Onigashima, located near Wano Country, looks like a giant horn of a ghost.
It is the station of Kaido, the governor of the Beast Pirates, in the new world.
Kaido, who was drinking wine at this time, suddenly received the news that his boss "Drought" Jack had returned early.
He didn't take it seriously and just asked the other party to come over and see him.
However, when Jack explained the situation with a 'Batman' and a unique-shaped fruit, Kaido immediately showed an interested look and put aside the wine gourd with the word "天" printed on it.
"Artificial Devil Fruit? Shichibukai Donquixote Doflamingo?"
"Interesting, so interesting, Worororo!"
Kaido suddenly laughed loudly, and finally revealed his true face from the darkness.
He is extremely tall and burly, with black hair shawl-shouldered, a pair of long horns like the horns of a ceratopsian, a beard as long as a dragon's beard on his mouth, and a dragon scale tattoo on his left arm.
The upper body is naked, with an The "devil" is alive.
He grabbed the trembling 'Baitman', held it in his hand and began to examine it. No matter how hard the other party struggled, it was in vain.
But Kaido just used a little strength out of curiosity, wanting to test this guy's strength, and almost crushed him to death.
This somewhat reduced Kaido's interest.
He threw Bateman back casually and picked up the artificial Devil Fruit.
'Baitman' flew away quickly after the disaster, and Kaido and Jack didn't care.
"You said if I eat this thing, will it kill me?"
Jack said honestly: "There is nothing in this world that can kill Boss Kaido."
"Worororo, you're right, I want this thing. You go and get the rest, and the guy who can make this thing is also brought back."
"No problem, leave it to me."
Jack said confidently, not taking the Shichibukai seriously at all.
purchase?
Too much trouble.
Since everyone is a pirate, of course we must do it in a pirate way!
The winner takes all, the loser retires!
Unless the other party can show a side that he appreciates, maybe it can make him look at him differently and give the other party a chance.
. . . . . .
A few days later, the Don Quixote family's second auction on Ula Island was also successfully completed.
As the finale of the auction, the artificial Devil Fruit 'Smile' was not taken advantage of this time, but it still managed to fetch a high price that was above Doflamingo's bottom line.
More importantly, with the help of the rumors that spread last time.
This time he didn't even need to take out another one to verify the effect. This magical thing had already been accepted by the public.
Of course, this is also guaranteed by his reputation.
He couldn't ruin his reputation just for a few hundred million berries.
"I am going to start the third auction of 'smile' in ten days. The number is still three, and it will be the last three of this year!"
"After the auction is over, we will return to Dressrosa immediately to expand the production line of the 'smile' factory. I need more, more, more, more 'smiles'!"
During the impromptu family meeting, Doflamingo was in high spirits and excited.
It was as if a great prospect had been placed in front of him, ready for him to take advantage of.
To put it bluntly, these ten artificial devil fruit 'smiles' were just products he used to test the waters.
But the result was better than he expected.
What if he could produce 50 per year? What about 100 pieces?
With a stable income of several billion beri a year, he can continue to increase his influence on the sea.
By then those wallflowers will naturally know what to choose.
"Abel, keep an eye on Caesar Courant's side. You can go back first and don't let other forces come into contact with him. This guy is not an honest person."
"Now that 'smile' is selling so well, I guess when I go back, this guy will take the opportunity to put forward some conditions."
"But as long as it doesn't involve my bottom line, I can satisfy him."
"But the premise is to increase the supply of 'SAD' and let this guy seize the time to continue researching 'Smile'. It is best to eliminate the existing side effects and develop other types of more diverse artificial devil fruits!"
This success has made Doflamingo no longer able to hide his ambitions.
The so-called 'SAD' is actually the raw material used in the processing of the artificial animal devil fruit 'smile', and it is also an application based on the "blood factor" discovered by Vegapunk.
Caesar Courant is the only person who can produce 'SAD'.
No wonder Doflamingo would explain this matter so carefully.
Abel, who was sitting at the bottom, nodded slightly, saying that he would definitely keep an eye on Caesar Courant and would not let this rooster that laid golden eggs be snatched away by others.
With Abel's guarantee, Doflamingo felt very relieved.
Because Abel never let him down, and occasionally gave him surprises!
After the meeting, Abel found Peake before leaving.
"I always feel like something might happen next. Do you want to come with me?"
Pik was stunned for a moment. This was the second time Abel reminded him that he might be in danger.
"Did he receive any news? Did he tell the young master?"
"It would be nice if there was evidence. This is just my intuition. I always feel that it is impossible for the big figures in the new world to have no reaction. The silence now is too abnormal, like the calm before the storm."
Then Abel continued: "Do you think it is possible for Captain Dover to give up on such baseless speculation?"
Pique shook his head subconsciously. It was indeed impossible, and it wouldn't attract attention if he said it.
Doflamingo was such a proud man, and he probably wanted to meet the most powerful force on this sea for a long time.
So it's all in vain.
Pique thought for a while, "Then I can't leave. After all, the young master is kind to me. Although my strength is not as good as yours, I can still play some role."
Abel had already expected that this guy wouldn't leave, so he took out a small box.
"It contains things that can save your life. If you are seriously injured, just open it and eat the things inside. I got this thing with great difficulty. If you don't use it, don't show kindness. Think about your Wife and children. If you don’t need it, it’s best to remember to return it to me when the time comes.”
After taking it, Pique nodded seriously, "I know, thank you."
"I hope I'm just overthinking it. That's it, let's come back and drink together."
Abel said nothing more because he was not sure what would happen next.
But what he was sure of was that something would happen sooner or later, not this time but also the next time.
(End of chapter)
