One side...
Inside the Dressrosa Royal Palace, King Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai, sat on a sun lounger by the swimming pool. A glass of juice sat on a table beside him, and several of his subordinates, whom he considered family, were leisurely playing cards behind him.
Slurp~
Bang!!
A moment later, Doflamingo picked up his cup, took a sip of juice through the straw, put it down, and opened today's latest newspaper to read for a while.
"Hehehehe, just as I suspected, Violet, are you really with that group of people?!"
Thirty-six million, not bad, but even if you go with them, you still have to come back, come back to my Donquixote Family, otherwise your father, your niece King Riku, and Rebecca's lives will be... Hehehehe!!" After a quick glance, Doflamingo put down the newspaper and burst into wild laughter.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Doffy, Violet betrayed our family, don't we really need to punish her?! If we don't punish her severely, our family will lose face~" The top executive Trebol dragged his sticky body closer and said to Doflamingo.
"Don't worry about that, Trebol, don't you think this is a great opportunity?"
"Use Violet to lure them here and wipe them out in one fell swoop. Then we can exchange his and Catherine's heads for the support of the Celestial Dragons, the Gustav Clan. At that time, perhaps my Donquixote lineage will return to the Holy Land and seize power again... Hehehehe~" Doflamingo raised his hand, shook his finger, and said to him.
"Wow, then we'll be one step closer to achieving your ambitions Doffy..."
"Hehehehe..." Thinking of the moment when they captured the Shura Pirates, the two looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
Back on the Isel, Violet had been looking preoccupied ever since she used her abilities to probe the surroundings that morning. Apart from Luo Chen and Catherine, no one knew what was wrong with her.
" Violet, what's wrong?! You've looked so worried since this morning, is something on your mind?!" Everyone was very concerned about her, and Lulith even came over and asked her with a concerned expression.
"Well, it's nothing, I'm just a little nervous about going back..." Violet concealed what she had discovered that morning and used the excuse of going back to answer her.
"If you're worried about Dressrosa, there's no need to be. Trust the captain and us, trust your companions. We'll all help you. Your father and niece will be alright too. You really don't need to worry about them so much!" Lulith nodded and continued to comfort her.
"Yes, I believe you. It's really nothing. Let me have some peace and quiet..." Violet said, then walked towards her room.
"What should I do? What should I do?! If I rashly send Luo Chen and the others with me to rescue the Dressrosa Kingdom, I might lead them into the trap that Doffy has prepared for them."
But if we don't do this, then what about my father, Rebecca, and the people...? Violet's mind was in turmoil. Ever since she witnessed Doflamingo's plan to erect a signpost on an island twenty kilometers away while on her reconnaissance duty that morning, she had been torn between whether or not to speak to them.
At the bow of the ship, Catherine and Luo Chen stood there watching Violet's somewhat sorrowful figure, and then whispered to him.
" Luo Chen, you noticed it too, didn't you?! What happened this morning..."
"Hmm, it seems that Heavenly Yaksha has some tricks up his sleeve. He actually used methods to coerce Violet into working for him. He probably used her father's and Rebecca's lives as bargaining chips to lure us into following his plan. However, he didn't expect that there was someone on our ship with extremely wide-range Observation Haki..." Luo Chen stared at her back for a while, then nodded slightly in reply.
"Yes, twenty kilometers. This is the limit of Violet's ability to observe, and it's a range that ordinary practitioners of Observation Haki cannot reach."
But it was precisely us who clearly sensed the presence of those two. Although we didn't know what kind of hints they would use to get Violet to serve them, it was probably like what you said. Only in this way would Violet go against her conscience and lure us over!!" Catherine finally revealed the reason why they knew about Violet's abnormality.
It turns out that one of the two had already honed his Observation Haki to a high level on the Sky Island, and with the enhancement of the Shura Fruit's power, his perception range had greatly increased, enough to perceive every move within a fifty-kilometer radius.
Meanwhile, the other, having truly recognized the Sword in the Stone as its master and undergone a complete transformation, experienced a surge in Haki and was able to perceive an extremely wide area. The location that Violet had observed was naturally perceived by both of them.
"What should we do next?! Should we tell her?!" Knowing the other party's plan, Catherine asked about the next steps.
"No, there's no need to tell her. If she truly chooses to betray us for the sake of her countrymen and loved ones, then it means our connection with her has come to an end. I won't blame her, but by then it will be time for her to disembark..."
"It's up to her to choose. We'll just observe from the sidelines!" Luo Chen shook his head, rejecting her suggestion and explaining.
"Understood!" Catherine nodded to indicate that she understood.
Thus, with Violet worried, the Isel continued its journey towards the Dressrosa Kingdom.
Inside the Royal Palace of Dressrosa.
"Hey, Doffy, Mary Geoise is calling..." Not long after their conversation, Trebol had just stepped back when he received a call from Mary Geoise from his subordinate. So he quickly brought the subordinate holding the Den Den Mushi in to report to Doflamingo.
"You're too close, Trebol..." Doflamingo said, pushing away Trebol's snotty, ugly face with a look of disgust.
"Really? Really?!" But Trebol seemed oblivious to the other's disgusted expression, and continued to approach, speaking with a grin.
"Alright, stop fooling around, bring the Den Den Mushi here!!" Doflamingo ordered his subordinates without continuing to speak to him.
"Yes!!" The person stepped forward and handed over the Den Den Mushi.
Click...
"Moshi moshi, it's me, Doflamingo!!"
" Heavenly Yaksha, is it? What do you want by sending someone to contact us?! If it's not something important, you know the consequences..." the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi said in a calm voice.
"Fufufufu~ I have something important to discuss with you, about the changes in the Holy Land Mary Geoise!!" Doflamingo laughed wildly, addressing the man with the topic.
"This is none of your business, being expelled from the Holy Land. Speak quickly, we don't have time to chat with you any longer!" The deep voice came again.
"Puff puff puff~~ Don't be so impatient!! What I'm talking about is indeed closely related to the incident in Holy Land Mary Geoise last time, it's about the Shura Pirates!!"
"Hmm!!! The Shura Pirates?! Is that the group? That's interesting. Tell me, what's your connection to them?!"
"I've planted a spy among them. They'll be arriving in Dressrosa soon. If you don't want to miss this rare opportunity, send someone over quickly. Remember, don't blame me if they escape!"
"Hmph, I understand. I'll send people over later. If what you say is true, and you can really help us capture the Shura Pirates, you'll certainly be appreciated by Saint Orange, the current head of the Celestial Dragons Gustav Clan!"
"Fluff... Really?! That's something to look forward to!!"
After their conversation, the two hung up the Den Den Mushi, laughed, and began making their respective arrangements.