To Green Bit

In the aftermath of B-block, Bartolomeo walks away from the ruined colosseum stage with the same ugly confidence that made the crowd hate him. Luffy watches him and quietly admits, "You've improved, Bellamy!" but Bellamy is on the ground, humiliated, thinking, "Damn... I haven't changed one bit..." The narration marks the scene as "The B-block aftermath." Bartolomeo mocks the fallen Bellamy: "How pathetic." Elsewhere in the corridor, Bellamy remembers the power that defeated him: "Even going as far as to cheer me on... A Haki far beyond anything I could ever hope to attain... and..." Bartolomeo leaves while shouting, "Outta the way! Outta the way!" and laughing, "Haha... You're the one that's changed..." Bellamy, whose pride has collapsed, says, "Heh. My pride is in tatters now...!!" The name "Strawhat...!!" spreads through the fighters nearby, and someone reacts, "Eh...? Strawhat...?" Luffy's identity continues leaking through Dressrosa even as the tournament moves on.

The story shifts to Team Return Caesar. A timer marks the urgency: "Time until drop point is reached, 45 minutes." Law, Robin, Usopp, and the captive Caesar cross the iron bridge toward Green Bit, but the sea around it is alive with Fighting Fish. The water erupts, fins and jaws slicing up from below, and Caesar screams, "Uwaaaahh!!" The bridge groans under the assault, marked by "Creak creak." Someone cries, "It's here~!!!" and another immediately understands the problem: "This iron bridge is totally useless!!" The massive fish slam into the crossing with enough force to make the whole route feel temporary. The team is not just moving toward an exchange point; they are entering a place guarded naturally by monsters, and the bridge offers almost no safety from the sea beneath it.

The group stares at the Fighting Fish and tries to understand what kind of creatures they are. Robin asks calmly, "Are the fighting fish... really a fish...?" Law replies, "Looks like it to me..." Usopp is less composed and says, "How is that even remotely similar to a fish!?" Caesar calls it exactly what it looks like to him: "That is the very definition of a sea monster! An untamed beast!!" The fish attack again, and Usopp shouts, "It's coming!!!" and "You're the Shichibukai here!!" Law says, "It's alright, I'm sure you guys will figure something out..." Caesar panics: "Nah, I can't fight right now." Usopp screams a plan born entirely from fear: "Certain kill, Green Star!!" and fires "Dokuro Bakuhatsusou," with the note "Skull Explosion Grass." A huge skull-shaped blast hits the fish, and Usopp's plant shot becomes the first real counterattack on the bridge.

Usopp's "Dokuro Bakuhatsusou" explodes against the Fighting Fish in a skull-shaped burst. The fish reels through the smoke with a huge "Guohh!!" and is knocked back from the bridge. Caesar tries to bite in panic, yelling, "Bite me!!!" while Law and Robin keep moving with the same unnerving calm. One of the fish slams against the bars with a sharp "Spank!" and another is struck hard enough to make the bridge shake. Law judges the attack without excitement: "That was impressive..." Usopp's Green Star has not solved the problem permanently, but it proves the team can force the Fighting Fish back for moments at a time. The danger remains constant: the fish are huge, armored, and strong enough to turn a bridge into a trap, while the group still has to protect Caesar and reach the exchange point.

The Fighting Fish keep coming. Usopp looks at the water and cries, "Just how many of these do you think there are?!" Another warning follows: "There is a whole school out there!" Caesar suggests giving up on the route: "Let's just try and outrun them! We'll be here forever if we take them all on directly!!" The others object because Caesar is their hostage, not a partner: "Nose-guy... Take Caesar's cuffs off!" Usopp shouts, "What?! He's gonna have to fight too." Caesar immediately refuses: "But then he'll just fly off!!" Law dismisses that fear: "He wouldn't dare..." Caesar clutches his chest and protests, "Gyahh!! My heart!" remembering that Law still controls him. Law threatens him directly: "Son of a--!! I'll make sure you die a slow painful death!!! To think a prodigious scientific mind reduced to grunt work...!!" Caesar dives into the fight screaming "Gastille," forced to help against the fish.

