Doflamingo's Last Auction

"Furf, furf, you've finally found the entrance."

Doflamingo's communication switched to the public trial, and the screen first showed a lifting platform surrounded by countless white lines.

Luo put the nautical chart away.

You're still alive.

"That sounds a bit disappointing."

I won't ask again next time.

"Don't kill me yet. I have the old elevator leading to the bottom of the Holy Land, and the key too."

Drake wiped the seawater off his face.

"The Underground Transport Line belongs to the Black Snake Route; you only purchased the right to use it."

Who told you that?

I've been there.

"Then you should know that without the Donquixote Family seal, the elevator will only send people into the magma layer."

The footage of the public trial shifts to the coastal waters of the Red Line.

A dozen or so transport ships flying the Donquixote flag were anchored outside the old port, loaded with explosives, while images of the island of Dressrosa were projected on the other side.

Doflamingo tapped the control lever beside him.

"The auction begins. Whoever offers the highest price gets the entrance."

The Five Elders were the first to submit their conditions.

[Restore Donquixote Doflamingo's Celestial Dragons status]

[All arrest warrants withdrawn]

[Return the rule of Dressrosa]

Doflamingo watched it once.

One thing is missing.

Saint Garling asked, "What else do you want?"

"A seat in Mary Geoise."

You are not qualified.

"Then I'll give the elevator to the Revolutionary Army."

A new offer was subsequently made.

The Holy Knights promise to preserve the Donquixote Family bloodline.

"Reserve?"

Doflamingo leaned back in his chair.

"If you're going to kill me, who will use my surname?"

The Public Trial System has displayed a countdown timer for the auction.

Lin Qi asked from inside the Tavern, "Is this considered part of a public trial?"

Vegapunk scrolled through the permissions page.

"Doflamingo registered the elevator as evidence from God Valley, and any witness can bid on it."

Can I turn it off?

"Yes, but closing the auction requires paying Witness Points."

I've lost all sense of proportion.

You owe the system a lot.

"Make another note of this."

The system rejected Lin Qi's application.

[Initial Terminal credit limit exhausted]

The chef said from behind, "It finally realized you're out of money."

"Shut up."

Will you still get paid?

"Deduct it from the World Government's reparations first."

Luo did not participate in the bidding.

He pulled up the structural diagram of the old port and sent it to Drake.

"Where did you go in from?"

"East side maintenance well."

How many guards are there?

"There used to be two teams, but I don't know about now."

Where does the elevator get its power?

"Destroying the ships outside the Red Line is useless if it's inside the Red Line."

Doflamingo overheard their conversation.

"Luo, you want to rob me?"

"You sell yours."

"Without the key, no one can get down."

"Then keep the key safe."

The bear's communication marker lights up at the edge of the nautical chart.

"The Polar Tang has arrived below the Old Port."

Drake picked up a weapon.

"I'm going to repair the well."

Luo looked at Lami.

Chopper's remote monitoring showed that her blood oxygen had just stabilized, and the old Button was still connected to the Cellar.

You stay on the White Swallow.

Where is my brother?

Go get the key.

"Doflamingo is waiting for you."

So I have to go.

Lami handed him the old Button, then took it back as he reached for it.

"I can't give you this."

"I didn't want it."

"You just reached out your hand."

"Help the wheelchair."

"The wheelchair is over here."

Luo withdrew his hand.

Doflamingo chuckled a few times.

"Sixteen years have passed, and you can't even fool your own sister."

Which line do you want to disconnect first?

The laughter stopped.

"Luo, do you know what's underneath the elevator?"

"I know more than you."

"When the God Valley was carried into the Red Line, half of the royal Royal Palace was left behind. The control terminal for the Throne is inside. Whoever obtains it can decide the list of those to be tried."

"You want to delete yourself?"

"I want to write everyone's name down."

"Including you?"

My name was already on it.

Eight minutes remain until the auction ends.

The Four Emperors' fleet made no offer, and the Revolutionary Army did not respond. Only merchants from the Underworld continued to submit treasures and routes.

Doflamingo watched the numbers rise steadily.

"The World Government can't even afford to buy its own door?"

Conditions for updating the Five Elders.

[Approval granted for the evacuation of all personnel from Dressrosa]

[Failure to accept within the specified period will be considered a refusal to provide protection]

Doflamingo turned to look at another screen.

The Port of Dressrosa has been surrounded by the government fleet, with their cannons pointed towards the city.

"You're offering my island as a bid?"

The island remains World Government Member States.

"The people on the island belong to me."

"After you lose your throne, they will be under the jurisdiction of the World Government."

Shouts from the crowd could be heard from the public trial line.

Some people are removing Donquixote flags at the Port, while others are rushing into the Royal Palace in search of underground refuge passages.

Doflamingo pressed the detonator.

"If you take another step towards the Royal Palace, I will sink the entire island."

Luo asked, "Are the explosives you planted still there?"

"Want to give it a try?"

"Drake."

The footage of the old port shook twice.

Drake had already entered the transport control room from the maintenance shaft, with several guards lying behind him.

"Found it, the detonation signal for Dressrosa passed through here."

"Cut off."

"It will take half a minute."

Doflamingo pressed the detonator.

There was no movement from Dressrosa.

He pressed it again.

A notification popped up in the Public Trial System.

[The auctioneer maliciously damaged the collateral]

[Dressrosa has been removed from the auction list]

"Luo!"

"Keep pressing."

Doflamingo ripped open the netting around him, causing the entire Old Port to shake.

The explosives on the transport ship began to slide onto the sea surface.

"Without me, even if you get the elevator, you won't be able to start it!"

The bear's ability marker appears on the platform.

A giant palm print fell, and the transport ship, along with the explosives, was slammed into the open sea.

The Polar Tang broke the surface of the water, and the ROOM was opened. The control lever on the platform was replaced with the abandoned hospital bed from the White Swallow.

Drake released the latch from the inside.

The old elevator emitted a dull groan as it operated.

"Startup successful."

Doflamingo leaped from the broken platform, his net spreading out towards the deck where Law was.

I still have the key!

The Kikoku was drawn from its sheath.

The line that had been tangled around the Port split in the middle, the cut extending all the way up to the top of the elevator.

Doflamingo dodged the blade, but the key fell from his sleeve.

Bear raised his hand and slammed the key into the control room where Drake was.

The countdown to the public trial has reached zero.

[The auctioneer has lost control of the auctioned item]

[This auction is terminated]

The Revolutionary Army fleet began to enter the old port.

The World Government's order to bombard Dressrosa is still awaiting certification and cannot be carried out.

Doflamingo landed on the leaning mast, with only a leaky transport ship beneath his feet.

Luo Tidao walked towards the bow of the ship.

Is there anything else you want to sell?

"The last one."

Your life is worthless.

What about Lin Qi's life?

The screens in the Tavern simultaneously turned to Doflamingo.

He grabbed a Parasite String that stretched into the seabed and sent the foundation map of the old elevator onto the Sky Screen.

The energy network marked on the map crosses the Red Line and extends to the East Blue at the other end.

The destination was Lin Qi's Tavern.

"The control center of the God Valley Royal Palace has never remained beneath the Holy Land."

Doflamingo wiped the blood from his mouth.

"That Tavern is built right above the central hub. Every time Lin Qi poses a question, he's re-illuminating a new path for the Throne."

Inside the Tavern's Cellar, seventeen names lit up one by one.

Lin Qi looked up at the stone gate.

Footsteps came from behind the door.

Doflamingo laughed at the global screens, "The key you've been fighting over for so long has always been in the hands of that Tavern owner."