From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

"That's right, the Dark-Dark Fruit was snatched from me. It seems that he is really your subordinate, General?" Doflamingo asked helplessly.

I still held on to a last glimmer of hope, hoping that Diarmait had just heard that a guy named Lucci had stolen the Dark-Dark Fruit.

But Diarmait quickly dashed his hopes, saying, "Yes, that guy accepted a mission more than ten years ago when he was still a kid, lurking in the Whitebeard Pirates. ... So it's yours who's responsible for this. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble."

Doflamingo fell silent helplessly. It seemed that all my time spent was in vain.

Just when Doflamingo was feeling a little down, Diarmait suddenly smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother you this time, and I've made you suffer such a great loss. Let me put it this way. Although Lucci was the one who finally got the Dark-Dark Fruit, you've spent a lot of energy searching for it over the years, haven't you? What I said before still stands. Consider it a promise I owe you, or a request."

Doflamingo, who was originally feeling a little disappointed, suddenly became cheerful.

What was he so busy chasing after this Dark-Dark Fruit for? Was it for the fruit itself? Of course not.

He didn't eat the Dark-Dark Fruit. He just wanted a promise and a request from Diarmait!

Now the goal has been achieved!

However, Doflamingo pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Ah, how can I be so embarrassed?"

Chapter 353 Diarmait: Then bring Teach to me!

"Really?" Diarmait replied, then continued, "That's right. Doflamingo, you're a very particular person. If this isn't done well, I'll... well, forget it. If you feel embarrassed, just ignore it."

Doflamingo? ? ?

Don't you know what politeness is?

Just when Doflamingo was a little confused and didn't know how to respond.

Diarmait laughed and said, "Hahahaha, it was just a joke. You didn't take it seriously, did you?"

"Fufufu..." Doflamingo also laughed, then said, "Admiral, I feel a little bad that I didn't handle this matter properly, and I owed you a favor. How about I help you find a devil fruit? Do you have any other favorites?"

Doflamingo is a smart man. He knows very well that in order to maintain the relationship with Diarmait, there must be sufficient interaction between them.

How did this exchange come about? Strength? The navy was filled with experts, Diarmait was already a formidable force, and now even Whitebeard couldn't defeat him. He was known as the "strongest admiral in history," so his own strength wasn't much of a bargaining chip.

Therefore, Doflamingo is very clear about what his advantages are.

He was not afraid of helping Diarmait, nor was he afraid of the effort, but he was worried that Diarmait would have nothing for him to do.

Since there was nothing for him to do, it meant that he was not of much use to Diarmait.

Useless people have no value.

"Ah, speaking of which one I like, I have a junior who has been asking me to find him a devil fruit ability, a superhuman one. Then I thought about it, how about the rubber fruit? If you have time, please help me find this devil fruit." Diarmait said bluntly.

Doflamingo nodded and said, "That's no problem. I'll have someone get some information and give you an answer as soon as possible."

The Rubber Fruit doesn't sound as strange or special as the Dark-Dark Fruit, so it shouldn't be that complicated.

At the same time, according to General Diarmait, this fruit was only found for future generations, so it should not have any special meaning.

Then this would be much simpler, and it wouldn't be like the Dark Dark Fruit, where someone from the same group would pop up and snatch the goods from him, causing a series of troubles afterwards.

"Well, there's no need to worry." Diarmait said with a smile.

After a brief pause, he asked, "Want to come to Alabasta? It's been quite lively here lately, with the Song Army, the CP Agency, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Navy—tsk tsk, it's such a hodgepodge. I wonder how long Albana's peaceful life can last?"

"Come to think of it, I refused the call of the Seven Warlords of the Sea because I suddenly discovered the Dark-Dark Fruit. Who knows, that Crocodile guy might be doing something to trip me up behind my back. Who knows, Marijoa might try to trick me. Admiral, can you please help me?" Doflamingo said in a teasing tone.

“What’s all this nonsense?” Diarmait asked after a moment’s pause.

"Crocodile said that the recruitment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was authorized by the highest authority. I heard that Jinbe also went to Alabasta. Will my refusal have any impact?" asked Doflamingo.

"Hahahahaha, don't worry about this. I happen to know about this. It's the CP agency. There's a guy named Spandane. He is the representative sent by Marijoa to handle Alabasta affairs. He does have the highest authorization in his hands, but that authorization is for Crocodile, and Crocodile actually only got the power to recruit the other Seven Warlords of the Sea. Even if you refuse, it won't matter. He is not qualified to participate in the personnel appointment and dismissal of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. How can he be worthy of it?" Diarmuid laughed.

