LW: And now concludes the Block B brawl, as well as the continuation of Sanji, Law, and even Zoro's side quests. A fair bit gets done this week.
Rubber King and Mirror Master - New World Chaos: Tipsy Tourney Trials, Passions of the Pawns
Corrida Colosseum
"Hack has been defeated!" the announcer bellows in shock "It looks like he didn't even get near him, just what is this crude beast of a man? Damn it I was rooting for Hack, won't somebody put an end to the lime green menace!"
"Calm down sir"
"Yeah, you're supposed to be an impartial commentator," his assistant pleaded to him.
"So, how about we shelve our fight until we deal with Elzabello's honor guard, ay Rikky? Nah that doesn't sound right, I'm gonna call you Riku" Saria giggles behind her mask, watching 'Rikky's widen in panic before settling down.
"If you wish, do you have another weapon or will you be continuing to use fisticuffs for the remainder of this battle?" he asks curiously.
"Eh, I think I have a sword lying around here somewhere" she muses, clapping her hands together and drawing a blade from her Mirror Gates.
"Are you perhaps a kunoichi from the Kingdom of Wano?" Rikky asks, then tenses, causing Saria to grin savagely, the glint in her eyes growing.
"You know what this is, don't you? Or what made it" she coos, unsheathing Extermination's Edge with a flurry and a spin, Dragon energy flowing across the edge of the blade.
"Yes, one laid waste to Dressrosa when I was just a boy," Rikky admits, spotting a hint of sympathy in the woman's eyes.
"Apologies. This one was killed in the South Blue about a year ago, I made sure the scraps were put to good use. Now, let's deal with these canon fodder" she states, resting the katana on her shoulder, then rushing forward, the old man not that far behind.
Meanwhile, Bellamy decided to try his hand at dealing with the collective pain in the ass known as Bartolomeo, the springs in his legs compressed to their absolute limit, before shooting forward, intending to plant his fist in the green-haired man's face... Only for him to get recoiled and flung back across the arena, luckily not into the water, but it was a significant distance.
"Tell me what you did, tell me!" Bellemy wheezes as he pushes himself to his hands and knees, glaring at the frankly bored-looking gadfly "I won't stand for this! I'm Bellemy the Hyena and I won't let a disrespectful shitstain like you get the better of me!" he shouts, preparing to launch another attack "It's time for you to die. Spring Death Knuckle!" he cries, springing forward while compressing his arm, unleashing all that force into a direct hit to Bartolomeo's chest, right on his sternum…only for him to get slapped back like nothing happened, Barto even grinning wider as the springman bounces across the platform.
"The fuck was that? What kind of Devil fruit did you eat?" the blond wheezes as he pushes himself again, Bartolomeo's cackling just making him angrier.
"I'm ready" Elizabello's voice cuts through all other fights, Saria's grin almost visible through her mask as the man starts to steam and pink almost like he's attempting to use Gear 2nd "Who wants to feel the fury of the King-Punch? Because I'm about to LEVEL this arena, here and now!"
"The tension is palatable, after quietly keeping that punch in reserve, Elizabello II is finally going to unleash it"
"Mark my words, I will win the Nagi Nagi no mi for the Kingdom of Prodence!" Elizabello declares, Laki's eyes widen as she realizes what's about to unfold.
'You suicidal dumbass!' she mentally screams
Outside
"So, why do we have to go this far just to talk, do you actually have information or are you trying to get us somewhere without witnesses to kill us for trying to stand against Doflamingo?" Kaya asks nervously as their group follows the toy soldier out of the building.
"Why are you attempting such radical actions?" the toy asks/demands "You clearly know more than you're letting on, so tell me your true intentions!"
"We're here to fuck up Doflamingo's day because Law asked us to" Artemis shrugged "Pops wants the Devil fruit, because he's got issues and because Law has bigger ones, and Luffy just likes to fight people"
"The little lady is terribly blunt, I blame both parents, but she has a point" Franky partially agrees, though they all quiet down when a rumbling is heard and felt even outside the Colosseum "Is that an Earthquake?"
