You Are... Xi Yan's Fiancée?!

"The blade has no nicks or chips."

Staring at his undamaged longsword, Zoro's face broke into a satisfied smile.

At that moment, the words Hawkeye had once told him flashed through his mind.

For a skilled swordsman, even a chipped blade is a disgrace.

[As long as powerful Haki is imbued into the blade, even an ordinary sword cannot be cut.]

Yes, he has now become a powerful swordsman who can no longer chip or nick his blade!

"Hey, Zoro!"

Usopp, looking down at the area below, called out, "Are you alright?"

"Ah, I'm fine!"

"It's good that you're alright."

Usopp breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Zoro's reply; he had been genuinely worried that something might have happened to the guy.

"I'll be right up," Zoro shouted.

After saying that, he began to climb the rock face, but he hadn't climbed for long when he saw Merry chasing after him from behind.

So they followed Merry to the Old King's Plateau.

"Boom!!"

"Um?"

The sudden explosion immediately drew everyone's attention.

"What happened?"

Zoro turned to look into the distance and said, "Where did that big explosion come from?"

An explosion of this magnitude could not have been caused by an ordinary artillery shell.

Let me see.

After saying that, Violet activated her Devil Fruit ability to survey the area, then exclaimed with delight, "It's the Donquixote Family's Factory!"

"The Factory exploded!"

"Hahaha, it seems Franky succeeded too!" Usopp laughed loudly.

Since there was an explosion over there, it means that Franky has defeated the enemy's officers and successfully destroyed the Factory.

In this way, the Donquixote Family would be completely finished!

Don't get too excited yet.

Zoro glanced up at the Birdcage high above and said, "Let's at least wait until that Birdcage is gone before we laugh."

"If this thing is still here, it means the culprit hasn't been eliminated yet."

"Why are you so nervous?" Perona said, resting her chin on her hand. "Luffy will defeat him anyway."

Zoro's lips twitched upon hearing this. He naturally believed that Luffy could definitely defeat Doflamingo, but letting one's guard down before the battle was over... was a big no-no in his opinion.

After all, they had experienced a similar crisis two years ago.

If Big Bear hadn't meant them any harm, the Straw Hat Pirates would have been wiped out that time.

Then, Zoro noticed Galette standing next to Xi Yan.

"Um?"

Zoro paused for a moment, then some scenes from two years ago flashed through his mind.

"You... you're not Xi Yan's fiancée?"

Galette paused for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "Hello, Roronoa Zoro, I'm Galette."

That's right, Xi Yan's partner is really savvy.

Xi Yan rolled his eyes. Why hadn't Zoro figured out what was going on yet?

"This isn't what you think, Zoro."

"Ah?"

Zoro was stunned for a moment, wondering what he meant by "different from what he expected".

Xi Yan:...

Forget it, I don't expect this idiot to be able to understand this kind of thing.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan turned his gaze to the area where Doflamingo was located. There was basically no movement there, and he wondered what was going on with him.

"What, are you going to make a move?" Galette asked softly.

"No."

Xi Yan shook his head and said, "I won't steal an opponent from my partner."

Just as he wouldn't compete with Zoro for enemies, he also wouldn't compete with Luffy for opponents; this is a form of respect for his crewmates.

"Now the enemy only has Doflamingo and Trebol left," Violet said excitedly. "As long as we protect Princess Mansherry and prevent her abilities from falling into enemy hands, victory is only a matter of time."

Although she didn't know if the Straw Hat could defeat Doflamingo, the Blood-Eyed Ninja certainly possessed that ability!

So all they need to do now is ensure that Princess Mansherry, this cheat code for infinite resurrections, doesn't cause any problems.

"Princess Mansherry?"

Upon hearing Violet's words, Xi Yan turned around and looked at her, asking, "What abilities does she have?"

"Devil Fruit User," Violet explained. "As long as she has a breath left, she can revive her opponent at full health."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan fell silent.

Then, he frowned and said, "Why didn't you say something like this sooner?"

