Before heading to Dressrosa, Jovian stopped by the legendary ice-and-fire island, Punk Hazard, the island where Akainu, Sakazuki, and Aokiji, Kuzan, had fought their decisive battle.
This was the island that had once suffered a large-scale poison gas leak and had ultimately been abandoned by the World Government.
Compared to those who knew nothing about the inside story, Jovian knew exactly what Punk Hazard's situation really was. He also knew who had taken control of the place after Punk Hazard had been officially written off.
"Admiral Jovian, Punk Hazard is just ahead!"
Jovian's aide looked at the island burning in the distance and spoke respectfully to Jovian.
"I know. Bring the ship over."
Jovian glanced at the distant island, one half burning with blazing flames and the other half radiating freezing cold air, then gave the order.
"Uh…"
"Admiral Jovian, that island ahead is either ice or fire, and there is also a large amount of poison gas on the island. If we approach recklessly, there may be serious consequences for some people…"
After hearing Jovian's words, the Vice Admiral broke out in a few drops of cold sweat across his forehead. Their Admiral really did whatever popped into his head. If he wanted to get close, he simply ordered them to get close, leaving them no time to react at all. Although he knew that whatever their Admiral decided to do was something he would definitely do, there were still things he had to say. That was his responsibility.
"Who do you think I am?"
"If I said to bring the ship over, then I obviously have a reason for it!"
Jovian glanced at the Marines beside him, his eyes turning cold.
"Uh…"
That cold gaze made countless Marines shiver.
"Did everyone hear the order?"
"Bring the ship over!"
Feeling Jovian's pressure, the Marines did not dare argue any further. They immediately shouted loudly to the helmsmen.
After receiving the order, the helmsmen did not dare refuse. Each of them braced themselves and steered the Marine warship toward the ice-and-fire island.
At the same time, on the ice-and-fire island…
Several soldiers in protective suits saw Jovian's warship through their telescopes.
"That's…"
"Oh no! Isn't that the newly appointed Marine Admiral?"
The soldier in the protective suit held his telescope and looked at the Marine warship, as well as the man aboard it. His expression suddenly changed, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his voice was filled with terror.
"I have to tell Master Caesar!"
The soldier muttered to himself, then immediately ran toward the base.
Inside the base…
"Shurorororo…"
A scientist with an extremely disgusting face, pale complexion, and white coat was holding a medicinal reagent and laughing nonstop, seemingly delighted by his own genius.
"Master Caesar, this is bad…"
Just as he was rejoicing over his masterpiece, the door to his office was suddenly shoved open. A soldier wearing a gas mask hurried into his laboratory in extreme panic.
"Bastard! Didn't I tell you not to interrupt my experiments?"
After hearing the soldier's words, Caesar's forehead instantly bulged with veins as he questioned him.
"Master Caesar…"
"This is bad! Really bad!"
"There are… there are Marines! Marines have arrived…"
The soldier looked at Caesar while panting heavily and stammered.
"Bastard, it's just a few Marines! What are you so afraid of?"
"We have Joker behind us! We have the Emperor of the Sea, Kaido!"
Caesar looked at the soldier disdainfully. With a Warlord and an Emperor of the Sea backing him, did he need to be afraid of mere Marines?
"Uh…"
"C-C-Cae…"
The soldier felt Caesar's pressure and was so frightened he could barely speak.
"Don't be afraid. Tell me slowly. What exactly happened?"
Just as the soldier was so frightened by Caesar that he could not get a word out, a woman also wearing a white lab coat, with dark green long hair, an alluring figure, and seductive features, came before the soldier and asked gently.
"Lady Monet…"
When the soldier saw the gentle woman before him, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief. After adjusting his condition, he relaxed.
"Lady Monet, Master Caesar, a Marine warship has come outside…"
The soldier looked at Monet and Caesar and spoke seriously.
"I know a Marine warship came…"
"And then?"
"It's just one lousy warship. What, did a Marine Admiral come with it?"
Caesar interrupted the soldier's words and spoke disdainfully.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"Master Caesar is truly prophetic. That is exactly right. The person who came is indeed a Marine Admiral!"
The moment the soldier heard Caesar say this, he nodded nonstop while giving a thumbs-up. As expected of Master Caesar. He had already guessed who had come.
"A Marine Admiral came?"
When Caesar heard the soldier's words, his eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Why would a perfectly good Marine Admiral run here?"
