Brother and Brother!

North Blue.

A certain sea area.

A pirate ship is silently cutting through the water.

At that moment, a giant Sea Beast suddenly poked its head out of the water beside it.

The pirate ship rocked violently with the surging waves created by the giant beast.

The pirates on deck held their breath instantly, their bodies stiffening like wooden sculptures, terrified that any movement would anger the behemoth and send them instantly to their deaths.

Fortunately, the behemoth only glanced at the pirate flag on the mast, and after confirming that it was a pirate ship, it returned to the sea.

The turbulent sea gradually calmed down.

The pirates on deck finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although they had experienced this many times before, the fear in their hearts did not diminish at all each time Sea Beast suddenly appeared before them.

"No matter where you sail, you're bound to encounter these monsters."

Inside the ship's cabin, in one of the rooms, a man wearing a swordsman's eye patch and sporting a brown Crested Head looked out the porthole at the gradually calming sea and sighed.

"The power to manipulate Sea Beast is terrifying in itself, but what's even more terrifying is that this power is in Roa's hands."

"North Blue has completely turned into hell."

The speaker was a blond man wearing a pink shirt, a hood, and exaggerated clown makeup.

The man sat in a chair, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his eyes vacant as he sighed, "During my childhood years wandering these waters, although many countries weren't wealthy, we still managed to get by."

"I never imagined that a boy I met by chance when I was a child would one day turn this ocean into this state."

"So, Rosinante,"

The Crested Head looked at his companion, his tone tinged with curiosity, "What was that meeting like? What was that monster like as a child?"

What does it look like?

The man named Rosinante paused slightly, then a bitter smile appeared on his face. "Even when he was a teenager, he was already unimaginably vicious."

"He lent his power to my idiotic brother so he could take revenge on those who had persecuted us."

"Can you imagine? Drake, at his urging, a mere kid like Doflamingo started a massacre in that country, even—"

At this point, Rosinante closed his eyes in anguish, "Our father was killed by Doflamingo's own hands around that time."

"... I'm sorry, Rosinante."

The man named Drake felt a little embarrassed and reminded his friend of that incident.

"Nothing."

Rosinante let out a slow sigh, shaking his head as he said, "That was decades ago."

"However, that's precisely why I want Doflamingo and Roa to pay the price for what they've done!"

"Good!"

Drake nodded emphatically. "We've traveled all the way to the North Blue for this very reason!"

More than a year ago, when the pirate alliance was still recruiting pirates to expand its territory, they were sent by the Marine Headquarters to infiltrate the pirate alliance as pirates in order to find out Roa's whereabouts.

Unfortunately, as soon as they arrived in North Blue, the Calamity Company stopped hiring.

Therefore, for the past year, they could only wander the North Blue as pirates, looking for opportunities.

The backup plan at the time was that if Rosinante could make a name for himself, Doflamingo might come to him on his own.

But no.

Nobody paid any attention to them.

However, in any case, the opportunity has finally arrived!

Soon, the pirate crew landed on an island.

Then, they engaged in a fierce battle with a group of pirates who had occupied the island.

The fierce battle did not last long.

Wow!

With a scream, Drake chopped off the captain of the pirate crew with an axe.

He breathed a sigh of relief; this was the end of it.

As they cleaned up the battlefield, Rosinante lowered his voice, "Many pirates escaped, which means our location will likely be exposed soon."

"And as users of special abilities, the Pirate Alliance certainly won't miss out on us."

Drake chimed in, "They should be coming to us soon!"

He then looked at his friend beside him with a serious expression, "Rosinante, it's all up to you now."

"Um."

Rosinante nodded solemnly, "I will do anything!"

He turned around and looked at the dilapidated town in the distance.

It's not just for myself, and it's not just for my father.

Doflamingo, Roa, what you owe is this world!

News of the Drake Pirates' appearance on the island quickly reached a nearby Calamity Company pirate base.

