I must have forgotten sothing.
Ian was certain.
This wasn't the kind of delusion where the world is wrong and he's right.
There was real evidence.
A simple fact: Doflamingo was about to beco the new king of Dressrosa. But who was the previous king?
He didn't know.
It seed like that person never even existed.
He was sure his past self knew, but now he had no mory at all.
So, there could only be one answer.
Soone had used so ability to erase that mory from his mind.
A smirk slowly appeared at the corner of Ian's mouth.
There was only one person on the seas who could do such a thing, and only one ability.
The Hobby-Hobby Fruit?
That Doflamingo guy was pretty capable—he migrated to the New World years earlier than in the original story, yet he still managed to recruit Sugar under his command.
But this Rule-type Devil Fruit was truly incredible—erasing mories from across vast distances.
"No, wait, what's going on? What's really happening!!"
Viola rubbed her head in frustration, "Sothing's definitely wrong!!"
A deep sadness welled up from her heart, yet she had no idea where this sorrow ca from.
Dressrosa was her holand, but did that really matter?
No matter what Doflamingo had done there, she shouldn't care so much, right?
"Are you crazy?"
Enel glanced at the frantic Viola, sneered, then vanished like lightning.
He didn't care about any of this. All he could think about was getting stronger and defeating Ian to take back his heart.
"Hm?"
Stussy just smiled gently. "The governnt also finds it strange. The higher-ups have been stuck debating whether Dressrosa ever really had a king."
Ian smiled.
Flas surged wildly over his body, and in the next mont, he shifted into his beast form.
The mont he used his power, the lost mories flooded back into his mind.
"Oh, so it's King Riku?"
Ian recalled, "It's probably not just him—everyone close to the family got affected."
"King Riku?"
Viola froze suddenly. Even without mories, the na instinctively caught her attention.
"King Riku?"
Stussy looked confused as well. "The Riku family has ruled Dressrosa for eight hundred years, but it seems there's no current King Riku now, right?"
This is truly terrifying.
Even after hearing the na, they still can't rember at all?
This ability is the real essential skill for killing and robbing.
But it's a pity, my good brother Doflamingo.
Not only do I know this ability exists, but I can also ignore its effects.
A faint smile lifted the corner of Ian's mouth.
Now, there's no way I'm letting Sugar get away!
Such a powerful and convenient ability has to be in my own hands.
Besides, good brother Doflamingo went against his own will and acted on Dressrosa without permission.
That can't just be ignored.
Ian tried to cancel the ability.
To his delight, even after returning to human form, he still clearly rembered King Riku's family.
In other words, the forgetting only happens at the mont the Sugar Fruit's power takes effect; if the forgetting is lifted, the mories don't disappear.
This is interesting because even Sugar herself, the user of the Sugar Fruit ability, forgets who the toy's original owner is after turning others into toys.
This is true full resistance!
So, who should I send to bring Doflamingo over?
Good brother Doflamingo still has so strength, not to ntion his subordinates aren't weak either.
Ian thought for a mont and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Yamato!"
"Ian?"
The familiar voice of a childhood friend ca quickly.
Yamato, who had been fiercely fighting Hancock not far away, made a big leap and landed right beside Ian.
The girl's forehead was still covered in fine sweat, but her smile was bright and sunny.
"How's it going?"
"You said you wanted to go out and play earlier, right?"
Ian raised his hand and wiped the sweat off her forehead.
Maybe because of her abilities, even after intense exercise, Yamato's skin wasn't hot at all — instead, it felt cool and smooth like soft jade.
"Eh!"
The white-haired girl's eyes instantly lit up as she grabbed Ian's hand tightly.
"Can we go out to play again?"
Her hands were strangely smooth and delicate, without any calluses, and her palms were slightly damp.
"I need you to go to Dressrosa," Ian said, "Seems like that guy Doflamingo isn't listening very well. Go bring him back to ."
"Eh? Ian, aren't you coming too?"
Yamato's enthusiasm dropped imdiately, and she suddenly seed less interested.
"Is that so? I thought you'd never been on a solo mission before, wanted you to try."
Ian smiled.
"In that case, let Hancock go."
"No!"
At the ntion of Hancock, Yamato imdiately bristled and hurriedly said, "Leave it to , Ian! I'll catch that Doflamingo guy and bring him back to you!"
"Good."
Ian ruffled the girl's hair.
She truly already had the ability to handle things on her own.
This ti, it was her turn to get so practice.
After all, she couldn't always be sticking with him.
Though Yamato's strength was definitely sufficient, she wasn't always the sharpest tool in the shed.
So.
"Then let Jinbei and Enel go with you."
Ian said, "Oh right, and Viola too. It wouldn't make sense for her not to go back in person."
Jinbei was a seasoned veteran, with rich sailing experience.
He also commanded the Fish-Man Pirates. Even if they ran into sothing difficult to handle, he could always escape through the sea.
Enel's Observation Haki was the best radar—they could rely on it in any crisis.
And Viola was even more important.
This ti the destination was Dressrosa, the goal was to capture the entire Donquixote family and rescue King Riku's family.
Viola, as King Riku's daughter and the second princess of Dressrosa, really couldn't skip this trip.
"Oh!"
Yamato patted her chest and shouted, "Leave it all to !"
Soon, the ship was ready at the harbor, about to set sail.
Ian stood at the port, reluctantly bidding farewell to Yamato.
He held his childhood friend's hand and earnestly advised, "Don't be reckless out there. Listen to Jinbei's advice, and don't just think about having fun."
Yamato wasn't sure if she was listening, but she just smiled cheekily at Ian, "Ian, you're so naggy."
"If you et soone you can't beat, rember to run away. With your strength, there are few who can catch you at sea."
Ian warned seriously.
Although in this world, there were probably only twenty or thirty people Yamato couldn't beat. Whether she would encounter them or actually fight was another matter.
But it was definitely worth preparing her mindset.
"Got it, got it!"
Yamato puffed out her cheeks like a cute pufferfish, "Really, Ian, do you think I'm a kid?"
"Aren't you exactly a kid?"
Ian couldn't help but laugh.
Sixteen-year-old Yamato had matured beautifully; in every way, she was a captivating beauty.
But that was only for the body.
Inside, she was still just a child.
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