Chapter 165: Territory Battle Day 9 (Two-in-One, Nutrient Solution 56...
Turf War Day 9:
On the other side, on the island of Dressrosa, the main group was divided into three groups - Trafalgar Law, Sabo and Robin, and Ace.
The reason why these three people did not get together is because they each had to perform their respective duties.
Sabo and Robin need to contact the former princess, Violet, to inform her of Aokiji's situation and enlist her help in uncovering the truth. Doflamingo manipulated the former king into slaughtering his people, then assumed the mantle of savior and became the current king. To bring Doflamingo down, they must uncover the truth and then devise a solution.
Ace went to investigate the artificial fruit on the island, as this was originally Vegapunk's plan. This chain of artificial fruits must be related to Caesar Brown, who was kicked out of the team but knew the technology, and Wendy wanted to capture him.
Trafalgar Law wanted to weaken Doflamingo's power and bring him down. After learning that Aokiji was captured by Wendy and the navy would not come for a while, he realized that this was a great opportunity. He followed the two of them, and after learning the situation from Sabo, he was responsible for helping to investigate the dwarf race in this world.
Law actually knows that he cannot defeat Doflamingo with his current strength, and he does not think he should take revenge personally. Therefore, in this situation, it is a good opportunity to cooperate with the Revolutionary Army to bring Doflamingo down.
He didn't want to rely on Wendy's power to eliminate Doflamingo because he could tell she had no intention of defeating him. Furthermore, she was now one of the Five Emperors, and defeating Doflamingo would be like tap dancing in the face of the World Government, which would be bad for her reputation and her situation.
As for the Silence Fruit that Sabo mentioned when he came here… As long as it wasn't eaten by Doflamingo's subordinates, he didn't care. Besides, it was given to her adopted son by Miss Wendy.
To some extent, if this is regarded as a kind of inheritance, Luo has hit it again.
Then, just as he was searching for the Dwarfs, Ace, who was searching the factory, called him: "Hey, Luo! I found the Dwarfs first! They've been tricked into working for Doflamingo! I promised to help them rescue their princess, and they're willing to tell me the truth and come out to confront Doflamingo!"
Luo was stunned by what he heard and asked, "I understand! But is it really okay? Do the dwarfs believe you?"
[Yeah! They're very similar to Wendy, so easy to get along with!]
...If they're very similar, would it be easy to get along with them? — Luo asked hesitantly, "How are they similar?"
[They are all like Wendy, believing everything she says and never lying.]
...That's it! Is this really okay?!
Luo became even more worried, and then he heard Ace say, "They said they'd take me to see a soldier who knows the truth. I'll be right back! But they've already told me the factory I'm looking for is right below the arena in Dressrosa!"
Luo felt that this sounded like a plan that was decided on the spur of the moment, but he still had some confidence in the ability of Ace of the Fire Fist. After the other party said this, he also went to the arena and discovered that there seemed to be another world under the arena.
Then, because he was not prepared for a little girl approaching him, he was bumped by her... and his body suddenly turned into a toy.
But it was at this moment that he finally understood—all those toys on this island were originally humans! They were transformed into toys by the power of devil fruits... He had to tell others about this!
But he couldn't control his actions and walked towards the factory step by step...
"[Do not harm humans] and [Obey the orders of family members], these are the iron rules you need to abide by." The person who came out was wrapped in a quilt, with a huge runny nose, looking very slovenly, and holding a cane in his hand. "Don't even think about escaping. No one in this world will remember you. Of course, I don't remember who you are either! Hahahaha!"
Looking at the toys heading over there to work in the factory, Torrepol sniffed and looked at the golden cane in his hand with some regret - Alas... If it weren't for Dover's order to get rid of Wendy Carter's things, he could still use that walking cane that could speed up... That one was really useful.
Unlike this one, which is just a substitute that looks similar but actually has no effect.
"But why is there an extra toy? The arena hasn't even started yet..." Torrebol scratched his head and finally decided not to think about it. "Forget it, it must be an enemy anyway."
Because Luo was turned into a toy, they also lost their memories and no longer knew each other's origins.
He turned his head to look at the little girl standing over there: "A new member has arrived, Sugar."
"I see." The little girl laughed, stringing grapes on her fingers and chewing them. "Then let it go to work quickly."
Her name is Sugar, and although she looks only about ten years old, she is actually twenty years old.
She is the user of the Childlike Fun Fruit, which transforms any living being she touches into a toy, and everything about them vanishes from the world—specifically, all memories of them. Inanimate objects, such as photos and text, remain.
