"Alright then, I can point you in the right direction."
Seeing Viola's increasingly despairing expression, Jin suddenly spoke.
Viola, who had been utterly despondent, sharply looked up.
Like a castaway trapped in the desert, at the brink of life and death, finally seeing an oasis.
Jin made a downward gesture towards Viola and tugged at his own belt.
She gritted her teeth, hesitating for half a second.
But then she knelt before Jin.
Half a minute later, her throat made gurgling sounds.
Even for the battle-hardened Jin, it took several deep breaths to adapt to the combat rhythm of this encounter.
'So it's true, learning is endless.'
Once gradually accustomed, Jin said leisurely:
"In about half a year, or maybe a few months, a pirate crew that loves helping others restore their kingdoms the most will come to Dressrosa."
"At that time, just like you came to see me today, repeat what you just told me to them. They will definitely help you."
"And you won't need to pay any reward, they'll help you unconditionally. If nothing goes wrong, they should be able to defeat Doflamingo and return this country to your Riku Family."
Viola, who is currently unable to speak, looked up with difficulty, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She could hardly believe there really were such saintly pirates who did good deeds without seeking recognition?
Noticing Viola's look, Jin laughed:
"Don't worry, I'm not lying. This crew loves helping people restore their kingdoms the most."
Thinking about it carefully, ever since the Straw Hat Pirates entered the Grand Line, they've been helping usurped royal families restore their kingdoms.
Like helping Vivi reclaim Alabasta from Crocodile,
Helping Dalton reclaim the Drum Kingdom,
And later helping Momonosuke reclaim Wano Country.
It felt like it had become their passive skill.
And Dressrosa was no exception.
Currently, he had only taken Nami, so Jin believed it shouldn't affect the Dressrosa Arc plot much.
After all, the MVP of that battle was Usopp, followed by Luffy, Zoro... and Luffy's various relatives.
Sure enough, connections everywhere.
And Nami didn't enter Dressrosa at all in the original work.
"Alright, that's enough. You can get up now. Oh right, you can dance, can't you? Then you like this..."
Jin recalled the techniques from his memory, then took out a rope from the drawer...
…
After Viola left for over an hour, Jin finally dialed Doflamingo's number, asking him to meet at the coast.
While waiting, Jin recounted his conversation with Viola to the girls.
Of course, he omitted the specific details, as there were children present.
But this was somewhat like the ostrich burying its head in the sand.
The three lolis had eavesdropped several times… they probably lost count themselves.
After learning about Viola's background, the girls had different reactions.
Shirahoshi said with full sympathy, "That big sister is so pitiful... Jin-sama, can't you help her?"
"Shirahoshi, in this Great Pirate Era, countless people die unjustly every day. We can't help everyone. We just need to protect what should be protected. You protect your people, and I'll protect you, understand?" Jin reached up and stroked Shirahoshi's forehead, teaching her.
While Shirahoshi's kindness wasn't a bad thing, turning into a saint would be troublesome.
"Mhmm~" Although not fully understanding, Shirahoshi nodded obediently. Right now, she was like a blank canvas, easily dyed with any color.
"You take the advantage, but leave the mess for Luffy to clean up, right?" Nami said disdainfully.
Earlier, she had glanced into the room. The moment she stepped in, the smell inside made her step back.
'My god, how much did he... produce?'
Recalling now, when Viola left, she was stumbling as if about to fall at any moment, Nami was sure this bastard had a wild time just now.
"Even if I didn't do this, they would still intervene, wouldn't they?" Jin's counter-question silenced Nami.
It was indeed true. Based on her understanding of Luffy, upon hearing about Doflamingo's actions, Luffy would never stand by idly.
Addicted to helping people restore kingdoms, that's what they were.
...
"Fufufu~ Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone~"
Just as everyone was expressing their opinions about Viola, a familiar strange laugh reached their ears.
Turning to look, they saw a ship, overall in a flamboyant pink color with a flamingo figurehead, had sailed from another part of the coast to a position diagonal to Sunny.
And the one standing on the flamingo's head, greeting them, was none other than Doflamingo.
