Extortion of Doflamingo

Under Yamato's critical strikes, combined with hearing Luo Ji's shameless threat, Doflamingo grew so furious that his expression twisted.

He had dominated the Underground World for many years, and he had never suffered such a massive loss.

Yet now that Sugar was in Luo Ji's hands, it felt as though his vital spot had been pinched, making the situation exceptionally fatal!

He watched as Diamante fought fiercely against a giant frost wolf, Trebol became entangled by a Yamata no Orochi, and even Pica was blocked by a giant monster.

A flying, burning Phantom Beast Nue, illusory flame ghosts, an unimaginably strong ancient giant lizard...

Other Donquixote Family executives like Gladius, Lao G, and Dellinger were also intercepted one after another.

A flash of panic entered Doflamingo's eyes.

Where on earth did this Luo Ji find so many monsters!

"We're going to help!"

Chief Leo turned into a residual blur and engaged Machvise, while Hu Feng and Bian also flew off to harass Jora.

Rebecca and Violet never expected that Luo Ji could summon such a multitude of monsters.

"Doflamingo, you made the first move with dirty tricks, so don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Elemental Scroll, Ice Magic, Musaishi Hyoga!"

Luo Ji offered a cold smile as a scroll rapidly expanded, and a terrifying blast of frigid air instantly shot toward the strongest executive, Pica.

Crack~!

Pica, who had transformed into a stone giant, was frozen into an ice sculpture by this terrifying frost, which continued to spread across the entire Plateau of King.

"Stop! I agree to your terms!"

"From now on, Baby 5 is yours!"

Witnessing the combat power of the Luo Ji Pirates and still having his weakness pinched by Luo Ji, Doflamingo hastily capitulated.

If things continued this way, not to mention his subordinates suffering heavy losses, even he would be beaten to death by Yamato!

The war that erupted on the Plateau of King quickly drew the attention of countless pirates and citizens throughout Dressrosa.

Who on earth was waging war against the Donquixote Family?

These terrifying explosions, this massive wave of freezing power, these towering monsters...

"Yamato, stop."

Luo Ji gave a gentle smile and halted the attacks of the Phantom Beast Super Drawing.

He still wanted to borrow the hen to lay eggs, utilizing the manpower and resources of the Donquixote Family to get the Artificial Devil Fruits produced.

He would return during his next trip to the New World to reap Doflamingo.

"Hmph!"

Yamato let out a cold snort and delivered one final swing with her club, striking with such force that Doflamingo failed to block it even with his awakened string-net shield, causing him to cough up a large mouthful of blood.

She could not understand why Luo Ji wanted to stop, but since Luo Ji was the captain, she could only obey his decision.

"So strong!!"

Doflamingo climbed up with difficulty amidst the ruins, his eyes filled with shock.

Having been taught a lesson by Beast Kaido years ago, he was now taught a lesson once again by Kaido's daughter.

This stirred up an endless sense of humiliation within him.

Yet when one's strength fell short, one had to bow their head; this was the rule of this ocean.

Unless one had an iron skull and courted death!

Following the cease-fire of the Luo Ji Pirates, the battle came to an end.

Badly frostbitten, Pica quickly mobilized his Stone-Stone Fruit powers despite his injuries to restore the majority of the damaged buildings on the Plateau of King.

Under Yamato's restless, simmering aura, Doflamingo no longer dared to display even a shred of malice.

Luo Ji took the initiative to request a secret room to conduct confidential negotiations with Doflamingo.

Standing as the victor, Luo Ji officially and clearly established the affiliations of Violet and Baby 5.

From Doflamingo's hands, he obtained intelligence and contact information for all the various underground emperors.

He also threatened Doflamingo, forbidding him from making any moves against the Tontatta.

To compensate Doflamingo for his losses, Luo Ji revealed a portion of secrets to him.

Punk Hazard housed Artificial Devil Fruits and equipment.

Furthermore, a scientist named Caesar Clown was the one who mastered this Artificial Devil Fruit technology.

He even informed Doflamingo that one of the four Road Poneglyphs—the Road Poneglyph—along with the legendary Ancient Weapon Pluton, were both located in Wano Country.

These secrets caused even a wildly ambitious man like Doflamingo to widen his eyes.

Finally came the matter of Sugar's disposition.

Luo Ji once again opened his lion's maw wide and extorted a massive sum of money.

He also demanded to pick two Devil Fruits from the Donquixote Family's inventory.

Among those ordinary Zoan fruits and trash Paramecia fruits, Luo Ji forcibly snatched two flying-insect-type Devil Fruits.

They were specifically the abilities of the Zoan-classification Bug-Bug Fruit, Blue Flash Butterfly Fruit, and the Red Dragonfly Fruit.

These were the abilities he selected for Vica, the blue-haired Tontatta girl, and Cotton, the wine-red-haired Tontatta girl.

Amidst Doflamingo's darkened expression, Luo Ji departed from the Plateau of King in a sweeping victory.

This massive loss only made Doflamingo even more steadfast in his plan to rescue Caesar Clown.

He wanted to mass-produce Artificial Devil Fruits, fully establish a connection with the Beasts Pirates, and covet the Road Poneglyph and Pluton in Wano Country!

His concealed ambitions erupted once more.

Luo Ji, though I know you definitely harbor some conspiracy and scheme, don't think you can treat me like a chess piece. I am a villain who will flip the chessboard over!

Doflamingo let out a low, beastly chuckle.

Amidst the primeval forest of Green Bit.

"Luo Ji, why didn't you finish off Doflamingo in one go?"

Yamato pouted with a look of displeasure, while Rebecca and the Tontatta were also extremely puzzled.

"Because if he fought desperately to the death, he might drag the entire Dressrosa down with him."

"Besides, the reputation of the Riku Dynasty is too poor right now; even if we got rid of Doflamingo, it would still be very difficult to retake the royal throne."

"Doflamingo is still a former Celestial Dragon and a Shichibukai, enjoying the protection of the World Government."

"Next, you all need to properly gather evidence of Doflamingo's crimes."

"When we return next time, our strength will ensure we no longer have to worry about Doflamingo's desperate final counterattack causing countless casualties."

"At the same time, we will clear the Riku King's name in one go and restore the royal identity."

Luo Ji began a solemn and earnest explanation, though in truth he simply wanted to continue utilizing the Donquixote Family to mess with the Artificial Devil Fruits.

After all, with Tama around, the ultimate army of Artificial Devil Fruit users would all belong to his spoils of war.

Since the failure rate of Artificial Devil Fruit abilities was so high, he might as well let the Beasts Pirates do the trial and error.

He only needed the final army of artificial ability users.

"So that's how it is!"

Yamato and the Tontatta all wore looks of sudden realization and worship.

As expected, Captain Luo Ji always thought far ahead.

Luo Ji released King Riku III and inquired about his decision.

In the end, King Riku still decided to stay in Dressrosa to continue hunting down evidence of the Donquixote Family's crimes.

Hearing King Riku's decision, Luo Ji had no choice but to activate the Fuku Fuku no Mi power, completely transforming King Riku III's appearance.

Not just his clothes, even his hairstyle and hair color were completely altered. With his current appearance, even his biological daughter Violet would not recognize him.

"From now on, you'll operate together with the Toy Soldier and King Gancho!"

Luo Ji briskly arranged matters for these fellows and gifted the two forcibly acquired Devil Fruits to his two Tontatta crewmates.

From then on, all three Tontatta female warriors were flying-type Devil Fruit users, possessing immense self-preservation capabilities.

Coupled with the Tontatta's immense strength and exceptional speed, both their reconnaissance and combat capabilities would be tremendously enhanced.