Doflamingo's Congratulatory Gift: Paramecia Gold-Gold Fruit!

May of 1504 in the Marine Era.

Admiral Bann Ortolan of the Marine Headquarters arrived at his loyal G-5 Marine Base.

It was obvious that he had arrived at G-5 before him, because the naval port that greeted him, the flying Momonga and the one who arrived ahead of him, were both wearing Marines Justice Cloak and wearing Vice Admiral epaulets!

"Welcome, Admiral, welcome to our G-5 Marines command post." The Momonga seemed to be in a good mood, and as soon as Ortolan disembarked, he came up to him with a joke.

"If anyone should be saying that, it's me. I'm the current commander of G-5," Yixiao said with a smile, shaking his cloak.

"Hahaha, I'm relieved to see you're all in good spirits. We're all on the same side, so we should all strive to improve together." Ortolan laughed heartily.

Since the Momonga is now serving as the assistant to Admiral Ortolan, after chatting for a while, Ortolan asked, "How's the matter I entrusted to you going?"

"Everyone has been notified. Doflamingo even sent a message yesterday saying he'll be arriving soon," the Momonga replied.

Before returning to the New World, Ortolan had instructed the Momonga to notify all the partners and gather everyone for a small meeting.

"Where has the location been arranged?" Ortolan asked.

"Before you came, didn't you say you wanted Master Tom others to take care of that mobile miniature island, preparing it as your base in the New World? That thing is secluded enough, and it's all set up now, Tokikake I arranged for you to go there. You're currently on that 'ship,' going to pick up Doflamingo and Moria first, then meet up with Mr. Katakuri on the way, and finally come here to meet up with the rest of the group," Momonga said with a smile.

"Good, you've done a good job as Admiral's assistant." Ortolan patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"What are your arrangements over there?" the Momonga asked again.

"Dragon is supposed to be coming, as is Fisher Tiger, the gangster boss from Fish-Man Island. I've invited him too; I have something to discuss with him, and he'll be coming as well. Spandine almost here. Queen Stussy can't come; there's not enough time. She's been summoned by Mary Geoise to handle something there," Ortolan said.

"Why didn't Gion come with you?" Ichisho asked, somewhat puzzled, seeing that Gion was not well.

"Gion is going to be promoted to Admiral Candidate in a couple of days, so she'll stay at headquarters for now and wait for arrangements. She'll come back after she's finished with these promotion matters," Ortolan replied.

As they chatted, they headed toward the base. Ortolan then used Den Den Mushi to summon Tesoro, saying he had something to discuss with him.

Believe it or not, although the current commander of G-5 is Issho, and after he was promoted to Vice Admiral, headquarters even gave him a special code name, exactly the same as in the original story, called 'Fujitora'.

After Ortolan arrived, there were still many things to deal with. The first was to carry out the handover and formally transfer the power of G-5 to Ikko. Then he discussed with Momonga whether he was interested in becoming a base commander or something.

The Momonga is quite interested in this matter. In the original story, he served as the commander of G-1 base for a long time, which shows that he is quite excellent in this area.

However, at present, Momonga has absolutely no intention of going to G-1. That place has a strong symbolic and political significance and is basically unrelated to the front line. Even Ortolan doesn't want to put his base in G-1 because it's meaningless and has too many restrictions. It's also too close to the Red Line and Marine Headquarters. Even though he's the governor of Ortolan, if the commander-in-chief at Marine Headquarters has something to do and needs to be airdropped, there's nothing that can be done.

"What about G-12? That place is pretty good, isn't it?" Ortolan asked.

"G-12 is still there, but the current commander of G-12 is Vice Admiral Vito. He's Hawk Faction and a follower of Admiral Sakazuki. Is it appropriate for us to transfer him away right away?" the Momonga asked.

"It's no big deal. Sakazuki and I are very close. Back when we were at Admiral, I unequivocally supported him becoming a general. Now that I'm the governor of the New World, it's my right to do so. But let's not be so rigid. Here's what I'll do: I'll talk to Sakazuki later and have him transfer the person himself. Once Vito leaves, I'll demote you and make you the base commander at G-12." Ortolan said without hesitation.

