Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

Joytown, on the north shore of Swallow Island.

"Mr. Wolf, these are your and your four children's life cards. This is a Den Den Mushi that connects directly to my Navy Headquarters office. Please keep it safe. And these are just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept them."

Alyosha, carrying large and small bags, arrived at the home of Wolf, the old man who had adopted them, in Pleasantville, led by Trafalgar Law and the other three children.

After visiting, Alyosha explained his purpose: to take Luo and the other three to the Navy Headquarters for training and development.

He also learned from the old man Wolf about Law's various experiences after escaping the Don Quixote family, things he hadn't learned in the comics.

Through conversations with Wolf and observations, Alyosha also determined that the old man who adopted Law was once a pirate.

At least as defined by the World Government, they are pirates.

But he was a truly good person, a fact that Alyosha could see in the eyes and expressions of the townspeople of Pleasure Town, a town ravaged by pirates.

Therefore, he adopted a very humble attitude, and it was precisely this extremely humble attitude that made Wolf agree to let Alyosha take Luo and the others away.

Wolf, the old man, could tell that Alyosha and the marines he brought were different from the navy he was familiar with.

"Mr. Alyosha, these gifts are too precious."

"These gifts are not valuable at all to an elder who teaches children to be kind. You have entrusted these children to me, and I cannot let them worry about you. Besides, there are holidays at the headquarters, and you will be able to see Luo and the others again in July or August."

"Oh my, if that's the case, thank you so much, sir. I also hope that Law and the others can become upright, brave, and kind marines."

"No, no, no, old man, please don't call me 'commander,' just call me Alyosha. As for whether Law and the others want to become marines, well, that's entirely up to them. You and I are only responsible for teaching them what is good and what is evil. They have their own paths to walk, don't they?"

Seeing Alyosha's insistence, Wolf had no choice but to accept the Vivre Card, Den Den Mushi, and some funds that Alyosha gave him.

Having convinced Wolf, the next step was simply a farewell between Wolf, the adoptive father, and Luo and his adopted sons. Alyosha wisely refrained from joining in the commotion.

Just then, a marine ran over.

"Report! Suspicious individuals have been spotted near the outskirts of Pleasure Town. Preliminary assessment indicates they are Diamante, a core member of the Don Quixote Family, and are suspected of capturing slaves."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Alyosha immediately activated his Observation Haki and took in everything that was happening several miles away.

As you can see, Diamante, one of Doflamingo's core members, is standing on the back of a chubby boy. The boy has a unique hairstyle, with a propeller-like hairstyle that is spinning rapidly around his neck, using this rapidly spinning propeller to take off and fly.

Beside Diamanti stood a little girl dressed in a black maid's dress with a yellow bow in her hair. The little girl had tears in her eyes, and her hands were like gun barrels, firing at the two figures below, one large and one small.

Diamanti also brandished the iron sword, which was wrapped around her waist and softened by the Fluttering Fruit. It was almost ten meters long and swung like a whip. Together with the little girl beside her whose hands were transformed into gun barrels, it was as if they were playing a cat-and-mouse chase game.

Seeing this scene, Alyosha had a strange expression. Was this Doflamingo's counterattack?

To stage a self-directed and self-acted self-inflicted injury to trick him into falling for it?

Alyosha was no stranger to Doflamingo's family members. Apart from Diamante, a core member, the chubby boy he was standing on was Buffalo, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the Spin-Spin Fruit ability, which allowed him to transform his head or limbs into propellers for long-distance flight.

Despite his tall and muscular appearance, Buffalo is actually only about the same age as Law, around 15 or 6 years old. He's honest, simple-minded, and very easy to fool.

The little girl in the maid dress next to Diamante is called Baby-5. That's her name. She's a weapon-type Devil Fruit user who ate the Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Weapon Fruit, and can turn a part of herself into a weapon.

It is precisely because of this that Baby-5 was abandoned by her parents at a young age and developed an extreme psychological problem of needing to be needed by others during her time as a homeless person. She is another pitiful person who was also fooled by Doflamingo.

Alyosha also recognized the two figures below, one large and one small.

Yuki-onna Monet, the user of the Logia-type Snow-Snow Fruit, and Sugar, the user of the Paramecia-type Hobby-Hobby Fruit.

The two sisters had a turbulent childhood until they were recruited by Doflamingo and were able to live a normal life. They were brainwashed by Doflamingo and became his loyal followers.

Of the five Devil Fruit users, the one with the most unusual abilities is the youngest, Sugar, who ate the Paramecia-type Hobby-Hobby Fruit.

Anyone touched by this little guy will become a toy to whatever the other person desires, and this applies even to those who are Devil Fruit users or wield Haki.

To break free, one must activate Armament Haki before the opponent touches them, or defeat the opponent first.

Alyosha found it amusing to see Doflamingo send out five Devil Fruit users to stage this self-inflicted injury for him.

He was still wondering how Doflamingo planned to retaliate against him when the other party gave him such a big gift.