If he had known they had such a person on their side, he would have gone in first and rescued the princess, at least to prevent the enemy from obtaining this ability.

"Don't worry, Princess Mansherry has been rescued by Leo," Perona said.

"Leo?"

Xi Yan thought for a moment, then said, "Is Princess Mansherry from the Tontatta Tribe?"

"Right."

"They really are a lucky family."

After making a remark, Xi Yan walked to the edge of the cliff, stared into the distance, and said, "However, to ensure there won't be any problems, I still have to go."

No one knew if the Navy would call for backup, so to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he still had to ensure that the little guy with the Heal-Heal Fruit's abilities remained on their side.

In this way, their wounded soldiers can recover their fighting ability as soon as possible.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Zoro, who had just been pondering the problem, suddenly spoke up, "You haven't explained it clearly yet."

Xi Yan:???

Is this guy still thinking about what he just said?

"We'll talk about it when we get back!"

After saying that, Xi Yan jumped off, leaving Violet completely dumbfounded.

No, he just jumped off from that height?

While the Blood-Eyed Ninja is indeed very strong, this level of power is simply outrageous.

"Don't worry, he won't die from the fall," Usopp said.

This guy is practically immortal; even if he falls to his death, he can get back up, so what he said isn't wrong.

Zoro, however, didn't care about such things. Instead, he turned to look at Galette, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

What exactly happened?

As if sensing the confusion in Zoro's eyes, Galette said helplessly, "This matter is rather complicated."

Zoro:...

Is this going to be another tragic and heart-wrenching story?

"To put it simply," Galette hesitated for a moment, then summarized, "My mother betrothed me to Xi Yan, so it's not wrong to call me his fiancée, it's just that he doesn't acknowledge it."

Zoro:???

Is that so?

Could it be that Xi Yan is actually a prince or nobleman from some country in the New World?

After a moment of silence, Zoro looked away and said, "This situation is indeed quite complicated."

Zoro didn't want to know any more, after all, he wasn't a gossipy person.

Zoro then turned his gaze to the distance.

' Luffy, now we're just missing you.'

"Doflamingo..."

Looking at the destroyed Factory in the distance, Trebol said, "Pica has been defeated, and the Factory has been destroyed."

"Hahaha~"

"But it doesn't matter. As long as Mansherry, the Devil Fruit User, is in our hands, the defeated executives can be revived, and the Factory can be restored after the war."

"Hahaha~"

At this moment, Trebol showed no sign of tension, after all, the Donquixote Family still had trump cards up their sleeves.

Doflamingo's eyes flashed with a cold light; he knew very well what the destruction of the Factory meant.

But it doesn't matter, as long as he captures the Straw Hat Pirates, he can force those guys who left to return Caesar.

In this way, his Artificial Devil Fruit business can be restarted.

Then he said, "Is there any news from Mansherry's side?"

"No."

Trebol shook his head and said, "The place where she's being held is very secluded; no one else can find it."

"That's good."

Doflamingo nodded in satisfaction. As long as Mansherry, their hidden trump card, was there, the Donquixote Family could not possibly fail!

This is one of the reasons why he was confident he could kill Marine Admiral.

"Why hasn't Straw Hat come up yet?" Trebol looked at the cave entrance with a puzzled expression. The sounds from below had suddenly stopped, which meant that Bellamy was dead.

Since Bellamy is dead, why doesn't the Straw Hat come up?

Who cares?

Doflamingo said nonchalantly, "Do whatever you want, you'll be here sooner or later anyway."

He's not in a hurry anyway.

Then, Doflamingo looked up at the Birdcage high above, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"However... it's time to end all of this."

After saying that, Doflamingo raised his right hand, clenched it, and applied his power to the Birdcage.

The next moment, the Birdcage enveloping Dressrosa began to tremble slightly, and then began to shrink inward little by little.

The buildings that blocked the way of the Birdcage were all cut into pieces by the Birdcage!

"Fufufufufu~"

"Enjoy the gift I've prepared for you," Doflamingo sneered.

