Boom—!
A towering blaze shot up towards the sky above the "Toy House," illuminating the stone walls in a fiery red.
Hearing the intense explosion, the hundreds of guards overseeing the toys transporting arms were all terrified.
Seeing the fire spreading rapidly towards their location, everyone immediately turned and ran in the opposite direction.
"Mr. Issho, this way!"
Leading the way, Kyros, balancing on a single leg with a roller skate, waved his hand. As he passed a wooden door, he jumped up and delivered a powerful headbutt to the face of a guard.
Bang!
With a dull thud, the iron-headed toy knocked the guard unconscious, causing a large number of guards to fall over due to inertia.
Seeing this, Fujitora swung his cane-sword, activating an invisible gravitational field that instantly pinned everyone on the ground, rendering them completely immobile.
Meanwhile…
Option 1: Enter the palace via the elevator, defeat Sugar, and expose Doflamingo's plan. (Reward: All attributes +100)
Option 2: Head to the SMILE factory and blow up the 'SAD'. (Reward: Random skill experience +1)
Vivian raised an eyebrow.
As expected, just as he had the thought, the options appeared.
He originally planned to take Fujitora through the elevator into the palace to knock out Sugar, turning all the toys in Dressrosa back into humans. But seeing the options, he quickly realized the reality.
Charging in now would likely result in him being turned into a toy with a single slap, given he didn't even know Haki…
As for the SMILE factory, according to the original story, it seemed to be guarded by only a few minor soldiers, making it relatively safer.
"I'll go set the SMILE factory on fire first. Uncle Issho, Kuto, you handle freeing the civilians."
"Alright, no problem, leave it to me!"
Kuto patted his chest confidently.
He was extremely confident at this moment.
"With Uncle Issho's Devil Fruit ability and my wisdom, all evildoers will fall before our blades!"
Thinking this, Kuto adjusted the silver-framed glasses on his nose.
"Uncle Issho, from now on, I will be your eyes. I will protect your safety, so you can charge forward without any worries!"
"Thank you, Kuto."
"You're welcome!"
…
The SMILE factory, located in the underworld, is where "artificial Devil Fruits" are manufactured and processed.
Run by former Navy scientist Caesar Clown, it mass-produces and sells to one of the Four Emperors, Kaido. Through this, Doflamingo has amassed a fortune.
"If I set these things on fire, Kaido will definitely be furious, right?"
"This might even escalate the conflict between the Beasts Pirates and the Donquixote Family…"
Vivian muttered, stopping to look up at the factory.
Huge iron tanks were lined up, all marked with the letters "SAD."
"But as long as Caesar Clown is around, even if all the current SAD is destroyed, it will only delay their production a bit, right?"
Thinking to himself and glancing around, Vivian immediately spotted the lush orchard near the iron pipes.
Seeing the strange, striped, bright red fruits hanging on the trees, he didn't hesitate. He took out his lighter and quickly moved over.
Five minutes later, in the factory orchard.
"What are you doing?!"
A large group of dwarves looked in astonishment at Vivian, who was standing by the fruit trees, lighting the leaves with a lighter. They were all a bit scared.
"Good evening!" (*?ω?)?
Vivian politely greeted the dwarves.
The dwarves, also known as the Tontatta Tribe in the pirate world, have an average height of about 20 cm.
Despite their small size, their strength and speed are astonishingly high, several times stronger than an average adult human male.
Because of this, Doflamingo enslaved the Tontatta Tribe, forcing them to work day and night in the SMILE factory, producing artificial Devil Fruits.
"Who are you?"
The leading dwarf looked up curiously at Vivian and asked, "Why are you setting the fruit trees on fire?"
"Because I'm here to save you," Vivian replied.
"Save us?"
The Tontatta Tribe members looked puzzled.
"You are trapped here, working every day. Don't you feel angry?" Vivian asked.
"Angry?"
The dwarves fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
After a while, the leader replied, "Although it's tiring, we don't feel angry at all. The guards here told us that if we work hard, they will help cure Princess Mansherry's strange illness."
"Yes, yes, if it weren't for their help, Princess Mansherry might have died long ago. They help treat her illness and bring us food every day. They are truly rare good people in this world!"
Vivian: "…"
Wow, he had seen the Tontatta Tribe's innocence and kindness in the anime, but seeing it in person today was even more absurd.
This is really like being sold and still counting the money for the seller!
In the anime, Princess Mansherry of the Tontatta Kingdom never had any strange illness. Doflamingo had her kidnapped and lied to the Tontatta Tribe, making them work tirelessly for free.
And you might ask, why would the Tontatta Tribe believe such an easily debunked lie?
In the Tontatta Kingdom, there are no bad people. Their entire race doesn't lie from birth, so in their understanding, the concept of "lying" doesn't exist.
They believe whatever they are told, unconditionally.
No matter how clumsy the lie, even if you told them you were their long-lost biological father, they would believe it without a doubt.
It's that ridiculous.
After thinking for a moment, Vivian said, "Actually… it was Lord Doflamingo who asked me to burn the trees. He said that due to improper handling, the fruits produced by these trees would be highly toxic. Therefore, the trees must be destroyed before the problem becomes serious to prevent them from infecting humans!"
"Really?"
The Tontatta Tribe was shocked, showing fearful expressions. They quickly found a bunch of torches from somewhere and looked at Vivian seriously, "Then let us help you!"