Law: The Young Master Must Be Someone Who Endured Humiliation, Carried Justice in the Darkness, and Moved Forward
The Op-Op Fruit seemed to have started rather anticlimactic; Ortolan came in haste and left in haste as well.
The Flamingo did not return to the New World, but instead sailed directly from the North Blue toward Mary Geoise, preparing to cross the Red Line and head to Marines Headquarters, Marineford.
On the Flamingo, Rosinante was imprisoned in a cabin, while Trafalgar Law and his sister Lami were not taken into custody.
At this moment, Ortolan was sitting in the cabin of the ship, with one hand on the wrist of his sister, Lami, and a barely perceptible electric current was flowing from his fingertips into Lami's body.
Trafalgar Roth watched this scene with a worried look on his face.
Ortolan's expression also became serious. He concentrated on controlling the subtle electric current within Lami's body. After a moment, the Lead-Platinum patches on the surface of Lami's arm changed slightly. The tiny Lead-Platinum metal, controlled by the electric current, was peeled off from her body and suspended in the air.
Seeing this, Trafalgar Law's expression brightened, and tears even welled up in his eyes.
However, Ortolan quickly raised his hand, ending the operation, and looked at Trafalgar Law, saying, "My abilities can only slightly remove the superficial Lead-Platinum from the surface of her body. There's no way to remove the Lead-Platinum that has seeped into her internal organs. If I were to forcibly remove it, it would only damage her internal organs and worsen her condition..."
Upon hearing this answer, Trafalgar Law's expression froze, and the joy in his eyes quickly vanished.
"So, it all depends on you. With the Op-Op Op-Op Fruit, there's no such concern. According to the doctor, your sister has at least two more years to live. If you want to save her, you'll need to master the Op-Op Fruit's abilities within those two years," Ortolan patted Trafalgar Law on the shoulder and said softly.
Ortolan had a good impression of Rosinante Law. The guy was brave and resourceful, and quite talented. If he could join the Marines and receive training from the Marines, he might become another pillar of the Marines in the future.
"Anyway, thank you very much, Bane," Trafalgar Rowe said, regaining his composure.
"No need to thank me, it was just a small favor." Ortolan shook his head.
Then, he glanced at the cabin window, his gaze lingering on the sea for a moment before turning to Trafalgar Law and asking, "You and Rosinante have a close relationship, don't you?"
"Yes, Mr. Corazon pulled me out of that dark abyss of hatred and taught me many lessons..." Trafalgar Law nodded without hesitation.
"You're a member of the Donquixote Family, so you should know about Flevance's current situation. Do you hold a grudge against Doflamingo?" Ortolan asked again.
This question silenced Trafalgar Law.
His expression was somewhat conflicted and hesitant, and he looked very complicated.
However, after a moment, he shook his head and said, "The reason why Flevance has become like this is not because of anything the young master did. Long before the young master was even born, Flevance had already been mining Lead-Platinum. The more I understand about Lead-Platinum disease, the clearer I am that it wouldn't have turned out like this without several years of accumulation. And the culprit behind all this is that back then, knowing that this matter was dangerous, he chose to hide it from the people of Flevance and the World Government for the sake of this huge benefit!"
After a brief pause, Trafalgar Law continued, "As for the Donquixote Family's continued development of Lead-Platinum, I don't really care anymore. As far as I know, those digging pits there are all criminals and pirates... When I had nothing, the young master still chose to take me in. He even helped me collect the remains of my family in Flevance, and he also searched for many ways to help my sister and me treat Lead-Platinum Disease. Although it didn't work in the end, I can't hold a grudge against the young master."
In fact, in the original story, Trafalgar Rosinante did not hold a grudge against Doflamingo before he was shot by Doflamingo. He referred to Doflamingo as "Young Master" several times.
Trafalgar Law was consumed by hatred after Rosinante was killed by Doflamingo, vowing to avenge his father, Corazon!