"No, the rumbling, it's not coming from below, and it has a prescience, pure unrelenting violence" Vivi shivers, her observation haki going off like a fog horn.
In the arena
"Maybe the rumors were true, if so we're going to need a new stadium" The announcer shivers as the entire stadium is flooded by the power of the Fully Charged attack.
"KING…..PUNCH"
Click!
Pop!
"I, I don't believe what I'm looking at. How?!"
"Ha, that scrawny bitch blocked his attack like it was nothing, what were we afraid of" a gladiator chuckles, while Dagama's jaw drops.
"Oh I blocked it, just haven't gotten around to discharging it just yet" Saria chuckles, nails digging into Elizabello's boxing glove, walking backward and half dragging, half leading the near-catatonic King closer to the centre of the arena "Now, let's see what the big deal is, and while they take that in… you can show him the poster now!" Saria shouts up to the commentator's assistants as the talon-like nail of her thumb catches the bottom of her mask and pulls it free of her face, letting the item clatter to the floor, just before grabbing Elizabello by the face, her fingers clasping down on his skull, palm pressed against his nose "RECOIL!"
Elizabello was out for the count, but more importantly, the shockwave, golden with a purple edge ripped through the arena and slammed into the stands, ironically hitting the arena that WASN'T evacuated when the original King Punch was being launched, and throwing people around like rag dolls.
"Who? What? How in the 7 Hells did she do that? She stopped the King Punch barehanded, and not only that but managed to redirect the entire attack back on Elizabello himself!"
"Um, Sir. She gave us this as a form of ID when she entered alongside her sister. You're really going to want to see this" the assistant shivers meekly, causing the commentator to sigh but take the paper.
"I don't know why you're so worried, there's no way someone as strong as her could fly under the rada…. HOLY SHIT! Please tell me this is a joke! Our current frontrunner from Block B with only about a half dozen left in the game, is none other than Edward D. Saria, Whitebeard's daughter!" the man practically screams into the Den Den Mushi.
"Hm, guess I didn't need to activate my barrier after all. Thanks dollface, you were an even better shield than I was" Bartolomeo laughs, a barrier that looked almost like a sheet of translucent glass having formed about a foot in front of him in case Elizabello's punch actually went off "Now to make good use of it. Barrier Crash!" he cries mentally shooting the barrier at the remaining contestants, sending several flying as Saria dives and rolls, thankful the one he created was only about twice his width in length as it meant she had plenty of empty space to stand in.
"Oh this might be fun" Saria grins rushing straight for the verdette "Kuja Kenpo: Mamba Strike"
CLANG!
A barrier pops up as Bartolomeo crosses his fingers, blocking Saria's kick dead, and while her own Devil fruit negated the recoil similar to his barriers, the ripple of her thigh gave the gadfly some idea as to how much force was behind that kick "You can do that all day if you want, but thanks to the Bari Bari no mi, I can make impenetrable barriers simply by crossing my fingers, Hahahahaha!"
"Barrier, or barriers?" Saria asks curiously, dropping her leg and crossing her arms behind her back "Ah, you are smarter than you act" she grins, then vanishes.
Bartolomeo blinks "Hey, where'd you go?" he shouts then gasps as the wind is knocked out of him, Saria reappearing behind him and slamming her joined fists into his diaphragm like a combative Heimlich manoeuvre, feeling her ample curves against his back for just a moment, before he's slammed headfirst into his own barrier.
"You done Barty?" Saria asks as she lets the Barrier man drop, the verdette panting as he lies on his back.
"Yeah, I'm done. You've clearly got the speed to evade my barriers and probably the stamina to wear even me down, but that's no fun. How about we have a proper fight after you win this damn thing, ay bitch?" he cackles, giving her a toothy grin.
"I'm down for that, might have to ask the missus before I go off and paint the town red with some weirdo but it should be fun" Saria teases, before helping him up.
