Doflamingo

"Uh?"

Another person with a signature laugh. Any One Piece fan who heard that laugh would immediately know who was coming!

Moke was no exception.

He turned and saw an outrageously arrogant man walking toward him.

Blond hair, sunglasses, a pink feather coat, cropped trousers, pointed shoes... and a swagger like he owned the world.

Who else could it be but Doflamingo, the greatest thug among pirates?

"Damn! What's this guy doing here?"

Moke immediately looked at Jesus Burgess. Right—Doflamingo had bought an Eternal Pose for Champion Island from the Underworld in order to find this guy. Perhaps he had bought it through Doflamingo's network.

By the same logic, information about his trip to Champion Island would naturally have landed in front of Doflamingo.

At that thought, Moke's pupils contracted slightly.

Sure enough, he needed his own intelligence network. Otherwise, it was far too inconvenient. One slip, and all his information could end up completely exposed to someone else.

But if this guy had come for him, what exactly did he want?

Jesus Burgess and the Baboon King, Burns, exchanged glances.

What kind of day is this? Two Shichibukai came to Champion Island all at once.

"Fuffuffuffuffu..."

Doflamingo soon reached the three of them and laughed again. At the same time, he stuck out his long tongue and licked his lips, looking faintly deranged. "You really have some skills! You picked up two pretty good crew members in one go!"

He had witnessed Moke's battle with the Baboon King from start to finish. Both of them were quite strong, especially Moke... He had defeated the Baboon King, known as the strongest champion, without even using his Logia Devil Fruit powers or swordsmanship.

Originally, he had come this time to deal with Moke. After all, Moke had taken in Ata, meaning the two sides were already opposed. That Ata would never give up on taking revenge against him and the Donquixote Family.

Naturally, the two sides would eventually clash.

Since that was the case, he might as well take this chance to kill Moke and eliminate all future trouble. After all, once Moke was dead, Ata alone would amount to nothing.

But the strength Moke had displayed just now made even him feel that Moke would be difficult to handle.

He was confident he could defeat Moke, but he was no longer certain he could successfully kill him. Still, he had to show himself and intimidate him. Otherwise, people might really think Doflamingo was easy to bully.

A terrifying force erupted from Doflamingo and swept outward in all directions.

Everyone it passed seemed to have their souls snatched away. They collapsed without warning, one after another. Only a very small number barely remained conscious, but all of them had pale faces, as though they had been injured somehow.

The Baboon King, Burns, and Jesus Burgess's pupils shrank. "Conqueror's Haki..."

At the same time, the two of them were greatly affected as well.

The corners of Moke's lips rose slightly, revealing an amused smile. "This guy wants to give me a show of force?"

Why would he be afraid?

Conqueror's Haki erupted from him in an instant...

Crack, crack...

Their Conqueror's Haki clashed continuously, forming a terrifying shockwave that swept through the entire arena. Even the sturdy walls of the fighting arena cracked beneath that shockwave.

At the same time, black lightning-like arcs flashed and collided constantly between them.

Doflamingo's expression turned slightly solemn. He truly had not expected Moke to possess Conqueror's Haki as well. Yet he extended his tongue again and licked his lips. "Fuffuffuffuffu..."

Because he could sense that Moke's Conqueror's Haki had only awakened recently. Compared to his own, it was far inferior...

That only made him more frenzied.

His eyes behind the sunglasses glowed red.

Then his Conqueror's Haki suddenly surged, forcing Moke's Conqueror's Haki back toward him. In the end, only a small area around Moke remained under the control of Moke's Haki.

Clearly, Moke had fallen into a disadvantage in their clash of Conqueror's Haki.

Moke felt the pressure, but his resolve did not waver. Ghost Aura surged from his body, while purple flames burned in his eyes.

His eyes snapped open. "Intimidation..."

Ghost Aura and Conqueror's Haki complemented one another, actually forcing Doflamingo's Conqueror's Haki back.

The red glow beneath Doflamingo's sunglasses intensified, but it quickly faded. He even stopped using his Conqueror's Haki first.

"???"

Moke was somewhat puzzled. He had thought this guy was about to make a move!

After a brief silence, Doflamingo asked, "You're looking for M. Caesar Clown?"

Moke was speechless.

This guy's intelligence network was absurd. He even knew about that. Then again, he must have come because of this matter!

After all, M. Caesar Clown was the foundation of his cooperation with Kaido.

Moke did not deny it and nodded. "He's your man? Looks like you've taken in a pretty good crew member too! But don't worry, I'm looking for him... only because I want something from him. I'm not after him himself..."

"Something?" Doflamingo looked puzzled.

Moke waved a hand. "Relax, that thing is useless to both you and him. Of course, when I go to take it, if he refuses to hand it over... then I'll have no choice but to steal it."

At those words, Doflamingo's pupils suddenly contracted. At the same time, he was deeply puzzled. What exactly was it that made Moke willing to completely fall out with him over it?

But Moke's attitude was more than he could tolerate. He snapped, "Kid, don't get too arrogant..."

To his surprise, Moke abruptly changed the subject. "Don't be so tense. I've got a deal for you."

"Uh?"

Doflamingo nearly threw out his back. His face darkened. "Kid, are you messing with me?"

Moke looked utterly sincere. "I really do want to make a deal with you."

"Oh?"

Doflamingo became interested. "Go on..."

Moke said, "Devil Fruits... That's your business in the Underworld, isn't it? So, are you interested?"

"Devil Fruits?"

Doflamingo's pupils shrank to pinpoints. Then he said meaningfully, "Fuffuffuffuffu... It seems your ambitions are not small. I'm afraid being a Shichibukai won't be enough to satisfy you."

Moke said, "We can cooperate on intelligence too."

After saying that, he added, "Beli won't be a problem..."

Doflamingo gave Moke a deep look and said pointedly, "I recall that your ship's cook has a blood feud with my Donquixote Family. Can you really just ignore that?"

Moke said, "That's between her and Gladius."

Doflamingo's expression shifted slightly. He understood. The grudge between Ata and Gladius would be settled by the two of them alone. Neither he nor Moke would interfere...

That was what Moke meant.

After pondering for a moment, he asked, "How many Devil Fruits do you want?"

Moke said, "However many you have, I'll take."

Doflamingo said, "Fuffuffuffuffu... Kid, do you have that much Beli?"

Moke said, "If I wanted to, I could even buy your entire Dressrosa Kingdom!"

That was not an empty boast.

Beli?

He did not have much of it, but there were two places where gold covered the ground.