Quietly Landing in Dressrosa

After capturing Hanavza at a bargain, Luo Ji's Mythical Zoan super painting had gained another monster.

"Ancient Zoans really can't compare to Mythical Zoans in combat power!"

Luo Ji sighed. The Ancient Zoan ability of Lizard King Hanavza had no additional boosts. Aside from his immense strength, he had no other advantages.

It would be better to collect the blood of other Logia users in the future.

Then he could create elemental monsters, just like Kazenbo.

He could create a whole series of monsters based on wind, ice, lightning, earth, and more.

Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin, was known as the Soul Empress who controlled the weather.

Luo Ji could also make a name for himself in that field.

After receiving his first bounty, Luo Ji and Yamato finally settled down to cultivate and set out on their search for companions.

To avoid any complications, Luo Ji wanted to get to Punk Hazard as soon as possible and obtain the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit.

That way, he could avoid any unexpected incidents.

Perhaps he could even use scrolls to store some poisonous gas and turn it into one of his weapons.

After enduring the difficult days without a navigator, helmsman, cook, or doctor, the Luo Ji Pirates' ship finally arrived at the destination marked by their first Log Pose.

This time, as he landed in Dressrosa, Luo Ji swore that he would find a way to obtain more Log Poses.

According to the newspaper reports, quite a few pirates had learned the Luo Ji Pirates' true strength.

Even Doflamingo had never expected that one of the two people hunted by Beast Kaido would actually be Kaido's biological daughter.

The daughter of a monster was still a monster.

The fact that a woman had mastered Conqueror's Coating—a power even he himself had no clue how to use—left Doflamingo extremely dissatisfied.

"If I can take down Luo Ji, can I trick this female monster into joining my ranks?"

Doflamingo licked his lips. If he could subdue Yamato, he would not only gain a powerful combatant, but might also get the chance to learn Conqueror's Coating.

He might even sire an even more monstrous offspring with this monstrous woman.

That immediately stirred up all sorts of schemes in Doflamingo's mind.

What had that brat Luo Ji done to deserve having Yamato as his vice-captain?

"Gol D. Luo Ji. Another member of the Clan of D. Don't let me run into you. Otherwise, I'll definitely kill you, the natural enemy of the gods, without a sound, and take Yamato for myself!"

Doflamingo burst into a wild, arrogant laugh, and his powerful Conqueror's Haki reverberated across the Plateau of King.

Meanwhile, Luo Ji was also thinking of a way to snatch people from under Doflamingo's nose.

The maid Baby 5 was fairly easy to trick. Sugar, the user of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit who never grew up, was hidden extremely well and would be somewhat difficult to find.

However, after landing in Dressrosa, he wanted to obtain the various Log Poses first.

For example, one for Raijin Island and one for Punk Hazard.

Luo Ji was really looking forward to storing an endless amount of lightning on Raijin Island.

When the time came, he would not only be able to strike down the Shichibukai—even the Four Emperors would get blasted.

The lightning of heaven and earth was far more violent than the lightning produced by a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user.

The power of heaven and earth was always stronger than the power of man!

Even powerhouses on the level of the Pirate King Roger and Kozuki Oden could not withstand Raijin Island's furious lightning.

"Come on, come on! Let's change your outfits! Today is all about playing and shopping!"

Using two gold coins to activate the Fuku Fuku no Mi's ability, Luo Ji gave Yamato and Tama complete new outfits. Even their hair colors changed.

It was not that this ability could only use stones and leaves as mediums. That was merely because he had been poor.

The Fuku Fuku no Mi could even create a dressing-up gate, allowing everyone who passed through it to change outfits.

It was a group dressing-up skill. Changing hundreds or thousands of people at once would be no problem.

To avoid being discovered by the Donquixote Family's spies, Luo Ji put away the pirate ship from a great distance, changed their outfits, and flew into Dressrosa.

"Our main goal this time is to buy or seize Log Poses. We'll spend the rest of the time eating and having fun."

Luo Ji assigned these two "country girls" from Wano Country their tasks. If they really could not buy any Log Poses, they would go to the Donquixote Family and steal them.

As the intermediary emperor of the Underground World, the Donquixote Family possessed Log Poses for nearly every important island.

Their business reached every affiliated country, as well as unaffiliated countries and pirate forces.

Forget Crocodile's weapons and Seastone—those were bought from Doflamingo. Even Whitebeard's oxygen tanks and milk were products of the Donquixote Family.

"We'll do whatever you say. We'll just follow you!"

The two girls, dressed in Dressrosa's distinctive and lively clothing, followed closely behind Luo Ji. Whenever they saw food they wanted to eat, they bought it. Whenever they saw something they wanted, they bought that too.

After raiding Kurozumi Orochi's treasury, Luo Ji was indeed not short on money at the moment.

Besides, he still had a large stock of finished Seastone products.

When necessary, he could sell Seastone for money. He could even use Seastone as a weapon and smash Devil Fruit users to death with it.

Although Luo Ji looked weak right now, he actually possessed the power to destroy an island.

A massive amount of seawater enough to cover an island, released all at once, would create a tsunami sweeping across the land.

Devil Fruit users without the ability to fly could very well be killed by Luo Ji in a single move.

And that was without even mentioning the ultimate weapon, Pluton.

After Luo Ji revealed the Beasts Pirates' insignia casually drawn on his arm, a Donquixote Family lackey finally respectfully led them into another underground trading market.

Compared with the prosperous and peaceful streets outside, this underground trading market was filled with pirates, and curses rang out without end!

An underground harbor carved out with the Stone-Stone Fruit's ability was lined with ships flying all kinds of pirate or kingdom flags.

This was the territory of the intermediary emperor of the Underground World, and the largest material transfer station in the New World.

Toys streamed back and forth without pause, constantly moving cargo.

"Help me! Somebody, please help me~!"

"I don't want to be forgotten. Akun, why do you want to forget me?"

"Damn you, Doflamingo!"

"I'm so tired. My leg is broken..."

In the underground trading plaza, Luo Ji's pupils contracted. He had actually heard the terrified cries from the hearts of some of the toys.

Was this the prelude to awakening Observation Haki, the ability to hear the voice of all things?

Even Fujitora Issho's special Observation Haki could hear the wails of this country.

There was no reason Luo Ji could not hear them as well.

"These toys are so strong. How are they carrying such huge crates? And how are they moving on their own?"

Yamato was extremely interested in the toys that could move and work. If Wano Country's citizens had toys like these, people would not need to perform many dangerous jobs.

Especially in the weapons and poison-gas factories.

"They're people," Luo Ji said calmly. After asking where Log Poses were sold, he led the two girls over.

"People?!"

Yamato's eyes widened slightly, while Tama nervously gripped Yamato's hand. In an instant, they both sensed the strange atmosphere around them.

"Now that we have the Log Poses, we can relax a little."

With Luo Ji's wealthy, money-was-no-object attitude, he bought a large number of Log Poses, especially those for the islands he had been focusing on.

With his String-String Fruit ability, Doflamingo could fly to Punk Hazard by himself. He had even flown to Jaya to teach the hyena Bellamy a lesson.

There was no reason Luo Ji and the others could not do the same.

With Log Poses, Luo Ji and the others could fly wherever they wanted from then on.