"I don't believe it folks, though given who her father is maybe I should have expected it. Treating that ruffian Bartolmeo with much more respect than a lout such as he deserves, our Block B winner is none other than: Edward D. Saria!"
Outside
"Wait, you too?" Alvida asks, only to get shushed by the toy.
"Be quiet, someone could hear you" he scolds, though the smooth woman rolls her eyes.
"You also want to destroy the factory?" Franky asks quietly, even crouching down to the toy's level to speak quieter.
"That is correct. My comrades and I have been making preparations to do just that" he nods.
"Huh, guess Law didn't need to come here and do it, the problem would end up sorting itself out" Artemis hums.
"We should still help while we're here, since we have the same objectives" Vivi argues.
"Vivi's right, tell us where the damn thing is so we can help smash it apart!" Franky orders.
"Not so fast, if you go in guns blazing, we will be unable to evacuate the factory workers, I can't allow that"
"Ah, so it's a rescue mission with a demolition finale. Interesting" Kaya hums.
"Precisely young miss. Now my friends, if you truly believe you dare to stand against Doflamngo, then allow me to tell you the dark history of Dressrosa"
Colosseum
"So, that's why he was able to screw around so much… wait a minute I think my block is next" Laki hums as she clambers back into the waiting area "Oh good, Blockhead Grampa and Shiny Cabbage are gone, so I should probably make myself scarce too" she giggles, then pauses when she sees the injured getting hauled in, one catching her eye being Bellemy.
Over with the Handover team
"Pretty solid construction on this bridge" Ussop muses as the group makes their way across to Greenbit.
"Shirororo, yes, these iron bars should keep away any Fighting Fish that try to attack us" Caesar agrees with a grin.
"No, it wouldn't" Victor corrects, shattering the perceived safety "There's a reason all these bars are bent and warped, those fish CAN tear through if they wanted, and one of these days they will"
"Looks like we're about to find out if it's today" Valentina grins, her observation haki picking up an approaching fish seconds before Law did.
"WHAT?" Ussop cries, getting shushed by the doctor. Just in time for a fin to pop out of the water, before the entire fish leaps out and over the bridge.
"IT'S HUGE!" Ussop and Caesar scream, grabbing each other for protection.
"The fact they're insanely large might also be a reason these dinky little bars aren't going to do much" Robin hums to herself "Also given the name, I expected something that looked more, fish than bull. Bull isn't even in the name, such a disappointment" she sighs.
"That's plenty fish for me, it's a whole damn sea monster!" Ussop whines "Why the Hell did we have to come here Law?"
"Not the time, let's keep moving" Law states as another Fish collides with the bridge, severely denting the bars and nearly splattering the team.
"Do you have a plan?" Robin asks curiously.
"Long nose will handle it" he dismisses with a hand wave, said sniper groaning angrily at the remark.
"Not alone I can't!"
"Good point. Unlock Caesar's cuffs, he'll help deal with these fish" Law orders, getting shocked expressions from more than just Ussop.
"Excuse me, we spent all day getting him INTO those cuffs" Valentina argues.
"Yeah, but he won't do anything, as long as this is in play" Law smirks, revealing a heart.
"That's… Damn you Law, I hope Doflamingo tears you limb from limb" the gasbag grimaces before complying, Ussop freed him before he unleashed a heavy cloud of toxic smog to cover their escape, Victor's Burning Ash added to ensure anything that hit the bridge wasn't getting up anytime soon, if at all.
"Are you going to help, or are you simply going to bark orders like a dickhead?" Valentina asks, before weaving hand signs to snipe the Fighting Fish out of the air with Helm Splitter.
"Using my Devil fruit saps my strength with every use, I need to conserve all of it for the fight ahead. If I'm even the least bit depleted we're screwed" Law explains a few hours too late.
"You mean YOU'RE screwed, we have an escape plan. Who remembered to bring their mirrors?" Ussop asks, getting nods from the other straw hats, then has to grind to a halt "Crap… guess we are screwed, the bridge has collapsed and we have no way across"
"And there's another Fighting Fish about to crash into us" Robin notes, Law scowls but puts out his hand regardless.
