At that moment, in the great hall of the palace on King's Plateau.
Doflamingo sat in the seat of honor, with Pica, Diamante, and Trebol all present.
Doflamingo watched Lott and his group on the screen before him, his expression somewhat gloomy.
"Fufufufu, so you've come, Lott."
Trebol paced anxiously around the hall.
Doflamingo frowned slightly and waved at Trebol. "Stop pacing, Trebol. You're making me dizzy."
Yet Trebol walked right up to Doflamingo and leaned his whole body toward his face.
"Luo came along this time too. Could he be here to avenge Corazon?"
At Trebol's words, everyone present felt their hearts skip a beat.
They knew perfectly well how much Corazon had looked after Luo when he was little.
And Corazon had died by Doflamingo's gun.
Luo must have witnessed it himself too.
That made Luo's purpose in coming to Dressrosa this time self-evident.
Meanwhile, Doflamingo looked utterly disgusted as he watched the snot right in front of him, about to drip onto his face.
He hurriedly reached for an empty plate on the nearby table and held it in front of his face.
"Trebol, you're too close."
As though he had not heard, Trebol leaned even closer. His snot was now only ten centimeters from Doflamingo's face.
Seeing this, Doflamingo could only hold his breath.
"Neh, neh~ Say something, Doffy."
"Neh, neh~"
Doflamingo finally could not take it anymore. He grabbed at the air with his right hand, and a string appeared out of nowhere, piercing straight into Trebol's body.
He pulled Trebol away and flung him aside.
"How many times have I told you not to get so close to me?"
Doflamingo's eyes were full of disgust.
Trebol was not angry in the slightest. Instead, he said, "Lott's here too this time. Do you think we