Famous Across the Four Seas, Drawing Attention Everywhere! (First Update)

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

The then- Fleet Admiral Buddha Sengoku, looked at today's latest newspaper, his hands trembling with anger.

<Super "Admiral" -- White Dragon!>?

Admiral? White Dragon?

Is this "White Dragon" the "Vongola Storm" he knows?

Can anyone tell him about this Fleet Admiral?

Who made Vongola Storm Shichibukai?!

Enraged, Sengoku grabbed the Den Den Den Mushi) next to him and dialed a string of phone numbers.

As soon as the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi answered, Sengoku immediately started cursing.

"Kuzan, you bastard!!"

"Ah la la..."

Aokiji stared at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, completely bewildered.

Family members, does anyone understand? I just woke up this morning and got a good scolding from my boss.

This authoritarian navy is cold-hearted and indifferent.

Even the "Ice Human" felt a bone-chilling cold.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, have you been provoked by someone? Did Vice Admiral Garp steal the senbei from your office cabinet again?"

Aokiji made a series of wild guesses, then complained.

"Don't blame everything on me! I've been working really hard lately!"

How could you possibly say "work hard"?

How could working so hard lead to a Marine from the Sword Unit becoming Shichibukai?!

Aokiji's words only made Sengoku angrier.

"Vongola Storm!"

In the Sengoku, anger turned to laughter.

"This kid, he's become Shichibukai!"

"The Gorosei appointed him directly, without even my knowledge as the Fleet Admiral!"

"You yourself said it was the Gorosei who did this, so why are you blaming me...?"

Aokiji muttered something "quietly".

"I have no right to interfere with the Shichibukai."

"However, on the other hand, for Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Storm becoming Shichibukai might actually be a good thing."

"Good news?"

"I am heartbroken," said Sengoku.

"A marine has actually become a government-approved Great Pirate? Is that a good thing?"

"At least from our navy's perspective, there's no need to send anyone to fight Storm, is there?"

Aokiji held the Den Den Mushi and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"In addition, Storm is also actively fulfilling his duties Shichibukai."

"Hanafuda, the King of Lizards, was abolished by Shichibukai of the World Government."

"The King of Lizards and all his men have been captured by Storm."

"I have already sent men with warships to Banaro Island."

Finally, some good news!

Sengoku's expression softened slightly.

Regardless, Storm has always been actively fighting pirates.

From a criminal in Impel Down to Shichibukai...

From this perspective, Storm did a pretty good job...

Whom did you send to Banaro Island?

"Momonga!"

Calm Belt, Impel Down.

The jailer had already delivered today's newspaper to the Chief Jailer's office.

The heavily pregnant Hannyabal arrived at his office, picked up a newspaper, and immediately saw the glaring "Today's Headline."

When he saw the headline of "Today's Headlines" and that handsome face that was all too familiar to him...

Hannyabal's eyes widened immediately.

The next moment, the Lord Chief Jailer, forgetting all about slacking off at work, rushed straight to the Warden's Office on the fourth floor.

Magellan!

Hannyabal stormed into the Warden's Office with a newspaper in hand, shouting as he ran.

"Something terrible has happened!"

Magellan was enjoying breakfast, one of the few times of the day when he didn't need to use the restroom.

Upon seeing Hannyabal, Magellan, who had been in a good mood, suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Well..."

A thick, purple poisonous mist spewed from Magellan's mouth, instantly staining the bowl of chicken soup in front of him.

A perfectly good bowl of chicken soup was turned into a highly toxic "parasite soup".

"What happened now?"

Magellan looked at Hannyabal helplessly.

"Is Sadie-chan injured again? Shiryu killed someone again? Or is someone causing trouble?"

No!

Hannyabal covered his nose to avoid inhaling the poisonous gas and slammed the newspaper onto Magellan's desk.

"It's Storm! That kid's in the news!"

"Is the government finally going to offer a bounty on this lawless guy?"

Magellan was startled and immediately picked up the newspaper, looking at the front page.

"What?! Vongola Storm has become Shichibukai!?"

What are the Shichibukai?

They are super- Great Pirate who are recognized by the government and are allowed to legally plunder!

The moment he saw Storm, who had nearly wiped out the entire Infinite Hell, become a government-approved Shichibukai.

Some of the beliefs that Magellan had held dear for many years crumbled silently...

These prison guards have diligently stood guard in hell for so many years.

All that hard work, all that effort, all that dedication...

What does he/she mean in the eyes of the important figures above?

Magellan remained silent for a long while, then put down the newspaper with a complicated expression.

"Things are unpredictable..."

"Storm! Storm! Storm!"

Hannyabal ignored the warden's expression. He paced back and forth in his office with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself as he went.

"The Shichibukai can take prisoners from my Impel Down."

"Storm shouldn't be returning to my Impel Down, right?"