"Ro…." only he didn't need to finish it, as something from within the fog managed to snare the Fish, just before it struck them.
"Guess we're not alone out here, does that mean Doffy's early?" Valentina asks, eyes peering into the gloom caused by the heavy fog.
"Looks like we bagged one"
"Well hurry up and reel it in"
"There are people living out here?" Victor asks in surprise
"Apparently" Law shrugs.
"You said it was uninhabited" Ussop grumbles "Hey! Who are you people? Also, how do we get across?" he calls out, but whoever they are, panic and drag the fish into the fog without answering "Damn it"
"Well, that happened. Anyone got a plan?"
"I'd waterwalk… but I'm not taking my chances with those fish. Guess it's the Curse Seal for me" Valentina sighs.
"Caesar can do the rest, as long as you carry someone with you" Law states, Val nodding and picking Usopp as he was the lightest, the sniper yelps and tries to flee before getting scooped up by the now part bat Kunoichi.
"Is that a normal thing she can do?" Caesar asks with a hint of worry.
"She's Orochimaru's little sister, only the best for her" Victor chuckles, the gasbag twitching at the name.
"Of course, the bastard would mock me even from across the globe. It's not a SMILE, but it might as well be, she has a devil fruit and an animal form damn it!"
"Less talking, more floating!" Law orders, the Logia grumbles but compiles, turning himself into essentially a balloon to float the remaining 3 over the chasm and onward to Greenbit.
"Hey Val, why didn't we start with this?" Ussop asks curiously, though nervous her nails would tear through his shirt while the wings beat heavily behind her.
"Because like Law's Devil Fruit, the Curse Seal burns through my stamina like Luffy at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Difference is, I'm not completely useless without it, unlike Law apparently" the blond huffs.
A little later
"The drag marks from the fish end here" Law notes, everyone gathering at the end of the bridge, and now they were here, they could see why this was apparently the safer option, the number of wrecked ships was mind-boggling, most likely due to the thick fog in combination with the jagged rocky shoreline.
"This fog is going to be such a pain" Ussop grumbles, then freezes, and things start to become visible as it seems the fog was limited to the outskirts of the island and the surrounding waters "Oh come on! Is there anything in the correct proportion around here?" he sighs, referring to the giant plants and fungi already visible outside the main forest of Greenbit.
"The animals look to be to scale, besides the Fighting Fish of course" Robin notes.
"HEY JOKER I'M HERE! COME AND GET ME ALREADY!" Caesar screams, meaning if there were any hostiles on this island…. They knew where they were if they didn't already.
"Shut up already" Law grunts, jabbing his sword into Caesar's gut and then pointing behind him "See that beach over there? We're gonna leave you there at 3 O'clock, he'll be here shortly after"
"Guys, we might have a problem" Ussop shouts "That looks like a Navy Battleship over there" he points, and they could indeed see the tail end of a navy vessel poking out of the vegetation, not docked, more like it had landed in the forest.
Robin hums, before retrieving binoculars from her bag "And it was a recent arrival too, the damage to those plants looks fresh. There's also the fact that besides the impact site, it doesn't seem that badly damaged, especially given what the end result is"
"So that means we have the locals, who snagged that fish earlier, and at least a small platoon of marines on this island. Should be interesting then" Victor sighs.
"WHAT? Do you think they know what we're doing here? This changes everything!" Caesar panics, only to get slapped to calm down.
"Shut up already! Why didn't we gag him?" Valentina shouts, kicking him for good measure.
"You don't understand, I'm a wanted man, and now Joker's resigned from the Shikibukai, there's nobody to protect me. If you leave me here in cuffs, they'll swoop down and capture me with no problem"
"I don't see how that's a bad thing, you never gave us a reason to give a shit about your wellbeing, and you give kids drugs so not even Vivi feels the desire to be nice to you" the kunoichi admits with a bored shrug.
