Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

But seeing baby-5 looking like an abandoned kitten, so sad and pitiful, Arn couldn't help but speak up out of a shared compassion for human children.

"What do you want?"

Baby-5's crying stopped abruptly. Her wet eyes looked at the terrifying man whose face she couldn't see. Despite her fear, the desire to be needed still took over, and she asked weakly.

"Would you...would you need Baby-5?"

Yann hesitated for a moment, then answered indirectly, "You're too young; you can't do anything."

The implication is clear: it's not necessary.

"I...I can do a lot of things, cleaning, tidying up, cooking, making tea and coffee, etc., I can do them all..."

After a pause, baby-5 continued in a weak voice, "If you need baby-5 to do anything else, baby-5 can learn it too."

[Chapter 91: The Possibility of Piloting a Gundam]

That night.

Arn sat listlessly on the edge of the car, while Baby-5 leaned against Arn's shoulder and slept, a few drops of clear liquid trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Ultimately, Yann did not choose to drive Baby-5 away, mainly because Baby-5 could no longer return to the Don Quixote family.

In the eyes of the Donquixote Family, Baby-5 was already a Devil Fruit that was given away as a gift.

At least until Hueco Mundo is destroyed, or until the Don Quixote family figure out the details of Hueco Mundo, they would not dare to accept Baby-5.

Besides, Baby-5, who possesses the "Weapon Fruit," has a unique potential in Yann's eyes.

For example, is it possible for Baby-5, which can theoretically transform its body into any weapon at will, to become a Gundam?

"Piloting a Gundam... it doesn't seem impossible after all!"

As Yann stroked his chin, some passionate and exhilarating images began to surface in his mind.

Of course, Yann did suspect that Baby-5 might be a spy, but considering Baby-5's unique personality, he understood that this was impossible.

After all, Baby-5's intense desire to be needed makes it impossible for her to refuse other people's requests, no matter how unreasonable they may be.

So when Arn tried to ask Baby-5 questions in a pleading tone, Baby-5 answered all of Arn's questions without hesitation.

In the past half day, not only has Yaen figured out all the information about the Don Quixote family that Baby-5 knows, but also all of Baby-5's past experiences.

Baby-5 was born in Kuhn Village, Beihai, a very poor village. To save food, Baby-5 was abandoned by her heartless parents, which led to her developing an extremely strong need to be needed.

Then, during his wandering journey, Baby-5 becomes one of the hundred children taken in by the Don Quixote family, and is trained to be the Don Quixote family's future weapon or leader.

Yann had learned about this matter during a phone call with Corazon a day earlier.

At the time, Corazon spoke with considerable pride, claiming that he had secretly frightened the children through various means, successfully driving away the vast majority of them and sparing them the tragic fate of becoming Doflamingo's tools.

"Seriously, after all that trouble, Baby-5, whom Corazon tried to get rid of but failed, has somehow ended up here with me?"

Yaen shook his head speechlessly and muttered to himself.

"Given Corazon's personality, he must be quite worried about Baby-5 right now, right? Come to think of it, that idiot has always liked children."

In order to conceal his identity as part of Hueco Mundo, Yan hesitated for a moment before putting the Den Den Mushi he was holding back into his pocket, choosing not to tell Corazon about Baby-5.

"For now, let's put Baby-5 in the castle inside Little Gold's body. That's good too. At least Robin and I won't be alone together every day. It'll be a little more lively."

"Furthermore, the cleanliness of the castle should also be handled by baby-5."

After thinking about it carefully, Yann felt that there wasn't much of a problem with this approach.

Furthermore, since Baby-5 is in the castle, she is constantly being monitored by Little Gold, so there is no need to worry about whether Baby-5 will secretly contact the Don Quixote family.

This way... it can actually test whether Baby-5 has a subjective tendency to betray.

"Clatter, clatter..."

Just then, Baby-5 smacked her lips, slid against Ya'en's body, and nestled softly into Ya'en's arms, resting her little head on Ya'en's lap.

……

Ya'en.

At this moment, Yan felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he were taking care of a daughter.

Despite being a man who has been single for 23 years, Ya En has been forced to take care of a little girl.

"Never mind, let's just treat this as practice for taking care of our daughter in the future."

Yaen shook his head helplessly, and instead of waking Baby-5, he covered her with a corner of his cloak.

Although Yann had already lit a campfire in front of him, the sea breeze on this deserted island at night was incredibly cold.

Meanwhile, besides maintaining his Observation Haki to sense any approaching enemies, Aon was also waiting for Little Gold to arrive.

Only if Xiao Jin wakes up and returns to this deserted island can Yann leave.

Therefore, Yann could only wait quietly, and in order to guard against unexpected situations, he could not fall asleep.

……

Meanwhile, in the port city of Spedamaelz, the Don Quixote family was gradually descending into chaos, with all the Don Quixotes gathered in a hall, arguing fiercely.

Doflamingo has been missing for most of the day without any news.

