Doffy, What Did I Do Wrong?
North Blue, port city of Spiders Cafe, port.
As the port that this port city is proud of, this deep-water port can handle a huge amount of cargo every day. Every day, a large number of cargo ships dock here, bringing in and taking away large quantities of goods.
But today, the port is unusually quiet; the bustling activity of the past has completely vanished.
A group of men in black suits blocked the port, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.
Logically speaking, this behavior is suicidal. The port's logistics are related to countless interest groups, and daring to so openly blockade the port will undoubtedly attract the siege of the entire city, and even the entire island.
However, everyone in Spiders Cafe remained quiet.
This is because the entity that is blockading the port at this moment is not some simple character, but undoubtedly the hegemon of this city, and even this country.
The Donquixote Family.
They have been here for some time now, and in this small, non-governmental Affiliated Nation, no one dares to disobey their orders.
Everyone knows that the man named Donquixote Doflamingo is the true master of this city.
Meanwhile, at the port docks...
The city's master, Doflamingo, wore a flamboyant red suit, paired with a red feather cloak and black sunglasses, looking quite imposingly handsome.
Several men were standing next to him.
One is Umit.
One was Trebol, a family executive, a sticky man who looked like he had snot turned into a spirit.
The other, Pica, was also a high-ranking officer. He was incredibly tall, standing silently behind Doflamingo like a giant sculpted from rock.
The last man wore the same feather cloak as Doflamingo, but in black, and his face was covered in exaggerated makeup, making him look like a clown.
Behind them were ordinary family officials and a few kids.
"The young master is actually coming to greet us personally!"
A chubby little boy with round cheeks chuckled in surprise and whispered, "I wonder who this important person is who's coming this time?"
Beside him was a little girl, probably not even ten years old, who looked at the other boy with great curiosity. "Luo, what do you think?"
The boy called Luo was a little older than the girl, but a little younger than the round-faced boy, around ten years old.
He wore a spotted fur hat, had heavy dark circles under his eyes, was expressionless, dressed in tattered clothes, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The boy didn't answer, but just glared fiercely at the girl.
The little girl was instantly terrified, her eyes welling up with tears. She turned her head away in fear, saying, "How scary!"
Seeing this, the round-faced boy couldn't help but retort, "If you're scared, then don't provoke him."
"Quiet, you little devils, they're coming!"
In front of the three men, a gentleman in a suit and tie, with a cigarette in his mouth and a silk scarf around his neck, whispered a reprimand.
"Yes, Brother Senor!"
The round-faced boy responded immediately, and the two fell silent at the same time.
However, all three of them curiously craned their necks to look into the distance.
They saw a ship, a huge ocean liner sailing from the sea.
"Fufufufu! It's finally here!"
Doflamingo couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"Doflamingo, don't be too arrogant in front of Ian,"
Having dealt with Ian before, Umit couldn't help but reiterate his warning to his friend, "He may be young, but he's not someone to be easily fooled."
"Of course I know."
Doflamingo said casually.
Just kidding, he's counting on the Beasts Pirates to take his career to the next level.
Why would they offend the heir to the Beasts Pirates?
"It's finally here!"
The sticky man, Trebol let out a long sigh of relief, "Ian of the Scorched Sky! He's the most famous person in the world right now."
Unbeknownst to anyone, the man in the black feathered cloak yawned, but his hands, which had been tucked into his pockets, were now clenched tightly.
Doflamingo alone is troublesome enough, but now he's even connected with the Beasts Pirates!
If the Donquixote Family and the Beasts Pirates were to truly cooperate, who in the North Blue could stop them?
I'm afraid my older brother will become even more reckless.
Mr. Sengoku, what should we do next?
In any case, the large ship was getting closer and closer, and finally, it slowly docked in the harbor, with the stairs being lowered from the deck.
"Oh! Have we finally arrived?"
The first to jump up the stairs was a white-haired girl.
