Doflamingo Was Full of Himself! Yamato's Contempt

Crocodile flicked the dust off the cigar in his mouth, his expression remaining as cold as ever, even in the face of Doflamingo's beaming smile.

The way he looked at Doflamingo was no different from looking at a stone.

Crocodile was humiliated by Ian in Alabasta —perhaps it wasn't humiliation for Ian, but Crocodile found it completely unacceptable.

He simply couldn't accept that he had become someone who couldn't even withstand Ian's aura, someone he had never despised.

After realizing that what he had been searching for had been taken away by Ian, Crocodile left Alabasta without hesitation and returned to the New World.

He wants to reclaim the power he once possessed!

In the New World, Crocodile quickly settled in and formed an assassin organization.

Crocodile and his assassins select assassins from among the pirates of the New World, then take on jobs in the Underworld. As long as someone can afford the price, Crocodile and his assassins will not hesitate to take the life of any target, no matter what it may be.

And so Crocodile lived a peaceful life, earning his fortune through hard work.

Until this time, he received an invitation from Doflamingo.

Doflamingo said he wanted to discuss a big business deal with him.

"Fufufufu, you're so impatient!"

Doflamingo sat leisurely on the sofa, his hands resting on the back of the sofa.

Despite wearing a meticulously tailored King robe and being a renowned figure in the sea, he looked like a scoundrel at this moment.

"What do you think of the current situation in the New World, Crocodile?"

Sand Crocodile didn't bother to answer, just silently smoking, looking at Doflamingo as if he were a clown.

Doflamingo didn't seem to care and continued talking to himself.

"The four Pirate Emperors have already occupied most of the New World, and the remaining areas are mostly World Government territory."

"It seems that there is almost no place for us to stand in this sea area."

What exactly are you trying to say?

Crocodile said somewhat impatiently.

"It is foreseeable that, given the current situation in the New World, we probably have no chance of participating in the final battle."

Doflamingo's expression was somewhat gloomy.

That bastard Ian keeps calling him his good brother, but he never takes him seriously.

And he was completely helpless about it.

Ian's strength and influence are far beyond what he can even begin to comprehend.

The longer time went on, the more pressure Doflamingo felt.

He is still far inferior to Ian when he first met him three years ago.

Not to mention Ian, who now stands at the top of the world, known as the Pirate Emperor, and who even defeated Charlotte Linlin.

That guy is a true monster, and no matter how unwilling Doflamingo is to admit it, he can only accept the gap between them.

If he continues to work alone like this, he'll never be able to keep up with Ian's pace in his entire life.

Therefore, they can only stick together.

Fight the pirate brothers!

Crocodile's brow furrowed slightly.

"Let's cooperate, Crocodile."

Doflamingo said, "To compete with those monsters, we need more power!"

Since we can't compete on quality, we can only compete on quantity.

"Cooperate?"

Crocodile took another drag of his cigarette, but didn't answer directly.

"Fufufufu! No need to rush to answer, just enjoy the celebration today!"

Doflamingo stood up, laughing heartily.

Just then, the door to the reception room was pushed open, and an excited Trebol walked in.

"Doflamingo, the ceremony is about to begin!"

How could I not be excited?

Although they had forgotten exactly what they had done before, this country now finally belonged to the Donquixote Family!

"Fufufufu! Let's go then!"

Doflamingo's coronation ceremony was held in the main hall of the royal palace.

Elites from all walks of life in Dressrosa were invited to attend the ceremony.

Nobody felt anything was wrong.

Since this country doesn't have King, it's not unacceptable for a powerful, government-recognized Shichibukai to become the new King.

The Donquixote Family's officials gathered beneath the throne.

Everyone's face was beaming with joy.

From this day forward, their identities will no longer be limited to pirates, but will also be important figures in this country!

Crocodile huddled alone in a corner of the hall.

He was actually quite curious as to how Doflamingo had managed to do it.

Taking over a country is easy, but getting the World Government to recognize a pirate King is much harder.

Even if he is Shichibukai.

Doflamingo made his entrance amidst cheers from the crowd.

He was dressed in a magnificent suit and wore a red cloak studded with jewels.

He walked to the foot of the throne amidst the desperate jeers of the Donquixote Family members.

The priest, who had been waiting nearby, handed him the crown.

Doflamingo took the crown and put it on his head without a second thought.

In that instant, the cheers nearly lifted the entire palace off its feet.

"Starting today!"

