Doflamingo: Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Flamingo Rear Admiral of Headquarters, Salutes You!

In Marine Headquarters Sakazuki's office at Marineford, Admiral Headquarters.

At this moment, Sakazuki was standing by the window, smoking a cigar, looking at the scenery outside, taking a moment to relax amidst his busy work.

However, just as Sakazuki lit the cigar, he saw a ship that looked completely out of place with the surrounding warships slowly mooring in Marineford Harbor!

"Shichibukai?" Sakazuki frowned, his expression somewhat displeased.

He naturally recognized the ship at a glance; after all, on this vast ocean, only the ship of Doflamingo Heavenly Yaksha Donquixote like Doflamingo.

"What is that damned pirate doing at our Marine Headquarters?!" Sakazuki said, sounding somewhat annoyed.

Then he saw several figures disembark from the ship, one of whom was his colleague, Admiral Bann Ortolan.

Sakazuki knew about the relationship between Ortolan and Doflamingo, and many people on the high seas knew it too. He wouldn't cause trouble for Ortolan for no reason; there was no need. However, the fact that Ortolan had brought him to the heart of Sakazuki's Justice Headquarters made Sakazuki feel somewhat uncomfortable.

He observed in silence for a while, and then noticed that Rosinante was among the group of people.

As a member of the high-level circle, Sakazuki naturally knows Rosinante's identity very well, and it seems that he guessed that Doflamingo might have dug out Rosinante, this spy.

"Are you here to seek justice from headquarters?" Sakazuki sneered, and after watching the group walk away from the Fortress of Justice, he turned and left the room.

He would never allow such an evil pirate as Doflamingo to dare to act recklessly in Marineford!

Want an explanation? Doesn't he even deserve one?!

Although Doflamingo is Shichibukai, this was his first time visiting a place like Marine Headquarters. He followed Ortolan into the Fortress of Justice, feeling a sense of wonder.

However, Doflamingo wasn't naive, so he naturally wouldn't act like a country bumpkin. Without any hesitation, he quietly followed Ortolan and entered the elevator with Rosinante and the others.

Soon, the elevator arrived at the Fleet Admiral's Office. As soon as the door opened, Ortolan saw Sakazuki standing in the corridor with a gloomy face, as if he was waiting for them.

"Sakazuki, why do you look so pale? Who upset you?" Ortolan greeted him with a smile.

Although Sakazuki was somewhat annoyed by Doflamingo's arrival, he didn't show any displeasure towards Ortolan. He forced a smile and said, "I happened to see you in the office, so I was a little puzzled. What is a pirate like him doing here?"

After saying this, Sakazuki gave Doflamingo a cold look, and before Ortolan could speak, he said in a deep voice, "Don't think that just because you're Shichibukai you can act all high and mighty here, Doflamingo!"

Doflamingo paused for a moment, slightly embarrassed, and scratched the back of his head. Then he saw Sakazuki adjust his expression and soften his tone as he looked at Rosinante and said, "Don't worry about anything, Rosinante. It's just that the mission failed. With us here, Doflamingo won't dare to do anything to you."

Sakazuki didn't have much contact with Rosinante, but he actually admired Rosinante quite a bit. Perhaps Sakazuki lacked strength, or had many shortcomings, but he possessed a sense of justice and kindness beyond that of ordinary people, and was also brave enough to face darkness. As the son of Sengoku Fleet Admiral Sengoku, he never sought privileges, and even now, he was only a Marine Lieutenant Colonel. Moreover, he volunteered to go undercover on the front lines, which made Sakazuki think he was a very outstanding naval Marines!

Therefore, Sakazuki chose this moment to strongly support Rosinante.

In conclusion, after Sakazuki finished speaking, Rosinante looked ashamed, as if he couldn't bear to face anyone.

This puzzled Sakazuki. What was going on?

Looking at Doflamingo again, he had a hesitant expression, and his eyes revealed a hint of grievance.

What the hell are you complaining about?!

Nausea!

Just as Sakazuki was somewhat puzzled, Fleet Admiral Sengoku opened his office door, glanced into the corridor, and said with a serious expression, "What are you doing here? Come in, all of you!"

Ortolan patted Sakazuki on the shoulder and said, "Why did you have to come and join in this mess? Don't be too surprised when you find out things you shouldn't know..."

Sakazuki and Ortolan turned and walked towards the office together, then asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"

"Ahem... Anyway, it's not what you think. Let's talk about it when we go inside." —Ortolan

And so, completely bewildered, Sakazuki followed Ortolan and the others into the office of the Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Once inside, Ortolan and Sakazuki were quite casual, sitting directly on the sofa, while Doflamingo and Rosinante went to Fleet Admiral Sengoku's desk.

