From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Is he going to be retired now?

Are you trying to make trouble for me on purpose?

After I became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the war broke out in the New World. You kept preventing me from moving, and now as soon as the war here is over, I'm going to be retired?

So what am I doing all this time?

Even though Doflamingo knew Diarmait was teasing him, he still explained helplessly, "No, no, no, I have absolutely no intention of quitting the Shichibukai. Speaking of which, Admiral, I've been studying the Shichibukai organization lately and have discovered many interesting things..."

“What’s there to study…” Diarmait said softly.

His gaze had changed slightly, and Vergo also noticed this. He was a little surprised. Could it be that there really was something wrong with the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

Is there such a thing as true or false?

"Fufufu, after all, I am one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Naturally, I have to know some of the things my predecessors did so that I can learn from them." Doflamingo smiled evilly.

"If you keep telling me these nonsense, Doflamingo, I'll lose my temper." Diarmait said softly with a smile on his face.

The tone was cold.

After hearing Diarmait's words, Doflamingo's eyes lit up, as if he had confirmed something. He said softly, "It's like this, General Diarmait, the events in the New World should have come to an end now, right? So, as one of the Shichibukai, can I take action?"

Diarmait was a little surprised by Doflamingo's change of topic, but he continued to ask, "What are you going to do?"

"It's like this. My Don Quixote family once ruled the entire Dressrosa. Have you heard of Dressrosa? It's a country in the New World..." said Doflamingo.

"Of course, what is the Land of Passion? I seem to have heard that the people there are very enthusiastic. I used to look forward to having a perfect encounter in Dressrosa. After all, it seems that the beauties in Dressrosa... cough cough cough..." Diarmuid was talking when he saw Tina starting to take notes in a small notebook. He quickly stopped the topic. Maybe this guy has already betrayed him and is now a spy!

"Fufufufufufu, yes, the people in Dressrosa are indeed very enthusiastic." Doflamingo laughed on the other side of the Den Den Mushi.

Diarmait didn't respond, so Doflamingo continued, "Dressrosa is now ruled by the Riku royal family. As a king, he's perhaps too kind and idealistic. Under the Riku family's leadership, Dressrosa's economy has been declining, and for the past decade, it's been in dire straits. I believe this is a dereliction of duty, so I plan to reclaim the throne of Dressrosa in the name of the Don Quixote family. What do you think?"

There was a hint of surprise in Diarmait's eyes. He was certainly not surprised by Doflamingo's idea. In fact, he had guessed that Doflamingo would have such an idea.

Diarmait was surprised that Doflamingo actually told him his thoughts!

"Interesting! Since when do the Seven Warlords of the Sea have to report to me about their actions?" Diarmait smiled and asked meaningfully.

"I don't know about the other Shichibukai, but from today on, I, a Shichibukai, am very happy to serve you, Admiral, and very happy to participate in your plans and follow your arrangements and instructions. Just like I said just now, I hope to become a 'real' Shichibukai." Doflamingo said.

Diarmait was silent for a while after hearing this, and looked at Vergo. Vergo's expression was a little confused. It was probably not him who discovered the information, but Doflamingo himself deduced something?

What a smart guy...

After thinking for a moment, Diarmait asked, "So, Doflamingo, tell me, who do you think is the true Shichibukai?"

"Fufufu, I guess Smoker, Bartholomew Kuma, Jinbe, Hancock and the others are the real Seven Warlords of the Sea, right?" Doflamingo said with an evil smile.

"We are getting closer to the truth." Diarmait said with a smile.

From this answer, he also learned a lot, for example, Doflamingo at least didn't know that the Seven Warlords of the Sea were also involved with Dragon, and he was just suspicious.

Doflamingo was a little surprised. During the time he was researching, he really thought that these four people should all be from the navy, or Diarmait's men.

First, Smoker. He has basically made a judgment on this and no further explanation is needed.

Second place, Jinbe, was once Diarmait's direct subordinate, but later inexplicably defected because of Fisher Tiger. However, because of Fisher Tiger, he later became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea again...

