When morning arrived, Karl and Shiroori, who had left their rooms at 3 AM and gone to an unknown place, quietly returned to the Golden Nation just as Shiroori's new wanted poster was shocking the world.
Their departure and return did not alert Carina and the other girls.
Because at this time, Nami was preparing a birthday banquet for Karl and Carina.
After today, Karl and Carina would no longer be teenagers, but young adults.
In the world of Naruto, Karl and Carina would only just be able to drink alcohol at this age.
But in this world, they were true adults.
It was unknown where Karl and Shiroori had gone in the early morning.
After returning, for this birthday, Karl rarely sent invitations to Doflamingo and Morgans.
Not only that, but he also sent Marguerite to use the Paramecia Door-Door Fruit's long-distance spatial jump to pick up Doflamingo and Morgans.
Doflamingo and Morgans, who received Karl's invitation, were extremely flattered.
Although they had a very friendly relationship with Karl and could completely be called good friends.
But because Karl's crew only had Karl as a man, and the rest were women.
For banquets like family dinners and birthday parties, Karl would not invite Doflamingo and Morgans.
Unless he was free and was invited to their territory to attend a banquet.
When the Golden Nation was established, Morgans was only allowed to enter Amazon Lily to take pictures because Karl needed to promote Amazon Lily and attract rich women from the sea to spend money there.
Karl didn't even host him in the royal palace, but held a welcome banquet for him at the Golden Hotel in Gran Tesoro.
Even Doflamingo had tactfully not visited Karl in the Golden Nation for the past two years.
Now, the two of them had received an invitation to Karl's birthday banquet and were going to the Amazon Lily royal palace to attend a birthday banquet that was usually only for members of Karl's crew.
After being flattered, Doflamingo and Morgans hurriedly prepared generous gifts.
Doflamingo even took out a Devil Fruit that he had found not long ago and treasured in his vault.
Doflamingo had originally planned to use that Devil Fruit to scheme against a pirate with a deep background if he had the chance in the future.
But now, Karl had invited him to the royal palace to attend a birthday banquet of great significance, marking his transformation from a teenager to a young man.
This invitation, which took their relationship a step further, instantly moved Doflamingo.
And so...
To please Karl, or to commemorate the deepening of their friendship, Doflamingo prepared to give a birthday gift that was equally significant.
That gift was a very high-level and rare ability even among Logia Devil Fruits, the ability of Fire Fist Portgas D. Ace, who was once as famous as Karl as one of the Twin Stars of the East Blue—the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit.
That's right, using the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit as a birthday gift.
Doflamingo was a very generous and practical person.
In the original story, he really put the Flame-Flame Fruit in a treasure chest and let those guys fight for it.
Only such a practical person would be willing to use a Logia Devil Fruit as a birthday gift for Karl.
Even more thoughtful...
Besides the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit, Doflamingo also prepared a whole set of very expensive jewelry for Carina.
Each piece of jewelry was not just set with diamonds, but with rare, even unique, heirloom gems of the world.
Just this set of jewelry could sell for at least several billion Berries at an auction house.
This price was no less than a Logia Devil Fruit.
Compared to Doflamingo's two gifts, Morgans, who had only prepared a set of couple gifts for Karl and Carina, was simply too shabby.
Although this gift could also sell for several hundred million Berries on the black market.
But compared to Doflamingo's two gifts, which were worth at least ten billion, it was simply not worth mentioning.
After receiving these gifts, the way Karl and Carina looked at Doflamingo immediately became friendlier.
That one sentence, Doflamingo was just too sensible, too good at conducting himself.
With such an ally and good friend, never mind a Trafalgar Law.
Even if Kaido fell out with Doflamingo, Karl would step in to protect him.
It would be hard to find a second friend as practical as this in a lifetime.
Don't you see...
That birdman next to him, who had used Karl as a gimmick and made a fortune over the past few years, was so stingy and miserly.
In the future, if that birdman used Karl to make money, he would have to give him a cut.
Otherwise, Karl would definitely find trouble with him.
After seeing Doflamingo's gift, Morgans couldn't help but curse this Heavenly Yaksha in his heart.
Is Karl your father?!
Even a son giving a gift to his father wouldn't be this filial.
Just like in a sports competition, winning isn't scary, but whoever is missing is embarrassed.
If Karl had only invited Doflamingo, it wouldn't matter.
But he invited both Doflamingo and Morgans.
With the comparison of gifts, although the smile on Karl's face remained, Morgans knew that his impression in Karl's heart must have plummeted.
What made Karl's impression of him drop was Doflamingo's filial gift-giving, which was even more exaggerated than pirates acknowledging Whitebeard as their father.
This bastard Heavenly Yaksha, damn Joker!
Feeling extremely awkward in his heart, Morgans forced a smile and attended Karl's birthday banquet.
After the banquet, Karl took Doflamingo and Morgans to his study to talk business.
This business was also the reason why Karl had invited Doflamingo and Morgans to the royal palace to attend his birthday banquet.
It was unknown what Karl said to them.
Doflamingo's eyes widened to their fullest for a rare moment.
Fortunately, his sunglasses covered his eyes, and fortunately, there were only the three of them in the study, otherwise Doflamingo's current appearance would definitely make countless jaws drop.
Morgans, on the other hand, didn't have Doflamingo's idol baggage. At this moment, his beak was wide open, his chin almost hitting the floor, and his eyes were bulging, an exaggerated expression as if they were about to fall out of their sockets the next second.
"......"
Morgans's tone trembled for a rare moment, stuttering, too excited to say a complete sentence.
"Gulp... this is big news that will shock the world!"
After swallowing hard, Morgans shouted excitedly, "Karl, do you know what you're saying?"
"If what you say is true, and those few are willing to cooperate..."
"Then your decision will start the finals of the chaotic new era ahead of schedule!"
"If you win this final!"
"You will be the king of this strongest of seas, the unquestionable number one peak in the world!"
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