【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 535 Doflamingo

"What a strange bunch of Marines." Luffy grinned and waved goodbye to the Marines who were waving farewell after uttering some harsh words. "Goodbye!"

“To them, we might seem rather strange,” Lucci said with a smile, watching the group of sailors waving goodbye to them.

"Is that guy coming with us too?" Zoro asked, pointing at Law who was walking ahead.

"Oh right, I haven't told you about the alliance yet," Usopp explained. "Actually, Luffy has gotten himself into another tricky situation."

"A pirate alliance." Zoro repeated, frowning, then looked at Luffy. "Are you sure, Luffy?"

"Oh! Confirmed!" Luffy flashed a bright smile, wrapped his arms around everyone with his outstretched rubber arms, and then grabbed Sunny's railing.

"stop!!"

Apart from Ace and Lucci, everyone else was covered in dust and dirt, slammed onto the deck.

"What are you doing?! Luffy!" Nami roared.

Lucci watched with amusement as Luffy instantly admitted his mistake. In any case, he was lucky to have dodged Luffy's Gum-Gum Rocket this time, and he really didn't want to experience being launched like a slingshot again. Lucci grinned and looked at Ace next to him, "This is something to celebrate."

"Celebrate what? Celebrate not being launched by Luffy's Gum-Gum Slingshot?" Ace chuckled. His Logia-type Devil Fruit gave him an advantage, and his fiery body prevented him from being seriously injured when Luffy's rocket struck him again.

“This isn’t something to celebrate.” Lucci stood up from the deck, overhearing Lucci and Ace’s conversation, and grumbled, “You didn’t completely dodge…”

"Straw Hat Master, what are you doing?!" Law shouted angrily at Luffy.

“You’ll get used to it.” Usopp patted Law on the shoulder.

Luffy completely ignored Law's roar and jumped up happily to say goodbye to the children and marines behind him.

"Set sail!!"

As the Sunny drifted further and further away from Punk Hazard, Doflamingo's threads were shooting through the clouds, furiously making their way there.

"Hmph, what a double whammy! Those wretched brats! I never expected the Path of the Void to be interrupted!"

Seeing the familiar sails below, Doflamingo's expression changed, and he sped away.

"Isn't this a lifeboat from our cruise ship...?"

"Young Master, I'm so ashamed to face you. And then..."

"Alright, that's enough. You two are just following orders."

"This is truly surprising; I never expected the boss to personally take charge..."

"Law?" Doflamingo looked at the Den Den Mushi wearing a white spotted hat, his veins bulging, twisting his fingers, and a maniacal smile spreading across his face. "It's been a long time since we last met, hasn't it? It's really not easy to catch a glimpse of your face!"

"If you're looking for Caesar, he's right next to me."

"Clown—help me!"

"Where are Baby 5 and the buffalo's bodies?" Doflamingo stared at the Den Den Mushi, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Guess for yourself, stop asking such unnecessary questions."

"Let's make a deal..."

"Fufufufufufu! I'm telling you, Law, calm down. Don't act like an adult when you're just a kid. Where are you? Don't make me angry!" Doflamingo's face showed a crazy smile, and his tone was obviously impatient.

"I made you angry? The most important deal for you right now is the deal with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors. You should be the one being careful not to make that man angry."

"If that guy finds out you can no longer make SMILE, what will he do? You'll be wiped out."

"Young Master, your face looks terrible..." Buffalo said worriedly, looking at Doflamingo's pale face.

"Hey, Law! You've gone too far with this joke! What do you want in return for Caesar? Name your terms!"

"Resign from the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

“You ignorant brat! If that’s the case, we won’t be able to stay on Dressrosa!” the buffalo shouted angrily.

"Give up the status you've built up over a decade and become a mere pirate. But if you do that, the Marine Headquarters and the Admirals will be relentlessly pursuing you."

"If tomorrow's morning paper publishes an article about your voluntary resignation from your position as a Shichibukai, then I will contact you again; otherwise, I will consider our negotiations to have broken down!"

"goodbye!"

"Crack!"

"Hey, wait, Law!" Doflamingo's face twisted in rage as he stared at the Den Den Mushi that had been hung up on. "That little bastard!!"

……

"Nami, where are we going now?"

"It's a place called Dressrosa, but you don't go straight in the direction of the center pointer. Traman specifically instructed us to take a big detour before getting there," Nami explained, looking at the pointer on her wrist.

"You guys knew too?" Luffy looked at Kin'emon and Momonosuke with a puzzled expression, who had exclaimed in surprise after Nami mentioned Dressrosa.

"I also wish to go here. Do you gentlemen have important business to attend to here?"

"Hmm, probably." Luffy hesitated, then looked at Law, who was sitting on the deck holding his sword. "Traman, who were you talking to just now?"

“Doflamingo,” Law replied simply.

"Doflamingo...? That Shichibukai?!" Usopp exclaimed in surprise. "Isn't he the most formidable Shichibukai?!"

"The plan has already begun," Law said simply, glancing at the terrified Usopp. "There's no going back now."

"What plan?" Zoro asked, frowning, his sharp eyes scrutinizing Law.

"Yeah, tell us your plan! Everyone, gather around!" Luffy shouted excitedly.

Soon everyone was sitting on the deck. Luffy excitedly looked around and noticed that Lucci wasn't there. He looked at Lucci with some confusion and asked, "Is Lucci still washing?"

"Hmm, he hasn't come out yet." Lucci noticed Luffy's confusion and replied, "You can just tell me the plan. I understand, and Lucci will understand too."

Luo glanced at Lucci, wanting to say something, but ultimately said nothing. Lucci, being the head of the family, should know that wounds shouldn't get wet…

Luffy nodded, then looked at Travis and patted him on the back with a grin. "Hehehe, we've formed an alliance with Travis's pirate crew! Our goal is to defeat the Four Emperors! Let's all be good friends!"

Luo silently held his sword, all his thoughts interrupted by the slap and those words from the Straw Hat leader. Did this kid even know what a pirate alliance was?

"One of the Four Emperors, not bad." Zoro rested his hand on the hilt of his sword, a smile of eager anticipation playing on his lips.

"Raise your hand if you disagree!" Usopp immediately raised his hand to lead the opposition, and Nami and Chopper immediately raised their hands in agreement.

Brooke, however, fully understood the current situation: "What's the point of objecting?"

"Anyway, Luffy has already made up his mind, hasn't he?" Sanji said, taking a drag of his cigarette. He fully understood that this matter was unchangeable, and no one could change Luffy's decision.