I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

When a person is turned into a toy, the whole world will forget him.

And now, all those memories have returned.

"Ten years have passed, and I'm finally free!"

"It was Doflamingo! He turned us into toys and enslaved us for ten years!"

At first, it was a joyous reunion of the families of Dressrosa, with tears in their eyes. But the excitement of being reunited after so long gradually turned into anger and resentment towards Doflamingo.

The crowd was filled with righteous indignation, and the entire island was engulfed in shouts.

............

Inside the courtyard at the entrance to the royal palace.

The moment Sigurd and Sugar's two hands, one big and one small, touched.

"Turn me into a toy! HENTAI!" Sugar shouted, her voice echoing through the courtyard.

Sugar suppressed her discomfort; she had never wanted to turn someone into a toy before!

Then... something unexpected happened.

The toy Zephyr in the corner returned to human form. Fujitora, who was in the distance, paused, his expression suddenly changed, and he recalled the memories that had been erased.

However, Sig, who was in front of Sugar, did not turn into a toy, but slowly shrank in her field of vision.

"Wait... Sugar, you." Monet looked at her younger sister with shock in her eyes.

It wasn't Sig who shrank, it was she who grew bigger? It was Sugar herself who changed, not her?

In her gaze, Sugar, who was forever fixed at the appearance of a 10-year-old, slowly grew bigger at this moment. Her originally petite figure gradually matured, and her height increased. The children's clothes that were originally worn by her now slender figure were stretched high into a crop top, exposing a large area of ​​snow-white skin. Her waist became slender, and she looked exactly like a 20-year-old young woman.

Sugar looked at her body in disbelief, patting it here and there, her face full of surprise.

"How did I get so big? Am I a normal 20-year-old now?"

"And what's more, I can't even activate my abilities?" she wondered in surprise.

"Seastone? No, it's not seastone."

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Sieg beside her, her hand already being held by him.

This is different from Seastone. Seastone cannot take away the ability of the user; it only makes the user weak and unable to actively use their ability.

For example, if Luffy falls into the sea, he will be powerless and drown, but his body can still be stretched.

Sugar's powers will be nullified if she touches Seastone or is knocked unconscious, but her body will not return to its original state.

From the day she ate the fruit, her body could no longer grow; she was forever stuck at the age of 10. Her physical and mental health were affected—this was definitely a side effect.

Because of the side effects of the Hobby Fruit, and the need to maintain the toys' bodies, Sugar is always playing the role of an innocent child, which is inconsistent with her actual age.

Like a flower that is forever in bud but will never bloom, Sugar sometimes envies Monet, who grew up normally and was praised for his beauty by others.

But now, this curse has been broken?

"If I had grown up normally, would I be like this now?"

Sugar tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and gazed at her reflection in the glass window in the courtyard, never tiring of the sight.

She and Monet are sisters. Monet was 28 years old, but usually, the two sisters do look more like mother and son... but not anymore.

“No, now is not the time for surprises.” Monet’s expression changed.

"Run."

Sugar returned to normal, its powers were nullified, which meant the toys had also been restored.

Whether or not Sieg saw through their act beforehand, it's all over now.

"run?"

Sugar glanced at the hand clasped with Sig's; his hand gripped hers like an iron clamp, the immense strength making it impossible to break free.

suddenly.

Behind Sieg, ripples spread across the ground. A middle-aged man wearing a baby hat emerged from underground.

"Girls, this is the men's battlefield, run!"

"Back bridge fall!"

Pique was about to wrap his arms around Sieg's lower back and use his waist to throw Sieg back, but he felt a tremendous force coming from Sieg. It was as if he was wrestling with a giant. The two were locked in a stalemate for a moment, and neither of them could be thrown. Sieg's body just swayed.

"He's very strong..."

Pique decisively let go, his body disappearing back into the ground, creating ripples.

He had achieved his goal; while he was wrestling with Sieg, Sugar took the opportunity to escape from Sieg's clutches.

With his Swim-Swim Fruit powers, escaping Dressrosa would be the easiest thing for him. He could simply use his abilities to hide underground or on a ship, making it difficult for others to detect him.

But... Sugar took two steps, and her originally mature figure began to shrink rapidly, returning to the size of a ten-year-old child.

"How...how could this be?" Sugar froze, her steps slowing unconsciously, and she glanced at Sig behind her out of the corner of her eye.

"What exactly did you do to my body?" she asked through gritted teeth.

At this time.