Caesar's power proves as dangerous as expected. Usopp cheers in shock, "Woah, he's strong! As expected of someone with a 300 million bounty!" Caesar, however, does not want to spend himself on bridge monsters. He explains, "Using my powers depletes my stamina...!! My powers will be best served when we make our way back, understood?!" Law gives the real reason for caution: "Conserving every little bit of my stamina might be the difference between life and death! Do not forget, we're dealing with Doflamingo here!!" Usopp grumbles, "Mind explaining to me why you aren't fighting?!" while Law's answer is strategic rather than cowardly. He knows the bridge is only the first obstacle, and the real danger is Joker. Usopp protests from the side, "Is Law seriously considering butting heads with Joker?!" The team keeps moving while saving strength for the confrontation Law expects later.

The bridge begins to fail under the repeated attacks. Usopp screams, "Oh crap!!" as someone warns, "The bridge just collapsed!" The thick mist makes it worse: "And thanks to this thick mist, I can't even see the other side!" Fighting Fish continue striking from below. One voice cries, "More fighting fish! 12 o'clock!!!" and another says, "At this rate what's remaining of the bridge won't hold!" Then one fish is suddenly trapped in a net-like effect, stopping mid-charge. Everyone freezes at the strange sight: "Hm?!" "!!?" "!?" Law notices what matters: "It stopped..." The attack that halted the fish is not explained on the page, but the group understands that something or someone on Green Bit has interfered. The natural danger of the island is now joined by a hidden presence watching from beyond the mist.

Voices call from the far side of the bridge: "Alright all of you, pull!!" and "We caught a big one!" Someone else celebrates, "Today was a good day!" and another proposes dinner: "Let's go regain our strength with some fighting fish stew!!" The unseen group shouts, "Agreed!" and "Pull!!" Law's team hears them through the mist. Usopp calls, "Hey, is anyone over there? We need to cross over there!" The hidden voices suddenly notice the travelers and cry, "Humans!!" They drag the captured Fighting Fish away with a "Drag," while Caesar and Usopp panic: "Quick, let's get out of here!!" Robin wonders, "Those voices...?" Law considers the possibility: "Residents of the island, perhaps...?" Usopp objects, "You said it was uninhabited?!" Caesar coughs and wheezes as the team realizes Green Bit is not empty at all.

The team reaches Green Bit at last, breathless and shaken. Caesar wheezes, "Damn you Law... I won't forget this!!" and demands, "Just fly us to the island." Caesar explains the cost of carrying everyone: "Easy for you to say! How much gas energy do you think it takes to carry three people! I'm supposed to be your delicate hostage!" They stand before the forest, noting the evidence around them. Law observes, "The water's full of shipwrecks... courtesy of the battle fish no doubt..." Robin adds, "The track marks from the fish being dragged... end right here." Usopp stares at the place and says, "Holy crap..." The formal location is revealed: "Uninhabited forest north of Dressrosa, 'Green Bit'." The island is not a bare meeting point but a wild, overgrown forest surrounded by wreckage, giant plants, and signs of unseen inhabitants strong enough to drag Fighting Fish ashore.

Green Bit opens before them as a dense, strange forest filled with oversized plants and hidden eyes. Usopp shouts, "Talk about a wild forest!" and asks, "So-so this is Green Bit... What's with these giant plants..." Small animals and figures grin from the foliage, unseen or half-seen by the group. Law stays focused on the exchange and calls out into the forest, "Hey Joker!!! It's me! We're ready to make the exchange!!!" A caption names the place: "Uninhabited forest north of Dressrosa 'Green Bit'." Law states the agreed arrangement: "There's the south eastern beach we arranged to meet at. I'll let you go, as promised, at three o'clock." The forest itself feels alive around them, and the wreckage below the bridge suggests many ships and travelers have already failed to survive this route. The exchange site is quiet, but it is not safe.

A ship has crashed into Green Bit, and Usopp spots it first: "Hey!! Over there!!! On the other side!!" He asks, "That's a Marine warship, right?!" Law studies the wreckage in silence. The ship is lodged in the island rather than floating offshore, and someone says, "It smashed into the island!!" Another concludes, "It's safe to say that thing didn't just wash ashore!!" Usopp panics, "What the hell could've happened?!" Robin examines the damage and notes, "The damage to the plants is still relatively recent." Law observes, "It appears that vessel landed there recently..." The evidence means the Marines are already involved on Green Bit, and not as distant witnesses. Their ship was thrown or driven into the forest by something powerful, leaving a fresh scar through the vegetation.

