A Small Question

"Heh, how rude of you. You've gone from a sea rogue to Heavenly Yaksha. Has the title of the Seven Warlords of the Sea increased your strength along with it?"

"Fine, this time I'll show you some guts and allow you to call me one of the Four Emperors. Take out the Den Den Mushi that you use to contact the Five Elders. I have some unverified information that I need them to confirm in person."

The atmosphere was extremely tense, and many Donquixote Family members nervously looked at their young master.

Sugar, following behind the group, quickly began eating the grapes in the basket, her deep blue eyes behind her monocle seeming to be silently waiting for something...

"For Uchiha Huayue, please bring out the Den Den Mushi that allows communication with the Five Elders, Sugar."

In an instant, the pupils of many Donquixote Family contracted, their muscles tensed, and they subtly adjusted their angles.

Sugar, having received the order, simply said "Oh" and hurried off towards the Flamingo pirate ship outside the harbor.

In no time, Sugar held a uniquely shaped Den Den Mushi in her hands and walked quickly toward Huayue.

"Here you go, the Den Den Mushi you wanted... Oh dear!"

As she approached, Sugar stumbled, and the Den Den Mushi flew up. Just as Yamato reached out to catch the Den Den Mushi, Sugar's little hand touched Huayue's leg.

"Now! Five-Color String!"

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Five five-colored silk threads, like piano strings, rushed forward, but were easily blocked by two long swords.

"You lowly sea ruffian, daring to dream of harming my brother under the hands of a mere woman, what a pipe dream..."

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea of New World are only this weak. You call yourself someone who is on par with the World's Strongest Swordsman? You are utterly pathetic."

Snap! Smack! Smack! Smack!

The Five-Color String snapped instantly, and a trace of Haki, resembling blood, flowed across the two Armament Haki imbued with dark, domineering aura, leaving Doflamingo speechless.

With a single strike, aimed at different locations, he completely severed the Five-Color String protected by his Armament Haki from those two women...

"Fufufufufu, as expected of a woman under the Four Emperors, both her looks and strength are top-notch..."

"But the game is over!"

Hiyori and Kuina felt a strange sensation on their thighs and looked down to see the girl wearing a bear shawl with a strange smile on her face.

"Everyone has touched it, let it become a toy..."

Bang bang bang!

Amidst the swirling White Mist, plush toys and dolls appeared one by one. At this moment, Trebol chuckled strangely, waving his snot in front of him, and approached the fox doll on the throne.

"Hehehe, Sugar is Hobby-Hobby Human ate the Hobi Hobi no Mi, and has the ability to turn anyone she touches into a toy. You have all been forgotten by everyone and will spend your lives in the underground factory that will be built in the future."

"Don't be fooled by my words; I've already forgotten who you really are. This is the Donquixote Family's reliance for future transactions with the North Blue!"

Sugar walked up to the throne, looked at the fox doll with ten black tails, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Next, let's draw up a pact: First, you are absolutely forbidden from harming humans; second, you will fight to the death for the Donquixote Family; third, you will hand over all the Poneglyph and methods for deciphering them; fourth, you will reveal all the secrets of the Five Elders..."

"Is this alright, young master?"

Although he had lost his memory, Sugar, who was reading from the script with his head down, still asked Doflamingo a question.

"That's enough. Although I've lost my memory of this guy, since it's my own handwriting, there's absolutely no problem."

His signature smile appeared on his lips, and Donquixote Doflamingo's smile was echoed by many of the Donquixote Family's executives.

"Poneglyph, huh? This guy must have been a famous pirate in the New World before he became a doll."

"It's probably a trophy copied from one of the Four Emperors. If it contains Road Poneglyph, maybe our young master can set off for the legendary Laugh Tale!"

"A bumper harvest! A bumper harvest! This is a harvest unlike any other!"

Forgotten by everyone in the corner, Violet bit her lower lip and silently brought her index finger and thumb together. A deep purple light membrane appeared, and she cast her gaze at the doll on the throne.

The next second, Violet felt as if her head had been struck heavily with an iron bar. Leaning against the wall, beads of sweat the size of peas appeared on her forehead.

"Just who is this guy? Why can't the Giro Giro no Mi's power see through his mind?!"

At some point, Violet felt the furry doll slowly turn its head and glance at her with a subtle expression.

"Alright, the contract is complete. Let's get moving, dolls!"

Sugar shouted, his childish voice echoing in the empty palace hall. But what happened next shocked the Donquixote Family executives beyond measure.

In addition, even Sugar herself fell into deep self-doubt.

"Why? Why can't these dolls, these slaves of mine, move? Move them, dolls, move them!"

Sizzle! Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!

Streaks of black and red lightning flashed continuously, accompanied by purple and black sparks, and the originally cute dolls, to everyone's horror, reverted to their original appearance.

"You Seven Warlords of the Sea, yet you don't even know such common sense? As long as Haki is strong enough, the effects of Devil Fruit will be instantly destroyed by Haki."

"Calm down, Kuina. They haven't had any contact with beings at the level of the Four Emperors, so naturally they don't know the effect of Haki on Devil Fruit abilities..."

"Huh? What's this? My brother turned into a fox doll? It's so fluffy and cute!"

Clearly, the facts recounted by Kuina and Hiyori have dealt an unimaginable blow to the values of the Donquixote Family members.

"How is that possible? If that's the case, why is the strongest..."

"People always need to experience thrills they've never experienced before. It's not bad to become a doll, but this level of restraint wouldn't even allow my soul to slow down a little."

The fox doll sitting on the throne spoke softly, while Yamato silently dialed Den Den Mushi and placed the receiver in front of Huayue.

Bahru bahru bah...

After a long while, the call was connected, and the voice of Jaigolusia Satan echoed through the palace.

"Is there anything you need to report, Doflamingo?"

"It's you, the Godhead of Science and Defense. You're always so busy, all the miscellaneous tasks of the Five Elders fall on your shoulders, hehehe..."

On the other end of the microphone, Jaigollucia Satan's pupils shrank to the size of wheat awns, and his demonic voice clearly reached my ears.

"Uchiha Huayue, how did you come to contact the World Government?"

"Ah, there's just a small question I need you to answer: how much has the sea level risen over the past few hundred years?"