Blind Little People

As the group of Little People moved, both Luo Ji and Yamato sensed their presence with Observation Haki.

A thought suddenly flashed through Luo Ji's mind, and the corners of his mouth lifted.

Bang!

Luo Ji flicked a gold coin into the air, and a chestnut-shaped hat appeared on his head. Yamato and Tama stared at his changed appearance in bewilderment.

When the Little People warriors hidden in the Flower Field saw the chestnut head, they all revealed looks of extraordinary delight.

This unfamiliar giant human looked exactly the same as their great hero, Noland.

"Captain Leo! Has Lord Noland returned?"

Vica, a member of the Little People reconnaissance squad, grabbed Leo's hand and shouted excitedly.

Had the great hero statue standing tall in their Tontatta Kingdom come to life?

The Little People, who were face-blind when it came to chestnut-shaped faces, could not tell the difference at all.

"I'm going to see Noland!"

One Little Person after another rushed out in a swarm to meet their great hero.

Even Cyrus had not expected the Little People to charge out just like that.

He still had not fully figured out what Luo Ji had in mind for the Little People.

"Noland!" xN

"Noland, you've finally appeared!"

"Noland, will you help us like you did back then?"

"Noland, the Donquixote Family is too evil now. Please help us."

More and more Little People appeared, chattering as they poured out their grievances to their great hero.

When Yamato saw the Little People appear, her eyes nearly melted.

"So cute!!"

Yamato hurriedly pulled out a logbook and began writing and drawing in it, moving at lightning speed.

She had encountered Little People who were not even recorded in Oden's Logbook.

"Don't worry! I came here to help you. Before long, I'll bring my crew and drive them away!"

Luo Ji shamelessly made his declaration, having already decided how to deceive these honest and obedient Little People.

"That's wonderful! Great Hero Noland!"

"Noland! Noland!"

The Little People erupted completely, leaving Cyrus and Rebecca staring in utter astonishment.

What was going on?

"Hold on, hold on. My name is Luo Ji, a warrior who intends to liberate the entire world."

Luo Ji waved his hand and spouted solemn nonsense with an incomparably serious expression.

"Liberation Warrior Lojiland!"

"Liberation Hero Lojiland!"

"Great Hero Lojiland!"

Hearing Luo Ji's introduction and dream, the Little People became even more excited, shouting with great enthusiasm.

"So Luo Ji big brother's dream is to liberate the entire world."

Tama's eyes sparkled. She seemed to remember Luo Ji saying before that he wanted to become the strongest person in the world and defeat the King of the World, the Five Elders, the Four Emperors, and the Three Admirals.

"Luo Ji, so you're the great hero! Then I'll be the great hero's vice-captain!"

Yamato excitedly recorded what had happened that day, even drawing a rough portrait.

"Does the captain want to become a great hero or a great pirate?"

Rebecca could not understand this pirate captain with such lofty ambitions.

More importantly, she was completely baffled as to how Luo Ji had become the Little People's great hero.

Cyrus was in much the same state, equally bewildered.

Through their passionate exchanges and shared grievances, the Little People and Luo Ji grew increasingly close.

They even invited Luo Ji and the others to visit the Tontatta Kingdom in Green Bit.

They wanted to introduce the great hero Lojiland to King Gancho and Princess Mansherry and let the entire kingdom celebrate.

The great hero who had saved their Little People had appeared once again.

Luo Ji also wanted to meet this user of the Heal-Heal Fruit.

He accepted the Little People's invitation.

High in the sky, a gigantic flying crane sped through the air.

"Captain Luo Ji, your ability is incredible!"

Rebecca faced the wind, her pink hair streaming behind her as she looked down at the sea below, her face filled with excitement.

"Lojiland! You must defeat the Donquixote Family!"

Leo and Vica, along with the other Little People, clung to Luo Ji's shoulders or crawled over his clothes. They were all excited to get so close to their great hero idol.

"That lion dog can fly too?"

The toy soldier Cyrus stared at the lion-like Komainu, which had actually transformed into another recovered monster.

Was this a Komainu with a Devil Fruit ability?

This pirate crew was truly powerful.

"Of course! Our Luo Ji Pirates are going to become the strongest pirate crew, surpassing even Roger, the Pirate King!"

Yamato said proudly, but in the next moment, she carefully stroked the Little People on Luo Ji's body, wishing she could grab one or two for herself.

But the Little People were simply too attached to Luo Ji, making Yamato a little jealous.

At that moment, in a room somewhere on the Plateau of King,

Violet cupped her hands around her eyes as she watched the flying crane and its passengers recede into the distance.

"Rebecca and the Little People are actually so familiar with that man?"

A glint flashed through Violet's eyes, as if she had glimpsed a trace of hope.

This Luo Ji Pirates seemed completely unafraid of Doflamingo.

But that made sense. This Rakshasa Queen Yamato was the daughter of Beast Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and had a bounty of 1,399,000,000 Beli.

And this Yama, Gol D. Luo Ji, was no ordinary man either. He dared to attack a Marine fleet and forcibly seize Hanafuda, the former Shichibukai.

They truly had no reason to fear the Donquixote Family.

"Rebecca, you must succeed!"

Violet murmured softly. She did not report the Luo Ji Pirates' appearance in Dressrosa to Doflamingo, choosing instead to keep it hidden.

One day, Rebecca would return with the powerful Luo Ji Pirates and overthrow Doflamingo's rule.

Green Bit—Tontatta Kingdom.

The arrival of Luo Ji and the others sent the entire kingdom of Little People into a frenzy.

Noland had saved them back then, and now Lojiland had come to save them as well. They were simply too lucky.

"Lojiland, Doflamingo is too evil! He captured many of our people.

He sold those people to the Celestial Dragons and to Four Emperors Big Mom..."

King Gancho wept as he spoke, his face filled with guilt. If their strength had been sufficient, he would have fought the Donquixote Family to the death long ago.

The Donquixote Family, which had left Dressrosa more than eight hundred years ago, had returned to enslave them once again.

"Don't worry. Once I've built up my strength and recruited more powerful crew members, I'll return and completely defeat Doflamingo."

Luo Ji made his promise solemnly. In truth, he and Yamato could already stir up the Donquixote Family.

But if Doflamingo managed to hold Yamato back for a while, Luo Ji would not have enough manpower to deal with so many officers of the Donquixote Family.

It would be safer to recruit a few more crew members before attacking.

Unless he disregarded Dressrosa's fate while dealing with the Donquixote Family and flooded the entire country.

In that case, the Luo Ji Pirates could also defeat the Donquixote Family.

But no one knew how many civilians would die that way.

Not to mention that the Riku Dynasty would never agree to it; the Marines would probably hunt Luo Ji down relentlessly afterward.

Even wandering swordsmen like Fujitora Issho, as well as some relatively neutral pirate crews, would come to dislike Luo Ji.

That would utterly ruin their public goodwill. The Luo Ji Pirates had not yet grown strong enough, so they could not do something like that!