"If the three of us join forces, who would dare challenge us besides a genuine Four Emperors pirate crew?"
"The Chris Pirates have been at sea for less than a year, even by the most generous count."
"Do they really... already have the strength of a Four Emperors pirate crew?"
The others had their doubts too.
After all, the Four Emperors pirate crews dominated their territories and struck fear into other pirates for a reason.
It was not just that their captains possessed strength beyond anyone else's reach.
More importantly, their crews were vast, and their members were all hardened fighters.
In a Four Emperors pirate crew, members with bounties below a hundred million Beli were a small minority.
That alone showed how terrifying their combined strength was!
Trebol looked doubtful. "Doffy, you only fought Chris and Enel."
"Those two may be powerful, but that doesn't mean everyone else is."
"I refuse to believe every one of Chris's other subordinates is as formidable as Enel."
A vicious look crossed Pica's face beneath his mask. "Doffy, we're no pushovers either!"
"Even if the rest of the Chris Pirates are strong, surely they can't be stronger than us?"
"You handpicked every one of us!"
The officers of the Donquixote Family were fiercely proud. They had never considered themselves inferior to anyone.
Doflamingo sighed softly. "If you'd seen the Chris Pirates with your own eyes, you wouldn't say that."
"And if you'd met Chris, you'd be even less inclined to say it!"
"Chris is so powerful that I can't even bring myself to think of resisting him."
"I'm no match for him. I'm not even qualified to be his enemy. Do you understand?"
Viola caught the helplessness and resentment in Doflamingo's eyes.
But he had to admit that he would never dare make