"I see."
After Violet and Sugar followed suit, they greeted each other. Vivi looked at Sugar curiously. "So you're the Onii-chan (older bother) mentioned who never grows up..."
"Ahem!" Hikaru pretended to be displeased and patted her shoulder, making Vivi grumble.
"Anyway, be careful. Once I take her Devil Fruit away, you won't have to be afraid anymore."
"Take it away? Are you going to kill me...?" Sugar was startled, blinking her big eyes pitifully, trying to gain everyone's sympathy.
"Hehehehe... Yes~ You are going to leave this world soon~" Perona walked forward and pinched Sugar's chubby little face, as a few Negative Hollows floated out to scare her.
The effect was remarkable. Sugar's face turned pale with fright, and she became even weaker.
Robin chuckled and comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. Maybe after taking your Devil Fruit, you can get rid of this childish body and grow up to be an adult!"
"Don't scare her. It would be bad if she fainted. She's very timid!"
Hikaru shook his head. Perona really liked to scare people, especially him. He was often awakened by Perona when he was still drowsy in the morning. Fortunately, he was very courageous and wasn't afraid of these tricks.
"The battle here is almost over. You take your men to occupy King's Hill. I'll go and capture the fleeing Doflamingo!"
"Okay~"
Hikaru nodded, and his lightning dissipated, flashing him to the ground.
With the white lightning in his hand, he plundered the Devil Fruits of Buffalo, Gladius, and Pica in turn, sending them to meet Doflamingo's father.
Among these three Devil Fruits, only the Spin-Spin Fruit has slightly less impact, followed by the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, which has a similar effect to Mr. 5's Bomb-Bomb Fruit from Baroque Works. At least its lethality is good.
The Stone-Stone Fruit is the best, suitable for those with nimble hands and eyes. It can create a huge rock giant, and drilling into it is equivalent to piloting a Gundam. If Observation Haki is stronger and covers the entire body of the rock giant, its imaginative potential will be quite considerable.
Dressrosa, Commercial Street
"Parasite String!"
Doflamingo had a forced, evil smile on his face. He never expected that Jinbe, the "Knight of the Sea," looked simple and honest, but he was incredibly strong.
But this bastard seemed to have been blessed by something on the sea, and he attacked without mercy, making Doflamingo's blood boil and leaving him slightly injured. He was no match for him and had to flee to the island.
However, even on the island, he found that he couldn't capture Jinbe, which annoyed him. He stopped fighting with the Sun Pirates until they were chased to the commercial street. He then used the "power" of the civilians to prevent Jinbe and the others from acting rashly.
"Jinbe, please leave now. How can you, who is full of kindness and righteousness, be my opponent?"
"Doflamingo..."
Jinbe frowned, not knowing what to say. The chivalrous spirit in his heart made him unable to bear to see the death of innocent lives. The two Mermaid Islands on his back required him to contribute, so he could only waste time here with Doflamingo.
"Boss Jinbe..." The other members of the Sun Pirates didn't care about the lives of humans, but considering Jinbe's attitude, they didn't act rashly.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, you don't want to leave... Then start killing!" Doflamingo opened his hands wide, and his fingers kept plucking the parasitic strings as if he were playing a piece of music.
"What's wrong with my body... let me go!"
"My hand, what happened?"
"What the hell, my cabinet moved, I don't want to play anymore!"
The civilians controlled by Doflamingo picked up all available sharp weapons from the ground and rushed towards the Sun Pirates like crazy, slashing left and right.
"You are so mean, Doflamingo!"
"Heh, heh, heh, heh~ What a delightful compliment~"
"Fish-Man Karate: Small Wa Zheng Quan!"
Jinbe jumped into the crowd, assuming a Fish-Man Karate stance, and punched with minimal force. A weak shockwave then acted on the people, pushing them away to the periphery of the battlefield.
"It's no use! Jinbe! There are too many civilians I can control!"
Doflamingo's smile became more and more evil, and when he was about to taunt, he was interrupted by a voice in the sky.
"You're actually using your own people to threaten the enemy? How boring~"
"Who is it?" Doflamingo looked in the direction of the voice and saw Hikaru slowly descending. "Hikaru?"
His anger instantly surged within him, and he shouted:
"It's you, after all. You are the one who planned all the chaos in Dressrosa... What hatred do you have against me? Why do you have to target me? Don't mention Bellamy; he's just an excuse for you to attack me!"
"Ah~ I've been discovered, but so what? This world always follows the iron rule of big fish eating small fish, and small fish eating shrimp. As long as you are still in this world, you will inevitably be caught in an endless vortex of disputes!"
Hikaru's teasing smile made veins appear on Doflamingo's forehead. He raised his hand and made a grab, his eyes indifferently declaring Doflamingo's end today.
"And what I have done is only to bring your future failure forward!"
"Heh heh heh heh heh~ You're so bold to say that. Do you know the consequences of defeating me?" Doflamingo seemed so angry at Hikaru's words that he laughed.
"I am the Joker of the 'Underworld.' I own many industries around the world, including slavery, arms, drug trafficking, and even Devil Fruits! All the authoritative figures in the New World's underground society have interests with me. Even the dream of the Four Emperors Kaido relies on my help..."
"Once the Underworld loses me, the whole world will be in chaos, and the people will suffer. Can you withstand their wrath? Do you dare to provoke the Four Emperors Kaido?"
Hikaru sneered and did not comment on what he said.
"The Underworld? Just a bunch of scum from the gutter, with people living in misery? Doflamingo, I think too highly of you. Besides, what does this have to do with me? As long as the country I lead is not affected, it's enough. As for the others? Why should I care about their floods?"
"As for the Four Emperors Kaido? Sooner or later, I will bring him down from that position!"
When Doflamingo saw Hikaru's determined expression, he knew that the other party must be a reckless man who wasn't afraid of tigers and was too fanciful.
"You are so naive. You have never seen Kaido's power, so you don't understand what the title of 'Four Emperors' means!"
"Is that so?"
Hikaru shook his head. It was because Doflamingo thought too highly of Kaido and was afraid of Kaido that his strength could not be further improved. After all, his "heart" had already determined his height.