After being expelled from the Holy Land, his greatest goal in life had been to destroy the world ruled by the Celestial Dragons and drag those lofty Celestial Dragons down from their pedestals.
But now he could go back!
That left him with extremely complicated feelings, both hatred for the Celestial Dragons and a desire for their power.
The officers grew even more worried.
"Young Master, even if we lose Dressrosa, we can still make a comeback. We'll always follow you!"
"Dressrosa doesn't matter anymore."
Doflamingo slowly shook his head.
With the power of a Celestial Dragon, Dressrosa was insignificant. No, everything he currently possessed was insignificant.
By becoming a Celestial Dragon, he would once again stand at the pinnacle of the world.
His grin stretched from ear to ear.
"Fufufufu~ Fufufufu!!!"
Chapter 314: News of the Flame-Flame Fruit
The Calm Belt, Hoenn Headquarters Fortress.
Inside the Fleet Admiral's Office.
Good, Aokiji, Zephyr, Dragon, Fujitora, and one utterly out-of-place recruit instructor, Rayleigh.
The Hoenn Navy's senior officers had gathered.
Everyone's eyes instinctively settled on Rayleigh, their gazes filled with doubt, scrutiny, and something hard to put into words.
As though they were saying, "So you've finally come to this?"
Aside from Good and Fujitora, the others were all old acquaintances.
Dragon was the same age as Akainu and a few years older than Aokiji. In his youth, he too had been a rising star of the Navy. Back then, they had often followed Zephyr and the older generation in pursuit of the Roger Pirates.
Roger's opponents had been the Admirals, while their opponents had naturally been his two right-hand men, Rayleigh and Gaban.
They had been young and inexperienced then and had suffered plenty at this old man's hands. But decades had passed, and now they were in their prime!