"Hee hee hee hee!!"
Doflamingo leaned forward slightly in excitement, spreading his fingers as though trying to grab something.
"Hey, hey, hey, is this for real? That was an Admiral!!"
His voice was hoarse and exhilarated.
"He knocked Kizaru back that easily?!"
"Not just anyone can do that! Since when did Whitebeard have someone like that at his side?"
"But that guy doesn't seem to belong to the Whitebeard Pirates."
As he remembered it, Whitebeard's sons treated him with the utmost respect.
They wouldn't act like this man.
He tilted his head.
Behind his sunglasses, his gaze stayed fixed on Wangchuan, as though trying to see through every secret beneath that black coat.
"That brat... he's no weaker than an Admiral! No! He might be even stronger!"
"Interesting! This is far too interesting!!"
He licked his lips, his mouth stretching into an almost deranged curve.
"If I could get a connection with someone like that..."
His fingers slowly curled in the air.
As though grasping an idea that had yet to take shape but was already tempting enough.
"Hee hee hee hee... once this battle's over, I'll have to find a chance to approach him."
Beside Doflamingo.
Another figure was also watching the bow.
The grin on Gecko Moria's face stretched even wider than usual.
"Kishishishishi!!"
"Who would've thought, who would've thought this Paramount War would have an unexpected twist!"
He patted his bulging belly, his tone carrying a gleeful delight in others' misfortune.
"A Marine Admiral got sent flying! Now that's a rare sight!"
"If that brat can bring down an Admiral of Marine Headquarters, that'll be big news."
"Kishishishi!"
"The world government ought to look pretty embarrassed then!"
"Kishishishi!"
In the seat directly beneath the Execution Platform.
A figure sat upright like a silent volcano.
Akainu.
He sat