"Red Flag Drake, Ancient Zoan user is a rare find! We need to go there right away!"

"But that guy's strength is extraordinary. We're not as powerful as our colleagues in the New World; I'm afraid we won't be able to take him down!"

"In that case, let's report it! Let the higher-ups handle it!"

Then very quickly, about a day later.

On the sea outside the island where the Drake Pirates were temporarily stationed, the waves suddenly surged.

One after another, enormous sea monsters emerged from beneath the surface of the sea.

The pirates stationed on the island were instantly alerted.

A pirate stumbled and ran towards where his captain was.

"Captain! Captain Drake! The Calamity Company has arrived! It's the Calamity Company's Fish-Man Unit!"

Inside the house, Drake and Rosinante instantly stood up. They looked at each other and saw unwavering determination in each other's eyes.

"Set off!"

Drake took a deep breath.

"Um!"

Rosinante nodded emphatically.

The two hurriedly led their pirates to the shore, where the Fish-Man army that had come from afar had already landed.

Fully armed sea creatures remained on the surface of the sea, while ships encased in coated bubbles were already docked at the shore.

Drake and Rosinante spotted a group of Fish-Man on the shore at a glance.

They recognized the leader of the Fish-Man; his name was Arlong, and he was one of the worst Fish-Man in the Fish-Man Unit under the Calamity Company.

He seems to harbor a strong malice towards humans, frequently finding various excuses to attack human towns, and attacking pirates is even more commonplace for him.

However, Arlong is not the focus right now.

Drake and Rosinante's pupils both contracted slightly at that moment.

They all saw the figure standing beside Arlong.

His face was expressionless, and his eyes were vacant.

That's... the Calamity Knights!

Today, the existence of these guys is no secret. These artificial monsters, all with the same face, have slaughtered countless rebels during the expansion of the pirate alliance.

Now the whole world knows that every Calamity Knights under Roa's command is a true monster, and even Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters cannot match them.

They actually deployed a Calamity Knights!

Both Drake and Rosinante felt a chill run down their spines.

"Hahaha! Red Flag Drake! It's you, you bastard, isn't it?"

Arlong crossed his arms and looked at Drake and his companion who were hurrying over with a mocking expression.

"Fish-Man Arlong!"

Drake stopped a short distance in front of Arlong, his face wary, gripping a battle axe in one hand and a longsword in the other. "Did you come here for me?"

"Don't play dumb,"

Arlong grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. "Don't you know why I came here?"

Then, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Could it be that you're going to reject us? Reject the offer from the Calamity Company?"

He hated every human being in the world equally, even the unapproachable Lord Roa.

There was nothing they could do; the fate of Fish-Man Island was in that person's hands.

Although Arlong hates humans, he loves his fellow human beings. With the guidance of his most respected elder brother Fisher Tiger, Arlong can only obediently serve the Calamity Company.

However, he certainly wouldn't mind causing as much harm to humanity as possible within the scope of his authority.

Take now, for example.

If it weren't for the Calamity Knights accompanying him, he definitely wouldn't have wasted any more words with these bastards; he would have simply announced that they refused to be recruited and then killed them.

Drake's eyes darkened, and his gaze instinctively fell on the expressionless Calamity Knights.

If you refuse, this monster will probably just attack.

He was no match for this monster.

However, that was their original purpose.

"Oh? Still not answering? Do you really want to refuse?"

Arlong's eyes lit up instantly.

I love this kind of tough nut to crack; it's the perfect way to tackle it!

"Get ready to move!"

He laughed loudly.

As long as someone is human, regardless of their identity, a genuine sense of joy wells up inside me every time I kill them!

"Etc!"

It was at this moment that Rosinante finally stepped forward, raising his voice and shouting, "Don't do anything reckless!"

"You bastard, who are you?"

Arlong recalled, "The Drake Pirates, the Silent Rosinante? You're a Paramecia Silent- Devil Fruit User, right!"