Third, Hancock. Since Vergo had been involved in some matters concerning the Calm Belt and G-7, Doflamingo, through some clues and traces, roughly deduced that Hancock should be the same as Smoker. Even a large amount of resource goods of the Amway Group were produced by the Calm Belt ruled by Hancock, so one has to suspect that she is also Diarmait's person.

Fourth, Bartholomew Kuma. When this guy was still the king, it was Diarmait who led people to depose him from the throne. Later, he wandered around the world and gradually became a pirate. Not long after the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan was implemented, Bartholomew Kuma became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. After that, he even lived with the navy and completely transformed into a friend of the navy.

Moreover, if you look closely at Bartholomew Kuma's experience, you will find that when he was a pirate, he only targeted fellow pirates and never robbed ordinary people. Is it possible that he is not a navy?

Of these four, Doflamingo was most certain of Bartholomew. Kuma was a marine, because Bartholomew was the first of the Shichibukai to come into contact with Diarmait, and the one whose style was most like that of a marine…

In the absence of intelligence, Doflamingo would never have thought that Bartholomew Kuma was one of Dragon's men.

Now he basically determined that these four were Diarmait's men, but Diarmait said that he was getting closer to the truth, which surprised Doflamingo.

Is there more?

"Could it be that Crocodile is really..." Doflamingo asked in surprise.

"Hahahahahaha, is he worthy?" Diarmait laughed.

"That's Mihawk?" Doflamingo asked in surprise again.

"Wrong answer." Diarmait said. Before Doflamingo could speak, Diarmait said, "Well, you don't have to get involved in these things. Your talk about the real Seven Warlords of the Sea is completely meaningless. Doflamingo, just do what you should do. Like I said before, this time, you may still have a choice..."

"I hope to leave this choice to you." Doflamingo said seriously.

"Dressrosa, don't leave embarrassing questions. If you want to take it, use more beautiful means." Diarmuid said.

"I understand. I am quite confident about this." Doflamingo said softly.

"Very good. I don't care what you want to do in Dressrosa, but 50% of the net profit belongs to me. Is that a problem?" Diarmuid asked again.

Doflamingo's eyes lit up and his breathing became a little heavier. Although Diarmait had asked for 50% of the profit, Doflamingo felt only joy in his heart.

What was Doflamingo seeking? Although he looked like a money-making dark world businessman, a middleman, he wasn't truly after money; he was after revenge. So, without hesitation, he said, "Of course, no problem. I only need 30% to keep the lights on."

"Just keep 50%." Diarmait said noncommittally. After a brief pause, he continued, "I will let Smoker cooperate fully with you. If you think that this is the 'true Shichibukai', then treat him as one. Hehehe, as long as you don't disappoint me and bring me enough value and benefits, I will also consider you to be a true Shichibukai, Doflamingo..."

Doflamingo was certain that he had finally received some promise, and he relaxed a little and said, "I won't disappoint you, General."

"Finally, you are someone who came out of Mary Geoise. Whether they are the Five Elders or someone else, their attitude towards you has already proved that you hold a sufficiently interesting secret in your hands, right?" Diarmuid asked softly.

Doflamingo hesitated slightly this time, but after a silence of three to five seconds, he finally replied, "Yes."

"Don't be so nervous. I don't trust you, and you don't trust me either. This is perfectly normal. So make the most of this opportunity and see if you can build a bridge of true trust, Doflamingo... When I need you, when you feel it's appropriate, then calmly and happily hand over the secrets you hold to me." Diarmait said softly.

Doflamingo remained silent for a while before responding, "Thank you."

Chapter 324: The Four Emperors of the New World: Smoker!?

The Great Deep Sea Prison. Impel Down. Impel Down. Impel Down.

In this sixth level of infinite hell.

Shanks woke up from his sleep in a daze with shackles on his legs.

In this dark hell, he didn't know the difference between day and night, nor did he know how long he had been trapped there.

I spend every day in a daze, and sometimes I wonder how I can escape from here.