"Hahaha~"

Trebol burst into laughter, saying, "Those idiots actually thought we'd let them go? How laughable!"

Should we offer them a bounty?

What a joke! They didn't even intend to let these guys leave alive, why would they put a bounty on their hands?

Hahaha~

Just then, a loud rumbling sound came from below, and then a figure rushed out of the cave entrance.

"Doflamingo!" Luffy roared, "I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

After settling Bellamy in, he made up his mind to double down on Doflamingo's share of the Bellamy!

"Fufufufufu~"

"You're here, Straw Hat," Doflamingo grinned. "I thought you weren't planning on coming up."

"Unfortunately, you're too late."

"Fufufufufu~"

"By the way, how's Bellamy doing?"

"After I freed him, he was completely free, wasn't he?"

At this point, Doflamingo gave Luffy an extremely arrogant look, which made Luffy's face turn red with anger.

"Stop pretending!" Luffy snapped. "You knew perfectly well that guy wouldn't run away!"

That bastard Doflamingo deliberately sent Bellamy to his death; he saw it all too clearly!

Then, Luffy activated Gear Third, making his fist enormous.

Gear Third!

"Rubber Elephant Gun!"

"Clang!"

The next moment, a huge fist wrapped in Haki struck Doflamingo mercilessly.

"The Spider Web!"

Seeing the fist getting closer and closer, Doflamingo grinned and raised his hand to create a huge spider web, successfully blocking Luffy's attack.

"Fufufufufu~"

"So Bellamy didn't run away after all," Doflamingo laughed loudly. "That really surprises me."

"You bastard, what are you laughing at?"

Enraged, Luffy swiftly bypassed Doflamingo's spider web, then wrapped his hands in Haki and unleashed his next attack without mercy.

"Rubber Jet Pistol!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

A barrage of fist shadows slammed into the ground, each strike imbued with powerful Haki and immense force!

However, Doflamingo was simply too agile, so this attack had no effect.

"Fufufufufu~"

"Your attack is still having no effect."

After grinning wildly, Doflamingo activated his Devil Fruit power, creating a vast expanse of white Silk Thread that mercilessly Luffy like ocean waves!

"Ever White!"

"Bump!"

"That was close!"

Luffy narrowly dodged the Luffy of the white wave and quickly retreated, only to step into a pool of blood, which stunned him.

"Blood?"

Somewhat stunned, Luffy subconsciously glanced back and then noticed Law lying motionless on the ground.

"Tra-man?"

"Tra-man!"

"Hello!"

"Tra-man!"

Luffy, who rushed to Law's side, anxiously pushed Law and said, "Why are you bleeding so much?"

"And what happened to your hand?"

"Hey, cheer up!"

Unfortunately, he received no response, as if Luo were already dead.

Seeing Luffy's anxious Luffy, Doflamingo stopped his attack with a smile; he genuinely enjoyed seeing his enemy react this way.

"Straw Hat, he's dead," Doflamingo said. "Isn't it obvious at a glance?"

"Liar!"

Luffy glared angrily at Doflamingo, his eyes bloodshot.

"I'm not lying to you." Doflamingo tilted his head and looked at Luffy, saying, "This guy is indeed dead. I executed him myself."

"He seems to trust you quite a bit, saying... you can perform miracles for him to see~"

"But I didn't feel like you were that great."

"I haven't felt any pressure at all during our fight, hee hee hee~"

Although they didn't know where that little rascal Luo got his confidence from, victory was now tilting in their favor!

Fufufufufu~

"Asshole!"

Luffy's face was contorted with bulging veins, and he was grinding his teeth to powder.

At that moment, he was furious to the extreme.

Tra-man a friend he acknowledged, but now he's dead at Doflamingo's hands... and Bellamy's part too!

"Asshole!!!"

"Sa~"

"What are you going to do now?" Doflamingo sneered. "We have two people on our side now."

"Fufufufufu~"

"Fufufufufu!"