"Plus, we're pirates, you self-centered dumbass, everyone in this group is wanted, some more than others" Victor argues.
"Why is the Navy here Law?" Robin asks as she had a bad feeling he knew more than he was revealing… though she'd been thinking that since Luffy revealed they were allying with the Warlord.
"Your guess is as good as mine, I have no control over the marines" he shrugs, trying to be casual.
"True, but unlike Doflamingo, YOU retain your Warlord status, and so the only person on this island they can't arrest… is you" Robin says with a humorless smile.
Law was about to argue when Caesar gets in his face "We can't do the handover here, reconsider this foolishness immediately Law!" the gasbag commands, as if he had any power in this situation.
"They're my enemies too you know, we're all in the same boat here. Plus what do I gain from the Straw Hat's capture?" he asks the scientist bluntly.
"He does kind of have a point, he's too weak to fight Kaido alone, and if he tried to team up with any other pirates HE'D be the canon fodder, as opposed to his own plan where that would be us" Valentina nods, showing she trusts the Warlord about as far as Medusa could throw him. Well maybe a little more than that, she trusts him to keep himself alive, and keeping them safe ensures that for now at least.
"Enough. They should be here in about 15 minutes, so you guys need to make yourselves scarce, but be prepared to snipe Doflamingo if you have the shot, you got me?" Law orders, his tone blunt and serious "Stay on guard though, they may be in the forest as we speak. If you find anything let me know as soon as you can"
"Well, I guess we have our work cut out for us. See you later Law" Robin nods, Val and Victor already heading into the brush, and after some grumbling Usopp follows the archeologist, praying that any threats, be it marines, locals, or Donquixote pirates, don't notice him hiding in her shadow.
A couple of minutes later
"Do you have somewhere to go, you seem to be setting quite the pace exploring this jungle" Ussop grumbles as he has to lightly jog to keep Robin in line of sight, then slams into her back as she stops, something feeling off "A little warning would have been nice"
"Are you the Straw Hats? Show yourselves!" a voice from the forest yells, Robin blooming a hand to muffle Ussop's scream of panic, instead turning his attention to a group of marines waving their rifles around frantically "Damn it, where'd they go? Those bastards have to be here somewhere" one of the marines grunt.
"It's over, come quietly!"
"We know you're on the island so there's no point trying to hide"
"That's not my name, I'm Leo!" an unfamiliar voice cries out, accompanied by rustling somewhere nearby.
"It seems the Marines knew we were coming, just not when we'd arrive" Robin mutters as she and Ussop peer out from a large tree.
"Yeah, but who are they talking to?" Ussop asks, not seeing anyone around them.
"Tell me now, are you good guys, or bad guys?" the voice of Leo asks directly.
"We're marines, we keep the public safe so we're definitely good guys" One of the marines responds, but there's a waver in his voice.
"Then hand over your weapons!" Leo demands.
"We can't just GIVE you our weapons, we have a job to do!"
"Show yourself!" One of the marines cried out before shooting into the canopy.
"That's all I needed to hear" Leo states ominously, before flicking around the clearing faster than the ordinary marines could track or follow, stealing their weapons as well as stripping them down to their underwear, forcing the marines to flee in terror.
"Did you catch any of that?" Ussop asks, squinting heavily to try and locate the mysterious attacker.
"A little, whatever Leo is, he's small and quick. Unfortunately, he's too fast to get any details even during his attacks" Robin admits with a sigh "Give me a moment. Mille fleur, Campo de Flores" she cries, hands forming throughout the clearing, until something manages to enter her grasp "Got one… oh"
"What? Oh what?" Usopp frets.
"It's some kind of tiny person" Robin notes, walking through her field of limbs, to the one holding the tiny creature "Very strange, and a little cute honestly"
Colosseum
"Up next, we have the Battle of Block C, once we've fixed up the arena after that last brawl completely destroyed it. In the meantime, all competitors for Block C gather up and prepare for battle!"
