This is not the previous life. This is a world where martial force reigns supreme.
Here, with power, you have everything.
Power corrupts the heart of a person.
Because the people who were once the same as you in your eyes are no longer the same after you gain power.
With a single thought from you, they will die. When you are angry, they will be afraid. Everything you do becomes taken for granted in their eyes.
Over time, this inflated heart, after gaining power, can no longer allow one to maintain their original intentions.
Thus, gradually, gradually, you changed, becoming indifferent to life, becoming even more cruel than those who once hurt you.
This is human nature.
If, only if, Robin had not eaten the Hana Hana no Mi when she was young, but had eaten a Logia-type Devil Fruit after setting sail, what would she have become?
Kouta did not want to think about these things. He only knew that Robin was now his companion, and her heart, which had experienced so much darkness yet remained bright, was her most precious quality. That was enough.
He retracted his foot and turned towards the edge of the rooftop, no longer looking at Doflamingo or the Donquixote Family executives.
These were all minor characters. Even Doflamingo, who was not weak among the Shichibukai, was a minor character in his eyes at this moment.
A minor character he could crush at any time.
No rush. By leaving Doflamingo behind, he could let A Hua and the other two train their Haki.
After all, this guy was a powerful individual who had developed all three types of Haki to a very high level, and furthermore, a user whose Devil Fruit had awakened.
If not for innate limitations, if not for the Ito Ito no Mi limiting him, with his genius, he should have already become someone of Admiral-level.
However, there are gains and losses!
Without the Ito Ito no Mi, this guy would not have developed so smoothly, nor would he have easily become the king of Dressrosa.
Moreover, it's possible that with a different Devil Fruit, this guy might not have awakened it.
No one can say for sure.
Clang—!
Just then, the elevator opened, with A Hua and the other two leading the way, followed by Robin, Brook, and Indigo.
Looking at the scene on the rooftop, no one was surprised.
Only when they looked at Doflamingo, who was lying on the ground, was there a hint of surprise in their eyes.
They naturally knew of Doflamingo. Even if they hadn't seen him, his imposing aura and flamboyant pink coat were enough for them to recognize him.
But at this moment, Doflamingo's pathetic state made them a little curious. What had happened here?
It seemed that Kouta had severely humiliated Doflamingo, otherwise, they wouldn't have sensed such deep hatred from Doflamingo, as if he had encountered his sworn enemy who killed his father.
And his gaze, even while lying on the ground, turning his head to stare fiercely at Kouta, as if he wanted to devour him, made them secretly marvel.
What kind of humiliation would make Doflamingo become like this!
"Pathetic!"
The six of them shook their heads with smiles and then walked towards Kouta.
"Kouta, the Tontatta have all been rescued."
A Tao, with a cigarette in his mouth, walked to the edge of the rooftop, leaned forward, and looked down. On the street below, countless people were crying loudly as they embraced those who had come out from the second floor.
At the front of the crowd, King Riku was holding a large loudspeaker, shouting something.
They were too far away to hear what he was saying.
But it wasn't hard to guess.
After all, Kouta had made the seriousness of the situation very clear to King Riku and the others.
With those who had been turned into toys and the help of the Tontatta, they would be able to sort out the chaos and evacuate Dressrosa in no time.
"Kouta, these people..."
A Hua patted his stomach, turned, and leaned his back against the railing, tilting his chin up to stare at the kneeling Donquixote Family executives on the rooftop, licking his lips with a mischievous look.
Kouta raised his wine gourd, took a big gulp, and turned to look at the three who were looking at him with anticipation. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, they're all yours."
A Hua and the other two had been trapped at this level for a long time.
In the first half of the Grand Line, there were no life-or-death battles. Fighting Kouta and Kuina, due to the vast difference in strength, yielded no training effect, so there was no progress.
However, after entering the New World, they saw hope.
Kouta knew this, of course.
That's why he left these executives behind.
He also left Doflamingo.
With the strength of the three, even if they were not Doflamingo's match, as long as they couldn't be instantly killed by Doflamingo, with the excellent effect of the robots A Hua created, they could continuously linger on the brink of death and receive true training.
After this breakthrough, the strength of the three would experience a significant improvement, but their future lives would likely be capped.
After all, there was truly no comparison between people.
The three did not have extraordinary physiques, nor astonishing willpower, nor supreme talent.
To reach this point, if not for Kouta, perhaps no one in this world could have brought the three to this level, let alone further.
However, to be able to advance further already surpassed most people in this world.
Even in the New World, where powerhouses abounded, they could be considered as strong individuals capable of handling matters independently.
After the breakthrough, the three of them, working together, he estimated, even if they couldn't contend with Admirals, with the augmentation from the robots, they could still engage in skirmishes with Admirals.
Unfortunately, while the robots could have an effect on A Hua and the other two, as well as Robin and the others, they had no effect on Kouta and the current Kuina.
After a period of training, Kuina's body had completely transformed.
Before the transformation, the robots could still supplement Kuina's stamina with a small amount of energy, but after the transformation, they had no effect.
It couldn't be said there was no effect, but it was only slightly better than ordinary meat.
For powerhouses like them, having such an effect was as good as not having it.
After all, the robots were not about quantity, but primarily about the special energy endowed by the Devil Fruit.
Without the enhancement of special energy, given the robots' volume, they were less effective than a large piece of meat.
Therefore, the World Government's concern that he might carry the robots to Mary Geoise and go on a rampage was completely unfounded.
That was also true. If the robots really had an effect on him, a monster whose body clearly surpassed most humans in the world, it would be truly monstrous.
He wouldn't have remained obscure and waited until A Hua ate him.
However, even so, the robots were an astonishing Bug ability. As long as they were used by someone with peerless talent, that person could bypass the basic stage in a short time.
Imagine, if Luffy had the help of the robots, he might have mastered all three types of Haki within months, instead of the two years.
If Zoro used the robots, he could have, like Kuina, crossed the realm of swordsmanship in a short time and become a true, world-renowned great swordsman.
However, Zoro now was different from the original work. With the foundation laid by Kouta, he only lacked battles with strong opponents. Through countless battles, his strength would naturally advance rapidly.
Thinking of Zoro, a trace of reminiscence appeared in Kouta's eyes.
He didn't know where that guy was now. He hadn't heard any news from him for a long time. He wouldn't have gotten lost somewhere, would he!
"Heh heh!!"