Caesar's eyes spun rapidly as he thought about how to break out of this situation.
"Well, Monet, I remember I still have an experiment to do. That experiment requires me to go somewhere rather far away, so help me tell Doflamingo that I'll be leaving first…"
Caesar looked at Monet beside him and forced a laugh. Right now, there was only one thought in his mind.
Run.
Yes, run.
Against a Marine Admiral, no matter how strong the protective layers behind him were, they meant nothing.
Once the Admiral learned what he had done, never mind the fact that he himself was already a wanted criminal. Just the things he had done here were enough for the Admiral to tear him into pieces.
"Caesar, are you planning to run away?"
Monet seemed to see Caesar's awkwardness and asked.
"Ah!"
"Isn't that obvious?"
"The enemy is a Marine Admiral! What else can I do if I don't run now?"
"When that monster arrives, I'll be finished!"
After hearing Monet's words, Caesar roared somewhat angrily.
Yes, whether it was an Admiral or one of the Four Emperors, what could he possibly do against monsters like that on the sea? He was nothing more than a small scientist jealous of Vegapunk.
He admitted that he did not have Vegapunk's world-shocking talent, the kind that surpassed the world by hundreds of years.
If he wanted research funding, all he could do was provide help to those monsters within his ability. How could he possibly control his own life?
Damn it…
The more he thought about it, the angrier Caesar became. He was furious at his own lack of strength.
In this world, weakness itself was the original sin.
"You already betrayed Big Mom. If you betray Young Master Doflamingo and Kaido now, then there will be no one in this world who can protect you."
Monet stood before Caesar and spoke coldly.
"You…"
"You don't need to say it…"
"I know what I'm doing!"
When Caesar heard this, his expression changed abruptly. Indeed, just as Monet said, he had already been wanted by the World Government. He had already extorted research funding from the Emperor of the Sea, Charlotte Linlin, by deceiving her with the promise of creating a drug that could make humans gigantic. If he betrayed Doflamingo and Kaido as well, then with both the underworld and the surface world after him, there would be nowhere left in the world where he could catch his breath.
"Don't be too afraid, Caesar."
"I know what you're afraid of…"
"The enemy is only a Marine Admiral, isn't he?"
"I have already reported this matter to the Young Master. Believe in him. He will resolve everything."
Monet looked at Caesar's utterly terrified expression and smiled lightly.
"Is that so?"
Caesar's eyes lit up.
"That's right. Doflamingo is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he also has a special background. He will definitely be able to resolve today's trouble!"
Caesar hypnotized himself, gradually beginning to believe Monet's words.
At that moment, Dressrosa.
Inside the dark palace, a man with short blond hair, sunglasses on his nose, a pink coat draped over his shoulders, a white shirt on his upper body, patterned shorts below, and loafers on his feet leaned beside the window, gazing out at the endless sea. As he let the sea breeze blow over him, he held a continuously ringing transponder snail in his hand. It seemed he was calling certain people.
"Purupurupuru…"
"Click."
"Hey! Doflamingo, you bastard. Didn't we agree? Don't call us casually. You are no longer a Celestial Dragon. If you call us casually, it puts us in a very difficult position!"
After the transponder snail rang for a long, long time, it was finally answered. A hoarse and low voice came from the snail.
"Fuffuffuffuffu…"
"Long time no see, gentlemen of the Five Elders!"
The blond man looked at the connected transponder snail in his hand and let out a low laugh. The moment he opened his mouth, he went straight for the biggest card. Yes, the people he was speaking to right now were the five men at the pinnacle of world power, standing at the very top of the Celestial Dragons and dividing the authority of the world between them, the Five Elders.
And as a pirate, even as a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a third great force recognized by the World Government and said to exist to balance the Four Emperors and the Marines, this man had no right to casually speak with the highest authorities in the world.
There was only one reason this man could cross the gulf of status between them.
That was…
The man was also one of those who belonged among the powerful.
Yes. What allowed this man, as one of the Warlords, to act so recklessly was not his strength or his intelligence, but his identity. He should originally have lived in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise as one of the World Nobles.
"Shut your mouth! Do not call us by name!"
"You have already been removed. Strictly speaking, you no longer have the qualifications to speak with us!"
"Say it. What exactly are you calling us for?"
"Hurry up and deal with your business, then hang up!"
