Chapter 354: birdcage Decisive Battle (Part 4)kikoku.As Doflamingo squeezed those words through his teeth, he felt as if the blood in his entire body was about to freeze.Thirteen years.For thirteen whole years, the shadow of this blade, along with the face of his younger brother Corazonwho had betrayed him, had haunted him like a nightmare.He thought he had forgotten long ago.But when this cursed blade, representing betrayal and hatred, truly appeared before him, that feeling of being stabbed in the back by a loved one—a mix of anger, humiliation, and incomprehension—erupted once again like a volcano!!!Under the distinct yet equally shocked gazes of Doflamingo and Sabo...A figure wearing a spotted trench coat and a spotted hat, exuding an icy aura, slowly emerged from the center of the crater.Trafalgar Law.He gripped the hilt of kikoku with one hand, veins bulging on his arm, and gave a sudden, forceful pull.Buzz—!!!The 1.7-meter-long cursed blade was slowly pulled out from the earth.Law held kikoku in one hand, the shadow of his hat's brim obscuring most of his face, revealing only a cold, sharp jawline.He didn't look at Doflamingo.Instead, he first nodded toward Sabo not far away, his tone carrying a hint of apology, but more so an unquestionable determination."My apologies for interrupting your battle, Sabo-ya.""But this man and I have an irreconcilable blood feud."As the words fell, Law finally shifted his gaze toward Doflamingo.In those golden pupils hidden in the shadows was the fire of revenge, concentrated over thirteen years into a thick, inseparable flame."So, I hope you can leave him to me!"The last few words were spoken with powerful conviction.At this moment, the entire ruins of the Kings Plateau suddenly became terrifyingly quiet.Doflamingo's expression turned ugly to the extreme.Sabo, however, was stunned.The expression on his face wasn't anger at having his prey stolen, nor was it displeasure at the interruption of the fight, but rather... a pure, heartfelt... daze.What did he just see?Just now, the moment Law pulled out the blade, his Observation Haki clearly captured the outline of a power.That power wasn't as violent as his own vibration power, nor was it as free-spirited as Luffy's Haki.It was cold, precise, and sharp.Like the most skilled surgeon holding an invisible scalpel, performing the most precise dissections and sutures on a spatial level.More importantly... that power!!It was actually not inferior to his own in the slightest!Which meant... Sabo's mind went "boom," as if struck by lightning.The man before him, the doctor on Straw Hat Luffy's ship... was actually a... Gold Medalist who had stepped into the pinnacle realm of this sea?!A doctor?!Sabo's train of thought short-circuited a bit.He uncontrollably began to tally the combat power configuration of the Straw Hat crew in his mind.The future World's Greatest Swordsman, Roronoa Zoro, a Gold Medalist—that made sense.Beast Kaido' daughter, Yamato, a Gold Medalistwith strength like a monster—that made sense.The prince of the Vinsmoke family, Black Leg Sanji, whose strength steadily reached the threshold of a Gold Medalist after awakening his bloodline factor—that also made sense.These three were the three main combatants of the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy's left and right hands; it was only natural for them to be powerful.But now... even the ship's doctor is a Gold Medalist?!Is this reasonable?!Is this fucking reasonable?!Never mind that the Captain of a pirate crew is a monster surpassing the Emperor level, but there are also four Gold Medalist fighters at the Yonko Commander level hidden on the ship?With this configuration, let alone competing for hegemony in the New World, they could probably just flatten the Marine Headquarters directly, right?!Sabo felt his worldview take a massive hit.He had always thought the Revolutionary Army he belonged to was already an elite organization gathering the world's talents.But compared to Luffy's ship of monsters... why did it feel a bit like a makeshift crew?'As expected of you... Luffy...'Ultimately, all the shock, confusion, and sense of absurdity converged into a bitter smile at the corner of Sabo's mouth and a heartfelt sigh within his mind.Only that younger brother who never played by the rules could gather such a group of extraordinary companions.Having realized this, the daze on Sabo's face vanished instantly, replaced by a knowing smile.He put away his steel pipe and waved a hand at Law, his posture as relaxed as if he were on an outing."No problem! Since it's a grudge for Mr. Corazon, then it's only fitting for you to