Stand Up. No Kneeling!

"Cover story: Three Brothers, Part 2. 'You've got the nerve to say you failed to quit smoking again? Go spend your life with your cigars, you bastard!'"

Bang! The angry young medic slammed the door. Shiryu's face darkened, and he gave a disdainful snort.

Only after his subordinate had left did he glance around to make sure no one was watching. Then he hurried to the door and knocked, pleading softly with a miserable look on his face. But it stayed shut. A long while later, an irritated voice finally came from inside—

Three Devil Fruits lay right before him.

The two Ox-Ox Fruits on either side met his requirements, but they were painfully ordinary. Neither held much appeal.

Dugalileo figured that once he brought them back to the Beasts Pirates, Lord Kaido would probably hand them to a couple of low-ranking officers without a second thought.

But the precious Ancient Zoan Brachiosaurus Fruit caught his eye as soon as Vito introduced it. Interested, he picked it up and weighed it in his hand.

An Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.

Almost every one of them could grant tremendous physical strength and had terrifying potential. Among all Zoan Devil Fruits, only Mythical Zoans were rarer.

He decided to keep it for himself.

"Well done."

Cigar between his teeth, Dugalileo nodded in satisfaction. "With this fruit, my younger brother Queen can seize the chance to earn Lord Kaido's favor and officially join the ranks of the senior officers."

He might even replace the current Plague and become one of the Beasts Pirates' Three All-Stars.

"Heh."

He glanced at the uneasy Vito Corleone and broke into a broad grin.

"As for your Corleone Family's plan to establish a trade network in the New World, I could put in a good word for you