Her long, beautiful hair was tied into a high ponytail, she wore super short overalls with a white T-shirt underneath, and a pair of yellow sunglasses perched on her nose, making her look youthful and energetic.
"Hey! Hello everyone!"
The girl waved to the crowd below with a grin, revealing a naive innocence.
Of course, no one here dared to underestimate her.
Kaido's daughter.
The man with clown makeup, Donquixote Rosinante, Doflamingo's dearest brother, whispered to himself.
Although she wasn't wanted, that doesn't mean she was weak. In fact, during the war between the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, she defeated several pirate captains under Whitebeard's command.
The intelligence was absolutely right; she really was inseparable from Ian of the Scorched Sky.
Rosinante's gaze suddenly sharpened.
A black-haired boy appeared from the stairs, took the girl's hand, and walked down the stairs side by side with her.
He was quite handsome, even somewhat slender, but his face didn't show much maturity beyond his years; he was just a handsome young man.
However, he is by no means just a teenager.
Ian of the Scorched Sky!
The de facto second-in-command of the Beasts Pirates.
Kaido of the Beasts's disciple, the King of Wano Country, and the manager of all the businesses of the Beasts Pirates.
Of course, more importantly, he's a monster with a bounty of 800 million at the age of thirteen!
Even after the war between the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates ended, his bounty should have increased again, but the Marine Headquarters felt that his initial bounty was already outrageous enough, so they didn't raise it.
They were just one or two steps away from standing at the top of the world!
"Ian of the Scorched Sky!"
The chubby, round-faced boy, Buffalo, couldn't help but exclaim, "A high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates! This is a genuine big shot!"
Ian of the Scorched Sky.
Beside him, Trafalgar Law, the boy in the spotted hat, also stared blankly at Ian.
The Beasts Pirates are more qualified than the Donquixote Family to represent the pirate groups that undermine this concept.
If it were them, they'd probably destroy even more things, right?
"Welcome, Ian!"
As Rosinante pondered, Doflamingo had already gone to greet them, laughing heartily as he welcomed Ian and the others.
"Donquixote Doflamingo,"
Ian greeted the man before him meaningfully, "I've heard Daimyo about you."
I've long admired your Daimyo, haven't I? The title of "King of Newspaper Reading" was Daimyo in his previous life as well.
Doflamingo, of course, did not know that Ian was a time traveler; he simply assumed that Ian was being polite.
So he just chuckled softly, "Really? That's quite an honor."
"Long time no see, Mr. Ian!"
Umit also came up to greet them, saying, "I was really worried when I heard you guys were going to fight the Whitebeard Pirates."
"Thank you for your concern,"
Ian smiled.
While they were exchanging pleasantries, Jack and the others had already started walking down the stairs.
Drake followed behind Jack.
After a few days, he had almost gotten used to being around these guys.
Since Ian wasn't going to kill him, he didn't care. He ate and drank as usual, and even grew a few centimeters taller in those few days.
However, he was still somewhat shocked.
Donquixote Doflamingo!
He knew this man!
The pirate with the highest bounty in the North Blue has a bounty exceeding one hundred million! It's hard to imagine that such an amount could appear in the Four Blues.
Of course, this is far inferior to Ian's achievements.
What do they want to talk about?
"Fufufufu! Let's stop with the pleasantries."
Doflamingo chuckled and said, "Next, I've prepared a banquet to welcome Ian and the rest of you."
The man paused. "That's what I was going to say, but I think Ian, you probably feel the same way I do—you want to get down to business first."
"They probably also want to confirm whether their long journey was worthwhile."
"Let's talk as we walk."
Ian chuckled softly.
"Fufufufu, of course, I've prepared a carriage outside the port."
"Then lead the way."
So, Ian and his party left the port, led by the Donquixote Family.
Outside the port, carriages were already waiting.
Ian, along with Yamato, followed Doflamingo into the largest and most luxurious carriage in the center.
