Su Xiao and Donquixote Doflamingo stood by the window, watching Jack gradually disappear into the distance.
"If I were you, I wouldn't choose to cooperate with the Beasts Pirates long-term. How do you ensure that you receive your rightful share from those people?"
Su Xiao shook his head, indicating that he couldn't understand.
"Out of necessity."
Those four simple words from Doflamingo conveyed countless hardships.
It seemed that Doflamingo was being exploited by Kaido, but was that really the case? Of course not. Through cooperating with Kaido, Doflamingo had actually obtained a large amount of funding and access to various channels.
If one only looked at the artificial Devil Fruit trade, Doflamingo might not even recover his costs. However, by operating through Caesar, underground channels, and other means, Doflamingo could instead earn a large amount of money from Kaido.
More importantly, that bastard Doflamingo often used Kaido's reputation to do unsavory things. Since Kaido received so many benefits from Doflamingo, he could only turn a blind eye.
"I contacted the Sabaody Archipelago Auction. A famous blade will be sent to Dressrosa soon."
Doflamingo was cutting into his own flesh this time. The price of purchasing a famous blade in the short term was very high.
"Materials provided by you. One Great Grade Blade, five Apollos."
"Deal."
Clearly, Doflamingo was an excellent partner. He was accustomed to cooperating with all kinds of powers: the Four Emperors, the World Government, and even the other Shichibukai.
That night, Jack left Dressrosa. He hadn't left because the deal had fallen through. Rather, something had happened on Kaido's side. An unknown force had attacked territory under Kaido's command. Of the other two members of the Three Disasters, one was seriously injured, while the other was searching everywhere for that unknown force.
Just when everyone thought