New mission! Conquer the North Blue

It was precisely because of the North Blue base's importance

that Diamante had made the long journey back from Dressrosa in the New World during this time, specifically to ensure the security of their business.

But they had never imagined

that a brat from a fallen kingdom

would defeat Diamante

and actually seize their North Blue base.

This was something

Doflamingo simply could not tolerate.

Fortunately, Diamante had already handled most of the business beforehand, keeping their losses from becoming too severe.

Otherwise,

with all their business across the Four Seas now at a standstill,

and over a billion Beli's worth of goods still sitting unprocessed in the base,

Doflamingo would certainly have returned to the North Blue to deal with it himself.

He had matters tying him down and could not act personally for the time being.

So he decided to issue a bounty himself.

He would have every force in the North Blue hunt down Arthur D. Dragonier!

At that moment,

Arthur heard Doflamingo's fury from the other end.

He had not expected that taking out one of his North Blue branches would make Doflamingo so angry.

Of course, he did not care whether Doflamingo was angry or not.

"Oh, really?"

"Then I'll be happy to welcome them."

Arthur spoke calmly.

For at that very moment,

the system in his mind issued another mission:

Ding!

Detected a bounty issued by Doflamingo for the user!

New main mission issued: Conquer the North Blue!

Reward: unknown!

Description: the North Blue's forces are deeply intertwined, and its underworld powers are immense. Please unify the North Blue as soon as possible and restore its blue skies!

Looking at the new mission issued by the system,

Arthur felt no distress.

Instead, his heart filled with excitement at the challenge!

Arthur promptly hung up.

He did not give Doflamingo time to say another word.

Bang!

Inside the royal palace of Dressrosa,

Doflamingo, seated on his throne, violently smashed the Den Den Mushi.

His expression was utterly furious.

Before him,

the other Family officers were just as enraged!

Earlier, they had received a call from Diamante, telling them that a brat named Arthur D. Dragonier had occupied their North Blue base.

He himself had nearly died at that brat's hands.

At the thought that they could have lost Diamante,

Doflamingo himself

and the other Family officers were all furious!

Of course, most importantly,

that brat in the North Blue had actually dared to strike at their Donquixote Family!

It was utterly lawless behavior!

What's more,

the occupation of their North Blue base meant that all their business across the Four Seas had ground to a halt, bringing their entire business chain to a complete stop and affecting far too many people and affairs.

Even if they recaptured the North Blue base,

restoring operations would require an enormous expense and a great deal of time.

"Damn that brat!"

"Doffy, let me go to the North Blue and avenge Diamante!"

"Young master, let me go!"

The Donquixote Family officers all volunteered.

On the throne,

Doflamingo remained expressionless.

Yet a deep gloom hung over his brow.

Behind his sunglasses, fierce flames blazed in his eyes.

Only after a moment of silence did he speak:

"No, none of you need to go."

"We don't need to do it ourselves. Those forces in the North Blue will deal with that brat on their own."

Doflamingo spoke in a low voice.

Of course, he knew

that since even Diamante had nearly died at that brat's hands,

the other officers in his Family would only be completely certain of killing that brat if they all went together. Otherwise, if someone went alone,

they might very well end up facing the same situation Diamante had.

And Doflamingo did not want to see any more members of his Family hurt.

So he would let those people in the North Blue

surround and kill that brat named Arthur D. Dragonier together.

With that thought,

Doflamingo took out a black Den Den Mushi.

He picked up the receiver and spoke directly to the person on the other end:

"A bounty of three hundred million Beli. Kill someone in the North Blue named Arthur D. Dragonier for me. I don't care how you do it, as long as he dies."

"Understood, Lord Joker."

Once he finished speaking,

in a very short time,

the North Blue's Underworld

received a bounty issued personally by Doflamingo himself, one of the Shichibukai: three hundred million Beli to kill a brat named Arthur D. Dragonier!

For a time,

the entire North Blue Underworld was shaken!

After all,

this was a bounty issued personally by Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai, and more importantly, beyond his position as a Shichibukai,

Doflamingo was also an emperor of the Underworld.

A major figure of his caliber

could be said to belong to the second tier of great figures, just beneath the Four Emperors who stood at the pinnacle of the seas!

In the North Blue, where there were no Four Emperors,

Doflamingo's prestige was terrifying!

The moment this bounty appeared,

it stirred forces throughout the North Blue!

The Germa Kingdom's Vinsmoke Family, the recently rising pirate "Magician" Basil Hawkins, "Red Flag" X Drake, and others...

Among the major forces of the North Blue whose names carried weight,

almost all turned their attention to Arthur D. Dragonier.

Not long afterward,

the suspension of underworld business in the North Blue and even across the entire Four Seas, caused by Arthur's occupation of the Donquixote Family's North Blue base, also began to have an impact.

Orders the Donquixote Family was supposed to deliver were not delivered on time.

Countless buyers could not get their goods.

This displeased many powerful figures.

As a result, they launched their own investigations into the situation.

And so, everyone learned

that the Donquixote Family's North Blue base

had actually been seized by a brat named Arthur D. Dragonier!

"Damn, that brat has some nerve! Does he know the price of seizing a Donquixote Family base?"

"Hahaha, how interesting! This brat has only just made his debut, and he's already thrown the North Blue into turmoil!"

"Three hundred million Beli... once I take that brat's head, the money will be mine for the taking. It's practically three hundred million Beli for free..."

With this shocking news exposed, the people of the Underworld finally understood why the renowned Doflamingo himself had issued a bounty!

As it turned out,

that brat had dealt Doflamingo a heavy blow!

Everyone was stunned by Arthur's audacity.

They had never imagined

that anyone would dare provoke an emperor of the Underworld!

But none of that was their concern.

All they needed to consider was how to take Arthur's head and collect that three-hundred-million-Beli bounty!