After turning them into toys, she could also make contracts with them, forcing them to act according to her commands. This was also the foundation for Dressrosa's apparent peace and prosperity—because hundreds of thousands of humans had been turned into toy slaves, working without food or water.
Toys have memories of their previous lives, but they cannot escape. All their existence has been erased, and they cannot tell the truth to others because of the contract. Even if they reveal the truth to their former family or lover, they will be labeled as a "human disease" and slandered as "a disease in which dolls delude themselves into thinking they are human" and dragged away.
Law, who was unable to control his behavior and walked forward, was extremely anxious at this time - this devil fruit ability was very easy to be affected without knowing it... How could he escape from here and tell others the information?
Moreover, after becoming a toy, people who know me seem to completely forget my existence... Even if I escape, how can I tell others to trust me?
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On the other side, on the New Abigail, Wendy had a serious expression on her face, as if she was lost in thought.
She had never imagined that this kind of bug would appear in this world... How could she fix it? And most importantly... once this happened, it wouldn't just happen once!
She didn't even know whether Luo still existed in this world... Ah, no, she could check.
Wendy immediately switched the mod, replacing the wooden sign teleportation mod with a global positioning mod, opened the map and began to check it anxiously, zooming in on the map of Dressrosa to find - well, the avatar symbol representing Law on the map was still there, proving that he had not disappeared, but there might have been some bug with the others.
Wendy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief - luckily, the NPC didn't suddenly disappear... otherwise she would have been ready to overturn the world and start over.
But she had to find the cause of this bug and see if it could be fixed... Otherwise, even if everyone forgot about it now, what would happen if everyone forgot about her? Wouldn't that be like having her game completely wiped out, with no way to replay it?!
While she was sitting there thinking, Hawkeye came over and sat down next to her. Seeing her rare serious expression, he asked, "There must be some kind of ability that has caused everyone except you to forget about the child named Luo... Can you tell me about it?"
"It's okay, I'll fix this bug." Wendy stood up, looking very motivated, and clenched her fists. "I won't allow someone in this world to be inexplicably forgotten by everyone!"
...It sounds very touching, but I always feel that Wendy's meaning may be a little off.
Hawkeye hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you worried that you'll be forgotten?"
"Yeah." Wendy nodded, and with an innocent look on her face, she went over to hold his hand and comforted him, "Mihawk, it doesn't matter if others forget you. I will definitely remember you. If everyone else really forgets you, I will take you away, and we can live together as just the two of us."
That way, it would be no different from her previous Don't Starve game, with a home-building partner and no one else. She could adapt to it, since the difference wouldn't be that big anyway.
Hawkeye: "..." He was somewhat moved, but not much.
Although he himself had no memory of the Law that Wendy mentioned, looking at Wendy's confident look, he felt that there was a high probability that something went wrong and that only Wendy remembered it - because Wendy was too magical, it was normal for her to be immune to certain abilities.
Hawkeye even wondered if this matter was related to the World Government or even the one sitting on the throne of Mary Geoise - it wasn't like he had never dealt with people before. When he was fighting with the Divine Knight, he was slightly injured because Im suddenly possessed the Divine Knight and started fighting for him.
"Do you want to go to Dressrosa?" Hawkeye sighed softly, "Go ahead if you want to. I'll take good care of this place."
"Yeah." Wendy nodded and prepared to go find Big Bear to ask him to help her take the photo. But before leaving, she stopped and looked at Hawkeye, her eyes fixed on him, her expression slightly solemn. "Mihawk, don't worry about forgetting me. Even if that really happens, I will take you with me!"
After saying that, she turned around and walked away.
Hawkeye stayed where he was: "..."
From what she said, it was hard not to worry about how they would "take her away".
Wendy didn't know that her words had made her lover fall into deep thought. She changed into the "Triumph" suit, found Big Bear, and explained her purpose. Big Bear then sent her to Dressrosa.
This was Wendy's first time in Dressrosa, and she looked around curiously.
When she saw some moving toys on the road, she excitedly went up to grab one and stuffed it into her backpack... After finding that it couldn't fit in, she sighed with regret, threw the toy aside, leaving it sitting there shivering, while she continued to move towards her destination.
With a map, her destination was clear. When someone rushed over to block her path, she simply unleashed Abigail into rage mode to clear the area around her. As for the civilians who were accidentally injured, she ignored them and blamed them for running too slowly.
In this way, Wendy cleared the field all the way and arrived at the arena.
There was no competition in the arena today, so it was relatively empty. As for the guards, Abigail easily dealt with them.