A large door on the ground quietly opened.

Stussy leaped out of the door, carrying Piqué whom she had already subdued, and landed lightly on the ground.

It's not just Pike's Swim-Swim Fruit that can allow him to travel beneath the floor; the Door-Door Fruit and the Through-Through Fruit can also do similar things, and Pica could do the same if it were made of rock.

Piqué ambushed Sig in the shadows, while Stussy also ambushed Piqué. Taking advantage of Piqué's focus on rescuing his companion, Stussy easily brought him back to the ground.

“Stusi? Weren’t you using your abilities to surround the others? When did you arrive?” Sig asked, squinting.

Stussy's expression remained unchanged, his pale blue eyes fixed on Sieg, his eyes slightly narrowed:

"It came from around the time of Urusai."

Sig: "..."

They've been lying in wait for quite a while now.

While the two were talking, Sugar and the other two tried to run away, but as soon as they turned around, Zephyr's tall figure blocked their way.

“Little girls, you don’t need me to use my fists anymore,” Zephyr said calmly.

"It's over, we can't leave now." Monet gritted his teeth.

She knew that Sugar's ability was their only hope for turning the tide. Only by turning Sieg into a toy could they, the executives, have a chance for revenge and a possibility of escaping.

After Sugar's defeat, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

"Did it fail...?"

Sugar's face turned pale.

But an idea suddenly popped into her head, and she steeled herself and actually ran towards Sieg instead!

Since there's no way out either way, why not...

Why not experience the feeling of growing up one last time in Sieg's hands at the last moment?

laugh!

A tiny, crescent-shaped slash flashed past, cutting a strand of Sugar's short hair cleanly, as if sliced ​​by a sharp blade.

Sugar subconsciously stopped in her tracks, goosebumps suddenly rising all over her neck; she was terrified.

"What a wicked child. He thought he could launch a sneak attack when no one was watching him?" Stussy withdrew his fingers and smiled slightly.

On the other side, a purple figure stood atop the flying rock and roared towards them.

That was Fujitora, and behind him, Diamante was bound by heavy chains and lay at his feet.

“Mr. Zephyr…” Fujitora felt a little guilty, but he was relieved to see that Zephyr was alright.

Although I don't know what happened, it seems the matter has been resolved.

With the Hobby-Hobby Fruit malfunctioning and Zephyr and Fujitora entering the fray, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

The entire palace was completely sealed off by them, and even more than 10,000 bandits and NEO navy members were blocking the entire island from the outer perimeter.

About half an hour later, Dragon arrived at the palace gate with King Riku, Violet, and the others, but it didn't matter whether they came or not.

When Torebolo and the others slowly awoke, they suddenly felt a sense of absurdity upon seeing the Revolutionary Army leaders Ryu, Zephyr, and others appear before them.

"Not only Higuma and the Pirate King, but also two former Marine Admirals and the leaders of the Revolutionary Army?"

"Did they come here to fight the Marineford War?" Torrepol and the others suddenly had a strange and absurd feeling.

Doflamingo's early death may not have been a bad thing.

Chapter 1172 Filial Piety Turns to Darkness (5k)

"No! Stop it! Why are you showing me this?"

The four-meter-tall giant, Pika, let out a terrible scream.

Before him, a towering rock giant, as tall as a mountain, was rapidly changing its appearance.

The giant rock was created by Pica, and its appearance was exactly the same as his own, essentially a Pica himself magnified hundreds of times. But at this moment, the giant rock's face was rapidly changing, gradually transforming into the shape of Barrett.

On the other side, a pale purple light enveloped the Dressrosa Palace, and the collapsed walls and shattered floors were restored to their original state.

Ain's Rewind Fruit is incredibly effective at repairing battlefields, making it a kind of overpowered fruit. If the fruit's range of effect weren't too small, it might even be able to repair the gaps in the Red Line.

The battle is over.

At the palace gates of King's Heights, four or five different groups gathered together, and all the Don Quixote family members were captured without exception.

The bandits launched a major attack on the Dressrosa Palace and killed the officials.

The Revolutionary Army secretly rallied the masses, uniting King Riku and his former followers, and quickly gathered people after the Hobby-Hobby Fruit lost its effect.

The NEO Navy arrived last; their main task was to maintain order and prevent public panic.

After the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's power expired, the incident settled down, and all three forces gathered at the royal palace.

The bandits and the revolutionaries were alright; they were old acquaintances and had cooperated many times in the past.