Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

As evening approached, Raleigh grew impatient waiting at the Don Quixote family residence.

Doflamingo, covered in blood, carried the heads of two pirates into the council hall. Thump, thump.

Doflamingo threw the two heads on the table, then said with a grim expression;

"The heads of a thousand pirates have been gathered and are all in the area at the foot of the mountain. Should we count them, Admiral Raleigh?"

Doflamingo emphasized the word "Admiral".

Doflamingo looked extremely angry.

He was naturally furious, because his men had suffered heavy losses.

Even if it was a calculated attack, including a surprise attack with superior numbers, he still lost more than two hundred members, and most of the survivors were wounded.

Raleigh glanced at Doflamingo, a mischievous thought suddenly creeping onto his mind.

Those heads are useless to me. I'm past the age where I need military merit to prove myself. I'll just clear them out, take a picture, and burn them.

"What?!"

Doflamingo's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

He and members of the Don Quixote family fought together:

The fact that Raleigh was nothing but trash in his mouth was bound to enrage him.

Are you suggesting we play a game?

Doflamingo was furious. He had never been wronged like this before. Even when he was forced to "cooperate" with Raleigh, Raleigh had never done anything like this.

"If this is your perverse hobby, I will definitely report this behavior to the Navy and the World Government!"

Raleigh's smile vanished, and he said coldly:

"Are you threatening me? Heh, go ahead and go to the Navy and the World Government, and see if they'll take away my admiral position."

Furthermore, this wasn't an order I gave you. I don't know if anyone emphasized this to you when you accepted the Shichibukai position, but reducing the number of pirates is something the Shichibukai should be doing.

Then, Raleigh waved his hand, and several strong marines brought Sugar up.

Doflamingo, you should know this guy, right?

Doflamingo turned his head and saw Sugar, on whom he had placed great hopes, being held hostage by the Marines.

He was somewhat incredulous, but then a surge of anger welled up inside him. However, even Doflamingo didn't realize that beneath the extreme anger lay a forgotten sense of fear.

"Let her go! I said let her go! Are you trying to start a war with the Don Quixote family?!"

Doflamingo's voice attracted the attention of the Donquixote Family executives outside, who rushed into the council hall.

"Dover, what's wrong?"

"What happened, young master?"

"Sugar? How did she end up in the Navy's hands!"

A series of exclamations came from the Don Quixote family officials.

"Where is Pica? How come he didn't notice that Sugar has been captured?"

Raleigh enjoys seeing his opponents panic, as it makes him feel like he has once again mentally defeated them.

Stop calling me that. The Pika you're talking about is probably a sissy-voiced, burly man.

"I fought him this morning. If he hadn't run fast, I would have killed him long ago. He's probably recovering from his injuries somewhere now."

Raleigh's words caused everyone in the Don Quixote family to glare at him angrily.

clap clap.

Despite the murderous glares directed at him, Raleigh continued to applaud himself, completely oblivious to the palpable killing intent emanating from him.

"Doflamingo, I've captured her. You should know what the consequences will be for the Donquixote Family."

"Human trafficking is a serious crime! The kind that even the world government can't protect you from."

At this moment, Doflamingo calmed down a little and knew that he had lost.

In this struggle, he thought that Raleigh was only there to teach the Don Quixote family the rules, but he did not expect that Raleigh came for the Don Quixote family.

Now that Raleigh has the evidence, he can say that he is ready to put the Don Quixote family to trial.

The identity of a Shichibukai was useless, the identity of a former Celestial Dragon was useless, and Doflamingo even suspected that even if a real Celestial Dragon were here, it would be of no use at all.

Because the person in front of him was not a normal navy officer at all. He was despicable, ruthless, and even in political struggles, he was smarter than others.

If someone like that didn't become a Marine, he would definitely be a great pirate on par with the rulers of the New World.

Raleigh had no idea what Doflamingo was thinking; if he did, he would have slapped Doflamingo twice across the face.

Why would I choose to become a thief when I could be a good official?