settle it.""Doflamingo is all yours!"Sabo's gaze swept across the chaotic battlefield and quickly locked onto a new target.In the distance, that hundreds-of-meters-tall stone giant transformed by Pica was rampaging through the city, destroying everything in its path. With every step, rows of buildings collapsed, and countless civilians were displaced amidst cries and screams."In that case, I'll take care of that big guy!"Sabo's gaze instantly sharpened.Before his voice even faded, his figure turned into a blurry afterimage, leaping from the edge of the Kings Plateau and charging toward the stone giant!With Sabo's departure, the entire palace terrace was completely transformed into a final stage of revenge belonging solely to two people.Law slowly turned around, locking his full attention firmly on Doflamingo.Rain washed over the blade of kikoku and also washed over the hatred in his eyes."Now, you have no more cards left to play."Law's voice was bone-chillingly cold, as if it came from the depths of the Nine Underworlds."Your family officers are either dead or defeated. Your birdcage has trapped others, but it has also trapped you.""Donquixote Doflamingo, let's settle this!"Buzz—!!!As his words fell, a majestic aura continuously rose from within Law's body!A blue spatial domain expanded silently with him at the center, completely enveloping the top of the palace.On the cursed blade kikoku in his hand, cyan-blue electrical arcs began to crackle. This was the phenomenon produced after his top-tier Armament Haki—Ryuo—highly fused with the spatial energy of the Ope-Ope no Mi!"Law... you haunting brat!!!"Doflamingo finally snapped back from his extreme shock and anger. Seeing the terrifying aura Law was emitting without any concealment, the veins on his face bulged one by one, wriggling like earthworms.He knew his biggest miscalculation was underestimating the growth speed of this child.Thirteen years, only thirteen years.The sickly boy who used to follow Corazon around, with a heart full of nothing but the desire to destroy the world, had actually grown to a level where he could look down on him!"Don't get ahead of yourself!!!"Doflamingo let out a beast-like roar.He had no way out!"I am the Heavenly Yaksha!!!"He threw his arms wide, squeezing out his remaining physical strength and Haki without reservation!"Soku Ri Sen!!!"Hundreds of threads wrapped in pitch-black Hakishot out from beneath his feet like sharp scythes, skimming the ground and slashing toward Law's legs from all directions!However, facing this inescapable net of an attack, Law didn't even move.He simply lightly raised the hand holding kikoku."Shambles."The moment the words fell, the space within his domain became distorted.Doflamingo's pupils constricted.This was one of the most basic yet most unavoidable applications of Law's Ope-Ope no Mi: spatial displacement.Before he could change his move...Law's figure had already vanished from the spot."Counter Shock!"A cold voice, like the whisper of the Grim Reaper, sounded behind Doflamingo's ear!Law had appeared behind him at some point. His free right hand, with fingers pressed together, transformed into a hand-blade wrapped in cyan lightning, precisely stabbing toward the center of Doflamingo's back!This strike was not a physical attack.It used the fruit's ability to directly attack the internal organs!Doflamingo's Observation Haki was warning him frantically. He wanted to dodge, but his body's reaction speed simply couldn't keep up with Law's movement speed within the ROOM!In the nick of time, he could only rely on battle instinct to forcibly... awaken a part of his body!Puchi!Law's hand-blade penetrated Doflamingo's back without resistance.But the anticipated sensation of the heart being paralyzed by electric shock did not come.His hand-blade had passed through a hollow space composed of countless threads."It's useless! Law!"Doflamingo grinned savagely as his body seemed to melt into countless white threads, re-forming three meters ahead."Before my Awakening, your ability is ineffective against me!!"He waved his hands, and the surrounding ruins instantly turned into waves of white threads, sweeping toward Law."Ara-nami Shiraga!"Law's gaze didn't change in the slightest.He just slowly withdrew his right hand and regripped the hilt of kikoku."Is that so?"He looked at the wave of threads capable of swallowing everything, and for the first time, a cold curve formed at the corner of his mouth."Then, let me see just how tough these threads of yours really are."He held kikoku horizontally in front of his chest, and the cyan-blue lightning on the blade surged!"Gamma Knife!"