One Piece: Marine to Warlord to Conqueror-Chapter 133

Chapter 133: Chapter 133
"So you just let him add fuel to the fire like that? Do you have any idea what you’re doing, Admiral Kuzan?!"
"I didn’t have a choice. If I wanted him to cooperate honestly, agreeing to his conditions was the only option."
"Bwahaha, isn’t that great? This way things are easier for us too, Sengoku."
"Y-you’re currently out on a mission! Take this seriously!" Sengoku barked angrily. Watching Garp laughing heartily while munching on snacks at the side nearly sent his blood pressure through the roof. After yelling at him, Sengoku turned his gaze to Kuzan, who had boarded the ship, lazily found a corner to lie down in, and was now yawning. Sengoku flung his hand in frustration. "You too, get serious! I told you to learn from this guy back then, but I never told you to learn his unreasonable nonsense!"
Allowing a captured pirate to issue a bounty to the entire Kingdom of Dressrosa, and even announcing that the bounty would be permanently valid.
All anyone had to do was bring in the East Blue Overlord to receive one billion that had been deposited with the Golden Emperor, Gild Tesoro.
Dead or alive!
And if you added the one hundred million bounty from the World Government, that meant Mock, who had only just left the East Blue, already carried a bounty of 1.1 billion.
1.1 billion! A full 1.1 billion!
Who could imagine that this was the bounty of a rookie pirate who had only just set sail?
"1.1 billion! A new pirate fresh out of the East Blue, who knows how much chaos this will cause next!" Sengoku rubbed the bridge of his nose in frustration. "I never expected that in such a short time, that guy would reach this level."
He glanced at the still-lounging Kuzan and frowned. "Have you found Mock yet? We can’t just keep letting this go."
"I didn’t find him," Kuzan spread his hands and yawned again. "Didn’t you already send Marines to search? Maybe they’ll find him later."
"Take this seriously, Kuzan," Sengoku sighed helplessly. "At least this time, the losses weren’t too severe."
Although it wasn’t like the Alabasta incident, after all, Doflamingo had successfully seized control of a nation, this time, setting aside the East Blue Overlord, the incident was, strictly speaking, resolved by a Marine Admiral.
And after Dressrosa was completely sealed off, Kuzan swiftly arrested Doflamingo, minimizing the kingdom’s losses.
One could say that despite the Marines’ mistakes, Kuzan handled the situation almost perfectly, preserving at least some of Marine Headquarters dignity.
Otherwise, if that Mock had ended up saving the day again, Marine Headquarters would have become a laughingstock.
"These Shichibukai really are nothing but trouble... Forget it, we’ll discuss the details after we get back. For now..." Sengoku’s expression turned grave. "Where is Doflamingo?"
As soon as he finished speaking-
A Marine quickly escorted Doflamingo forward.
After voluntarily submitting to arrest, Doflamingo had been remarkably well-behaved.
He knew very well that if his power base were still intact, with his status and the secrets he knew, the World Government would absolutely continue to compromise with him, not out of fear, but simply to avoid the massive trouble he could cause.
But once he had lost his power, the World Government would never spare him. And after hearing that Vergo had also been captured, there was no point in continuing to stir things up.
Rather than that, it was better to obediently wait for the next opportunity.
Even so.
Seeing Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the Hero of the Marines before him, Doflamingo showed a hint of surprise. Then, uncontrollably, he let out his distinctive laugh.
"Fufufufufu!"
He laughed with apparent delight.
"I never expected the Fleet Admiral and the Hero of the Marines to come personally. To be taken so seriously by you annoying people, what an honor!"
"Enough of your flippant talk. You know what kind of position you were in. Even the Marines were infiltrated, I wouldn’t trust anyone else to escort you," Sengoku said impatiently, waving his hand. "I haven’t even settled the matter of G-5 with you yet!"
"What a pity. I was planning to have Vergo rescue me. Such a shame!"
"I don’t see any regret on your face," Sengoku snorted, then spoke sternly. "Donquixote Doflamingo, the World Government officially revokes your position as one of the Warlords and formally places you under arrest!"
"I know, I know. You don’t need to say all that." Doflamingo sounded bored. Then he frowned, glanced at the other pirates who had also been captured, and looked toward Kuzan. The corner of his mouth curled up in mockery. "That’s all you caught? You still haven’t found the East Blue Overlord? The Marines really are useless."
"Whether the Marines are useful or not isn’t for a pirate like you to judge," Sengoku replied coldly. "Don’t worry, he’ll be joining you soon enough."
"Fufufufufu, really? That’s wonderful. Then hurry up, I can’t wait to see him again." Doflamingo laughed again, smiling at Sengoku. "Don’t let that guy escape again. Otherwise... your Marines will regret it sooner or later."
Ignoring Sengoku’s twitching brows and barely contained fury, Doflamingo turned his head to look back at the island of Dressrosa. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a chilling smile spread across his face.
"That shameless bastard will definitely do something so shocking that everyone will be left dumbfounded."
The "new era" of pirates was about to arrive. Only true pirates would survive, those without the strength would be swept away.
"Fufufufufu... I look forward to meeting you again in the new era. Next time, I’ll definitely kill you, you bastard, Mock!"
However, just as Doflamingo’s arrogant, anticipatory words were over.
When both Marines and pirates alike were stunned by his declaration-
"Shut your mouth!" Sengoku snapped coldly, interrupting his delusions without mercy. "Take him away immediately. Watch him carefully, don’t let anyone rescue him! Meeting again in the pirate new era? You’ll only be meeting in Impel Down!"
Sengoku stared intently at Doflamingo, who was still laughing arrogantly even as he was dragged away. Only after Doflamingo disappeared did Sengoku turn his grave gaze back toward Dressrosa, his tone equally heavy.
"Mock... Even that man thinks so. It seems... we truly must take this seriously."
As Sengoku and the other Marines wore solemn expressions-
Kuzan raised his eyelids slightly and exchanged a glance with the still-cheerful, snack-munching Garp. Then he fell silent.
He might have...
Exaggerated things a bit too much.
...
Meanwhile.
Inside the royal palace of the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
The pirate believed to be capable of shaking the world, the one said to usher in a new era, the East Blue Overlord who made Sengoku wary and countless Marines pay close attention-
Mock.
At this very moment, he was clinging to Dante’s leg, wailing loudly.
"Boss! Boss! Don’t kick me out!"
The burly giant cried with heartbreaking sorrow!
There wasn’t a shred of the so-called dominance of the East Blue Overlord left in him.
"I only secretly hid one ruby, that’s all! It’s not that serious, not that serious! At most, at most..." He clenched his teeth, as if making a painful decision. "After we get back, Romance Dawn is on me! We won’t tell Big Sis Nico Robin, Big Sis Nami, Big Sis Kuina, or Big Sis Vivi-we’ll go secretly!"
"Shut up! I am a dignified, righteous Marine Captain, how could I be that kind of person?"
As the boss, would I really need you to treat me?
And besides...
How are we supposed to go secretly? You already said it out loud!
Dante’s face darkened as he looked down at Mock, who was still hugging his leg and crying. He sighed helplessly and spoke earnestly.
"I’m not kicking you out. It’s just that you... do you have a dream?"
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