Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

North Sea waters.

Three naval warships, one large and two medium-sized, sailed on the sea in a triangular formation.

On the deck, a mixed force of veterans and new recruits from the World Navy Headquarters were making pre-battle preparations.

As the supreme commander of this team, Alyosha was also in the cockpit reviewing the intelligence sent by Marshal Sengoku.

The intelligence was limited, mainly concerning Donquixote Doflamingo and his family.

Alyosha, drawing on what he had read, perfectly outlined a character arc for Doflamingo.

Don Quixote Doflamingo, a hateful yet pitiful man.

They were originally Celestial Dragons, residing in Mary Geoise, the sacred land of the Red Line, high above the heavens.

From a young age, they were instilled with the idea that, apart from their fellow Celestial Dragons who were also members of the World Nobles, everyone else was not human, but rather slaves or humanoid tools of the Celestial Dragons.

If things had gone according to plan, Doflamingo might have been recruited into the Celestial Dragons' upper echelons and trained after his Conqueror's Haki awakened, thus stepping onto the stage of this era in a different way.

However, because of his overly naive and kind Celestial Dragon parents, he and his younger brother Rosinante were forced to give up their status as Celestial Dragons and move out of Mary Geoise to live in the 'lower world', a place he had never set foot in before.

That is, the kingdom island where ordinary people live.

Alyosha remembers frowning and scratching his head when he saw this part.

You two are neither in the decision-making level of the Celestial Dragons, nor do you have strong personal combat power.

Betraying one's own class is no joke. Do you really think you can change the perception that your own race has ruled the world for over 800 years through such a method? Are you kidding me?

Doflamingo's parents, Don Quixote and his wife, paid the price with their lives for their naivety and stupidity. Their actions did not eliminate the centuries-old resentment between ordinary people and Celestial Dragons; instead, they became an outlet for ordinary people to vent their revenge against the Celestial Dragons.

A tragedy then befell the Don Quixote family of four.

In this tragedy, Donquixote Doflamingo awakened his Conqueror's Haki and escaped the calamity with his brother Rosinante and their father.

But this was just the beginning of Don Quixote Doflamingo's twisted life.

In order to return to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, Doflamingo personally beheaded his own father. His younger brother Rosinante was so frightened by his brother's insane act that he lost his voice and was separated from his brother, disappearing without a trace.

Doflamingo, carrying his father's head, had his request to return to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise rejected by the Celestial Dragons.

This also completely twisted Doflamingo's personality.

From Doflamingo's perspective, he was born a celestial being and deserved the best life.

However, due to his parents' foolishness, he fell into the lower realm, where he experienced a living hell in the filthy and vile lower realm.

His mother died of illness, and his younger brother was separated from him, thus his family fell apart.

The tragedies that Doflamingo believed should never have befallen him made him hate everyone in the world equally, whether they were Celestial Dragons or ordinary people.

He wants to take revenge on the ordinary people who brought him tragedy, as well as on the Celestial Dragons who prevented him from returning to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, and he also wants to build a perfect family of his own.

He will be endlessly tolerant of family members he approves of, but he will not allow family members to betray him for any reason.

So when his younger brother Rosinante, whom he had been separated from since childhood, came back to find him, Doflamingo assigned Rosinante the position of second-in-command without asking any questions.

Furthermore, upon learning that his younger brother Rosinante was an undercover Navy agent who had thwarted his plan to obtain the Op-Op Fruit, he would not hesitate to kill him with his own hands.

Relying on the Paramecia-type Devil Fruit he ate, the String-String Fruit, and the boost from his awakened Conqueror's Haki, along with the initial support of his family member Trebol, Doflamingo quickly became a powerful figure on the high seas.

He built his own power base in Beihai, operating the city's underworld, and called himself "Joker".

Last year, in the year 1531 of the Sea Calendar, he accepted the World Government's recruitment and became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. With the support of this status, Doflamingo became the undisputed overlord of the North Blue. He handled one underground transaction after another that was explicitly prohibited by the World Government, and even made it public.