It is obvious that Crocodile took advantage of the information asymmetry to fool Doflamingo.

This made Doflamingo feel a little guilty.

Of course, Diarmait could also guess that Doflamingo had actually seen through this false banner, but was just pretending not to understand and trying to please him.

After all, if you really look at this matter, it is completely understandable that Doflamingo is willing to give up his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea for the sake of Diarmait.

No matter what the reason was, Diarmait had no intention of making things difficult for Doflamingo, just like he had made a promise to him even though he had failed to give him the Dark-Dark Fruit.

It is impossible to want the horse to run and not eat grass at the same time.

If you ask someone to do something for you and run around for you, of course you can't do it without showing some appreciation, even if the task doesn't succeed.

In particular, Diarmait admired Doflamingo very much, and at the same time, he was looking forward to the secret of Marijoa hidden in him.

It is absolutely necessary to give him some benefits.

Doflamingo was stunned for a moment. It wasn't that he really saw through Crocodile's tricks this time. He could only say that he was in the game.

Hearing Diarmait's words, he suddenly realized what was happening. Yes, it had been almost a month since he'd refused the call to be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and Marijoa hadn't even said a word. ... This was clearly a problem. Why hadn't he thought about it a little more?

"Damn Crocodile, that guy." Doflamingo cursed.

After a brief pause, Doflamingo asked again, "Admiral, have the Seven Warlords of the Sea responded to the call? Is this appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate? Mary Geoise does want to see the value of you, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so Crocodile's recruitment is in accordance with the procedure. At present, if I remember correctly, Mihawk, Jinbe, and Hancock should have accepted the recruitment. As for the others, Crocodile either did not contact them or refused like you." Diarmait said again.

"Really?" Doflamingo murmured.

At this moment, Diarmait asked again: "Would you like to join in the fun? It would be quite interesting. Perhaps we could witness a large-scale war."

Doflamingo smiled at Diarmait's words and said, "Since you said so, General, I must go and broaden my horizons. Albana, right? Where shall I meet you?"

"Well, I'll be in Albana soon. And please don't be too conspicuous. Keep a low profile, okay? At least don't expose me." Remembering Doflamingo's flirtatious and high-profile style, Diarmait couldn't help but admonish him. Doflamingo could only smile helplessly and say, "Yes, yes, yes. I know. I won't disturb your pleasure, General."

Previously in Dressrosa, Crocodile’s summons were ineffective, but now Diarmait just casually invited Doflamingo and he agreed without hesitation.

Anyway, he has left Dressrosa and reached Fishman Island, so he might as well go and see what's going on in Alabasta.

But thinking of this, he suddenly said, "Oh right, Admiral, someone from the Whitebeard Pirates is tracking that guy Lucci. We're currently working together. How do we arrange it?"

“Oh? Who is it? Marco?” Diarmait asked.

"He's a guy who isn't very famous, but I've tested him and he seems to be quite powerful. His name is Marshall. D. Teach, a member of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates. He's very angry with Lucci, apparently because Lucci killed his best friend Thatch. He swore to chase Lucci to the ends of the earth and kill him. Do you want to find an opportunity on the way and kill this guy?" Doflamingo asked softly.

Diarmait???

Soon, Diarmait laughed loudly. "Hahahaha, Marshall D. Teach? Doflamingo, you underestimated him too much. I didn't expect that you would be fooled by him too?"

Doflamingo frowned slightly and asked, "Is there something wrong with this person?"

"This is a big problem. Do you think that Lucci killed Thatch? You are wrong. It was Teach who did it. In fact, he was also looking for the Dark-Dark Fruit. The fundamental reason why he wanted to hunt down Lucci had nothing to do with his hatred for Thatch. That guy was an out-and-out ambitious man. He deceived Whitebeard for decades and now he is deceiving you again. He was looking for Lucci just to find the Dark-Dark Fruit, hahahaha." Diarmait laughed.

Doflamingo was shocked at first, then he thought carefully about Teach's behavior. When he had no doubts, he thought it was normal, but now that he had doubts, he felt it was a little abnormal.

That guy was even more anxious to find Lucci than Doflamingo.

I used to think he was eager for revenge, but now I think it’s probably because he’s worried that the Dark-Dark Fruit will be eaten by someone?

After all, if you want revenge, you can just take it step by step, there's no need to rush into it!

"So that's the culprit, is this guy?" Doflamingo smacked his lips, then asked, "Then let's find a place to sink him? Fishman Island is a good opportunity. I'll make some preparations, and once we leave the island and enter the deep sea, we can take him and his ship out at any time."

