After the execution in the East Blue, Doflamingo returned to Navy Headquarters.
Doflamingo could sense the two soul clones he had split off, so he knew very well what they were doing.
For example, Buggy was currently both suspicious and suffering while enjoying himself.
He had discovered that he began sleepwalking every night. He had no idea what he did during those episodes, but both his strength and his Devil Fruit development had improved enormously.
In truth, after being parasitized by the Joker soul clone, Buggy trained his body and Devil Fruit ability every night while also returning to his old profession—crime!
Over the past few days, Joker had obtained more than a hundred million Beli, ruined two Pirate Crews, and driven a Navy lieutenant commander to completely betray the Navy and become a pirate.
But because Joker had always acted in secret, the lucky Buggy still knew nothing about any of it!
As for the money Joker got his hands on, some was burned outright, some was squandered completely, and some was used to stir up conflict. In any case, not a single Beli was left for Buggy.
Yet the nightly battles and physical training had caused Buggy's physical abilities and Devil Fruit development to improve by leaps and bounds.
Buggy vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but unable to find an answer, his carefree nature led him to toss these abnormalities to the back of his mind. He simply assumed he was exceptionally gifted, capable of growing stronger without training.
However, Doflamingo, who could vaguely sense the Joker clone's thoughts, understood that Buggy would sooner or later be thoroughly screwed over by Joker.
As for Golden Lion, he was on Level 5.5 of Impel Down. He had already obtained the key to his Sea Stone shackles and was