Adventure in the Land of Dwarves

Robin wakes in a strange place surrounded by tiny armed figures. The dwarves immediately panic: "The big-human is awake!!" and "Wah!! She's awake!!!" Another orders, "Assume defensive positions!!" Robin lies on the ground while the small people examine her belongings. In the darkness under her clothes and bag, one reports, "And in the bag?" Another answers, "A book, a notebook, a change of clothes, a denden mushi...!!" Someone says, "Something weird under her clothing," and another replies, "I'm checking it out now!!" They search her methodically: "Be sure to confiscate any and all weapons!" A report follows: "Nothing unusual at point C" and "Nothing weird at A." At point B, a dwarf says, "Seems to be nothing hidden here either..." Robin remains calm but confused, realizing she has been captured, searched, and surrounded by the unseen inhabitants of Green Bit.

Robin regains herself and asks, "Where in the world am I...?" but the dwarves warn her, "Don't try to run away!!" Their leader introduces himself in a formal caption as "Tontatta tribe member, Warrior Leo (dwarf)." Leo points at her and commands, "Just behave yourself for now!!" Another dwarf asks the blunt question, "Are you a bad big-human?" Robin looks around and understands the truth: "...These are dwarves!!" Kabu calls, "Everyone, on guard," and warns the others, "This big-human can use magic!!!" Robin asks herself, "Is this their domain...?" The page establishes that she is underground or inside the Tontatta settlement rather than merely lost in the forest. The dwarves are tiny, direct, suspicious, and already aware that Robin's ability makes her dangerous.

Kabu explains how Robin was brought here. He says, "At that moment, from beneath my feet... hands suddenly sprung up like flowers." He cries, "Wahh someone save me," and admits, "I couldn't get away..." Robin immediately understands that he is describing her Devil Fruit technique and asks, "Are you the one who stripped the Marines of their things...? I've been seen!!" The dwarves answer by attacking with "Anesthesia Flower!!" while cries of "Uhh," "!!?" and "Uwah hhh!!" fill the page. Usopp's voice reaches from outside: "Oi, Robin!!" and someone says, "You said 'dwarves'!" Robin thinks, "I seem to be able to use my ability... but that would probably make matters worse..." She also worries, "I wonder if Usopp's all right..." while remembering, "They knocked me out somehow and brought me here..." The dwarves' flower-based attacks and hidden village make brute force a bad answer.

Robin sees the true scale of the Tontatta Kingdom beneath Green Bit. She asks, "Am I under the ground of Green Bit?" and the answer comes: "Yes. Beneath the great forest that our tribe has cultivated." The dwarves proudly declare, "There's no plant we cannot raise!!! This is our land, the Tontatta Kingdom!!" Leo then reveals what he has done to restrain her. A translation note explains that his power is essentially a "stitch stitch" power. Leo says, "I've sewed you to the ground with my 'Nui Nui' power!! Don't even try moving." He adds the reason for their severity: "We cannot allow anyone who has seen us... to return, alive!!" Robin apologizes: "I'm sorry. I only reached out because I was curious... but..." Leo rejects it instantly: "You lie!! You think that sort of excuse is gonna work!!" Robin swears, "I never intended any harm... and I'll never speak a word about having seen you... I swear!!!" but Leo answers with disbelief, "Ehh!?"

Robin's direct promise works shockingly well. Leo says, "Well, if that's the case, fine," and the surrounding dwarves react, "!!?" They admit, "We thought you were bad for sure..." and "Good, good, that's a relief." Robin is stunned by their innocence and wonders, "Why do they trust me so easily..." The dwarves even return her glasses: "Thank you. Here're your glasses." When Leo is scolded, "Leo!! You idiot!! What're you doing!?" another explains, "Tonta-chief-sama! Turns out this person was good." Robin asks, "As if that were possible!!!" and another says, "But she told us herself." The Tontatta chief appears and introduces himself: "I'm Gancho." A caption names him "Tontatta Kingdom Tontachief (King) Gancho." He says he has "never gotten such an up close and personal look at a big-human" and is "the most respected Tontachief in the Tontatta Kingdom." Robin can only think, "!! They're all way too trusting!!"

