Galette's Worry: Could He Have Gone After Xi Yan?

"Yes," Diamante grinned, "Those things that look like scraps of paper are the result of me using my ability to make something light and airy."

"Hahaha~"

Upon hearing Diamante's explanation, Merry's expression immediately changed.

She seemed to know what that bastard was up to.

"I won't give you that chance!" Merry shouted.

As she spoke, she activated her wind power, intending to blow away these light, floating things, but Diamante clearly sensed her intention beforehand and decisively deactivated her Devil Fruit power.

"That's what I wanted to say too!"

"Buzz~"

The next moment, those light, fluttering pieces of paper transformed into one after another iron ball studded with needles, mercilessly hurtling downwards.

"Enjoy this!" Diamante laughed and said, "I'm sure you'll love this beautiful view of the starry sky."

"Hahaha~"

"Buzz~"

As he spoke, Diamante activated his Devil Fruit ability, restoring his steel cloak to its original state, intending to use it to withstand the attack.

Then, he gave them a look of amusement, intending to enjoy watching their reactions.

To his surprise, the stardust in the sky did not fall as he expected; instead, it began to fly away into the distance.

Diamante:???

Diamante stared blankly at the air, wondering why his thorny iron ball had flown away.

No... it was blown away by the wind!

It's that little girl!

"You underestimate me." Merry, who had been constantly using her Wind Force, snorted unhappily. "This thing may be heavy, but my wind is even stronger!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the thorny iron balls began to move faster and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Diamante:...

I miscalculated.

I initially thought the little girl wouldn't be able to stop my attack, or at least not completely, but...

"Damn little thing, you always ruin my plans." Diamante softened his cloak with his power, then continued, "Looks like I'll have to take you down first."

This little girl's abilities are too much of a counter to his, so he should get rid of her first.

Thinking of this, Diamante rushed towards Merry's direction.

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

"Diamante, I won't let you succeed!"

"One by one, they all like to ruin my plans..." Diamante said unhappily, "In that case, I'll just take you out first."

After saying that, Diamante took out a gun and pointed it at Kyros was not far away.

Then, he flashed an extremely arrogant smile and said, "You know what? I used this gun to take care of your wife."

"Today... I will also use this gun to reunite your family!"

"Hahaha~"

Having said that, Diamante pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

Kyros raised his hand and deflected all the bullets flying towards him, then rushed angrily towards Diamante and swung his sword.

"I told you, you..."

Before Diamante could finish speaking, she found that her legs were being grabbed by something.

Subconsciously, Diamante glanced down, and then his expression darkened.

'Nicole Robin...'

Trying to trip him up at a time like this, is this guy asking for trouble?

If that's the case, then...

No, now is not the time to think about such things. The most urgent task is to block Kyros's attack.

With that thought in mind, Diamante hardened his cloak again and covered himself with it.

The next moment...

"Clang!"

"Puff!"

"What?!"

Feeling the pain in his body, Diamante's face immediately turned pale.

This man actually sliced through steel with a single sword strike and injured him?

After glancing at the opponent's weapon, Diamante thought to himself, 'Is it imbued with Haki...?'

After clutching his wound and taking a few steps back, Diamante's expression darkened again.

Above him are Nico Robin and that little girl playing with the wind trying to trip him up, and below him is a crazy man... This situation is really unfavorable for him.

"It hurts, doesn't it?" Kyros looked coldly at Diamante and said, "But the pain you feel is nothing compared to what I suffer!"

In the end, Kyros simply roared it out.

If he hadn't been from the Donquixote Family, he would have been a very happy husband and wife.

His wife will spend a happy life with him.

But because of the Donquixote Family, his wife died...

He did not not have any memories of her when she died.

That day, he was heartbroken beyond measure.

But because he's become a toy, his body lacks human biological responses, so... even his tears are borrowed from the heavens.

He could only howl and wail in agony.

Compared to his suffering, what was Diamante's pain worth?

"You bastard, do you even understand the despair of being forgotten by the one you love?!" Kyros roared furiously. "Do you understand the pain of watching your beloved slowly close their eyes in your arms?!"

"You understand nothing!"

Finally, Kyros rushed in front of Diamante and launched a frenzied attack.

This time, Kyros's attack was exceptionally fierce, causing Diamante to break out in a sweat, clearly feeling immense pressure.

'What's with this guy's power?' Diamante wondered in disbelief.

Normally, Kyros's strength should have weakened, since he had been fighting for so long and must have been exhausted.

But the result was exactly the opposite... Could it be that his inner belief gave him even greater power?

Belief...

Ah, he doesn't lack beliefs either!

After a cold laugh, Diamante shouted, "Kyros, no matter what you're carrying, you can't defeat me!"

"Don't underestimate my genuine swordsmanship!"

"Half-Moon Funeral!"

"Buzz~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Diamante unleashed Flying Slash without any mercy.

"Clang!"

"What?!"

As Diamante watched the Flying Slash shattered by Kyros, a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

The opponent actually Flying Slash?

Has this guy's strength improved that quickly?

"I told you, I will defeat you!"

"Don't underestimate me!"

The two roared and then clashed again, engaging in a frenzied battle.

This time, neither Merry nor Nicole Robin made a move.

Because they sensed Kyros's will, they decided to completely hand over the battlefield to him.

"You can be proud of yourself for being able to play against me for this long."

Diamante, having once again distanced himself from Kyros, calmed down and then grinned, saying, "Let me take care of you then."

"Just like... how you killed Scarlet, whom you all loved."

