Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"No, young master."

Diamanti began, “We have deployed various hidden sentries around this location, but we haven’t found anything unusual.”

“It seems that one of the most likely possibilities now is that Rao G was previously left with something like a ‘seed’ by Hueco Mundo in the outside world, so he can control it at any time, rather than needing Hueco Mundo members to maintain it nearby,” Señor speculated.

Doflamingo, on the other hand, had a gloomy expression and remained silent.

This feeling of being manipulated by others was especially infuriating for Doflamingo.

"Little Lord……"

Seeing this, Diamante swallowed hard and asked cautiously, "So, do we really have to accept Hueco Mundo's demands next?"

"if not?"

Doflamingo countered with a question.

"The explosion from that beyond-visual-range attack killed two executives, seriously injured five others, and caused countless minor injuries, even when I tried to stop it. It cost the family hundreds of millions of Berries. How many more attacks like that do you think the family can withstand?"

After a pause, Doflamingo spoke with a hint of sadness and helplessness.

"This is the cruelty of the sea. No matter how unwilling we are, it is a choice that must be made for the development of the family. We can only let Trebol take a little risk."

For a moment, the Don Quixote family executives present fell silent, and they had to admit that this time the family seemed to have run into a brick wall.

Veins bulged on Doflamingo's forehead involuntarily, but his tone remained strangely calm. "Go, execute the plan."

Soon, at the port city of Spedamalts, a ship flying the Don Quixote Pirates' flag set sail for the island designated by Arn.

Apart from that lone ship, the other six or seven Don Quixote family ships did not set sail.

This scene puzzled Little Gold and Robin, who were flying above the clouds monitoring the "port city" of Spedamalt.

Even if Doflamingo's plan to his executives was that if Hueco Mundo couldn't be found, Trebol would go with the Devil Fruit to fulfill Hueco Mundo's demands.

But according to Yann's prediction, Doflamingo's plan was actually not that simple.

"Could it be that Brother Yan is wrong?"

Robin muttered to himself as he looked down at the "port city" of Spedamalts.

However, at that moment, Robin's gaze was suddenly completely captured by a pink coat, and Doflamingo's evil smile suddenly magnified in Robin's eyes.

Robin's pupils contracted involuntarily. Looking closely at Doflamingo, who possessed the "qualification of a king," the fourteen-year-old Robin subconsciously felt a strong sense of fear and dread.

Doflamingo, who uses the "String-String Fruit" ability to bind the clouds in the sky with invisible threads to fly in mid-air, also noticed the canary that flew past him.

While maneuvering through the air on the thin string and hurrying along, Doflamingo, filled with doubt, subconsciously used "Conqueror's Haki".

Instantly, an invisible, terrifying sense of oppression swept towards Xiao Jin.

How could Little Gold, whose willpower is not as strong as that of a human, withstand the impact of "Conqueror's Haki"?

Almost instantly, Xiao Jin's eyes rolled back, and he plummeted headfirst downwards, just like an ordinary bird.

"It seems to be just an ordinary bird, not a member of Hueco Mundo in disguise."

Seeing that the canary's behavior was somewhat strange and it couldn't even withstand the impact of basic "Conqueror's Haki", Doflamingo's original doubts disappeared. He ignored the canary and quickly headed towards the island that Yann had specified.

"Fufufu, let me see what the true face of Hueco Mundo really is?"

Doflamingo's laughter, filled with a strong sense of evil, rang out. The pink coat draped over his back made him look like a flamingo flying hidden in the clouds.

[Chapter 87. Peril!]

"Xiao Jin, wake up..."

"Xiao Jin, wake up..."

Robin, trapped inside Little Gold's body, suppressed her anxiety and waited until Doflamingo's figure disappeared into the clouds before hastily trying to awaken Little Gold.

However, the sudden impact of "Conqueror's Haki" scattered Xiao Jin's consciousness, and he was unable to wake up for a short period of time.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jin's figure was still falling rapidly.

"Oops……"

Amidst the intense feeling of weightlessness and the accompanying spinning, Robin, clinging tightly to the window frame to avoid being flung away, could only watch helplessly as she drew ever closer to the ground.

"boom!!"

The castle inside Xiao Jin's body suddenly trembled, and then rolled back and forth.

"Are you... alright?"

Robin, whose face was slightly bruised from the fall, muttered to himself as he peered out of the castle window.

This is the coastline of the "port city" of Spedamaelz, a place with vast stretches of abandoned iron scrap.

Little Gold fell heavily into the water, its feathers somewhat disheveled, but it didn't end up being smashed to pieces as Robin had feared.

"It seems that Xiao Jin's body is still very strong after eating the Castle Fruit."

Robin breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that Little Gold hadn't fallen into the sea, otherwise it would likely have drowned.

