Heavenly Yaksha! I'll meet you when we get to Dressrosa

Dunn's voice was calm.

Yet, in the quiet surroundings, it felt as though it had exploded right beside everyone's ears.

The surrounding pirates held their breath, worried about drawing Dunn's attention.

However, Dunn truly wasn't paying any attention to these pirates.

Being able to employ 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 those mafias from the North Blue.

Dunn exerted force with his palm, which was covered in Armament Haki. The excruciating pain, as if his head were about to be crushed, forced a cry of agony from the man under Dunn's hand, causing him to lose his beast transformation and revert to his human form.

"Speak!"

As Dunn applied more pressure, the man on the ground twitched twice and went 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 town.

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

Others attempted to flee from the other side of the island.

Dunn didn't speak, leaving the surrounding pirates trembling in fear.

Just like when Dunn had first arrived, he had them surrounded.

The unconscious guy on the ground kicked his legs twice, groaned a few times, and then stirred awake.

Dunn looked down at the man on the ground.

He was in his twenties or thirties, looking rather thin—though perhaps he had trained his physique that way specifically for his fruit ability.

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

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

But the fact that he was waking up after being unconscious for only a short while proved his physical resilience was exceptional.

After waking up, there was a moment of confusion in the man's eyes, but the instant he saw Dunn looking down at him, he became fully alert.

"It's the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Heavenly Yaksha!"

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

"Doflamingo?"

Dunn was taken aback, feeling somewhat surprised.

That guy had reached his hand 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 had seemingly 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, this guy hadn't given up on those businesses.

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

Many of the pirates knew this fruit user.

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

No one knew who was backing 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 in the wind.

To think he was actually a subordinate of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

These pirates might not have been clear on 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 involved these people, not to mention those bounty posters with so many zeros.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo, had a bounty of 340 million.

In the East Blue, where bounties were generally in the millions—and many had no bounty at all—he was a legendary figure in the mouths of these pirates.

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

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

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

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

He didn't dare to resist, nor did he even dare to ask for an apology from Dunn.

He only wanted to use Doflamingo's name to make Dunn back off.

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

He knew all too well what the Donquixote Family's attitude 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 qualifications to say such things."

Hearing this, Dunn's expression remained unchanged.

Doflamingo was indeed formidable. If it were the Doflamingo from ten years later, after the plot had begun, he might not be able to defeat him in his standard state and would need to activate Indomitable.

However, he truly did not 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 Seven Warlords of the Sea, a big shot with a bounty of over three hundred million.

Was this man insane? To actually show such disregard for a person of that stature.

"Brrr-brrr!"

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

The Zoan-type 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-shaped sunglasses appeared.

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

Following a wild and peculiar laugh, the voice spoke up.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, 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 speaking 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 into 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 then!"

After saying this, Dunn cut off the call directly.

He... he hung up?

The Zoan-type ability user watched as Dunn hung up on Doflamingo, still reeling from that brief exchange.

He swallowed hard and instinctively took a step back.

"All of you, 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 to the surrounding pirates, then turned and sat on the ship's railing, watching the stunned pirates.

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

Dunn said calmly.

A commotion broke out among the pirates. 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.

"The 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 if this place was destroyed, he would die anyway, and trying to persuade Dunn might also lead to death—the choice was easy to make.

Brrr-brrr!

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

Back in Dressrosa, a vein pulsed violently on Doflamingo's forehead.