One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 223

Chapter 223: [223] : The Haki Knot Unleashed! Island-Shattering Conqueror’s! Get That Damn Ship Closer!

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The moment Vivi’s words fell—the entire kingdom of Dressrosa, watching the live broadcast, was stunned into silence.

Liberate this place??

What did that even mean?

The eyes of many citizens of Dressrosa glazed over with confusion.

Thanks to the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, anyone who had ever harbored rebellious thoughts against the Donquixote Family had been turned into a toy. And all related memories of their existence had vanished completely from the minds of everyone else.

Under these circumstances, the people of Dressrosa—their minds riddled with these crucial memory gaps—couldn’t possibly grasp the meaning of the word "liberation."

"SKY SOVEREIGN ROWEN!"

But it was a different story for the few who operated in the shadows—those who knew what had truly happened to Dressrosa. They watched the broadcast, their terror mingled with a desperate flicker of hope.

They feared this Emperor might be lying.

But for a kingdom like Dressrosa, forced to live and breathe at the whim of a single Warlord, there was absolutely no reason for a figure like Sky Sovereign—to lower himself to deceive them.

THAT MEANT IT HAD TO BE REAL.

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And no one was more ecstatic than those who had been turned into toys!

"Rebecca!"

A one-legged toy soldier felt an incredible surge of emotion course through him.

Kyros.

The legendary hero of the Corrida Colosseum, who held an unbelievable undefeated record of 3,000 matches. He was the husband of King Riku’s daughter, Scarlett, and the father of Rebecca.

Ten years ago, when Doflamingo staged his coup, he took King Riku hostage. In a desperate attempt to save the king, Kyros was forced to sever his own left leg. But in the very instant he moved to strike Doflamingo, he was touched by Sugar and transformed into a toy soldier.

Because of this, both Scarlett and Rebecca lost all memory of him.

He couldn’t even shed a tear when his wife died—his toy body was incapable of it, unable to feel the warmth slowly leaving her body...

It was hell.

A hopeless, desperate hell.

In his despair, he had brought his wife’s body back to Rebecca and told her the truth. From then on, he had watched over her as a soldier, teaching her how to fight. But Rebecca still didn’t remember who he was.

AND NOW!

Sky Sovereign was going to liberate this country!

Before an Emperor, what was the Donquixote Family?? Doflamingo himself had been killed by Sky Sovereign Rowen!

Hope!

TRUE HOPE HAD FINALLY ARRIVED!

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"Hah!"

Vivi’s gaze sharpened intensely.

Knowing the current state of the country, Vivi understood that no speech, no matter how grand, would have any effect. The liberation could only begin after the power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit was broken and the people’s memories were restored.

VMM! BOOM!

A terrifying aura roared to life, erupting from Vivi’s entire being!

"CON-CONQUEROR’S HAKI??"

Trebol and the others were no strangers to this power! It was the same as their deceased Young Master, Doflamingo—the disposition of a King!

It wasn’t just Straw Hat and the Pirate Hunter.

DESERT PRINCESS VIVI POSSESSED CONQUEROR’S HAKI TOO??

An icy chill washed over Trebol and the other officers.

What a terrifying pirate crew!

WHAT A TERRIFYING EMPEROR!

To think he would send ’three’ wielders of Conqueror’s Haki to descend upon Dressrosa!

Were they... being overestimated this much??

At that moment, Trebol and the others were drowning in absolute despair. Against a lineup like this, even if their Young Master were still alive, they wouldn’t stand a chance!

And now—

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The terrifying aura precisely targeted Sugar.

Thump!

Sugar’s eyes rolled back into her head, and she collapsed, completely unconscious.

Sugar’s willpower was pathetically weak; her combat strength was virtually nonexistent. She relied solely on her Devil Fruit ability, using her appearance as a ten-year-old girl to make people lower their guard. This was why Doflamingo had assigned his top executive, Trebol, to be her personal bodyguard.

Faced with Vivi’s Conqueror’s Haki, she naturally had no resistance whatsoever.

In her time with Rowen, Vivi had undergone special training and successfully awakened her Conqueror’s Haki, even learning to control it with precision.

After the Summit War, she was publicly acknowledged as the Fourth Strongest combatant under Rowen’s command, a fact reflected in her bounty.

Now, all four of Rowen’s top combatants—

Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Vivi.

—HAD ALL AWAKENED CONQUEROR’S HAKI!

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VMMMM!

The instant Sugar fainted—

Countless points of light began to flash in every corner of the Kingdom of Dressrosa.

The people who had been turned into toys by the Hobby-Hobby Fruit began to revert to their original forms! At the same time, memories of these individuals flooded back into the minds of their families and friends.

In that moment, every citizen of Dressrosa finally understood what had happened.

They cried, they laughed, they shouted, embracing their loved ones in overwhelming reunions.

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Meanwhile, the SMILE factory was thrown into chaos.

The 500 enslaved dwarves from the Tontatta Kingdom, along with countless other toy-slaves, were all returned to their true selves. At the same time, all surveillance snails had their signals hijacked, broadcasting the live feed.

They, too, understood who had saved them.

"Sky Sovereign... I’ve heard that name. He must be someone incredible," Leo, the dwarf with the Sew-Sew Fruit, murmured.

BAAAAAAAAAAANG!

The main gate of the SMILE factory was blown apart.

"LIBERATE THE SLAVES! FOLLOW ME!"

The captain of the 13th Division of the Sky Sovereign Grand Fleet, "Water Buffalo" Atmos, roared as he charged in.

It wasn’t just Luffy’s group of three who had come here; an entire fleet had arrived!

Atmos’s mission was to utterly destroy the factory.

"It’s Sky Sovereign’s subordinate, ’Water Buffalo’ Atmos!" the Donquixote forces stationed there cried in horror.

"DAMN YOU! DON’T THINK YOU CAN BREAK THROUGH HERE SO EASILY!" roared the executive Lao G.

"Hmph." Atmos merely shot Lao G a cold sneer. A pathetic officer from a mere Warlord’s crew. He didn’t know his place.

Spurt!

Lao G was defeated in an instant, blood spraying through the air.

"DESTROY THIS PLACE! BROADCAST IT LIVE!" Atmos roared, leading the numerous forces of the Sky Sovereign Grand Fleet.

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The Ultimate Human!!

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VMM! BOOOOOOOOM!

The bolt of tyrannical, ferocious lightning was so immense that it pierced through the entire sky above the Kingdom of Dressrosa—the entire island!

Island-Shattering-Class Conqueror’s Haki!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

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