Doflamingo's words caused the surrounding maids to tremble involuntarily. After glancing at Doflamingo's bleeding appearance, they all looked at Gawain.
Gawain pursed his lips, meeting the gazes of the maids.
Even at a time like this, Doflamingo is trying to win people over. He deserves to die dozens of times for what he's done, but his attitude is just too upright.
Moreover, he's doing it in his own way!
As he thought about it, Gawain shook his head.
"Alright, Doflamingo, it was just to make you smile a little."
If you can't even do this, how can you be qualified to climb higher mountains?
Shut your mouth, let Dr. Kureha stitch you up properly.
Then..."
Gawain paused for a moment, then tapped the table and laughed.
"Then, with you in charge, help me warm up properly."
The plan remains unchanged; I still need to meet Mihawk tonight.
As for Borsalino and Sakazuki, well...
Surprisingly, the two of them became increasingly close.
Sakazuki's abilities are truly remarkable, given that he can get someone like Borsalino to take initiative.
Compared to Sakazuki, Kuzan is no less powerful, but he is indeed weaker in terms of age, seniority, and methods.
Enough about them, I'm going to go sit at the training ground now.
You should be prepared too.
After saying this, Gawain nodded to Doflamingo and then left the restaurant on his own.
Watching Gawain's departing figure, Hancock remained silent for a moment, then quickly picked up a large pile Gawain meat and fruit and chased after him.
After they both disappeared, Rayleigh gently tapped the table.
"Haha, you little devil."
I told you long ago, if you don't change your personality, you'll get a good lesson from the captain sooner or later.
So, now you know what that feels like, right?
"Snort!"
Resounding with Rayleigh's teasing and hindsight, Doflamingo curled his lip in disdain. But just as he did so, a cigarette butt was shoved into his wound.
"Hey kid, don't give the old man a hard time."
"After all, I'm an old lady too. Seeing how disrespectful you were to that brat Rayleigh, I totally empathize with you! I really relate!"
"Wait, damn it, you... you actually stuck a cigarette butt... into my wound..."
Doflamingo is about to explode!
In reality, he didn't care much about Gawain's reprimand.
Gawain completely crushed him in terms of status, influence, and strength.
Moreover, he is related to Gawain by blood.
He didn't care about Gawain's reprimand, but he cared a lot about his pride!
His face turned red, and he was furious.
Because he couldn't accept being looked down upon and ridiculed by others!
Beside her, watching Doflamingo grow ever closer to exploding, Doriel gently patted Doflamingo's wounds.
"That's disinfection, kid, it's like wood ash and cigarette ash!"
And also, are you questioning my attitude towards the wounded and injured?
If so, do you want me to stitch you up in even more pain, kid?
Or would you like me to sew the cigarette butt inside?
After saying that, Kureha raised her hand without ceremony, grabbed Doflamingo, and left.
As an old woman over 150 years old, even if Doriel had been a pig for over a hundred years, her strength would have almost reached the level of a fairy.
No one knows exactly how good she is at fighting, but she carried Doflamingo with ease.
This action seemed to shatter Doflamingo's last shred of self-respect, to the point that he remained silent and did not even resist.
Watching Doriel's departing figure, Rayleigh couldn't help but chuckle.
While laughing, he picked up a yellow strawberry and threw it at Zephyr.
Zephyr opened his mouth and ate the strawberry directly.
As he chewed, Rayleigh spoke to him from a distance.
"How about it, old man? You must feel pretty good about what Gawain did."
After Doflamingo is really not likable. Even if you hadn't killed him, it would be hard for us to completely accept his existence.
Doflamingo has been on board for several months now, and by this time you should be able to see what you were worried about: Doflamingo is gradually doing big things on the ship.
You don't need to worry about it anymore!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh grabbed a handful of strawberries and stuffed them into his mouth.
Seeing Rayleigh's lazy appearance, Zephyr swallowed the strawberry and gave a cold smile.
"Gawain certainly won't let me down. If he would, I wouldn't have gotten on his ship in the first place!"
"We old devils may not be at our peak anymore, but our insight is growing day by day!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zephyr stood up and patted the back of the chair with his mechanical hand.
"I'm not eating anymore, this old man is going to the training ground to have some fun!"
As people get older, they need to exercise more; only in that way can they maintain their strength!
"Haha, what a load of bull! You just want to see Doflamingo get beaten up, don't you!"
Rayleigh, who was standing to the side, made a joke, and then simply stood up as well.
"Come on, all you combat team members who don't have special duties, let's go to the training ground together."