This resulted in the Donquixote Family, which was built around Doflamingo's "King's Qualification," completely losing its core leader.

"Young Master has been missing for a long time. He has most likely gone to that deserted island of the Hueco Mundo organization. I need to go find Young Master," Diamanti said anxiously.

As one of the two men who initially nurtured Doflamingo and gave him the "String-String Fruit," Diamante, who had failed in his attempt to challenge the Grand Line and felt inadequate, poured far too much effort and energy into Doflamingo.

Since Diamante has not yet been able to obtain equal status and power from Doflamingo, how can he be willing to accept this?

“Lord Diamanti, but the young master has already decided not to provoke Hueco Mundo members. Approaching the deserted island rashly could easily cause misunderstandings within Hueco Mundo,” Señor advised.

“Hey, hey, hey, Señor, I’ve always felt there’s something wrong with you. Ever since Hueco Mundo appeared, you’ve been subtly speaking up for them. You wouldn’t happen to be a spy for Hueco Mundo, would you?” the tall, imposing Machaby said in a deep voice.

Deringer rubbed his ear and said, "Meaningless suspicion is useless. If you ask me, we should gather all our forces and head to the deserted island to check the situation."

"Who knows if this is a trap set by the Hueco Mundo organization, just to take advantage of the situation and wipe out the family in one fell swoop on the sea?"

……

Corazon remained silent throughout the ongoing debate, offering no comment.

In reality, Corazon actually hoped that the Donquixote Family could engage in a full-scale war with Hueco Mundo, which would allow the Navy to obtain more intelligence about Hueco Mundo.

Just as the Don Quixote family's leaders were arguing more and more fiercely, and even gradually showing signs of taking action.

"Oh!"

Outside the hall, a loud thud sounded as something heavy fell.

With a large patch of blood on his chest, Doflamingo, looking utterly disheveled, walked in, leaning against the wall with one hand.

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[Chapter 92. Who is the Master? (Please subscribe!)]

"Young Master?!"

The Don Quixote family officials in the hall exclaimed in unison and rushed forward.

"fine!"

Doflamingo raised his hand, revealing his tired face stained with blood, and said with a hint of madness, "Fufufu, the power of Hueco Mundo is indeed not an exaggeration!"

"Young Master, did you really go to that deserted island? Did you win?" Diamanti asked.

"I only exchanged one blow with him," Doflamingo replied.

"Why did it take the young master so long to return?" Diamanti asked, puzzled.

"Because... with just one hit, I was blasted far away, and it wasn't until now that I've used the power of the String-String Fruit to get back," Doflamingo said without any hesitation.

In an instant, the Don Quixote family members present all showed expressions of extreme horror.

The Donquixote Family was established entirely around Doflamingo.

In other words, these Donquixote Family executives gathered here primarily because they believed that Doflamingo's power could lead them to a more glorious future.

However, the man they considered to possess the "qualities of a king" was blasted away with a single blow!

Doflamingo, seeing the solemn and horrified expressions on the faces of his officers, laughed even more evilly and maniacally, and said...

"Fufufu, don't you guys think this is a good thing? There really is such a powerful organization hidden in the shadows of the ocean, the Hueco Mundo Organization!"

"Young Master, what do you mean?" Diamanti asked, somewhat puzzled.

"As long as these guys exist, they'll turn this world upside down sooner or later. That will be the best time for our Don Quixote family to rise to power, won't it?"

At this moment, Doflamingo's words revealed only boundless ambition and madness, showing no anger whatsoever from being injured by Hueco Mundo.

The other Donquixote Family executives exchanged bewildered glances, but they couldn't help but be impressed by the invisible aura and domineering presence that Doflamingo exuded.

"Since Roger's death, this boring Great Pirate Era has finally produced some decent figures."

Doflamingo's smile grew increasingly manic as he muttered to himself.

"The abilities of that giant black-armored samurai are unmistakable. It should be a Mythical Zoan type, similar to Fleet Admiral Sengoku of the Navy. Interesting, interesting. One is a Devil Fruit that can manipulate humans at will, another is a Devil Fruit that can attack over a wide area beyond visual range, and another is a Mythical Zoan type?"

"Fufufu, if we exclude the so-called Hueco Mundo Lord's abilities, then the strength displayed by these three Devil Fruit users alone is already no weaker than those monster pirate crews in the New World."

"Compared to that, I am more willing to believe that Hueco Mundo's true strength is merely the tip of the iceberg that has been shown so far."

"Would a group of monsters gathered together really do charity and good deeds without any desire for fame?"

"Fufufu, I'm waiting! You monsters, you'd better turn this ocean, which is ruled by the World Government, upside down!"

……

Meanwhile, in the coastal wasteland of the port city of Spedamaelz, Little Gold finally woke up after Robin kept calling him.

"Chirp!"

Little Jin called out in a daze.

"Little Jin, hurry up, let's go back and meet up with Brother Yan." Robin whispered.