Just as Doflamingo had taken control of the field, with Luffy trapped, Zoro and Kin'emon driven back, and Luo's fate unknown-
"Crunch... crunch..."
A clear, utterly incongruous chewing sound suddenly came from the other end of the street, behind Doflamingo and the others, amid the lingering smoke and dust.
Then an apple with more than half of it bitten away rolled out of the smoke, coming to rest in the open space between the two sides.
Everyone's gaze instinctively turned toward the strange sound and the rolling apple.
The smoke slowly dispersed, revealing a tall figure.
He casually carried his signature Golden Long Staff over his shoulder, his upper body bare and his earlobes exceptionally long, displaying his lean muscles and the distinctive Thunder Drums on his back.
Enel's eyelids drooped lazily, as though nothing before him interested him. He simply asked in an impatient, condescending tone,
"Mortals, God has a question for you.
This place... is called Dressrosa, correct?"
"!!!"
The moment Luffy and Zoro recognized him, their pupils contracted to pinpoints!
The agonizing memory of being utterly crushed by him in the Sabaody Archipelago two years ago, without the slightest ability to fight back, instantly came flooding into their minds!
That terrifying man who called himself "God"-Enel!
"'God' Enel..."
Doflamingo's brows drew tightly together, his eyes grave behind his sunglasses. "One of Gern's 'Calamities'...
Why is this troublesome bastard here?!"
At that moment, Enel was clearly a textbook case of severe face blindness.
He completely failed to recognize the Straw Hat Boy locked in the cage before him, or the vicious-eyed Moss Head beside him holding three swords.
Perhaps Luffy and Zoro's battered state and slight disguises also kept him from placing them.
And so, when his question went unanswered,
Enel's lazy expression instantly darkened. He raised his