Admiral Candidate Momousagi

Only by accumulating the master's favor through small details can he stand out among all the demons and become the master's favorite.

"Okay, I understand."

This time, it was Dimon who responded, his voice different from Ain's.

Ain's voice sounded more childish, like that of a young boy whose vocal cords were not fully developed, while Dimon's voice was that of a gentle adult man.

Samael wore a smug expression, eager to claim first place:

"Master, we've taken all the gold. What should we do next?"

"Yes, turn the gold into gold bars, take 1 billion worth of gold bars to Dressrosa, and hand them over to Doflamingo."

For Doflamingo?

Samael was slightly taken aback, not understanding his master's meaning.

Bethany quickly understood, "Master, you mean you want us to buy Devil Fruit from that Shichibukai?"

"It's a deposit. He can help collect Devil Fruit or buy related information, either way."

At this point, Dimon paused, then, as if suddenly remembering something, gave another instruction:

"After meeting him, ask him some questions about 'Heavenly Tribute.' This person used to make his fortune by robbing Heavenly Tribute, so he has experience in this area and may know some important information."

Dimon doesn't need to get rich; he's already incredibly wealthy. He holds such a massive amount of gold, which is astronomical in terms of Beli. If he were to release even a portion of it, he could destroy the gold trading market.

What he needs is Devil Fruit.

"Understood." Bethany nodded respectfully. "I will obey your orders."

After giving the instructions, Dimon prepared to cut off the Thought Waves.

At this moment, the Ship Zuizui suddenly spoke, cautiously saying:

"Um, Master..."

"What do you want, Zuizui?"

Dimon had plenty of patience for this hardworking ship.

"Master, I want to become stronger."

Ship Zuizui was very uneasy. The Seven Deadly Sins were getting more and more powerful, but he was a little unable to keep up with the pace of the group, fearing that he would be abandoned by his master one day.

Sensing the worry in its voice, Dimon offered a reassuring reassurance.

"Understood, I'll wait until after the next mission."

Sabaody Archipelago, hotel.

Dimon severed his Thought Waves connection with the Seven Deadly Sins, pondering what Ship Zuizui said.

For a living ship to become powerful, the method is actually quite simple: eat a Devil Fruit.

What kind of fruit is suitable for Ship Zuizui?

As for the fear of seawater after becoming an ability user, it's not a concern for a ship.

"As for the fruit..."

Dimon recalled the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia he had just looked at, and there were a few that seemed quite suitable.

But being suitable is useless; who knows where these fruits are, or whether they've already been eaten?

"Let's see how things go next time we get a new Devil Fruit."

Putting that aside for now, Dimon continued his training in Observation Haki.

He has now Awakening Haki, and has quickly mastered Armament Haki within a day; the next step is Observation Haki.

In his view, both Observation Haki and Armament Haki are merely branches of Haki.

They are not fundamentally different. Just like a person learning to walk, whether walking forward or backward, as long as they try to learn, they can naturally master it.

Only Conqueror's Haki is different.

Only one in millions can Awakening this special Haki, which is innate and cannot be learned later in life.

As far as Dimon knows, every person who possesses Conqueror's Haki must have at least one parent who also possesses Conqueror's Haki.

This appears to be a genetic ability.

Even if it's hereditary, tracing back along the bloodline, there must be a 'first Awakening one,' and I might just be that 'first.'

There are always more solutions than problems. Let's not rush this. We can deal with it after we've mastered Observation Haki.

Several days later.

The New World, Dressrosa.

Almost half a month has passed since the last major battle.

The battle took place on the outlying island of Green Bit, while the main island of Dressrosa remained unaffected, with many local residents unaware that a major battle had occurred.

"We have to thank me for all of this. These ignorant masses know nothing, fufufu..."

The king's bedroom.

Doflamingo stood by the window, gazing at his homeland.

Not far from the palace, a new factory is breaking ground at a construction site where Artificial Devil Fruit will be produced in the future.

Although the factory has only just broken ground, the buyer for the Artificial Devil Fruit has already been identified.

One of them Kaido Beasts, the admiral of the Beasts Pirates and one of the Four Emperors.

Secondly, the Seven Deadly Sins.

With these two major powers becoming buyers, Doflamingo felt his position was more secure.

"Um!?"

Doflamingo's lips curled slightly, and he turned around to look behind him with displeasure.

