"Is that so? Then I'd rather you forget me." Doflamingo watched Charlotte Linlin's actions and drew in a sharp breath. Even his words carried a hint of cowardice.
After all, he was facing a monster capable of doing something as ruthless as, "The essence of one's father and blood of one's mother must not be discarded!" It was only natural for him to be a little intimidated.
"Mamamamama, Steve, that doesn't quite suit your spirit. Weren't you planning to go cause a scene on my Cake Island? Or have you decided not to save Dressrosa's royal family?"
Perhaps because eyeballs really were good for the brain, Charlotte Linlin was calm and quick-witted at this moment. She easily saw through Doflamingo's intentions.
Or rather, only now did Charlotte Linlin regard Doflamingo as an opponent on her own level, truly willing to use her brain when facing him.
Why did powerful figures among both the Navy and the pirates, aside from a limited few known for their intelligence, all seem so brainless?
It was not that they were actually stupid. It was simply that they could usually charge straight through with their fists, so naturally there was no need to waste brainpower devising plans.
On the seas, no matter how ingenious a plan was, it often could not overcome a stronger fist!
But when they faced opponents they truly acknowledged—or when they realized muscles alone could not accomplish their goals—their intelligence would truly come online.
When Kaido faced King Luffy, he would give him a clubbing on the spot to cure his King addiction. When he encountered a few Supernovas, he acted like a man who could not die no matter how badly he wanted to kill himself.
Yet when he faced Kozuki Oden, no one had ever heard him utter even