Upon hearing this, Rebecca's tears welled up instantly, Kyros was so enraged that his veins bulged and his eyes flashed with terrifying killing intent.

Diamante, seemingly oblivious to Kyros's reaction, continued to laugh.

"You... and all of you!"

Diamante pointed at Kyros, then at Nicole Robin and the other two, and said, "I will not let you live any longer!"

"Just like ten years ago, the Donquixote Family will defeat you all once again!"

"Hahaha~"

As he spoke, Diamante raised his weapon, intending to kill Kyros with his strongest attack.

"Diamante!"

Kyros, provoked once again, suddenly reddened his eyes.

This bastard is utterly trampling on their dignity!

"My slash can even cleave the earth!" Diamante roared, "Let me finish you off with this move!"

"This time is completely different from before!"

Armament Haki: Hardening!

"Full Moon, Funeral Procession!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Diamante unleashed his strongest attack.

"I said it."

Kyros rushed in front of the Flying Slash and shattered Diamante's Flying Slash with a single sword strike.

Then, to Diamante's astonishment, it came up to him and slashed down without mercy.

"You must die today!"

"Thunder Destruction Sword!"

"Clang!"

"Puff!"

The sharp longsword severed Diamante's weapon, then cleaved him in two, cutting through his cloak along with it!

"Ah!"

Diamante screamed as he was struck, his body flying backward uncontrollably, his eyes gradually turning white.

Finally, Diamante collapsed at Scarlet's grave and lost consciousness.

Looking at the familiar grave, Kyros silently lowered his sword, as if he were silently mourning his wife.

Then, he turned to look at his daughter, who was already crying.

That look seemed to say: Your father has killed the enemy who killed your mother, it's... all right now.

Rebecca understood the look in her father's eyes, and her tears flowed even more freely.

Seeing this, Nicole Robin gently patted Rebecca on the back, indicating that she should go find her father.

Seeing this, Rebecca nodded vigorously, then strode over to Kyros.

Looking at the father and daughter chatting in front of Scarlet's grave in the distance, Merry stroked her chin and said, "Their wish has finally come true."

"Yes."

After ten years of trials and tribulations, they finally accomplished what they had envisioned.

Nico Robin then turned her gaze to the distant Royal Palace, wondering how the battle was progressing there.

"Should we go help?" Merry asked softly.

Nico Robin glanced at Merry upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "Have faith in our captain, Merry."

Luffy is their trump card for victory; he'll definitely defeat Doflamingo, so they shouldn't cause Luffy any trouble.

After all... they could easily be captured by Doflamingo and taken hostage.

Upon hearing this, Merry smiled and nodded, agreeing that it was indeed true.

"Very good!"

Violet, who had watched the entire battle, wiped away tears and said, "Brother -Kyros has defeated Diamante. Now, the Donquixote Family is left with only Doflamingo, Pica, and Trebol!"

Scarlet, did you see that?

Your great hero killed Diamante, you... can finally rest in peace.

"Another one taken down?" Usopp exclaimed excitedly. "Great!"

"Yes."

Violet nodded and said, "Apart from Trebol, Pica, and Doflamingo himself, all the other officers were defeated by the warriors who assisted the Straw Hat Pirates."

As for baby 5?

Since this woman chose to stay by the side of the Colosseum competitor, it means that the competitor can no longer be considered an enemy.

After all... this woman has a rather unique personality.

So now they only need to worry about the other three people.

"Hehe, it seems the wind is starting to blow from this side," Kanjuro chuckled.

Perhaps the battle here will be over soon.

"Doflamingo, huh...?"

Galette turned her head and glanced at the distant Royal Palace Highland. To be honest, she was also quite curious about the final outcome.

Is Straw Hat really capable of defeating Doflamingo?

She was genuinely curious.

"Hala hala hala~"

"Looks like I don't need to go down and help," Perona said with a smile.

Zoro will handle Pica; the battle should be over in no time.

That leaves only Luffy's side.

"Of course," Usopp said. "You can stay here."

After saying that, Usopp seemed to notice something and turned to look around.

"Um?"

"Strange, where did that Marine Admiral go?"

This person was just sitting here a moment ago, how did they suddenly disappear?

"Didn't you notice?" Kanjuro asked, puzzled. "He left a long time ago."

The other party used some strange power to create a platform that could fly, which disappeared from his sight in the blink of an eye.

'It's probably Devil Fruit ability,' Kanjuro thought to himself.

The ability to fly is really convenient.

"You left?"

Usopp touched his nose, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that he's gone; I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Although the Marine Admiral didn't seem to have any ill intentions, he was ultimately not one of them, the pirates, so he still felt a lot of pressure when the admiral was there.

"He won't attack us, why are you so nervous?"

What do you know?

Usopp rolled his eyes at Kanjuro and said, "After all, he's a Marine too."

Having gone through so much, Usopp clearly doesn't trust the Navy.

Kanjuro blinked; he still didn't quite understand.

However, he didn't say anything more, lest he be criticized.

"Where did he go?" Galette asked.

This was naturally said to Violet.

She was afraid that the Marine Admiral would cause trouble for Xi Yan.

'This guy isn't going to cause trouble for Xi Yan, is he?' Galette thought to herself. 'If he Teuchi with Smoker against Xi Yan might suffer.'

"He's in the central area," Violet said, glancing at the situation. "He's directing the navy's rescue efforts."

"Oh, I see. Then it's alright."

As long as it's not about causing trouble for Xi Yan!