"White Dragon," Noah.
A name that, at its mere mention, could make countless pirates tremble in their boots.
Everyone present was an elite of the Donquixote Family, and they had all seen something of the world.
Naturally, they were no strangers to the man who so often appeared on newspaper front pages.
...Why had someone of his stature suddenly come to the North Blue?!
"How very rude. Fufufufufu..."
The subordinates around him broke into cold sweats, but after a momentary lapse, Doflamingo's lips curled upward again. He turned to stare at Rosinante, pinned beneath his knee, and raised his right hand once more.
A faint white glow danced beneath the skin of his right fingertips.
"I don't like being interrupted when I'm dealing with family matters, so..."
Before he finished speaking—
Swish!
His free left hand suddenly flipped over and slashed viciously behind him without so much as a backward glance. Five fine, razor-sharp strings coated in Armament Haki shot straight toward Noah's chest!
Got him!
The instant he attacked, Doflamingo sensed that the figure behind him had failed to move out of the way. He grinned, a flash of delight passing through the eyes behind his sunglasses.
The movement of his right hand had only been a feint.
His real intention had been to catch this heavyweight from Marine Headquarters off guard, distracting him with one hand while launching a surprise attack with the other!
At such close range, there was no time to evade the slashing strings through partial Elementalization. Even a Logia user would suffer serious injuries, giving him the initiative for his next move!
And yet—
In the next instant, Doflamingo's smile froze on his face.
The spray of blood and the blades sinking into flesh that he had imagined never materialized. Instead, a series of