Doflamingo, brimming with pride, declared to everyone in the palace, "I am the King of this country!"

The Den Den Mushi, which had been set up in advance, transmitted his voice through radio waves, and the Den Den Mushi installed throughout the city immediately spread his voice to every corner of the country.

And so, cheers began to spread throughout the country, and all the people were celebrating the birth of the new King.

Inside the royal palace.

Doflamingo could no longer contain his radiant smile.

This is the first step!

Next, he will gather more people and more strength until he launches an assault on that highest position!

He's the man who's going to become the Pirate King!

Crackling sound.

A bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere and suddenly coalesced within the ranks of the Donquixote Family.

It coalesced into the image of a man with very long earlobes.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Where did this guy come from?

Doflamingo's expression changed abruptly.

"You bastard!!"

He recognized the man with the golden Thunder Drum on his back and the indifferent look in his eyes.

I saw it at that auction before!

"Ian's subordinate!!"

The entire room fell silent.

Ian?

The residents of Dressrosa looked terrified.

There's no second Ian in the world; has the Pirate Emperor set his sights on this country?

The Donquixote Family's officers also looked grim.

Although they had all forgotten exactly what they did, there was one thing they were clear about.

Ian must never find out about this!

Crocodile narrowed his eyes.

Doflamingo and Ian are partners.

However, it now appears that this subordinate of Ian did not come to wish Doflamingo well.

Enel, completely unconcerned about the chaos he caused, glanced around the ranks of the Donquixote Family members.

Then he raised his right hand.

Snap!

A flash of lightning shot out like a bullet from a pistol.

In the next second, when everyone was caught off guard, the lightning struck the little girl's body directly through the crowd.

The little girl, who had been secretly eating grapes, suddenly trembled violently, then collapsed to the ground, exhaling black smoke.

The entire Donquixote Family was stunned.

"Sugar!!"

Until Doflamingo roared in fury.

Forgotten memories flooded back at this moment.

After realizing just how terrifying Sugar's abilities were, Doflamingo immediately devised a plan to seize the country.

Once King Riku returned to the country after the Reverie, he immediately took action.

One night not long ago, they attacked the royal palace and turned all members of the King Riku family into dolls.

It wasn't just the King Riku family; everyone they knew was turned into dolls.

In this way, all of Violet's relatives and acquaintances were turned into dolls, and she would no longer remember her connection with the country.

If Violet doesn't care, then Ian won't care either, and the Donquixote Family can easily seize the country.

But now, everything is over!

Doflamingo's face stiffened; he remembered everything.

This means that Sugar's abilities have failed.

Beneath the royal palace, in the dungeon.

"Drink!!"

Kyros kicked open the prison door and charged out, shouting, "Doflamingo!!"

Inside the palace.

Enel slowly withdrew his hand and nodded casually.

In that case, the task assigned to him can be considered completed.

Although I don't understand why he should be the one to deal with this brat, I can't refuse that bastard's order.

"What happened??"

The Dressrosa elites in the palace were utterly astonished.

"Did I forget about King Riku before?"

"What exactly happened?"

Chaos began to unfold, spreading not only to the palace but also throughout the country.

The sudden return of memories left everyone utterly astonished.

"What have you done! You bastard!!"

Doflamingo was enraged.

This is terrible, everything's out!

Wrong!

After calming down a bit, Doflamingo's face turned even paler.

This guy's after Sugar!

In other words, Ian knows about Sugar's abilities!

But how is that possible?

Even if he knew what Sugar's abilities were, he couldn't possibly know what happened in Dressrosa.

Why would he send someone here if he had absolutely no recollection of Violet having any connection to this country?

Doflamingo had too many questions in his mind.

But now, there's no time to answer any of these questions.

"Doflamingo!!"

Trebol stared at Doflamingo, his face pale.

Ian strictly forbade them from taking any action against Dressrosa.

But they still took action.

Now, Ian's men have come knocking on our door.

This is bad!

Doflamingo's face turned ashen.

What to do?

What should we do now?

Enel glanced at Doflamingo casually.

This guy is quite strong.

It's a pity I couldn't fight him.

Bump!

Just then, the palace gate was kicked open.

The white-haired girl strode in triumphantly, announcing, "Yamato arrived!"

Doflamingo suddenly gritted his teeth.

"Doflamingo! What the hell have you done?!"

But as soon as the white-haired girl spoke again, another girl rushed out from behind her, her beautiful eyes glaring at Doflamingo as she roared angrily.