We should give Sakazuki this much face; there's no problem.

While Ortolan was discussing these matters with the Momonga, Tesoro knocked on the door and came in. Upon seeing Ortolan, he said with some delight, "Lord Ortolan!"

"Tesoro, come here. This time when I went back to the frontier, I received some advice from the Fleet Admiral of the Warring Sengoku period. I have a new plan to form Joint Coast Guard. I need you to estimate whether our funds are sufficient and whether we can get started..." Ortolan beckoned.

Meanwhile, in the New World - Totto Land - Totto Land Oceans.

Cake Island.

Katakuri stood somewhat helplessly in a hall of the Whole Cake Chateau, looking at his mother's reluctant expression not far away.

"Grandma really doesn't want to part with you, Ace. When you get back, if your old man treats you badly, just tell Grandma. Anyway, you have Grandma's contact signal. I'll have your Uncle Katakuri pick you up sometime. We won't stay there anymore. Totto Land is so much fun, isn't it?" Charlotte Linlin's huge body squatted on the ground, reluctantly rubbing Ace's little face.

Ace, also reluctant to part with Charlotte Linlin, looked pitiful and said, "I don't want to leave either. There are so many uncles, aunts, and other relatives here who want to play with me. But I haven't seen my mom in so long. She Den Den Mushi me the other day saying she missed me..."

For about half a year after Ortolan left and returned, Ace stayed at Charlotte Linlin's place, and became familiar with everyone in the Big Mom Pirates.

Charlotte Linlin's personality hasn't broken down, and Katakuri values family very much, so the entire Big Mom Pirates follow suit, resulting in a relatively harmonious atmosphere.

Ace is a rare and handsome boy, and being the son of the Ortolan, he is doted on by the head of the family, Charlotte Linlin. Which of the many elders would dare to bully him? They all treat him like a treasure, afraid of dropping him if they hold him in their hands, afraid of him melting if they keep him in their mouths.

In short, Ace has been the true 'Crown Prince' of the Big Mom Pirates for the past six months.

To describe Ace's feelings about this place in one sentence, it would be: 'Everyone here loves him and speaks so kindly. He loves it here.'

Yamato and his friend Yamato lived here together, but last week, Kaido couldn't stand leaving his child in Charlotte Linlin's hands anymore, so he came to pick Yamato up himself.

After a reluctant farewell with Ace, Charlotte Linlin finally composed herself and looked at Katakuri: "Please be careful on the road, and whatever you do, make sure nothing happens to Ace..."

Katakuri thought to himself, "I started from Cake Island, crossed the border of our Totto Land, and went straight into G-5 territory. Once I got there, it was like home. Someone even came to pick me up. What danger could there be?"

You've never been so caring and reminding me of things before when I went out!

"I understand, Mom," Katakuri said, sounding slightly exasperated.

Charlotte Linlin knew she was being a bit too dramatic, so she cleared her throat and said, "That brat is Admiral now. He's calling a meeting as soon as he gets back to the New World. He's probably planning something big. You should keep an eye on him."

"Yes, Mom." Katakuri nodded seriously.

Not long after, Katakuri, with Ace perched on his shoulder, left the Whole Cake Chateau.

Meanwhile, aboard the Flamingo, Doflamingo, somewhat puzzled, picked up Den Den Mushi and asked in surprise, "Disappeared again?"

"Yes, young master Corazon has taken that brat Law somewhere again..." Trebol's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

Doflamingo quickly calmed himself down and said, "Don't worry about them. This isn't the first time. Corazon probably took him somewhere to find a doctor again..."

I don't know when it started, but Rosinante became close to Trafalgar Law, and then Doflamingo noticed that Rosinante, who didn't like his younger brother who was always so quiet, has become very active and often takes Law and disappears.

At first, Doflamingo was a little worried, but now he's gotten used to it.

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Doflamingo put down the Devil Fruit he was playing with and smiled, "Fufufu, I suppose that guy Ortolan will like this congratulatory gift for his promotion to Admiral?"

That's right, there on the table right now is the Paramecia Gold- Gold-Gold Fruit Ortolan has repeatedly emphasized his desire to obtain!