Chapter 677

"Hehehe...! Oh! Oh! How arrogant you are!" Doflamingo chuckled.

Sengoku took his seat and said, "Let's begin... If we wait any longer, no one else will come. The fact that two out of six people have shown up is already beyond my expectations."

"Yes! I didn't want to come in the first place. If the island hadn't developed so well and I hadn't been so bored, I wouldn't have come."

"I see, that's really a headache. The more the pirates develop, the more we decline!"

"Hehehe...! Hey! You seem to have some complaints, which is a disservice to your title of Buddha, Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

Suddenly, footsteps sounded, and a person walked over and said, "After listening to all this nonsense, have I come to the wrong place?"

"Hawk Eyes!!"

"If the Navy Headquarters is only going to stand up to the Shichibukai, then what's the point of this round table?" Hawk Eyes said.

Sengoku began, "I never expected you to be like this..."

"Oh dear! The most unexpected man has arrived!"

"Hmph! I'm just here to sit in. I'm only slightly interested in the man involved in this topic... that's all," Hawk Eyes said.

Suddenly, another voice rang out, "Then may I join the audience? Oh dear! It might not just be about listening; you all look so serious!"

"Who are you? Where did you come from?"

"With the title of Crocodile stripped from this gathering, I'm sure everyone is eager to find a successor!" the newcomer announced.

Tsuru glanced at the newcomer and said, "You must be Lafitte!"

"Oh...! I'm utterly astonished that someone knows my name," Lafitte said.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku glanced at the man and asked Tsuru, "Staff Officer Tsuru, who is this person?"

"He's a well-known security officer in the West Blue, a man who abused violence and was expelled from the country," Tsuru said.

"Hehe! Those are all things of the past, irrelevant now. I'm here to recommend someone to the Shichibukai, our captain, Blackbeard. In return, we will present Chen Fan's head to you all," Lafitte said.

"They're really courting death!" a Marine Vice Admiral said, but was stopped by Sengoku the Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

The Fleet Admiral Sengoku spoke up, "If your captain can truly take Chen Fan's head—no, just kill this man—I can guarantee that your captain will become one of the Shichibukai."

"It's settled then. Please remember our pirate crew's name: the Blackbeard Pirates." Lafitte finished speaking and left.

Hawk Eyes then turned and left, saying, "There's no need to remember! Because this person and this pirate crew will soon disappear from this world!"

Hawk Eyes's words confused Doflamingo, who paused for a moment. However, Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Tsuru exchanged a glance; things seemed to have become more complicated. They both knew Chen Fan's approximate strength because Aokiji had fought Chen Fan. Hawk Eyes's statement implied that Chen Hawk Eyes seemed to know Chen Fan, even though they didn't want Chen Fan to have too much contact with the Shichibukai.

Chapter 186 Unnecessary

(Chapter 186 is unnecessary)

Holy Land: Mary Geoise

This is located between the first and second halves of the Grand Line, at the summit of the Red Line, and one of the two routes to the New World. It is the location of the World Government, the World's Highest Authority. Every year, Affiliated Nation gather here for the Reverie. Here reside the five most powerful people in the world, collectively known as the Five Elders, who make many important decisions.

A navy officer knelt on one knee to report the latest situation and information to the five most powerful people in the world;

"Aokiji's mission actually failed, and he was defeated by this man. It's truly unbelievable!" One of the Five Elders said, placing Chen Fan's wanted poster on the coffee table.