A Temporary Conclusion

Donquixote Doflamingo spoke with extreme wariness.

Only by standing within the abyss could one clearly see its full extent.

As someone who had once been one of the lofty gods, Donquixote Doflamingo naturally knew certain secrets that had been hidden away.

He also knew what the Celestial Dragons and the World Government concealed in the darkness.

And yet Lin Yan—

had managed to make the World Government compromise even after a Celestial Dragon had died. What that represented was enough to make even Donquixote Doflamingo feel fear.

The captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Seventeenth Division?

No... that status alone was nowhere near enough!

With that in mind,

Donquixote Doflamingo had deliberately sought out Lin Yan before leaving and offered up the information about the Sea King with both hands.

Fish-Man Island was Whitebeard Pirates territory.

It was indeed a gesture of goodwill, but naturally, it was also a test.

As far as Donquixote Doflamingo himself was concerned, he was quite looking forward to what Lin Yan would do next on Fish-Man Island...

As though he had thought of something interesting,

the corner of Donquixote Doflamingo's mouth lifted slightly. He let out another burst of his highly distinctive laughter and turned to look at Gran Tesoro behind him.

"This is truly something to look forward to..."

While Donquixote Doflamingo left Gran Tesoro, Lin Yan leisurely found Gild Tesoro and followed him to Gran Tesoro's treasury.

He had come to collect his payment.

Gild Tesoro naturally had no objections whatsoever.

With a cheerful smile, Gild Tesoro led Lin Yan into the treasury and watched as Lin Yan took out the Holy Grail of the Underworld and began collecting all his treasures.

He watched wealth equivalent to one-fifth of the entire world's riches vanish before his eyes.

Yet Gild Tesoro, who had always