Along the way, Doflamingo chatted happily with "Spider Emperor" Gallagher Carl and "Silver Wings" Ouroboros.
As a fellow Shichibukai, he naturally knew about his colleagues.
In a sense, they were all the same kind of people. They had moved beyond being mere pirates.
He had taken over the Dressrosa Kingdom.
Ouroboros was about to found a kingdom. He conducted business openly and had dealings with the Underworld as well.
His sphere of influence, however, lay along the Grand Line.
The strongest of them, Gallagher Carl, had established deep roots in the New World's Underworld. She wielded considerable power, had a formidable background, and worked with many Underworld Kings.
In a sense, Gallagher Carl's Gallagher Island was a kingdom of darkness too.
She and Doflamingo both came from the North Blue, and their spheres of influence overlapped in many places.
Compared with Carl, Doflamingo was still a newcomer to the New World. Though he had considerable power in the North Blue and other seas, he still needed time to gain a foothold in the New World.
Doflamingo was a shrewd businessman. There was room for them to work together.
Gallagher Carl did not turn down the partnership Doflamingo proposed.
The Gallagher Family had risen in a very short time.
The same was true of the Donquixote Family.
Doflamingo had built the Donquixote Family into an Underworld King of the North Blue, with an organization even larger than the Gallagher Family's.
The Gallagher Family could expand no further, but the Donquixote Family was different. It had the backing of the North Blue Navy, covert support from a secret organization, and exclusive products of its own.
Taking control of an entire kingdom in one stroke was an impressive feat. In that respect, Doflamingo was considerably more capable than Carl.
Carl knew she could