Chapter 747

Chapter 747 is titled "Executive Officer Pica".

Cover Page
Cover page request: "Mihawk being approached by cute bear cubs and Perona being jealous of him" - by P.N. Yonemi from Yokohama.

Short Summary
Vice Admiral Maynard regroups with his superiors and was able to share his intel on the misdeeds of Doflamingo but Admiral Fujitora forbids him from arresting the Shichibukai since he is untouchable. At the royal palace's new location, Doflamingo is discussing with his officers on dealing with the Marines, but Pica speaks up, insisting on dealing with them and the loose pirates by himself.

At the toy house, Franky eluded the officers and is charging toward the SMILE Factory. Meanwhile, Luffy, Zoro and Law land on top of the army that attacked Franky and go on the defensive when they were surrounded. Fujitora shows up to join the fight against the Straw Hats. Suddenly, the ground begins to rise up and everyone bears witness to Pica towering over the island announcing his desire to destroy those opposing the family. Pica becomes furious when he sees Luffy burst into laughter at his uncharacteristically high pitched voice.

Long Summary
The former toys emerge from underneath the Colosseum in waves, with the Marines stationed there commenting that the recent change in landscape must have connected the Trade Harbor to the Colosseum. As they marvel at the sheer number (and diversity) of the people that have been forced to work as toys for so long, we see Vice Admiral Maynard has also returned to his former form. Vice Admiral Bastille berates him for his independent action, but Maynard counters that because of his acting on his own, he has learned the depth of Doflamingo's heinous crimes. The scene switches to the Trade Port once more, where we see Koala investigating a ship in the harbor. She discovers that the ship is a Doerena Kingdom trading barge, being passed off as a pirate ship. This piques her interest, inspiring her to continue investigating.

As the Marines continue to detain those being controlled, Maynard brings his case to Admiral Fujitora, adamant that Doflamingo must be arrested for what he has done. Issho counters that it is not the World Government's role to play God in the wake of the anger-filled screams of the citizens, and urges the vice admiral to continue following his orders. Back at the newly located Royal Palace, the Donquixote Family (minus Dellinger, Machvise, Senor Pink, Jora, & Buffalo) is discussing theirs and their current adversaries strategy. Already assured that they won't get into the SMILE Factory due to its Kairoseki structure, they also destroy the factory keys to remove any glimmer of hope. Lao G makes a sharp comment on Trebol's inability to keep Sugar safe, prompting both Trebol and Diamante  to attempt to justify their failures to Doflamingo. Lao G is further annoyed by their excuses but Doflamingo comments that "bygones are bygones" and that there's nothing that can be done about it now, much to their happiness. Diamante deduces that the Marines will become an annoyance, and asks Doflamingo what he plans to do about the Admiral. Doflamingo is assured that the Admiral won't cause him problems for the time being due to their earlier conversations, but also notes that nothing good will come of letting him live.

As he begins to expand on how best to deal with the combination of Pirates and Marines, Pica speaks up, stating that he alone should be enough. Pica's high-pitched voice catches one of the newer subordinates off guard, and he struggles to hold in a laugh. Doflamingo asserts that there's no need to be hasty, as he is assured that his game cause the citizens to choose the Donquixote Family over the Riku family. As Pica begins to comment on the brilliance of the plan, the subordinate can no longer control himself and lets out a laugh. This immediately catches the attention of Doflamingo and the executives, much to the soldier's dismay. As Pica is about to entomb the soldier in stone for his laughter, Baby 5 instead shoots him to prevent Pica's wrath from going out of control. Doflamingo announces that he lost his mother at 8 years old, and killed his father at age 10. Because of this, the executives have shared joy and sorrow with him, and he will not tolerate anyone laughing at his family.

We are then brought to Senor Pink, Machvise, and Dellinger reflecting on how the Marines won't seem to be a problem because of Doflamingo's status. As they wonder how Franky had enough strength to elude them, we see him running undercover to the new SMILE Factory location. It is revealed that he regained his strength from leftover cola he had in reserve for destroying the factory. As he approaches it, he grows excited at destroying the factory with his "beam". Just then, Luffy, Law , and Zoro arrive at Machvise's group location, quite ungracefully. They land directly in the middle of the three Donquixote officers, the marines, and citizens intent on taking their head. Law, still handcuffed, expresses his annoyance at Luffy's choice of landing, but Zoro states the situation wouldn't be good for them regardless of where they landed, because the whole country wants their head. As they attempt to run, Senor Pink swims through the ground and grabs Luffy's leg. Machvise then attempts a "ten ton drop" on Luffy & Law, but Luffy stretches his leg to get out of the way. Dellinger then attempts a "high heel pistol" on Luffy, but Zoro appears and kicks him from behind, causing the attack to his Machvise instead. The citizens and marines then begin firing on them. Zoro states that there are innocents among them, which prompts Luffy to instead try haki. However before he can use it, Issho appears and tells them to stop shooting, as it is useless against them. Zoro and Luffy express their shock at his presence, and prepare for confrontation.

Back the colosseum, Robin's group continues to evade the former toys chasing their bounties, with Bartolomeo backing them up. Robin has determined the landscape shift has positioned the colosseum next to the Royal Plateau, so they will head there to meet up with others. As they escape, Hack notices that Sabo  has gone off on his own, just like Koala. The island begins to shift again, with King Riku and Viola wondering what they will do this time. The commotion of the island catches everyone's attention, until eventually Pica himself emerges from the landscape in an enlarged form visible to everyone. As he states that he will deal with those that stand against his family, Luffy laughs vehemently at the high pitch of his voice. This doens't go unheard by Pica, who quickly sets his focus to Luffy.

Chapter Notes

 * The colosseum fighters escape to the surface.
 * Some of Doflamingo's officers have gathered with him at the royal palace.
 * Pica is shown speaking for the first time, surprisingly in a very high voice.
 * Doflamingo states that he lost his mother at the age of eight and killed his father at the age of ten.
 * Koala continues her investigation at the underground trade port.
 * Franky heads towards the SMILE Factory.
 * Maynard, having regained consciousness, reveals to Issho everything about Doflamingo's Underworld dealings.
 * Luffy, Zoro, and Law find themselves in a confrontation with Dellinger, Senor Pink, Machvise, Doflamingo's subordinates, the Dressrosa citizens, and the Marines before Issho arrives.
 * Hack, Bartolomeo, Robin, and Usopp have made it all the way up to the Colosseum stands.
 * Sabo appears to have run off on his own.
 * Robin notes that after Pica rearranged Dressrosa, the outer wall of the Colosseum has come into contact with the King's Plateau, and that if they climb up there they can meet with the others.
 * Pica begins his assault while appearing as a massive stone giant.

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