Would You Mind Moving?

"I need... you help me save someone. He's suffered a severe gunshot wound and is dying!!!"

"Please, please save him...!!"

"This person is the most important person to me, I absolutely cannot let him die!!!"

Luo cried out in a hoarse voice, and anyone could feel the helplessness in his heart.

"Okay, you point the way, and I'll carry you there!"

North Blue.

Half-hidden by Cloud-Mist, Atlas carried Tesoro swiftly through the sky, his Observation Haki constantly locked onto Vergo.

Fortunately, Vergo hadn't Awakening his Observation Haki at this time, otherwise Atlas wouldn't have had such an easy time tracking him.

"Phew~ We're almost there. That Vergo guy can really run..."

Atlas breathed a sigh of relief. For the past two weeks, he had been following Vergo at a moderate distance, and they had finally reached their destination.

"Mr. Vergo? Your target this time is Mr. Vergo."

Tesoro, who had recently joined the Navy, was assigned to Vergo's command. Vergo usually preferred his subordinates to call him "Mr. Vergo." Tesoro had a good impression of Vergo, so he was somewhat confused by Atlas's pursuit of Vergo.

"Ugh~ That guy's a traitor! Oh, no, to be precise, he's a spy sent by Pirates."

"What?! Mr. Vergo is actually a spy sent by the Pirates?"

Tesoro was startled, but out of respect for Atlas, he did not immediately defend Vergo.

"That's right, now we're going to get down to business..."

On the other side...

With Vergo successfully located Rosinante's hiding place.

"Mr. Corazon--! This navy officer said he'll save you!!"

"Roy shouted loudly from behind Vergo!"

"Huh!?" Vergo was initially incredulous, then stared wide-eyed at the injured man before him. "Corazon? How did you get here, and so badly injured!?"

"Vergo!!!"

Rosinante couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, never expecting to see Corazon, the previous Donquixote Family Corazon, here! And if he wasn't mistaken, wasn't this guy wearing a naval lieutenant commander's cloak?!

"You can talk!?"

Vergo was startled again, and he didn't even care about Luo on his back, letting him fall off.

If he wasn't mistaken, this young master's younger brother, Corazon, the second generation of the Donquixote Family, was actually an undercover agent sent by the navy!

"Damn it, I did something stupid again!"

Rosinante slapped his forehead hard, saying with some annoyance.

"Huh? You two know each other?"

Just then, Luo's voice interrupted at a very inopportune moment.

"You call him Vergo...? Huh?"

Law suddenly felt that the name was somewhat familiar, and he immediately recalled what Doflamingo had once said to him.

Vergo... was once the family's highest-ranking official!!!

"So, the so-called secret mission your family assigned you was to infiltrate the Navy!"

Looking at Vergo's increasingly cold face, Rosinante felt a sense of despair rise in his heart. He never expected to be so unlucky as to encounter Vergo, a naval spy, among the countless naval forces. It seemed that he would have a hard time leaving this island today.

"I understand now... Rosinante!"

Vergo stopped calling Rosinante Corazon; in his mind, someone who had betrayed his family was unworthy of that title!

Bang!

Suddenly, Vergo kicked the collapsed Rosinante, shouting angrily, "You traitor! I never thought I'd catch such a big Nezumi like you!!"

"You know that once your information gets out, all of the family's plans will fall apart!!"

As Vergo kicked Rosinante hard, he angrily denounced his 'crimes'.

"Are you that guy named Vergo?"

"Stop right now!!!"

Luo was also startled by Vergo's sudden outburst and immediately lunged at Vergo, opening his mouth wide to deliver a hard blow.

Bang!

Vergo flicked his wrist, sending the fan hanging from his waist flying.

"You must be the young master who mentioned the boy named 'Luo'? Since you know my name, you should address me as a senior..."

"Mr. Vergo!!!"

After throwing Rosinante flying, Vergo continued his retaliation against him, the sounds of his toes hitting flesh echoing incessantly, and blood continuously gushing from Rosinante's body.

"Since you disappeared when you were 8 years old, and then reappeared before us 14 years later, it's because you're his brother that Dover has never doubted you, and even made you the highest-ranking official in the family!"

And what about you?!

"How dare they betray Dover! Ah--!!"

As his speech quickened, Vergo's attacks became increasingly ruthless, seemingly still unsatisfied with the hatred in his heart, he dragged Luo over and beat him up as well!

Blub Blub~ Blub Blub~

Just when Rosinante thought he was about to die, the Den Den Mushi on Vergo's body suddenly rang.

"Hey, where are you now, Vergo?"

The call connected, and a naturally arrogant voice came from the Den Den Mushi.

"I've arrived at Minion Island, but I've discovered a secret..."

"Oh? To put it simply... what exactly happened?"

"Rosinante is a spy sent by the Navy to infiltrate your family. This guy has betrayed you, Dover!"

