Doflamingo Gains Power

What a coincidence.

Looking at the two brothers before him, Roa couldn't help but sigh.

It was such a coincidence that a lost child bumped into them.

Just as Rayleigh said, perhaps there are no coincidences in the world; all accidents are the result of fateful encounters?

Is it fate that brought this sunny, cheerful young man to save this brat who was about to go astray?

Sigh, indeed, with great power comes great, no, great responsibility.

Bullet, following behind Roa, carefully observed the two brothers, somewhat confused as to why Lord Roa was looking at these two fellows differently.

However, even if he didn't understand, Lord Roa naturally had his reasons.

While Bullet was observing the two brothers, the brothers were also observing them, keeping a deliberate distance from the garbage heap.

However, they weren't as thorough as Bullet. After glancing at Roa and Bullet in a panic, the two brothers didn't hesitate and took off running.

Bullet's brow furrowed instantly.

The local brats are so rude!

Lord Roa specifically came to greet them, and they just turned and ran!

They're practically asking for death!

"Are you going to keep running like this?"

The brothers' running speed was so slow in Roa's eyes that he couldn't even bear to watch. He could even speak in Kizaru's leisurely tone, "Until when?"

Doflamingo's running pace visibly slowed.

Due to his age, his younger brother Rosinante, running behind him, screamed anxiously, "Brother!!"

Doflamingo was jolted awake and gritted his teeth, accelerating.

How pathetic.

Roa watched the backs of the two brothers.

This is weakness.

Fortunately, he was born a strong one.

"The crossroads of fate lie before you, Donquixote Doflamingo,"

Roa said leisurely, "Would you rather continue to be a stray dog begging for scraps in a garbage heap, or turn back and gain the power to change your destiny from me? Which do you think is better?"

Doflamingo stopped.

Without any hesitation, he suddenly turned around and stared intently at Roa not far away.

"Brother?"

Rosinante looked bewildered, nervously pulling his brother's hand, "Run!"

He had suffered too much over the past year, being chased countless times and nearly dying several times. The innocent child he once was was long gone, leaving only a pitiful, startled bird.

But Doflamingo no longer wanted to run.

As the inexplicable person had said, how long could he keep running?

When would the anger and resentment filling his heart finally be unleashed?

Doflamingo bit his lip until it bled, then he threw off his brother's hand and strode towards Roa.

"Now that's more like it."

Roa nodded with satisfaction.

Without the courage to go all in, how could one talk about changing destiny?

Was Doflamingo afraid? Of course, he was. The guy wasn't exactly brave.

But, deep down, he was more of a gambler.

He wanted to take a chance.

"You said you would give me power?"

Doflamingo walked up to Roa and stopped, not asking who Roa was or how he knew him, but directly asking the question that concerned him most.

"If you wish."

Roa asked with a smile.

Doflamingo suddenly clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead bulging. His voice was almost squeezed out through gritted teeth, "Give it to me! Give me the power!"

"Brother!"

Rosinante, standing not far behind him and afraid to approach, was already weeping uncontrollably.

The seven-year-old boy didn't understand much, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of dread.

Brother was leaving!

He was going somewhere he could never reach!

"Brother!! Let's go back!!"

The boy, on instinct, yelled with all his might, "Dad's still waiting for us! Let's hurry back!"

Doflamingo, however, turned a deaf ear.

Go back?

The place he wanted to go back to wasn't some dilapidated shack by the coast!

"Then,"

The nine-year-old boy stared intently at Roa and asked, "What's the price?"

Huh?

For this question, there was only one answer.

Roa said meaningfully, "All of this."

Doflamingo stiffened slightly, then gritted his teeth fiercely, "I don't care!!"

What a shame, Doffy.

At this moment, you should have replied with 'Donquixote will never be a slave.'

Roa sighed inwardly, but said aloud, "Wait a few minutes, what you desire is on its way."

Bullet understood what Roa meant, and he glanced at Doflamingo again.

Just like himself back then, was Lord Roa going to give this brat that Devil Fruit?

Although he still couldn't see any value in this brat, since it was Lord Roa's judgment, then it was fine.

Doflamingo stopped meeting Roa's gaze, lowered his head, clenched his fists, his chest heaving violently, clearly agitated.

Behind him, his younger brother Rosinante, tears blurring his vision, took one last look at his brother before turning and running.

Something's wrong with Brother! He was going to find Dad.

Dad definitely has a way!

Doflamingo felt a bit uneasy at this moment.

A stranger he'd never seen before, saying he would give him power.

The possibility of him being a liar was too high.

But, at this point, could things get any worse?

Having already fallen into hell, could he fall any lower?

His unease lasted for a few minutes. On the rooftop on one side of the street, a dark figure sprang forward and landed lightly.

The man, like a wild beast, knelt respectfully before Roa and presented the small box in his hand.

"Good work, Vice Admiral Jensen."

Roa took the box. "When it comes to delivering things, Geppo and Soru are still the best."

Controlling Ghouls could, of course, be done remotely.

But the premise was that Roa had sufficient understanding of the Ghoul's environment; otherwise, even with control, the Ghoul would just be a headless fly.

It worked best with extremely long-range Observation Haki, though Roa's newly learned Observation Haki was nowhere near that level yet.

"If you've made up your mind,"

Roa handed the box in his hand to Doflamingo, "then eat it."

Without any hesitation, Doflamingo snatched the box, opened it, and a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his tense face when he saw the Devil Fruit inside.

It was a Devil Fruit!

Having been a Celestial Dragon before the age of eight, he naturally knew of these magical fruits!

They were indeed the embodiment of power!

The price was everything he had?

Picking up the fruit in one gulp, Doflamingo devoured the entire fruit.

On one hand, he was truly hungry, and on the other, he was indeed impatient.

Soon, mere seconds after the fruit was swallowed, while he was still grimacing at its taste.

"Fufufufu, power! This is power!!"

Doflamingo suddenly burst into wild laughter.

Purple fluid spread down his hands, and the power of the Paramecia Combination Fruit began to awaken.

This kid, like Bullet, was the type who adapted easily to Devil Fruits.

However, what even Roa didn't anticipate was.

"Fufufufu!"

Doflamingo's laughter grew more and more unhinged. It's coming! The moment I've dreamed of! Finally, I've finally waited for this day!!

Hum!!

An invisible aura surged out from him.

"Oh?"

Roa pushed up the mirrored sunglasses on his nose. "There's such a thing?"

He awakened at this time?

That's right, at a critical moment of changing fate, under extreme emotional excitement, his hidden aura was released.

And Bullet, behind Roa, his face had already changed drastically.

What a joke!

This guy has it too?