"Purururu!"
The Den Den Mushi rang.
Without hesitation, Ian picked it up to answer it. "Hello!"
As soon as he spoke, Kuma's calm voice came from the other end. "Mr. Ian, Law has been captured by the Donquixote Family."
"Law was captured by the Donquixote Family?"
Ian's expression froze. "When did this happen?"
That didn't make sense. At this time, the Donquixote Family should not have discovered that Law was on Swallow Island!
"This morning! Mr. Wolf and Penguin were all severely injured."
Kuma's tone was calm but carried heaviness. "Mr. Wolf said that if Law hadn't surrendered at the last moment, they would have all been killed by people from the Donquixote Family. They said they dragged Law down. Otherwise, Law could have escaped."
"This morning? Then why are you only calling now?"
"They fainted. After regaining consciousness, they immediately called me."
Kuma's tone carried helplessness. "I beg you to let me save Law."
"Right now?"
Ian frowned. "I'm still in Ancient Town. What are you planning to do?"
"... I hope you will allow me to go to Dressrosa and save Law."
Kuma paused, his tone solemn. "I'm sorry, Mr. Ian. Law is my savior. I can't just stand by and do nothing!"
"I'm not telling you not to save him. Calm down, Kuma."
After thinking for a moment, Ian spoke helplessly. "So you plan to go right away?"
"Yes."
"By yourself?"
"Yes! Please don't worry about me, Mr. Ian. I am confident I can bring Law back from the Donquixote Family."
Hearing Kuma's words, Ian felt it was absurd.
No one knew whether Kuma could beat Doflamingo, but the Donquixote Family had a bug-like existence, Sugar, the user of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit.
Although strong Haki could break a Devil Fruit's ability, who could guarantee that Kuma could do that?
Ian pondered and spoke into the Den Den Mushi: "Is instructor Zephyr still in Sibia Village?"
As soon as he finished speaking…
"Hahaha!"
The appearance of the Den Den Mushi changed, becoming Zephyr's. "I'm right here. Ian, I know what you want to do, but this time I can't help you. This involves the Warlord of the Sea."
With helplessness in his tone, he continued: "Even though I don't care about that so-called Warlord of the Sea title, as a marine, without authorization, I cannot attack a Warlord."
Although he had left the Marines, he hadn't completely severed ties. If he attacked a Warlord, he would have to cut ties completely.
"I know, I'm not asking you to help him fight. What I want is..."
Ian's tone suddenly became serious. "I want to report something!"
At the same time, on the other side, inside the Sibia Village.
"Is that really true?"
Hearing Ian's report, Zephyr's expression immediately became serious. "Usurping the country... with the help of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability? I didn't expect there to be such a dangerous Devil Fruit ability!"
As long as a person is turned into a toy, all traces of that person in this world can be erased.
"If that's the case, then I indeed have a reason to take action. However..."
His tone carried distress: "Although I really believe you, before everything is exposed, there's nothing I can do!"
He couldn't just ignore the need for evidence and arrest someone first!
"I know, so as long as you show up after everything is revealed, that's enough."
Ian continued speaking through the Den Den Mushi. "As long as the Hobby-Hobby Fruit user loses consciousness, everything will be exposed. By then, you'll have a reason to send troops."
"Hahaha, if that's the case, then I really do have a reason to act."
Zephyr narrowed his eyes. "That really is a good plan. This way, Sengoku won't have any reason to nag me later. I can't wait to see Sengoku panic and yet be unable to scold me. Tell me, what do we do?"
Ian: "..."
So Zephyr still has a lot of anger pent up inside!
Hearing Zephyr's words, Ian also showed a helpless expression. After thinking for a moment, he still told Zephyr all the information he knew.
In the end, after thinking about it, he continued: "If it really can't work, we might have to ask Crocodile to step in. That guy might help. Of course, Doflamingo won't wait for you to make all the preparations. If you take too long to finish your business, Doflamingo will definitely torture the target. Delaying one or two days could lead to trouble. At worst, Law just suffers a bit."
"..."
What he said wasn't wrong, but saying it out loud was kind of mean, wasn't it?
You know, Law is the guy who just helped Kuma recently!
But Ian seemed unaware of the atmosphere and continued seriously: "You must understand that Doflamingo is strong."
"Sorry, Mr. Ian, I can't just sit here and watch the person who saved me suffer."
Facing Ian's words, Kuma went silent for a moment, his voice sad yet firm. "Maybe what you said makes sense, but I can't gamble. Law is my savior. I don't want..."
His tone carried a trace of sorrow. "I don't want what happened back then to happen again."
What if Doflamingo isn't like Ian said and kills Law directly?
Back then, he didn't make it in time. He didn't want to go through it again.
"Fine!"
Ian let out a helpless sigh. "Do as you see fit. If it really doesn't work, once I finish things here, I'll head over immediately. I'll also have Gini cooperate with you."
"Th-thank you, Mr. Ian."
"Then I'm hanging up."
Beep! Beep! Beep!
As the Den Den Mushi was hung up, at the same time, at the ruins of Ancient Town, Ian let out a helpless sigh.
"Is it that troublesome?"
Beside him, Ain looked at Ian, then clenched her fist and said firmly: "What if we go back now and come again later?"
She smiled and said. "Even if I don't eat a Devil Fruit, it's not like I'm completely powerless."
"It's not that troublesome, it's just a little bothersome. But with Kuma and Zephyr around, there shouldn't be any danger."
Ian put away the Den Den Mushi, waved his hand, and looked at the ruins ahead. "We came all the way here, let's get the Devil Fruit first."
If Doflamingo could defeat both Zephyr and Kuma, then he could already rule the entire sea. He wouldn't need to act like he did in the early stages, where even Jack could shout at him arrogantly.
He was just... worried that something unexpected might happen.
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