Iceberg felt that Doflamingo's confidence in him had come out of nowhere, unaware that Doflamingo had long known of his abilities from the original story.
Still, Iceberg was somewhat moved by Doflamingo's trust. Though his face showed little expression, he had already resolved to do a proper job.
Having arranged the two talents he had just brought in, Doflamingo once again found himself with nothing to do.
Following the soul marks he had left on his many subordinates and clones, Doflamingo checked on everyone's current situation.
Hancock had now become the queen of Amazon Lily. After all, in the original story, she had ascended to the throne around this time as well.
Now, after Doflamingo's guidance, Hancock was far stronger than she had been even at her peak in the original story. Defeating the other female warriors of Amazon Lily and claiming the throne had been effortless.
With nothing better to do, Alonso was leading Lao Cai in gathering crew members, preparing to enter the Grand Line and head for the New World.
His younger brother, Rosinante, had recently earned a string of merits and become a new Navy Vice Admiral. He seemed to be about to be assigned to garrison the New World.
Joker had abandoned the identity of One-Eyed Joe. With the Joker Party nearly wiped out at Mary Geoise, he seemed to have come up with some new idea and entrusted all his consciousness to Buggy before going into slumber.
Well, after seeing her own "glorious achievements," Buggy truly felt like crying but had no tears to shed. She was now sneaking back toward the Four Seas. It seemed the psychological trauma the New World and the Grand Line had left her was too severe, and she was already considering returning home.
Unfortunately, with a massive bomb