Robin realizes the exchange deadline is approaching. A clock ticks "Tick tock" as she thinks, "I... can't make it by 3. There's not enough time..." When Gancho asks, "Hmm? What's the matter?" Robin answers, "I have to contact Law..." The chief offers, "Gancho-san... my baby den-den mushi..." but Robin says, "Eh... but I don't have any..." The dwarves have already released her things into the wild: "Ah... we returned it to the wild!!" Another adds, "Well this is a problem... if you could just show me to the exit." Instead, Leo imposes Tontatta rules: "Wait!! Instead of that, if you're a good person then you'll give us weapons!! That's the rule!! If you don't, we'll strip you bare!!" The dwarves close in with a blunt "Prepare to be stripped," while Robin stands awkwardly in the middle of a kingdom that believes everything far too literally.

Leo leads the charge with the cry, "We'll take it all!!" Robin reacts, "Eh!?" but Usopp suddenly appears as the dwarves call him a hero. One dwarf says, "That big-human is a good friend of the hero!!" Usopp, breathless and carrying a tiny creature, shouts, "No, stop!!! Hold on!!" Robin sees what he has caught and asks, "What is it!?" Usopp answers, "Flapper!!" while the dwarves marvel, "The other big-human we caught." They praise Usopp's supposed status: "He's really a legendary hero who's come to help us!!" and "Amazing!!" Usopp's lie has already inflated far beyond his control. A dwarf asks, "Whaddya mean, 'hero'...!?" and Robin, understanding Usopp instantly, says, "Usopp... what sort of lie did you tell..." Usopp has accidentally turned himself into the savior of the Tontatta before he even understands their problem.

The scene shifts to Dressrosa's Harbor City Acacia, where Zoro is still chasing the tiny thief who took his sword. Wicca darts left despite Zoro yelling, "I said right!!!" He asks, "Why are you going left!!?" while civilians think, "Mama, that man is talking to himself." Zoro snarls, "Shut up, you! I'm in a hurry, here!!" and mutters, "I'm the one in a hurry!! If I don't make it..." A woman warns a child, "Don't make eye contact now..." Wicca peeks from his clothes and tells him, "Head to the flower fields, quickly!!" Zoro snaps, "I got it, so shut your trap!!" Wicca warns, "It'll be your fault!!" The chase is absurd because Zoro is arguing with someone most people cannot see, but the urgency is real: the tiny scout is trying to lead him toward the Flower Fields before time runs out.

Zoro realizes the tiny thief is about to be exposed. Wicca panics, "Owowow this is bad, real bad!!" and says, "I really screwed up!! He's gonna see me!!" She adds, "If I don't run away quickly..." but Zoro catches sight of her as she tumbles out. A caption identifies her as "Tontatta tribe member (dwarf) scouting unit: Wicca." Zoro stares and asks, "...So this is what a fairy really looks like!?" Then, with blunt confusion, "Are you a toy?" Wicca protests through tears, "I'm no toy. I'm Wicca of the Tontatta tribe!! Please keep it a secret that you saw me!!" She cries, "Wah wah I've done it now," and blames herself: "What a failure! I'm a fool! An idiot! I knew this would happen at some point." Zoro has finally seen the hidden people of Dressrosa with his own eyes.

Wicca breaks down and cracks the pavement with her grief, shocking Zoro. She says, "I can't walk... I think I sprained my leg just now. I'm such a blunderer! A failure!" The ground breaks under her strength with "Crunch," "Crack," and "Smash." Zoro stares and asks, "What's with that crazy strength? You're cracking the ground!!" Wicca pleads, "I have a request!! Please take me to my commander!!!" and blames him: "Because you started all this so it's really all your fault!!! It's because you stole my sword!!!" Zoro answers that they are "the 'Green Watchers' of this land! The people of this country... They call us 'fairies' and gives all sorts of things!!" Wicca explains her mission: "As part of the scouting unit, I'm in a hurry!! I've got to inform my commander on the whereabouts of the Donquixote family!!" She adds that "a part of the scouting unit" has just attacked the Straw Hat ship, and Zoro realizes this affects his crew.

Wicca panics over the mistake made by her scouting unit. She cries, "Kyahh! What a failure! I've screwed up!!" and admits, "I went and spilled the beans on everything!!" When Zoro asks, "Wait, what you just said, are you serious!?" she blurts, "I'm part of the Strawhat crew!!" She immediately shouts at herself, "Stop destroying things!!" and realizes she may have targeted the wrong people: "Of all the people to be targeted, it had to be them!! I've got to get to the Sunny-go!!" Wicca asks Zoro, "Please carry me to the Flower Fields first!!! And then I can guide you to the beach!!" Zoro starts to object: "Wait!!!" and says, "As if... I'll just head straight for the beach!!" Wicca points out the obvious problem: "Then why are you heading in the opposite direction!? Don't you know how to get there!?" Zoro freezes in silence, exposed by his own terrible sense of direction.

