Dressrosa Kingdom, Underground World.
The armory and SMILE factory were almost completely engulfed in flames.
The Donquixote Pirates, who were originally asleep, woke up in shock upon noticing the commotion in the factory. They quickly led the kingdom's marine officer to rush in and start firefighting efforts.
"After tonight, it will probably take Doflamingo at least another six months to rebuild his underground business, right?"
Vivian ran along the edge of the port, Muttering with a sense of satisfaction as he watched the raging flames and thick smoke.
Just as he was feeling triumphant, a prompt appeared:
Option 1: Head to the port dock to rescue Tashigi and Kuto. (Reward: Random special item x1)
Option 2: Follow Viola and escape the underground factory together. (Reward: Random basic attribute +1)
Vivian: ???
Kuto and Tashigi… are in danger?
Without any hesitation, Vivian suddenly stopped, turned around, and ran towards the transport ship at the port.
"Hey, where are you going?" Viola shouted loudly upon seeing this.
"To save people, my companions are in danger!" Vivian said, speeding up without looking back, his voice quickly fading away.
Viola hesitated for a long time before gritting her teeth and following him.
…
At the dock.
Under Fujitora's command, the civilians were boarding the transport ships in an orderly manner.
Not far away, a towering figure, at least three meters tall, suddenly appeared in front of the burning warehouse.
Blonde hair, a pink feather coat, cropped pants, sunglasses, and pointed boots—his flamboyant attire contrasted sharply with his fierce demeanor.
If this guy isn't Doflamingo, who else could it be?
At this moment, he was holding a bloodied Kuto like a dead dog, dragging him on the ground as he slowly approached the dock.
At the same time, behind him, Tashigi and a dozen other Marines, who had been sent by Vivian to distract the guards, were handcuffed and had guns pointed at their heads.
"What a brave bunch of guys, fufufufu…"
Doflamingo laughed unscrupulously, then threw Kuto to the ground and stepped on his head. He looked at Fujitora on the ship and said, "Hey, bring all the slaves on the ship down, or this guy won't live."
With that, he applied a bit of pressure with his right leg, causing Kuto to spit out another mouthful of blood.
"What should we do now?"
Many of the toys who had boarded the ship with Fujitora looked over with concern.
"This…"
Fujitora, leaning on his cane, walked to the bow of the ship. With his Observation Haki fully activated, he sensed Kuto's weak presence under Doflamingo's foot and fell into hesitation.
On one side were hundreds of civilians.
On the other side were righteous and kind Marines.
What should I choose?
His mind was momentarily lost in confusion.
In those few seconds of Fujitora's indecision, Kuto struggled and spoke with difficulty, "Don't… don't worry about me. Uncle Issho… we Marines from Loguetown are not afraid of death!"
"Kuto…" Fujitora's hand holding the cane began to tremble.
"Marines, huh?"
A mere branch of the Marines dares to act recklessly on the territory of a Warlord of the Sea?
Glancing at the nearly burnt-down armory behind him, Doflamingo's forehead veins bulged, but he still wore a smile. He lifted his leg again and stomped directly towards Kuto's temple.
At that moment…
Zzzap—!
A golden flash suddenly streaked past Doflamingo from behind.
The blade tip sliced his body into two, and his pink feather coat turned into countless feathers, falling from his shoulders.
Donquixote Family members: =???=???(●???●|||)
Everyone present was stunned.
They all gaped, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, staring at Doflamingo's split body, swallowing hard.
Meanwhile, Vivian appeared at the port ahead, carrying Kuto on one shoulder and gripping a long sword in the other, dressed in black and facing away from the crowd.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked, looking down at Kuto.
"I'm… fine… ugh!"
Vivian: "…"
This was probably the third time he had saved this guy's life.
Seeing Kuto's injuries, which were even more severe than the previous two times, Vivian shook his head and placed his hand on Kuto's wound, activating his healing skill.
[You used "Star Infusion," Spirit -10]
A green beam enveloped Kuto's body, and the wound began to heal rapidly.
Unlike the time he helped Lamor's grandfather regenerate a limb, this level of external injury didn't require Vivian to expend too much energy.
"Thank you."
Feeling much better, Kuto got up from the ground, suppressing his many questions, and looked at Doflamingo. "Vivian, is that guy… dead?"
"No."
Vivian shook his head.
Doflamingo couldn't be taken down so easily with one slash. If Vivian had that kind of power, he wouldn't be so cautious every time he made a choice.
The next second, as expected, Doflamingo's body, which Vivian had sliced, turned into threads and scattered on the ground.
Kuto's eyes widened in disbelief. "What kind of Devil Fruit ability is this?"
"Paramecia-type String-String Fruit. It can create clones indistinguishable from the original, capable of speaking and using any of the original's techniques," Vivian explained.
Just as he finished speaking…
"Kid, you seem to know a lot about the String-String Fruit's abilities?"
Foot Shave Line!
Eight nearly invisible threads appeared at Doflamingo's toes. Suddenly, he emerged from behind Vivian and kicked him in the back.
The threads cut through Vivian's clothes, leaving large gashes on his back.
"Thunder Breathing…"
Whoosh~~
His cardiopulmonary functions strengthened again, and he exhaled sharply.
"Second Form: Rice Spirit!"
Slash!
Vivian swung his sword backward, generating lightning from the blade, which engulfed Doflamingo at a sharp angle.