"Admiral Raleigh, I am willing to exchange all the wealth of the Donquixote Family for Sugar's safety, and from this day forward, I will never again be involved in the underworld, dedicating myself entirely to capturing pirates."

Doflamingo lowered his proud head.

All the Donquixote Family members stared at Doflamingo in shock.

They acted as if they were meeting Doflamingo for the first time.

Before this, Doflamingo would never lower his proud head no matter what happened, but now he had to bow down to his enemy for the sake of a family member with whom he had no blood relation.

This deeply moved the other members of the Don Quixote family, who, already very loyal, became even more so.

Raleigh rested his chin on his right hand, watching the scene intently.

Pat, pat, pat.

Since we're watching a play, we should naturally applaud the actors.

Raleigh's applause echoed through the council hall, and no one knew what he was really thinking.

"Raise your head, Doflamingo, don't make me look down on you."

"Since the deed is done, you need to be prepared to bear the consequences. Otherwise, I'll look down on you."

Doflamingo's blood suddenly went cold, and he could naturally understand the unspoken meaning in Raleigh's words.

He would not accept any conditions or costs; he was determined to destroy the Don Quixote family.

"Is there really no other way?"

Doflamingo raised his head, his eyes revealing utter madness.

"I regret to inform you that from the moment I arrived in Dressrosa, your doom and that of your Don Quixote family were sealed."

"The reason I sent you to collect a thousand pirate heads was simply to weaken the Donquixote Family's strength."

Doflamingo's face turned deathly pale, and his body swayed a few times.

That's right, everything he said is correct.

The Donquixote Family paid a heavy price to eliminate a thousand pirates, and all the members were wounded and exhausted. How could they possibly fight against the elite naval forces who had rested for a day and a night?

"The Spider's Nest!"

Doflamingo raised his hand and unleashed an attack. The threads created by his String-String Fruit power formed an extremely dense and resilient spider web, which went straight towards Raleigh.

At the same time, he retreated rapidly, shouting, "Scatter and run! Everyone scatter and run immediately!"

Raleigh dropped his nonchalant smile, waved his right hand, and a gust of wind suddenly appeared from the sky, blowing the spiderweb shield aside.

"Wouldn't it be better to just die peacefully?"

Doflamingo used a thread to hang on a cloud in the sky, only to discover that at the foot of the mountain where Don Quixote was stationed, squads of naval soldiers were launching an attack.

!

Raleigh punched the roof of the council hall, sending it flying. He then reappeared in mid-air, staring at Doflamingo and smiling.

"Let me test how much you've improved over the years."

Late at night, Raleigh descended from the sky, his clothes slightly torn, carrying a bloodied and mangled figure in his hand.

The congealed blood turned Doflamingo's once blond hair a deep red, and his glasses were shattered by Raleigh's punch during the battle.

"Let me report on the results."

The adjutant, who had already finished dealing with the battle, came up.

Lord Raleigh, all the core members of the Don Quixote Family, except for Pica who has disappeared, have been arrested. A man named Corazon claims to know you.

"We've captured about 90% of the remaining Don Quixote family members, but a small number escaped and are likely still inside Dressrosa. Should we issue an arrest warrant?"

Raleigh nodded:

"Inform King Riku of Dressrosa to submit a report to the World Government and issue the bounty."

"Cuff him and add more sea-stone handcuffs and shackles."

Raleigh entered one of the Don Quixote family's relatively intact rooms, where Corazon was already waiting for him.

Upon seeing Raleigh, Corazon exclaimed in alarm:

"General Raleigh, I'm one of you!"

His movement caused the chains binding his hands and feet to rattle loudly, forcing the navy officers guarding him to hold him down by the shoulders to prevent him from doing anything rash.

Don't worry, he's definitely one of us.

Raleigh flicked his fingers twice.

The originally incredibly hard sea stone bracelet and boots crumbled like tofu under his attack, breaking at the slightest touch.

After waving away the two guarding naval soldiers, Rory pulled up a stool and sat down in front of Corazon, saying:

Should I call you Corazon or Rosinante?

Corazon gave an awkward smile, then, as if remembering something, added:

"Call me Rosinante. I have no connection with the Don Quixote family anymore."

