20demayo Chapter 494 All sides are in motion; war is imminent!
Chapter 494 All sides are in motion; war is imminent!
Chapter 494 All sides are in motion; war is imminent!
The moment Doflamingo returned to Dressrosa, he summoned Trebol to his side.
"Has the news spread?" Doflamingo asked.
"It's already been spread."
Torrepol nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, they should arrive in Dressrosa tomorrow."
Of course, if Fire Fist Ace were to cower like a turtle, then their plan would be meaningless.
However, he felt that Fire Fist Ace didn't seem like that kind of person, so the probability of him coming to Dressrosa was still quite high.
"That's good."
Doflamingo showed a satisfied expression; as expected, this guy was very reliable.
Now we'll see if Fire Fist Ace will take the bait.
Doflamingo then noticed that Trebol's expression was a bit off, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Doflamingo, is it really a good idea to lure Fire Fist Ace over here at this time?" Trebol hesitated for a moment, then said, "Don't forget the relationship between Straw Hat Luffy and Fire Fist Ace."
Although the Straw Hat Pirates are nothing to the Donquixote Family, the Pirates of Portgas D. Ace are different!
Those guys are really strong!
"Of course I know about their relationship, and that's why I'm doing this," Doflamingo said.
Seeing Trebol's puzzled expression, Doflamingo explained, "Although I don't know what kind of agreement the Straw Hat Pirates and Law reached, in order to kill this guy, I have to find a way to lure him to Dressrosa."
"And Fire Fist Ace is a perfect bait."
Upon hearing this, Trebol immediately understood what Doflamingo meant.
Since Fire Fist Ace is Straw Hat Luffy's older brother, there's a high probability that Straw Hat Luffy will come here after learning that Ace is coming to fight.
I must say, this was indeed a brilliant strategy!
With that in mind, Torrepol nodded in agreement.
"I understand, Dover."
After saying that, Torrepol paused for a moment, and then continued, "So what do you plan to do with Luo?"
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"Of course, I did as that guy said and resigned from my position as a Shichibukai." Doflamingo revealed a sinister smile and said, "Only then will he return Caesar to me."
His plan was to use his former Celestial Dragon identity to ask the World Government to help him pretend to resign from his title of Shichibukai!
This would make that brat Law lower his guard, thus allowing Caesar to be returned to him.
As for why the World Government would still care about him, a former Celestial Dragon...
He's a man who knows the secrets of the Celestial Dragons' national treasure, so it's reasonable for him to make some demands.
"That guy probably never dreamed that Doflamingo was once a Celestial Dragon," Trebol laughed.
"Fufufufufu~"
"I hope that brat Law will like the gift I prepared for him," Doflamingo said with a smirk.
This time, he's going to show that brat just how terrible the price of messing with him can be!
Fufufufufu~
Torrepol smiled upon hearing this, then his expression turned serious, and he said, "However, Dover..."
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"Will the Navy find out what we did in Dressrosa?"
According to their plan, Fire Fist Ace and other powerful pirate crews will appear in Dressrosa.
Furthermore, the young master pretended to resign from his title of Shichibukai...
In this situation, the navy will inevitably send a force of admiral rank to this location!
Will anything unexpected happen then?
For example, the Navy discovering the truth about Dressrosa...
"Don't worry, it won't happen," Doflamingo sneered. "Because not many people can walk out of here alive."
"As for the admirals..."
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Doflamingo paused for a moment at this point, then continued, "The World Government won't let him talk too much."
As someone who has cooperated with the World Government for a long time, Doflamingo knows very well what kind of entity the World Government is, so he is not particularly worried about his actions here being discovered.
Of course, this is on the premise that he doesn't defeat Sugar and that Sugar doesn't lose consciousness; otherwise, even if he has some secrets, the World Government won't let him go.
Thinking of this, Doflamingo said, "Trebol, you will protect Sugar closely during this time, and make sure nothing happens to her."
Torrepol, who was deep in thought, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "Yes, Dover, I understand."
As a high-ranking member of the Don Quixote family, Torrepol was naturally aware of the importance of sugar to his family.
Therefore, they will definitely do their best to protect Sugar.
Doflamingo nodded and then said, "After we capture Portgas D. Ace, it will be time to make a deal with the World Government."
"This time, we must get enough benefits."
After all, such good things don't happen every time, so... we must eat more!
"But wouldn't that anger the World Government?" Trebol said. "Don't forget that what we did on Punk Hazard has already been exposed."
If the Navy finds out what they did there, will the World Government use it as an excuse to cause trouble?
That's a problem...
"The World Government wouldn't bother me with something so trivial," Doflamingo said, shaking his head. "After all, they've done plenty of things like this."
"However... this is indeed a weakness."
After speaking, Doflamingo paused for a moment, pondering the implications of his words.
After a moment, he said, "Let's see how sincere the World Government is first."
However, he felt that the World Government wouldn't cause him any trouble because of this, after all... the bloodline of Fire Fist Ace, the Pirate King, was more important!
Therefore, he believed that the world government would not do anything unnecessary.
"I wonder if the World Government will hold another public execution this time," Doflamingo muttered to himself.
If this is another public execution, then no one will be able to go to Marine Headquarters to rescue this guy.
Thinking of this, a hint of mockery appeared in Doflamingo's eyes.
Then, Doflamingo looked at Trebol and said, "By the way, what is Baby 5 doing?"
The other person was yelling that they would come back and kill him when they left, so why is it so quiet now?
"She's outside."
Torrepol glanced out the window and said, "He probably understands how big the impact this will be, so he hasn't been fooling around anymore."
Of course, if that guy doesn't know the importance of things, he wouldn't mind teaching this brainless woman a lesson.
Doflamingo's eyes flashed with a hint of relief after hearing Trebol's words.
