A match is being held in the arena, while on the other side, Law is struggling to stall for time, eagerly waiting for the Straw Hat Pirates to destroy the factory. Doflamingo, meanwhile, is chasing after Law, laughing arrogantly and gloating over the success of his plan, completely unaware that his plan has already gone awry!
A group stage match has already been completed in the arena. Since the rules are still the same as the free-for-all from the original story, the process was quite efficient and there were no surprises. The winner of Group A is none other than Jesus Burgess, the helmsman of the Blackbeard Pirates. He hasn't been wasting his time these past two years. Apart from not having Devil Fruit ability, he is still quite capable in other aspects and is stronger than most pirates.
The second group's match started quickly, and there were quite a few familiar faces, including Luffy's fanboy Bartolomeo, Queen Elizabeth II of Prodence King Punch's Fist, and Bellamy, who joined the Donquixote Family. Several of them Luffy's future underlings, as well as other familiar faces who did not appear in the original work but frequently appeared in newspapers. All of them were attracted by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
The result was not too surprising. Bartolomeo eliminated everyone with his invincible barrier ability, even blocking the King Punch. Of course, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit's defensive ability is not truly invincible; it's just that these people were unable to break through it. If he were to encounter Four Emperors, Bartolomeo would know that there is no absolutely invincible defense!
During the B-team battle, Luffy was recognized backstage by Chinjao, who was waiting in the wings. Chinjao had a grudge against Garp when he was young. When he couldn't beat the older one, he tried to bully the younger one. However, he never even had a chance to meet Dragon. Now he can only cause trouble for the younger Luffy. He's really getting worse as he gets older!
Actually, he didn't pick the wrong person. Not only did Garp have a grudge against him, but Dragon also had a grudge against him, he just didn't know it. All the treasures he had collected were secretly taken away by Dragon. Without the sharp point, he couldn't open the ice bed, and Dragon's Dragon Claw Fist wouldn't be so powerless. So the grudges between them are huge. It's true that the son is always right when the father is in the wrong.
Seeing that Luffy was also in Group C, Sai and Boo stopped their old man and decided to settle things on the field. Luffy was able to wander around, and then he encountered Rebecca, the most crucial character in the Dressrosa arc!
This girl actually invited Luffy to dinner! If she invited Luffy to dinner, then this is no simple matter. Losing a country over a meal is not uncommon in this world, and unfortunately, Doflamingo has encountered it!
Luffy takes food very seriously; he feels he must repay even the smallest favor. After learning about Rebecca's ordeal, Doflamingo immediately wrote it down in Luffy's little notebook!
Their original plan was simply to use Kaido to get rid of Doflamingo, but that won't work now. The beautiful swordswoman has arrived with meat. Plans can't keep up with changes, and changes can't keep up with Luffy's ideas!
However, Luffy did not leave the arena immediately. He was still worried about Whitebeard's Devil Fruit Devil Fruit and decided to wait until he got his hands on it before causing trouble for Doflamingo!
The battle in the arena continued, while on the other side, Law had already been captured by Doflamingo. Just as Doflamingo was about to kill Law, he was stopped by Fujitora. As a Marine, capturing pirates was his mission, not collecting their corpses.
Furthermore, Fujitora already disliked Doflamingo, so naturally he wouldn't turn a blind eye to Doflamingo killing people. No, Fujitora is blind, he couldn't see it. Perhaps his Observation Haki told him that Law couldn't die yet!
Seeing that it was difficult for Doflamingo to defeat Law in front of Admiral Fujitora, he took Caesar's heart back from Law. Caesar was still very important to him, and since it involved Kaido the Four Emperors, he couldn't be too careful.
Law tricked Doflamingo, revealing that the heart wasn't Caesar's at all. Doflamingo pinched it and found that Caesar indeed didn't react. Realizing he'd fallen for Law's trick again, Doflamingo was furious and wanted to kill Law once more.
Law knew he had angered Doflamingo. He had done it on purpose to create an opportunity to escape. The teleportation ability of the Op-Op Fruit was indeed powerful and useful, and he had succeeded! Of course, Fujitora had also held back, otherwise Law wouldn't have had a chance to move under Fujitora's gravity.
