Whitebeard and others left Orochimaru and Sabo on an island not far from Dressrosa.
At their farewell, Whitebeard looked reluctant to part, but the helmsman, as if fleeing, piloted the Moby Dick away, giving Whitebeard no chance to make him stay.
Sabo helped Orochimaru tidy his clothes.
"Then we'll see each other again later. I have to return to the Revolutionary Army; there are many countries waiting for us to liberate them."
"Mm." Orochimaru looked at Sabo and handed him a box of life-saving medicine, after all, he couldn't show favoritism.
"If you're in danger, take the medicine. Don't trust those nobles, and especially don't act rashly against the Celestial Dragons alone.
Kuma's body is sealed in a scroll I have, and the scroll is with Ivankov.
I'll let him recover when I have time; even if I rescue him now, he'll just run away. Let him stay in there; he won't die, time is still in there."
Orochimaru's voice paused slightly, a look of distress on his face: "That scroll of yours..."
"You... remember to find a safe place to lock it up so it doesn't get stolen. If nothing unexpected happens, Robin should be with the Revolutionary Army now. Please help take care of her and assist her in improving her strength."
"Okay~" Sabo affectionately patted his head.
"Same for you, don't play too wildly outside. If you go too far and Luffy beats you, I won't help you, okay? Also, remember to meet up with Luffy when the time comes; don't forget the time."
"Mm-hmm..." Orochimaru nodded repeatedly, watching Sabo being led away by the Revolutionary Army's Crow, waving obediently, and continued to watch until Sabo disappeared from sight.
After waiting for a long time, and confirming that Sabo had truly left, Orochimaru pulled a den den mushi from his sleeve and made a call.
Meanwhile, in Dressrosa, Doflamingo was lazily sprawled on a beach chair by the pool, comfortably enjoying grapes handed to him by Sugar inside the palace, while the other Executives of the Donquixote Family sat around playing cards.
Suddenly, a "buruburu" sound rang out, and Sugar held up the den den mushi: "Young Master... your call."
Doflamingo casually answered: "Who is it?"
The next moment, his den den mushi instantly became expressionless (ㅍ_ㅍ).
"Doffy... come pick me up. I'm in the seven o'clock direction from Dressrosa, about half a day's journey away. If you come yourself, it'll only take two hours."
Orochimaru hung up the den den mushi immediately after speaking.
Doflamingo looked at the den den mushi, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
Trebol sniffed and slowly asked, "Doffy... who was that? So impolite."
Doflamingo rubbed his temples, saying with a slight headache, "My ancestor... I have to go pick him up."
Jora and Dellinger and others asked with curiosity, "Young Master, can we go together?"
Doflamingo sighed, "Go ahead... you'll see him when I bring him back anyway."
Although Doflamingo was extremely unwilling, he still took his Executives and piloted the "Numancia flamingo" towards the direction Orochimaru had specified.
They finally arrived at Orochimaru's island on the second morning. The Executives followed Doflamingo off the ship.
Doflamingo got off the ship and scanned the area, and indeed saw a coiled white snake in a tent. This time, he recognized him... He walked with heavy steps towards the snake.
The white snake's eyes were a bit hazy from sleep. He lifted his head to confirm his nest, then directly slithered onto Doflamingo's feathered cloak, as if to say, 'This is indeed the most comfortable place to sleep.'
Mingo sighed speechlessly... What could he do... He brought this upon himself... Why did he have to be so loose-tongued?
"Let's go back now," Mingo turned and returned to the ship.
The group of Donquixote Family Executives looked bewildered, not understanding why their Young Master had gone down, taken one look, and then returned. Hadn't he said he was going to pick someone up?
Dellinger suddenly noticed Doflamingo's unusual behavior, pointed at Orochimaru on his clothes, and asked, "Young Master... what is that?"
At this, everyone's gaze instantly focused on Doflamingo.
"This is who I'm picking up... is... is..." Doflamingo hadn't finished speaking.
"He's his lover..." Orochimaru's hoarse voice suddenly came out, his forked tongue almost touching Doflamingo's face.
!!!!! =͟͟͞͞(๑ò◊óﾉ)ﾉ The Executives instantly turned to stone. A lover?? A snake??
Even a kingdom princess like Violet, in their eyes, couldn't even get the title of a lover, at most a bed warmer. Now, their Young Master suddenly had a snake lover?
When did Young Master get a snake lover?? No, no... this one can talk, so he must be a Devil Fruit User.
The group looked at Doflamingo with a mix of shock and doubt, then turned their gaze to the white snake, their faces clearly showing an urgent expression of "Young Master, explain quickly!"
Doflamingo was so depressed at this moment, his throat felt as if something was blocked, and he absolutely didn't want to admit it, but he was being held by the handle.
He couldn't help but inwardly grumble, does this snake even understand what a lover means... Why did he always feel this was a trap... Admitting it would be bad luck, not admitting it would also be bad luck... Finally, Doflamingo held it in for a long time, and only squeezed out the two dry words, "Go home."
Upon hearing this, the others immediately looked heartbroken, muttering to themselves: Young Master must have tacitly agreed... It looks like he mostly tacitly agreed.
This was too unbelievable; Young Master actually with a snake... Sigh!
Ordinary family members, however, were worried about what would happen to Big Sister Violet. She didn't even have a title before, but now a lover with a title suddenly appeared.
After another half a day of commotion, everyone finally returned to the port of Dressrosa, but the Executives all looked listless.
Those senior Executives who had gone to greet them (they were usually responsible for guarding the kingdom, like Trebol who had to guard Sugar to prevent any accidents) saw the group looking dejected and were filled with doubts, unclear about what was going on.
At this moment, Orochimaru had also slept enough. Still in his old manner, he
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