Sakazuki had barely sat down, not even properly settled, when Doflamingo snapped to attention with a crisp, clean movement, and gave Fleet Admiral Sengoku a perfectly standard Marines salute.

Before Sakazuki could even register his surprise, Doflamingo greeted him with a booming voice, "Rear Admiral Donquixote Doflamingo of the Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral salutes you, Fleet Admiral!"

With that shout, Sakazuki almost slipped off the sofa and fell to the floor. He grabbed Ortolan's arm, looking at Doflamingo with a face full of astonishment, and then at Ortolan.

What the hell is this?!

As Ortolan helped Sakazuki up, he nodded and said, "It's just as you think, Doflamingo is actually one of us."

"I never thought of that!" Sakazuki retorted in a deep voice. After sitting down on the sofa, his face twitched uncontrollably, and for a moment he didn't even know what kind of expression he should make.

At this moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku put on a friendly smile and nodded to Doflamingo, saying, "Thank you for your hard work all this time, Rear Admiral Doflamingo."

On his way here, Doflamingo had also consulted with Ortolan about the Marines's tactics.

He responded smoothly and firmly, "For justice!"

Sakazuki, sitting on the sofa behind him, was completely frozen in place; he felt like he was dreaming!

What makes him Rear Admiral Doflamingo?

As Marine Admiral, I'm practically a high-ranking officer in the Marines, right? How come I know absolutely nothing about this?

Ortolan then whispered, "A long time ago, Doflamingo secretly infiltrated our Marines. He was part of the Intelligence Department and carried out long-term missions of infiltrating pirate camps and the underworld... Back then you were still Rear Admiral, so it's normal that you didn't know these things. Later on, I don't think you would have bothered to look up any undercover files."

Sakazuki opened his mouth, but still didn't speak, because he didn't know what to say!

After a moment, Sakazuki seemed to sense the awkward atmosphere, so he stood up, cleared his throat slightly, and said, "Well, I suddenly remembered I have some urgent business to attend to. You guys go ahead and do your work..."

Upon hearing this, Ortolan almost burst out laughing. Fleet Admiral Sengoku nodded at Sakazuki with a meaningful look and said, "Since you have other things to do, then go ahead and get busy."

Sakazuki breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the Fleet Admiral's Office.

Once outside, Sakazuki scratched his head, looking somewhat bewildered, and muttered to himself, "What the hell is going on?"

Doflamingo, such a Great Pirate, is actually Rear Admiral in the Intelligence Department? Is there no justice left? Is there no law left?

After Sakazuki finished speaking, Fleet Admiral Sengoku turned to Rosinante, his expression filled with grief, and said, "You have disappointed me greatly, Rosinante!!!"

As Ortolan watched from the sofa as the Sengoku Fleet Admiral praised Doflamingo and berated Rosinante, he felt an indescribable absurdity, even a desire to laugh.

And Doflamingo only added fuel to the fire. While Sengoku was scolding Rosinante, he pretended to be serious and said, "Fleet Admiral, please calm down. Rosinante is still young and it's inevitable that he will make a mistake. But his nature is kind and righteous. He did this to save two young lives!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku angrily said, "I know he's your brother. Don't always speak well of him. He's caused such a huge mess this time, I don't know how to explain it to Mary Geoise!"

At this moment, Ortolan almost couldn't contain his emotions, gripping the sofa armrest tightly and trying hard not to actually laugh.

He now knew that Sengoku was putting on an act, and that Doflamingo was truly a clever and shrewd man who could see through Sengoku's act right away!

What else could they do? Did they really want to enrage the Fleet Admiral of the Sengoku so much that he had no way to back down and had to forcibly execute Rosinante?

Seeing that Sengoku looked like he was about to devour Rosinante, Doflamingo patiently advised him from the side. Ortolan tried his best to calm himself down and finally adjusted his state.

He then spoke up at the opportune moment, "Fleet Admiral, now that things have come to this, we should face it properly. Just as Dover said, Rosinante was only made a wrong move by a single thought, and although it led to serious consequences, his starting point was good and righteous!"

When Fleet Admiral Sengoku saw that Ortolan had finally spoken, he snorted coldly and slammed his hand on the table, saying, "Stop trying to smooth things over. Now that this has happened, how am I supposed to explain this?"

Ortolan stood up and stepped forward, saying, "Let's think of a solution together... We can't really just shoot Rosinante, can we? You only have one... cough, I mean, one son, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku and Doflamingo both looked embarrassed. What did he mean by "should only have one son"?