'This ship's owner is obvious at a glance,' Kurenai compared the Donquixote Pirates' Numancia Flamingo with Doflamingo's own appearance and complained internally.
On the deck behind Doflamingo were several family executives like Pica and Diamante, along with identically dressed underlings.
"Yosh, let's not waste time. Depart," Jin was quite satisfied with this Dressrosa trip. Even without going ashore, he got an unexpected harvest.
The only regret was probably that Viola, the Milf, didn't bring her niece Rebecca along.
If the aunt and niece joined forces to attack Jin, then not just Doflamingo, he might even help you take out two of the Five Elders.
…
Several days later.
"The world's largest entertainment city, Gran Tesoro, is even more exaggerated than I imagined."
On Sunny, following behind the Numancia Flamingo, as the distance shortened, even though still several nautical miles away, Nami could already see the golden giant ship she had seen many times in reports, shrouded in legend.
Under the night sky, the light it emitted made the entire sea area glitter, like a golden mountain floating on the ocean.
Although its area might be slightly smaller than Moria's Thriller Bark, its style was on a completely different level.
Konan, Kurenai, and Rin, who had experienced war and came from civilian backgrounds, were all dumbfounded.
'Too extravagant, too corrupt.'
"I advise you to carry seawater with you just in case," Doflamingo, leading on the Numancia Flamingo ahead, suddenly turned around and warned.
This was Gild Tesoro's ability: hiding gold dust produced by himself in the entrance tunnel through devices.
This ensured everyone entering the entertainment city inhaled the gold dust.
As the user of the Goru Goru no Mi, they could then arbitrarily control these people. (T/N: Gol-Gol Fruit.)
The best way to counter this was seawater, similar to countering Moria's zombies.
This ability reminded Jin of Sasuke's fight with Deidara. Deidara's C4 Karura also dispersed bombs as particles to be inhaled, filling the target's body with countless small bombs for explosion.
Sasuke's counter was Lightning Release, using it to disable the Explosion Release bombs.
The relationship between Tesoro's gold and seawater was like Deidara's bombs and Lightning Release… a natural counter.
...
Numancia Flamingo and Thousand Sunny successively entered the dark entrance tunnel.
It was hard to see the floating gold dust particles with the naked eye.
Doflamingo and his several executive-level subordinates lifted buckets filled with seawater next to them and drenched themselves with a splash.
As Devil Fruit Users, they even forced themselves to drink several mouthfuls, despite the disgust.
Although somewhat embarrassing, this was indeed the best way to guard against Tesoro's underhanded tricks.
Doflamingo, now soaked and looking like a drowned rat, curiously turned to look behind.
Boom!!!
A silvery sword aura almost grazed Doflamingo's scalp.
The residual force covered the entire tunnel, crushing it to fragments.
With a loud roar, it collapsed.
The tunnel, which is originally only about 30-40 meters in diameter, was blasted open into a hole over 100 meters wide!
Doflamingo's eyes behind his sunglasses bulged.
'Damn, you can actually do that? The simplest way to solve a maze is to break through the walls, right?'
The two ships reached the shore, where many pirate ships with various Jolly Rogers were already docked, along with... the cross emblem symbolizing the World Government!
Hancock's body trembled uncontrollably, very much like Haibara Ai hearing the name of the Black Organization.
"Afraid of what? The one protecting you now is a man who will become the strongest in the universe in the future." Jin walked past Hancock, speaking extremely calmly.
Hancock was momentarily stunned, feeling the immense confidence contained in Jin's calm tone.
Although she wanted to deny it, she had to admit she felt a great sense of security.
"That emblem is... Blackbeard Pirates?! And Big Mom Pirates! Sure enough, many big shots have their eyes on Shiki's ability," Nami, the money lover, was unexpectedly not attracted by the glitz and glamour of this Golden Ship, mainly because the flags on the masts of several warships at the dock were too intimidating.
"God of Destruction-sama," Just as Jin's group stepped ashore, a tall, mature woman in black formal wear with wine-red long hair said with a displeased expression, "This is going too far, isn't it?"
Doflamingo chuckled inwardly, stepping aside to see how Jin would handle this.
