The other party's dealings with the World Government probably referred to the cloning business.
Whether Bakkin had been coerced or was cooperating with them, she clearly understood the World Government's ways.
But Lina didn't care about that. He continued in a cold voice:
"So what?"
"So, I originally wanted Weevil to eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and kill Ace, taking his place!"
Miss Bakkin gritted her teeth. "As long as we secured the position of Sea Emperor! There'd be plenty of pirates coming to join us in the future. I could build up my own power and gradually escape the World Government's control!"
"If you hadn't shown up!" Bakkin clenched her fist in frustration.
Originally, she hadn't had such grand ambitions. She'd only wanted to make a quick profit from Weevil's strength after Newgate died.
Later, Weevil became a Shichibukai, and after the former Shichibukai Doflamingo died, she happened to start working with Kaido.
The Donquixote Family was just a bunch of fools ruled by their hatred. It had been easy to use them to take control of that vast enterprise.
She wasn't an ignorant woman herself, and as business went better and better—especially after she got the Tremor-Tremor Fruit—her ambitions grew.
"Taking on a business this big and offending so many people—you've got guts," Lina said with an amused smile.
Under the threat of death, the truth behind the Dressrosa incident had now fully emerged from Bakkin's mouth.
Her original plan had indeed been meticulously laid out. She'd use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to lure Ace, while the Float-Float Fruit would be used to cooperate with the World Government.
As soon as the Whitebeard Pirates showed up, she'd have Weevil eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and attack them.
According to her, Weevil might have the intelligence of a little kid, but his