Xi Yan, hurry up and think of something!

Seeing that Xi Yan had said so, everyone relaxed for the time being.

However, to prevent any accidents, they still looked back from time to time, fearing that Fujitora might suddenly give them a hard blow.

"Hey, giant!"

Holding Luffy tightly in Hajrudin's Luffy, Luffy struggled and said, "Let me go! I'm not finished fighting yet!"

The fight with that blind man isn't over yet, how can he just leave like this?

"Next time," Hajrudin said. "There are more important things to do now."

"Yes, Luffy."

Usopp ran over and advised, "If we keep fighting, we might be left here, which would be very disadvantageous for us."

Although Xi Yan said he could take them away, if a fight breaks out, Dressrosa could be completely reduced to ruins.

This is not what he wanted to see.

"But..."

Before Luffy could finish speaking, he noticed that it had suddenly gotten dark, causing him to swallow his words.

"This is?"

"Hey, are you kidding me?!" Edio stared in horror at the wreckage slowly moving above them, saying, "Is Fujitora really planning to crush us to death?"

With so much wreckage falling, it's uncertain whether they'll be killed, but the pirate ship will definitely be destroyed.

Upon hearing this, the others' expressions turned grim.

They don't want to die here.

"Well, Straw Hat," Fujitora said softly, "Although I can't see, you should be able to see everything here."

Faced with this inescapably dark sky, what choice will you make?

"Will they send the Blood-Eyed Ninja to make a move?"

If the Blood-Eyed Ninja really makes a move, it will save him the trouble of figuring out how to report it later.

After all... he only just discovered that the Blood-Eyed Ninja was still alive, wasn't he!

Now, it's up to Straw Hat and Blood-Eyed Ninja to choose.

Smoker silently watched the scene unfolding in the sky, thinking to himself, 'It seems Fujitora really is determined to kill me.'

Should we take action?

After thinking for a moment, Smoker abandoned the idea of taking immediate action and decided to observe the situation first.

"This guy's serious..."

Xi Yan glanced at the wreckage hovering above them, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Perhaps Fujitora didn't intend to capture them before, but now... there's a high chance he's really serious about it.

"That guy really is planning to wipe us all out!" Usopp said, somewhat frantically. "Xi Yan, you better think of something!"

"It seems I'm the only one who can handle this."

Xi Yan sighed helplessly, then clapped his hands and shouted, "Water Release: Water..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he seemed to realize something and suddenly stopped.

The rapidly falling debris in the sky stopped in its tracks at that moment.

"Um?"

After glancing instinctively into the distance, a hint of surprise appeared in Xi Yan's eyes. He murmured, "I really didn't expect these people to come here..."

What are you doing?

Usopp cried anxiously, "Hurry up and do it!"

"Looks like we don't need to." Xi Yan glanced at the wreckage that had stopped in the sky and said, "Didn't you notice those things stopped?"

Upon hearing this, Usopp instinctively looked up at the sky, then rushed over and grabbed Xi Yan's arm, saying, "So what? This thing could fall down at any moment!"

Without anything made by Xi Yan to protect them, Usopp always felt uncertain.

"I said, it's not needed for now." Xi Yan pointed to the citizens rushing towards them and said, "With these people here, Fujitora won't continue attacking."

"These people?"

Usopp turned and glanced behind him, then his eyes widened as he exclaimed, "These are... Dressrosa Citizens?"

"Yes."

Xi Yan chuckled and said, "It seems these people haven't forgotten our kindness."

These guys must have rushed over to help as soon as they learned that Fujitora was planning to attack them.

With them around, even Fujitora, a very righteous marine, wouldn't shoot down the attack, since that would easily harm ordinary civilians.

Haha, at least it wasn't a waste of time to help them.

"Give Lady Rebecca back to us, Lucy!" the citizens shouted. "Aren't you a hero?"

"That's right, Lucy, give Princess back to us!"

"Princess Rebecca has already suffered enough; let's not let her suffer any more misfortune!"

"Please wait a moment, everyone."

Fujitora turned around and said loudly, "There should only be those criminals ahead; Princess Rebecca isn't here."

"Please stop, I will..."

"Get out of the way, Marines!" a citizen interrupted Fujitora, saying, "Mind your own business! We're going to drive those pirates out ourselves!"

"You're right, you can stay to the side!"

'Personally driving them out?'

Several question marks appeared above Fujitora's head. Why were these citizens suddenly coming over to say these things?

Don't they know how strong these guys are?

"What's going on behind us? Why is it so noisy?" Jette glanced back in confusion. Could it be that the Navy had brought in a large force?

Luffy looked back curiously, somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong?"

"Hey, giant, let me go!"

"That's enough," Hajrudin said, frowning.

There's no time for Straw Hat to act recklessly now.

"I won't fight anymore," Luffy said seriously. "So let me go."

Seeing Luffy's serious attitude, Hajrudin paused for a moment, then released Luffy.

After gaining his freedom, Luffy quickly climbed onto Hajrudin's shoulder and carefully looked behind him.

"What are they doing?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "Why are there so many people?"

"Hehe, you can interpret it as... they came to see us off," Xi Yan chuckled.

The moment these people appeared, Xi Yan understood their intentions.

They simply didn't want the navy to attack them.

With these people around, even if Fujitora wanted to kill them, he would have to consider their lives.

This is also why he said earlier that these people remember the Straw Hat Pirates well.

"Give it to us?"

Luffy tilted his head. "Why are you giving them this?"

"Right."

Xi Yan glanced back and said, "This is also their intention."

Seeing that Luffy still didn't understand, Perona floated in front of Luffy and explained, "Isn't Fujitora planning to smash these things down?"

"Now that these people are here, he doesn't dare to make a move, which is probably why the attack suddenly stopped just now."