In Doflamingo's opinion, since Teach dared to secretly compete with Diarmait for the Dark-Dark Fruit, he must be Diarmait's enemy.

From a standpoint, Doflamingo is on Diarmait's side, so Teach is Doflamingo's enemy. It is reasonable for him to find a way to kill him!

"No, that's not necessary. Hmm... That guy is quite interesting. In fact, I was planning to look for him. There are some things I want to know the answers to. Since he has run into you, let's do this. You continue to trick him into bringing him to Alabasta. Doesn't he want to chase Lucci to the ends of the earth? Then let him see him." Diarmait said after thinking about it.

Diarmuid has always been curious about whether this guy was able to become a dual-fruit user, or even evolve into a multi-fruit user, because of the Dark-Dark Fruit or because of his own physical condition.

It’s just that I didn’t have the chance to study this issue before, so this time I just brought Teach over to ask him.

By the way, I also solved the confusion that I had been confused about for many years.

What's more, it now seems to Wang Qianhao that Teach did not turn against the Whitebeard Pirates as in the original story, so his value seems to be a little higher, and who knows what role he will play in the future.

Anyway, getting him here is a sure win.

Doflamingo, seeing Diarmait's words, had no other objections. He nodded and replied to the Den Den Mushi, "No problem. That guy really wants to find Lucci. As long as I give him enough 'information', he'll be happy to go to Alabasta with me."

"Okay, be careful on the road. That guy might be stronger than you think. Let's contact him again when we get to Alabasta," Diarmait said.

The skewers in his hands were getting cold, and he didn't want to chat with Doflamingo anymore.

Doflamingo was also very tactful and said: "Okay, I will contact you when we arrive in Alabasta." "Well, that's it." Diarmait responded, then hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Across from him, Vergo swallowed the scorpion meat in his mouth. He still had some strange little ailments, for example, at this moment, a roasted scorpion claw was stuck in the corner of his mouth. …

"Admiral, what's so special about the Dark-Dark Fruit? Why do you value it so much? And that Teach, he even hid in the Whitebeard Pirates for more than ten or twenty years..." Vergo asked.

"Dark-Dark Fruit? Hehehe... Come on, Vergo, have you ever thought about becoming a user with special abilities?" Diarmait suddenly asked in a somewhat evil tone.

There are many powerful people with special abilities imprisoned in Impelton!

Right

Chapter 354: The final disappointment of Marshal Zhan Guo.

Holy Land. Marijoa.

In the office of the Five Elders, Marshal Zhan Guo put down his teacup and said to the Five Elders with a smile, "Please rest assured, my Lords. Our Navy will express a positive attitude towards the opening of Golden City."

After hearing Sengoku's statement, the bearded Five Elders nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, Sengoku. We appreciate your consideration of the overall situation. Although the Golden City was founded by pirates, Smoker himself is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and we do need a neutral zone to ease conflicts between the various parties. Most importantly, the Golden City can provide a huge amount of funds for the continued development of our world. Although this entertainment city has not yet opened, I believe it will have a bright future. It is truly wonderful to have your navy's understanding and support."

In order to make the Golden City meet the standards of a "neutral zone", Smoker gave up a lot of benefits to Mary Geoise.

From a practical point of view, Mary Geoise only gave a leniency in the neutral zone and was able to take 30% of Smoker's Golden City's profits for free.

At the same time, the establishment of the neutral zone is also of practical significance to Mary Geoise.

At this stage, in the eyes of the Five Elders, Mary Geoise has passed the most difficult period.

The tide of the Great Pirate Era has been largely suppressed, at least it will not directly overturn their ship.

The most violent wave has passed.

Especially in the New World, Smoker, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, dominated the New World and became one of the Four Emperors. He also actively cooperated with Mary Geoise. Judging from his various styles, Smoker is undoubtedly a pirate who is pro-World Righteousness faction.

Therefore, the Five Elders became more and more satisfied with the organization of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

As the highest-ranking Celestial Dragons and the apparent controllers of the giant ship Mary Geoise, the Five Elders naturally knew that pirates were impossible to eradicate. Perhaps you killed seventeen or eighteen pirates today, but tomorrow, a large group of people from all over the world would join this promising industry of piracy.

There is no way around it. This has been a chronic disease of these 683 worlds for thousands of years.

Or perhaps it is the nature of this world. How can a world dominated by the sea truly eliminate the concept of pirates?

Since it is impossible to eliminate them, why not use the controllable method of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to "confine" the pirates, cultivate some pro-Marie Geoise factions, and big pirates like Smoker, to eliminate the threat of pirates to Mary Geoise and the harm to the world to the greatest extent. This is the pace recently decided by the Five Elders.