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"Fufufufu~~"
Doflamingo's smile was sinister.
"I want Trafalgar Law!"
"Law?"
Daichi frowned.
Of all things, he wanted Law.
Law was currently with Cross Guild, and Daichi had personally arranged for him to be there. If he were to go capture Law, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
However, it wasn't impossible.
"No problem!"
Daichi agreed.
"I have some connection with Law. I will bring him to you within three months. After that, you handle things yourself, alright?"
"Fufufu, good!"
Doflamingo cackled and nodded.
That was enough!
In the lower world, the only thing he cared about was Law's ability, but Law was now in Cross Guild, where strong individuals gathered. Even if Doflamingo returned to the Holy Land, it would be difficult to act against Law.
Since Daichi agreed, this matter was basically settled. In the underworld, no one would doubt the power of the man before him.
Doflamingo put down the Flame-Flame Fruit.
Even if he was reluctant, he had to let it go.
Just then, the sound of breaking air came.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Several CP0 agents flew into the garden from outside the wall using Moonwalk, and two Seraphim with burning backs appeared out of thin air.
S-Bear and S-Hawk!
"CP0."
Daichi looked at the leader, his eyes cold.
It was a completely unfamiliar mask.
And Seraphim!
In the war at Cross Guild, the Seraphim had participated with high profiles. According to intelligence, the Seraphim were powerful, but there seemed to be some issues with their stamina.
Otherwise, Cross Guild wouldn't have been able to retreat so easily back then.
Daichi looked at the Seraphim.
The Seraphim were essentially modified clones, containing a large amount of advanced technology, and their main energy source was not stamina, but electricity.
They were rechargeable.
Simply put, the Seraphim were new energy androids with a hybrid system. Currently, they were too young, relying mainly on electricity for combat, but the endurance technology still had flaws.
During this time, Daichi wondered if Vegapunk had resolved this flaw.
Daichi spoke coldly.
"What is CP0 doing here?"
"We received orders from the Five Elders to welcome Donquixote Doflamingo to the Holy Land. Please do not obstruct us!"
The CP0 captain replied calmly.
His attitude was very proper.
"I see."
Daichi smiled faintly, looking meaningfully at Doflamingo. "Doflamingo, when you return to the Holy Land, how do you plan to handle the SMILE transaction?"
"..."
Doflamingo's heart tightened.
He knew Kaido's brutality well, and he also knew Daichi's ruthlessness. If he couldn't give a reasonable explanation, something bad would likely happen.
However...
Doflamingo looked at CP0, especially the two Seraphim.
His confidence instantly increased significantly.
No matter how strong Daichi was, he couldn't possibly go to the Holy Land to hunt him down. Moreover, Daichi had only brought a few subordinates, and his main combat strength was only himself. On Doflamingo's side, his officers were all gathered, and he had foreign aid.
Maybe he could win!
Doflamingo's fingers trembled slightly, and his throat bobbed.
The officers sensed the abnormality, and their nerves tensed.
Young Master, are you going to make a move?!
Killing intent permeated the air.
"To be honest, I'm quite disappointed."
Daichi looked at Doflamingo, commenting indifferently. "I originally thought you had some backbone and would refuse the Holy Land's invitation. Now it seems I thought too much."
"..."
Refuse?
Doflamingo's veins popped out.
This guy simply didn't know how despair-inducing the power of the Celestial Dragons was. It was precisely because he understood the inside story that he'd compromised.
"Forget it, this is your own choice. Given our years of cooperation, I won't pursue the SMILE matter."
Daichi put down his eating utensils and commanded coldly.
"Put down the Flame-Flame Fruit."
"..."
Doflamingo's breathing was erratic, his hand holding the Flame-Flame Fruit frozen in mid-air, his heart struggling.
Put it down... or not!
Even if he couldn't defeat Daichi, with the assistance of CP0 and the Seraphim, retreating safely shouldn't be a problem.
There was no need to abandon a powerful Devil Fruit!
"What, unwilling?"
Daichi wiped his mouth and slowly stood up.
"Doflamingo, I don't think you quite understand. The reason you can return to the Holy Land is because of me!"
"BOOM!!!"
A bolt from the blue!
A huge black lightning bolt spread outward from the palace as its center, extending all the way to the port—almost covering the entire island!
Although not as wide as Imu's Haki, such a terrifying Conqueror's Haki impact was something even the Yonko would find difficult to achieve.
"Thump!"
Citizens, soldiers, gladiators—the people of the entire country fell down in droves, with only a handful remaining conscious.
In the kingdom's top floor garden:
"Conqueror's Haki..."
Doflamingo's face was pale, and the thought of resisting Daichi completely vanished. At this moment, he could clearly feel the aura of death.
As fellow Conqueror's Haki users, there was a gap between him and the man before him that was comparable to heaven and earth!
Something worse happened.
Trebol held an unconscious Sugar.
"Oi, Sugar!"
"Wake up!"
"Young Master, this is bad!"
Sugar had lost consciousness!
Under the Haki impact just now, only half of the officers could remain conscious. The weakest among them, Sugar, simply couldn't withstand it.
At this moment, throughout Dressrosa, countless toy slaves reverted to their original forms—almost all of them humans, with a few wild beasts.
Fortunately, the toys had also fainted under the Haki impact just now, so no riots were triggered for the time being.
But once they woke up, Dressrosa would inevitably erupt into chaos.
"Calm down, Trebol!"
Doflamingo shouted coldly!
Compared to the man before him, mere toy loss of control was nothing. Moreover, he was about to return to the Holy Land and become a Celestial Dragon.
Celestial Dragons were the gods of the world. To them, the mortals of the lower world were ants that could be crushed at will.
Now, even if his crimes were exposed, it didn't matter.
"Daichi!"
Doflamingo placed the Flame-Flame Fruit into the treasure chest and pushed it in front of Daichi, without any hesitation throughout the process.
"As per our agreement, the Flame-Flame Fruit is yours!"
"A wise choice."
Daichi picked up the Flame-Flame Fruit, glancing at CP0.
The CP0 agents, who had been calm and composed just moments ago, were now drenched in sweat, their heads bowed, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Daichi turned and left.
At this moment, at Lulusia Kingdom, the war had ended, but its impact had not ceased. The royal family and some citizens who'd fled to sea returned to the kingdom.
And the Revolutionary Army's ships!
After the eight-nation revolution ended, although a phased victory was achieved, the counterattack from the noble forces of various countries was also extremely swift.
For this, the Revolutionary Army split into two routes.
Dragon took some commanders and went ahead to the North Blue to join Hoenn. Sabo and East Army Commander Belo Betty stayed behind to send the willing citizens to the North Blue.
More than a million citizens from the eight nations were willing to leave with them, which consumed a lot of time. Even today, many people were still waiting to leave.
Suddenly, the sky darkened.
"What... is that?"
Sabo looked up at the sky, his pupils trembling.
A huge dark shadow covered Lulusia Kingdom, emitting an ominous aura. That was definitely not a natural disaster!
Something was coming!