On the route to Cake Island, several World Government ships were cutting through the waves.
"Doflamingo, this is your chance for atonement. Don't do anything unnecessary."
The voice of a Gorosei member came through the bald transponder snail.
"Fufufufufufu~ Don't worry, I know what to do. I will definitely hand over 'all' the slaves to them." Doflamingo hung up the transponder snail, a playful smile on his face.
"You'll be free soon, Sunfish Star Third Prince."
Behind him was a huge fish tank containing a plump Merman.
"What are you going to do, Doflamingo?" Vans glared fiercely at Doflamingo.
"It's exactly as it sounds. I'll send you to a good place. I wonder if they like fish meat." Doflamingo lay on the sofa, gazing at the cabin ceiling.
"Our Fish-Man Island is also an affiliated country of the World Government! Why are you doing this to us?" Vans roared.
"Fufufufufufu~ Infighting is human nature. You Merfolk don't even understand this, yet you want to migrate to the surface and coexist with humans. It's truly laughable."
Doflamingo let out a harsh laugh.
"Humans treat their own kind cruelly, so how can they coexist peacefully with Merfolk?"
"You are not allowed to mock my mother's dream!" Vans slammed the fish tank, making a thudding sound.
"A naive dream. Why are there so many foolish rulers? But if it weren't for these idiots, the world would be much less fun."
Those five idiots, despite having the power to resolve everything, allowed the situation to continue to rot. What exactly are they planning?
The Celestial Dragons' national treasure, which can be activated by sacrificing some lifespan, must mean there's an immortal among the Celestial Dragons. Why don't they activate it?
Doflamingo didn't know who the immortal among the Celestial Dragons was, but it shouldn't be one of the Gorosei.
He could feel the Gorosei's desire for the Ope-Ope no Mi, but they only wanted to reclaim it, not perform the Immortality Surgery. Why was that?
Doflamingo fell into deep thought, pondering his plans.
The Blackbeard Pirates had been annihilated. To stir up a major conflict, he could only instigate a struggle between the Buggy Pirates and the World Government.
Now, for some unknown reason, the World Government had chosen to back down, so he could only rely on Clown Buggy to spark the conflict.
But thinking of Clown Buggy gave Doflamingo a headache.
He couldn't guess what that guy was thinking... He might even kill him on sight.
But Doflamingo still chose to come and return the slaves, and incidentally, give Buggy a 'gift' – the Vans in the fish tank.
The World Government had not only incited civil war in the Alabasta Kingdom but also used the Alabasta Kingdom's royal family to capture the Third Prince of Fish-Man Island.
This was also the main reason for the conflict between Fish-Man Island and the Alabasta Kingdom.
Originally, Vans was to be sent to the Celestial Dragons as a slave, but Doflamingo intercepted him after taking power.
Since the Gorosei wanted to 'return all' the slaves, Doflamingo simply sent Vans along with them.
If he were Clown Buggy, he definitely wouldn't miss this opportunity.
With this hostage, he might be able to seize Fish-Man Island and then plot against the Alabasta Kingdom.
Only by intensifying the conflict would the world become interesting... But when Doflamingo arrived at Cake Island, he found that his plan had fallen through again; Clown Buggy wasn't on the island.
Only Katakuri was there, waiting to receive these slaves.
"Where's Clown Buggy?" Doflamingo's voice was trembling slightly.
"He went to eradicate pirates. Three days have passed, and no pirates are allowed in the nearby waters unless they become sea merchants and fly this flag."
Katakuri pulled out a Mushroom Flag. "Do you want one?"
All the people captured by Blackbeard had been sent back by the World Government, and Katakuri was in a good mood.
It would have been troublesome if they were scattered, so this saved a lot of effort... What use do I have for this? As one of the Four Emperors, why would Buggy personally go to eradicate pirates? He has so many subordinates he can command!
Since things had come to this, Doflamingo could only grudgingly hand over Vans.
"This Merman is a bit special..." With CP0 agents nearby, Doflamingo could only give Katakuri some hints, hoping he would understand.
To his disappointment, Katakuri didn't understand his meaning at all.
"He is quite special. Were there such fat Merfolk in Totto Land before?"
Katakuri said with confusion, then directly unlocked Vans's chains. "You are free. You can choose to live freely in Totto Land, or you can return to your homeland."
Fish-Man Island had been protected by the Big Mom Pirates for a period, so Vans recognized Katakuri, the Big Mom Pirates' second-in-command.
Seeing Katakuri's gentle attitude, he felt a bit bewildered.
He had been captured for some time and had no idea what was happening in the outside world.
This bastard... Doflamingo saw Katakuri easily release Vans and knew that his scheme had failed again.
"Let's go." He didn't want to stay here a moment longer.
Katakuri ignored Doflamingo. Since the captured personnel on Cake Island had returned, he had other things to do.
"Smoothie, you handle things here. I need to go out," Katakuri said.
"Are you going to find that traitor Perospero?" Smoothie asked.
"He's not a traitor; he just chose a different path. But I must bring Montdor back. Captain Buggy needs his ability."
When the Pirate Crew split, Montdor chose to follow Perospero to rebuild the Pirate Crew.
Katakuri didn't know why Buggy cared so much about Montdor, but since it was Buggy's order, he chose to obey.
"What good is that guy besides being a warehouse?" Smoothie was somewhat displeased that Buggy valued Montdor so much. Her strength was clearly greater, but Buggy never saw her as a powerful combatant.
"What exactly happened?" The last of the Three Sweet Commanders, Cracker, was captured in the Battle of Cake Island and had just been rescued.
"The Big Mom Pirates no longer exist. We have now joined the Buggy Pirates, but of course, you also have the freedom to choose," Katakuri said.
"Think carefully. After joining, your task might just be to continuously make biscuits." Smoothie recalled unpleasant memories; her arms were sore and weak from squeezing juice for the first time.
"Is that guy very strong, Katakuri?" Cracker asked.
"Much stronger than Mama. I still haven't seen the limit of Captain Buggy's strength," Katakuri said.
"That's great, I'll join," Cracker said cheerfully.
For him, who feared pain, not having to fight and only making biscuits suited him perfectly.
"Smoothie, tell him the rules he needs to follow from now on. I'm going to find Perospero," Katakuri instructed.
Almost the entire Buggy Pirates had gone out to eradicate pirates. He hoped Perospero wasn't active in the nearby waters.
Disobeying orders meant death. Perospero shouldn't be that foolish...
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