Doflamingo: Admiral, Let Me Explain!

Doflamingo and Ortolan, along with their companions, passed through the port town of Minion Island, heading towards the town's outskirts.

"It really is quite far. Wouldn't it be better to just stay in town? Why go this far?" Ortolan complained as he walked.

Doflamingo chuckled and said, "Like Rat in the gutter, they always feel like someone is trying to harm them, so they like to hide in places where the light can't be seen... You'll get used to it. But I've been to that church before; it's not far ahead. You'll see it after you cross this intersection."

Ortolan was merely making a casual remark and didn't really care. Since he didn't pursue the topic further, he changed the subject, saying, "To be honest, I didn't really need to come along. I still trust you completely, but who can blame me for having some reservations, especially since Sengoku Fleet Admiral Sengoku still has some concerns? If this mission goes smoothly, he probably won't suspect you without reason in the future. By the way, I wasn't lying about what I told you last time. I've already created a secret Marines file for you and had Gion assign you to our Marines Intelligence Department..."

"Huh? The Intelligence Department? I thought it would be G-5, fufufu." Doflamingo said with a surprised laugh.

"G-5 isn't quite right. The file I created for you is from 1498 in the Marine Era. You secretly joined the Marines in Loguetown and accepted a long-term undercover mission, infiltrating the pirate camp and the Underworld to obtain valuable intelligence. I wasn't even in G-5 yet at that time. So, I arranged for you to join the Marines Intelligence Department in 1498, carrying out missions as a colonel. Then, in 1500, you were promoted to Commodore for your merits, and in 1502, you were promoted again to rear Rear Admiral. Remember this well, so that when you return to the Marines and someone asks you, you don't give the wrong answer..." Ortolan said with a smile, patting Doflamingo on the shoulder.

Before Doflamingo could speak, Ortolan continued, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku knows about this, but he didn't stop it, which means he approves of it. In a few years, once you've built up our Sea Police Force, and we have the confidence to say no in Mary Geoise, you'll be promoted to Vice Admiral Marines for your merits. I've already thought of a codename for you. I don't know what's going on in the Marines lately, but codenames usually have an animal in them. You'll be 'Doflamingo Vice Admiral,' what do you think?"

Doflamingo also found it interesting. After being involved in the underworld for so many years, he ended up becoming a Marine Admiral who had endured humiliation and hardship and remained steadfast in his undercover work for many years, all because he chose the right patron and the right boss. He found it fascinating to think about.

He laughed and said, "It's all up to the Admiral's arrangements. Just around the corner, you'll see the church..."

As they spoke, the group turned off the street and arrived at the edge of the town. Looking out, they saw a forest where the spring snow had just melted, an area of undeveloped land on the Minion Island.

Originally, this was the area where the church was located, but Doflamingo, who had just turned the corner, looked blankly at the ruins in the distance, seemingly bewildered.

No, what about the church?

My church is so big!

"Huh?" Ortolan was also taken aback for a moment, then teased, "Dover, did you lead us the wrong way?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Doflamingo's face twitched, then he seemed to have discovered something—there were corpses in the ruins!?

"Something's happened!" Doflamingo reacted quickly, and then a group of people rushed towards the church ruins.

Upon closer inspection, good heavens, the target of this exchange, Diaz Barrels, was lying lifeless in the ruins, riddled with bullets and covered in blood.

Doflamingo knelt down beside the man's corpse, touched his forehead, and frowned, saying, "The body is still warm. It was only recently killed. Damn it, who did this?!"

He was very agitated at the moment. This transaction was supposed to be kept relatively secret, and only members of the World Government and their Donquixote Family knew about it.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

Could it be that Barrels himself brought this upon himself?

Just as Doflamingo was thinking about these things, he glanced at Ortolan and then noticed that Ortolan's gaze was fixed on the gap in the ruins on the other side of the corpse.

Doflamingo was a little puzzled, so he got up and looked in that direction as well.

Then he saw Ortolan crouch down, rummage through the rubble for a bit, and pick up a Fire Pistol that had fallen into the ruins.

"Is this the murder weapon?" Doflamingo muttered casually at first, then froze.

