Bullet was persistent. After reviewing his memories, Vic found that the memories he thought would cause hatred were quite ordinary, not the kind of memories that would leave a deep impression. Only then was Vic completely relieved; Bullet had indeed not lied.
So Vic accepted Bullet. He was confident that he could keep Bullet in check, and Bullet's strength was indeed very good. He was a key member of his pirate crew. As for the grudge against Gion, Vic decided to teach Bullet challenged him!
By the time Vic brought Bullet to Rebecca and the others, and then went to Dressrosa, several days had passed. Aokiji had already arrived in Dressrosa to see what it was like before the Straw Hat Pirates had interfered with or changed it. Marine Admiral Fujitora also received orders and arrived with his men. Vic wondered what kind of sparks would fly when these two met; it would surely be very interesting!
After seeing the newspaper article about Doflamingo resigning from the Shichibukai, Luffy and Law, along with Caesar, rushed to Dressrosa, thus falling for the infamous Heavenly Yaksha's trick.
However, both sides had their own calculations, and neither could accuse the other of being treacherous. From the beginning, Law never intended to hand Caesar over to Doflamingo. His main goal was to lure Doflamingo away from Dressrosa to the neighboring Green Bit. He needed Luffy and his crew to find and destroy Doflamingo's underground factory so that he could use Kaido of the Four Emperors, to kill Doflamingo!
However, Doflamingo didn't follow his plan. The news was fake; he just wanted to lure Law over to retrieve Caesar. So Law's plan failed. After all, Doflamingo had a backer. So, Law lost the plan. Now, it depends on whether Doflamingo's fist is stronger or whether the Straw Hat Pirates finds the factory first!
When Vic arrived in Dressrosa, Doflamingo was chasing Law, and it was clear that Law's fists weren't as big as Doflamingo's.
Marine Admiral Fujitora followed the two pursuers calmly. His impression of the Shichibukai was already bad, but it got even worse after he heard Doflamingo's words and made a phone call to Akainu. Doflamingo hadn't lied to him; the news was indeed fake. So, Fujitora was already showing great restraint by not drawing his sword to kill the two!
Fujitora originally came here to capture Doflamingo. Doflamingo, having resigned as Shichibukai, was now a true pirate, and how could such a pirate be allowed to become the king of a Affiliated Nation? That was the only way Fujitora could do that!
When the news came, Doflamingo confessed that the news was fake and told him to ask Fleet Admiral Akainu if he didn't believe him. Akainu then got a severe scolding from the Five Elders, his face was completely humiliated, and Akainu hated the World Government even more. He added another note to his notebook: Vic's Navy plan added to the list!
However, a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan, Akainu kept quiet and informed Fujitora of the truth.
Then, what Vic saw before him was that Doflamingo was still Shichibukai and a partner of the World Government; Fujitora couldn't touch him.
Meanwhile, Law allied with the Straw Hat Boy, and since Law did not acknowledge the Straw Hat Boy as his subordinates, the situation was reversed. Law's title of Shichibukai was revoked on the spot, and he became the target of Fujitora's pursuit. However, Fujitora disliked Doflamingo and did not exert much effort, simply following behind at a distance.
"So, Kuzan! You've really seen this country properly, haven't you?"
Dressrosa is a country that appears peaceful and joyful on the surface, but hides a dark underbelly. With Aokiji's abilities, Vic believes he has already seen those dark sides and knows what the Donquixote Family is doing. So, all that's left is to see Luffy and his crew perform. The stark contrast will surely win Aokiji's favor.
"I saw it! If I hadn't wanted to see Straw Hat Boy's performance, I would have already made my move!"
Looking at Doflamingo, who was chasing after Law, Aokiji said seriously, "This former Celestial Dragons really didn't bring any good habits to the mortal world. He's utterly despicable!"
"I just came from the palace, where I met a little girl who actually tried to turn me into a toy. I think all the intelligent toys in this country must be people in disguise. This country is really complicated!"
Vic wasn't lying. He had landed in the palace when he arrived, and Sugar, seeing this stranger, quietly approached him and touched him. This was Sugar's instinctive reaction as an adult. However, given Vic's strength, even Sugar's somewhat abnormal Devil Fruit ability was useless.
Although Sugar touched it a few more times in disbelief, there was still no reaction. Vic didn't make things difficult for the little girl or ask her anything; he simply disappeared in a flash.
Anyway, Vic already knows everything he needs to know. He just needs a pretext. He's saying all this just to deepen Aokiji's understanding of the Donquixote Family, so that the Straw Hat Pirates can be seen as more endearing. Although Aokiji may already understand, Vic doesn't mind saying it again.
While Vic and Aokiji were chatting, Luffy was participating in a competition in the Colosseum, and he was still tricked by Doflamingo!
This time, of course, there was no Flame-Flame Fruit as a prize, since its owner, Ace, was still alive. So, Doflamingo used Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit as bait, which was Ace's Pops's Devil Fruit ability. Luffy naturally wanted to get it and give it to Ace to deal with. From this point of view, Doflamingo still understands Luffy's style to some extent, after all, he witnessed it firsthand at Marineford!
Quite a few people came to participate in the elimination rounds after receiving Doflamingo's message, even more than in the original work. After all, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit -Flame-Flame Fruit. That's the power of Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man. Who wouldn't want to have it!
Therefore, many forces sent people to participate this time, with Blackbeard being the most enthusiastic. He has always been obsessed with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and he came with Jesus Burgess this time. The two of them are determined to get the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Besides Blackbeard and his companion, Revolutionary Army also arrived, just like in the original story. Dragon was quite willing for Sabo to eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, as he didn't mind having too many strong members in the Revolutionary Army. Sabo also wanted to come here to see Luffy.
Big Mom of the Four Emperors, also sent several of her children. She didn't really believe Doflamingo would offer the Tremor-Tremor Fruit as a prize. Couldn't he keep such a powerful ability for his own people? Only a fool would give it away!
However, the Big Mom was also taking a "just in case" approach. After all, many people knew that the Gild Tesoro's Gold-Gold Fruit was stolen during an auction by the Donquixote Family. With this precedent, even if the Big Mom didn't believe it, she would still send someone over. Just in case?
Not only major powers like the Four Emperors and rebel forces like the Revolutionary Army, but also many leaders of underground forces sent people over. Even some self-proclaimed strong lone wolves and bounty hunters came to join the fun. Even military leaders like Chinjao and Sai came, making it much more lively than the small competition in the original work.
Of the four Yonko crews, only Big Mom sent representatives. Vic, one of the Four Emperors Four Emperors, came in person, so why would he need to send anyone else? If he really had the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he wouldn't give it up to anyone else.
Since none of Red-Haired Shanks' crew are Devil Fruit users and they have no interest in Devil Fruit abilities, they naturally wouldn't go to the trouble of participating in the competition. Of course, the exception is the Gum-Gum Fruit that the World Government is escorting; it was stolen and sold, not given to anyone.
No one from the Beasts Pirates showed up because Doflamingo had informed them beforehand. The prize for the competition, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, was just a gimmick to lure the Straw Hat Boy in.
Doflamingo isn't truly stupid. Even if the Tremor-Tremor Fruit really existed, he wouldn't offer it as a prize, nor would he dare leak even a hint of it, lest he face dire consequences. Wouldn't it be better to strengthen the Donquixote Family?
Such a cataclysmic power is coveted even by the Four Emperors, and it wouldn't be surprising if they personally intervened. Even someone like Kaido, who highly values Zoan abilities, wouldn't mind obtaining a powerful Paramecia ability.