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Chapter 34 - chapter 34

Screen 10— Papyrus Enters the Factory, Sugar Feels Something Weird

The Tontatta raid hits full speed.

Kabu no Mi vines burst from Usopp's Pop Green, slamming soldiers into walls.

The Humandrake sprouts next, wobbling around with long arms and punching any Donquixote goon in reach.

The dwarves cheer:

> "Ussopp-sama is unstoppable!"

Usopp is sweating buckets.

> "Y-yeah! Totally planned!"

In the middle of the chaos, Papyrus steps in — still wearing his Dark Papyrus eye and star pupil.

His aura flickers like dripping ink, unsettling the room.

The dwarves immediately cling to each other.

> "There he is! The bone giant of legend!"

"He looks even scarier up close!"

But it's Sugar's reaction that changes everything.

Hiding behind Trebol, she feels something crawl up her spine.

She turns her head slowly toward Papyrus.

Her pupils shrink.

Her voice cracks:

> "Wh… what is that…?"

Trebol laughs from above, not taking it seriously.

> "Bero bero bero! Just a bag of bones, Sugar—don't lose focus."

But Sugar can't stop staring.

Papyrus isn't doing anything aggressive.

He's just marching forward with exaggerated confidence, cape flapping, star-eye glowing brighter with every step.

He points dramatically.

> "FEAR NOT, TINY FRIENDS! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL DEAL WITH THESE VILLAINS!"

Sugar flinches.

Her hands tremble.

She whispers:

> "That… thing… isn't normal. Why does it feel like he's looking straight through me?"

Trebol squints.

> "Sugar?

You okay?

That skeleton can't hurt you if you just touch—"

But Sugar backs up.

For the first time in Dressrosa, Sugar feels actual fear.

Her instincts scream:

"Don't get near that one."

Meanwhile, the Tontattas cheer.

> "PAPYRUS-SAMA IS TOO POWERFUL!"

"SUGAR IS SHAKING!"

Usopp stands behind Papyrus, relieved and shocked.

> "Okay… wow.

She's really scared of him."

Papyrus raises both arms, glowing eye pulsing.

> "THIS IS MY NEW 'INTIMIDATION MODE!'

COOL, RIGHT?"

Sugar nearly drops her Hobby-Hobby grapes.

Screen 11— Demon Papyrus Accidentally Ends Sugar

The Tontattas charge forward, shouting battle cries.

Trebol blocks them with sticky slime, cackling.

Sugar tries to regain her nerve, clutching her Hobby-Hobby grapes, whispering:

> "It's fine… it's fine… he's just a skeleton…"

Papyrus steps out of the shadows.

But this time…

He accidentally presses the wrong "intimidation mode" switch Sans put on his costume.

A horrible noise bursts out:

> "HHHHHHHAHAHSHDHDBSJEH—!!"

And Papyrus' face morphs into his "Death Face" — glowing teeth, hollow burning eyes, shadow dripping down his skull.

Every dwarf screams.

Usopp screams.

Even Papyrus screams a little:

> "WAIT! THIS ISN'T WHAT I MEANT TO DO!!"

But Sugar?

Her soul leaves her body.

Her eyes roll back.

She collapses instantly like a broken puppet.

BOOM — FAINT.

Trebol chokes mid-laugh.

> "WH–WHAT IN THE NAME OF DOFLAMINGO IS THAT FACE!?!?"

Sugar drops her grapes.

Her power stops.

All across Dressrosa… toys begin to melt back into human form.

The One-Legged Toy Soldier becomes Kyros again.

Captured gladiators return to their bodies.

Families who were erased suddenly remember each other and collapse in tears.

Dwarves drop to their knees:

> "Demon Papyrus… saved us…"

Gladiators shout through the tunnels:

> "THE CURSE IS BROKEN!"

"THE TOYS ARE HUMAN AGAIN!"

Usopp looks around, stunned.

Then — realizing he technically caused none of it — he reclaims the credit proudly:

> "Y-YES!

I planned this!

THIS WAS ALL PART OF GOD USSOP'S STRATEGY!"

Papyrus turns off his scary mode, panting.

> "I… I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE HER THAT MUCH…"

Sans arrives, hands in pockets.

> "Well… good job?

Accidental genocide of toys undone."

Papyrus beams proudly anyway.