Although the Calm-Calm Fruit Devil Fruit Devil Fruit is Devil Fruit, and we can't let it go.

"Ha ha ha ha! You actually told me not to mess around?"

Arlong grinned, "Who do you think you are, daring to order me around?"

Rosinante took a deep breath, then shouted, "You'd better not do anything rash! My name is Rosinante, Donquixote Rosinante!"

Donquixote?

Arlong paused for a moment.

This sounds so familiar... I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

"Donquixote? Brother Arlong!!"

Behind Arlong, a Fish-Man quickly tugged at his clothes, "The full name of the company's top executive, Doflamingo, is Donquixote Doflamingo!"

"What??"

Arlong's voice suddenly turned sharp, and his eyes were filled with astonishment as he looked at Rosinante.

Doflamingo--

Doflamingo is a veteran of the Calamity Company, one of the earliest people to follow Boss besides Bullet and Dylan, a true high-ranking executive!

Let alone him, even Fisher Tiger couldn't afford to offend that guy!

Is this guy actually connected to that monster?

"That's right!"

Rosinante clenched his fists, making a face of gritted teeth and resignation.

"That man is my brother! If you don't believe me, you can verify it yourselves! I have only one request: don't attack us!"

You absolutely must not show that you approached Doflamingo on your own initiative.

It's absolutely necessary to be forced to gravitate towards that guy when there's no other choice!

Only in this way can we reduce suspicion.

Arlong paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at the expressionless Calamity Knights.

"Contact your superiors."

This human weapon finally spoke slowly.

"Yes!"

Arlong naturally dared not disobey in the slightest.

This monster has no emotions whatsoever; anyone who violates its rules will immediately be attacked without mercy.

Arlong really didn't dare to act recklessly in front of him.

Soon enough, Arlong's call landed on a nearby Sky Battleship.

Then, the call went directly to the Calamity City.

Meanwhile, the Calamity City had been advancing along the Red Line for quite some time and was already approaching the North Pole.

It should be said that this unique continent in the world has been basically left undeveloped and unutilized.

Looking down from above, all one could see was a crimson expanse; there were no settlements, no rivers, no forests, and not even any life.

Aside from sleeping, Violet kept looking around, but unfortunately, she still couldn't find anything.

It was at this time that Dylan sent news from the North Blue.

"Dylan, you mean,"

Roa's gaze quickly shifted from initial bewilderment ("Who is this guy?") to intrigued interest ("Is that so?"). "Doflamingo's brother?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be him."

Dylan's tone was calm, but there was a strange glint in his eyes.

Back in North Blue, that little devil ran away from them crying.

I thought he had long since died somewhere in the world, but is he still alive?

"Haha, that's hilarious!"

Roa burst out laughing. "He's still the vice-captain of that Drake Pirates, right?"

"Yes, Boss,"

Dylan said, "The captain is Red Flag Drake, who is said to have been a Marine, but only defected to become a pirate a year ago."

Is that so?

Roa's smile widened even further.

Rosinante alone isn't enough to confirm, but if you add Drake to the mix, what more can be said?

"Come to think of it, I've never heard of them before."

Roa suddenly remembered.

"A pirate of this caliber isn't qualified to have his name spread to the Calamity City."

That's what Dylan said.

While the surname Donquixote isn't very common, the Drake Pirates are simply too insignificant. How could anyone possibly connect the vice-captain of that pirate crew with the high-ranking executives of the Calamity Company?

Those below wouldn't even report it; even Morgans didn't notice, since he didn't know Doflamingo had a younger brother.

"Haha, never mind,"

Roa laughed and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Go tell Doflamingo the good news! He must miss his dear brother a lot after all these decades!"

Hmm, in that case, is it possible to find the current whereabouts of the World Government through them?

You want to play a double agent, huh? Well, I'll show you what a double agent is all about!