Violet finally remembered.

Her forgotten parents, sister, brother-in-law, and niece.

Doflamingo didn't care about Violet at all; he only looked at Yamato, who was leading the Yamato.

His face had turned extremely pale, and his voice was strained.

Has Ian arrived?

Everyone knows that Yamato and Ian are inseparable.

Where Yamato appears, Ian is definitely there too.

"Ian sent me to take you all back!"

Yamato grinned, showing off his white teeth. "So hurry up and come over here so I can beat you up!"

Jinbe walked in, supporting himself against the door. He looked around and shouted, "Those who are not involved should leave immediately. This is not something you should be involved in."

The celebrities gathered in Dressrosa paused for a moment, then scattered without hesitation.

They still don't understand what's going on in this country.

However, one thing is certain now: Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is about to go to war with the subordinates of Ian, one of the Four Emperors!

This is indeed not a situation they can get involved in.

Run!

The palace quickly became empty.

Only the four people who had come all the way from Hachinosu Island and the Donquixote Family's executives remained.

Even Crocodile had disappeared from the palace at some point.

"You're here to take us back?"

Doflamingo looked at Yamato, then at the palace gate.

It seems no one else is coming.

"Fufufufu!"

Doflamingo couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Fine, so be it! At worst, we'll just have to abandon this country!"

After laughing, he suddenly lowered his head and stared intently at Yamato. "But, brat, you think you can take me down with just a few of you? Aren't you overestimating yourselves a bit too much!"

That bastard Ian, he's really looking down on people!

"The few of us?"

Yamato stepped forward, casually pulling out a spiked club from her back. She said in surprise, "Didn't I tell you? Ian sent me alone."

"I'm more than capable of dealing with you all by myself."

"Yamato! Teach these bastards a lesson!!"

Violet cheered for Yamato with immense anger.

She was genuinely angry.

Doflamingo's forehead veins bulged.

The Donquixote Family's officers were equally furious.

Ian isn't even here, what are you guys pretending for?

Violet is a good-for-nothing, and that Fish-Man, although he's the captain of the Sun Pirates, is also completely unknown.

The only ones who can truly be considered combat-ready are you brat and that lightning bastard!

Do these two really think they can defeat the Donquixote Family?

"Fufufufu!"

Doflamingo raised his right hand, his fingers twitching slightly. "There's really no other way. That little girl, let me teach you a lesson."

"The next lesson?"

The spiked club in Yamato's hand suddenly became crystalline. She tilted her head. "You?"

"Little girl,"

Doflamingo beckoned with his finger, and invisible threads silently began to creep towards Yamato's nape. "You don't actually think that a higher bounty means greater strength, do you?"

It seems there's no way to ease tensions with Ian now.

Let's fight then!

If we can capture this girl, perhaps we can make Ian hesitate to act rashly!

But--

Yamato and caught the falling thread. The girl said with a look of disdain, "You actually resorted to sneak attacks. You're really despicable."

Her Observation Haki is quite strong.

"Despicable? Fufufufu!"

Doflamingo burst into laughter, "As expected, Ian protected you too well. Are you talking about how despicable it is to pirates?"

"I'm not like you."

Yamato gripped his spiked club tightly. "Now I'm going to attack and smash your face in from the front."

"Yeah?"

Doflamingo chuckled softly, "Then let me see how you're going to attack head-on."

White mist surged from the spiked club in Yamato's hand.

"Divine Foot!"

In the next instant, Yamato transformed into a white Inazuma.

Doflamingo's pupils suddenly contracted.

How could it be so fast?

"Cobweb--"

The hastily released threads were frozen before they could even get close to Yamato, and then shattered by Yamato's headbutt.

"White Snake Drive!"

A gleaming iron rod came hurtling towards me.

Doflamingo didn't even have time to back away.

Bang!!

The iron rod slammed straight into Doflamingo's face, instantly denting his nose and shattering his facial bones.

Even if he immediately used Haki to defend himself, Doflamingo's head was frozen into an ice block in the next instant.

Then, Doflamingo turned into a cannonball and flew away.

It smashed the throne, crashed through the walls, and crashed through even more walls.

After a series of explosions, the palace was breached, and a dark figure flew into the sky.

Yamato, and amidst the incredulous stares of the Donquixote Family's executives, he curled his lip in disbelief.

"So weak! I've been waiting for nothing."

This is supposed to be teaching her how to get beaten?