Chapter 309: King’s Arrival
New World, Dressrosa.
Doflamingo looked at the newspaper.
"Fuffuffuffuffu. Just like that annoying guy said, are all of us pirates just rich second-generation brats out for an adventure?"
Doflamingo tossed the newspaper aside.
"Fuffuffuffu. What a considerate comparison.
"If the people on the sea knew that the commander of the God's Knights, the highest military power of the Celestial Dragons, was Shanks' biological father, I wonder how lively the sea would become."
Doflamingo took out a Den Den Mushi and was about to make a call, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
That guy's strength was terrifying.
If there was nothing important, it was better not to contact him.
Doflamingo turned his gaze toward the people by the swimming pool, focusing especially on Monet, Baby 5, and Viola.
As if thinking of something, the corner of his mouth lifted.
Kaido glanced at the newspaper once and tossed it away.
It had nothing to do with him.
Right now, he was extremely angry.
His unfilial child had found that man's newspaper from who knew where, pasted it onto her face, and declared that she was the Dragon Emperor who had defeated him once, and that this time she would take Wano.
Kaido grabbed his kanabo and went to educate his unfilial child.
On Whole Cake Island, Big Mom looked at the newspaper.
"Mamamama! I knew I'd seen that face somewhere!
"So that's it. Roger really did well. He even abducted a Celestial Dragon and turned him into a pirate. Mamamama!"
On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked at the newspaper with no expression.
If not for Roger's sake, he would have split that brat apart the first time he entered the New World.
After all, that face…
Every time Whitebeard thought of it, the scar on his chest ached faintly.
Now that it had been exposed, all the better.
Let's see whether your future days will be peaceful.
Whitebeard guessed correctly.
Ever since the newspaper came out, the Red Hair Pirates' situation had become quite bad.
First, the pirates who had come to join them left one after another.
Then, on the territories they had taken, many reckless pirates launched frenzied attacks.
This forced them to run all over the place dealing with that trash before their wounds could even heal, while also handling those who came looking for trouble.
Shanks looked at the sea with a dark face.
The swelling on his face had already disappeared.
Beckman walked over and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, looking at the sea.
"That guy leaked it, didn't he?"
Shanks nodded.
"It was him. Among outsiders, only he knew about this."
"Should we do something?" Beckman asked with a cigarette in his mouth.
"No need. Now we just wait for Luffy to set sail. As for those who come looking for trouble, no matter how many come, we kill them."
Shanks' face was full of killing intent.
On the Dragon Emperor, White Ghost was also lying in a chair reading the newspaper, muttering to himself,
"That Morgans guy really is something. Why hide parts of it? Wouldn't it be better to just expose everything directly?"
Kuro and Lafitte drank wine nearby.
"They're all smart people. He probably didn't expose you either."
White Ghost put down the newspaper, the corner of his mouth lifting.
"Morgans knew it was a trap, but he still jumped in without hesitation.
"Now he has offended both sides thoroughly. He's ready to find himself a new backer."
Kuro swirled the red wine in his glass.
"If he joins Big Mom, it will end badly. That woman has a huge appetite. If things go poorly, Morgans may be left with nothing."
Lafitte wore his professional smile, also swirling the wine in his glass.
"Kaido has little interest in these matters. He only cares about war."
White Ghost lit a cigar and looked at the calm sea.
"In Whitebeard's eyes, only his family matters. He won't care about Morgans."
Kuro and Lafitte clinked glasses and drank.
"In the end, we are the most suitable choice. Our appetite may be a little big, but we will protect him and provide him with a safe base."
White Ghost's lips curved.
"Once my big killer move comes out, Morgans' newspapers will become worthless. At that point, he will be completely bound to me."
Lafitte's mouth lifted, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at his captain.
"That way, we can borrow that man's personnel to perfect our intelligence system."
The three looked at each other and smiled, everything understood without words.
Jango, who had just reached the stairway, shuddered all over and silently shifted his steps away.
He felt it was better to stay far from those three.
White Ghost had just taken a sip of wine when he raised his head and looked into the distance.
At the edge of his vision, a small black dot was approaching rapidly.
Sensing the captain's movement, Kuro and Lafitte also raised their heads.
Issho, who was eating noodles, put down his chopsticks, picked up his cane sword, and walked to the side of the ship, his blank eyes facing the sky.
The others also noticed the little black dot in the distance and prepared for battle.
The black dot drew closer.
After White Ghost saw who it was, he waved a hand.
"Not an enemy."
Only then did the others lower their weapons, though they still watched cautiously.
A-Er patted A-Da on the shoulder.
"That guy's ability looks kind of like yours."
The others nodded in agreement.
It did look a little similar.
After the figure circled twice in the air and noticed that the people below had no hostility, he slowly descended onto the ship.
Once that person released his ability, everyone saw a tall, sturdy man with a well-proportioned build.
His entire body, including his face, was covered in black clothing. He wore a mask and a helmet with goggles.
He was dressed in a black double-breasted outfit, with two skull patterns on the collar, and wore black gloves, leaving not a single inch of skin exposed.
There were ornaments on his arms and legs. A long sword hung at his waist, and flames burned around the back of his head.
Kuro walked forward.
"Welcome, King the Wildfire of the Beasts Pirates."
King, who stood six meters tall, nodded and shook the sack in his hand.
"I'm here to trade. The person your captain wanted."
White Ghost walked down with a smile.
After all, he knew what the person King had brought this time represented.
King felt uncomfortable under White Ghost's gaze.
There was also a man in a white coat and a woman on the island ship beside them, both looking at him with the same kind of eyes.
It reminded him of the memories of being tortured madly by those people.
King's face darkened beneath his mask, and he set down the sack in his hand.
"I'm here to trade."
"Ahem."
White Ghost coughed twice.
After all, he had still been thinking about this guy two days ago. He had not expected King to deliver himself to the door.
White Ghost opened the sack and glanced at the plump woman inside, then nodded.
"That's right. It's her. She's the one I wanted."
Hearing that, the others looked over curiously.
"Another woman?"
Elena and the other women's faces darkened as their gazes toward White Ghost turned unfriendly.
Their eyes seemed to be saying, What? We can't satisfy you anymore, so now you're importing from outside?
White Ghost felt a chill run through him and quickly explained.
"It's not what you're thinking. This person is useful to our crew. She isn't for me."
The women looked at him suspiciously, then looked at the plump woman.
She really did not seem to be this guy's type.
Only then did they snort coldly.
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