【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"Let's go!" Luffy snapped his fingers, his eyes blazing with fury. "Even if a Marine Admiral comes, he can't stop me from beating up Doflamingo."

"Who's going to let you through?!" Diamanti angrily charged at the group that ignored him. "Don't be so arrogant! How could I possibly let you into the palace?!"

"Your opponent is me! Diamanti!!" Cyrus leaped in front of Diamanti to block his attack, roaring angrily, "I'm going to settle things with you here today!"

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, it seems I'll have to use my full strength to deal with this guy." Kyros gritted his teeth, blocking Diamante's sword. "Can Doflamingo be left to you!?"

"certainly!!"

"I'm leaving this to you, soldier!" Luffy said.

"Ok!"

"Let's go, Straw Hat in charge, Lucci in charge." Luo led the way, running towards the broken outer wall of the palace.

Lucci noticed Diamanti's sword, which was thrusting towards them like a wave. Just as he was about to draw his sword to retaliate, a thin blue membrane enveloped him, and their location instantly changed. Lucci looked at the swimming pool in front of him and clicked his tongue. This place looked very familiar.

"Alright, let's go and knock Doflamingo out of here!" Luffy shouted excitedly.

"Wait, calm down! Doflamingo can't be defeated by impulsiveness!" Law said, frowning, not understanding why the Straw Hat leader was being so impulsive.

“Doflamingo is up there,” Lucci said, looking up at the roof. He could sense several Don Quixote members lurking inside the house, but their presence was too weak to be of any concern.

“Okay, let’s do it now…” Luffy hadn’t finished speaking when a shrill sobbing voice suddenly rang out. Luffy looked at the little girl who was wiping away tears as she walked out of the house with some confusion. “Why is there a child here?”

"Ignore her," Law said expressionlessly. How could there be a lost little girl in Doflamingo's palace? This girl looked suspicious no matter how you looked at her.

Lucci looked at the little girl wiping away her tears and twitched his lips. "Kid, it gets boring after using the same trick twice."

Sugar looked at the person who spoke and took a step back in fright. "Ah! What are you doing here!"

"Lucci, do you know her?" Luffy looked at Lucci with a puzzled expression.

"Ah, she's Sugar." Lucci crossed his arms, wanting to see what the girl would do after being exposed. Of course, if she dared to make a move, he wouldn't blame him for using his Haki.

"Ah, it's because of you that I forgot about Lucci!" Luffy said angrily. "I'm going to beat you up."

"Hehehe, since you've found out, then there's nothing we can do..."

……

"Usopp! Sugar's in the courtyard!" Violet exclaimed anxiously, looking at the scene in the palace. "Sweet's approaching the three of them!"

"Don't misjudge, it all depends on your keen eyesight!" Usopp said in a low voice, his face covered in nervous sweat.

"Found them! King Riku, Princess Violet, Kin'emon, and God Usopp!"

"Arrest them all and hand them over to Doflamingo!!"

"None of us will run away! Everyone, please stop!!" King Riku kept reassuring his people who were trying to rush forward.

“Father…” Violet subconsciously turned around and glanced at King Riku.

"Don't get distracted!" Usopp shouted, his eyes fixed on the direction of the palace. He absolutely, absolutely could not fail.

"Excuse me!" Violet quickly turned her gaze back to the palace courtyard.

Robin nervously glanced back at Usopp. She believed that Usopp could succeed, but the very thought of possibly losing Luffy made them incredibly nervous. The mere thought terrified them, and they found it unacceptable.

"Give me the exact location of the courtyard!" Usopp said through gritted teeth.

"Can you see the windows on top of the outer tower? You can see the Straw Hats from the first window slightly to the right of the center," Violet said quickly. "There are iron bars on the windows."

How many iron fences are there in total?

“One vertical and three horizontal beams, about 1.2 meters from the courtyard ground to the bottom of the window, which is about the same height as Sugar.”

What is the width of the bottom pane?

"50mm horizontally, 40mm vertically"

"Sugar is about to meet the Straw Hat Boy."

The target is inside the wall; if you miss, Luffy will disappear! Luffy, I don't want to stay on the sea without you! Without you, who can save this country!

Usopp gritted his teeth, ignoring the cold sweat on his face, suppressing the rising tension and fear within him, forcing himself to calm down, and staring intently at his target. The next second, he seemed to see Luffy and his crew's presence—no, it seemed like he really saw them; Luffy was right there. Usopp's expression hardened. "Long-range finishing move! Degenerate Insect Star!!"

Usopp ignored the hand holding him down, keeping his eyes fixed on the trajectory of the bullet. The wind was blowing from west to east, a force 2, with a slight tailwind. The first booster, the gunpowder, was activated. Two seconds later, the second booster was activated, and the trajectory changed to a horizontal direction. It passed through the wall and was aimed straight at the target. This bullet would surely awaken the huge shadow in the enemy's heart!

"Just keep going, Luffy!"

……

Royal Palace Courtyard

"Hehehe, since you've found out, then I can only... I can only... offer you some grapes!" Sugar handed Luffy a basket full of grapes, her face showing a pitiful expression. "Brother, I know I was wrong. Can I give you these grapes as an apology? As long as you don't hit me, I'll give them all to you!"

"Huh? Free grapes?" Luffy exclaimed in surprise. "You're giving me all of these!? Thank you!"

"The Straw Hat Master!?" Law looked at Luffy incredulously as he reached out to take it.

"Idiot!" Lucci hurriedly pulled Luffy away, preventing him from getting close to the girl. The next second, he felt something shooting towards the girl's face.

Sugar stared in horror at the long nose charging towards her. Her vision was completely filled with Usopp's bulging eyes, protruding tongue, and crooked nose. Sugar screamed in terror, recalling that horrific scene, and once again foamed at the mouth and fainted.

Lucci raised an eyebrow at the graffiti on the wall. "Usopp, huh?"

"Huh? Why did she fall down?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"Never mind her." Law also saw the graffiti, but Doflamingo was more important right now. "Let's go find Doflamingo quickly."

Lucci's fist, wreathed in Haki, slammed directly into Luffy's head. "What did I tell you?"

"Ouch!! That hurts!!" Luffy crouched down, carefully covering the huge bump on his head. This blow hurt more than any punch he'd ever received. "It really hurts, Lucci!!"

"Now you know what pain is?" Lucci grabbed Luffy's cheeks with his hands, which were wrapped in Haki, and pulled them outwards, continuing his lecture, "Huh? What did I tell you? Don't take food from strangers, especially from guys with ill intentions!!"

"Yeah, right, hee hee!" Luffy forced out the words, his face contorted in a grimace. He could sense the unease churning within Lucci.