"Am I right, Xi Yan?"

"That's right."

Xi Yan nodded, agreeing with Perona's opinion.

Fujitora did indeed stop his attack because of this.

"Oh, I see."

Luffy a punch; looks like these guys are actually pretty nice.

"Hahaha, you despicable pirates, get out of here right now!"

"Quickly, save Lady Rebecca!"

"Lucy!"

"Lucy!"

"Lucy ~"

"We'll definitely arrest you, hahaha~"

"Prepare the boats quickly! We're going to chase them all the way out to sea!"

"This is..."

After using his Observation Haki to sense the emotions of everyone around him, Fujitora fell silent.

There wasn't a trace of anger in these people's emotions.

No... I should say I didn't have even the slightest negative emotion.

Their hearts were filled with gratitude for the Straw Hat Pirates!

Is this... truly what the people of Dressrosa are thinking right now?

"Hey everyone," a little girl said, perching on her father's head, "Lady Rebecca is currently at her home on the other side of the hill with Kyros."

"Haha, yes," the girl's father laughed, "Everyone knows the truth about this."

"Huh?"

The girl paused for a moment, "Do the adults all know this?"

"Kyros were to withdraw from the royal family, they would naturally do the same," the man beside him chuckled. "After all... they are father and daughter."

"The adults have known about this for 16 years."

"The three of them lived happily on the hill with Lady Scarlet."

Just like the true nature of Fairies, everyone has been silently protecting them.

"Huh?"

The little girl wondered, "The rumor before..."

"That's because we're cooperating with Lord Kyros." The man shook his head helplessly and said, "After all... it's Lord Kyros's choice."

They naturally understood why Kyros had done this, so they chose to respect his decision.

"Alright, that's enough. Let's get out of here quickly. If we're too slow, the Navy might hurt Lucy and the others. We need to get our benefactors out of this country safely." After saying that, the man turned and glanced at Fujitora, who was standing silently in the distance, then shouted, "Lucy, we're coming for you!"

"Lucy, don't run!"

Hahaha~

"Quick, keep up!" a man said with a smile to his companion. "As long as we stick close to Lucy, Fujitora won't let the debris fall from the sky."

"That's right, hurry up and keep up, hahaha."

"Lucy, you bastard, give Princess Rebecca back to us right now!"

"Lucy!"

Fujitora, who had used his Observation Haki to capture the entire conversation between these people, fell silent.

He truly hadn't expected the Dressrosa Citizens to go to such lengths for the Straw Hat Pirates.

So... this time, he really can't make a move.

'Simple and stubborn Straw Hat Luffy,' Fujitora thought to himself, 'Everyone is helping you.'

Who exactly are you?

What color is your hair?

What do eyes look like?

What about her face...?

After slowly sheathing his sword, Fujitora smiled and said, "If only I could still see, Truth see what you look like, Straw Hat."

"It should be a kind face."

This was the first time Fujitora regretted gouging out his own eyes. If he could, he really wanted to see what Straw Hat looked like.

Oh, and the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

The man who single-handedly stormed the Holy Land to save the slaves of Mary Geoise... Truth to know what kind of man he was.

After shaking his head with a smile, Fujitora slowly raised his head and looked at the wreckage in the air.

"These weapons floating in the air... seem to be completely useless now."

Well, since things have already come to this point, then... let the Straw Hat leave here safely.

"Looks like this is none of our business," Smoker said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Tashigi gave a hesitant look, her awkwardness making Smoker quite helpless.

"Alright, stop dwelling on this." Smoker turned and walked towards Fujitora, saying, "Let them go this time."

"Tashigi, you'll be going with the main force too, right?"

"Yes."

Tashigi ultimately didn't voice her thoughts, but instead obeyed Smoker's orders and turned to leave.

Smoker didn't pay any attention. After arriving next to Fujitora, he asked, "Have you gotten your wish?"

Aren't you the same?

Fujitora's expression remained unchanged, still bearing that faint smile.

Smoker knew what he was thinking, so Fujitora didn't intend to hide his own thoughts.

"Yes."

Smoker glanced at the Port with a complicated expression and said, "Although I really want to arrest those bastards from the Straw Hat, this time... I really can't bring myself to do it."

Regardless, Dressrosa was saved by the Straw Hat Pirates and these people.

He felt he couldn't get over the mental hurdle if he were to arrest them at this point.

Fujitora's smile widened upon hearing this; he and Mr. Smoker were indeed very compatible colleagues.

"Have you thought about how you're going to report this?" Smoker said in a deep voice, "You should know the consequences of letting Straw Hat and the Blood-Eyed Ninja go, right?"

"In terms of risks, we're actually on the same level," Fujitora said calmly. "As for the report you mentioned... I can't very well risk killing civilians by attacking the Straw Hat Pirates."

"Once the wreckage falls, there will definitely be civilian casualties."

Smoker chuckled at this, thinking that only a naive person would believe such a thing.

With Yixiao's strength, he could easily launch a precise attack on targets at sea, but he simply chooses not to.

Ultimately, these citizens were simply giving him a plausible excuse.

One... reason that made him give up the attack.

"I hope your reasoning will convince that person at Navy Headquarters."

"Whether he believes it or not is his business," Fujitora said calmly. "It has nothing to do with me."

"You really do things your own way," Smoker grinned broadly. "But I like it, hahahaha~"

That's right. Whether they believe it or not is a matter for the Navy Headquarters. What does it have to do with us generals fighting on the front lines?

All they have to do is report the actual situation; if you don't believe it, you can check it yourself.

As for whether it can be found?

Ha, who cares?

Then, as if he had just thought of something, Smoker said, "But the World Government might not believe you."

"Then let them investigate," Fujitora said calmly. "Anyway, I've done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide."