A Pleasant Surprise for Doflamingo

Who is Kuro?

That's a good question.

When Ma Qiao slammed the newspaper in front of the Golden Lion, he exclaimed, "Fake News!"

How could someone like Roger possibly have a son?

How could he be bound by romantic ties?

That's absolutely impossible!

A mentally ill person is a mentally ill person.

He regarded Roger as the totem of his era, and was willing to single-handedly cause chaos in Marineford for Roger's sake, and also planned for Roger's sake to destroy the East Blue for more than 20 years.

Now, Golden Lion simply doesn't believe in the existence of Roger's suddenly appearing son.

Then...

A manic old man frantically unleashes crescent-shaped waves in mid-air, while Ma Qiao continuously throws out Wind Walls, spending the intervals between his skills with trash talk.

Fortunately, not long after, a man with a blue Mediterranean hairstyle and wearing a white research lab coat arrived riding a giant beast pieced together from various parts.

This man is Dr. Indigo, the ship's doctor who has been researching "IQ" with the Golden Lion for the past twenty years.

In fact, from the very beginning, Indigo had learned of Ma Qiao's group's purpose through the ubiquitous Surveillance Den Den Mushi on the island.

Holding a test tube in his hand, he shouted, "Captain! I have a way to expose these liars' lies!"

Indigo also didn't believe Roger would have a son; he thought the Scarf Kid must be there to deceive their captain.

When the Golden Lion saw the test tube in Indigo's hand, he suddenly Satori.

Despite his seemingly anti-intellectual nature, the Golden Lion does indeed possess some knowledge of biology.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be said that Dr. Indigo was researching "IQ" with him.

"This is Roger's Lineage Factor!"

The Golden Lion carefully accepted the test tube, which contained a red, blood-like substance.

Of course, Ma Qiao knew that it wasn't just any ordinary blood; Roger had been dead for over twenty years, and ordinary blood would have long since dried up.

"I don't know how they preserved Roger's Lineage Factor," the Golden Lion sneered. "Unless you bring me some of Kuro's fur or blood, I won't believe your nonsense."

"Oh, so that's all?"

Ma Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and burrowed into Tahm Kench's stomach, rummaging around inside.

A moment later, Ma Qiao brought out a refrigerator, inside which were rows of test tubes.

These test tubes contained tissue specimens such as hair.

"This..."

Now it was Golden Lion's turn to be dumbfounded.

This scene looks like the work of an evil scientist.

It seems like we're not strong enough on our side.

"Sorry, sorry, this is just a personal hobby of one of my subordinates."

The subordinate that Ma Qiao mentioned was himself.

After all, Ma Qiao knew that in shonen manga, bloodline was a huge advantage.

Having previously gained an advantage with Nika Cells, Ma Qiao was forced to resort to dishonest means in this regard.

Speaking of which, one of the pioneers of shonen manga features a military organization that also uses a red ribbon as its symbol.

The scientists in this organization created monsters like Cell by collecting cells.

Although Ma Qiao didn't create anything like androids, he still collected a lot of them just in case.

To avoid a repeat of last time when finding a framework for mass-produced airships required tricking Garp into getting his teeth pulled.

In short, while a freckled guy on Whole Cake Island was receiving treatment for food poisoning, Ma Qiao pulled out a lot of his hair.

Ma Qiao randomly picked out a hair and handed it to the Golden Lion: "Look, this is Urpo D. Kuro's hair. Quickly take it for a paternity test!"

The results of the assessment speak for themselves.

Unless Roger has a cuckoo on his head, the Lineage Factor in this hair must match Roger's.

Now, the Golden Lion completely believed everything Ma Qiao had said.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "In this decadent generation where morals are declining, it's truly heartening to see young people like you who hold fast to their beliefs!"

Ma Qiao nodded. "Captain Shiki, in order to uphold the dignity of the older generation of pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, and Kaido Pirates will be hunting Dressrosa in three days. Are you interested in joining in?"

"Yes, of course I'm going!"

Shiki nodded vigorously, like a hen pecking at rice. "I've already joined the Sunset Red Team, so naturally I'll participate in the team's activities!"

In his view, since Roger's sons are all in the East Blue, and according to the news, the East Blue has produced so many Supernovas, then the plan to destroy the East Blue because East Blue too weak is meaningless.

The most urgent task, of course, is to teach those who are unorthodox and disrespectful to the elderly a lesson.

That effeminate guy named Doflamingo is the first one to be targeted!

For someone as single-minded as Shiki, if he could want to destroy the East Blue was too weak and had tarnished Roger's East Blue, he could also want to kill Doflamingo because Doflamingo was too arrogant and had tarnished the pirates' faith.

At the same time.

Marineford.

The spacious and bright office of the Sengoku period now seemed rather cramped.

For an extremely rare occasion, the Three Admirals— the rooster, the dog, and the monkey—appeared all at once here.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I've recently gained some insights into warship maintenance, you see..."

Sengoku's eye twitched as he watched Kizaru, who was usually incredibly lazy, pull out a large stack of documents from his briefcase.

"Warship maintenance isn't a military secret; you can just leave it here."

"How can that be? This is important information. It must be destroyed after you've read it!" Kizaru said seriously.

"Shut up, Borsalino!"

Sengoku slammed his fist on the table. "Am I the Fleet Admiral, or are Fleet Admiral? What information is classified and what information can be declassified is up to me!"

"Within the depths of digging~ Fleet Admiral Sengoku ~"

Seeing Sengoku's neck bulge with rage and Sengoku panting heavily, Kizaru quickly raised his hands in a tactical surrender. "I'm the one who brought back the Hiyoko, so don't talk so loudly..."

"You realize we have a hot potato in our hands right now?!"

Sengoku snorted and deftly slipped Kizaru's report into the drawer.

"I called the three of you here today to discuss how to resolve this matter."

"What? Is that Teach up to something again?"

Akainu sat down, crossed his legs, and took a deep drag on his cigar.

He raised his head and slightly lifted his navy cap.

Three visible scratches, similar to those of the Shanks character, appeared on Akainu's left eye.

"Even today, these three scars still ache faintly; this Teach is definitely not a simple character."

You're right.

Sengoku nodded.

The outside world only knew that Teach escaped from Marine Admiral Akainu at the cost of losing his left leg, but few people knew that Teach was not without a fighting chance in that battle.

He scratched Akainu's face, leaving a noticeable scar.

"According to the latest intelligence, Izo, the 16th Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, has arrived at Whole Cake Island."

As he spoke, Sengoku took out a truly top-secret intelligence document from the cabinet and handed it to the three Admiral who also had reading privileges.

After looking at them, Kuzan and Akainu both frowned, and Kizaru complained directly, "What the hell? The quality of our intelligence has been getting worse and worse lately. Are those guys at 'Sword' just wasting their time? If this continues, we'll be back to relying on those CP guys sooner or later!"

It's no wonder the Three Admirals complained.

The intelligence presented by the Sengoku was very rudimentary; apart from the arrival of Izo, there was almost no valuable information.

Did the Whitebeard Pirates form an alliance with the Big Mom Pirates? Do they have a plan to rescue the Hiyoko? Will they start a war?

This intelligence report contains none of this crucial information.

While brief intelligence reports pleased the Sengoku, reports that were too brief lost their value.

This was certainly not because the frontline agents were catering to the Fleet Admiral Sengoku's stomach, but rather because that was truly all they knew.

My abilities are really limited.

"Sword" is an independent intelligence organization within the Navy, unknown to outsiders, including the World Government.

Compared to the Cipher Pol, which serves the Celestial Dragons is known as their shield, "Sword" is an intelligence source completely independent of the World Government and Enies Lobby.

Corazon in the past, and Drake and Koby in the future, were all members of this organization.

Currently, the "sword" is in a state of transition, lacking both new and promising talents.

Sengoku originally planned for X Drake, the orphaned son of Dias Barrels, the former captain of the "Sword" organization, to take up the mantle, but...

Drake was actually Rear Admiral cross-border law enforcement by Rear Twitch of the East Blue a while ago (the Caitlyn and Fullbody incident)...

Drake was a Rear Admiral, as was Twitch, but Drake couldn't even last one move against Twitch.

This is absolutely shocking.

More importantly, although Twitch's rank had risen to major Rear Admiral, he refused to be transferred back to Marineford under the pretext of staying at the grassroots level and guarding the frontier, and remained in his small territory in the East Blue.

After Drake was taken across borders for law enforcement, he was not sent back to Marineford by Twitch, but was instead imprisoned in the Root Division Impel Down in Loguetown, guarded by Smoker.