What could be more entertaining than watching that arrogant guy get beaten to a pulp and question his very existence?
Back in the day, Roger's ship had a bratty and troublesome brat like Doflamingo. Thinking about it now, I kind of miss it.
But to be honest, compared to that kid, Doflamingo's strength is far inferior!
Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, in Admiral Akainu's office.
A sudden flash of bright yellow light descended as Kizaru pushed open Akainu's door.
Upon seeing Kizaru, Akainu first frowned, then shook his head in disappointment.
"You've returned so quickly; it seems you still haven't been able to persuade Prince Gawain!"
In that case, I shall personally go to His Highness to request permission to fight!
In this era, the Sengoku period stubbornly adheres to the doctrine of the mean, and Garp not only loses face for the Navy, but also has a huge disagreement with His Highness over the issue of his hometown, Foosha Village.
Kuzan spends all his time doing what he thinks is cleaning up my messes, wasting manpower appeasing non- Affiliated Nation, which are civilians who have been at odds with our navy and the World Government from the very beginning!
Those who don't support us are clearly the enemy, but Kuzan either doesn't have the concept of an enemy, or he's skeptical of the policies of our World Government!
Why don't they consider that if we truly treated all citizens of non- Affiliated Nation equally, wouldn't that be condoning their resistance?
Moreover, if we did that, wouldn't the Affiliated Nation's obedience to us be meaningless, and wouldn't we be abandoning a whole host of civilians from those Affiliated Nation?
If obedience is meaningless, if no one sees the consequences of disobedience!
If this continues, the country will cease to exist. Don't they understand?
Or do they really think they're the only ones with that damned compassion?
They almost wanted to place their sympathy above a soldier's duty and obedience to orders!
At this point, Sakazuki suddenly stood up.
Wait?
We can't wait any longer!!!
If the navy continues to be led by those indecisive and clueless individuals, who knows what kind of unruly behavior the future naval recruits will produce!!!
Since Borsalino couldn't persuade Gawain, he would take matters into his own hands!
Even if he's less suited to persuading others Borsalino, he still...
I must let His Highness know my urgency, and at the same time, remind His Highness of the fire I have ignited!
I'm already fifty-one, I'm not young anymore. With my attitude towards training and my years of leading from the front, and with all my hidden injuries, I'm afraid I'll start to decline in less than ten years!
At this moment, I must seize every minute and second, and cherish every second that brings progress to the naval reform!
Moreover, who could blame His Highness Gawain for gathering such a group of elite subordinates?
Without His Highness's power, even if I wanted to start a war again and use a large-scale war to clean up and reform the entire navy, it would be impossible.
I don't have the means to do that!
Now, with His Highness by my side, I have almost all the conditions I need!
All I lack is His Highness's permission and determination, and the command to unleash everything and allow me to completely ignite my passion!
With that thought in mind, Akainu immediately headed to the dock.
I must return to Mary Geoise before tonight and try to have a long talk with His Highness!
If we can't sit down and talk, then even if it means arguing with His Highness, we must make him feel our determination!
An unprecedented opportunity... to defeat all the Emperors of the Sea is within reach!
We can't wait any longer for those Emperors of the Sea to become even stronger!!!
Seeing the menacing Akainu, Kizaru quickly waved his hand.
"Hey, Sakazuki, you're really too impulsive!"
Could you please let me hear what His Highness left behind before deciding what to do next?
Don't cause trouble for Gawain just because of one of my expressions!
After saying that, Kizaru simply reached out and pressed Sakazuki back into his chair.
While lewdly lighting a cigar for Sakazuki, Kizaru sat on a nearby sofa and expertly crossed his Erlang.
After wiggling his leather shoes, Kizaru raised his palm and pressed down twice.
"Sakazuki, I truly haven't convinced Gawain. His master doesn't want to launch the all-out offensive you're pursuing right now; he wants to become even stronger!"
"Stronger?!"
Upon hearing this, Sakazuki slammed his fist on the table.
"Your Highness's idea is indeed correct. No matter when or where, it is never wrong to strengthen our power."
But importantly, while we're getting stronger, those pirates who sensed the danger are also getting stronger!
At this point, Akainu casually tossed a simple map at Kizaru.
Then, pointing to the map he had backed up on his desk, he pointed to Kaido and Big Mom pinned to the ground with knives.
"Don't forget, after His Highness appeared for a year, his appearance was no longer abrupt."
The sea is ever-flowing, and when Your Highness gathers such a force, the pirates will naturally feel the corresponding danger!
