One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 42: At Your Door

"Doflamingo wants to see me?"

Caesar was a little surprised, but thinking about the fact that Kaido had previously commissioned Doflamingo to investigate him, it was not surprising that the other party would use this to link his existence.

"Hey, I'm just passing on a message."

Maria smiled faintly and said, "That guy said he admires your intelligence and wants to invite you to his place for a good talk... maybe there's a conspiracy. What do you think? Do you want me to help you reject it?"

"No, just play with him."

Caesar suddenly became interested: "It just so happens that I've been too quiet these days and I'm itching to get moving!"

"It looks like someone is in trouble."

Maria chuckled, with a hint of gloating in her laughter.

She has had a general understanding of Caesar's temper over the past period of time.

He is easy-going and has no airs, and treats ordinary people with courtesy.

But on the other hand, this guy killed Foz F as soon as he joined the Beasts Pirates, and also beat up the one below and sucked him dry, hanging him at the door like bacon. Orochi and the Oniwabanshu died so easily!
Killing is nothing. We are all pirates and it is a common thing.

But the way Caesar made her feel when he killed was completely different from the others.

People will have some emotional fluctuations when killing, whether positive or negative, even Kaido is like this.

But when Caesar kills, it feels like... he's cleaning up the trash?

It was as if he was just doing something insignificant, as if these people deserved to die...

Even a pirate like her who was used to seeing killings was afraid of this kind of killing.

Because this type of person does not decide the life or death of the target based on emotional preferences, but instead kills the target directly if he thinks the target should die.

In a sense, this is more dangerous than those moody guys!
Fortunately, Caesar's killings have some patterns. So far, the only common feature of the people killed by Caesar is that they are not good people.

It is precisely for this reason that she has been much more calm and composed recently, and no longer abuses the prisoners casually, for fear that one day this guy will raise his eyelids and suddenly chop her to death with a knife.

Maria's attitude towards Caesar was very complicated. She had wanted to establish a good relationship with Caesar from the very beginning, but at that time she was more concerned with winning over the younger generation.

As a result, within a few days, Caesar defeated Jinn and Quinn one after another...

He grew stronger so fast that before she could react, this guy had reached the level of strength that could fight Lord Kaido.

And since then, her attitude towards Caesar has become more attentive.

It is important for people to know themselves. As a member of the Flying Six, Maria’s biggest ideal in life is to serve Kaido and be Yamato’s stepmother. She has never thought about being a big boss or anything like that.

A guy as powerful as Caesar is destined not to be someone she can offend.

It's not someone Doflamingo can offend!

"Come to think of it, Caesar, you don't have your own ship yet, right? Do you want to take my ship?"

"No need, just give me a permanent pointer to Dressrosa."

Caesar hung up the phone, went back to take a shower, got the permanent pointer, and flew straight to Dressrosa.

It takes about half a month to travel from Wano Country to Dressrosa by boat, so Caesar certainly won't fly the entire way.

[Collection Item: High-Speed ​​Submarine]

The small submarine, several meters long, is incredibly fast, like a lively fish swimming at high speed under the sea.

There are fuel-powered ships in this world. For example, there are many holiday cruise ships in the East China Sea, but they are relatively rare in the Grand Route.

Caesar had collected many types of ships and submarines, so there was no need to think about shipwrecks. The exterior of the submarines were embedded with seastone, so there was no need to worry about Neptune-like problems.

As for fuel, he has no shortage of it, after all, this is what he does.

Along the way, Caesar flew to an altitude of ten thousand meters when he encountered stormy sea currents, drove a submarine when the weather was good, and took a speedboat when the wind was stronger. In less than two days, he arrived in Dressrosa.

Lively and playful toy figurines dot the harbor, and on the streets, you can often witness romantic courtships or women slashing at their cheating boyfriends with knives. Street vendors enthusiastically hawk their wares, while people dance enthusiastically in the streets, accompanied by musicians.

Caesar randomly found a hotel, took a quick shower, leaned against the head of the bed, and casually dialed Doflamingo's number.

BLU BRU BLU…

"Moshi Moshi? It's an unfamiliar number... Who is this?"

Soon, the call was connected, and the face of the Den Den Mushi turned into a grinning expression with droopy sunglasses, and the voice was contemptuous but with a hint of politeness.

"Kim Caesar."

Caesar said calmly, "Come to think of it, this is our first time communicating, Doflamingo."

"Is it really you?"

Den Den Mushi bared its teeth, and a deep laugh came from the receiver. "Fufufufufu... I was wondering where that Maria woman got her vision from. She took advantage of those old guys. If it were you, it wouldn't be surprising."

"So? What do you want from me?"

Caesar scoffed, not paying any attention to Doflamingo's compliment, "No, you better be okay."

"Oh?"

Den Den Mushi's smile widened. "Hearing your tone, it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago you were just a nobody in the East China Sea. Honestly, I really admire people like you. I wonder if you'd be interested in coming over to my place? Perhaps we could deepen our cooperation?"

"us--?"

"Fufufu, that's right... us!"

Doflamingo's tone was a hint of temptation. "You are different from Lord Kaido. You come from a merchant family, just as I do. The Beasts Pirates of the past had power but lacked the brains for this. But if it were you, you could definitely maximize the benefits of the resources you have. After all, that's your specialty."

I'll listen to your fart...

Caesar suddenly laughed out of anger. Doflamingo, do you care about Kaido’s interests?

And you invited me to come and sit with you?
What are you sitting on?
Do you want to be a toy coolie?

"Don't talk nonsense."

Caesar shook his head slightly: "Do you have any good ways to make money?"

"It's not certain that you can make money, but I do have a way to greatly increase the strength of your Beasts Pirates. I have discussed this with Lord Kaido before."

Doflamingo said calmly, "Have you heard of artificial devil fruits?"

"never heard of that."

Caesar sneered in his heart. Punk Hazard hasn't exploded yet. Where did you get the artificial fruit?
This is really a moldy behavior. How dare they defraud funds with just a PPT?
"Can this thing be man-made?"

“Fufufufu…Of course!”

Doflamingo laughed heartily. "My people have heard that this experiment has reached a very high level of completion. If the conditions are right, mass production is practically achievable, but there's a certain risk of failure."

"What's the risk?"

"We can meet and discuss in detail."

"Are you in the palace now?"

"Is there a problem? I am the king of Dressrosa..."

"OK…"

Caesar floated down from the sky and said, "Then ask your men to open the door for me. I'm at your door."

Doflamingo: "???"

(End of this chapter)