The group did not linger at the Garbage Mountain.
They entered the only passage leading here, heading towards the real toy factory.
Kouta’s primary goal was to let Morgans thoroughly document everything here. Once they reached the toy factory, he would have them stay put while Ahua and the others went to the upper levels to rescue the Tontatta tribe.
As for himself and Kuina, they were heading directly for Doflamingo.
He didn’t know how long it would take for Kaido to arrive. Considering that guy’s flying speed, it wouldn’t be long. Therefore, he had to deal with Sugar first, so that the Riku King and his people could evacuate earlier.
He didn’t want Kaido arriving to find them still trying to evacuate.
If that happened, he would be restricted in his fighting, and it would be better to use his Spatial Blade to try and kill Kaido quickly.
But doing so would defeat the purpose of training.
His battles against the Four Emperors were primarily for tempering his Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki.
Kaido was indeed a good teacher!
With just four blows, he enabled Luffy to undergo a monumental transformation that no one else in this world could have achieved.
From someone who could only contend with Admirals, he became a peak powerhouse capable of defeating an Emperor like Kaido.
The first blow knocked Luffy unconscious and conveniently sent him to Udon Prison, where Luffy encountered another teacher and learned "Ryuo," a technique capable of piercing Kaido’s defenses.
The second blow led to the mastery of Conqueror's Haki coating.
The third blow allowed Luffy to skillfully employ Conqueror's Haki coating.
The fourth blow directly awakened Luffy.
Compared to Teacher Kaido, Teacher Rayleigh seemed like an incompetent instructor, taking two years to teach Luffy Haki.
Haha!!
This was just a joke. Without two years of tempering and a solid foundation, Luffy wouldn’t have been able to achieve such an exaggerated leap in strength so soon after setting sail.
“Who are you?”
As soon as they exited the passage, two pirates wielding long whips blocked their path.
Behind them, they could see countless toys carrying boxes and numerous toys working on assembly lines.
Of course, there were also pirates like the ones before them, wielding whips.
Ignoring the two, Kouta continued forward.
“You…”
The two were about to step forward, intending to whip the unfamiliar Kouta and his companions, but as Kouta approached, they suddenly felt as if the young boy in front of them had instantly transformed into a boundless beast. Then, their eyes rolled back, and they fainted on the spot.
Stepping out of the corridor.
The view opened up dramatically.
It was an immensely vast underground space, so large that it was impossible to see the end.
Countless toys were toiling away here.
Apart from the roar of machinery, the only sounds were the occasional curses of pirates.
Toys…
They made no sound.
In the eyes of the toys, Kouta could not sense any emotional fluctuations, as if they had truly become toys, dead toys.
The atmosphere here was stifling, so oppressive that Kouta felt uncomfortable just standing there.
So, the moment he stepped out of the hollow, he glared, and his Conqueror's Haki instantly swept across the entire space.
Then, countless thuds echoed.
These were the sounds of numerous pirates, just like the two who had blocked their way earlier, falling to the ground.
He didn’t knock out the toys, assuming they would revert to human form and leave later.
Having done this, Kouta turned to look at King Riku and the other two.
“Alright, we’ll part ways here. You wait here for a moment, and I’ll go upstairs to deal with Doflamingo.”
“Oh… right, when you go up later, rendezvous with the Tontatta tribe on the second floor. They will guide you across the bridge to Green Bit.”
“Tontatta tribe?”
A flicker of remembrance crossed King Riku’s eyes, and he quickly nodded, “Understood, Mr. Kouta.”
He then bowed to Kouta, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for Dressrosa, Mr. Kouta. We, the Riku clan, along with the countless citizens of Dressrosa, will remember it forever.”
After a brief interaction, whether it was the Void Steps or the sudden display of Conqueror’s Haki, all of it had shown them that Kouta was a true powerhouse.
They believed him when he said he would deal with Doflamingo.
And they believed him regarding the upcoming Four Emperor war.
“Mm!”
Kouta did not help King Riku up; he accepted his gratitude and then turned to Morgans, smiling, “You guys should take plenty of photos of the darkness here!”
“As for Doflamingo, I will subdue him. You can take pictures when you come up later.”
“Understood, Mr. Kouta.”
Morgans and the Firebird had no complaints about Kouta’s arrangements. They knew that Kouta had brought them here to expose the darkness of Dressrosa.
After learning that two Four Emperors were coming, they were no longer as interested in the news of Doflamingo, a Shichibukai.
After all, how could a battle between Shichibukai compare to that of the Four Emperors?
Just then, a flurry of exclamations erupted from the toy factory.
These were the voices of the toys.
For some unknown reason, the guards who had been so arrogant moments ago were now all lying on the ground, unconscious.
Kouta ignored the dolls here and, with his companions, boarded an elevator to the second floor, the artificial Devil Fruit factory.
Although this place hadn’t started operating yet due to Caesar’s absence and the lack of his raw material SAD, the Tontatta tribe had been captured by Doflamingo long ago and imprisoned here.
Kouta left Ahua and the others here, telling them to come up after rescuing the Tontatta tribe and explaining the situation to them.
The moment he ascended, he scanned the factory with his Observation Haki.
Aside from Senor Pink, the user of the Bony-Bony Fruit, who was hailed as a true man, there were no other powerhouses.
While his love was touching, like most scoundrel pirates in this world, whatever fate befell him was of his own making.
Though touching, he was not worthy of pity.
Villains, no matter what, should go to hell and repent!
He then moved on without delay, taking Kuina with him, and boarded the elevator to the top floor, the Royal Plateau.
Royal Plateau.
Doflamingo led the way, followed by his top executives Diamante and Trebol.
Further behind stood executives like Sugar, Jola, Machvise, and Lao G.
Everyone stared intently at the elevator before them with grim expressions.
Having been summoned to the Royal Plateau by Diamante, they knew that the silver-haired group had arrived.
Due to Doflamingo’s control over Dressrosa and the fact that Kouta’s group had not concealed their movements, they already knew Kouta and his party had gone to the coliseum.
Through the omnipresent Den Den Moshis monitoring the underground factory, they naturally knew that Kouta and his group had reached the factory and were now heading towards them via the elevator in front of them.
Unlike the solemnity of the others, amidst the crowd, a beautiful woman dressed in a flamenco dancer’s costume, wearing a red flower on her head, with dark brown hair and lovely light brown eyes, held a discernible excitement in her gaze that was imperceptible to outsiders.