The Antonio Family?
The next leader of the World Government?
That was far too much to take in. All three people present were stunned. Crocodile turned Xin Luo's words over in his mind, frowning as he thought.
Wasn't the World Government's highest authority held by the Five Elders? Why would someone from the Antonio Family call Xin Luo its next leader?
And their attitude was nothing like what Doflamingo had hoped for. Quite the opposite—they were treating Crocodile with remarkable deference.
"Hey! What are you talking about? Don't forget our deal!"
Doflamingo's sense of foreboding grew stronger, and he shouted at them. But Xin Luo and the others ignored him. Their attention was fixed entirely on Crocodile.
Crocodile quickly composed himself and asked with an amused look, "Setting aside what you just said, Mr. Xin Luo, as one of the Dragon People, what business do you have with me?"
"Please rest assured. We haven't come here to make enemies of you."
Xin Luo smiled and said something that made Doflamingo's heart sink. "My father ordered me to deliver a message to Loa, the 'Ice Dragon.' But for certain reasons, as members of P0, we cannot land on Turtle Island to visit him directly."
Under Doflamingo's utterly despairing gaze, Xin Luo drew an invitation trimmed in King from his coat and handed it to Crocodile.
"I'm afraid I can't tell you the details, so I'm sorry to trouble you with delivering this Invitation Letter to Mr. Loa. The rest is for him to decide."
"An Invitation Letter?" Crocodile took it and glanced it over. Once he was sure it posed no danger, he tucked it into his coat. Then he nodded. "You've made me more curious than ever. I'm sure you've guessed at least something about Lord Loa's plans. Do you