Block C

"Is that Mr. Luffy?" Romeo stared at Luffy, his face alight with excitement. "He's so cool! Mr. Luffy's going to win the championship, right?"

"Not necessarily..." Li Ziming shook his head. "There are plenty of strong fighters this time. You, Romeo, and Chinjao, and that guy from the Blackbeard Pirates... none of you are pushovers."

Although Luffy was tearing through the arena, Li Ziming did not let it go to his head. Instead, he calmly began assessing everyone's situation.

Li Ziming suddenly pulled out a Den Den Mushi. "Sanji! Are you all right?"

"Ming, you're safe too!" Sanji sounded a little shaken. "We fell for it. The news that Donquixote Doflamingo had resigned from the Shichibukai was a lie!"

Just as I thought. He's a cunning bastard... Li Ziming frowned. "Sanji, where are you now?"

"I'm heading for the factory Tra-guy mentioned. Violet's helping me, and I just spoke with Franky too. We're all on our way there!" Li Ziming paid no attention to Sanji's mention of Violet.

"Sanji, have you reached the others?" Li Ziming did not know whether splitting up like this had been a good idea.

"No..." Sanji's answer visibly unsettled Li Ziming. "I can't reach anyone on the Thousand Sunny, or Robin and the others..."

"Sanji, we need to prepare for the worst—that they've all been captured by the enemy..." Li Ziming's voice grew heavy. "I don't know what Donquixote Doflamingo plans to do by keeping me here, but Luffy and I may not be able to leave for a while. Go to the factory with Franky. See if you can find anything incriminating on Donquixote Doflamingo, and record it if you can. The Admiral the Marines sent this time has some history with me. If possible, see whether you can get him and Donquixote Doflamingo