"What? I'd be used as bait?" Monet's tone was somewhat dejected. If it were only herself, she would never have minded sacrificing herself for the Young Master. But if it meant dragging down the brother who had spent a full ten years searching for her, she would be unwilling a hundred, a thousand times over.
"Crimson Swordsman, you understand those scum quite well." Doflamingo laughed without reservation. "To erase the impact of this incident, those five old men certainly won't be stingy. They might even offer a higher price."
"But you're underestimating me too much!" Doflamingo laughed wildly. "I disdain doing something like selling out my family for profit."
Naturally, those words earned him another wave of tears.
"Brother..." Monet smiled happily as well. "See? The Young Master would never hurt me!"
Apophis's eyes were filled with amusement. Doflamingo did treat his family members well, but when it came to being open and honest with them, aside from Trebol and the other three, there was still some distance between him and everyone else.
"Did learning too many secrets make him afraid to reclaim his identity as a Celestial Dragon?" Apophis silently used Observation Haki to catch Doflamingo's thoughts, immediately understanding. "No wonder that before his 'death,' he said he would return there in the most dazzling manner."
Apophis did not expose him.
"Heh! I wasn't planning to believe you anyway."
"Brother..." Monet cried out anxiously again.
"Relax, I won't kill him." Apophis spoke calmly. "I merely intend to state a fact to him."
Doflamingo also breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of death, but he certainly did not want to die so inexplicably.
"Doflamingo, listen..." Apophis threatened him bluntly and decisively. "I don't care what identity you're playing at. If anything happens to Monet, the first thing