Of these five Don Quixote Family members, apart from Diamante, who was deeply sinful, the other four could be considered pitiful. If they hadn't met Doflamingo, they might have become good people.

Of course, in this terrible pirate world, whoever can give them food and ensure they never have to wander aimlessly, then whoever they serve is a loyal servant.

"Hey, you in the straw hat, stop drooling over my little brother! You two older brothers should keep an eye on your little brother."

"Tora man, make your underlings my crew!"

Behind them came Luffy and Law arguing. It was clear that Luffy had become envious after seeing the polar bear Bepo next to Law, and he was determined to make Bepo his future crew member.

The somber atmosphere of being temporarily separated from her adoptive father Wolf was completely dispelled by Luffy's nonsensical antics.

Alyosha watched the two groups of troubled children fighting and smiled, rubbing his forehead.

"Forget it, whether we herd one sheep or two, it's all the same. Let's take care of a few more children too."

After making a comment, Alyosha turned around and picked out a perfectly sized cantaloupe from the fruits and melons given to old man Wolf, holding it in his hands.

"Teacher, are you thirsty?" Luffy asked curiously, looking at Alyosha's inexplicable behavior.

"Stay here and have a good chat with Grandpa Wolf. Your teacher will go and bring back some new classmates for you."

Alyosha tapped Luffy on the head, took a step, and his body floated into the air.

Moonwalk - Dancing in the Sky!

Shave - Instant Step!

By mastering Moonwalk and Shave from the Six Powers, Alyosha was able to achieve long-distance aerial flight just like Buffalo, the Spinning Man who ate the Spinning Fruit.

With the help of Shave, Alyosha's burst speed is slightly better when moving short distances.

The combination of the two moves allowed Alyosha to reach Diamanti's location at an extremely fast speed.

In the sky, Diamante, a core member of the Don Quixote family, wielded his more than ten-meter-long soft sword, lashing out at Monet and the Sugar sisters who were fleeing for their lives below. Wherever the soft sword passed, trees collapsed and the ground was carved with furrows.

Meanwhile, Diamanti was also keeping a close watch on all directions, trying to see which direction Alyosha would attack from.

"What are you busy with, Diamanti?"

Alyosha's voice suddenly came from in front of Diamanti, who looked at Alyosha, who had appeared out of thin air, with a look of horror on his face.

"Alyosha Ran! You're an Ability User?!"

"Don't think that only Devil Fruits can accomplish such incredible things. This is just a small application of air and light. Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you, so can you tell me what you're doing?"

"As you can see, capture slaves."

"These two?"

"That's right!"

"That's strange. I remember I brought all the slaves from your auction house onto the ship last night. Where did you get these new slaves? From Swaro Island?"

"What's it to you!"

"This is a serious matter. The World Government has clearly stipulated that slaves can only be captured from non-member states and criminals. Swallow Island is a member state under the World Government. As a subordinate of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you have knowingly broken the law. What do you think I should do with you?"

At this moment, Diamanti also noticed the cantaloupe that Alyosha was holding in his left hand, and a bad feeling popped into his mind.

"You want to kill me? You dare to kill me? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the World Government?!"

"Violating the laws of the World Government by capturing citizens of member states and enslaving them, and instead of surrendering when captured by a Marine Headquarters Commodore, you even attempted to attack him. Let's see if the judges on Enies Lobby will believe you or me, you pirate."

"A funeral procession in half a month!"

Diamanti did not hesitate at all when he heard Alyosha's eerie words.

Diamanti raised his longsword high, instantly deactivated the Devil Fruit power that had enhanced it, transforming it back into a rapier over ten meters long, and slashed down at Alyosha.

Diamanti suddenly sprang into action, thinking he had caught Alyosha off guard. He then took a step forward, abandoning the two officers beside him, and ran towards the woods below without looking back.

Even his own leader, Doflamingo, was no match for Alyosha, so Diamante knew even better that he had no chance of winning against Alyosha.

In any case, he has achieved his goal of planting a spy next to Alyosha, and he can go back to report to Doflamingo.

Diamanti ran for his life without looking back until he thought he had created a safe distance from Alyosha, at which point he dared to slow down and look back to check the situation.

But all he saw was a jagged halo flashing past his eyes.

A serrated halo formed from life energy swept across Diamanti's neck, causing him to gradually stop. His powerful life force made him utter "ho, ho" sounds, but he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

The last thing he saw was Alyosha descending from the sky, still holding that cantaloupe in his hand.

As Diamanti's life gradually faded, the melon in Alyosha's hand also developed the unique stripes characteristic of Devil Fruits.

"You don't even deserve to make me swing my knife."

As Alyosha finished speaking, Diamanti was decapitated.

His flying fruit also became Alyosha's possession.

Leaning down, Alyosha rummaged through Diamante's body for a while and found the Den Den Mushi that connected him to Doflamingo, then dialed the number.

The Den Den Mushi's face transformed into Doflamingo's appearance.

"Diamanti, how did things go?"

"Doflamingo, thank you so much for giving me a Devil Fruit. You're too kind."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and Alyosha left with his spoils.