Shanks goes without saying, he... I still don't understand why the Five Elders are so lenient with that guy who actually lost an arm in the East Blue!!!
Shanks' pirate crew is currently the most dynamic and promising pirate crew on the sea, especially after Ben Beckman grew up. His cooperation with Shanks is almost comparable to the cooperation between Roger and Rayleigh!
Even their age means they haven't reached their peak yet. As long as they grow normally, a pirate crew with at least two monsters is already our biggest problem!
Besides them, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are even more of a headache. Although they haven't recruited any new Sweet Commanders or All-Stars in the last eight months, the two of them have sent out signals of cooperation more than once!
Charlotte Linlin has proposed marriage to Kaido's daughter four times this year!
Especially in this recent arranged marriage, Linlin even arranged for her most outstanding son, Katakuri, to propose to her!
If Katakuri were to marry Kaido's daughter, Kaido and Big Mom's pirate crews would inevitably have to cooperate fully. If the two of them joined forces, the trouble would almost triple!
As for Whitebeard, I thought that guy would hold onto his ideals of peace and family until his death.
As a result, even he couldn't resist the temptation and used his remaining energy to find the infamous Yami Yami no Mi for his godson, Teach!
Most importantly, according to our investigation, Teach's full name is Marshall D. Teach!
That guy carries the Will of D and also possesses that Devil Fruit. It's obvious that he's about to become our biggest problem!
Indeed, His Highness continues to seek out elites to strengthen both his and our collective power.
Without the cumbersome and complex promotion rules within our navy, his power would indeed be able to easily absorb strong individuals and special talents from outside the military.
However, in any case, the people His Highness can absorb are either remnants of the previous era or promising talents of the next era.
In this era, most of the powerful individuals have become Shichibukai, and monsters won't suddenly spring up like mushrooms after rain and jump into His Highness's basket!
The strong decline as they age, while the strong in their youth need to be at least thirty years old to truly shine!
In this way, the prosperity Your Highness seeks will gradually be balanced between decline and growth!
And pirates...
While we were preparing for war, they were also growing stronger!
They're not fools, they're not idiots!
They're already feeling the pressure, and nobody knows how they'll develop under it!
At this point, Sakazuki placed his hands on his table, looked down at Kizaru, and continued.
"In short, in my opinion, only by starting the war now, and by taking the initiative, can we control the course and situation of the war to the greatest extent possible."
Waiting is certainly an option, but the longer we wait, the more we will invest in that war!
Trading time for space is indeed feasible, but time brings not only space, but also losses.
Do you really think I don't care about the lives of my soldiers?
Death is indeed our duty. We are soldiers, and dying heroically is the honor and destiny of every soldier like us!
But if possible, wouldn't I want more combat-ready elites left in the Navy to clean up the seas and completely eliminate the Four Emperors?
So don't stop me, Borsalino!
If you can't persuade His Highness, or even if His Highness persuades you.
Then let Your Highness witness the burning passion in my heart!!!
Boom!!!
Akainu slammed his hand on the table, shattering it instantly.
Wood chips flew everywhere in the strong wind, causing the calligraphy scroll on Akainu's head to shake violently.
In that terrifying gale, Absolute Justice underwent yet another difficult test.
But as always, that is Absolute Justice.
It's because he has an absolute reason to carry it out, and even more so because it has a significance that will never be trampled on or forgotten!
For a moment, thick lava even flowed from Akainu's coat, and the indoor temperature instantly rose by more than one notch.
Faced with Akainu's behavior, Kizaru pondered for a moment, then narrowed his eyes lewdly.
"Wow, you really look like you're full of energy!"
But I must tell you, no matter how motivated you are, Gawain will not agree to your plan.
Don't get any more agitated, and don't feel disappointed in him, Sakazuki.
"Because when I heard you say that after completely annihilating the Four Emperors of the Sea, you would then be able to control the rest of the seas, your ambition would have already been defeated by Gawain's ambition!"
At this point, Kizaru casually tossed the makeshift map aside.
Kizaru pointed to Kaido and Linlin marked on the map and gently shook his finger.
"What you want is to shatter the balance between the navy and pirates, and to cleanse and train the navy while seizing victory."
At the same time, you think that what Gawain wants is to use his merits to climb to the position of the Five Elders, so that he can transform from Saint Gawain into Saint Gawain!
But actually, Gawain told me...
He said he didn't care about the meaning of the word "Saint Gawain".
He added that what our navy doesn't want is to prove anything.
What we should strive for is the day when the world no longer needs a navy.
I think he makes a good point.
What do you think?