"Hmm...why can't I find it?" Wendy frowned as she looked at the map. Then, she exclaimed, "Ah!" and saw a downward-pointing arrow on Luo's avatar icon. Her eyes lit up. "It's actually an underground dungeon!"
She was so excited that she took out a pickaxe and happily spun around looking for an entrance. However, after two turns, she couldn't find the entrance and angrily decided to blow it up.
She still had a lot of dynamite left from bombing Punk Hazard!
After the explosion, a hollow road indeed appeared underground. Wendy went straight down, ignoring Torrepol and Sucrose who were looking at her in amazement, and walked straight to the middle of the pile of toys and started picking.
"Ah, I found you, Luo." Wendy accurately found Luo from a group of dolls - because only Luo, the toy bear, was wearing the black and white spotted hat, like a toy bear with mushrooms growing on its head.
And there is another very important factor in judging - after Abigail's attack, only this teddy bear is still standing. This is because Luo is her companion and is immune to Abigail's attacks, while others are not.
Wendy stuck her walking stick into the ground, held up the teddy bear with both hands, and smiled happily. Then, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes: "How did you become a toy?"
Luo looked at her blankly. Although he couldn't move at all because he had turned into a toy, and no expression or changes in his eyes could be seen...but his thoughts were now synchronized with all the other toys - how could she still remember it?
"Hmm... forget it." Wendy couldn't think of anything and decided not to think about it anymore. She touched Luo's head and looked to the other side - there stood two people, Torrepol and Sugar, who were stunned and had not yet come to their senses.
Wendy didn't recognize Sugar, but she remembered Torrebol. She hadn't met many people when they first met, and her sloppy modeling had left a lasting impression.
"It's you, Torrebol." Wendy looked at him calmly at first, then belatedly remembered that this guy had snatched her walking stick after her first death. Her expression suddenly became ferocious, "It's you—"
She immediately adjusted Abigail and flew over to deliver a precise strike at Torrepol.
...Why is the hatred suddenly rising?! —Torrebol, who was being beaten, felt a little uneasy. He gripped his cane tightly, his mind spinning rapidly.
If he used to think that Wendy had too much influence on Doflamingo and he even secretly agreed to get rid of Wendy... after Wendy came back to life and became one of the Five Emperors, he had a vague fear of her.
Especially after Wendy suddenly appeared, found this place, and seemed to recognize the other party while holding a toy.
If Wendy Carter is immune to the Childlike Fruit's power and still remembers others... then how terrifying she must be! And Abigail has also become stronger! He feels a little overwhelmed and begins to use the fruit's power to counterattack!
"Miss Wendy." Torrebol's tone was still somewhat humble at the moment, and he looked at Wendy with a hint of fear. "What brings you here this time?"
While Torrepol was speaking, he had already placed his body in front of Sucrose - Sucrose cannot be exposed!
Because the power of the Childlike Fruit depends entirely on Sugar, once Sugar is defeated, these toys will turn back into humans and their memories will return, then Dover's plan will be ruined!
It is precisely because Sucrose is so important that he was sent here as a personal bodyguard to deal with any possible emergencies at any time.
While talking to attract Wendy's attention, Torrepol tilted his head and gave a look to Sugar standing in the shadows - while I'm attracting fire, Wendy Carter is defenseless with the toy in her hand, so I'll secretly approach her and let her become a toy too!
Sugar nodded secretly, and her eyes grew darker.
It was her first time meeting Wendy... because when she came to the Don Quixote family, it was after the Corazon incident. She had only heard of Wendy, and people often compared her to Wendy - mainly the annoying Torrebol.
People often say things like, "If Miss Wendy were still alive, you wouldn't necessarily exist," "If Miss Wendy wasn't already a Devil Fruit user, the Childlike Fruit would be most suitable for her," and "Miss Wendy has also maintained her age, so Miss Wendy's fruit might be a higher-level fruit than the Childlike Fruit."
—This is so annoying! Who wants to be compared all the time? And she has never met Wendy Carter. These people are just targeting her!
Sugar and Monet are sisters. Although both of them are absolutely loyal to Doflamingo and dislike Wendy, they have different reasons.
Monet is resentful because Wendy betrayed Doflamingo despite having such a special status and favor. Essentially, this is a manifestation of his toxic personality; while Sucrose is angry because she is always compared to Wendy and thinks she is the "other person's child."
To be honest, after meeting Wendy Carter, Sucrose was a little jealous - because her body was restricted by the Childlike Fruit and she always remained at the age and body shape when she ate the devil fruit and could not grow up, but Wendy, who was also said to be "unable to grow up" by everyone, grew up.
