Dressrosa was holding a women’s wedding.
In this country filled with toy people, it surprisingly didn’t feel out of place at all.
Domino’s wedding night was very warm.
The next day, Xiao Wu took the initiative to put her hair up in a bun, becoming Domino’s exclusive prize.
Looking at Xiao Wu, who had already put her hair up, she still instructed her uneasily, “As Xiao Wu’s spouse, I have only one requirement for you!”
“Yes!
As long as it’s your request, I will definitely follow it!” Having become a wife, Xiao Wu acted very obediently.
“Please regard rejecting other people’s needs as your unswerving loyalty to me.
I hope you can accept this request.”
She spoke with utmost sincerity, trying to patch a bug with a bug to cultivate Xiao Wu’s independent personality.
Unexpectedly, receiving this strange request, Xiao Wu only made one gesture: she gently caressed her pinned-up hair.
“Darling, I will abide by this need of yours.
This will be a loyalty until death!”
Before she could finish speaking, she shared a passionate kiss with her…
Right at that moment, a weak female voice came from outside the door, “Excuse me, is Investigator Domino here?”
Standing quietly to the side enjoying the drama, Sadi-chan spoke in a very annoyed tone:
“Sister-sama is in a sweet moment!
Who’s the blind fool coming to interrupt?” She turned around and walked out angrily.
In the hotel lobby where the wedding was held stood a pink-haired young girl.
She dressed maturely and carried a large sword on her back.
“Whose kid is this, coming here to cause trouble?”
“I am no one’s kid.
I am a warrior.
Please take me to see Major Domino Dodo.”
The girl speaking looked underage, but her figure’s proportion certainly didn’t look like it, which greatly surprised Domino when she saw her.
“Rebecca?”
Seeing the newcomer, the girl opposite extended an invitation:
“I am the swordswoman Rebecca.
I hope you can help me save this country.”
“Can we not speak in such a chuunibyou tone?
There are only a couple of us nobodies, yet you dare clamor about staging a coup.
Just how much do you look down on Doflamingo?”
After saying this, Domino looked at the assets the girl displayed: [Inspecting her from top to bottom, the overall scale is not small.]
“I beg of you, please save this country!” After saying that, she knelt on one knee before Domino without hesitation.
This put Domino in a difficult position.
She herself was like a clay idol crossing a river—barely able to save herself—and was currently thinking about how to get away:
“Setting aside the gap between you and Doflamingo, even the combat power of the core cadres is mismatched.
We need to go out to sea to gather more companions.
Are you willing to risk your life for this and set out on a path of training?”
Domino used her charm then and there, determined to recruit some beautiful female crew members.
The girl before her should turn out quite nice after two years of growth.
Rebecca immediately fell into deep thought, then nodded in agreement.
“I am willing to follow you out to sea to train, but you must promise me that we will return to Dressrosa in two and a half years.”
As she spoke, an unwavering conviction flashed in her eyes.
“It just so happens my ship is missing an apprentice swordswoman.
Congratulations, you’re hired.
You’ll be my companion from now on.”
Domino could guess even with her brain in her chest that this was Viola hedging her bets, deliberately assigning the girl to follow her.
Domino thought to herself: [Don’t let this girl’s weak combat power fool you, her chest assets are substantial; she must be the type that builds up before bursting forth.]
While her thoughts were wandering, Viola—under the alias Violet—arrived, assuming an aloof posture.
“Respected Investigator Domino, I invite you on behalf of Young Master Doflamingo.
Is it convenient for you to attend?”
She even pretended not to recognize her niece, Rebecca, standing beside them.
Domino knew that what must come would come.
If she wanted to leave Dressrosa smoothly, she had to get his consent:
“Can’t you see I’m recruiting crew members?
We’ll talk tomorrow!”
She thought to herself: [Delaying for a day is a day saved.
Once my big move cooldown finishes, we’ll face off in person.]
Violet, who was delivering the message, wasn’t flustered, but Buffalo, who accompanied her, was very dissatisfied and glared provocatively at Domino.
“Look, look, the trash that Baby-5 chose.”
As Baby-5’s former partner, he held a deep grudge against Domino, always looking for a chance to humiliate her so his good partner would return to his side.
Domino knew his abilities well, especially since the surrounding space was limited, so she launched an attack without hesitation.
“Shave—” Approaching him, she mobilized Haki to coat herself and kicked him viciously with her high heels, pushing her power to its absolute maximum.
