Rebecca Encounters a Powerful Enemy

Leo quickly ran toward the palace, while Kabu flew after him. Rebecca watched them gently.

Just then, a strong wind swept through, lifting the sunflower petals into the air. Petal after petal drifted overhead in a breathtakingly beautiful sight. Rebecca's heart brightened at the scene. This place was truly beautiful—a vast field of sunflowers.

It reminded her of when she was little, when Soldier would sing to her, "Soldier is the bravest, and he will always protect you." She remembered how the Toy Soldier had always sung that song to her and played with her when she was young.

Watching the scene, Rebecca thought, Believe in Father. He must have come to the battlefield too. Then the statue from the Corrida Coliseum suddenly flashed through her mind—Cyrus, the God of Undefeated.

Suddenly, someone emerged from the sunflower field. Rebecca looked over and saw that it was Diamante!

"Someone's here," Diamante said with a sly smile. Rebecca's mouth fell open, her eyes widening in disbelief. She was terrified—she had actually encountered one of Doflamingo's officers here.

"So it's you!" Diamante said with a smile to Rebecca.

Meanwhile, on Robin's side, Gladius unleashed countless bombs, sending them flying toward Robin and the others. Luffy immediately inflated himself. "Rubber..."

But Bartolomeo immediately stepped in front of Luffy. "Luffy-senpai, leave this to me!"

He instantly deployed a barrier, which blocked all the bombs. They were completely unharmed.

"These are Bomb Balls! They'll explode before you can reflect them!" Bartolomeo said.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Luffy said excitedly from behind him.

Hearing that praise, Bartolomeo lit up and blushed. "Geez, I'm so honored that you'd praise a lowly man like me!" he said happily.

Gladius frowned as he stared at Bartolomeo. "Bartolomeo!" he said seriously. Then he pointed at the giant toy soldiers and commanded, "Go!