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"Hmph!" Ikki snorted coldly, moving so fast that he was invisible to the naked eye. He drew his sword, swung it, and returned it to its sheath in just one second, and the bearded man's right leg left his body.
"Ahhh! It hurts, it hurts!" The bearded man fell to the ground, holding his short legs and wailing in pain. Tears and snot covered his cheeks, and the ferocious look was gone from his face.
"Who?!"
"There's an intruder! Get over here quickly!"
"Where did this bastard come from? He dared to invade here. Did he think Lord Trebol wasn't here, so he had an opportunity?"
The bearded man's screams echoed, and the soldiers responsible for guarding and the enslaved toys looked over.
"Hmph!" Ikki snorted coldly, directly releasing his Conqueror's Haki at the rushing soldiers. Facing the high-level Conqueror's Haki, these soldiers, who were not strong enough, fell to the ground with their eyes wide open. No one was left standing.
This scene directly frightened the toys around. Hina felt a burst of hope in her heart for no reason. She hoped Ikki could help them get out of trouble. However, because of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's contract, their bodies were still working uncontrollably.
"The person involved isn't here. I originally wanted to knock that little woman out as well," Ikki murmured, looking past the toys around him towards the tower not far away. His Observation Haki could clearly sense that no one was inside. Sugar, who was supposed to be in the tower, and Trebol, who was guarding Sugar, were both absent.
"I-Ikki, why are you here?" At this time, Hina finally couldn't help but ask Ikki.
"Isn't it because of you, Hina," Ikki said, turning around with a smile on his face. "We were only separated for a while, and you turned out like this. That's not good. Although the toy is cute, I still prefer you as a human being."
"You... you know Hina?! Do you remember Hina's name?" Hina opened her mouth, unable to figure out why Ikki could remember her. Obviously, according to what Sugar said, no one would remember her after being turned into a toy by the Hobby-Hobby Fruit. The toys in the underground port and on the streets of Dressrosa were proof of this. If anyone had remembered, Dressrosa would never have been able to maintain its current peace.
"How could I not remember? After all, you're a mature woman whom I personally agreed to board my ship," Ikki said, raising his hand to flick away the dust on the toy Hina, a slight smile on his face. "For an excellent model like you, even if others forget, I will never forget."
Hina put her hands on her chest, feeling her nonexistent heart speed up.
'Even with the power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, does he still remember me?'
'How much this man must like mature beauties.'
'However, this throbbing isn't annoying at all.'
Hina thought to herself. At this moment, she suddenly felt that the Ikki in front of her was more pleasing to the eye than ever before.
"Are you kidding? That man remembers her?"
"How is that possible? I tried to remind my family about my identity, but they couldn't remember my existence at all."
"Me too, me too."
"But why is this man so special?"
"What happened? I also want my family to remember me!"
"I understand! This must be the power of love! This man's love crossed the boundaries of the Devil Fruit and made him remember that lady!"
"Wow, I'm so touched! Why can't my man remember me? He even got married to a vixen!"
The toys around started talking, with unspeakable envy in their eyes. Among them, a brown-skinned toy was looking at Ikki and Hina longingly.
'Ikki... remembers Hina?'
'What about me, does he remember me?'
The toy that Sadi-chan had been transformed into was filled with expectation. She wanted to step forward, but she couldn't control her body. She could only watch Ikki and Hina whisper. Slowly, as time passed, Sadi-chan gradually lowered her head, and her heart was shrouded in disappointment and fear.
On Hina and Ikki's side, Hina felt a little overwhelmed by the discussions among the toys around her.
"What? I am not this man's wife. This man is not Hina's husband. He already has a woman," Hina murmured. Although what she said was true, seeing Ikki's eyes carefully observing the surroundings, she felt a little bit lost inexplicably at this moment. Even Hina herself didn't understand what was going on with this sense of loss.
"Ikki, what do we do next?"
"The woman who turned me into a toy brought us here and left. Are you going to find her next?" Hina shook her head, shook the complicated thoughts out of her mind, and then asked Ikki.
"That's natural," Ikki nodded slightly. "You were arranged by the Marines. But since you're on my ship, that counts as half of my crew. No one can attack my crew without paying a price."
"And Hina, you can see that this country is not as beautiful as it seems. As a Marine, don't you want to teach the Donquixote Family a good lesson?"
"That said, after I take action, this country may become a little chaotic. Hina, you have to prove it to the Marines later. Don't charge me with anything just because Doflamingo is a Warlord."
Ikki's eyes were clear, and while speaking, he carefully observed the toys around him. Without the obstruction of Donquixote soldiers and cadres, he observed every toy without any worries. Unlike Hina, Sadi-chan does not have a partner seal. He can only distinguish each toy through observation and identify Sadi-chan at any time.