"Me?" Baby-5 pointed to herself, "Why do I have to go?"
She wasn't afraid.
"Perhaps you are useful to us."
"Useful?" Baby-5's eyes sparkled with brilliant light, "You need me?"
She couldn't help but walk towards Hancock.
The other cadres looked at Baby-5 speechlessly.
She was too easily tricked.
"I am a member of the Donquixote Family, and I will not obey the enemy's orders." Monet's eyes were firm.
She admired Doflamingo deeply in her heart.
She wasn't even afraid of death.
Some snowflakes drifted around her body.
Monet's current loyalty,
however, instantly made the faces of senior cadres like Trebol look ugly. Idiots, this was the best opportunity, why refuse?
It was also inconvenient to remind her directly.
So he said tactfully, "Monet, for the family, you should be prepared to sacrifice. Since they want you, then you and your sister Sugar should follow them."
He emphasized Sugar's name.
"Sister, the Donquixote Family is so scary. It's so hard for us to leave. Let's go."
Sugar, in Monet's arms, looked like a little girl, crying and scared.
She acted very convincingly.
Monet looked at Sugar and understood.
After a moment of hesitation, "Alright then."
She took Sugar's hand and walked towards Hancock and the others.
"You two stay to the side for now."
Hancock pointed at Sugar and the others, telling them to stay to the side.
Monet's expression subtly changed.
Was she found out?
Gion looked at Hancock with approval.
With such vigilance, Hancock had already become a pirate capable of standing on her own.
Gion also didn't know Sugar's ability.
But not letting others approach easily was a vigilance that must be maintained at all times.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
Clapping sounds came from outside the door.
Kevin walked in.
He came behind Hancock and praised, "Hancock, well done."
Kevin deliberately didn't warn them about Sugar's ability, just to see if they possessed the experience and awareness of a strong person, in addition to their strength.
"Really?"
Hancock joyfully hugged Kevin's arm and jumped up happily.
There was no trace of the domineering Empress she had just been.
"Kevin!?"
Pica and the others, whose plan with Sugar had failed, were still in despair.
Seeing Kevin walk in,
they all opened their mouths wide in anger, looking at Kevin with extreme terror.
"Mr. Kevin, is he still alive?"
Violet stared at Kevin blankly.
How could she not recognize him?
Kevin's photo had been collected by countless young girls in their bedrooms, accompanying them to sleep.
"Impossible, weren't you dead? Why are you still alive?"
Pica and the others looked at Kevin in horror.
This was impossible.
It was fake, it must be fake.
Kevin ignored them. Even Doflamingo here wasn't worthy of Kevin's attention.
Kevin looked at Violet, "You are the princess of Dressrosa, right? Are you willing to follow me? To expose the darkness of the Shichibukai and return Dressrosa to its former glory."
Kevin extended his hand to her.
He issued an invitation.
"Me?"
Violet clasped her lips.
She gazed at Kevin with surprise.
She couldn't believe it was real. A dream she dared not even dream was right before her eyes.
Dressrosa is saved!
The country is saved!
"I... I'm willing," Violet placed her small hand in Kevin's.
Beside Kevin, Hancock said sourly, "He's just inviting you, not proposing. There's no need to be so moved."
Then she looked at Kevin expectantly.
If only the Captain would propose to me.
New member: Violet.
Twelfth official member: Lookout: Violet [Paramecia Type - Glare-Glare Fruit, Combat Power: 4831].
Her combat power isn't high.
But the Glare-Glare Fruit's function is non-combat, focused on observation.
After recruiting Violet,
Kevin looked at Baby-5, who was staring at him with wide eyes.
Baby-5, who possesses the Weapon Fruit.
If asked who would be the easiest to recruit on the Grand Line,
Kevin would give two answers: one is Baby-5 in front of him, and the other is Yamato from Wano Country.
"Baby-5, are you willing to leave the soon-to-be-destroyed Donquixote Family and join the Sun and Moon Pirates?" Kevin directly extended the invitation.
