Where had this fearless little brat come from?
His business across the Four Blues was mainly based in the North Blue. As for the other three seas, he had already begun making inroads after successfully taking Dressrosa.
And now, after such a short time, someone was already picking a fight with him?
Did they really think Doflamingo's blade had gone dull?
"Doffy?"
Trebol, with his long string of snot, saw the look on his young master's face and knew Doflamingo was about to explode with rage.
It was as if someone had gotten right in his face and attacked him. With Doflamingo's temperament, he naturally couldn't stand it.
If the other party had been a powerful fighter, that would have been one thing.
But what kind of strong fighter could possibly be in the East Blue, where they'd only have to deal with a bunch of worthless pirate scum?
"Send someone. I want to hear that man wailing as soon as possible!"
Doflamingo ordered darkly.
"Of course, Doffy. I'll send someone to the East Blue, but Garp recently returned there. It wouldn't be wise to cause too much trouble."
As the Hero of the Marines, Garp's every move drew plenty of attention.
By now, everyone connected to the forces in the East Blue had heard that Garp had returned.
"That old geezer went back? What for?"
Doflamingo paused and turned to look at Trebol.
"It seems he went to look for someone. We haven't found out who yet."
Trebol hesitated before answering.
"It's just a brat. He can't cause much trouble."
Doflamingo didn't want to wait.
Now even some nobody brat dared to provoke him?
"Bwee hee hee hee! Doffy, why get angry over a brat? We have greater things to do. But since you've given the order, I'll send someone right away. Before long, you'll be looking at that brat's head."
With that, the mucus-covered Trebol turned and left.
Doflamingo watched him go, picked up the glass of red wine in front of him, and looked out the window.
Below lay Dressrosa, still being rebuilt, with large numbers of toy people walking along the streets.
The sounds of slaughter continued.
Most pirates were vicious, and now their bloody clashes made that plain for all to see.
Dunn watched calmly as his words sparked a fight across Trading Island.
In the original story, there weren't many depictions of what happened after pirates attacked.
After all, most of the time, the story followed Monkey D. Luffy.
And that was without even mentioning the wanted posters in Dunn's hands. The pirates on them might not have had high bounties, but each had dozens of lives on their hands at the very least, and some had killed hundreds.
When they attacked an island, some might loot valuables and kill anyone who resisted.
But others took pleasure in nothing more than stealing the lives of others.
"The young master won't let you get away with this."
Even after watching Dunn put away the Den Den Mushi, the Donquixote Family ability user still tried to sound tough.
"Mm, I know!"
Dunn glanced at him and nodded.
"You..."
Dunn's reaction left the man at a loss for words.
After all, their influence in the East Blue was tiny. None of the officers would come here to handle things in person. Sending an ability user like him was already a sign they took this seriously.
So no matter what threats he made now, he sounded like a defeated dog barking pointlessly.
Dunn's attitude only made him feel that way even more.
"Then tell me, do you think Doflamingo will send someone to kill me?"
Seeing the man's eyes widen, Dunn asked.
"Of course! The young master will definitely send an officer. You're dead!"
"I see. So you're a pirate too?"
Dunn nodded slightly.
"I'm a great pirate from the North Blue. Before I met the young master, my bounty was twenty-three million!"
At Dunn's words, the ability user seemed to take it as a challenge. He raised his chin and spoke proudly.
Oh? An unexpected windfall?
Dunn's eyes lit up. He grinned.
Now that the Shichibukai Doflamingo's bounty had been revoked, the Marines had also canceled the bounties of his subordinates who'd had them before.
But the man in front of him was probably just another nobody in Doflamingo's crew.
"So your bounty's still active?"
Dunn asked curiously.
"Of course. I'm famous throughout the North Blue."
"That's good."
Dunn nodded repeatedly.
These pirates treated their bounties from the Marines like badges of honor.
Even while fighting an opponent, they'd proudly announce that they were great pirates with bounties of so-and-so, as if that could give them the upper hand.
Or maybe that was the most intimidating thing these pirates could think of saying?
With that thought, Dunn stopped paying attention to the man.
Twenty-three million, plus the pirates he'd already seen and the ones hiding in town—this time he might collect tens of millions in bounties. Seventy or eighty million, maybe even a hundred million.
The sea really was full of gold.
The great pirates in the New World had bounties of hundreds of millions, or even billions and tens of billions.
Catching those guys wouldn't be nearly as easy as this.
Find where the pirates gathered, then take them all in at once.
Now he seemed to understand why the first island after entering the Grand Line was a gathering place for Pirate Hunters.
It was like little nuggets of gold were coming right to him.
"Come to think of it, once those guys get stronger, they don't seem to fight the weak."
Dunn rubbed his chin, trying to grasp the way people in this world thought so he could imitate it and join in.
It wasn't hard to understand.
The fighting on Trading Island was nearly over. Dunn had left several times during it.
Those were the men who'd tried to escape on a ship they'd hidden on the other side. They were now dead at the bottom of the sea.
The rest of the survivors had returned obediently.
Some had even thoughtfully brought over the pirates with bounties who'd been hiding in town. The dead ones had their heads brought along instead.
"Board the ship!"
Dunn stood beside the largest pirate ship and watched the pirates board one by one. Just as Doru had done before, Dunn gave the order to set sail as soon as he was aboard. Their destination was Marine Branch 16.
Though Dunn was alone, the pirates obediently did as they were told, each working the ship according to their abilities to turn it around before sailing off.
Dunn sat at the bow, looking at the many pirates crouched on the deck with their hands over their heads.
"Tell me, will the Marines pay for pirates who don't have bounties?"
The ability user sat beside Dunn, now missing an arm.
That was the result of trying to escape while Dunn was away dealing with the other fleeing pirates. Dunn had struck him with a Flying Slash.
At Dunn's question, the man looked at him in terror.
"They will. Usually, they calculate the bounty based on the captain's."
"You seem to know a lot."
Dunn was taken aback.
"Well, back in the North Blue, I sometimes got orders to take pirates to a Marine Base and collect their bounties."
The man now answered every question plainly.
But inwardly, he was relieved.
Since they were being taken to a Marine Base, at least he wouldn't have to die.
And as a Shichibukai's subordinate, even if the Marines locked him up, they'd let him go.
That had been proven before.
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