Kaido stared at Dunn's picture on the newspaper in his hand, then grabbed the gourd of wine beside him and took several large gulps.
"When will Doflamingo produce what I need?"
As the effects of the alcohol took hold, Kaido stared at King and asked.
"It should be ready soon. It's confirmed that he does possess the abilities of the Artificial Devil Fruit, and this technology might be related to Vegapunk."
Upon hearing this, Jin replied, his tone unchanged.
"Have Jack keep an eye on Dressrosa. If that kid goes to Dressrosa, take him down."
Kaido let out a burp and said.
Jin was taken aback, his eyes filled with surprise.
" Jack might not be a match for this man."
He reminded Kaido.
After all, the information we have now is that this man named Dunn has fought against Admiral and is now fighting against Rayleigh.
Against an opponent of this caliber, let alone Jack, even he wouldn't be confident of victory.
"Hmph, I'll go there myself then!"
Kaido waved his hand and grabbed the gourd of sake, gulping it down.
Seeing this, Jin didn't say anything and turned to leave.
If it's Kaido himself who makes the move, there should be no chance of failure.
Kaido is confident, but the flamingos of Dressrosa are not so confident right now.
He never expected that a simple Den Den Mushi contact would provoke such an adversary.
Doflamingo has been keeping a close eye on news about Dunn.
After all, according to Doflamingo's thinking, the two sides had a grudge.
As a result, the constant stream of news reaching him has made Doflamingo increasingly uncertain.
I had previously thought of using Kaido to deal with Dunn, but Kaido didn't react at all.
Such a being, if he doesn't want to move, then no one can make him move even a fraction of a second.
"Dover!"
Trebol naturally noticed that his young master was in a bad mood and knew the reason.
"Although Dark King Rayleigh is old, his strength is still considerable. This Dunn may not be able to survive against him."
Trebol said.
"This situation is impossible."
Doflamingo glanced at Trebol and then shook his head.
"Tell Caesar to speed things up. If he can't produce the first Artificial Devil Fruit within three months, then he has no reason to exist."
Doflamingo put down the newspaper in his hand, his expression grim.
"I will tell him, but if it doesn't work with Kaido, can we ask the Navy for help?"
Doflamingo was, after all, Shichibukai and a former Celestial Dragon, and he still had secret connections with the World Government.
"The fact that he hasn't offered a bounty says it all."
Doflamingo shook his head.
Given what Dunn did in the North Blue, even if he really is Pirate Hunter, the World Government and the Navy shouldn't ignore it.
But what was the result?
Neither the Navy nor the World Government responded, nor did they offer a single bounty.
Clearly, the Navy and the World Government made their decision after weighing the pros and cons.
"Send people to keep an eye on his movements. Don't those fools in Mary Geoise love going to Sabaody Archipelago? Send a batch of Fish-Man slaves there, and spread the news far and wide."
Doflamingo pondered for a moment before speaking.
"You mean?" Trebol understood Doflamingo's thoughts.
"Success is not guaranteed, and even if it is, the Navy may not be able to capture him, so our preparations must continue."
Doflamingo still remembers Dunn saying he was coming to find him.
Although it seemed like a casual remark at the time, he had a feeling that this guy would definitely come.
The New World, a sea area on the edge of Totto Land.
The clash of their Conqueror's Haki dispersed the clouds in the sky.
A violent and powerful Haki clashed, and the tall figure standing atop the thunderclouds gripped a massive longsword, glaring fiercely at the red-haired man opposite her.
"What are you trying to do, you little brat?"
Charlotte Linlin was clearly furious; her hair had turned completely golden, like golden flames.
Shanks showed no weakness, releasing an even more powerful Conqueror's Haki from his body.
The area where the two were located had been largely cleared out, with all ships and battles taking place on the outer perimeter.
Shanks looked at Charlotte Linlin, holding the Gryphon in his hand, and lunged at Charlotte Linlin while stepping on the air.
" Divine Departure!"
Gryphon swept across, and black lightning Emission Conqueror's Haki erupted from the blade.
" Ikoku Sovereignty!"
A tremendous impact flew out from the giant blade that Charlotte Linlin swung.
The impact collided head-on with the Shanks, black lightning erupted, shattering the massive impact, and the black lightning-streaked blade struck Charlotte Linlin.
Then, a fist Emission with Armament Haki slammed down towards Shanks.
The battle resumed, but it was exactly the same as before.
The two fighters remained deadlocked once again.
Shanks is more mobile, and his Conqueror's Haki is stronger.
But Charlotte Linlin's physical gifts were too extraordinary.
Even when Emission Conqueror's Haki, it's difficult to harm her.
After the ceasefire, Shanks returned to his flagship.
"Captain, we've got news about your former first mate."
Benn Beckman waved the newspaper in his hand and said to the Shanks.
"Haven't we been getting news all along?"
Shanks was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then picked up the newspaper.
"This time is different. It looks like your former first mate is the one who got beaten up."
Shanks paused, his gaze falling on the newspaper, where he immediately spotted the photos of Dunn and Rayleigh.
"It's him!"
Shanks remembered Dunn, and seeing the photo reminded him of him.
"It's him, and it seems your friend is traveling with him now."
Benn Beckman said, pointing to the back of the newspaper.
Shanks turned it over and took a look.
This is a photo taken from above, showing half of an island marked with crisscrossing sword-like lines, with a ship on its side.
The figure on the ship was instantly recognizable to Shanks.
It's Hawkeye.
"This is really interesting!"
Shanks stroked his chin, then carefully read through the newspaper.
"It seems like there's no clear winner, but that shouldn't be the case unless the fight was intentionally stopped."
After reading it, Shanks put the newspaper down beside him and then looked at Benn Beckman.
What do you think?
"I don't know, but this battle shouldn't be a life-or-death struggle. Judging from Dunn's previous behavior, it's likely a contest or something similar."
Benn Beckman said, glancing at the Shanks.
"This is your first mate! Aren't you going back to check on him?"
" Rayleigh is very strong."
The Shanks spoke first.
A large part of his swordsmanship was taught to him by Rayleigh.
Shanks was well aware of Rayleigh's strength.
"But it's okay to ask."
Shanks thought for a moment, then took out Den Den Mushi to contact Rayleigh, but this time the call couldn't be connected.
"That's strange!"
Shanks thought for a moment and then contacted someone else.
Crocus.
Then, after listening to Crocus's words, Shanks fell silent.
Is this how relationships work?
Then let's not think about it anymore and focus our attention on the war at hand.