"What!? You want to take Enel in as a subordinate?" Vice Admiral Onigumo said, his face full of shock.
"Yeah, that's right. I find him fairly compatible with me. His personality and values suit me too, so I'm planning to have him join the Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"What kind of joke is this? He's a pirate!"
"Am I not a pirate too? No matter how legal the Shichibukai are, they're just pirates who were recruited by the government!" Doflamingo said with a smile.
"But... that's different..."
"What's different about it? Has Enel committed some heinous crime? Did he rob the hard-earned money of Flevance's residents that was meant to be offered to the Celestial Dragons, or kill off the royal family that abandoned its own country?"
The moment those words came out, Onigumo's expression changed.
Doflamingo, no longer part of the Navy system, could naturally say such things. But he, a Navy Vice Admiral, could not.
Only now did he realize that Doflamingo before him was no longer with the Navy. He was a Shichibukai determined to overthrow the World Government!
At that thought, Onigumo's face darkened. "I will report this matter to Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
Doflamingo waved a hand. "No need. I already cleared it with the Navy and the World Government. Not only Enel—even Flevance has now been handed over to me!"
Onigumo opened his mouth, but had no idea what to say. In the end, he could only fall silent.
In fact, in the eyes of the current World Government, anything related to Flevance was no different from a pile of stinking dog shit. If Doflamingo wanted to take it over, they might as well hand it to him.
As for Enel and Flevance's gold and silver treasures, it was somewhat regrettable, but considering the World Government's