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Among the former Warlords of the Sea was Gecko Moria.
He had once clashed with the Beasts Pirates in the New World.
As for the outcome… Moria was the only member of his crew to escape alive.
Every last one of his men was either slaughtered or forcibly recruited into Kaido's ranks.
That defeat haunted Moria deeply; he spent years chasing greater power, desperate to exact revenge—though his dream was little more than a fantasy.
Now, before them stood two of the Beasts Pirates' All‑Stars—nearly a third of the crew's elite fighting force.
Is it any wonder Doflamingo and Crocodile were anxious?
"If you two are going to act like this, then stay back. I'll handle this myself," El said, shaking his head. They were hopeless.
Truth be told, bringing them along had been a calculated risk.
His Observation Haki left no doubt: both of these "Disasters" were stronger than either Crocodile or Doflamingo.
Sending them in alone would have ended in disaster.
El had held back his other officers to keep them safe—he had no fear of these two, but he would not gamble with his crew.
Crocodile and Doflamingo were seasoned survivors, masters of reading the tides.
El had chosen them precisely because they knew how to keep themselves alive; even if his attention slipped, they would not throw their lives away.
But being dismissed like that was too much to bear. They hurried to speak up.
"No, Captain! We were simply thinking of the most efficient way to deal with them!"
Their tone betrayed lingering hesitation, but for now they would not shrink back.
El scoffed. From their perspective, caution was only sensible.
These two were immensely powerful—taking them down would be no easy feat.
Worse, defeating them would mean drawing the wrath of an entire Emperor's crew.
Kaido alone was a force that dwarfed even the Warlords; the World Government and Marines themselves were loath to provoke him.
By now, the two ships were nearly within touching distance.
"Queen‑san! I'll handle them!" Jack called out.
"Go ahead. Show no mercy," Queen replied, barely paying attention.
He had given Jack leave to crush the intruders.
Jack tensed, ready to leap across the gap—then a crushing weight slammed into him, pinning him back to his own deck.
"What?!"
Jack stared in shock. The force had been so overwhelming he had not even dared to resist.
He had meant to carry the fight to their ship, but now three figures stood before him instead.
"I know you two…" Jack narrowed his eyes.
"Doflamingo… Crocodile. What is the meaning of this?!"
As one of the three All‑Stars, he looked down on former Warlords as beneath him.
"Did you seize my men?" Doflamingo stepped forward.
"Suppose I did?" Jack sneered.
Baby 5 and Buffalo were indeed his prisoners, taken on orders—though their true purpose was none of their business.
"Daring to lay hands on my people… you have quite the nerve," Doflamingo growled.
"Nonsense! Do you really think we need special preparations just to crush your little crew?"
Jack puffed out his chest, already calculating how best to dispose of them quickly.
"What is going on here?" Queen stepped forward, drawn by the disturbance.
He studied the three intruders, and his gaze lingered longest on El—a cold prickle of unease ran down his spine.
Jack had been forced back before he could even leap; only true strength could do that.
"Perhaps there is some misunderstanding?"
Queen said with a deceptively harmless smile, twirling his mustache.
To the unwary, he looked like nothing more than a jovial, portly man.
In truth, he was a wolf in sheep's clothing—utterly ruthless, and already preparing his next move.
Alongside his combat prowess, he was a master of plagues and poisons, capable of felling an enemy before they even realized they were under attack.
"Save your tricks, fatty," El said sharply, sensing the hidden threat.
"…What did you call me?!" Queen's mustache twitched with rage.
"Brat—do you have any idea who I am? Jack! Kill them!!"
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