However, given Doflamingo's former status as a Celestial Dragon, the World Government turned a blind eye. If the World Government was acting this way, then the World Navy, which was under the World Government's jurisdiction, had even less reason to take action against Doflamingo.

It's only because Doflamingo had this former Celestial Dragon identity that he knew a lot about the Celestial Dragons' dirty dealings; otherwise, if a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea were to do something like this, he would have been met with the World Government's iron fist long ago.

In a world where power is attributed to itself, even if the World Government is corrupt and backward, not everyone has the right to provoke this sick tiger.

Alyosha quickly reviewed the information about Doflamingo in his mind, and after looking at the information Sengoku had sent him, he understood what Sengoku wanted to do.

The intelligence was brief, simply stating that Doflamingo was holding another auction in the underworld.

The auction was held on Swaro Island in the North Sea.

The auction items were also compiled into a list and distributed throughout the underworld; he never even considered conducting any transactions secretly.

What caught Alyosha's attention most from the auction list was that there was a Devil Fruit, and one with quite impressive abilities.

Its name is the Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, Gold-Gold Fruit.

Alyosha found the description of this fruit in the incomplete Devil Fruit encyclopedia on the ship.

The person who eats the Gold-Gold Fruit has the ability to control gold. He cannot turn stone into gold, but he is a perfect human gold detector. Gold within the range of the Gold-Gold Fruit's power cannot escape his perception. He can control and collect the gold he perceives through his ability.

Alyosha remembered that the fruit was obtained by the villain in the movie "Gold City". Alyosha couldn't remember the name, but he knew that he was a pitiful and hateful person like Doflamingo.

"Interesting. That explains why the timeline and corresponding events differ from my memory. Is it because of the inclusion of parts from the theatrical version?"

Alyosha thought this way because long-running manga series generally have this characteristic: as the main story lengthens, it will conflict with the accompanying theatrical version in terms of timeline.

Since neither the official explanation nor the author can reconcile the events, most people would consider the events in the theatrical version and the events in the main series as two parallel worlds that occasionally intersect.

Just like Alyosha's first teacher, former admiral and current chief instructor of the Naval Academy, Zephyr is the naval villain in the movie, but he appears in the timeline of the main story that everyone knows.

In this way, Alyosha could make a reasonable guess that the timeline he encountered did not match the corresponding events, but the next problem facing Alyosha was the ownership of this Golden Fruit.

If this Golden Fruit is indeed the one he knows, then he is determined to get his hands on it.

Alyosha isn't currently interested in eating Devil Fruits, but the Gold-Gold Fruit is an indispensable part of what he wants to do right now.

To accomplish great things, you need four things: people, money, territory, and ideas.

The principle of wealth, companionship, law, and location applies everywhere.

He's already managing some of his business, including the Fishman Tiger and his Sun Pirates. As for his ideas, he's been recording his experiences at sea over the years, and he's also made some summaries.

All that's left is money and territory.

Territory is easy to acquire. As long as you can demonstrate to everyone that doing great things with them can improve their lives, the vast ocean offers plenty of territory for you to choose from.

That leaves the issue of money; getting your first pot of gold is often the hardest part.

Although Alyosha holds the rank of Rear Admiral in the Navy Headquarters, due to his personal strength and the persona he cultivated over many years as a low-ranking soldier in the Navy, he is considered to have considerable power despite his low rank and can mobilize a lot of resources.

Alyosha rarely used his authority in this regard, because such a large amount of financial resources could not be kept secret if someone wanted to investigate.

Now is not the best time to turn against the World Government; there's no need to create trouble for ourselves.

The best approach is to start from scratch and find a sustainable, self-sufficient way to make money.

The Golden Fruit—perhaps this is the method—but who should I give it to to eat in my place?

Is it...

Alyosha's mind flashed back to the image of the Golden Emperor, the main villain from the One Piece movie "Gold," who ate the Gold-Gold Fruit.

Since the matter I'm dealing with right now is related to this movie, should I try to make something of this Golden Emperor?

