Chapter 232
Chapter 232
Slap.
Sugar’s palm landed squarely on Rorschach’s knee.
She had already closed her eyes with a confident smile, convinced of her victory.
"Useless. You guys really shouldn’t be executives anymore. The only ones who can actually help the Young Master are me and my sister. You lot can’t even deal with one intruder."
"I can already imagine how the Young Master will scold you when he gets back. Hahahahaha!"
Sugar turned around triumphantly, a smug smile on her face. Her expression quickly grew more arrogant as she placed her hands on her hips and started mocking Trebol loudly, even leaning backward while laughing.
"You look very happy."
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded right beside her ear.
Her laughter stopped abruptly. She snapped her eyes open.
The Sugar who had just been laughing with her head thrown back was now staring directly into Rorschach’s smiling eyes.
"Ehh!!"
She was so shocked that her eyes and tongue popped out.
From Trebol’s perspective, Sugar had been standing between Rorschach’s legs laughing like crazy, and the more she laughed, the more exaggerated she became — to the point where she tilted her head all the way back. To an outsider, it almost looked like she was about to do something indecent.
"Y-You... Why didn’t you turn into a toy?!"
Sugar spun around in panic. She lost her balance and fell right in front of Rorschach, then pointed at him with a trembling finger, her face full of disbelief.
She had clearly touched him and used her ability, so why didn’t it work?!
This completely shattered her understanding of the world. Her invincible Devil Fruit ability had failed for the first time.
"Useless, Sugar! This man’s Haki is far too strong. With your current level, you can’t turn him into a toy!"
Trebol shook his head and explained. Having seen more of the world, he immediately understood the reason.
Powerful Haki users could resist certain "cause-and-effect" type Devil Fruit abilities — at least partially nullifying their effects.
"If I’m not mistaken... you must be the recently famous ’Fifth Emperor’, right?"
He then spoke to Rorschach in a grave tone, his eyes filled with wariness.
With Sugar’s current strength, it was impossible for her to control someone on the level of an Emperor. Those people... were all monsters!
He was currently in despair. They couldn’t win in a fight, and they couldn’t run. Worst of all, this was their headquarters.
If they abandoned this place, all of Doflamingo’s years of planning would be ruined.
What should I do...? At the very least, I have to protect Sugar. She’s the key to controlling Dressrosa. She absolutely cannot be harmed!
Trebol had already decided to try negotiating with Rorschach, hoping to draw his attention away from Sugar while he risked his life to stall him.
As long as Sugar could escape, there would still be a chance. For Doflamingo’s sake, these people were willing to put their lives on the line.
"Mr. Rorschach, may I ask what brings you to Dressrosa? You should have informed us in advance. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been so rude."
Trebol forced a smile and spoke in an exaggerated, almost comical tone. Combined with his ugly face, he actually looked somewhat like a comedian.
"Hm? Inform you? Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
Rorschach lowered his body and grabbed Sugar, who had been trying to crawl away, lifting her up like a little chick.
The girl instantly froze and didn’t dare move. From the look of her teary eyes, she looked like she was about to cry but was too scared to actually shed tears.
"N-No! No need to inform us! Mr. Rorschach is always welcome here!"
Trebol quickly waved his hands in panic.
Seeing that Rorschach wasn’t buying his flattery, he quickly changed tactics and put on an even more ingratiating smile.
"Mr. Rorschach, the earlier incident was a misunderstanding. We thought someone was invading Dressrosa, which is why we sent people to stop them. If we had known it was you, we would have welcomed you properly."
"As an apology, the Donquixote Family is willing to offer one billion berries as compensation to Mr. Rorschach."
Trebol spoke in a humble tone, doing his best to please him.
Being able to offer one billion berries as compensation right after meeting showed quite some generosity. He was flexible when needed.
However, Rorschach only believed in strength. People who were too flexible weren’t to his liking — he had already been that type of person enough in his previous life.
"You’re quite generous. I beat up your people, and you’re still offering me money?"
Rorschach looked at him with a strange expression.
"This is only natural. It was our fault for offending you first. One billion berries is just a small token of apology."
Trebol forced a smile, thinking he had calmed Rorschach down. He then quickly asked:
"Mr. Rorschach, did you come here to sightsee? Or do you have some business? I have quite a bit of influence on this island. As long as you say the word, I can help you with anything."
He patted his chest confidently.
As long as he could send this plague god away, paying some price was acceptable.
"Oh? Then you must be quite capable."
Rorschach looked at him with a teasing gaze, his tone slightly sarcastic.
"I wouldn’t say that. I just have some status on this island. After all, our Young Master is the king here."
Trebol misunderstood Rorschach’s words as praise and smiled awkwardly.
"That makes things easier. In that case, I’ll be direct."
Rorschach suddenly revealed a bright, sunny smile and lifted Sugar up.
"I want this little girl."
"Eh~~~!" "Eh~~~!"
Sugar and Trebol shouted in shock at the same time.
Sugar had thought she could escape, only to realize that she was the target!
Tears immediately started streaming down her face as she cried out:
"I don’t want to! Trebol, save me! He’s a child-eating demon! He’s going to eat me!"
Tears flowed nonstop down her cheeks. In her extreme fear, even snot started coming out. Her legs kept kicking in the air as if she was running, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t break free from Rorschach’s grip. The terrified Sugar could only reach out toward Trebol for help.
Right now, she was still stuck on Rorschach’s earlier words — "delicious little kid."
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