The wrecked Marine ship changes the situation. Robin says, "The ship itself isn't as damaged as you'd think." Usopp guesses, "It came through that school of battle fish...?" Law calculates the danger: "Then it's only a matter of time before the Marines get here too." Caesar panics, "Eh~~? Damn, we've been made?!" Usopp insists, "I didn't hear anything about this!!" Law sharply cuts him off: "Shut up! You're too loud!" Caesar demands leverage: "If you release me onto this Marine infested island cuffed, then I'll...!!" He also complains, "But isn't Joker just a pirate too now?!" Law explains why the Marines will still move: "Now that my boss Joker has stepped down from the Shichibukai, I don't have any legal protection anymore! In case you've forgotten, I've got a bounty on my head!!" Robin quietly reads Law's intent: "That's not a nice look that you've got on your face right now, right?" Law answers, "Of course. Why else would I make the Marines move... I'm heading over to Green Bit..."

Law's plan becomes clearer and more dangerous. Caesar argues, "We can't have the exchange here! Call it off!! If the Marines are involved, it'll be bad for us too. Especially since I have teamed up with the Strawhats now." Law gives instructions instead of retreating: "There's still 15 minutes... I need your 'sniping' and 'recon' abilities... I need you guys to watch my back... There could be people waiting in ambush." Usopp realizes a problem: "Wait a second... We never factored the Marines into our plan!!" Law answers, "Understood... If there are any abnormalities in the forest, notify me at once." Usopp accuses him, "Hey! You're not planning on double-crossing us are you?" Meanwhile Robin has already moved into the forest. Usopp yells, "R-Robin! This forest is way too dangerous! Wait! Don't go off without me!" She replies, "Fufu you're sounding as reliable as ever, Usopp?" Usopp begs, "Yo-you're being too loud!! I'm begging you, please keep your voice down!"

In the forest, Marines suddenly appear and mistake the hidden observers for Straw Hats. They shout, "Who goes there!! Are you one of the Strawhats?!" and "Gyaaa!! We've been spotted!!!" A small voice nearby says, "Buh! There's no need to rush--" Someone answers, "No, I am not!! I am Leo!" The Marines look around wildly: "Where are you...?! Show yourself!!" and one asks, "The Marines!! But... who are they talking to?" Another note from the scene suggests the island's inhabitants expected them: "It appears as though they already knew about our coming to this island." The Marines declare, "We're Marines! We protect civilians! We're the good guys!" Then they demand, "Are you friends? Or foes? Then please, give us your weapons!" The forest is full of invisible or tiny presences speaking from among the flowers and leaves, and the Marines are trying to negotiate with something they cannot properly see.

The Marines refuse to surrender their arms. They shout into the foliage, "Show yourselves!!" and insist, "We can't give you our weapons!! We still have a mission to carry out!" The answer from the unseen forest is immediate and too fast to follow. The Marines are struck from every direction, crying, "Gyaa!!" and "Uwah!" Robin watches the movement and says, "It's too fast to follow..." Usopp panics, "What's going on?!" The soldiers are stripped almost instantly, left exposed and helpless as they scream, "We've been stripped of everything!" and "Damn!! Uwah!!" One asks the same question the reader is meant to ask: "What is wrong with this forest!" The hidden inhabitants are small enough to vanish in the plants, but fast and organized enough to disarm an armed Marine unit before the soldiers understand they are under attack.

Robin uses her Devil Fruit power to catch one of the tiny attackers. She calmly says, "Mil Fleur," and hands bloom through the plants. The technique becomes "Campo de Flores!!!" as a field of hands rises and grabs at the unseen movement. Someone cries, "Kabu-san!" and another shouts, "Ah! Uwah!!" Robin catches one and says, "Got one!" while the captured figure calls, "Wa--!! Help me!! Kabu-san!!" Usopp looks on in confusion: "Eh? Robin, what is it?!" Robin finally identifies what has been moving through the forest: "It appears to be...!! Dwarves!!" The captured dwarf and the others around him react in panic, with cries like "Dwarves!!" and "Heh?!" The page ends by revealing that Green Bit is inhabited not by ordinary residents, but by the tiny, fast people responsible for dragging fish, stripping Marines, and hiding throughout the forest.

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