Sabaody Archipelago, Island 49, Pleasure District, Joyous Club.
Under the dazzling lights of the night, a black bat flapped its wings and landed on the openwork floral relief outside a room on the fifth floor of the club. Clinging to the wall, it carefully listened to the conversation inside.
There were three men and one woman in the room, two standing and two seated.
Stussy, the "Queen of the Pleasure District," wore a white floral hat, a pink dress, and short curly blonde hair. Young and beautiful, she sat back in a single armchair with her legs crossed.
With a faintly amused expression, she looked at Doflamingo, who was seated on the long sofa.
This was clearly her territory, yet he sat there as though it were his own home, brazen and carefree, with a cynical look on his face.
Toward Doflamingo, who possessed the status of a former Celestial Dragon, Stussy maintained an attitude of neither currying favor nor giving offense. She spoke in a calm, detached tone:
"Doflamingo, that lord is very satisfied with the slaves you provided, and he has agreed to your proposal.
From now on, your Donquixote Family's drug trade, arms dealing, and human trafficking in the North Blue will be tacitly permitted...
Of course, such matters cannot be openly displayed. I hope you understand that.
If this matter becomes public, the agreement reached today will also become void."
Hearing this, Doflamingo immediately grinned and laughed.
"Fuffuffuffuffu! Since my proposal has been accepted, where are the things I asked for?"
Stussy lightly snapped her fingers. The man standing behind her, dressed in a white suit and wearing a white mask, placed the large case he had been carrying onto the table and opened it.
Inside the case were two Devil Fruits, their skins covered in