Dressrosa cheers the "Demon Skeleton Hero."

Screen 12— The Hurting Game Begins

The moment Sugar collapses and Dressrosa wakes up from its nightmare, Doflamingo realizes he has lost control of his "perfect kingdom."

So he stops pretending.

He raises his hand.

String threads explode outward like a spiderweb from hell.

1. The Birdcage Activates

Thin, razor–sharp threads surround the entire island, sealing every exit.

Buildings slice apart.

Mountains crack.

A dome forms above the sky.

The Birdcage begins to shrink — slow, steady, unstoppable.

Papyrus steps back, eyes wide.

Papyrus:

"THAT IS NOT A CAGE! THAT IS A DEATH BOX!"

Sans watches quietly, hands in pockets.

Sans:

"yeah… doffy's not playin' anymore."

---

2. Doflamingo Starts the "Hurting Game"

His voice echoes across the entire island through speakers:

> "Bring me the heads of these pests…

and I'll stop the Birdcage."

He places bounties on the most dangerous targets.

Five Stars (★★★★★) – 500 million value

Sans

Four Stars (★★★★☆) – 400 million value

Papyrus

Three Stars (★★★☆☆)

Luffy

Law

Zoro

Two Stars (★★☆☆☆)

Usopp (God Usopp)

Franky

Kyros

One Star (★☆☆☆☆)

Sabo

Every rebel

Every toy-turned-human

Anyone helping the Straw Hats

Dressrosa explodes into chaos.

---

3. Citizens Turn Against Each Other

Fear makes everyone insane.

People grab weapons.

Friends attack friends.

Ex-toys turn violent.

Civilians start hunting pirates, samurai, even each other — anything to survive the shrinking cage.

It becomes exactly what Doflamingo wants:

A kingdom where everyone bleeds.

---

Sans and Papyrus Reaction

Papyrus stares at the Birdcage, horrified.

Papyrus:

"HE WANTS PEOPLE TO FIGHT EACH OTHER FOR HIM?!

THIS ISN'T A GAME—THIS IS A NIGHTMARE!"

Sans sighs quietly and cracks his spine.

Sans:

"welcome to doffy's world.

he breaks people first…

then watches what they do when they're desperate."

Papyrus clenches his fists.

Papyrus:

"THEN WE STOP HIM, BROTHER!

NO ONE DESERVES TO BE TRAPPED LIKE THIS!"

Sans nods once — serious.

Sans:

"yeah.

but first…

let's make sure nobody touches our crew."

He steps forward, eye glowing faintly.

Sans:

"birdcage or not…

i'm not dyin' here."

Papyrus slams his hands together.

Papyrus:

"THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL SAVE EVERYONE!"

Screen 13 — Bartolomeo Meets Sans and Papyrus

Bartolomeo is sprinting through Dressrosa, protecting civilians from the shrinking Birdcage, when he suddenly freezes.

Up ahead, he sees two skeletons walking calmly through chaos.

One short, hoodie, hands in pockets.

One tall, dramatic cape, strange eyepatch, big heroic pose.

Bartolomeo's jaw drops.

Bartolomeo:

"NO… WAY…

ARE YOU THE LEGENDARY SKELETONS?!

THE ONES FROM MARINEFORD?!

THE MONSTERS WHO SURVIVED THE ADMIRALS?!"

Papyrus puffs out his chest proudly.

Papyrus:

"YES! IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS!

AND THIS IS MY BROTHER, SANS!"

Sans gives a casual two-finger wave.

Sans:

"sup."

Bartolomeo's nose bleeds from excitement.

He drops to his knees, shaking.

Bartolomeo:

"I-I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

YOU GUYS ARE REAL!

THE WHOLE UNDERGROUND TALKS ABOUT YOU!

THE BONE DUO WHO BROKE A PACIFISTA!

THE ONES WHO WALKED THROUGH MARINEFORD LIKE IT WAS A PARK!"

Papyrus turns to Sans.

Papyrus:

"BROTHER, I THINK HE LIKES US."

Sans shrugs.

Sans:

"yeah, just a lil'."

Bartolomeo grabs Sans' hand with both his own.

Bartolomeo:

"PLEASE SIGN MY JACKET!!

OR MY ARM!!

OR MY FACE!!!"

Sans:

"i mean, i could draw a smiley."

