"Fufufufufu... Hahahahaha!!!"
Wild, mocking laughter echoed through the conference room.
Strangely, neither Sengoku nor Chief of Staff Tsuru paid any attention to Doflamingo, who was sitting on the table.
The Shichibukai and Marine Headquarters were essentially on equal footing; neither held any nominal authority over the other.
Though even if they did, these pirates would not have cared.
Just as Doflamingo and Sengoku were bickering,
a set of footsteps suddenly sounded at the doorway.
"If the purpose of this meeting is merely to spout meaningless nonsense,
then there truly is no need to hold it."
His coat tails slowly swayed as a man carrying a cross-shaped sword on his back stepped into the conference room.
At the sight of him, Doflamingo, Sengoku, and even the Marine officers all wore expressions of utter disbelief.
"This is... Hawk Eyes!!!"
"How could this be!!!"
Sengoku folded his arms, staring warily at the swordsman before him.
"You came as well?"
"I was merely bored, so I came to sit in as an observer."
As he approached the conference table, Doflamingo abruptly turned his head toward the man with those icy eyes.
The smile had vanished from his face, leaving behind nothing but shock.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Mihawk, why are you here right now?!!"
"Shouldn't you be at that place???"
Cold sweat appeared on Doflamingo's face as he stared in disbelief.
As one of Austin's juniors and a leader of the underworld, he knew better than anyone how much Austin cared about that project.
It would have been one thing if Kuma had been replaced by Mihawk, but Mihawk, who should have been stationed there, had actually appeared at Marine Headquarters?
What about the experimental site?
As Austin's most favored subordinate and deputy, Mihawk naturally could not be in any trouble, but what about the