Heavenly Yaksha! I'll meet you once I reach Dressrosa

Dunn's voice was calm.

But in this quiet environment, it sounded as if it had exploded right in everyone's ears.

The surrounding Pirates held their breath, worried about attracting Dunn's attention.

However, Dunn really wasn't paying any attention to these Pirates.

Being able to have a Devil Fruit user as a subordinate meant this definitely wasn't a force from the East Blue; it was more likely someone from the underworld, or perhaps those mafias from the North Blue.

The palm covered in Armament Haki tightened, and the excruciating pain, as if his head were about to be crushed, made the man under Dunn's hand cry out, unable to even maintain his beast transformation, reverting back to his human form.

"Speak!"

Dunn applied more pressure, and the man on the ground twitched twice before going limp.

Dunn paused, then loosened his grip.

The guy on the ground had rolled his eyes back; he wasn't dead, just knocked unconscious.

Dunn stood up, turned his head to look around, and then gazed toward the direction of the small town.

There were quite a few people watching from over there, and as if they sensed Dunn's gaze, they turned and ran, diving into the houses on either side of the town.

Some others attempted to flee from the other side of the island.

Dunn didn't speak, leaving the surrounding Pirates trembling with fear.

Just like when Dunn first arrived, he had now surrounded these Pirates.

The unconscious guy on the ground kicked his legs twice, groaned a few times, and then began to wake up.

Dunn looked down at the man on the ground.

He was in his twenties or thirties, looking rather thin, though it was possible he had trained his physique that way specifically for his Devil Fruit ability.

Still, the constitution of a Zoan user was indeed impressive.

Dunn had used a bit too much force just now, nearly crushing the guy to death.

But the fact that he was waking up after being unconscious for only a short while showed that his physique was quite formidable.

After waking up, there was a moment of confusion in the man's eyes, but when he saw Dunn looking down at him, he instantly sobered up.

"It's the Shichibukai, the Heavenly Yaksha!"

Before Dunn could continue his questioning, the guy blurted out the name of the person behind him.

"Doflamingo?"

Dunn was stunned, feeling a bit surprised.

That guy had stretched his reach all the way to the East Blue?

Dunn knew that Doflamingo had spent quite a long time in either the West Blue or the North Blue, and seemed to have become some kind of big shot in the underworld, running black market trades to rake in money and expand his influence.

Even by the time Monkey D. Luffy set sail, that guy still hadn't given up on those businesses.

The surrounding Pirates couldn't help but stir in a commotion.

Many Pirates knew this Devil Fruit user.

Before today, this guy was someone no one dared to provoke on this trading island.

No one knew who was behind him, but everyone knew he sold all kinds of weapons; although the prices were high, they sold very well.

Some Pirates had tried to target him, only to end up hung on the island's cliffs to dry.

To think he was actually a subordinate of a Shichibukai.

These Pirates didn't know much about the New World or the Grand Line, but they knew quite a bit about the great Pirates of this sea.

After all, most of the news in the papers dropped by the News Coo was related to these people, not to mention those bounty posters with so many zeros.

Shichibukai, Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo, with a bounty of 340 million.

In the East Blue, where bounties were generally in the millions or non-existent, he was a legendary figure in the mouths of these Pirates.

"Since you know the Heavenly Yaksha, then you should know how terrifying he is."

Hearing Dunn say the name Doflamingo, the man on the ground seemed to regain some strength.

He seemed certain that Dunn wouldn't dare provoke Doflamingo.

"Leave now, and I can pretend this never happened."

He didn't dare to resist, and he didn't even dare to ask Dunn for an apology.

He just wanted to use Doflamingo's reputation to make Dunn retreat.

After all, this trading island was established at Doflamingo's behest as a stepping stone into the East Blue; if something went wrong, he would definitely die.

He knew all too well what the attitude of the Donquixote Family was toward those who messed up.

After all, that was how his predecessor had met his end.

"Even if Doflamingo came here himself, he wouldn't have the right to say such things."

Dunn's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

Doflamingo was indeed formidable; if this were ten years later, after the start of the main plot, Dunn might not be able to defeat him in his standard state and would need to activate Indomitable.

However, he really didn't fear the Doflamingo of the present.

"You..."

Dunn's words caused the man's expression to change drastically, his eyes widening as he stared at Dunn.

The other Pirates were also dumbfounded.

That was one of the Shichibukai, a big shot with a bounty of over three hundred million.

Was this guy crazy? To actually show no regard for such a prominent figure.

"Brrr-brrr!"

Just then, the sound of a Den Den Mushi rang out.

The Zoan ability user swallowed hard and, under Dunn's gaze, carefully took out the Den Den Mushi.

Then, the Den Den Mushi changed its appearance, and a face wearing toad-like sunglasses appeared.

"Fufufufu, if you aren't dead yet, I want to speak to that guy."

After a wild and strange laugh, the voice spoke up.

"Yes!"

Hearing this voice, the man held the Den Den Mushi out to Dunn.

Dunn took a glance at it and took the Den Den Mushi into his hand.

"I don't care who you are, leave now."

"Doflamingo, are you talking to me?"

Dunn looked at the Den Den Mushi and let out a cold snort.

"Fufufufu, you cannot afford the consequences of destroying that place."

Doflamingo's voice turned gloomy.

"So, you know me? If I destroy this place now, what can you actually do about it?"

Dunn narrowed his eyes as he spoke to the Den Den Mushi.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line.

"That place is not as important as you think."

"Is that so? Then when I arrive at Dressrosa, I'll go and see you!"

After saying this, Dunn directly cut off the call.

He... he hung up?

The Zoan ability user watched as Dunn hung up on Doflamingo, thinking back to the brief conversation.

He swallowed hard and instinctively took a step back.

"You lot, go and capture everyone here. If a single person escapes, I will kill one of you; for every person that gets away, I will kill that many of you.

Or, you can try to run away yourselves."

Dunn sheathed his long blade and shouted at the surrounding Pirates, then turned around and sat on the gunwale of his ship, watching the stunned Pirates.

"Time is almost up. If you don't move now, everyone will die."

Dunn said calmly.

A commotion broke out among the Pirates as they looked at one another, and then one person grabbed their weapon and charged toward the town.

With one person leading the way, the others followed suit, rushing toward the town.

"Lord Heavenly Yaksha will not let you off."

"Mm, I know."

Dunn nodded, looking completely indifferent.

"You have no idea how terrifying that man is."

He wasn't doing this for Dunn's safety, but for his own.

Because he would die if this place were destroyed, and he might die if he tried to persuade Dunn; it was easy to tell which choice to make.

Brrr-brrr!

The sound of the Den Den Mushi rang out again, and Dunn hung up immediately.

Back in Dressrosa, a vein suddenly throbbed on Doflamingo's forehead.