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"nothing."
"I simply cured their injuries and modified their hearts at the same time."
In response to Donquixote Doflamingo's questioning, Rosen said casually.
"Will there be any changes to their hearts after the transformation?"
Donquixote Doflamingo couldn't help but think to himself when he heard this.
It is true.
He knew that Rosen would definitely not simply heal the injuries of Stussy and the others.
"From this moment on, the hearts of these three people will only beat for another six months."
Rosen also concealed it.
Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame's ability to transform into a red princess is not simply to heal, but to "reshape everything it touches."
Blind eyes can be transformed into healthy ones.
Similarly, a healthy heart can be transformed into an unhealthy one, and the heartbeat timing can even be set at will.
Just like just now.
The casual strike he made on CP0 transformed the hearts of the three men, so that they could only beat for six months in the future.
"What about six months from now?"
Donquixote Doflamingo's face was a little stiff, as if he was one of the people whose hearts had been transformed.
"What happens to a person when his heart stops beating?"
Rosen didn't answer but asked instead.
"die!"
Donquixote Doflamingo murmured and spat out the word "death".
It was this one word that caused the bodies of Stussy and the other two, who were crawling on the deck like corpses, to tremble slightly.
"So, you should now have a clear enough understanding of your situation."
Rosen glanced at Stussy and the others who were still pretending to be unconscious.
"What do you want us to do for you?"
After hearing this, Stussy no longer pretended to be unconscious, but opened his eyes and sat up from the deck.
Her first words were not to Rosen, such as "Aren't you afraid of being blamed or held accountable by the Five Elders?"
As a leader in CP0, she is smart and knows her situation very well. She also knows what to say and what to do in order to benefit herself the most.
"Don't try to make us betray the Five Elders."
"Every CP0, upon joining, is prepared to sacrifice themselves for the Five Elders at any time."
Sironic also stood up.
Others are the butchers and I am the meat.
CP0 is also a human being. At most, he is loyal to the Five Elders. As long as his bottom line is not crossed and he can survive, he will certainly not choose to die.
Although Barton did not speak, his silence undoubtedly meant that he agreed with Stussy and Sironic's views.
"I want to know the whole story."
"Who killed Zephyr-sensei's family?"
"Also, what role does Buckingham play in this matter?"
Rosen said bluntly.
Although it is known that the person whose whereabouts were erased by CP7, CP8, and CP9 was Buckingham, it does not mean that he was the one who killed Zephyr's family.
But at the same time, it does not mean that Buckingham has nothing to do with the murder of Zephyr's family.
Judging from the World Government's usual behavior, he was certain that even if Buckingham was not the one who killed Zephyr's family, he must have been involved in this matter and played a crucial role in it.
No matter who it was, he didn't intend to let any of them go.
Because Rosen possesses the highest level of Observation Haki, he can feel Zephyr's powerlessness, grief, and despair buried deep in his heart more clearly than Borsalino and anyone else.
For a man who spent half his life in the military for the Marine Headquarters and then dedicated the rest of his life to it after retirement.
The greatest despair is that the whole family died at the hands of pirates, but the murderer has not been found to this day.
I can only endure the torment of pain and grief day after day, year after year, day and night.
Finally, he was stabbed in the back by the World Government in his later years, and the lives of the students whom he had spent the rest of his life cultivating came to an end.
"Does the heart only beat for another six months?"
"It doesn't matter."
"After I leave, I'll go find Dr. Vegapunk and ask him to use my bloodline genes to clone an artificial heart, and then I can replace it."
Naturally, Stussy was unwilling to sit and wait for death, so he immediately thought of a way, but his expression changed slightly.
Because she remembered something.
Rosen possesses the highest level of Observation Haki, and can sense thoughts and even read memories.
Doesn't that mean that the other party has already sensed my previous thoughts?
"Replace with an artificial heart?"
"It's indeed a very good idea."
"But it's no use. When I was remodeling your heart, I already knew you might do this. As long as you try to remove your heart from your body, it won't just be your heart that stops beating. All your organs will stop functioning as well."
"Unless you replace all the organs in your body, including your brain."
Rosen looked into Stussy's eyes and completely crushed the hope in her heart.
"…"
Stussy didn't say anything, and even forced his brain to try not to think.
She already understood that the more she thought about it, the more Rosen would control her.
"I remember."
"You only have half a year."
"Once the time is up, your heart will stop beating. By then, even I won't be able to save you."
Rosen's words made Stussy and the other two look gloomy.
The feeling of being threatened, of having no control over one's life or death, is not pleasant at all.
It is especially uncomfortable for those who adhere to the Five Elders first, the Celestial Dragons second, the World Government third, and CP0 fourth.
The strong psychological gap made them almost crazy, but they couldn't vent their anger. They had to endure it and obey Rosen's orders.
Because Rosen possesses the highest level of Observation Haki, he can not only sense the voice of the mind, but also read the memory.
In other words, through memory, Rosen had already seen through the weak spots or sore spots of the three of them.
As long as the man in front of him is willing, he can destroy everything he and others have at any time.
Just like in the past, all ordinary people, families, towns, and countries were destroyed by the world government with a single order.
"Now, you can go."
After Rosen said this, Stussy and the other two did not stay any longer.
As the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons, they are in a very embarrassing situation tonight.
Naturally, he didn't want to continue to be exposed in front of Rosen and Donquixote Doflamingo like this, as that would only make him a laughing stock.
It would be better to leave early, find a place to sort out what happened tonight, and then decide on the future direction of life.
After all, the hearts of several of them have entered a six-month countdown.
Half a year later, he suffered cardiac arrest.
Thinking of this, Stussy and his companions didn't want to waste time in the North Blue anymore.
"Lord Rosen."
"Will they actually obey and do it?"
"As far as I know, one of the prerequisites for becoming a CP0 is to absolutely obey the orders of the Five Elders."
After Stussy and the others left, Donquixote Doflamingo spoke:
"Even if the Five Elders order CP0 to commit suicide, they cannot resist and must obey."
As a former Celestial Dragon, even though he was just a child at the time, he had heard about CP0.
The so-called CP0 is an organization that protects the Celestial Dragons at all costs and absolutely obeys the orders of the Five Elders.
Compared to CP9.
More extreme.
CP9, at least, has the so-called dark justice as a fig leaf, but CP0 doesn't even have a fig leaf.
It is simply the sword and shield of the Five Elders and even all the Celestial Dragons.