The door to the room was pushed open without warning, and a man and a woman swaggered into his bedroom.

Who are you? Where are the soldiers outside?

Are you talking about those who are dreaming?

The woman smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo immediately released his Observation Haki, and after investigating, his expression grew increasingly grim.

His palace, from the main gate all the way in, all the way to his bedroom, was filled with people in a deep sleep.

He hadn't noticed anything at all beforehand, and there had been no sound of fighting.

"You did this?"

"Don't be nervous, Doflamingo." Bethany introduced herself calmly, "My name is Bethany, one of the Seven Deadly Sins."

It was one of the Seven Deadly Sins... Doflamingo's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at the other man. Judging from their positions, the man seemed to be the leader.

"You're also one of the Seven Deadly Sins?"

As he asked this question, Doflamingo's expression softened slightly. Apart from "Wrath" Samael, this was the first time he had seen the true faces of the Seven Deadly Sins members.

To be precise, he didn't even know what Samael looked like; the other party had always been active in elemental form.

"Heh heh heh, it's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten me?"

Samael grinned, and flames suddenly burst into flames on his shoulder.

Upon hearing that familiar laughter and seeing the fiery power before him, Doflamingo was momentarily stunned.

"Are you Samael?"

"How dare you speak like that, you brat?" Samael said displeasedly. "My lord!"

Doflamingo's lips twitched, and he spoke with a forced smile:

"Fufufu, it's been a long time, Samael... my lord!"

Chapter 91 Admiral Candidate, Momousagi

Before seeing him in person, Doflamingo was curious about Samael's real appearance, but now that he has seen him, he finds him surprisingly ordinary.

An ordinary physique, an ordinary appearance, and even the "voice" conveyed by the other person's body was ordinary in terms of Observation Haki.

If you met someone like that on the street, he wouldn't pay much attention to them.

It's hard to connect this ordinary-looking man with the arrogant Seven Deadly Sins executive.

As for the other one...

Doflamingo looked at Bethany again, drawn to her eyes—unusual pupils that didn't seem human.

"Are my eyes a big concern for you?"

Seeing that he was observing her, Bethany's lips curled into a slight smile. "Staring at me can be dangerous."

Strictly speaking, her eyes are her true essence.

If it weren't for her master's request, her transformed form would have been a blooming crimson flower, a larger version of her current pupils.

"Fuck... Excuse me, it's my first time meeting a real member of the Seven Deadly Sins, so I can't help but feel a little uneasy."

Doflamingo chuckled twice, realizing that this woman was probably not a high-ranking officer with a title, but he wouldn't underestimate her because of that.

Samael's abilities are no secret, so the one who put the people outside into a coma... is most likely this woman.

While pondering, Doflamingo changed the subject and asked:

"What brings you two here so suddenly?"

After saying that, he walked to the sofa next to him and gestured for him to sit down.

Samael swaggered over and sat down, crossing his legs as if he owned the place.

"He needs something from you, Bethany. Give it to him."

"Yes, Lord Samael."

Bethany responded, placed the two suitcases she was carrying on the table, opened them, and turned the openings toward Doflamingo.

Gold bars, a whole box of gold bars.

Doflamingo looked surprised and quickly calculated in his mind that, based on the current gold price, this box was worth about 1 billion Beli.

The gold bars have no markings indicating where they were made, so they are definitely black gold of unknown origin.

But who cares if it's black gold?

"What do you want to buy with so much money?"

"You understand, we need Devil Fruit. According to my lord, this is just a deposit; as long as you can provide Devil Fruit, we can eat as many as we need."

Doflamingo was not surprised at all by this answer.

Unfortunately, Devil Fruit are extremely rare and hard to come by; even he didn't have any on hand.

"If you had come to buy it earlier, I would have had a Snail Fruit, but I don't have any now."

"Snail Fruit?"

Samael was taken aback and subconsciously looked up at the ceiling of the room, actually looking at Ain's clone, whose location was unknown.

"Zoan Snail Fruit, Model: Den Den Mushi, an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit, worth 110 million Beli on the black market, and it has already been bought."

Doflamingo, fearing the two wouldn't understand, patiently explained:

Do you know where Devil Fruit are usually found?

"Tell me."

Samael was very interested.

"Devil Fruit are also called the Secret Treasure of the Sea, why do they have such a nickname?" Doflamingo grinned.