"Damn it! I haven't even become the warden yet, and he's already become Shichibukai!"

Upon hearing that last sentence, Magellan finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Hey, you idiot Hannyabal, what are you worried about?"

Magellan slammed his fist on the desk, the sound of his knuckles hitting the wood making a "thump-thump" sound.

"If you really have nothing to do, go to the fifth floor."

"The whereabouts of the Okama King are still unknown."

"The fifth floor?"

Hannyabal stopped in his tracks, turned to look at Magellan, and spread his hands.

"They're asking me to go to the Extreme Cold Hell? How am I supposed to get there?"

Paradise, Alabasta.

Sand Crocodile looked at today's newspaper, his face immediately darkening, and he even lost his appetite for a cigar.

"That White Dragon actually became Shichibukai..."

"The King of Lizards was killed by him..."

"Bounty of 95 million Beli... Hmph!"

Not far from the Sand Crocodile, two giants, their bodies wrapped in bandages and recovering from their injuries, burst into laughter.

"Crack! Shichibukai! That sounds like a very impressive title!"

"As expected of the man we all acknowledge! Storm! Ee-ha-ha-ha!"

Crocodile looked at Red Ogre Brogy and Blue Ogre Dorry.

Using "recovering from injuries" as an excuse, he forcibly left the two giants in Alabasta.

His intention was to use this brief period of time to subdue the two giants and make them his subordinates.

Result...

Giants don't seem to like the Sand Crocodile type.

Although Crocodile could easily defeat these two giants with the power of the Suna Suna no Mi.

However, both the Red Ogre Brogy and the Blue Ogre Dorry acknowledge Sand Crocodile's strength, but they don't consider him powerful enough.

Crocodile muttered to himself.

Two muscle-bound, brainless giants!

We'll send you off Alabasta today!

Paradise, Karakana Island.

Hawk Eyes Mihawk looked at the newspaper in his hand.

His yellow, eagle-like eyes lingered for a moment on a corner of the "White Dragon's" bounty poster.

"That's... a sword hilt? This new Shichibukai is... a swordsman?"

Paradise, the Florian Triangle.

Gecko Moria also received today's newspaper.

"Hehehe! It's a dragon... That stupid lizard actually lost to a newbie, I really want to turn him into a zombie!"

Paradise, Calm Belt.

The former emperor of Nine Snake Island held up his newspaper to Boa Hancock.

"A new member has joined the Shichibukai? That's none of my business! Besides... Dragons! I hate dragons the most!"

The New World, Moby Dick.

Sea Knight Jinbe, read today's newspaper, his wavy eyebrows furrowed tightly.

"The biggest stain on the Navy... A Navy officer can become Shichibukai? This pirate world is truly insane..."

Almost all of the current Shichibukai) are paying attention to news related to "White Dragon".

However, most members only paid a little attention to the news and newspapers and did not take any other action.

There was one exception.

The New World, Dressrosa.

"Young Master."

Monet, dressed in a fiery outfit, entered the room with a gust of cold wind.

"There's a new 'Shichibukai'!"

"Um?"

Donquixote Doflamingo raised his right hand, Monet timely placed the newspaper in his palm.

"White Dragon? Fufufufu! What a bold title!"

Monet stood quietly to one side, waiting for Doflamingo to finish reading the newspaper.

The title Vongola Storm piqued Doflamingo's interest to continue reading.

But after reading the entire news article in the newspaper...

Doflamingo, however, was drawn to something else.

Was White Dragon Shichibukai because he defeated that short-armed lizard?

Upon seeing this, Doflamingo could no longer sit still and immediately stood up from his chair.

"Ah..."

Violet, a dancer from Dressrosa who was using the alias "Violet," couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

But knowing the Donquixote Family rules, she immediately shut her mouth, afraid of affecting Doflamingo's thoughts.

"White Dragon! King of Lizards! Fufufufu..."

Doflamingo rolled up the newspaper and hurried outside, while Monet thoughtfully draped a pink feather cloak over his shoulders.

"This brat has no idea who he's messed with, does he?"

As the king of the dark world.

Countless clandestine transactions have passed through Doflamingo's hands.

Through these transactions, Doflamingo created a network of relationships that encompassed almost half the world.

Naturally, he also knew a great deal of intelligence that ordinary people never had access to.

For example.

Doflamingo knew this very well.

That guy, Hanafuda the King of Lizards.

Although nominally he is Shichibukai.

But in reality, it's the "Gray Glove" used by Kaido, the Beasts of the New World, to collect Zoan Devil Fruit!

Over the past few years.

Hanafuda collected countless Devil Fruits for the Beasts Pirates.

According to the latest intelligence obtained by Doflamingo.

Just a few days ago, Hanafuda even sent a ship to secretly infiltrate the New World from the Paradise.