Holy crap!

The gun was engraved with the Donquixote Family crest!

Ortolan also noticed the symbol, and then looked at Doflamingo with a somewhat strange gaze.

Doflamingo immediately understood what Ortolan was thinking when he saw that look!

"Admiral, let me explain!!!" Doflamingo cried out in anguish, "I absolutely did not secretly arrange for the rest of my family to steal the Op-Op Fruit behind the backs of the Marines!!!"

At this point, Doflamingo was almost going crazy. He even started referring to the Marines as "we" to show his stance!

Who the hell did this?!

Who is framing me?!

Looking at this crime scene, it's as if Doflamingo deliberately delayed Ortolan's arrival in the North Blue, dragging his feet. In reality, long before the two of them met, Doflamingo had already arranged for his trusted confidants to come to Minion Island in advance to conduct a 'transaction'.

After obtaining the Op -Op-Op Fruit, they immediately silenced Barrels and his gang. However, someone accidentally left behind the Donquixote Family's Fire Pistol before leaving, thus exposing the plot.

If it weren't for that gun, Doflamingo could have easily shifted the blame. Given his previous cooperative attitude, Ortolan might have believed he was unrelated to the incident and covered it up. If they investigated later... they might actually find something!

"Doflamingo, you..." Ortolan looked at Doflamingo with a troubled expression.

"A conspiracy, Admiral! This is absolutely a conspiracy! Someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between our Donquixote Family and the Marines! Someone is deliberately trying to drive a wedge between you and me!!!" Doflamingo said angrily.

After a slight pause, he continued, "But don't worry, this model of firearm produced by our Donquixote Family is only issued to officers. And I've already considered the possibility of something like this happening, so outsiders don't know that this model of firearm actually has a special hidden latch for identifying genuine ones. Just open the stock, and if there's no Doflamingo inside..."

As Doflamingo spoke, he took the pistol from Ortolan's hand, quickly disassembled the stock, and then stood there stunned.

Damn, there really is a Doflamingo pattern inside!

It's genuine!

Seeing Doflamingo's expression change so many times in such a short time, Ortolan almost burst out laughing.

"Who did this?! Who did it?!" Doflamingo roared angrily, then carefully examined the gun, finally finding a red heart on it.

That was the insignia of the Heart Pirates cadres.

Vergo!?

Doflamingo immediately thought of Vergo, but quickly dismissed the idea. Vergo was even building Sea Police Force in the New World, and his loyalty to him was beyond doubt. How could he suddenly come here?

After rejecting Vergo, Doflamingo's already unpleasant expression became even more gloomy!

Rosinante!!!

My own younger brother!!!

Doflamingo is not a fool; on the contrary, he is extremely intelligent. In an instant, he connected many things. Rosinante seems to have taken some kind of madness, as his relationship with Trafalgar Law is now very good. He often personally takes Trafalgar Law around to seek medical treatment and medicine, trying to cure Trafalgar Law and his sister's Lead-Platinum Disease!

At the same time, Doflamingo could always vaguely sense his younger brother's rejection and resistance towards him as his older brother, as well as the rejection and resistance towards the entire Donquixote Family.

Doflamingo hadn't paid much attention to it before, thinking these things didn't matter. He didn't expect Rosinante to amount to anything or help him in any way; he just wanted to live a peaceful life.

Now it seems that Rosinante must have overheard his Den Den Den Mushi conversation that day, learned about the deal, and then thought that the Op-Op Fruit could save Trafalgar Law's life, so he immediately brought Trafalgar Law and the others to Minion Island.

Finally, during their search of the island, they found Barrels before Doflamingo could, and then murdered and robbed him.

In order to cause trouble for the Donquixote Family and destroy Donquixote Family, he deliberately threw the Fire Pistol he was carrying, which could prove his status as a Donquixote Family member, next to the corpse.

In this way, the Marines and the World Government will naturally cause trouble for Doflamingo, and when Doflamingo is in trouble, he will definitely be able to find time to cause trouble for Rosinante!

"What a cruel heart you have... Corazon!" Doflamingo's eyes flashed with anger and resentment as he cursed viciously.