Suture-Suture Fruit

"Tontatta Kingdom?"

"What kind of race is that? The Little People Tribe?"

"Law?"

Usopp and the others were all puzzled when they heard the name.

"That's right. As you can see, the Tontatta Tribe is the Little People Tribe. Their kingdom lies underground on Green Bit Island. Don't let their small size fool you—their speed and strength are astonishing. In Dressrosa, they're called fairies. They're also the Green Managers, and the main workforce of Doflamingo's SAD Factory!"

Law explained, his expression turning grave as he looked at the Little People before them.

Clearly, this race was anything but ordinary.

"Fairies?"

"Green Managers?"

"The main force behind SAD production?"

"Enemies?"

The four immediately tensed up and went on guard as though facing a formidable foe.

Just as Law had said, these enemies did not seem ordinary at all! "They might not be enemies, but they definitely seem hostile."

Law also became alert. The Little People clearly had ill intentions.

"Intruders spotted! Capture them!"

At that moment, one of the Little People spoke up. He wore a green crown and held a pistol larger than his own body as he pointed at their group!

He appeared to be their leader. At his command, numerous Little People charged forward, shouting fiercely. Just as Law had said, they had come with hostile intent.

Sure enough, these Little People were incredibly fast, and they seemed to possess some strange power. Their strength was immense as well. Robin and Usopp failed to react in time and were seized in an instant.

Law reacted faster. He immediately deployed ROOM and teleported out of the current space to evade them.

The Little People's attacks missed completely.

Then they turned their attacks on Moonlight!

Yet Moonlight merely raised his head and looked at a massive statue on the island. He casually dodged all their attacks.

Many Little People swarmed Moonlight, and even the leader who had given the order attacked personally. Yet no matter how fierce or dense their attacks became, they could not catch even a trace of Moonlight!

"Moonlight, save us!"

"Moonlight?"

Seeing this, Usopp hurriedly cried out.

Robin, however, spoke in confusion. She looked up as well, and when she saw the statue, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"That is..."

"That's Noland, isn't it?"

Just as the Little People were preparing to attack Moonlight again, he suddenly pointed at the statue on the island and spoke.

All the Little People attacking him immediately stopped. The leader looked at Moonlight with overwhelming excitement on his face.

"You know Noland?"

The name seemed to belong to some great figure. The moment Moonlight spoke it, not only did the leader become extremely excited, but all the other Little People also looked at him eagerly.

"Not only do I know him, I suppose we could be considered Noland's followers."

Moonlight chuckled.

He suddenly recalled Noland's story.

Four hundred years ago, an adventurer branded a liar discovered Shandora, the City of Gold. However, due to the Skypiea current, Shandora was washed up into the sky, and he was executed by the king.

Yet they had already verified the truth of the matter and had even learned about Noland and the Shandian Tribe.

Back then, Noland had cured the Shandian Tribe's fever, but due to certain events, he was driven away as an enemy. He later mentioned the Little People Tribe in his journal. Now it seemed these people were likely the ones he had written about! Otherwise, they would not have built a statue of Noland.

"Moonlight, they are..."

Robin clearly knew this history as well, but she had not noticed it at first. Hearing Moonlight's words now, she could not help becoming excited.

"That's right. It's them."

Moonlight nodded with absolute certainty.

"Hey, Moonlight, Robin, what do you mean, it's them?"

Usopp was completely bewildered by their conversation and did not understand a thing.

Law also looked over with a confused expression.

Though he did not understand, he could tell that because of this name, the situation had changed. The Little People no longer seemed so hostile!

"Friends of our benefactor, please forgive our rudeness!"

At that moment, the leader suddenly bowed deeply to Moonlight and performed an exceptionally respectful gesture of apology. Then he hurriedly released Usopp and Robin.

"We only survived because of Noland's aid."

"Noland is our hero."

The other Little People also bowed one after another to express their apologies.

In an instant, the entire Little People Tribe underwent a complete change in attitude. All hostility toward Moonlight's group vanished.

One moment, they had been brimming with killing intent and treating them as deadly enemies. The next, they were harmonious and filled with gratitude.

The enormous contrast was so abrupt that it was hard to accept, much less process.

"They believed him just like that? Without even a shred of doubt?"

Law found it hard to believe.

He did not know who Noland was, but judging from the situation, he must have been something like a benefactor to the Little People Tribe. That was why they had changed so completely the moment Moonlight spoke his name.

But they did not need Moonlight to produce any proof and simply believed him?

Without any doubt at all?

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he could hardly have imagined that such people existed on the sea! Through the introductions that followed, they learned that the leader of the Little People was named Leo. He was the captain of the Little People Tribe's forces and the user of the Suture-Suture Fruit. Then there were Vice Captain Bomba, Rampo, and the others.

The group was jubilant, thanking Moonlight and the others as though welcoming heroes. None of their earlier hostility remained.

Seeing this, Law and the others finally relaxed. Robin, meanwhile, grew curious and asked many questions.

Through their conversation, they discovered that these Little People were extremely innocent and pure, trusting others deeply. When Moonlight said he was Noland's friend, they did not doubt him in the slightest.

They also learned why the Little People were here.

They had been driven out by the Donquixote Family.

They had now joined forces with the Riku Royal Family and were preparing to overthrow the Donquixote Family's rule over Dressrosa!

That was because Dressrosa had been stolen by the Donquixote Family after they coerced King Riku.

Their methods were much like what Crocodile had done in Alabasta, except Doflamingo had succeeded. He had ruled Dressrosa ever since.

Furthermore, the toy soldiers on the island had originally been members and soldiers of the Riku Royal Family. They had been transformed into toys by Sugar, a Donquixote officer, using her Devil Fruit.

That was how the name Toy Kingdom came about.

This was the truth of the Dressrosa Kingdom!

"I never imagined Dressrosa had such a terrifying history!"

Even Law was utterly shocked upon learning the truth! He had once been a member of the Donquixote Family and had visited Dressrosa many times, yet this was the first time he had learned the truth about the country!

Moonlight, Usopp, and Robin exchanged glances. Wasn't this exactly what Crocodile had done in Alabasta? The only difference was that Doflamingo had succeeded, while Crocodile had failed.

Using the Shichibukai title as a cover, he appeared to be a hero on the surface, but in secret, he was a devil through and through.