Dialogue About the Ransom

After defeating Diamante, Yun Ye heard the system notification in his mind.

However, Yun Ye merely glanced at the panel for now, intending to check it when he had time later. That was not worth mentioning for the moment.

His gaze swept over the trembling underling nearby. Yun Ye somehow produced a Devil Fruit and tossed it lightly in his hand as he said flatly, "Do you know what type of power this fruit has?"

This was the Devil Fruit he had obtained from Barlofiya.

The underling shuddered, glancing cautiously at Yun Ye as he answered in a trembling voice, "M-my lord, I-I don't know..."

Yun Ye looked at the underling, then at the Devil Fruit with its strange patterns. He was not surprised. This underling was clearly just a lowly grunt and could not possibly know such confidential information.

Yun Ye now somewhat regretted knocking Diamante unconscious.

Diamante should have known more or less something about it.

After thinking it over, Yun Ye did not dwell on the matter. He put away the fruit and looked at the underling. "Contact Doflamingo for me. You should have a way to reach him, right?"

The underling froze, not expecting Yun Ye to ask that.

"M-my lord, I won't reveal what happened here!"

However, he reacted quickly. Thinking Yun Ye wanted to silence him, he hurriedly shook his head and frantically stated that he would not reveal what had happened here.

He feared that if he spoke too slowly, Yun Ye would kill him.

Yun Ye narrowed his eyes, and an imposing aura naturally pressed down on him. He said blandly, "If you do not do as I say, I'll kill you right now!"

The underling jumped in fright and tried to read Yun Ye's expression, but the mask blocked his face completely.

"Hm?" Yun Ye frowned.

"M-my lord, please don't kill me. I really don't have any way to contact the young master, but Lord Diamante should have a Den Den Mushi on him. I'll look for it for you."

The underling trembled all over, large beads of cold sweat streaming down as he spoke with difficulty.

Yun Ye said, "Find it and throw it over here!"

"Yes, my lord."

Driven by the threat of death, the underling moved swiftly. He searched Diamante and found a Den Den Mushi wearing a pink feathered coat on its back, then threw it over.

Just as Yun Ye was about to dial, the Den Den Mushi began to ring. "Pururururu."

Well, isn't that convenient...

Without hesitation, Yun Ye answered. The Den Den Mushi's expression changed, and then a voice came through.

"Fufufu, Diamante, how did things go?"

The moment that distinctive laugh appeared, Yun Ye was certain that Doflamingo was on the other end of the Den Den Mushi!

"Donquixote Doflamingo?" Yun Ye's voice traveled through the Den Den Mushi to the other side.

On an island somewhere in the Grand Line, inside an auction house.

This was one of the Donquixote Family's strongholds!

Doflamingo froze, then his expression suddenly darkened. "Who are you? Where is Diamante?"

This Den Den Mushi was the exclusive one Diamante used to contact him, and it was almost never out of Diamante's possession.

Now, another person's voice was coming from it. What that meant was something anyone who was not an idiot could roughly guess.

That was why Doflamingo's expression had darkened immediately.

Yun Ye's voice came through the Den Den Mushi. "Diamante? You mean the man under my foot?"

Yun Ye's voice carried a teasing note.

Bzzz—

Upon hearing Yun Ye's words, an overwhelming aura suddenly erupted from Doflamingo. Conqueror's Haki crashed down, knocking out everyone in the auction house and making the entire building tremble slightly!

The sudden change startled all the officers who had been busy with their tasks. Not knowing what had happened, they hurried toward him.

"Doffy, Doffy, what happened?"

Trebol's voice arrived before he did, his body trailing slime behind him.

The other officers also arrived at that moment.

Doflamingo did not answer Trebol. Instead, he stared at the Den Den Mushi as though trying to see the situation on the other side through it. He took a deep breath, his voice growing colder as he enunciated each word. "Who exactly are you?!"

"Haha, don't be so serious. Relax, your officer isn't dead yet." After a brief pause, Yun Ye's voice continued.

"Enough of this nonsense. Let's talk business."

"My name is Quincy. I'm a Bounty Hunter, and I'm informing you of something now: your subordinate has been captured by me!"

Distorted by the mask, Yun Ye's voice sounded cold and merciless even through the Den Den Mushi.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo fell silent for a moment. Yet the table before him shattered directly, while countless white threads writhed chaotically, exposing the turmoil in his heart.

Beside him, Trebol's eyes flickered when he heard the name Quincy, and his body seemed to turn into a puddle of slime as he "slid" away.

Doflamingo tried his best to restrain the rage in his heart, afraid that with any more force, he would crush the receiver in his hand. "I want to know Diamante's current condition."

"Relax. He's alive."

Doflamingo's gaze flashed. After a moment of silence, he said, "What do you want?"

"Straight to the point! One billion Beli for the ransom. Pay up, and I release him! If it doesn't arrive within ten days, he dies!"

The voice from the Den Den Mushi was incomparably flippant, as though it did not take them seriously at all.

At those words, every Donquixote Family officer present wore an extremely ugly expression.

The Donquixote Family had roamed the seas for so many years. When had they ever suffered such humiliation?

Doflamingo suddenly laughed, "Fufufu. The time and place. We'll deliver the ransom into your hands then."

"Of course. But I also hope you don't try any tricks and honestly bring me the ransom. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that something unexpected won't happen!" Yun Ye laughed from the other side of the Den Den Mushi.

Doflamingo revealed a sinister smile. "Fufufu, naturally. For family, the Donquixote Family is willing to pay a certain price. But I hope you can guarantee that nothing happens to Diamante. Otherwise..."

"Relax. As a Bounty Hunter with professional ethics, I follow the rules. The location is Bavely River Island. I think you all know where that is." Yun Ye's voice came through again. "Remember, you only have ten days!"

After saying that, he hung up the Den Den Mushi with a click.

"Bavely River Island! The Bounty Hunter, Quincy!"

Doflamingo's gaze became exceptionally cold, the fury in his heart nearly erupting.

"A mere Bounty Hunter dares to lay hands on a member of our Donquixote Family! He truly doesn't know the meaning of death!"

Pica, whose voice was shrill despite his enormous build, also had killing intent flash through his eyes as he spoke coldly.

"Doffy, Doffy, this is all the information on that Bounty Hunter, Quincy."

At that moment, Trebol "slid" back in from outside, carrying nothing but intelligence on the Bounty Hunter Quincy...

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