Sengoku wanted to get the informant out, but he couldn't do anything about Twitch and Smoker, those two troublemakers.

They also have something to say.

Who are the people imprisoned in Root Division Impel Down?

It's Shaco the Buggy.

Even someone as powerful as Buggy was imprisoned in Root Division Impel Down until his execution, wasn't he?

As for his later escape with Shanks' help, that was due to Marineford's inadequate support, and had nothing to do with the Root Division Impel Down itself.

In short, if the Sengoku wants to rescue someone, it needs a reasonable justification.

To have a legitimate reason, Drake's identity would have to be revealed.

Having exposed Drake's identity, even if only to those within the Navy, he was no longer suitable to be the head of the "Sword" organization.

The situation has become a vicious cycle.

Therefore, Sengoku was also considering whether to find a new person to fill Drake's vacancy.

This newcomer must have several characteristics.

First and foremost, this newcomer must be highly skilled.

Without sufficient strength, it is impossible to complete many challenging secret missions.

Moreover, without sufficient strength, it's difficult to rise to the middle or upper ranks of a great pirate crew.

Sengoku's plan for Drake was to rise to the level of the Tobi Roppo of the Beasts Pirates.

Besides ability, the second requirement is a sharp mind and a calm personality.

This person must be able to remain calm when the building is about to collapse and keep their composure in dire straits.

This is also a quality that an excellent spy must possess.

The third point is that this person must have a blemish on their record.

In other words, this person must have a reason for defecting from the navy that is convincing enough to the world.

In the original timeline, many One Piece fans believed that Kuzan was actually a member of the "Sword" organization.

In order to justify his infiltration of Blackbeard, one of the most dangerous Four Emperors, he didn't hesitate to lose a leg as a reason to defect from the Navy.

Whether this is true or not remains to be seen.

However, one thing is certain: if a Marine with many blemishes is chosen, then it would be more reasonable for him to defect and join a pirate crew.

Otherwise, if someone like Darius or Garen were to defect from the navy, which is perfect in both respects, it would inevitably arouse suspicion from others.

In fact, a very suitable candidate already existed in the minds of the Sengoku.

That was a promising newcomer that Garp discovered from the East Blue.

His rapid growth in strength is astonishing.

In numerous missions, he called himself Mr. Prince, remaining calm in the face of danger and turning the tide on several occasions, truly deserving the title of the "intelligence leader."

Most importantly, this young man has a terrible reputation.

Since he joined the army two years ago, complaints about him harassing women in the area have been numerous and never stopped.

This man named Sanji is practically born to be an undercover agent!

"You three should be patient for now."

Sengoku pulled out the pork jerky he'd Garp to "order online" from his pocket, and crunched it into his mouth. "Soon we'll have some outstanding young people infiltrating the Charlotte Family, and then we'll have detailed intelligence."

"However, this will take time."

"Before that, we must analyze the possibility of a joint operation between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates in order to formulate feasible measures."

After Sengoku finished speaking, Kizaru shrugged, indicating that he wouldn't get involved in this troublesome matter.

Anyway, everyone knows that if something really happens, Kizaru won't be a miner.

Kuzan thought for a moment and said, "The possibility is probably not high. After all, the reason why the Four Emperors have been able to exist for so many years is because their strength is similar but they are incompatible. If Big Mom and Kaido joined forces, I might be able to believe it, but the ideological differences between Big Mom and Whitebeard are too huge... It's impossible for them to come together."

You're right.

Sengoku nodded. "Back in the Rocks era, I had many dealings with them. Whitebeard did indeed have a deep grudge against Charlotte Linlin... Akainu, what do you think?"

"I also think it's unlikely. If they could join forces, the first one to feel scared would probably be Kaido, right?"

Akainu stubbed out his cigar. "The World Government hasn't changed the number of weapons it's buying from Kaido, which means Kaido himself doesn't have any plans to expand his army..."

"Report!"

Just as the three Admirals were about to reach an agreement with Sengoku that Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin would never join forces and their pirate crews would not become allies, a messenger came running over.

He was also holding a large Police Communicator Den Den Mushi in his hand, which was quite fashionable.

"The Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Three Admiral!"

The messenger pointed at the Den Den Mushi screen and reported in a slightly panicked tone, "The combined fleet of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates... is besieging Dressrosa... This seems to be a training exercise..."

"Not only that, there were other forces present besides the ships flying their flags!"