Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

As Torregia walked down the corridor, he wondered, "I wonder how Robin and the others are doing?"

He then activated the terminal, only to discover that Robin and the others were heading towards their location.

"what?"

At this moment, Tregear suddenly remembered that when he brought Lanlan and Kaka to find Robin and the others, Lanlan had mentioned that the toy factory was underground.

While looking at the data in the archives, Torregia discovered that most of the people who participated in the arena battles had disappeared.

Add sugar...

"Could it be..." Toregia suddenly realized something and activated his terminal to scan the area. He discovered that the arena's underground was hollow.

Just as Torregia was about to take the next step, a staff member walked over and was shocked when he saw Torregia.

"who are you……"

Before he could finish speaking, Torregia flicked his finger, and the woman's gaze immediately went blank.

"I'm asking you, where do all the competitors go each time they're in the arena?"

“They will all go to the medical room to treat their injuries,” the woman replied calmly.

"where is it?"

"Over there," the woman pointed in a direction.

"Okay." A flash of blue light appeared at Torregia's fingertip, and the woman immediately fainted.

"I'm sorry, miss." After saying that, Torregia walked in the direction the woman pointed.

……

"Is this Doflamingo's palace?" Belial looked at the palace not far away and said disdainfully, "It's far inferior to the one I had before."

"Yosh!" Luffy laughed. "Now, let's charge over there and beat that bastard to a pulp!"

"Wait, you idiot." Belial grabbed Luffy by the collar. "You just swagger in like that, are you afraid Doflamingo won't know?"

"What should I do?"

"Wait a minute, let me see."

"Straw Hat Boy!" A loud shout rang out, and the three looked in the direction of the sound. A person wearing a cloak was riding a horse and galloping towards them.

……

Torregia arrived at the medical room, only to find it empty. As he entered the room, he suddenly noticed something odd about one of the floor tiles.

A flash of blue light appeared in Toregia's hand, shattering the floor tile and revealing a tunnel. Toregia leaped into the tunnel and plummeted downwards.

A few seconds later, Toregia landed in a dark place. Just as Toregia was about to investigate, a low growl came from behind him.

"Another new person has arrived, is that right?"

Torregia turned around and found dozens of people behind him, most of them wounded and with dark complexions, clearly malnourished.

"This is……"

"Don't worry, you'll get used to it soon, since there's nothing you can do anyway."

"Sir, what exactly is going on?"

"Hmph!" the man snorted angrily. "It was all a conspiracy by that bastard Doflamingo."

Those who were defeated or injured in the arena were brought here under the pretext of recuperating, and then imprisoned here.

A few days later, Doflamingo will send someone to take them away, and Sugar will use her powers to turn them into toys, making them do dirty and tiring work for the country.

They were either transporting weapons or working as slaves for the residents.

What's even more tragic is that everyone who is turned into a toy will be forgotten by everyone who knows them and will be unable to speak or resist.

"How dark," Toregia remarked, recalling his past actions, then muttered, "It seems alright, doesn't it?"

"Are you His Majesty King Riku?" a man asked a person wearing a helmet.

"what?"

"King Riku?"

"Really?" Everyone was surprised and didn't know what to do.

The man took off his helmet, revealing an old face.

"It really is you, Your Majesty King Riku." The crowd trembled with excitement, as if they were kneeling.

"Don't do this," King Riku said weakly. "I am no longer a king."

"No!" the crowd exclaimed. "It's our fault. We misunderstood you. You are our king."

"A misunderstanding?" Torregia asked, puzzled. "What misunderstanding?"

"you are?"

"I am Torregia."

"What!" Everyone stared at Tregear in shock. "You're that straw hat guy..."

"It's me." Before they could finish speaking, Toregia asked King Riku directly, "Your Majesty, what misunderstanding is this? What exactly happened before?"

King Riku looked at Toregia, sighed, and recounted the past.

Many years ago, when King Riku was in power, Doflamingo suddenly approached him and threatened to kill everyone else, demanding that he hand over all the country's money, including that of the people.

King Riku had no choice but to comply, for which he was forced to kneel before his people. The people were understanding and handed over their money.

However, what was unexpected was that just as King Riku handed the money to Doflamingo, Doflamingo manipulated him and his royal army to massacre the people.

He himself, disguised as a hero, killed many of King Riku's soldiers, forcing King Riku to flee. His daughter Violet, for her father's safety, joined the Donquixote Family.

Scarlett, another daughter, escaped with her granddaughter Rebecca, but Scarlett was unfortunately shot and killed by Diamante, one of Doflamingo's subordinates.

Rebecca, who had been missing for many years, has now become a contestant in the arena.

He came here to obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit to avenge himself against Doflamingo, but he was defeated and ended up here.

"How tragic," Torregia sighed. Suddenly, he remembered the toy soldier. Who was he? How did he know Rebecca? And their relationship seemed quite deep.

"Whoa!" With a scream, a man fell to the ground.

When he saw who it was, Torregia's eyes widened. "Kin'emon?"

"Eh? Lord Tregear," Kin'emon asked, surprised and puzzled, "what are you doing here?"

"I still want to ask you."

"Ah, I'm here to find my partner."

Just as the two were talking, a voice rang out, "Eh? Is that Kin'emon?"

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall, ugly man with long, bushy hair that reached the ground, the ends of which were shaped like calligraphy brushes. He had bangs, crescent-shaped eyes, a high nose, thick lips, white skin, and rosy cheeks.

The man wore a traditional vest and robe, similar to the attire of Japanese Kabuki actors, and was barefoot in straw sandals. He also carried a knife shaped like a writing brush on his back, with the brush tip at the end of the scabbard.

"Hey! Kanjuro! You really are here!" Kin'emon ran over and hugged him tightly.

"Huh?" Tregear was completely bewildered, tilting his head and asking, "What's going on?"