"Fufufufufu! My dear brother, you didn't kill him, did you, Vergo!"

Chapter 171 Can you move aside?

"Doflamingo, it seems we're a step too late. The Devil Fruit that the Barrel Pirates had seems to have been stolen, and they're searching for it everywhere."

"Um??"

Doflamingo, who was on the phone with Vergo, narrowed his eyes slightly, a look of understanding suddenly appearing on his face. He immediately shouted into the microphone in his hand.

"Vergo, whatever you do, don't let Corazon get away! He's the one who stole the Op-Op Fruit!!!"

"Okay... I understand..."

Upon hearing Doflamingo's instructions, Vergo instinctively turned to look in the direction of Rosinante.

"Um!!?"

"How did he get away...? When...??"

"Fufufufufu... did they escape? But they can't escape this island!!"

Doflamingo cut off the communication, his face grim. At the same time, he opened his palms towards the sky, and countless huge Threads shot out into the air like a volcanic eruption.

Then, as if reaching a climax, these white lines plummeted to the ground like shooting stars. Countless white lines continued to split, extend, and grow, before plunging fiercely into the Minion Island, like a confining cage!

Birdcage!!!

This is the strongest move Doflamingo could unleash before his abilities Awakening. The imprisonment technique currently being shown is only one of its abilities, possessing both manipulation and attack characteristics, but there's no need to demonstrate it in this case.

However, somewhere on the island.

"What is that?!"

Luo looked at the Birdcage that filled the sky with some horror; this terrifying power completely overturned the worldview he had formed in his short life.

"That must be... Doflamingo's ability."

"And it seems we can't escape anymore..."

Rosinante shook his head with a wry smile. He hadn't expected his luck to be so bad. He had thought that escaping Vergo's grasp with the Calm-Calm Fruit would be enough to truly escape the island, but it seemed Doflamingo had some incredible tricks up his sleeve. It appeared he had underestimated Doflamingo...

"However..." Rosinante muttered to himself, looking at Law beside him, "Letting Law escape alone shouldn't be a problem, if I go out and distract Doflamingo."

"Luo, we might need to move around a bit later, let's go!!!"

Rosinante shoved Ro to walk away, not forgetting to force a grin at Ro as he turned back, despite the pain in his body.

Even though Vergo's beating seemed somewhat comical, Rosinante smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Because... even if Luo remembers that face one day, smiling is always better than crying!!!

Minion Island, in mid-air.

"Lieutenant Vice Admiral, this is..."

Tesoro looked at the enormous cage that enveloped the entire island and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Just the Devil Fruit Ability of some Pirates."

Atlas remained calm and activated his Observation Haki to try and assess Rosinante's condition.

"Phew~ That's alright."

Rosinante was still alive, though a little weak; it seemed he hadn't arrived too late.

Only...

Atlas carefully examined the Birdcage before him. It wasn't covered in Armament Haki; Doflamingo's Haki level was far too low to cover the Birdcage that enveloped the entire island with Armament Haki.

Thump!

Atlas raised his hand and tapped it. It wasn't as hard as he had imagined; instead, it felt soft to the touch, like Threads. But if he thought he could easily break it, he would be sorely mistaken.

He could sense that if he attempted to destroy it by brute force, less than half of the original force would actually reach it. It possessed both softness and hardness, giving it a hardness comparable to Famous Sword even without being imbued with Haki!

But...

Atlas's gaze sharpened, and the muscles in his hands suddenly bulged, each muscle clearly visible. Black and red Armament Haki surged wildly, and two enormous arms that seemed disproportionate to his body instantly appeared on his body!

Life Return - Martial God Arm!!!

Then, to Tesoro's horrified gaze, Atlas opened his giant hands and grasped two of the bars of the Birdcage, veins bulging on his arms as the Divine Strength granted by the Ox Talisman was unleashed!

Sizzle!!!

"Fufufufufu... Corazon, it's been half a year."

Doflamingo grinned maliciously as he looked at Rosinante, who was surrounded by his family members, and laughed angrily.

"..."

Rosinante, sprawled on the ground, remained silent, her eyes fixed on Doflamingo looking down at her. However, her thoughts were on Law hiding in a box nearby, while she diligently maintained her Devil Fruit Ability to ensure Law wouldn't be discovered by Doflamingo and his crew.

Doflamingo remained silent, wanting to see how his younger brother would struggle after betraying him.

"Hoo... cough cough... I am a navy man."

Rosinante broke the silence first, "Marine Headquarters Commander Rosinante, Navy number 01746, infiltrated the Donquixote Family to infiltrate and infiltrate Doflamingo, the captain of the Donquixote Pirates, in order to stop their various evil deeds!!!"

"I'm sorry for lying to you... because I didn't want you to hate me!"

Rosinante spoke with difficulty.

"... What's the point of talking about this kind of thing at a time like this?"

Doflamingo remained unmoved.

Clearly, he thought Rosinante was confessing to him.