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Chapter 246 The Prelude to the Storm in Dressrosa

After hearing Hawkeye's words, Shen Qing frowned deeply, thinking to himself, "This isn't right. Whitebeard's remnants? Why would they go to Dressrosa?"

Although Doflamingo sided with the Navy during the Marineford War, he was mostly a bystander, except for his brutal attack on Oars Jr. If the Whitebeard Pirates were to seek revenge, they should be targeting Teach, the very person who started the war, not Doflamingo.

Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through Shen Qing's mind. He realized that unless Teach was also in Dressrosa and had attracted the remnants of Whitebeard's crew, Shen Qing immediately said to Hawkeye, "Mr. Mihawk, please call Doflamingo immediately. I have something to ask him."

Hawkeye looked at Shen Qing with a puzzled expression, but still dialed the number. After the call connected, Shen Qing hurriedly said into the Den Den Mushi, "Mr. Doflamingo, is Blackbeard Teach in Dressrosa?"

"Brother Shen, I didn't expect it to be you." Doflamingo heard Shen Qing's voice through the Den Den Mushi and immediately looked pleasantly surprised. Then he laughed loudly, "Fufufu, as expected of Brother Shen, how did you guess that Blackbeard Teach was about to arrive in Dressrosa? I was planning to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you to guess so quickly."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing gave a wry smile, thinking to himself, "As expected, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates were attracted by Teach. Only he could make the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates chase after them to Dressrosa at all costs."

Now that things had come to this, Shen Qing didn't say anything more. Instead, he composed himself and asked, "Mr. Doflamingo, did Blackbeard go to Dressrosa to discuss that deal?"

"Fufufu, Brother Shen Qing guessed correctly. Blackbeard came to the Kingdom of Dressrosa to trade for the Door-Door Fruit, and he has already obtained it."

As Doflamingo's voice rang out, Shen Qing's breath hitched, and his heart skipped a beat. He had originally thought Blackbeard was going to Dressrosa to discuss the price of the Door-Door Fruit trade, but he hadn't expected Doflamingo and Blackbeard to act so quickly and already have the Door-Door Fruit. This was completely beyond Shen Qing's expectations.

However, upon thinking of the Door-Door Fruit, Shen Qing couldn't help but get excited again. The Door-Door Fruit was a space-type Devil Fruit, and once he obtained it, it would be of immense benefit to him. Shen Qing was very much looking forward to seeing how the Door-Door Fruit's abilities would help the Black Ship.

"Mr. Doflamingo, please take good care of Mr. Blackbeard. Mr. Hawkeye and I will be arriving in Dressrosa soon. We can discuss other matters when we meet." After learning about the Door-Door Fruit, Shen Qing put the matter of the Whitebeard remnants out of his mind and focused solely on obtaining the Door-Door Fruit.

Just as Shen Qing and Hawkeye were heading towards the Dressrosa Kingdom, Lucci, who had only regained the World Government's recognition three days prior, was also traveling towards Dressrosa aboard an ordinary merchant ship, disguised as a businessman.

After Lucci's Devil Fruit awakened, he returned to the World Government and became one of the candidates for CP0, the organization's highest-ranking member. Compared to his previous role as a CP9 member, Lucci's status and position have been greatly enhanced, and his power far exceeds what he had before.

After learning from Bruno's last phone call that Bruno had been killed by Blackbeard, Lucci planned to seek revenge. Upon returning, he learned of Blackbeard's whereabouts through the World Government's intelligence network and, under the guise of investigating the Revolutionary Army, headed towards Dressrosa, hoping to find an opportunity to avenge Bruno.

At the same time, a warship sailed out of the naval headquarters' port and headed towards Dressrosa. Standing on the deck of the warship was Iseki, holding a sword. At this moment, he stood against the wind, and a confident smile appeared on his usually stern face.

On the day he and Aramaki were parachuted into the Navy, they were provoked by Chaton. In the end, in the arena, he and Aramaki each took turns defeating Chaton, letting him know that his title of Admiral was not undeserved.

Fujitora, as a newly appointed general, naturally needed to demonstrate his abilities as quickly as possible to gain the recognition of his colleagues. Therefore, after learning from Chief of Staff Tsuru that a major battle was about to take place in Dressrosa, he volunteered to come.

Fujitora's attitude pleased Akainu, so he agreed to his request. As for Aramaki's complete idol worship upon seeing Akainu, it almost made the usually cold-blooded Akainu lose his composure. He could only offer a few words of encouragement before leaving impatiently.

By this time, Akainu had learned about the two newly arrived admirals. Green Bull's heartfelt admiration made Akainu feel somewhat uncomfortable but also reassured. Fujitora's positive attitude also pleased Akainu, which greatly reduced his resistance to the two admirals parachuted in by the World Government. As long as they could be used by him in the future, Akainu was not the kind of person who liked to make things difficult for others.

"Dressrosa, here I come again." Fujitora gripped Gambler Fire's hand tightly, muttering to himself.

Before becoming a Marine Admiral, Fujitora was a wandering swordsman who traveled to many countries in the pirate world. He witnessed too much evil but was powerless to change it. In the end, unable to bear seeing the evil in the world with his own eyes, he chose to kill himself and become blind. Out of sight, out of mind, although it could not solve any problems, it made his heart feel a little better.

He had naturally visited the Dressrosa Kingdom before, and with his powerful Observation Haki, he could sense the sorrow and despair of the toy people. He knew it was a place full of evil, but Dressrosa, as the territory of Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and a member state of the World Government, allowed this evil place to go unpunished. Even though the Navy's intelligence department knew everything about it, they could only turn a blind eye due to the Seven Warlords system established by the World Government.

Fujitora attributed all the blame to the corruption of the Shichibukai system. Therefore, he had made up his mind that as long as he could become a Marine Admiral, he would uphold the justice in his heart to change all of this, expose the evils of the Shichibukai system, and use the overwhelming public opinion of the whole world to force the World Government to compromise and make concessions, so as to ultimately achieve the goal of abolishing the Shichibukai system.

Now that he has become a new Marine Admiral through the World Government's global conscription, his opportunity has finally arrived. That's why Fujitora volunteered when he learned that Chief of Staff Tsuru wanted to send someone to investigate the movements of the Whitebeard remnants and the Donquixote Family.

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