"Hehehe, Lord Carlos, you are still as powerful as ever. I never expected that even the young master's powerful intelligence network could not gather this information. It has truly broadened my horizons..."
However, how can I get close to him as soon as possible and complete the task the young master assigned me?
After Carlos turned and went into the room, a few moments later, Snowflake gradually gathered on the rooftop not far away, forming the image of a beautiful woman. She covered her mouth and chuckled softly before muttering to herself.
The battle she had just witnessed had clearly been incredibly shocking. She hadn't expected that Carlos everyone considered to possess only power and wealth without any real strength, would actually have such power, and that he was also a Devil Fruit User.
This surprised and delighted her, but what worried her even more was how to quickly infiltrate his ranks and seize the opportunity to complete the task Doflamingo had given her.
"Forget about that for now, let's reunite with Gladius first..."
After a moment's thought, Monet decided to first meet up with his companions to discuss their next plans.
call...
After making her decision, she didn't linger for a moment, and once again used her ability to transform into Snowflake and disappear from the spot.
call out...
"Hmm... did my perception fail me? I thought I sensed another sound outside just now, but now..."
Just as Monet was about to leave, Carlos appeared at the doorway in Extreme Speed, looking around frantically. Finding nothing, he muttered to himself.
"Hmph... Never mind, maybe it's just some kitten or puppy. And let Uzes handle that matter. I should go and preside over the exciting auction. Quite a few forces have entered Supomachi this time."
That's true, after all, the gimmick of Devil Fruit is quite attractive to those people. But, JOKER, what exactly are you plotting? Sending something so precious here... Hehehe!!"
Carlos spoke as he walked toward the auction house.
Meanwhile, on an unnamed island in the New World, stood a Revolutionary Army base, where the personnel, all cloaked, moved about busily.
Suddenly, in the room where all the major intelligence agencies were gathered, a man saw a piece of paper marked with the name of Les from Supomachi Island suddenly catch fire and quickly burn. This made him jump up in alarm and run to the office of the leader, Dragon, to report the situation.
Thump thump thump...
"Please come in!!"
The man walked to the door and knocked lightly with his fingers. After a few knocks, a middle-aged man's voice came from inside, telling him to come in.
Click...
The man pushed open the door and went inside. Upon seeing the man, he immediately saluted him.
"Hmm! Is there something urgent?"
Dragon nodded to him and then asked.
"Yes, Chief. Just now, our member Les, whom we sent to Supomachi Island, has heroically Sacrifice. I have come here to report this news to you."
The cloaked subordinate reported the news to Dragon truthfully.
" Les? I remember now, he was that young man who joined us two years ago. Could it be that Carlos discovered his identity and that's why he was Sacrifice?"
Upon hearing the name, Dragon thought for a moment and remembered Les. Two years ago, Rice joined the Revolutionary Army with a burning passion. After two years of intensive training, like most others, he didn't possess much talent, which is why he and his group were sent to infiltrate various powerful factions.
I never expected to hear the news of his Sacrifice today. Even Dragon was stunned for a moment before continuing.
"Yes, I haven't found out the details yet, but that should be the case. Chief, what should we do next? Should we inform Chief of Staff Sabo and the others who are going there?"
"Hmm, no need to investigate further. Since he joined us, he was already prepared to Sacrifice himself. However, his family needs to be informed of this matter. Tell his men to take good care of his family so he won't be worried about them down there..."
Dragon thought for a moment, then shook his head and said...
"Yes, we understand. What should we do about the Chief of Staff?"
"Please also tell him that he has full authority to handle the rest, and that he doesn't need to come and report to me about similar situations in the future; you can handle these things yourselves."
Dragon intends to entrust all matters concerning Supomachi Island to Sabo to see how he will handle them.
"Yes!!"
The cloaked subordinate saluted and withdrew, leaving Dragon alone in a chair, pondering these matters.
"Hey, you guys... are you sure this is the right place? Don't lie to me, or else..."
Meanwhile, on the eastern side of Supomachi Island, in the opposite direction from Luo Chen's location, a young man dressed in samurai attire, sitting cross-legged on a boulder, raised his fist and addressed the numerous henchmen kneeling before him, threatened by his force.
"Hahaha, how could we dare deceive you? The auction venue will be reached very quickly if you follow that route. You can ask other people if you don't believe me..."
One of the gang leaders, with a bruised and swollen face, wearing a gold belt and chain, and sporting a black dragon tattoo, fawned over him.
"Yeah?"
The man still seemed unconvinced and stared at the others with a threatening look, asking again.
"Hahaha, of course, our boss is right. If you're heading to the auction house, you should indeed go that way!"
The other henchmen trembled under his terrifying gaze and hurriedly responded.
"Hmph, fine then, I'll let you off the hook this time. But next time, don't let me see you kidnapping innocent bystanders again, or don't blame me for being ruthless..."
The young man frowned as he glanced at them, then began to believe them somewhat. In his opinion, even if these people had a lot of nerve, they wouldn't dare to deceive him so easily. So he jumped down and headed towards the auction venue.
"Phew... finally got rid of this troublemaker... next time I must make sure I check the opponent's strength before making a move."
Those people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the young man finally believed what they had said and walked towards the auction house.
They were originally a gangster on Supomachi Island who also worked part-time as slave hunters. Today, because of a large auction, they decided to bring most of their gang out to see what kind of easy targets they could take advantage of.
Just as they were about to head back after spending most of the day browsing without finding anything of value, they suddenly encountered this young man at a vendor's stall. He not only had a large amount of money on him, but also seemed unconcerned about being targeted, openly pulling out his wallet full of cash to trade with the vendor. This piqued their interest.
After he left the shop, she secretly followed him until they reached a secluded spot where she made her move. Little did she know that it was all part of the young man's scheme.
As they brandished their weapons and threatened him, a dark figure suddenly darted in, followed by a wail. He himself was punched to the ground by the young man's fists and, in order to survive, could only respectfully entertain him to satisfy him and let them go.
"Hmm! By the way..."
After the man had walked a short distance, he suddenly turned back and said something, which startled them so much that they quickly sat up straight and looked at him.
"Sir, if there's anything else you need us to do, please don't hesitate to give your orders, and we will certainly comply!"
Seeing his men all looking at him hopefully, the leader knew he couldn't avoid the question, so he braced himself and asked.
"I don't have anything for you to do, I'm just giving you some advice. Next time you see someone like me, you'd better figure things out before you act. Otherwise, if you rashly anger them, they won't be as easy to talk to as I am. Alright, that's all I have to say. Whether you want to listen or not is up to you. I'm leaving..."
The young man gave them a final word of advice, then continued on his way without lingering.
"Hehehe, we wouldn't dare do that again. But you make it sound like you're easy to talk to, even though you're like everyone else, maybe even more ruthless, ouch..."
The gang leader outwardly agreed with a smile, but inwardly he was thinking something else entirely.