Choose to save his father-in-law, King Riku, or abandon King Riku and go all out against Doflamingo.
This impossible choice was placed before Kyros, forcing him to decide.
"Commander, don't lose your head!"
"There's nothing to talk about with pirates. Everyone, shoulder to shoulder, take him down together!"
"Even if you sacrifice yourself, how could someone like him have any integrity?"
"In the end, all of us will—"
Not everyone in the city guard was some ignorant grunt. Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, urging Kyros to stand firm in his convictions.
But before he could finish, a companion standing nearby turned around without warning and drove a blade straight into his chest.
Noticing the disturbance within the ranks behind him, Kyros glanced sideways, his eyes flashing with fury.
As Kyros wrestled with his decision, chaos erupted among the city guard. Nearly half the men Kyros had brought suddenly lost control of their bodies and began slashing at the companions closest to them.
Clang!
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Stop it now!"
"Ah—"
For a time, the sharp clash of weapons, urgent warnings, and agonized cries rang through the city guard's ranks.
Several of them even waved their swords and charged at Kyros once more.
Facing subordinates controlled by Doflamingo, Kyros simply could not bring himself to strike hard. Surrounded by several attackers, he could only dodge and block their attacks swiftly.
Watching Kyros move and evade with ease under the siege of the "puppets," Doflamingo's mouth curled downward in obvious displeasure. But soon, his fingers twitched, and the controlled King Riku rushed straight into the crowd surrounding Kyros.
King Riku did not join the attack on Kyros. Instead, with one slash to the left and another to the right, he directly killed two controlled city guards.
After killing the