Doflamingo, of course, wouldn't give up easily. He still needed to find Caesar's heart. The two resumed their chase. Law wanted to lure Doflamingo away, not wanting Nami and the others on the Thousand Sunny, who were waiting nearby, to be discovered by Doflamingo Thousand Sunny. Otherwise, the consequences would be very serious, and he wouldn't be able to explain it to Luffy happened!
But bad things don't always come true. The Thousand Sunny is being besieged by the fighting fish, causing quite a commotion, which naturally attracts Doflamingo's attention. Doflamingo then abandons Law and flies towards the Thousand Sunny, suspecting that Caesar's heart is in the bodies of some of the pirates on the ship!
In the arena, Luffy has defeated Chinjao to win the Group C championship and qualify for the finals.
After Luffy returned backstage, he encountered Bartolomeo used his Devil Fruit ability in the ring, and as a fanboy, he couldn't possibly mistake him. The two had a historic meeting and exchange between a fan and his idol, and Bartolomeo was so excited he almost exploded on the spot!
" Kuzan! How about it? Your future captain isn't bad, is he?"
"It's alright, I guess! It's changed a lot since the time at Marineford, but I haven't decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates yet!"
Seeing Luffy smash Chinjao's pointed end with a giant fist and achieve final victory, Vic looked at Aokiji with a gratified expression. Luffy was someone Vic had watched grow up, and he felt like he was showing off his own child.
This was the first time in two years that Aokiji had seen the Straw Hat Boy display his strength, and he was quite impressed. Pirates had mastered Three Types of Haki, and his future looked promising. However, Aokiji noticed that Vic's boasting was too overt, and he wouldn't let Vic get too cocky.
"You call that 'not bad'? He could have beaten ten of you at your age, right? And he clearly wasn't even using his full strength. I don't think I could have beaten him at my age!"
"I didn't come here to see his fighting strength! Getting fat isn't the same as getting fat!"
He won't let you down!
Aokiji didn't answer directly. At this age, the Straw Hat Boy could beat more than a hundred of his peers. Nineteen-year-old Aokiji was just a rookie who had just joined the Navy. His Navy career had only just begun. At most, he was just a recruit with some talent. He was no match for Luffy at all!
After Luffy returned backstage, the next group stage match immediately began. Among the participants were the beautiful swordswoman Rebecca, who brought Luffy food, and Cavendish, who had always wanted to kill Luffy and take Luffy place. However, by this time, the arena had been surrounded by the Marines. There were quite a few wanted people in the arena, and this time even the Marine Admiral had come. Naturally, they wouldn't let these criminals go. The Marine Admiral were their source of confidence!
With Bartolomeo's help, Zoro, Luffy Luffy and told him about the current emergency. However, before he could finish speaking, Doflamingo knocked Law down in front of them.
" Torao!"
Zoro wanted to kill Doflamingo to save Law, but was stopped by Marine Admiral Fujitora who arrived on the scene. The three leaders then officially met!
Zoro was blocked, Kin'emon was just a decoration, Doflamingo fired two shots at Law in front of everyone, Luffy's eyes almost popped out when he saw this, he gripped the Seastone fence tightly but was powerless!
Although Luffy has become accustomed to Seastone under Rayleigh's supervision, he cannot destroy it.
" Torao! Damn it!"
Seeing Law get shot, Zoro became furious and tried to break through Fujitora's blockade to rescue Law. However, the Marine Admiral was too strong. With just one Gravity Blade, he pressed Zoro into the ground, and Zoro's counterattack was easily blocked.
Facing Admiral Fujitora and Shichibukai Doflamingo, Law, who was unable to fight, Luffy, who was unable to get out, and Kin'emon, who was too scared to move, were all useless. Only Zoro, who was injured by Fujitora's weight, still had the ability to fight, but he had no chance of winning!
" Straw Hat Boy! Just die in there. Coming out will only cause you more pain. Your friends will all be with you!"
Doflamingo!
Doflamingo took Law away in front of everyone, leaving Luffy and Zoro feeling extremely frustrated and powerless. Fortunately, Doflamingo didn't kill Law on the spot, Luffy a glimmer of hope!
Luffy knew this wasn't the time for the competition, so he decided to give up the fight for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. The safety of his crew and Law was the most important thing, and he had to leave to support his crew!