With a loud boom, Buffalo was kicked flying!
“Who are you calling trash?
If you weren’t Xiao Wu’s partner, I’d castrate you today!”
While establishing her authority, she looked gently at the pink-haired girl.
“You’re called Rebecca, right?
Come inside with Big Sister to talk in detail.”
But in her mind, she thought: [Stop while I’m ahead.
I must put on the front of an expert, or I’ll die even faster.]
Kicked flying, Buffalo was extremely frustrated.
Crawling out from the rubble, he asked with a look of confusion, “What on earth just happened?”
Replaying it in his mind: [Her movements were fast just now, but why didn’t my Spin-Spin Fruit ability bounce her off?]
Violet immediately stepped forward to check on him, acting very concerned as she supported him and whispered:
“She has Haki, you’re no match for her.
That was the Marine Rokushiki just now, and she already held back…
Let’s go back to report first.”
[Only by greatly exaggerating Domino’s combat power can Rebecca set out to sea safely.
I hope this helps.]
Inside the room, Domino began coaxing Rebecca; after all, this underage girl was right in the middle of her rebellious teenage phase.
Outside, Violet supported Buffalo as they left…
Inside the Donquixote Family meeting room, Doflamingo first looked at Buffalo, then turned to face Violet:
“Fuffuffuffu, is her strength really that formidable?”
“She is indeed very strong.
Buffalo was no match for her at all and was beaten like this with just one strike, even when she held back.”
“Look, look!
Young Master, you have to stand up for me!
I actually wasn’t prepared.
It was only because she launched a sudden attack that I got beaten like this.
If I were fully prepared…”
Doflamingo had no mood to listen to Buffalo’s nonsense, instead scrutinizing Violet with an inquiring gaze.
“Fuffuffuffu, how strong do you estimate her to be?”
“She is certainly no match for you, Young Master, but I discovered that there are World Government intelligence operatives by her side.”
“Fuffuffuffu, so the World Government is testing me?
How interesting, trying to poach people from my family?”
Violet deliberately lowered her body and stepped forward, using this to tempt Doflamingo and distract him.
“I think the World Government is testing you, Young Master.
In time, they will likely return Baby-5.”
“Buffalo, go inform Jora that as long as they don’t leave port, it’s fine.
If they do leave, have Diamante lead the cadres to wipe them out in uninhabited waters and bring my family member back.”
“Look, look, Young Master is the strongest!”
Having received the order, he ran off toward the port area without looking back.
When Doflamingo looked at Violet again, his eyes were filled with lust.
Violet appeared very submissive on the surface, but in her heart she could only smile bitterly, hoping that the three-year promise would arrive soon.
The next morning.
The sky over Dressrosa was exceptionally clear, but all the residents were experiencing lower abdominal pain; even the toys were walking while clutching their bellies.
Domino knew well that the time had come.
She took the initiative to step onto the street and instructed her sisters behind her:
“I’ll go see Doflamingo.
You all board the ship and get ready first, and we’ll leave this place together then.”
“Be careful, Sister-sama!”
“Be careful, darling!”
“Be careful, Captain!”
Exchanging looks with one another, Domino endured her bodily discomfort and walked resolutely toward the Donquixote Family headquarters.
Standing alone on the streets of Dressrosa, her whole body couldn’t stop trembling, and sweat had long soaked her sideburns.
Yet in her mind, she was plotting: [I’ve relied on coaxing and bluffing the entire time, lacking only in actual strength, so I can only take a risky move.]
Women on the streets of Dressrosa were sweating profusely, while men were plunged into confusion, utterly unable to understand the mysterious stomach pain.
Inside the castle, Doflamingo was thoroughly baffled by this.
The pain in his stomach made him anxious and restless, yet the woman before him assumed an attitude of wanting to talk with him.
He could only force himself to step forward, using a forcedly casual tone:
“Fuffuffuffu, nice to meet you for the first time.
I am Seven Warlords of the Sea…
Doflamingo, and also the head of the Donquixote Family.”
The pause in his speech was due to a sharp throb of pain from his abdomen.
Domino acted very relaxed, leaning with both hands on her walking cane to alleviate the unbearable pain in her stomach.
“I am preparing to leave Dressrosa and return to Sabaody Archipelago.
Thank you for your hospitality over these past days; I’ve come specifically to bid you farewell.”
She opened her arms, maintaining a very relaxed posture.