A villain whose fate is similar to Doflamingo's, but who seems to still have a shred of conscience, which he himself has ignored.

Well, having a goal is better than having no goal at all.

A rough plan took shape in Alyosha's mind.

"Captain Roy, have Lieutenant Dol, Smoker, and Tina come to me. I have a mission."

"Yes, Commander Alyosha!"

Soon, Smoker, Tina, and his adjutant Dol arrived at the cockpit, and Alyosha assigned tasks to his three subordinates and comrades.

Smoker and Tina each led a vice-captain and a mixed team of veterans and new recruits to escort the pirates on board to the nearest naval branch for handover.

During the handover, he assumed command of the branch in the name of Rear Admiral Alyosha Ran of the Naval Headquarters and set off for Swaro Island in the shortest possible time.

If there are any questions or lack of cooperation during the handover process, Smoker and Tina will make their own decisions. They must carry a monitoring Den Den Mushi throughout the entire process of taking over command of the branch.

He must ensure that reason is on his side. As long as reason is on his side, even if someone dies, Alyosha will take the blame.

Lieutenant Dol, recruit Ain, and Binz, along with himself and the eight hundred veterans left behind on the main ship, headed straight for Swaro Island, where Doflamingo was holding an auction.

"Ran, are you taking those three brats with you?"

"Of course, Smoker, don't underestimate these three little guys, they might be a big help."

"Tina may not understand Ran's decision, but she will carry out orders."

"Tina, I appreciate your understanding. Smoker, do you have any other questions?"

"No, you are the commander, I have no choice but to obey."

"Then go and carry out the order."

"understood."

After giving Smoker and Tina the instructions, Alyosha turned to Ain and Binz, who looked tense.

They never imagined that their trip to sea with Alyosha to recruit students from all over the world would lead them to run into Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"Alright, don't be so tense. This time, we only need to deal with Doflamingo and his family. You just need to carry out my orders and stay by Lieutenant Dol's side. Understand? Captain Ain, Captain Binz?"

Huh? Binz and Ein were also confused by Alyosha's way of addressing them. They were just privates before, and after a trip to sea, they became officers?

"Yes, Commander Alyosha!"

"Then go and prepare, your soldiers are waiting for you."

Alyosha waved his hand, and the five people who had been assigned tasks also left.

After assigning these tasks, Alyosha looked at the nautical chart on his table.

He marked the location of Swallow Island with a pencil, but his mind was on another little guy.

Trafalgar D. Watts Law, with the help of Rosinante, Doflamingo's younger brother, ate the Ope Ope no Mi (Operation Fruit) and successfully escaped from the Donquixote Family.

Doflamingo had only been a Shichibukai for about a year, meaning he hadn't yet ventured into the New World to launch a coup against a kingdom's island.

In other words, Trafalgar D. Watts Law, who has now eaten the Op-Op Fruit, is very likely hiding on a small island in the North Sea, or even right under Doflamingo's nose.

Will my direct provocation of Doflamingo attract the attention of this young man?

Will the other party choose to contact me because of this?

If that's the case, then my trip to Beihai for this recruitment drive might just yield another new student, Luo.

"The Worst Generation? Supernovas? Heh, if you're not taught properly, you're naturally the Worst Generation. If you're taught properly, then it will be the era of shining pirate stars. I'm quite looking forward to seeing what you'll become after I've taught you."

Alyosha was looking forward to seeing how his global recruitment plan would ultimately end.

Swaro Island in the North Sea is the location where Doflamingo held this underground auction.

On this island is a town called Joytown.

Trafalgar Law, one of the future pirate supernovas that Alyosha is watching, is currently only fifteen years old and hiding here. In the year or so since he left the Donquixote Family, Law has been hiding here, working with three companions he met under the rule of a Devil Fruit user who controls Pleasure Town.

This will help them accumulate their first pot of gold for their overseas ventures.

When news came that Doflamingo was going to hold an auction on Swallow Island.

The one who couldn't sit still the most was naturally Luo, the young man.

He has too many scores to settle with Doflamingo.