In a small pub in Sabaody Archipelago.
"Gulp gulp gulp..." A burly man, missing a few teeth, with a rough appearance, dense body hair, and a strong physique, was fiercely chugging a bottle of strong rum.
He wore two thick gold chains around his neck, a pearl bracelet on his wrist, ten different gem rings on his fingers, and three pistols tucked into his left waist.
His black coat was open, allowing the wine to spill onto his chest. If Ye Jia were here, he would definitely recognize him.
This seemingly rough and unkempt fellow with a messy beard was the great pirate who had just shaken the world and continued to shock it—Blackbeard!
"Ze ha ha ha..." Blackbeard put down the wine bottle, his eyes gleaming with a profound, unfathomable depth.
"Captain, their mission failed." Beside Blackbeard was a man with a more muscular and taller build than him. This man was the first mate of the Blackbeard Pirates, champion—Jesus Burgess.
Jesus Burgess was holding a newspaper. The headlines on it had already been dominated by Ace's news, but the secondary headlines were about the three crew members of the Blackbeard Pirates.
"Recently, the newly promoted Warlord Blackbeard's pirate crew invaded the territory of the Nine-Snake Pirates, attempting to snatch the Warlord Boa Hancock's territory, causing the Empress to become enraged.
Two cadres of the Blackbeard Pirates were killed on the spot." The news in the newspaper clearly leaned towards Empress Boa Hancock.
"Captain, Laffitte is still in the Empress's hands. Do we need to rescue him?" Jesus Burgess asked.
"Ze ha ha ha... Laffitte, Van Augur, Poison Q... You guys really disappointed me..." Blackbeard said coldly, "I sent you to cause trouble for the Empress, and you actually put your own lives on the line."
"Serves you right..."
"Captain, do I need to help you defeat Empress Boa Hancock and rescue Laffitte? Weh ha ha ha... I'll definitely let the Empress know how powerful my punches are!" Jesus Burgess said, eager to try.
"Fool." Suddenly, the door of the small pub was kicked open. A man wearing eccentric sunglasses, a pink feather coat and capri pants, and pointed shoes, with a playful, expressionless face, walked in.
"Blackbeard, are all your subordinates brainless? Daring to underestimate the Empress's power, you'll die miserably!" The newcomer was none other than the Underground
Emperor of Sabaody Archipelago—Buggy! Buggy was Doflamingo's title in the underworld, but he also had another nickname, "the most dangerous man among the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"Doflamingo, are you here to console me? No need for that! Ze ha ha ha..." Blackbeard glanced at Doflamingo, took a big gulp of wine, and laughed loudly.
"Console you? Don't be silly." Doflamingo revealed a cunning and sinister smile, his hands in his pockets. He sat directly on the sofa, crossed his legs, and said, "Fufufufu... People without strength are not worth pitying... Trash has no right to exist in this world!"
"Ze ha ha ha..." Blackbeard laughed loudly, "Your views are the same as mine... Power, power is everything! So-called companions, so-called subordinates, are all just chess pieces!"
"Captain, I am your strongest chess piece!" Jesus Burgess didn't care at all. Instead, he puffed up his strong muscles and said.
"Fufufufu... Blackbeard, you are one of the few fellows who share my views... I truly appreciate your nature, your reverence for power, your pursuit of strength! How could
those ignorant mortals know that no matter how much they blather on, deep down, power still controls everything! This world is played with by the strong within their grasp!"
Doflamingo laughed. A sinister light flashed in his sunglasses. "You Blackbeard don't care about your subordinates. You can treat them as chess pieces...
But your reputation is very important! Three cadres, two dead, one captured alive by the Empress. If you don't demand them back, your Blackbeard Pirates' reputation will be tarnished in this vast ocean!"
"Doflamingo, are you trying to instigate a war between me and the Empress?" Blackbeard turned his head, his unfathomable eyes scrutinizing Doflamingo.
"...War?"
"No, that's what you call war when it's between strong individuals."
"But if it's an overwhelming advantage, the strong killing the weak, that act is called a slaughter! Fufufufu..." Doflamingo said with a cunning and sinister smile.
"Ze ha ha ha... That's right! If you and I join forces against the Empress, it will be a slaughter!"
"But Doflamingo, you never do anything without profit. Is there any benefit you want from the Empress?" Blackbeard was a shrewd and cunning fellow; how could he be swayed by just a few words?
He could lay low for more than twenty years, willingly lurking and planning, spending all his time waiting... One could see how deep his schemes were; they were certainly no less cunning than Doflamingo's.
"Benefit? If I said I was going for Amazon Lily, would you find that reason acceptable? Fufufufu..." Doflamingo laughed cunningly.
"I heard you have a human trafficking auction house in Sabaody Archipelago, and it's legitimate... Is it because you're a World Noble?" Blackbeard's eyes flashed.
"World Noble... That title is truly interesting." Doflamingo rubbed his forehead, looking up, wondering what he was thinking.
But those familiar with his movements knew that a hint of anger had arisen in Doflamingo's heart, an urge to kill... "Fufufu... Amazon Lily, I've heard of it. It's full of women...
And they are very beautiful women who know Haki. Whether as slaves or warriors, they all possess extremely high value!" Blackbeard laughed heartily, "This reason, I accept it."
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