"Such an ability? I've never seen anything like it before..." Tesoro said in a muffled voice, looking displeased.
After hearing Sig's description, Tesoro understood why Monet hadn't revealed the existence of "Sugar" to him!
However, Tesoro didn't want to talk to Sig much about this—firstly, because he thought, "I will properly subdue my own subordinates," and secondly, because he had been too arrogant before, and now he felt that Sig was mocking him.
"Then let's talk about something else... What are you doing in Dressrosa? Helping those in distress?" Sig asked with a hint of mockery.
"I'm not here for Dressrosa, I'm here to help all the surrounding countries!" Tesoro emphasized.
The countries "surrounding" are, of course, all within the navy's sphere of influence, and are the countries that will be ruthlessly exploited in the next two or three years, with their future uncertain after that!
"Really? I thought it was because you inherited some information about Dressrosa from Doflamingo and had some hidden plans in place." Sig said in a tone of surprise.
Doflamingo had already prepared to take action against Dressrosa before his death, and naturally had prepared information about Dressrosa and made various arrangements.
Tesoro's first trip to Dressrosa was likely due to this advantage.
"Doflamingo... Ha, he's just a dreamer! Yes, he's been 'plotting' Dressrosa for a long time, but do you know what? He even thinks he can directly usurp the royal family here, and the World Government will just sit idly by or even recognize his status!" Tesoro mocked mercilessly.
On one hand, it was to mock Doflamingo; on the other hand, it was to remind Sig that he wasn't solely reliant on Doflamingo's legacy, that the guy's plans were utterly unreliable, and that Tesoro had his own arrangements...
"No, Doflamingo's words are indeed true. Because... doesn't the surname 'Donquixote' sound familiar?" Sig reminded him.
It seems that the intelligence left in Doflamingo's lair is very limited.
Tesoro didn't even realize that his main force had been wiped out outside.
Yes, thinking about it, it's bound to happen!
In the original work, after Doflamingo was defeated and his actions were exposed, he was Impel Down, where he constantly faced assassination attempts "from above".
If Tesoro really knew something, he would probably have been assassinated by now, let alone being Shichibukai.
Upon hearing Sig's prompting, Tesoro's expression immediately changed—the surname Donquixote, taken alone, wasn't uncommon, but the way Sig mentioned it made Tesoro naturally think of...
Donquixote on Mary Geoise!
"Doflamingo is actually... I see..." Tesoro's initial shock gave way to a look of realization.
"And he seems to have some secret about the Celestial Dragons... Have you discovered anything?" Sig asked with a smile.
Sig could sense that Tesoro had thought of something. Before he knew about this, some of Doflamingo's actions seemed like pure nonsense to Tesoro, but now that he knew, he might be making some connections.
Judging from the fact that he wasn't silenced, Doflamingo certainly didn't leave any direct instructions, but there might be some underlying clues.
What Sig cares about most is undoubtedly "the secret of the Celestial Dragons"!
Tesoro paused for a moment, but then didn't hide anything—he certainly didn't "trust" Sig, except when it came to "targeting the Celestial Dragons," Sig was his natural ally.
Aside from Sig, Tesoro would not reveal his potential hostility towards the Celestial Dragons to anyone.
"I need to go back and sort out the clues again... But Doflamingo's situation did suddenly improve in about a year before his death. Although the Navy was still after him, he seemed to have some new way of obtaining Navy intelligence, and many of his 'incredible' plans started during that year," Tesoro said in a deep voice.
With the information provided by Sig, Tesoro also discovered this...
If Doflamingo reached some kind of consensus with the Celestial Dragons' higher-ups, it must have been during the year before his death.
However, at that time, this "consensus" was not direct; the navy was still openly pursuing him.
Considering that Sengoku had already adopted Corazon, also known as "Donquixote Rosinante," and groomed him to be a spy for Doflamingo, it's likely that there were some disagreements among the World Government's higher-ups regarding their assessment of Doflamingo.
In the original work, Doflamingo's plunder of the "Celestial Gold" as a final threat was not a reckless "all-in" gamble, but a final "checkmate" after completing a plan! In fact, Doflamingo had already made certain contacts with the Celestial Dragons' higher-ups.
Of course, Sig doesn't believe that Sengoku represents the "Navy" at this point. The Navy alone is far from being a force to be reckoned with against the Celestial Dragons, who can easily enslave members of other Affiliated Nation families. There must be other, higher-level decisions behind Sengoku...
"Since the World Government is still cooperating with you, then Doflamingo shouldn't have left any important information. But... to what extent have you been in contact with the World Government? Are you sure they've really ended their probing? Do you need me to open a backdoor in your memory?" Sig asked directly.
The Celestial Dragons clearly don't believe Tesoro possesses any crucial information, but they might still be testing him!
Tesoro genuinely knew nothing at first, but then...
Tesoro thought about it carefully for a moment, but still shook his head and said, "Heh, no need."
Sig could sense that Tesoro, having gathered sufficient information, had also discovered the "tests" he hadn't noticed before, but remained confident and didn't want his memories to be tampered with!
Sig doesn't need to say much about the "secrets of the Celestial Dragons." Tesoro will definitely investigate them thoroughly later, preferably to find out what their "Achilles' heel" is.
Meanwhile, Sig also offered some suggestions regarding Tesoro's purpose in coming to Dressrosa...
Tesoro originally thought that Doflamingo had already paved the way. Although he previously thought that Doflamingo's plan to usurp the country was impossible, he still wanted to go with the flow and at least control the royal family of Dressrosa through "loans".
Once the tax revenue rights, development rights, and so on are all mortgaged into my own hands, Dressrosa will naturally be considered half of my territory!
However, Sig clearly had a different opinion...