Baby5, that silly thing, has finally grown up a bit.
"Alright, get ready." Doflamingo composed himself and said, "The World Government will be sending CP0 and Marines here soon, so don't let them discover anything unnecessary."
"clear."
Torrepol nodded, then turned and walked toward the gate with a smile.
After watching Trebol leave, Doflamingo once again turned his gaze to the window, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"These brats..."
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They actually dared to threaten him, a Shichibukai, without any sense of their own limitations.
Since that's the case, let him teach the other person how to handle things!
Fufufufufu~
Fufufufu!
Meanwhile, on the other side...
A pirate ship was floating on the shore of Lassac Island, and Ace and his crew were standing on it.
"Is the information reliable?" Ace asked, frowning.
"reliable."
Marco nodded seriously and said, "Quite a few people have already received the message released by Doflamingo."
In order to make these people in the underworld believe that this was real, the other party deliberately released photos of the Diamond Fruit!
Therefore, Marco believes this time it's for real.
"Then what are we waiting for?!" Vista exclaimed excitedly, "Let's hurry and snatch that Devil Fruit back!"
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Upon learning of Diamond Joss's death, Vista felt immense grief.
Now that we have a chance to reclaim my brother's Devil Fruit powers, I definitely can't let it slip by!
"We definitely need to take it, but we can't just recklessly rush in," Ace said.
After two years of growth, Ace has matured a lot and realized that this matter might be a trap.
"Do you think this is a Navy conspiracy?"
Marco saw through Ace's thoughts; the other party was worried that this was a charade orchestrated by Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Navy.
The purpose was to lure their pirate crew over there?
"That's possible," Ace nodded and said, "Don't forget that this Devil Fruit originally belonged to us brothers."
In this situation, the group of old buddies are the most likely to be attracted!
Therefore, he had reason to suspect that Doflamingo did it on purpose.
Vista paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "You mean... this is a trap they set for us?"
"That's possible."
Upon hearing this, Vista fell silent.
Would the other party do such a thing?
After careful consideration, Vista came to a conclusion: it was possible!
After all, Ace is the son of the Pirate King!
Therefore, it's quite possible that the World Government might actually cooperate with Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, for the sake of Ace.
But if they just ignore it like this, wouldn't their brothers' Devil Fruits... be ruined?
As if he had thought of something, Vista's expression gradually became somewhat listless.
Ace clearly saw through Vista's thoughts, so he said, "Don't worry, I won't let Jos's Devil Fruit fall into the hands of anyone else."
Joss couldn't possibly give his Devil Fruit to anyone else, so even if it was dangerous, he had to go!
Upon hearing Ace's words, Vista immediately perked up.
"What are you planning to do?"
"We definitely have to go to Dressrosa," Ace said. "But we can't just go without gathering any intelligence."
After saying that, Eston paused for a moment, considering various possibilities, and then continued, "How about this, let's head to Dressrosa first."
"At the same time... collect as much useful information as possible."
The more intelligence they gather, the more advantageous it will be for them.
"intelligence..
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Marco's eyes flickered for a moment, then he said, "Speaking of which, I actually received some interesting intelligence."
"What intelligence?"
"Not long ago, Caesar, one of Doflamingo's subordinates, was captured by Luffy and his crew."
Upon hearing this, Ace paused for a moment, then asked with interest, "What's going on?"
After saying that, Ace waved to the navigator, signaling that the ship could set sail.
Marco smiled slightly and said, "I don't know the specifics either, but I've heard that Luffy and his crew may have formed an alliance with Trafalgar Law."
"After that... the two of them worked together to capture Caesar, who was in Punk Hazard."
Although their true purpose is unknown, a grudge has indeed been formed between them and Doflamingo.
"I see."
Ace nodded, then smiled and said, "In that case, we have another reason to go to Dressrosa."
"yes."
Marco, beaming, said, "Maybe we'll even see them again!"
"Them" naturally refers to Luffy and Xiyan.
Ace and Vista burst into laughter upon hearing this; they were also looking forward to meeting those two men!
"Brothers, target Dressrosa!"
"Set off!"
"profound!!"
Like Ace, the Big Mom Pirates also reacted immediately after receiving news that Doflamingo possessed that powerful Devil Fruit.
Their original idea was to buy the Devil Fruit with money.
Unfortunately... Doflamingo declined.
After all, the other party intended to use this Devil Fruit to lure Ace over from the very beginning, so naturally they wouldn't sell the Devil Fruit beforehand.
And so...
BIG MOM then sent people to participate in Doflamingo's gladiator tournament.
The person in charge of solving this problem is Katakuri!
"Katakuri-nii-san..."
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Standing next to Katakuri, Galette frowned and said, "I have a feeling that this matter is not as simple as it seems."
Although on the surface this was just a reward offered by Doflamingo to lure strong fighters to his side, her intuition told her that there was something wrong with Doflamingo!
The other party's purpose is definitely not that simple!
"I know," Katakuri said calmly. "Doflamingo's goal is probably to capture Fire Fist Ace."
After saying that, Katakuri paused for a moment, then continued, "If I'm not mistaken, there are quite a few Marines hiding in Dressrosa now."
There's even a possibility that a naval admiral could emerge!
"Do we still want to go?"
"Of course I'll go," Katakuri said. "It's my mother's order."
Seeing Galette's worried expression, Katakuri said, "Don't worry, even if there's a Marine Admiral, I can get you out of here."
No matter what, they have to give it a try.
It would be best to get a Devil Fruit, but if not, we can still leave safely.
"Alright," Garrett sighed, "Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen this time."
This time, Katakuri simply nodded and didn't say anything more.
Smoothie, on the other hand, stared blankly at the distant sea, seemingly lost in thought.
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