But Impelton, which has not had any major problems for hundreds of years, is like a desperate castle, locking up the ambitions of these prisoners, and even Shanks is no exception.

That's right, he couldn't imagine how to escape from here.

Falling into this hell and dying silently may be the best ending for him.

But today seemed to be a bit unexpected, because after he opened his eyes, he found that there was an extra person in the cage opposite.

Is he the new prisoner?

I remember that there was someone imprisoned opposite him, but that person committed suicide two months ago, and the cell has been empty ever since. Why is there an extra figure here today?

Shanks was half asleep and hadn't woken up yet when he heard a familiar yet strange voice. "Hey, Shanks, are you awake?"

After a moment of hesitation, Shanks' eyes lit up, and with a look of surprise, he looked at the cage opposite and said, "Mr. Deputy Captain? Why are you here? This is really great..."

But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression became awkward, and he quickly explained: "No, no, it's not good. What I mean is that I'm happy to see you again, but I really don't want to see you here..."

That’s right, the person imprisoned opposite Shanks at this time is the unfortunate Rayleigh.

In the entire Jam Island battle, he was the only clown in the end, which made Rayleigh very embarrassed. My goodness, a group of protagonists were not caught, but he, a supporting actor, was sent to Impelton. What the hell.

"Although I don't want to see you here, it's really unlucky." Rayleigh complained.

Shanks had finally come out of his sleepy stupor and was no longer saying anything ridiculous. Curious, he asked, "First Officer, how did you get in?"

"Isn't that a coincidence? Just like you, he was captured by Diarmuid." Rayleigh said with a smile.

He seemed really open-minded, and even though he was in infinite hell, he was not in a decadent state.

Or maybe he had just come in and hadn't really experienced the despair here yet.

"That bastard Diarmait?" Shanks asked in surprise.

After a brief pause, Shanks shook his head and said, "Perhaps we in the Roger Pirates really are destined to clash with him..."

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh glanced at the cell on the other side, looking at the figure sitting silently inside, seemingly meditating, and then nodded and said, "Yes..."

Douglas Barrett.

He was naturally imprisoned in this infinite hell.

By this calculation, there are three big bosses in Roger's pirate group, all of whom are imprisoned in Impeldown, and they all died at the hands of the same person. Therefore, what Shanks said is not problematic.

Moreover, their former captain, the Pirate King Roger, was also killed by Diarmait.

From this perspective, Diarmait almost destroyed half of the Roger Pirates' force.

"Boring! I sensed your boredom when we were on the ship. I didn't expect that after so many years, we meet here and you're still so boring, Rayleigh." Barrett said with disdain.

"This is not the right tone to use when reminiscing about the past. We've all fallen into the same situation, so why be so cold? Why don't we just get along well?" Rayleigh said with a smile.

"Hmph." Barrett snorted coldly and ignored Rayleigh.

Instead, he stood up, put on his handcuffs, and started to exercise, doing push-ups and squats.

Rayleigh was in another cage, looking at this scene with some surprise.

Shanks said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, you will get used to it after a few days. This guy is always busy like this."

After a brief pause, Shanks's face darkened slightly as he said, "But he's right. In this damn hell, if I don't find something to do, I'll soon go crazy..."

Then, Shanks laughed again and said, "In this regard, I can be considered your predecessor, First Officer. The prison you are in now was occupied by someone who was swallowed by infinite despair and darkness and committed suicide..."

Rayleigh looked at Shanks, then at Barrett, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice, Senior."

"Hahahahaha..." Shanks laughed.

Every prisoner who has just arrived at Imperial will think about the same question.

That is how to escape from this hell.

This was the case with Barrett, and later with Shanks, and now Rayleigh is also thinking about this problem.

He even went to discuss it with Shanks openly, which caused countless prisoners around him to laugh at him.

The final answer is that there is no solution.

For hundreds of years, no one had escaped from here. The Golden Lion, who had once set off a frenzy in this hell, Shiki, also fell at the last moment.