Back in the city, the situation around Doflamingo becomes more suspicious. Someone says, "So you're saying Doflamingo's people have been following our movements this whole time!?" The answer is direct: "That's right. We observed them doing so!" Another asks, "Are you guys also involved with Doflamingo somehow!?" and receives only, "Yes... ah! That's a secret!!" Panic follows: "Shit...!! It's not just the ship that's in trouble...!! All of us are!!" Nearby, Sanji struggles with navigation and communication: "Oi, are we at these 'Flower Fields' yet? I don't have a den-den mushi, so I can't contact them..." The tiny guide snaps, "Go up those stairs!!" Sanji complains, "Didn't I just say to take those stairs?!" and someone answers, "Are you by chance an imbecile!? Shut it!!" The page then cuts to Corrida Colosseum, where the announcer declares, "We've got another set of champs here in C-block!! Combatants are entering the ring one after the other!! The fight will begin shortly!!"

Inside Corrida Colosseum, Rebecca walks through a hallway lined with weapons and fallen competitors. Someone asks, "Are the favored fighters there!?" Another answers, "From Kanokuni..." as Rebecca, helmeted and tense, looks toward the arena. She pauses and says, "Wait, Mr. Monkey." The small toy soldier, moving with his usual comedic stiffness, appears nearby and says, "Fufu." Rebecca is not laughing; she knows the next fight is hers. The page is quiet compared with the chaos of Green Bit and Acacia, but it sets her apart from the other competitors. She is entering C-block with her own burden, while the toy soldier follows because he cannot simply watch from safety. Their connection is intimate and protective, even though the soldier's body is mechanical and ridiculous-looking.

The toy soldier chases Rebecca and tries to stop her before she enters the ring. Someone above asks, "What's this 'Flower Field' about? Oi!!" while the soldier calls, "Shut up and keep going!! We'll talk there!! Wanna get found by the police!?" Rebecca notices him and cries, "Soldier-san!!" The toy soldier says her name softly, "Rebecca..." She answers, "I...!! I can do it!! I can win!! Soldier-san!!" He says, "I saw the list, inside," and she understands that he saw the opponents she will face. Rebecca says, "So you really went and entered... I tried to stop you..." The soldier reveals why: "I saw the list, inside." The exchange makes clear that Rebecca is not entering blindly. She knows the danger, he knows it too, and he is trying to protect her even though she is determined to fight.

Rebecca insists on fighting through tears. She declares, "And... when I do!! We can be together!!" then shouts, "A crying warrior wins no tournaments!!" The toy soldier urges, "Oi...!! Hurry up and get moving..." but notices the truth: "Huh!? Really!? But she's crying." He understands that her tears are tied to the thing she wants to protect. Rebecca asks, "That's why I'm telling you to hurry!!! Even a toy...!!" The soldier thinks, "Has things he wishes to protect...!!" and then reflects, "Although no tears will fall... from these tin eyes..." He cannot cry, but his silence carries grief and love. Rebecca's determination is not ambition for the tournament alone; she wants a future where she and the soldier are no longer separated by the cruel order of Dressrosa.

At Green Bit's southeast beach, Law discovers the entire exchange has become a trap. Only two minutes remain until the appointed Caesar-exchange time, and a Den Den Mushi rings: "Peru peru peru." Sanji calls, "Oi!! Law!! This is Sanji!!" and asks, "Black Leg-ya... did you find the factory?" Sanji urgently answers, "It's not about that!! Listen carefully!! You've got to get away from there quickly...!!" Law says, "...? What are you talking about... I'm about to hand over Caesar." Sanji reveals the truth: "Doflamingo never quit the Shichibukai!!" Law understands too late: "We've fallen right into a trap!! Even if you turn over Caesar, there isn't going to be any sort of deal!! I don't understand... how..." Doflamingo appears with a sinister "Fuffuffu," while Fujitora commands, "All squads, head for the southeast beach..." Law curses, "Idiot... it's too late now... Hurry!!" Doflamingo has outplayed the exchange before it begins.

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