CHAPTER 82:Doflamingo

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After carefully checking her comrade's injuries, Belo Betty stood up and spoke sincerely: "Thank you. I won't forget your help."

Vivi pointed at the unconscious old man beside her. "He kept asking where you were. I guess your actions at Enies Lobby have been exposed? But your... companion—he never gave in. He's a good man."

Seeming to guess what the bold woman was about to say, Vivi added quickly, "I'm not involved in your revolutionary cause. This was personal. That guy extorted 50,000 Berries from me. Hmph! No one dares to rob me anymore. If I see him, he's unlucky."

Under the dim light, Belo Betty looked at the unconscious figure. "I saw CP9's 'Silent Owl' at Enies Lobby. He looked silly but was actually vicious. But... why does this guy look so old? Are you sure he's Owl and not Owl's grandpa?"

Vivi wasn't about to reveal her Devil Fruit powers. She replied vaguely, "He wasn't a match for me. Hitting him felt like hitting fruit. During the fight, he relied heavily on Tekkai. But the way he tried to unleash his physical potential was wrong. Everyone has limits... Well, not everyone—he does. And now he's at his limit."

Belo Betty reached out and tapped Owl's limp arm. Once muscular, it now sagged like deflated leather. There was no doubt—he had suffered extreme physical depletion.

"Let's take your word for it."

"Not 'take my word.' I'm telling the truth."

Belo Betty inhaled deeply, glancing at the blood-drenched floor of the cake room. "I'll be the one to finish this."

Her expression sharpened. Drawing her dagger, she sliced Owl's throat cleanly. He trembled twice, then lay still.

Vivi approved of Belo Betty's decisiveness. Owl needed to die, but it mattered who did it. With the Revolutionary Army taking responsibility, she felt more at ease.

Waving her hand, she said, "Take care of your comrade. If you get him to a hospital in time, he'll survive. That's all from me. Karoo's still waiting at the hotel for his pumpkin soup… What a pain."

She left without hesitation.

The cooks were all dead, and the risotto and pumpkin soup Karoo wanted were out of the question.

Vivi rummaged through the kitchen and found two pieces of chocolate and a bag of dried fish. She stuffed them in her pocket for Karoo.

After exiting the cake room, she used her Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) to sense the wind direction, calculating the best current to ride back to Torrance Town.

Belo Betty hoisted her wounded companion and turned to leave. Noticing Vivi standing outside "gazing at the sky," she paused and asked curiously, "What are you doing? Waiting for someone?"

Vivi was too embarrassed to admit she was hoping for a tailwind. She figured Belo Betty didn't know about her terrible sense of direction and, not wanting to lose face, quickly scanned the breeze again. The wind wasn't perfect, but close enough.

"Nothing, nothing. Just had the urge to write poetry. You interrupted me, and now the inspiration's gone."

Leaving Belo Betty standing there puzzled, Vivi leapt into the air, blending seamlessly with the night, vanishing from sight.

"She seems... different than before," Belo Betty murmured.

But she had bigger problems. Being targeted by CP9 meant their presence at Enies Lobby had likely been leaked. How much had been exposed was uncertain, but she needed to be cautious now. Taking a long drag from her cigarette, she carried her comrade and disappeared into the night.

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Vivi transformed into a cloud of mist and glided toward Torrance Town, using the night wind to carry her.

She was enjoying the freedom of flight when she suddenly noticed something strange.

"Huh? What's going on?"

The wind was pushing her right, but an unseen force was dragging her to the front-left.

She looked around. No one. Sensed the area. Nothing abnormal. Checked above—no enemies. Below… wait.

Vivi cast her gaze downward.

There he was—Donquixote Doflamingo. Flamingo coat. Blonde hair. Sunglasses. Cropped pants. Pointed shoes. The Warlord of the Sea, King of Dressrosa, was riding thin, transparent threads attached to her mist-form—like a Spider-Man using silk to swing rapidly through the sky.

The Golden Lion had reappeared, challenging one of the Four Emperors—Kaido. As Kaido's arms-dealer, Doflamingo couldn't miss it. There was no prior warning of the clash, and to avoid alerting rival powers, he was heading to Wano covertly—swinging there through the clouds.

Everything had gone smoothly—until now.

Doflamingo's string-riding method was unnatural, but he was used to it. He was even using a Den Den Mushi to issue commands mid-air. But then, something felt off.

Vivi looked down. Doflamingo, sensing something with his own Kenbunshoku Haki, abruptly raised his head. Their eyes met.

Doflamingo?! Vivi was stunned. A Warlord—no, a top-tier Warlord—was here?!

Her mist-form only formed a vague silhouette. You couldn't distinguish gender, let alone identity. Doflamingo, startled, frowned. "What the hell? A face… in the clouds?"

"Who are you? … Damn!"

He tried to probe her identity, stalling for time to analyze the situation.

But Vivi didn't hesitate.

Using Kenbunshoku Haki, she saw the invisible threads clearly. From her cloud-body, she extended a misty arm. Her index and middle fingers came together, coated in Busoshoku Haki, and she slashed.

The string snapped.

Doflamingo's high-speed movement depended entirely on his Ito Ito no Mi (String-String Fruit). It didn't grant flight—only mobility via clouds. With the thread cut, he fell like a severed kite.

His reflexes were incredible. Mid-fall, behind his sunglasses, he scanned his surroundings and fired seven new threads in rapid succession, trying to re-anchor to other clouds.

But Vivi was faster.

He cast threads—she sliced them.

Doflamingo, falling fast, had to calculate angles, wind speed, and positioning mid-air. Vivi just waited and cut. Her job was far easier.

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