In the royal palace of Alabasta, Cobra wore a worried expression as he listened to his subordinates' report.
Naturally, Cobra had kept Doflamingo's whereabouts on his mind at all times.
Putting aside that ridiculous bounty amount, the status of Admiral Candidate alone meant that anyone with a clear head would never mistake Doflamingo for some ordinary small-time pirate.
What was more, Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, the two overlords of the seas, had engaged Doflamingo in a fierce battle in Alabasta. Although it had taken place in an uninhabited desert region, the tremendous commotion could not be concealed from others. Much less from the king of Alabasta.
Setting that aside, as a member of the Nefertari Family that had nearly become Celestial Dragons, Cobra also harbored a measure of apprehension toward Doflamingo, a former Celestial Dragon.
After all, Alabasta still held clues to Pluton. Others might not know, but Cobra truly had no idea whether Doflamingo, who had once been a Celestial Dragon, knew about it.
If he had truly come for Pluton, then Alabasta would likely never know peace again.
Just as Cobra continued pondering the situation, he suddenly felt that his palace seemed far too quiet.
So quiet that even faint footsteps could be heard with startling clarity.
Cobra raised his head and looked around, only to find that although his guards were still standing where they had been, their eyes were utterly vacant, as though they were sleepwalking.
"What... is going on?" Surprise appeared on Cobra's face.
Although Doflamingo had displayed his powerful Illusion Fruit ability in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, the World Government had never publicized it. Not only had they avoided publicizing it, but in order to preserve the World Government's image, they seemed to have deliberately kept it secret, vaguely stating only that he