Doflamingo watched the enormous shadow draw closer, and his laughter only grew louder.
He glanced at the unreliable bunch around him.
"Fufufufufu!!"
"You lazy bastards!"
He raised his right hand and spread his fingers, sending white threads shooting from between them.
They wove a dense net in midair, precisely catching Vice Admiral John's falling body.
Snap!
The thread net went taut the instant it touched John's body, letting out a dull sound before stretching backward at tremendous speed.
It rebounded that terrifying force of impact.
Vice Admiral John was instantly flung away, hurtling into the Marine plaza.
He lost consciousness instantly.
The Marine officers around them turned toward Doflamingo, their voices filled with anger and frustration.
"Doflamingo! You!"
"Fufufufufu!"
Doflamingo cut him off, his hands in his pockets and his head tilted, a flippant smile on his face.
"Don't get so worked up, Marine."
"I did save Vice Admiral John's life, you know."
"If you'd just smashed into the ground like that, that handsome face of yours would've been ruined."
Veins bulged on the foreheads of the surrounding officers, their clenched fists cracking.
But in the end, he held back and did not lash out.
The group of Marine officers standing behind Doflamingo looked even more displeased.
One of them could not help muttering a curse.
"The Shichibukai... they're all unreliable bastards, just as expected."
"He could clearly have caught him safely..."
Doflamingo heard him, but paid no attention at all.
His gaze had long since left Vice Admiral John.
It locked back onto the black-clad figure approaching unhurriedly in the distance.
"Hey, hey..."
His voice grew a little lower, carrying an almost greedy interest.
"That guy... he's coming this way."
"Is he here for me?"
"Fufufu... I couldn't ask for anything better."
Gecko Moria followed his gaze, opening his