Suddenly, Sugar's sharp scream, like a keen blade, instantly pierced the drowsy atmosphere around them and drilled into Usopp's ears.
Usopp jolted, as if waking from a nightmare, his eyes instantly clearing.
With a lingering fear, he raised his hand and heavily patted his chest, secretly thinking,
"That was terrifying. Orochimaru's plan is too vicious. I was just a hair's breadth away from passing out myself."
Next to him, Leo was already twitching, seeing stars.
Usopp turned to Sugar, only to see her on the verge of collapse, yet still struggling to hold on. Usopp couldn't help but exclaim,
"As expected of someone trained by Orochimaru for two years. Even though she's just a young girl, her willpower is incredibly strong."
It seems this situation can't be resolved by brute force; we'll have to implement Plan Three.
Usopp quickly covered his ears, and then he pulled out all the broken toys from his pocket, scattering them towards Sugar like a celestial maiden strewing flowers.
Then, he took a deep breath, deliberately lowered his voice, and imitating Orochimaru's chilling tone, he said eerily,
"Sugar... these are the toys to be repaired tomorrow, a total of one hundred and ten. Repair one every five minutes, with a half-hour break in between. If you can't finish, you'll never see Grape again in your life."
Hearing Usopp's words, Sugar looked as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer, her face instantly turning ashen.
Those two years of dark, unbearable life surged through her mind like a raging tide.
Back then, every morning, Orochimaru forced her to study abstruse and difficult theoretical knowledge, with dense text and complex concepts that made her feel like her hair was falling out.
The afternoons were endless practical sessions, every movement and detail meticulously scrutinized by Orochimaru. The slightest mistake would result in a Snake Snake forced calm.
If it weren't for the evenings being forcibly occupied by the Young Master, that cold-blooded snake probably wouldn't have spared her even at night.
Thinking of this, Sugar's body trembled violently, her eyes filled with fear and despair.
The thought of those nightmarish days returning and having to go back to that dark, hopeless life made Sugar feel an immediate sense of dizziness.
Sugar finally rolled her eyes and fell straight down like a marionette with cut strings.
In the last moment before her consciousness faded, Sugar's final thought was: if there was anyone in this world who could subdue that damned snake, they would be her adoptive parents.
As for the Young Master, that absolute "henpecked husband," he's completely useless!! Useless!!! The Young Master should be reverse-forked!!
The moment Sugar lost consciousness, a mysterious and powerful force seemed to sweep through Dressrosa.
In an instant, a soft light erupted from all the toys in the city. As the light flickered, the toys' forms began to twist and change.
The Tontatta Tribe member who had been turned into a toy bear excitedly exclaimed, his voice changing pitch, "Leo!"
Leo quickly turned his head at the sound and, witnessing the scene before him, his eyes instantly welled up. He finally remembered that he wasn't fighting alone.
The Tontatta Tribe members who had been turned into toys now all returned to human form. They embraced each other, weeping and repeatedly shouting, "SOP Operation successful!"
In the underground port, as Sugar fainted, the pirates' bodies shimmered with light, shedding their toy forms and returning to human shape.
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