During this period of time,
Orin could be said to have experienced the feeling of petting pets, especially the adorable beastgirls.
"So… I should be leaving soon."
Weighing in his hands the extremely heavy, space-compressed "Poneglyph.pdf," Orin waved toward the Mink Tribe gate.
In the true sense, "space compression."
Orin did not go looking for a ship himself, but instead conveniently took a Beast Pirates ship along the way, and the unruly Beast Pirates were instead "voluntarily" escorting Orin.
"Tch…"
Wrapped in bandages, Jack narrowed his eyes, yet dared not make any move, because he could feel that damned seagull had been staring at him the whole time.
And after all, the Beast Pirates were a major pirate crew, and Jack was one of the All-Stars, so the ship was naturally well-equipped. Orin just stayed on his ship like this, and neither Jack nor the underlings dared say anything.
Strangely enough, Orin didn't slaughter them either, he just stayed here like this, and over time, he actually fully adapted to life on the ship.
"Orin-sama, your orange juice!!!"
"Oh, thanks."
Hearing this, the underling hurriedly scratched his head in embarrassment and excitement.
"N-no, it's nothing…"
This was a top-tier figure in the world, a monster even more terrifying than Kaido!!!
The underling retreated happily, but as soon as he entered the cabin, he was grabbed by a huge hand, and then viciously slammed to the ground!!
"You bastard!!!"
"What the hell are you doing!!!"
The gigantic figure had eyes splitting with rage, but was quickly stopped by the subordinates beside him.
"Jack-sama!!!"
"There's still the Black Gun outside!!!"
Hearing this, Jack finally calmed down, then snorted coldly and walked aside, as subordinates brought in intelligence.
"Jack-sama! Big news lately!!!
Joker Doflamingo, who has long cooperated with us in the Artificial Devil Fruit business, has been captured by the Marines!!!"
"What?!"
Jack's eyes instantly widened when he heard this.
He knew all too well how much Kaido valued the Zoan corps!
As a loyal subordinate, the first thing he thought of was to share his brother's worries.
"Set sail!!!"
"Ah? To… where?"
"The waters of Dressrosa!!!"
...
"Slurp slurp…"
"Phew…"
"In this freezing weather, you really should drink a few sips of hot tea~"
Dark clouds hung low, as the warship leaving Dressrosa sailed across the sea. On the deck, two figures draped in Marine Justice capes were sitting together leisurely sipping tea.
"This is really troublesome. This time we made Sakazuki so angry, we won't even be able to return to Marine Headquarters, right…"
Staring at the reflection in his cup, Green Bull shook his head and sighed.
Beside him, Sengoku swallowed his tea and gently exhaled a breath of hot air.
"It should be fine, right? After all, this was an order from above…"
"Sakazuki shouldn't be that ruthless toward colleagues."
"By the way, what tea is this? It's pretty good~"
Sengoku loved watching the fun unfold.
"That's chrysanthemum tea…"
Green Bull was clearly lacking interest, evidently also feeling this wasn't a pleasant assignment.
...
And inside the warship at this moment, in the prison.
A defiant man with short golden hair and blood-red sunglasses was bound by heavy Seastone chains, lying on the ground spread-eagle.
At this time, a slender, aged figure walked over and sat down outside the cell.
They were old rivals. Before Doflamingo ever encountered Orin, Vice Admiral Tsuru had already hunted him many times, and at Sabaody Archipelago, Doflamingo had even mocked the Marines guarding Orin's turf, but now their positions were reversed.
Yet Doflamingo did not think he had truly lost, and he spoke with a smile.
"You Marines are really stupid~"
"With such a good opportunity, if the Marines had lent me a hand and taken down those brats, it wouldn't have ended like this."
Doflamingo grinned wickedly.
"After all, the reins are in my hands. The reins of the world's monsters. If someone like me, who connects so many forces, collapses, you'll definitely regret it."
Tsuru remained expressionless, showing the calm brought by age.
"Stop saying such disgraceful things."
Doflamingo's smile faded slightly.
"You lost. There is no 'if' in this world."
Compared to such words, Vice Admiral Tsuru clearly wanted to talk with Doflamingo about something else.
"You insiders see the doorway. You should see more clearly—what will the future of the pirate world become?"
This struck right at Doflamingo's heart.
The corners of his mouth split open as he spoke wantonly:
"Then I'll ask you instead. What do you think monsters will do once they've lost their food and broken free of their chains?"
"Are there still those at sea who can be called standing at the peak?"
"Who is the king of this sea? The emperors of the sea, one of the Yonko? Or the Shichibukai, who live the most special lives on this sea?"
"Or the brats of the so-called Worst Generation?"
"Or the army of justice, the Marines, overlords of the sea? Or the rapidly developing Revolutionary Army that represents the will of the people?"
"None of them!!!"
Doflamingo laughed wildly and arrogantly. In his agitation, the chains even tightened again and again, making the Marines tense.
"After the monsters of the old era have passed away, the only one now standing at the very top of the sea is the man known as Black Gun!!!"
"Whether it's one of the hidden Clan of D in the depths of history, or the high-and-mighty Celestial Dragons, they will all be swept into a massive vortex in the near future!!!"
"Sadgeo, who represents the Dark Sun God, seems to have vast schemes, but in truth he is nothing more than an appetizer. The world's game has only just begun now!!!"
The Marines were stirred up, but then stopped by Vice Admiral Tsuru. She gazed deeply at Doflamingo, whose smile remained wild.
"Go tell the Celestial Dragons that they will be dragged down from their divine thrones!!!"
"Roger dominated the Grand Line for twenty-five years, yet his nemesis Whitebeard never sat on that throne—what about now?"
"When that man has no intention of ascending that seat, compared with the rapidly swelling number of pirates, there is only one empty chair left!!!"
"Do you understand???"
"It's about to begin~"
"A world's greatest struggle for hegemony, staged solely for the delight of one noble spectator!!!"
The progress of the topic made even Vice Admiral Tsuru fall silent on the spot.
It was not until Doflamingo spoke again that he broke her heavy thoughts.
"Remember to prepare newspapers for me in prison, so I won't miss the exciting prelude of this game~"