Not long ago, before the battle between Yamato and Redfield destroyed the entire Corrida Colosseum, a battle had already broken out in the toy factory below.
All the toys on the island were bound by Sugar's contract and unable to resist; they could only labor endlessly.
However, Sugar had once made a grave mistake. While the Hobby-Hobby Fruit granted her special powers, it also locked her age in childhood, causing her mind to stagnate as well.
Kyros was the first person in all of Dressrosa to be turned into a toy soldier by her. At that time, Sugar forgot to sign a contract with him, which led to Kyros, the toy soldier, becoming the only toy capable of resistance in those ten years.
It was precisely because of Kyros that the Dwarves were able to form a resistance army and plan the Operation SOP.
But the Operation SOP, long-planned by the Dwarves, ultimately had little effect. Trebol, the leader of the Trebol Army, a member of the special powers team, and one of the top executives, always stayed close to Sugar.
Besides guarding the underground factory, his most important task was protecting Sugar. The Dwarves were utterly weak in the face of Trebol, and were defeated by his mucus within a few encounters.
At that moment, the only remaining combatant in the underground factory was Usopp. Facing the hopeless situation, although he overcame his fear and launched an attack on Trebol, it had little effect.
A gap in strength can't be bridged with mere slogans, unless he could also become Nika.
If she had directly killed Usopp or turned him into a toy at that moment, it wouldn't have led to any serious consequences. However, Sugar, wanting to teach him a lesson, shoved the "poison" intended for her into Usopp's mouth.
She didn't know it wasn't poison; it was a specially made Tatababasco pellet.
The terrifying spiciness caused Usopp's facial expression to turn into something abstract. His abstract, contorted face and agonized screaming left an unforgettable trauma in Sugar's mind.
It was at that moment that the Corrida Colosseum began to collapse due to the terrifying battle. While the central arena had already turned to dust under Yamato's duet, large chunks of stones were still falling from the edges.
Usopp's ghastly expression was something Trebol hadn't anticipated. Even though his Observation Haki was impressive enough to detect objects as small as flies, it hadn't reached the level of foreseeing the future.
Still, when facing the falling boulders, he managed to pull Sugar out of harm's way.
"Hey, hey! Sugar, hold on! For Doffy's sake, you absolutely can't pass out! Wake up!"
As Trebol tried to save Sugar, he ignored some small objects falling from above.
At that moment, Buggy, who had been frozen into pieces earlier, also came crashing down. As everyone knows, in this world, excessive spiciness can temporarily grant one the ability to breathe fire.
Usopp had just finished his fire-breathing episode caused by the ultra-spicy pepper, and his mouth was still emitting black smoke.
Buggy, who had first been thoroughly frozen by the residual shockwave of Freeze Shock, was shattered into even smaller pieces under the same wave, and during his fall, got roasted by Usopp's flames.
By the time he landed in front of Sugar, he was a pile of just-thawed "fragments."
"A dismembered body!"
Buggy's head was shattered into several pieces, his eyes still fixed on her. Under Trebol's efforts, the breath she had barely managed to recover vanished in an instant, and her soul almost flew out of her body.
Seeing that Sugar was completely out cold, Trebol knew: big trouble was coming.
In the next moment, the toy bodies transporting goods in the underground factory began to emit glowing particles. Pirates, soldiers, gladiators; no matter their identity, they all regained their freedom in that instant.
"B*stard! How dare you order me around like that?! Go to hell!"
"You enjoyed exploiting me, huh?! You still have the nerve to whip me?! Try it again if you dare!"
Most of the toys here were far from law-abiding folks. After being turned into toys, they were extremely suppressed. Now that they had turned back into humans, their first instinct was to seek revenge.
Not only in the underground factory, but across Corrida Colosseum, the dock port, King's Plateau; the toys all over Dressrosa had completed their resurrection.
Government officials, Marine soldiers, important figures from various nations; countless troublesome individuals all regained their freedom at this moment.
Most humans could still control their emotions, but those ferocious beasts who had been turned into toys began rampaging wildly.
At the same time, ethical issues erupted across Dressrosa. The toy rocking horse a child had been riding turned out to be his biological father; the toy accompanying a woman turned out to be her other husband.
Due to the memory loss, the woman didn't even remember she had already been married. Faced with two men, she was completely confused.
In the royal palace, Doflamingo was also getting a headache from the noisy influx of information. Fires were breaking out across Dressrosa, and the Donquixote Family members had no idea what to do. They had no choice but to let him make the decision.
Meanwhile, after the final wave of chaos, the people gradually unified their hatred. Led by some of the former Dressrosa soldiers, they began gathering toward the royal palace.
"Admiral Fujitora! Dressrosa is in a riot!"
"A riot? No… the wind in this country has simply changed direction. The darkness in this country seems to be far deeper than I imagined."
At the same time, back at the underground factory, Buggy had already returned to his original form.
"Damn it, where's my urinary organs?!"
The height wasn't low, but for someone from the pirate world, falling from that high wasn't enough to kill him. Buggy just felt sore all over, and an icy chill ran through him from the inside out; something seemed to be missing from his lower half.
In the end, he found his missing parts under the rubble and reassembled himself.
The toys who had witnessed the entire process had all reverted to human form by now, including some of Buggy's subordinates.
While Doflamingo didn't touch the officers of the powerful factions even if they lost, Buggy was an exception due to his large number of subordinates.
Doflamingo didn't want to provoke a direct conflict with another Shichibukai, even if this Shichibukai was weak, but that didn't mean he wouldn't lay a hand on these people.
"Captain Buggy! Did you give up the competition just to save us?"
"Captain Buggy, you actually overcame the Fruit's effects and didn't forget us? I'm so touched!"
They had learned about the power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit while watching the Dwarves' battle, and upon seeing Buggy now, they thought he had come to rescue them. They immediately swarmed him and lifted him up high.
"Wait, no…who even are you people?!"
Buggy's body was still stiff. He hadn't been thawed for long, and it was hard for him to move. He even looked like a zombie when he was searching for his body parts.
He hadn't forgotten these people due to Sugar's ability; he simply didn't remember them in the first place.
He had too many underlings. Apart from a few with sweet tongues or great abilities, he couldn't even remember who his subordinates were. In this muddled state, he was regarded as a savior by his underlings and others.
At the same time, Usopp was also being worshipped. The two lucky guys had instantly become idols in the hearts of these people.
TN: There are going to be few big chapters, so dividing them again.
TN: Hey guys, I've picked up a new One Piece novel. You can search it: One Piece: The Undying King.
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