He certainly knew this woman: Baccarat, one of Tesoro's confidantes, a user of the Raki Raki no Mi. (T/N: Luck-Luck Fruit.)
"It can't be helped. Your entrance is too small, my Little Eight can't fit through," Jin said innocently, pointing at the Uchiha Pirates' beast of burden, Gyuki.
Gyuki quite edgily flexed the muscles on its arms, leaving Baccarat momentarily unable to find a rebuttal.
The [Dark God of Destruction] with a 2.28 billion Berry bounty, and the [Rap-loving Octopus] with a 1 billion berry bounty… even counting just this man-beast pair, no one doubted their ability to match an Emperor-level pirate crew.
In the end, Baccarat could only swallow her anger. She truly didn't dare to confront Jin. He was a madman who killed a core member of the Red Hair Pirates without hesitation, not someone a small secretary like her could provoke, especially since Jin hadn't fallen for Tesoro's trick.
"I assume you are also here for the auction? It will be held in two days. Until then, please enjoy yourselves in this City of Gold." Regarding Jin destroying Gran Tesoro's gate, Baccarat could only choose to act like it never happened, continuing to act as the group's guide.
"1~2~3, countdown begins! Wonderful performance, 5~6~7, preparation OK?"
On the large screen projected by the image Den Den Mushi above the casino, a slender young woman with short purple hair was singing.
When Nami saw her face, her expression changed dramatically.
Noticing Nami's change in expression, Baccarat, though puzzled, proactively explained:
"This is our Gran Tesoro's top songstress, Carina. Nami-san of the Stra... oh no, of the Uchiha Pirates, do you know her?"
Nami's face was clearly unnatural, but she pretended nothing was wrong: "N-no, I don't know."
Then, as if suddenly realizing something, she said angrily: "And also! I'm with the Straw Hat Pirates!"
Jin smiled upon hearing this, not minding.
Entering the casino, Baccarat presented a whole box of chips to Jin's group, "This 100 million Berry worth of chips is a gift from our casino. Enjoy yourselves."
Upon hearing this, the three lolis' eyes widened, 'So generous?'
Jin chuckled inwardly, 'The house's little trick.'
But he couldn't be bothered to expose Tesoro's group's such underhanded methods. After obtaining the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi, whether Gran Tesoro would even exist was uncertain.
"Ooh! Th-that's the Pirate Empress! Truly a peerless beauty!"
"The news in the papers about her being kidnapped by the super rookie, Uchiha Jin is true! Damn, why don't I get such an opportunity?"
"Hah, she's right in front of you now. Why don't you try making a move?"
"You want me dead? That's a monster who dares to confront an Emperor alone!"
"Wh-what a huge mermaid! So, so beautiful, not inferior to the Empress at all!"
Entering the casino filled with all sorts of people, the supreme beauty possessed by Hancock and Shirahoshi, standing at the pinnacle of this world, instantly attracted the attention of all the gamblers present.
A cold glint flashed in Hancock's eyes.
Although she was used to such gazes, she still found them disgusting.
"J-Jin-sama, I-I'm a little scared..." Shirahoshi held her hands to her chest. She's now clad in the light pink dress Jin had specially chosen for her on Fish-Man Island.
"Shall we turn them all to stone?" Jin asked amusedly.
Upon hearing this, Hancock raised her slender hand without hesitation. She wasn't obeying Jin's command… it was just a coincidence she had the same idea.
Hancock convinced herself thus.
"Jin-sama, Hancock-san, this is a specially designated administrative zone approved by the government. Violence is prohibited here," Baccarat hurriedly tried to dissuade them.
"Oh, is that so..." Jin raised an eyebrow, giving Hancock a look.
Instantly, an invisible pressure erupted from Hancock, sweeping through the resplendent casino.
Gamblers and dealers at each table fell down in waves.
Jin said with a faint smile, "We didn't use violence. See, we didn't even move."
Baccarat felt she needed fast-acting heart rescue pills, 'Aren't you just bullying honest people?!'
"There are still some standing," Kurenai looked around at several figures still on their feet.
And they were also looking towards Jin's group.
The various parties exchanged glances.
Jin couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.