"Oh, that's my block" Laki grins, making her way to the gate.
"While we prepare for the next bout, I'll give the rundown on a few heavy-weight favorites to keep an eye on: 2 time winner of the New World Fighting Tournament 'Destruction Cannon' Ideo, an assassin duo who specialize in 100 million and higher bounty targets, the Funk brothers, a fearsome warrior from the Warlands of Elbaf, Pirate Mercenary Hiruden, the Colosseum's own 'Brutal Bull' for a little extra flair, and the most likely winner of this block, the deadly trio from the Kanno Kingdom, Sai, Boo and Don Chinjao! But that's just the highlight reel, no matter who wins, it's gonna be one Hell of a match!"
Meanwhile/earlier today
All was going according to plan, as far as Sanji could tell, they were even in the town Violet asked him to bring her to, when the dancer pulled away.
"I shouldn't have asked you to do this, it was a terrible mistake. Please, just go back and leave me here, I don't deserve assistance from such a kind soul as you" she whimpers fearfully, clutching herself "Begging you to kill such a dangerous man, it's unforgivable. I should never have asked, you may be strong, but I'm still using you like a tool, a weapon when you are much too sweet for such actions. Please walk away, pretend we never met, don't get tangled up with a mess like me" she cries "If something happened to you, I don't think my heart could bear it"
Sanji takes a drag from his cigarette and sighs "You said he lowlife is in that storage room over there?" he points, then starts walking before she could confirm or deny "One moment please, I won't keep you waiting"
"Aren't you going to ask the reason?" Violet shouts.
"No. Sure some of my friends would want to know why, Marimo, Kage, and Psycho would probably do it for kicks, but me… I'd kill anyone who makes a girl as lovely as you cry" Sanji answers, shocking her, before kicking down the door in a single blow, the kicking his way through the man's goon squad without even breaking a sweat, though in the commission he was able to sidestep the blond hurricane and grab Violet, putting a gun to her head "Now that won't do at all. Let her go, you scumbag!"
"Not a chance. You want this harlot to live, then don't move an inch punk, or I'll have to…" he stops when he looks up from Violet and see's Sanji had vanished "What the Hell? Where'd he go?"
"Your 2nd mistake was taking your eyes off me, your 1st, was threatening a lady in my presence. Also, down here asshole!" Sanji says before kicking the thug in the chin, separating him and Violet, allowing the dancer to scuttle back a safe distance, for good reason as Sanji's next move was to plant a Diamble Jambe squarely in the man's gut, shooting him into the sky at shocking speed until he was nothing but a twinkle on the horizon.
"You're not hurt are you Violet?" he asks softly, freezing when she almost tackles him, cuddling close to her blond protector.
"No, thanks to you" she purrs "Listen Sanji, if I could ask one more thing of you"
"For you my darling, anything" he swoons, missing her smile, twisting into a darker smirk.
"That's what I like to hear" she coos, before cuffing his arms and legs, which helpfully snaps him out of his lovesick haze "Then here is my final request: You must give your life to me, every last drop of your blood Black Leg"
"Um, slow down a minute, I think we missed a few things, blood sharing is the kind of crap even Psycho swears off, something, something Blood magic always has consequences I don't remember. Can we run it back a little?" the blond asks in concern.
"Oh Sanji, you really are a naive fool" Violet chuckles, and as their eyes meet he shivers, it feels like the woman in front of him is dead inside.
With Zoro
"Turn right!"
"No, your OTHER right!"
"How are you unable to understand simple directions?"
"Shut up tiny, I can't concentrate with your whining" Zoro grunts as he runs through the streets, his passenger none too pleased about the situation.
"Listen to me, you need to take me to the Flower Field immediately, I won't be late because you lack a compass in that big head of yours!" the tiny critter argues, peeking out of Zoro's shirt to yell at him properly, who rolls his eyes and wishes he could just ignore the little pipsqueak, but Wicka broke her ankle during their chase, and he had his sword back so it's not like he had anything else to do but get her back to her people, plus she knows where their current enemies are, so he could probably count this as intel gathering. He's also ignoring her blaming him for her injury, as she CHOSE to steal his sword, and it was her decision to throw both of them off the roof, therefore it's her fault she got hurt, overpowered pipsqueak.
