A Punishment Etched into the Bones

"They're dwarves! What interesting little fellows. The fairy tales passed down in Dressrosa—they were about these little guys?"

"It's true. Even the biggest one is only as large as this young lady's palm. How rare!"

After curiously comparing sizes and confirming that they truly were not even as big as her palm, the little dwarf before them grew even more dissatisfied.

"How rude! I'm Leo, captain of the Tontatta Kingdom's army! I'm not some rare little fellow!"

Leo, who was shorter than a short-barreled flintlock and carried a needle and thread, turned to King Riku and asked.

"King Riku, why did Dressrosa suddenly catch fire? Did something happen?"

"It's nothing, just a disturbance caused by some pirates. It has completely calmed down now, though a few misunderstandings arose from it. Could I ask you and Princess Mansherry to heal this child's arm?"

Taking out the severed arm preserved in a cooler, King Riku looked at Baby 5. Leo nodded repeatedly and patted his chest in assurance.

"Since it is King Riku's request, I, Leo, will definitely do it!"

Looking around, Hanazuki and the others were currently within the forest area of Green Bit. This vast environment for the dwarves had always been a room excavated to host human guests.

Yet it still seemed somewhat crowded for humans, even though this was already one of the largest tree roots near the inner forest.

"Leo is a Stitch-Stitch Fruit user. Princess Mansherry of the Tontatta tribe has tears with healing powers; no matter the injury, they can restore it."

King Riku introduced them in a low voice. Clearly, he had deep ties with the dwarves here. The cheering dwarves around them, as well as this small island adjacent to Dressrosa, made the reason obvious.

"There are many ability users among the dwarves?"