Doflamingo had chosen his companions for their light, slender builds. Buffalo, whose Spin-Spin Fruit powers would carry them, could only take so many people.
So Doflamingo brought Diamante, who had the Float-Float Fruit. He could turn himself into a ribbon, as light and easy to carry as a sheet of paper.
Then there was Dellinger, a human–Fish-Man hybrid who was half fighting fish.
Baby 5, with her Arms-Arms Fruit powers, was Buffalo's longtime partner.
And Lao G, a skinny old man.
That was already half of Doflamingo's fighting strength. At times like this, he envied Rubick's Door-Door Fruit. One push of a door and Rubick could reach his destination. It was far too convenient.
Rubick had already flown into Building B when he spotted Nami and the others riding on the back of a man whose lower body was that of a crocodile.
"Uncle, you're finally here!"
Rubick flew alongside them. "What happened? Can't you handle it?"
"It's a group of children!"
Nami said, "We found a group of children in here. They've been subjected to horrific experiments as guinea pigs."
Robin put it plainly. "Those children are suffering from Withdrawal Symptoms. We can't deal with them easily, so send them away first."
"Are they on the third floor?" Rubick asked. "There's a lot of commotion up there."
"Please!" Nami said.
Rubick flew ahead to the third floor. In one of the corridors, Chopper had transformed into a gigantic beast and was struggling to keep the children from running deeper inside.
"Uncle, help!"
Rubick pushed both hands outward, activating Mirror Space. The air peeled away like layers of cabbage, spreading outward one layer at a time. The children, each as tall as a giant and with a fierce glint in their eyes, kept running forward without a clue.
But none