One major incident followed another, and yet another piece of news left Rogge dumbfounded.
Donquixote Doflamingo had actually been captured by the World Government.
That was right. The World Government had contacted Donquixote Doflamingo under the pretext of buying weapons, then laid a trap and arrested him. He had escaped once, only to fall into the World Government's hands again.
Rogge had seen unlucky people before, but never anyone quite this unlucky.
The World Government had set a trap and waited for him to jump in. He had actually believed their lies, bringing Kaido's weapons to trade with them, only for his entire operation to be swept up.
"What? Don't tell me you still want to get him out," Ham said with a laugh.
"No. I'm just concerned about this guy." Rogge looked at another intelligence report.
It contained a photograph, and the people in it made Rogge feel the pressure.
There were only two people in the photograph, but the sight of them standing together was enough to put pressure on Rogge. That alone showed how powerful they were.
One was Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors. The other was Dracule Mihawk, who had been stripped of his Shichibukai title and was now a free agent.
They had always been rivals as well as friends, much like Red-Hair and Whitebeard. But with these two joining forces, how could Rogge not feel tremendous pressure?
"I'd really like to challenge him," Shiryu said.
"Think you can win?" Rogge asked with a smile.
"Like hell I can!" Shiryu snapped.
As a swordsman, he did acknowledge Hawk-Eye as the World's Strongest. Hawk-Eye had earned his reputation through battle, and he carried the unmistakable presence of a powerful man. No matter how strong someone was, looking into his eyes would make them tremble.