Raleigh already knew Corazon's identity, but he had indeed seen Corazon a few times in Marineford. Back then, Corazon didn't wear such makeup and followed Sengoku very obediently.

"What's going on? I can't just take you back like this. Does Marshal Sengoku know about this?"

Corazon chuckled and said, "Father knows about this. He originally sent me to infiltrate the Don Quixote family to gather evidence before taking action against them. But I didn't expect that Admiral Raleigh would arrive and act so swiftly."

Raleigh nodded, pretending not to know anything, and then said...

"Since that's the case, then I know how to write it."

You are a naval agent who has been infiltrated within the Donquixote Family for a long time. You discovered a large amount of evidence of their crimes, so you informed Sengoku Genshi, who then ordered me to arrest the Donquixote Family.

In this way, what was originally intended to be Raleigh's private action became a battle plan already devised by Marine Commander Sengoku.

The advantage is that Raleigh doesn't have to pay any price for this operation, except for the casualties among the naval personnel. The disadvantage is that he has to give a large share of the Donquixote Family's credit to Sengoku and Corazon!

Moreover, the political risks that should have been borne by Raleigh alone were now borne by Fleet Admiral Sengoku, which meant that even those dissatisfied members of the World Government had no way to change the situation.

A Fleet Admiral and a Navy Admiral—they are not people the Five Elders can handle.

In Marineford, in the Marshal's office, Sengoku, wearing a seagull hat and a marshal's coat, was making a Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi).

What? What did you say? Raleigh wiped out the Don Quixote family?

Even now, Sengoku still feels a sense of unreality. If this phone call hadn't been Ronan Cidi's private phone, he would have thought it was a joke.

After Rosinante repeatedly confirmed the matter, he finally accepted the fact.

For a moment, even the resourceful Warring States period was at a loss for words.

What else can be said?

It's like when you first start laning against someone, and you initially expect to resolve the situation within three to five years.

You've even mentally prepared yourself for a long battle.

As a result, you only did the first step, and your teammates finished the rest of the work in one day.

Such speed shocked even the Warring States period.

He then asked eagerly:

"Rosinante, have you uncovered enough evidence to prove the Don Quixote family's crimes?"

"Without complete evidence, we cannot revoke Doflamingo's status as a Shichibukai, and the Donquixote Family will still be able to evade capture this time."

Rosinandi glanced at Raleigh, then explained to Sengoku, "Father..."

General Raleigh has finished dealing with the matter, collected all the necessary documents, and knows that the Don Quixote family is almost wiped out.

That's right. Just now, while doing the tallying, Rosinandi realized that Raleigh's men had no intention of leaving any survivors.

If some members of the Don Quixote family hadn't been quick to kneel, the ordinary members might not have been captured at all.

As for the Donquixote Family executives, Raleigh planned to extract Devil Fruits, so none of the executives who possessed Devil Fruits were killed.

That's why Corazon was able to hold out until Raleigh returned.

Otherwise, the bloodthirsty naval soldiers might actually kill Corazon, and Sengoku would go mad.

Fortunately, Corazon escaped death thanks to his Silence Fruit.

"Alright, then take Doflamingo back to Marineford. Don't let him die, or there will be some trouble."

Sengoku was certainly aware of Doflamingo's special status, but he wouldn't hold back just because of a former Celestial Dragon.

This identity can at most guarantee Doflamingo's survival, but it cannot guarantee the survival of the other members of the Donquixote Family.

Anyway, the World Government just wants to save face, and Sengoku believes that Raleigh wouldn't do anything stupid.

Give the Den Den Mushi to Raleigh; I want to say a few words to him.

Rosinante handed the Den Den Mushi to Rowley, and after exchanging a few words, they ended the call with the Den Den Mushi.

"Pack your things, we're setting sail for Enies Lobby tomorrow."

After exchanging a few words with Sengoku, Raleigh decided to change their destination and go directly to Enies Lobby to be tried and then sent to Impel Down, instead of going to Marineford.

The main reason was that the Warring States period was also afraid of causing more trouble.