Damn, I feel like a loser!
But it doesn't matter, she will be able to perform a great deed next...Sugar stared at Wendy and slowly approached under the cover of a group of toys.
If she could just touch Wendy Carter and turn her into a toy, all her memories would disappear, and she wouldn't have to be compared to anyone else anymore...
Wendy was completely unaware, still holding Luo's teddy bear in her arms. She ignored Torrebol's words, but her eyes became increasingly sharp. "The cane in your hand... is it mine?"
Torrebol: “…???” It’s unfair! This really isn’t the case!
However, he did not refute out loud, but instead chose the right moment, his entire body turned into slime, and he suddenly attacked Wendy - as the user of the Sticky-Sticky Fruit, he could turn any part of his body into slime, and even use slime to launch long-range attacks.
This mucus can stick to the target and make it unable to move.
Wendy has been in the Don Quixote family for so many years. Although Abigail's attack power has become so strong that he feels he is about to be beaten to death, Torrepol knows Abigail's attack pattern very well. He also knows that as long as Wendy Carter does not develop other abilities, it will be difficult to escape once she is controlled.
On the contrary, Wendy didn't care about anyone in the family except Doflamingo back then, and was unfamiliar with their attacks. They wouldn't necessarily be prepared for his attacks.
In fact, Torrepol's idea is correct, because Wendy is indeed most afraid of being controlled.
The sudden outburst of slime caught her off guard, and even though she stepped back in time, her foot was still stuck, unable to move. Wendy's eyes suddenly changed - isn't this the Steel Sheep's sputum attack! So Torrepol is the Steel Sheep! Looking closely, they really do look a bit like each other...
Her expression became serious, and she adjusted Abigail's mode to a one-hit kill.
At the same time, Sugar approached her from behind.
——It’s about to succeed!
Sandang was a little excited at this moment, with a smile on her face, and her hand leaned over...
Hmm... I'm being controlled. I need to break free quickly. Wendy thought for a moment, then put away her defensive items. Then, she simply died once, quickly resurrected, and let out a long sigh.
Huh… I reacted so quickly, Mihawk probably didn't notice it, right?
Because Mihawk didn't want her to die often, Wendy usually didn't use this method. After all, she'd be at low health once revived. But that snotty mucus was a bit disgusting, and she didn't want to get it on, so she might as well just resurrect in a new body...
Wendy took a look at the corpse controlled by the mucus, then went over to pick up the teddy bear Luo who had fallen to the ground... Then Wendy heard a thud.
Wendy looked over in confusion and saw a little girl lying on the ground. She looked extremely frightened and was rolling her eyes.
Wendy: “?” Who is this person? Has this person existed before?
This series of changes happened so suddenly that Torrepol hadn't even reacted to Wendy's quick death and resurrection when he saw Sucrose fall to the ground. For a moment, his eyes, which had been wide open and had not yet been retracted, were about to fall to the ground.
"Sugar--!" Torrepol's voice was filled with panic.
As he shouted, the toys in the factory made "bang bang" sounds, but these were not explosions. Instead, as Sugar fell to the ground, they all returned to their human form and shouted in surprise one by one.
"I'm back! I'm back!"
"Damn Doflamingo——I want revenge this time——"
This sound was not only heard in the factory, but at the same time, similar sounds were heard everywhere in the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
The teddy bear in Wendy's hand also turned back into its youthful appearance.
He immediately got down from Wendy's arms, picked her up horizontally, and jumped up to avoid Torrepol's slime attack.
"Ms. Wendy..." Luo put Wendy down, his expression hesitant. For a moment, he didn't know whether to thank her or apologize first... Although what he really wanted to ask was why she still remembered him and came to him...
Wendy, who had settled down, took out her walking stick and held it there. She raised her other hand and touched his head: "Good boy."
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Author's note: Phew... I've finally reached single digits again, and there are 9 more chapters left! Mhahahaha I can do this!
You can continue to give me nutrient solution! Then watch me replace it in one go! [Sunglasses]
Dressrosa is really a conspiracy shrouded by the Childish Fun Fruit, just like the law of cause and effect. Otherwise, it would not have been concealed for more than ten years... In the original work, there are still many navy toys among the toys that turned back. It can be seen that the navy should have sent people there continuously, but only sent a wave, and then all turned into toys and lost their memory. Zhan Guo scratched his head: Hey, why haven't I sent anyone yet? Send another wave (X)
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