"Lady and gentle. We are back again to witness our glory of battle once more. Let's continue the unfinished fight from yesterday." MC shouted out loud.
The crowd roared in response, their shout immediately waking Bellamy from his slumber.
With an iron jar still on his head, he slowly raised his head in clumsy way.
He didn't know what had happened but at least he rested well last night. Stretching his arms and legs, he tried to get a sense of his surroundings.
For some reason, he could feel the presence of gladiators.
"49... No. 53 people."
Bellamy muttered, eyebrows raised in disbelief
"Is this my Haki observation? I never know my Haki was this strong."
Hugging the jar on his head, he laughed crazily.
Hugging the jar on his head, he laughed maniacally. The audience, seeing his crazed laughter, cheered and laughed even harder.
"Hey, you. What are you laughing at? Do you think I am funny?" a small guy approached Bellamy in a provoking walk.
With a club in his hand, he was going to teach this clown the rules of this arena.
Bellamy, still lost in his laughter, didn't even notice the man. Feeling offended, the small gladiator gnashed his teeth. "Are you laughing at my height?" he snarled, raising the club.
The cheering became more burning when they were going to see a bloodbath. They were cheering for a small guy who was pissed by Bellamy's action.
"Then you deserve to die." the club swung down aiming for Bellamy's head.
*Bang*
A deafening sound rang out, silencing the audience. Their mouths formed big O's as they saw the small gladiator's head embedded in the ground. Bellamy looked down at the defeated man, puzzled by his audacity.
He didn't know why this guy dared to sell his cheap life to him.
Without looking back, he could sense the rest of them were coming for him.
The clattering metal in the air, he could hear it.
Losing his sight, his other senses seemed to be enhanced. He touched the jar on his head. The moment his finger touched it, his strength seemed to be decreased.
"I don't expect this jar to be made from Seastone."
"Surround him. He is only one man. And we have many!" a brave voice shouted.
Encouraged by the words, the rest of the gladiators regained their courage and charged at Bellamy, roaring to the top of their lungs.
Bellamy frowned. Their individual strength was weak, but their numbers compensated for the gap.
Seeing them give their all, he decided to fight seriously. He swung his fist, sending four more gladiators flying out of the ring and into the water. Immediately, they were attacked by the Fighting Fish. The audience, now cheering for Bellamy, grew even more passionate.
While Bellamy fought for his life, an important event also happened in Dressrosa.
Outside the Corrida Colosseum, four people were drinking the tea near it.
"I have a question about the Revolutionary Army." I said, taking a sip of tea and observing the person opposite me.
"Do you guys have a station here, in Dressrosa? How can you gather many important members so quickly."
"We have many people scattered around the world. And we happened to pass by Dressrosa." A snail with a tattoo on its face like Dragon said in a calm voice.
"Right right. Coincidence. Let us not waste our time since time is precious. What is your decision?"
"As soon as we receive your offer, we have discussed about pros and cons" the voice grew more serious.
"but, we want to discuss this matter more deeply." the voice became more serious.
"You know the price of defeating Doflamingo at this time, right?"
"Of course, I know. Chain reaction. The world becomes chaotic." I answered, understanding the Revolutionary Army's reluctance to reveal themselves. They only appear when One Piece is close to its end.
"You are afraid that the World Government will send God's knight after your organization."
Dragon remained silent.
"Or you fear the ancient weapon they possess."
"Since you know, why do you still provoke them? Do you know what kind of force that you shouldn't provoke?"
It was the person who sat opposite me who asked. I could see his face but I didn't know him.
Since I didn't know then he mustn't be important.
"I may be brave or stupid, depending on how their view. But I am doing this because it comes from my heart and my idea."
"I've seen the World Government's atrocities, and it disgusted me. They were willing to sink the entire island and massacre the entire country. Just to protect their privilege and reputation. Of course, whoever knows their dirty history, that person doesn't have a good ending."
"If they think their sins could be erased then I will make sure people remember their sins. Fair enough."
"If your target is World Government then why do you drag Marine into this quagmire." the snail asked.
"I know what I am doing. I'm correcting their justice. Justice should belong to everyone. Not a privilege that only Celestial Dragons and Nobles have." I replied.
"Can you elaborate more?"
"In the past, I studied the Marine system and factions. Marines have many factions. But only 2 factions that I care about most. One is Sengoku's faction. The other is Zephyz's faction. The faction that I want to avoid most is Akainu's faction."
"The relationship between the Marine and World Government is very complicated. But in short, the Marine is the World Government's tool."
"What I want to do now is to break their relationship. By making Sengoku suffer many defeats under his control, his record will force the World Government to replace Sengoku with Akainu since Akainu is loyal to them while Sengoku isn't."
"And then, what are you going to do after that."
"What I do. Such a silly question. I will create a new Marine. Call Neon Marine."
"And that Marine organization will be under your control." The snail asked with a stern voice.
"No no. I won't. I will let Sengoku or Zephyz manage it. As for who let the future answer."
"That is not enough to face World Government." The snail commented.
In Dragon's impression, Furina behaved like a child. Her behavior and emotions weren't reliable.
"Indeed, that is not enough. Marine is just one of my future alliances. I plan to ally with Fishman, Amazon Lily, and Mink tribe."
"Say is easier than done."
"I admit. My journey will be difficult but I believe I can do it. So, our deal. What do you think?"
"We have just discussed it again. We can't come out at day but we will support you from the dark. Is this enough?"
"More than enough." I took out from my pocket a snail that looked like me.
"This is my Den Den Mushi. Keep it carefully."
"Certainly" replied one of the Dragon's subordinates.
He took the snail from my hand and disappeared into the dark alley.
I took a sip and looked at the big screen in the center of the city.
I could see Bellamy defeat gladiators one by one.
"You better win Bellamy." I smiled while holding a stack of paper.
"All my money is bet on you. You are my money making"