To reiterate, if Law hadn't met Rosinante, this ray of light, he might have remained immersed in the Underworld world Doflamingo had woven for him. But now that he has seen and possessed this light, for Doflamingo to try and take it back would be a fight to the death.
However, Doflamingo has not gone too far in this matter, and has even obtained the title of Marine Admiral. He has never wronged Trafalgar Law in any way.
How could Trafalgar Law possibly hold a grudge against Doflamingo?
No reason needed!
Just then, Doflamingo pushed open the cabin door and walked in. Clearly, he had just overheard Trafalgar Law's words.
Doflamingo then quipped, "I thought Corazon would be telling you all sorts of bad things about me..."
Trafalgar Law, being quite straightforward, immediately retorted, "Corazon did say quite a few bad things about you. He said you're an inherently evil person, devoid of any kindness, only bringing your darkness and misfortune to more people. He said you're a villain who wants to destroy and take revenge on the world..."
Doflamingo's face twitched, but upon hearing this, he seemed to fall silent as well.
He thought about it carefully and realized that Rosinante was right. He used to be like that. He hated the world. He should have been one of the noblest people in the world, but he had to endure so much humiliation and pain, like a stray dog scavenging for food in a garbage can.
He killed his own mother with his own hands, and under such pressure, he went to Mary Geoise hoping to return to that lofty realm, but was rejected.
This made him hate those so-called 'compatriots' immensely. Why? Why should I suffer in the mud while you can lord it over me in the heavens?
So Doflamingo wanted to take revenge on this damned world; he wanted everyone to experience their misfortune and suffering.
He thought he would continue like this forever.
But he himself didn't realize the change in himself at some point. It was as if he hadn't thought about making anyone feel pain and darkness for a very long time.
His life, his trajectory, took too many detours without him even realizing it.
Although he still hated the scum on Mary Geoise, he had long since lost the dark thoughts of wanting to destroy the world and take revenge on it.
He didn't know when this change began, but he vaguely felt that these effects might have been brought to him by Ortolan.
It was precisely because of his powerlessness, his powerlessness against those guys on Mary Geoise, that Doflamingo's hatred and resentment accumulated, leading him to become ruthless and thus unleash this pain upon those who were powerless to resist him.
Now, Doflamingo finally understands why he has changed. After following in Ortolan's footsteps, he sees hope!
They saw the hope and opportunity to turn Mary Geoise upside down and drown those high-and-mighty scum in the mud!
Therefore, he was willing to follow in Ortolan's footsteps and follow behind Ortolan!
Because of his close relationship with Ortolan, he was able to see that every step Ortolan took was on a higher ladder!
Therefore, he believed that one day, he would be able to join forces with Ortolan to wipe out those disgusting scumbags!
With hope in his heart, a clear direction in his mind, and preparations underway, Doflamingo now understood that after following Ortolan, he had long since felt 'powerless' towards the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise.
And that's why the darkness and hatred in his heart no longer accumulated so aimlessly, driving him mad!
Therefore, his original dark thoughts and despicable actions of seeking revenge and making everyone feel his pain have not surfaced for a long time.
He saw a chance to destroy Mary Geoise, so he poured all his energy into this affair, leaving no time to bully ordinary people. It was pointless and would only make him look childish and incompetent!
He wanted to channel this hatred and pain upwards!
As Doflamingo pondered these thoughts, Trafalgar Law continued, "But I didn't sense what Corazon was saying, and now the misunderstanding has been cleared up, hasn't it? In truth, Young Master is a righteous Marines. His past actions must have had untold reasons; perhaps he was carrying the burden of justice in the darkness? Although I still don't quite understand these things, I don't dislike Young Master; I still respect you..."
Doflamingo listened to these words and gave a somewhat affected snort, ignoring Trafalgar Law.
Ortolan watched this scene, raised his hand to touch his chin, shook his head, and chuckled to himself, finding it quite amusing.