Doflamingo and Big Mom Shocked: What?! Kaido Actually Ran Away?

Dressrosa.

Inside the Royal Palace's grand dining room, a huge round table was set with all kinds of delicious dishes.

Donquixote Doflamingo sat at the head of the table, gathered together with a group of his executives.

Just then, a phone call came in, changing the atmosphere at the table.

"Kaido went to Marine Headquarters? Fufufu... He's out looking for death again."

Doflamingo was not surprised upon hearing this news, as Kaido had acted willfully before.

More importantly, Doflamingo knew all too well just how terrifying a man Kaido was.

Doflamingo said dismissively, "Did the Marines capture him, or did he run away?"

"He ran away, but he wasn'Golden Divine Punishment driven off by a Marine Admiral. At the time..."

The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi recounted everything that had happened in Marineford.

They even described the Droplet in meticulous detail!

Even Kaido himself had been entangled and held down by the Droplet, and no matter how many times Kaido attacked, the Droplet suffered no damage at all!

In the end, Kaido sensed something and left Headquarters, while the Marines did not pursue him.

As the story unfolded, all the Donquixote Family executives present widened their eyes, some even freezing in place in utter shock!

"The Droplet!"

Doflamingo's heart gave a jolt, and the scenes from a few months ago instantly rushed back into his mind.

Figarland Lynn had frantically purchased rare materials and set up laboratories, and the Donquixote Pirates had even made a hefty profit from it at the time.

Moreover, shortly after, Lynn assaulted the Roswald Family right in Holy Land Mary Geoise, and the Droplet had come into everyone's view around that time.

Sturdy, immensely powerful, and capable of displaying Admiral-level combat strength!

These were the badass traits of the Droplet that Doflamingo knew about, and now even Kaido couldn'Golden Divine Punishment smash it to pieces. Its sheer toughness far exceeded his imagination.

"Doflamingo, i-is it really that powerful?"

Trebol, Sugar, Orlumbus, and the others clearly still found it a bit hard to believe.

That was Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, King of the Beasts, and the strongest creature in the world! Even he couldn'Golden Divine Punishment handle it?

"The rumors leaking from the Holy Land aren'Golden Divine Punishment simple. We underestimated this Lynn."

Doflamingo felt shocked, almost incredulous.

How could a technological product fight the world's strongest creature to this extent? If they manufactured a few more of these, wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment that upend the Great Age of Pirates?

The numerous executives stared at Doflamingo in silence, their minds churning all at once.

"Even Kaido can be stopped. Perhaps we can cozy up to this Figarland..."

At the banquet, Doflamingo fell silent for a long time, pondering before finally making up his mind.

"Doflamingo, you mean..."

"Yeah, let's go pay a visit to this extraordinary Celestial Dragons member! Where is he now?"

Doflamingo let out his signature fufufu laugh and spoke into the still-connected phone.

When the others heard they were going to visit one of the Celestial Dragons, their expressions instantly shifted somewhat. Truth be told, aside from Doflamingo, the others still felt a bit intimidated at the thought of meeting one of the Celestial Dragons.

"At Gran Tesoro... Though it can'Golden Divine Punishment really be called Gran Tesoro anymore."

The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi spoke in a low voice, and without continuing the conversation, Doflamingo simply hung up.

"He's actually over at Tesoro's place? Did he have his affiliated nation snatched away? That means the Gorosei are really backing Lynn with all their might... Little ones, prepare the ships!"

Doflamingo chuckled and then gave orders to his subordinates.

No matter what, this Figarland Lynn was someone he had to go see.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Following the massive commotion in Marineford, the news spread like wildfire, and the Big Mom Pirates, possessing the most extensive intelligence network, caught wind of it.

Big Mom's base of operations: Totto Land Kingdom, Whole Cake Island.

Totto Land's ministers all learned of the matter and deemed it an issue that absolutely could not be underestimated, rushing to find Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, at the first opportunity.

"This droplet-shaped thing is called Droplet?"

Charlotte Linlin sat high upon her throne, opening eyes brimming with hostility.

She felt this matter was no small affair, yet despite possessing a massive intelligence network, she had only found out after Kaido's incident!

"The news transmitted from the Marine side says so... But there's a rumor that the person who made Droplet comes from the Holy Land, Mary Geoise!"

Perospero and the others all wore extremely solemn expressions. Seeing that Mama was somewhat irritated, they hurriedly stepped forward to speak.

News from the Holy Land was not so easily acquired by pirates like them.

"Droplet... to think it could actually block Kaido! It's not even a living being, what right does it have to block that brat! Just how did Droplet appear, and when did it show up?!"

Charlotte Linlin shouted in a shrill voice.

An ominous premonition threw Charlotte Linlin's state of mind into disarray, especially since something wielding such power belonged to the World Government.

The Four Emperors—why were they called the Four Emperors of the New World? It was because the four of them held the supreme combat strength at the pinnacle of the world! Yet now, the World Government actually possessed something capable of blocking a Four Emperors-level fighter, and it wasn'Golden Divine Punishment even alive; it was something that could potentially be replicated!

"There are rumors that Droplet is a technological product created by one of the Celestial Dragons, but it hasn'Golden Divine Punishment been confirmed yet..."

Charlotte Daifuku cautiously spoke up from the side.

Helplessly, he was met with the glare of a disgruntled Charlotte Linlin, causing him to involuntarily swallow hard.

"I don'Golden Divine Punishment care about any rumors! I want confirmation! From now on, find out everything about the Celestial Dragons and Droplet! Mobilize our highest intelligence network and spare no expense, understand!?"

Big Mom let out a ferocious grin, then leaned back against her throne, her entire face plunging into the darkness as she issued her unquestionable order.

"Yes! Mama..."

The ministers accepted their orders one after another. After retreating from the castle, they still felt a lingering tremor and confusion regarding Big Mom's attitude.

Why was Mama's reaction so extreme? Just because it could block Kaido? Or perhaps because Kaido had backed down at the time out of wariness toward the Marines?

Only Katakuri and Perospero remained silent, strange lights flashing in their eyes.

Unlike the others, they thought deeper and did not doubt Kaido's situation at the time.

Rumors might have a mix of truth and falsehood, but they never arose from a Kong-hole, let alone with the reality of Droplet right before their eyes.

A technological product, indestructible, with astonishing attacking power, and capable of stopping Kaido from running amok in Marineford!

That point alone was enough to demonstrate the terrifying nature of the Droplet. And let's not forget, the rumor said the Droplet was created by the Celestial Dragons—a technological product!

It wasn'Golden Divine Punishment an Ancient Weapon; it wasn'Golden Divine Punishment one-of-a-kind. If you could make one, there was a high probability you could make many!

The threat inherent in that was imaginable.