Immediately after Robin used her "Hana Hana no Mi" (Flower-Flower Fruit) to set up a number of eyes in the vicinity as a warning line, she suddenly remembered something.

"Oh no! Brother Yan!!!"

Immediately afterwards, Robin quickly dialed Arn's Den Den Mushi.

As soon as the Den Den Mushi was connected, Robin hurriedly reported the situation before Arn could speak.

“Brother Yann, when Xiao Jin and I were monitoring Spade Damierz from the clouds, Doflamingo unexpectedly passed by and used Conqueror's Haki, knocking Xiao Jin unconscious. Now Xiao Jin and I have fallen onto the coastline of Spade Damierz.”

"Conqueror's Haki?!"

Yann never expected that in such a vast sky, Doflamingo would so coincidentally fly past Little Gold, and even use Conqueror's Haki on a bird out of sheer boredom.

"Huh? That's not right! Robin, if Doflamingo used Conqueror's Haki to knock out Little Gold, how would you still be conscious?" Yan asked in confusion.

Robin replied blankly, "I...I don't know. I also felt that mental shock at the time, but...I didn't feel much pressure."

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Yann was somewhat surprised.

Keep in mind that Robin is only 14 years old. Even if Doflamingo's "Conqueror's Haki" is weak, it shouldn't be able to knock out a little girl, right?

The only difference between Robin and an ordinary little girl is... "Cursed Eye Sangha"!

"Could it be that, in addition to granting Robin special abilities, the bestowal of the Hollow Soul-Slaying Blade also caused certain changes to her soul and spirit?"

"So that's why Robin was able to easily withstand the impact of Conqueror's Haki?"

"It seems that the Hollow Soul-Slaying Blade is different from what I expected. It should have some similarities with the Soul-Slaying Blade I use, and its power should be related to the soul and spirit."

As Yann murmured to himself, he unexpectedly came to a conclusion that he had not noticed before.

Robin listened to the faint muttering coming from the Den Den Mushi and asked in a low voice.

“Brother Yann, what do we do now? According to the plan, after Xiao Jin and I confirmed the situation in Spedamaelz, we followed closely behind to meet you.”

"It's okay, it's not a big problem."

"On the contrary, you should be careful to stay hidden and not be discovered by the Don Quixote family executives," Yann said in a somewhat relaxed tone.

"Don't worry, Brother Yan, I won't leave the castle inside Little Gold's body, and Little Gold's appearance is just that of an ordinary little bird," Robin replied.

Then, Yann hung up on Robin's Den Den Mushi, his expression becoming more serious.

Sure enough, that bastard Doflamingo wasn't going to give up so easily. He outwardly agreed to the conditions, but in reality, he personally followed behind.

More importantly, Doflamingo happened to be right next to Little Gold and used Conqueror's Haki to knock him down.

This is especially troublesome for Yann.

To avoid information leaks, Yann traveled quietly this time, and his only means of escape was through Little Gold.

Now that Xiao Jin has been stunned, it has resulted in Yann being trapped on this deserted island in a sense.

At this point, even if Yann secretly contacted the Revolutionary Army to send other ships to pick them up, it would be too late.

If Yann reveals his true colors during his next contact with the Don Quixote family, he will likely face an attack from the entire Don Quixote family.

The relaxed tone that Yann used when he was talking to Robin was just a facade.

To put it more dangerously, this deserted island could very well be the place where Arn dies.

How to do?

Yann stayed in a dark cave on the deserted island, pondering how to deal with the situation.

Hide, don't show your face at all?

If Doflamingo becomes suspicious, it's not impossible that he might choose to search the entire deserted island.

And instead of Doflamingo arriving, they just slipped away?

This……

When Arn thought about the scene of himself being alone and lost in the sea, or even falling into the sea, he felt an overwhelming sense of resistance.

One thing is certain: Yann did not lie to Marshal Sengoku.

That is... Yann really hates seawater!

Since transmigrating here, while still a child, I drifted in the ocean for several days, teetering on the brink of death several times. Ever since then, I have hated seawater.

That kind of salty, wet feeling, Yann swore he would never touch it again.

"It seems we have no choice but to proceed according to the original plan. I hope Doflamingo won't be so ungrateful as to force me into this."

Yaen murmured something, then began to prepare.

Soon, within the vast expanse of Observation Haki that Yann had unleashed, he sensed a ship heading straight for the deserted island.

Furthermore, with Robin's reminder, Yann deliberately used his Observation Haki to sense the airspace above the rear of the ship and quickly located Doflamingo's presence.

The ship docked at the edge of the deserted island.

Trebol, who appeared bloated and had ugly, lewd features, disembarked alone, pulling a cart covered by a black cloth behind him as he walked toward the deserted island.

Trebol pressed on, nervously making his way to the center of the deserted island, but still failed to spot any members of the mysterious Hueco Mundo organization.

"Gurgle!"

Trebol swallowed hard and shouted.