It seems that Devil Fruit is hidden on that ship!

Moreover, it's Ancient Zoan Zoan -type Devil Fruit, Beasts Kaido's favorite!

Thinking of this, Doflamingo laughed again.

The defeat of Hanafuda was undoubtedly great news for him.

I've lived in the New World for so many years.

Doflamingo gained a deeper understanding of the concept of "survival of the fittest".

The navy is the master of the seas.

But this is New World.

The power and status of the Pirate Emperor are supreme in the New World!

Whitebeard!

Beasts!

BIG MOM!

And then there's the Red-Haired who only rose to fame this year!

These four people, these four pirate emperors, are the super big shots who can determine the pattern of the new world.

On the other hand, what about Doflamingo?

Heavenly Yaksha? Dark World King? Shichibukai?

These identities would be impressive enough to most people.

But in the eyes of those real monsters...

What kind of Sea Scoundrel?

It's nothing!

In the years since entering the New World.

While busy "reclaiming" control of Dressrosa, Doflamingo was also busy developing his family business.

However, after so many years of development...

Doflamingo's power has reached a bottleneck.

I want to keep going up...

Doflamingo's strength alone is completely insufficient to match that scale of terrifying resources.

So.

Doflamingo needs to find a more powerful patron outside of his family.

Or rather...

Thigh!

The four Pirate Emperors of the New World.

He was the most suitable partner in Doflamingo's eyes.

He can't possibly cooperate with the World Government, the Marine Headquarters, or even the Revolutionary Army, can he?

However.

Even though Doflamingo and the Pirate Emperor are both in the "pirate camp".

It won't be easy for him to seduce the Pirate Emperor.

To join the Whitebeard Pirates, you must become Whitebeard's "son"...

The Red-Haired Pirates have virtually no history of recruiting outsiders...

As for the BIG MOM Pirates...

Doflamingo believed that was the easiest to join.

Because Big Mom has a well-known hobby—collecting all the races in the world.

Could the Celestial Dragons be considered a special race?

But if that happens...

Doflamingo felt it was all too embarrassing.

Because he wanted to dedicate the "Celestial Dragons" to Big Mom.

Doflamingo can't capture people from the Holy Land.

He could only "dedicate" himself to Big Mom.

Simply put

It's about making Heavenly Yaksha a follower of Big Mom.

Although... but...

Even with Doflamingo's thick skin and insatiable appetite, he felt that this challenge was simply too difficult.

The four Pirate Emperors of the New World.

After much deliberation, Doflamingo concluded that the Beasts Pirates were the most "suitable" option.

However, this presents a problem.

The Beasts Pirates now possess a "gray glove" that allows them to legally collect resources in the world of light.

The existence of Hanafuda, the King of Lizards.

This inadvertently hindered Doflamingo's plans to go further.

Both the Heavenly Yaksha and the King of Lizards are Shichibukai.

Even the King of Lizards is Zoan Devil Fruit Devil Fruit User, and has a close relationship with Beasts Kaido.

Doflamingo will have a hard time taking business away from the King of Lizards...

But now.

The King of Lizards is dead.

"My chance has come! Fuzzy fuzzy fuzzy..."

Doflamingo walked outside the palace in Dressrosa, raised his right hand, and released several extremely fine threads from his fingertips.

Silk threads connect the white clouds in the sky.

With a gentle tug, Doflamingo sent him flying.

This is one of the skills he developed based on the [Ito Ito no Mi].

Cloud Path!

Using the Cloud Path, Doflamingo flew into the sky and quickly moved towards the sea.

He wanted to go to Wano Country to meet Kaido and cooperate with the Beasts.

But since it's a meeting with an "important person"...

Doflamingo would then have to offer a suitable "gift" to them.

For the Beasts Pirates

The most suitable "gift" would, of course, be an Ancient Zoan Zoan -type Devil Fruit!

Although the Donquixote Family is a powerful family where "everyone Devil Fruit User".

Unfortunately, there isn't a single Zoan Devil Fruit User in the Donquixote Family.

There are no Zoan Devil Fruit in the family's treasury.

However, this is not a problem.

In the world of One Piece, if you don't own a certain treasure, you can have it as long as someone else does.

Doflamingo's goal is very clear.

The ship that was sent to the New World by the King of Lizards a few days ago!

There must be Zoan Devil Fruit on that ship!

They stole the "gift" from the already dead King of Lizards and then gave it to Beasts Kaido.

This would allow them to establish a connection with Beasts Kaido.

This is Doflamingo's plan to rise to power!

High in the heavens, the Heavenly Yaksha laughed loudly.

"Furfurfural..."

"I want to take the [thread] from my hand."

"Stretch it into a rope strong enough to tie up the monster!"

First update, 4.6k words. I got carried away and wrote a bit too much...

There will be more at noon.