A boat that operated like a hot-air balloon drifted down from Sky Island toward Dressrosa.
Haredas had spent a long time reassuring Nami, but she was still afraid.
"Don't be afraid, young lady. The Donquixote Family won't hurt us. Besides, we've been hired to expand the island below. It'll be a great opportunity to put your meteorological knowledge to use."
"What? Expand an island?"
Nami cried out and stared at Haredas in disbelief.
"Oh ho ho! That's right, expand an island. Islands form through movements in the earth's crust and changes in the environment. Expanding one will be difficult, but we can do it.
And Donquixote Doflamingo just invited me to breakfast. Come on, young lady, let's go enjoy a free meal."
Nami's face fell. If Haredas hadn't promised her an Absolute fee of three hundred million, she never would have set foot on Dressrosa.
The lure of money won out over her fear.
The boat landed on the King's Plateau, where several members of the Donquixote Family were waiting.
"Mr. Haredas, please follow me. Our Young Master and Lord Werther are in the courtyard."
Baby-5 led Haredas and Nami into the courtyard.
Nami followed obediently, but her bright eyes were already darting around with a sly glint.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Nami spotted two men talking.
She recognized them both: Yasha Donquixote Doflamingo and the Thunder Swordsman, Werther.
Neither man showed any hostility. Neither had even looked at her. Yet Nami's legs felt weak, as though she were walking on cotton.
The feeling was especially strong around the man reclining in a chair with a longsword beside him.
Just as Nami wondered what to do, a golden gleam caught her eye. She turned toward it instinctively.
At the sight before her, her mouth fell open and