Yamato, and he threw himself on it forcefully, feeling himself bounce up and fall back down.
"Be quiet."
Ian put his arm around the girl's shoulder to stop her from acting up, then looked at Doflamingo and said, "Alright, Doflamingo, we can begin."
"Fufufufu, of course,"
Doflamingo plopped down on the soft cushion, leaning back and stretching out his long legs, which hadn't yet turned bowlegs. "Let me think, where should I begin?"
"First of all, now that you're here, that means, Ian, you've at least confirmed my identity, right?"
Ian shrugged. "I checked with Morgans."
"Fufufufu, that guy's information network is really good."
Doflamingo chuckled. "Then let's start with the most basic structure of the Celestial Dragons."
Of the twenty King who created the World Government, only nineteen actually led their families to Mary Geoise. The Nefertari Family of Alabasta chose to remain in their own country.
Ian remained unmoved.
I even know that the Nefertari Family should be called the Nefitt family.
"These nineteen families gathered in Mary Geoise have multiplied for eight hundred years, together forming the Celestial Dragons of today. By now, their total population must be approaching one hundred thousand."
Nineteen families, after eight hundred years of reproduction, still have fewer than 100,000 people?
The Celestial Dragons seem to know a lot about family planning. If I remember correctly, the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty had a population of several hundred thousand over two or three hundred years.
"With more people, power arises. Within the Celestial Dragons, there are also distinctions of rank. The Gorosei are undoubtedly at the pinnacle of the Celestial Dragons and also wield the highest power in the world. Below them is the Knights of God."
Finally, something interesting has appeared.
Ian said, "Tell me about this Knights of God."
"The Knights of God are an organization that manages and even judges the Celestial Dragons."
Doflamingo also became somewhat serious, "They even have the power to execute Celestial Dragons, and even the Celestial Dragons fear them. And, more importantly,"
"They are the strongest military group directly composed of Celestial Dragons."
"Oh?"
"Among the Celestial Dragons, there are certainly many elite talents. In fact, given their access to the world's resources, the number of powerful individuals among them is far greater than outsiders imagine!"
Doflamingo said, "The entire Knights of God probably possess strength that is in no way inferior to the Beasts Pirates."
"Oh."
Ian raised an eyebrow.
Is a mere Knights of God not considered part of the Gorosei?
Including the Gorosei and CP0, the power directly controlled by the Celestial Dragons might even surpass that of the Marine Headquarters.
Next, Doflamingo gave Ian a detailed introduction to the Knights of God, their organizational structure, and some important figures.
Of course, the version might be a bit outdated, after all, this guy hasn't been back to Mary Geoise for a long time.
After the Knights of God, he began to introduce the nineteen families of the Celestial Dragons.
There is also a hierarchy among the Celestial Dragons. The Celestial Dragons are lazy, idle, and averse to work are revered as gods by outsiders, but they have no status within the Celestial Dragons and are just parasites.
The Celestial Dragons, who truly lead the nineteen families, are often elites, and almost every family is involved in some aspect of the World Government.
These were indeed inside stories that Ivan had never heard before.
"Finally, there are the Gorosei!"
Doflamingo's tone became more serious, "I don't know much about the Gorosei either, I only know one thing,"
He looked at Ian. "The Gorosei haven't been replaced in a long time."
"Yeah?"
Ian wasn't surprised at all, after all, Saturn already looked old and frail during the God Valley Incident. "Are they immortal?"
"I don't know."
Doflamingo shrugged. "Perhaps he used some methods."
"Some means?"
Ian's lips curled into a smile. "And then?"
That's all.
Doflamingo said, "That should be enough, right?"
These closely guarded secrets about the Celestial Dragons are unknown even to high-ranking officials in the Navy or the government.
"Enough?"
Ian crossed his legs, leaned back in the soft chair, and sighed softly, "Doflamingo, Doflamingo, what did I do wrong to make you so disrespectful to me?"