Sugar: I Really Was Picked Up from a Trash Can!
Amid the chaotic shrieks and shouts, Doflamingo keenly noticed another issue.
"Monet did mention her brother, but she was still young when she was rescued. She didn't even know her own age, much less her brother's."
"But that doesn't mean nothing can be inferred."
"Since Monet was captured aboard a slave ship, Apophis probably didn't have much strength to resist at the time. In other words, he definitely wasn't very old then."
"He couldn't have been older than fifteen!" Doflamingo put himself in Apophis's shoes. At fifteen, he had already been able to easily deal with a group of slave traders. Apophis, who was stronger than him, needed no further mention.
"A Revolutionary Army senior officer with a Bounty of One Billion, the Crimson Swordsman, was actually a newcomer under twenty-five. If word got out, hardly anyone would believe it." The wariness in Doflamingo's eyes deepened. "Fortunately, he should count as one of us now!"
Elsewhere.
Monet wiped away her tears, crying and laughing as she said, "Brother, I never thought I'd live to see you again."
"Yeah! It's been ten years!" The blood-red hue in Apophis's pupils faded slightly. "If not for me..."
"Brother, I don't blame you." Monet bit her lower lip, her expression complicated. "At first, I didn't think much of it, but now that I think about it, the rumors that you killed countless human traffickers and slave traders—and even stormed the Sabaody Archipelago some time ago—were all because you were looking for me, weren't they?"
Apophis nodded slightly.
"Boohoo! So touching!" Baby-5 cried with a pout. "Monet, you're so lucky to have a brother who loves you this much!"
Senor and the others wore equally complicated expressions. "Who would have thought that the Crimson Swordsman,