"Do not forget that your current identity is nothing more than a mere pirate…"
The Five Elders spoke one after another, constantly mocking Doflamingo.
"Fuffuffuffuffu…"
"Don't speak so absolutely, Five Elders."
"Don't forget, I hold the secret of the Holy Land in my hands!"
"If I reveal it…"
"Fuffuffuffuffu…"
"Do you think you can still remain as detached from the world as you are now?"
Doflamingo laughed while holding the transponder snail in his hand. He seemed extremely happy.
"Bastard…"
The Five Elders heard Doflamingo's mocking voice and cursed one after another.
"All right. I won't waste words."
"Hurry up and transfer Jovian away!"
"Punk Hazard is not allowed to have someone that fucking powerful!"
After laughing, Doflamingo did not waste any more time and directly stated his condition.
"Jovian…"
Far away in the Holy Land, the Five Elders' expressions changed the moment they heard that name.
"What's wrong?"
"You can't do it?"
Hearing no sound from the transponder snail, Doflamingo frowned, veins bulging on his forehead. He did not believe that the Five Elders lacked even this much power. Although Jovian was very powerful, Jovian's identity meant he could not casually attack him. It meant Jovian had to obey the Five Elders' orders. That was the duty of a Marine Admiral.
"If you can't do it…"
"Fuffuffuffuffu…"
"I truly wonder what tomorrow's papers will print."
"Maybe that bastard Big News Morgans will suddenly learn the Holy Land's secret, the secret of the Empty Throne, the secret of that person…"
Doflamingo directly began threatening the Five Elders. He had no choice. He could not watch all the effort he had put in over the years collapse before his eyes.
"We can help you think of solutions for other people's matters…"
"But…"
"Only Jovian's matter is beyond us."
"You damn Doflamingo, you actually provoked a monster like that. Find a solution yourself!"
"The five of us advise you to know your place!"
After those five statements, the transponder snail was hung up by the Five Elders.
"What?!"
Doflamingo's face was filled with disbelief.
After all…
There had never been a time when the Five Elders could not be blackmailed.
This time, the Five Elders had not agreed. That meant the Five Elders truly did not care.
Or rather, that Admiral named Jovian held a position in the Five Elders' eyes that even exceeded the truth of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
"Boom!"
Doflamingo was so furious he felt as if his lungs were about to explode. He slammed a fist into the wall beside him.
"Boom!"
With endless dust and smoke, the entire wall was instantly smashed through.
"Fuffuffuffuffu…"
"Interesting…"
After thinking for a while, Doflamingo suppressed the urge to reveal the secret, because he knew that it was his shield. Once he used it, although the World Government would be affected to a certain degree, and it was unknown whether it would be enough to deal the World Government a truly serious blow, one thing was certain, he would die.
"Looks like I can only use the second plan."
Doflamingo sighed. If possible, he truly had not wanted to use this plan, but everything was for his and Kaido's final plan.
After several rounds of calls…
After Jovian landed on Punk Hazard…
Jovian received a gift.
"So what's going on here?"
Jovian looked at the huge gift box before him, somewhat bewildered.
"Well…"
"It's just…"
"Mm…"
Inside the gift box, a green-haired beauty with a bow tied around her head looked delicately at Jovian.
"The Young Master's meaning is that I am to be given to you as a gift."
After muttering to herself for a while, the delicate beauty revealed a somewhat shy smile to Jovian.
"…"
Jovian looked at the beauty before him and fell silent for a moment.
"That bastard Doflamingo…"
Jovian's expression darkened, making it impossible to read his face.
"Exactly! Exactly!"
"What does that bastard Doflamingo think our Admiral is?"
"Is he looking to die?"
Jovian's soldiers all cursed Doflamingo loudly.
"Uh…"
After hearing Jovian and the soldiers behind him, the green-haired beauty began trembling constantly. Then she heard…
"That bastard Doflamingo is actually pretty considerate, sending over such a beautiful woman. I've decided. Originally, I was planning to kill him outright, but now that I think about it, I'll just break his dick and lock him up in Impel Down."
After sizing up the green-haired beauty, Jovian smiled faintly.
"Huh?"
After hearing Jovian's words, the Marines behind him all let out startled cries.
"Huh?"
Even Monet, who had been sent by Doflamingo to Jovian's side as a spy, revealed a surprised expression. At the same time, her face turned red. She was not good at taking compliments, especially when she heard someone call her beautiful. She could not help but feel shy.
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