Papyrus booms dramatically:

Papyrus:

"FEAR NOT, FAN HUMAN! THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL DRAW A GLORIOUS AUTOGRAPH!"

Bartolomeo squeals and faints with sparkles in his eyes.

Bartolomeo:

"these two…

are too amazing…"

Even in chaos, he lies on the ground smiling.

Screen 14— Luffy, Law, and Sans vs. Doflamingo

Dressrosa — The Final Battle

The sky turns red from the shrinking Birdcage, slicing buildings as it closes in.

Screams echo across the island. Dust rises.

Everyone looks toward one place:

The royal plateau.

Where Luffy, Law, and Sans face Doflamingo.

Doflamingo hovers in the air on his puppet-threads, smiling like nothing matters.

Doflamingo:

"Straw Hat… Surgeon of Death…

And the skeleton.

This ends here."

Sans steps beside Luffy, hoodie fluttering in the shrinking wind.

His left eye ignites blue — glowing through the chaos.

Sans:

"nah. we're ending you."

Papyrus is fighting elsewhere, clearing civilians.

---

Law vs. Doflamingo — First Exchange

Law launches forward with Room! expanding his sphere across the plateau.

Doflamingo reacts instantly, strings whipping at Law at blinding speed.

Law twists his blade:

"Gamma Knife!"

A shock of energy pierces Doflamingo's chest — not lethal, but enough to disrupt him.

Doflamingo stumbles.

Doflamingo:

"You annoying brat—!"

Before he finishes, a blue Gaster Blaster erupts beside his face.

Sans had teleported behind him.

Sans:

"heads up."

He fires — the blast sends Doflamingo tumbling into the rubble.

---

Phase 2 — Luffy Enters Gear Fourth

Luffy bites his thumb and inflates, steam bursting around him as Haki coats his arms.

Luffy:

"Gear… Fourth!!

Boundman!!"

The impact shakes the plateau.

Even the Marines watching below panic.

---

The 3-on-1 Battle Begins

Luffy charges

Moving like a cannonball wrapped in Haki.

Sans teleports

Appearing behind Doflamingo, around him, above him—

keeping him from escaping.

Law forces openings

Using Room and Shambles to disrupt Doflamingo's footing.

Doflamingo snarls.

Doflamingo:

"Three-on-one?

How pathetic!"

But the reality is clear:

He's struggling.

---

Doflamingo's Awakening

The ground turns into razor threads.

Buildings warp into white lines.

The environment becomes deadly.

Sans' eye sparks.

He lifts Luffy and Law with telekinesis, dodging the deadly web.

Sans:

"this guy's turning the whole island into a sewing kit."

Law:

"Focus. Keep him still for Luffy!"

---

The Big Clash

Luffy rockets in.

"Kong Gun!"

Doflamingo blocks with a massive thread shield.

At the same time—

Sans summons three Gaster Blasters above Doflamingo, all glowing blue with Haki.

Sans:

"lights out."

He fires.

The shield collapses.

Law steps in:

"Injection Shot!"

Doflamingo reels backward, barely holding on.

---

Final Exchange — King Kong Gun

The Birdcage shrinks to inches from the plaza.

Civilians scream.

The gladiators push the strings back desperately.

Luffy pulls back his fist.

It expands bigger than anything seen before.

Luffy:

"King…

Kong…

Gun!!!"

Sans freezes Doflamingo in place for one second with blue telekinesis — just enough.

Sans:

"you're done."

Luffy's punch blasts Doflamingo straight through the palace, across the sky, and into the bedrock beneath Dressrosa.

The entire island shakes.

The Birdcage stops.

The strings crack and shatter.

Doflamingo lies defeated.

Dressrosa is finally free.

Screen 14— The Aftermath of Dressrosa

The dust begins to settle.

The Birdcage fades.

The people of Dressrosa spill into the streets, crying, cheering, hugging everyone who helped them.

Dressrosa is finally free.

Families reunited.

Former toys turned human again.

Gladiators thanking the Straw Hats.

Kids running through the rubble shouting "Luffy!" and "Usopp!"

And Papyrus getting hugged by ten Tontattas at once.

Sans stands off to the side, hands in pockets, watching quietly.

---

Fujitora Apologizes to the People

On the main street, Admiral Fujitora kneels on the ground — bowing deeply.

