingo?"

Luffy stopped upon hearing the sound, paused for a moment, then smiled and put the hat on his head.

"My name isn't Lucy." Luffy turned around, smiled, and looked at Rebecca, saying, "I'm Luffy, the future Pirate King!"

So you can rest assured.

Hahaha~

After laughing, Luffy turned and left.

"Alright, Rebecca," Merry said, "Luffy and Law are very strong. Leave Doflamingo to them. I'll stay here to protect you."

As she spoke, Merry, acting like a little adult, patted Rebecca's arm, which made Rebecca laugh.

"Good."

Rebecca nodded, indicating that she understood.

Then, she focused her gaze on Luffy's back.

'The future Pirate King...'

"Meli Landu!" Kyros suddenly exclaimed, "Could Rebecca be sent to King Riku's side?"

Although he was confident he could stop Diamante here, stopping this Top Executive was already his limit.

If another high-ranking member of the Donquixote Family were to appear here, he might not be able to protect Rebecca.

"Okay, no problem."

As she spoke, Merry prepared to leave with Rebecca, but before she could make a move, Rebecca grabbed her arm.

"No... I don't want to!"

With tears in her eyes, Rebecca said, "I don't want to leave here. I want to watch you fight."

"At least... at least let me watch you fight..."

She wanted to watch her father kill the man who killed her mother!

On this one point alone, she would never back down.

Seeing Rebecca's reaction, Merry paused for a moment, then looked down at Kyros, letting her make the decision.

Kyros also fell silent, but he could understand Rebecca's feelings; if he were in her shoes, he would have done the same.

"Then Meli Landu you, Melanie," Kyros said. "Please be sure to protect Rebecca."

"Certainly!"

Merry used the Power of Wind to lift Rebecca into the air, saying, "This is also something Luffy asked me to do."

As she spoke, Merry carried Rebecca higher and higher into the sky.

"Hello!"

"You brat!"

Diamante, who had been silent the whole time, stared at Luffy and his companion as they passed by, his face contorted with rage, and said, "You said you want to become the Pirate King?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

The one who's going to become the Pirate King is their young master, Doflamingo!

Only that man has the right to be a man who reigns supreme over everything!

What makes that brat in the Straw Hat so special?!

With that in mind, Diamante decided to attack Luffy.

"Your opponent is me, Diamante!" Kyros shouted.

"You bastard, get out of my way!" Diamante roared.

As he spoke, he dodged Kyros's slash, then raised his hand and fired several shots, forcibly forcing Kyros to retreat.

After doing this, he turned to look in the direction of Luffy and the other person.

"This is outrageous... This is absolutely outrageous!!!"

"How could I possibly let you go to the Royal Palace to cause trouble for Doflamingo?!"

"You arrogant bastard, you ungrateful traitor, you'd better die here!"

"Death Enjambre!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Diamante fiercely swung his long sword.

The next moment, the large sword began to writhe like a snake, swiftly hurtling towards Luffy and his companion.

Seeing this, Law snorted coldly, then grabbed Luffy's clothes and activated his Devil Fruit ability without hesitation.

"ROOM!"

Shambles!

"Whoosh~"

The next moment, Luffy and Law, who were standing in the same spot, were replaced by two wooden barrels.

"Puff!"

"How can this be repaired?!"

Diamante's face turned green with rage as he looked at the wooden barrel he had cut.

That brat Luo's ability is just too unfair, you bastard!!

"That idiot!"

From mid-air, Merry clutched her stomach and laughed, "Did he really think he could take on three of them by himself?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Diamante:???

"Click!"

Diamante's face immediately contorted with rage; was this brat mocking him?

"Are you looking to die, you brat?!"

Diamante glared at Merry in the sky, wishing she could tear her to pieces immediately.

Unfortunately, Merry wasn't afraid at all, and even had the mood to mock him.

"Hehehe~"

Diamante:!!!

"Go to hell, you brat!!"

As he spoke, Diamante prepared to launch Flying Slash into the sky.

"Your opponent is me!"

Kyros roared and appeared in front of Diamante in the blink of an eye, raising his sword to strike.

"Clang!"

"Damn it, it's you again."

Diamante glared angrily at Kyros and roared, "Then I'll kill you first!"

Having said that, Diamante didn't waste any more words and immediately engaged Kyros in Life and Death Fight.