Colosseum
"Don't fuck this up Luffy" Saria sigh heavily, then turns as the thuds of Don Chinjao announce his prescience.
"You there, do you know where that coward Straw Hat is?" he bellows, getting an eye roll from the 1st mate.
"She'll be in the arena, don't torpedo your own plans because you can't last 5 minutes without killing someone" Saria retorts, curious to see how this geezer stacks up to Garp, both when they were kids and during Marineford.
"Chick's right Gramps, you need to calm down. You get too worked up and Straw Hat might even be able to trick you off the platform" Sai argues quietly, a vein bulges in Chinjao's forehead but he agrees, at least lowering his rage to a low simmer.
Elsewhere, with Sanji
THUD!
"I've read your every thought from the moment we met Blackleg Sanji, nothing can escape my all-seeing eyes" Viola taunts as goons continue beating the blond senseless.
"That's not how either of those things work but ok, I'll call bullshit next time I see Psycho, or ask him what the fuck you're talking about" the cook wheezes.
"I heard you had a soft spot for women, but I didn't think it would be that soft. It's almost sad how pathetic you are"
"Yeah, working on it, hard to unlearn something that close to the core of my being" He retorts, giving the closest he can to a shrug with his arms and legs bound.
"You look like such a mess down there. Some prince Charming, down in the dirt covered in his own blood" Viola sneers as she takes her place in the chair, proceeding over his beating "I almost pity you. Be reasonable Black Leg, how could a worm like you possibly impress a woman like me? You're nothing but a joke"
"Yeah, like gutter trash like you would ever be good enough for Big Sis" One of the goons laughs.
"Violet, is that a codename or your birth one? Regardless, this doesn't have to continue, I see that beautiful heart, and I know those tears were real. You claim your eyes see my thoughts, well mine see the truth in a woman's soul, and this? This isn't who you're meant to be!" Sanji cries.
"You're seriously that naive, aren't you? Think I'll turn on the boys and run away with you?" Violet taunts as she stands up, the goons pulling Sanji to his feet as she strides over "You still think this will end like some love story?" she cries before kicking him square in the face, luckily the sole rather than the spiked heel made contact with his head as he skid across the warehouse floor "You don't really care about me, you're just looking for a chance to escape, and like most assume I am the weak link to this group as the only woman. There is no chance you can fool me, not since eating the Giro Giro no Mi"
'Devil fruit bullshit, as usual' Sanji thinks, though his head was spinning so he might have said it outloud, he's not fully sure.
"It allows me to see through anything, solid matter, deception, even the metaphysical to see your very thoughts. Let's take a look inside your mind, not that there will be much in there to see. Why did Straw Hat join up with Law, what are they planning? What brings you to Dressrosa, besides the Caesar tradeoff in Green Bit?" she cries, beginning her interrogation by forming a ring with her fingers and peering through it at Sanji "There's no need to speak, I can get the information directly. Peeking Mind!"
Dodododododododo!
BOOING!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! So dirty!" Violet screams, practically scuttling away from the blond pervert "Your mind is so pink, I've never seen that before, what are you? What is your purpose here? Tell me Black Leg! What could you possibly be thinking about that overpowers everything else?"
"You" He admits freely "While I'll admit I never thought being a bit pervy would save my ass, I was actually thinking about how you looked at me before, the pain you were feeling when you asked me to kill that man, it was real, and that was why I followed you. I didn't know you worked for Doflamingo, I just saw a woman who needed help. I'll always be there to stop a lady's tears"
'Sanji' Violet thinks, her eyes misting up 'How does someone like you even exist?'
TBC
LW: Sanji's Chivalrous Pervert antics seem to be working more on dear Violet than she expected ay? Guess we'll see next chapter. See you then.