The Marines behind him freeze in shock.

Fujitora:

"On behalf of the Marines…

we failed to protect you.

For that… I am truly sorry."

Tears fall from the crowds.

No Marine Admiral has ever bowed to civilians before.

Even Sans looks surprised.

Sans (murmuring):

"heh… guy's got guts."

Papyrus puts a hand on his chest dramatically.

Papyrus:

"WHAT A NOBLE ADMIRAL! A TRUE HERO OF JUSTICE!"

---

Fujitora Meets Sans & Papyrus

Fujitora turns his head toward the skeleton duo.

He can't see them — he's blind — but he can "feel" them.

Fujitora:

"You two…

I felt something strange from the moment I arrived.

Your presence…

is far from ordinary."

Sans shrugs.

Sans:

"just doing what's right."

Papyrus puffs out his chest.

Papyrus:

"YES! WE ARE HEROES OF JUSTICE AND PASTA!"

Fujitora smiles slightly.

Fujitora:

"Whether you are heroes or villains…

the world will decide soon."

His tone deepens.

Fujitora:

"The moment you helped topple a Warlord…

your threat level rose higher than ever."

Sans' eye flickers.

Sans:

"figured as much."

---

The World Reacts

Far away, newspapers fly across the seas:

"Straw Hats + Heart Pirates Defeat Doflamingo!"

"La Nueva Era Begins — Warlord Falls!"

"Mystery Skeleton Duo Strike Again!"

Bounties will skyrocket.

The world trembles.

---

Kaido Learns the Truth

Deep in the New World, a massive roar shakes Onigashima.

A giant horned figure stands up from his throne.

Kaido:

"WHAT?

The SMILE factory… destroyed?

Doflamingo… defeated?"

He clenches his fists.

Kaido:

"Straw Hat…

Law…

and those skeletons…"

The floor cracks beneath him.

Kaido:

"I'll crush them myself."

A storm is coming.

Screen 17 — The Birth of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet

The fighting is over.

Dressrosa is rebuilding.

The gladiators, pirates, dwarves, and warriors who fought under Luffy now gather at the port — not to leave, but to offer something unbelievable.

A pledge of loyalty.

Seven groups — each powerful in their own right — kneel before Luffy, Sans, and the crew:

1. Cavendish and the Beautiful Pirates

2. Bartolomeo and the Barto Club

3. Sai and the Happo Navy

4. Ideo and the Ideo Pirates

5. Leo and the Tontatta Tribe

6. Hajrudin and the New Giant Warrior Pirates

7. Orlumbus and the Yonta Maria Fleet

Together?

5,640 soldiers.

All ready to follow Straw Hat Luffy.

---

The Toast of Loyalty

Everyone raises giant bowls of sake.

Cavendish:

"We pledge to follow Straw Hat Luffy!"

Bartolomeo (crying):

"Aniki!! Please let me serve you forever!!"

Leo:

"We will fight for Luffy-land and Robin-land!"

Hajrudin:

"We giants swear fealty!"

The port roars with cheers and drums.

---

Luffy Refuses the Offer

Luffy shouts:

> "I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOU AS UNDERLINGS!!"

Everyone freezes.

Sans snorts.

Sans:

"classic luffy."

Papyrus nods dramatically.

Papyrus:

"YES! OUR CAPTAIN IS HUMBLE AND PURE! BUT ALSO A BIT OF A DUMMY!"

But the seven captains smile.

They drink the sake anyway.

They choose to follow Luffy, whether he wants it or not.

---

Sans and Papyrus' Reaction

Sans:

"five thousand people… following him by choice.

guess that's what happens when a guy like luffy exists."

He eyes the fleets.

Sans:

"hope they know what they're getting into."

Papyrus raises both arms.

Papyrus:

"BEHOLD! THE GREAT STRAW HAT ARMY!

AND WE ARE THE SKELETON COMMANDERS!!!"

Sans sighs.

Sans:

"no we're not."

Papyrus ignores him.

---

Fate Sealed

As the seven captains drink and salute Luffy, a narrator echoes:

> "These pirates will one day create a storm across the world…

one that history will never forget."

Luffy looks confused.

Sans already knows.

Sans (quietly):

"this is gonna get crazy."

Papyrus:

"BRING ON THE ADVENTURE!"

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