"However, no matter how highly CP0 values me, at most they'll regard me as having the combat power of an ordinary Vice Admiral. They could never imagine how far my strength has advanced."
"Besides, I'm prepared while they aren't. Naturally, my chances of winning are even greater."
In truth, it was difficult for CP0 to cultivate truly powerful fighters.
The reason was simple. Haki was a power forged from the intertwining of will and flesh. Thus, nearly every powerhouse on the seas possessed a distinct personality of their own.
Yet an intelligence organization like CP0 inherently stifled one's nature. Powerful bodies and formidable Devil Fruit abilities might not be uncommon within CP0, but when it came to Haki training, CP0 had almost no one truly worth mentioning.
With Doflamingo's current strength, he had likely already reached CP0's ceiling. He did not believe that CP0 would deploy all of its hidden trump cards for a single mission.
After arriving at the neighboring island, Doflamingo swept the area with his Observation Haki and immediately discovered the auras of Amy Merkel, Doflamingo's mother, and Rosinante. There were indeed several powerful auras concealed around them.
However, such strength might have posed no issue for ordinary Navy Vice Admirals, but to Doflamingo, it was nothing at all.
Concealing himself, Doflamingo arrived at the place where Rosinante and Amy Merkel were staying. To his surprise, it was a grand Western-style mansion with gardens, even more luxurious than the original Donquixote Family residence.
Even without using Observation Haki, Doflamingo could tell with a glance that every servant here was nimble, muscular, and full of vitality. There were even several figures three or four meters tall, or people whose muscles looked strangely disproportionate.
This was the result of cultivating Life Return and constantly adjusting one's body according to