"Um?"

Upon entering the Royal Palace, Luffy curiously looked around and said, "Is this Doflamingo's Royal Palace?"

"Yes, this is it."

Luo glanced around and, finding no one paying attention, lowered his attack stance.

"This ability of yours is really convenient," Luffy remarked.

It would normally take them some time to get in, but Luo brought him in in a flash.

I have to say, this guy's abilities are truly amazing.

"But it's also very physically demanding."

After speaking, Luo paused for a moment, then continued, "Being bound by the Sea Stone before, and being carried all the way here by you, is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

At least this way of traveling doesn't require him to expend his own physical strength, so it's not wrong to say that.

"What's the meaning?"

"It means that it allowed me to conserve my energy effectively."

After saying that, Law activated his Devil Fruit ability and removed the bullets and Thread Ball from his body.

"Scalpel!"

"Puff!"

Luo groaned as he felt a sharp pain in his body, and his face was covered in cold sweat, clearly indicating that he was in great pain.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I had surgery on myself," Law said, panting. "That bastard Doflamingo shot me several times before."

As he spoke, Luo held up the bullet in his hand and glanced at it, then his expression darkened.

"They even used lead bullets on purpose... that bastard!"

Looking up at the building in front of him, Luo's eyes flashed with a cold killing intent.

Back then, that bastard Doflamingo killed Mr. Corazon with a lead bullet.

And this time, he used lead bullets to shoot himself again... That bastard definitely did it on purpose!

Thinking of this, Luo became so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Are you alright?" Luffy asked worriedly.

Luo paused for a moment after hearing this, then forcibly suppressed his anger, knowing that getting angry now was pointless.

"It's okay, I don't need to worry."

"I see." Luffy nodded, accepting Law's explanation.

Then, he looked up at the building in front of him, clapping his fists together and said, "Then let's hurry up and beat Doflamingo away!"

With that, Luffy prepared to run.

"Wait a moment!"

"What are you doing?"

Luffy looked at Law, who was holding him back, with some dissatisfaction. What was he doing dawdling at a time like this?

"Doflamingo isn't someone you can defeat with impulse," Law said in a deep voice. "Keep calm."

"Ha?"

"How can anyone stay calm when they're all here?"

"But if you don't stay calm, you can't defeat him, understand?" Luo said, frowning.

Why does this guy seem like he can't understand what others are saying?

"I've already made a deal with Rebecca. Stopping here would mean all our efforts are wasted. Don't you understand?!"

Luo:???

When did he ever say he wanted to stop progressing, you bastard!

He kept telling me from the beginning to stay calm and deal with this, you bastard!

That is...

A Donquixote Family henchman, who had been observing from the shadows, narrowed his eyes, then picked up Den Den Mushi and said, "Report, I've spotted Law and the Straw Hat in the Pool Garden."

"I see."

Sugar, holding the Den Den Mushi, flashed a cold killing intent in her eyes and said, "I understand."

"Kaga ~"

After placing the Den Den Mushi in her bosom, Sugar's expression gradually darkened.

"Ten years... a full ten years!"

"All those tens of thousands of toy slaves I painstakingly built up over so long were ultimately defeated by that kind of trash..."

At this point, Sugar's expression began to twist somewhat.

If it weren't for that Long Nose bastard, how could the Donquixote Family have ended up like this?

Thinking of this, Sugar's expression became even more distorted.

"That's why I want revenge!" Sugar said coldly. "I'm going to turn the entire Straw Hat Crew into toys!"

If she can just touch the Straw Hat Crew with those hands, she can make those guys disappear from this world forever!

Sugar then began to mentally analyze every detail of this revenge plan.

First of all, the Straw Hat definitely doesn't know her, since he's never seen her before.

Luo, the traitor, had never seen her before and naturally did not know what she looked like.

This is the key step that will allow her to complete her plan this time.

'With this premise, my chances of getting close to them should be very high,' Sugar thought to herself.

Although she is not young, she looks like a child who is only a few years old.

In this situation, the chances of the other party attacking her first are not high.

As long as she can get close to them, even if it's just a fleeting touch... she's confident she can turn them into toys to be slaughtered at will!

"No problem, the plan is perfect!"

After confirming that her plan had no flaws, Sugar's smile returned.

Now we'll see how she acts.