Baby-5's combat power in the original story was average.
In fact, the Weapon Fruit is a Devil Fruit ability with a very high potential ceiling, but her development was too poor, and her physical strength was too weak, so she couldn't unleash the Weapon Fruit's true power.
"Do you need me?" Baby-5 looked at Kevin excitedly.
Kevin nodded emphatically.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, a strong, scorching light emanated from Baby-5.
She was 100% willing to join.
Kevin couldn't help but smile, it was as expected, the easiest to recruit.
But after recruiting her, he must change some of her personality. She can't just follow anyone who needs her. This 'being needed' trait can only apply to the Sun and Moon Pirates, not to others.
Thirteenth official member: Baby-5 [Paramecia Type - Weapon Fruit, Combat Power: 1965].
Her position.
Kevin temporarily designated Baby-5 as a sniper.
On a Pirate Crew, there isn't a strict sniper in the true sense.
Stussy's so-called sniping, she doesn't use a gun at all; it refers to long-range finger pistol attacks, which don't count as sniping.
Kevin decided.
In the future, he would strictly train Baby-5's Devil Fruit ability. He didn't expect her to develop weapons and missiles comparable to nuclear bombs, but developing the strongest sniper rifle and becoming a first-class sniper was still possible.
The Pirate Crew continuously added two members.
A great harvest.
Kevin then looked at the Monet sisters.
Since he was going to destroy the Donquixote Family, the Donquixote's 'wool' could be sheared today, as there would be no opportunity later.
Kevin first looked at Monet.
"I will not betray the Young Master," Monet said, ready to die.
Kevin showed no emotion.
The Logia Snow-Snow Fruit was just so-so. If he had just formed the Pirate Crew, he might have been disappointed.
Now.
Monet's importance in Kevin's eyes was not high.
Kevin looked at Sugar.
The Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability is very abnormal, a BUG-level ability.
But in reality, it's just so-so.
It seems unsolvable, but the prerequisite is that she must touch others to use the ability, and touching others is not easy, especially when facing top powerhouses.
When Whitebeard was old and sleeping, Ace tried to ambush him, but never succeeded.
The same applied to Kevin.
...
It's difficult for a weak person to touch a strong person with their consciousness and abilities.
"If I join you, will I not have to die?" Sugar looked at Kevin fearfully.
"Of course."
"Then I'm willing."
But Kevin didn't see any light on Sugar, meaning she wasn't truly willing.
"Belo, first imprison them. After they witness the outcome of the Donquixote Family and Doflamingo's fate, if their minds still haven't changed, then let them accompany the Donquixote Family."
Kevin wasn't bothered to waste energy on them.
If he could get them, he would.
If not, it didn't matter.
Everyone had been recruited.
The Donquixote Family actually had another female member, Jora, who possessed the Paramecia Type Art-Art Fruit.
Kevin had no thoughts about her appearance and ignored her.
He didn't judge people by their looks, but at least he shouldn't disgust them.
"Annihilated."
Kevin pointed to a group of still stunned cadres.
"Yes, Captain."
Stussy snapped her fingers.
Lightning filled the air, striking everyone.
Pica tried to burrow into the ground to escape, but Shaki easily punched him to smithereens, truly blowing him up.
Before the citizens in the city below could discover it, the Donquixote Family had already been annihilated.
A portion of the people were left in the Dressrosa Kingdom, and the Tomorrow also stayed on a nearby island, a remote sea area of the primeval forest island inhabited by the Tontatta tribe, unknown to anyone.
After everything was arranged, only three days remained until the Major Event.
Kevin, Gion, Hancock, Stussy, Shaki, and Belo Betty.
The six of them set off.
Gion transformed into a phoenix, and Kevin carried Hancock, sitting on the phoenix.
Shaki also transformed into a bat, carrying Stussy and Belo Betty.
They planned to fly across the Red Line to Sabaody Archipelago.
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