Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

Alyosha departed with a ship full of spoils.

These items seized from the Doflamingo auction are now in your hands, so don't even think about returning them.

According to the rules of the Navy Headquarters, all spoils obtained from raids on pirates must be handed over to the Headquarters. Of course, you should keep a certain amount for yourself during the handover process, as long as it's something that everyone can accept.

Alyosha was no exception, but he didn't care, since the cost would eventually come from the sheep anyway.

Given his position in the Navy Headquarters, he could simply ask Sengoku for funding if he wanted it.

"A huge sum will be lost here, and with the payments from the past two years, this massive expenditure will likely make things difficult for Doflamingo for the next few years. His plan to seize power will probably have to be postponed for a few more years."

Alyosha stood at the bow of the ship, weighing the gains and losses of this operation.

With the dual identities of a Shichibukai and a former Celestial Dragon, Alyosa couldn't directly kill Doflamingo, but this operation certainly caused a major blow to Doflamingo's forces.

Because Doflamingo has only recently become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, his underworld operations have not yet expanded to the New World, and he has not yet connected with Kaido, the Emperor of the Sea.

If Doflamingo wants to continue running his business in the underworld, he has to compensate for the losses suffered by all parties involved in this auction, even if he doesn't want to pay.

After all, running the underworld requires not only strength but also a basic level of credibility. Everyone does business behind closed doors. If you, Ming, want to force a sale, you should consider your own worth. People don't necessarily have to do business with you, the middleman. If you don't do it, there are plenty of others who will.

With such a large sum of money lost, Doflamingo's territory, which he has expanded over the years, will shrink considerably, and he will have to spend another large sum of money to win over the combatants on the periphery of his family.

The world of One Piece is indeed a world dominated by the principle that great power belongs to oneself. A powerful individual can be an entire force, but that doesn't mean that those at the bottom are useless.

Both being members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Dracule Mihawk and Doflamingo are prime examples.

The former is currently drifting aimlessly on the high seas, carrying his supreme greatsword and supreme great oar, looking for a place to land, while the latter is well-connected in both the legitimate and criminal worlds in the North Sea, living a very comfortable life.

If Alyosha had appeared any later, Doflamingo would have already begun his attempt to seize Dressrosa, an island nation in the New World.

"You must be furious, Doflamingo, but what are you planning to do? If you don't act now, you'll have to pay up again when I take this money back to headquarters."

Alyosha thought to himself, then turned around and jumped off the bow of the ship, heading straight to the warehouse where the stolen goods were stored.

Trafalgar Law and his three henchmen are still hiding in the warehouse and have no intention of coming out.

The people on deck looked at Alyosha's actions with suspicion. Alyosha called a soldier and asked him to prepare food for many people. The soldier ran away, and Alyosha knocked lightly on the cabin door.

"Time to get up. If you don't come out soon, you'll have to come back to Marine Headquarters with me. Aren't you going to tell your families? This whole area is the ocean, and your abilities won't be usable in the sea."

After saying that, Alyosha took a few steps back. The soldier who had been called to the kitchen to prepare food earlier, along with several colleagues, brought over the fruits and cooked food that had been prepared and put them on the ground. Luffy, who loves to eat, immediately started drooling, but did not pounce on it to eat right away. He subconsciously looked at his second brother, Sabo.

Luffy's bad habit of eating without considering the occasion or the people is not something he developed from childhood.

At least before Sabo, the second brother, was blasted away, the three little ones had not yet developed the bad habit of dining and dashing; if they had, it was only towards their adoptive mother, Dadan.

It was because Sabo was dead in Luffy and Ace's minds that Ace took over Sabo's responsibility, went to Windmill Village to learn from Makino how to be a polite child, and then taught Luffy.

For Ace, it's already quite good that he taught Luffy to say thank you after eating and dashing. At least he knows how to say thank you. Don't make things harder for Ace.

Now that the three little ones have been taken out to sea by Alyosha, Sabo naturally continues to focus on teaching his two brothers manners, and Alyosha has also noticed Sabo's performance.

At least he doesn't have to worry about Luffy developing bad habits while maintaining a childlike heart.

"Luffy, how about a food-eating contest between you and your teacher?"

"Really?!"

"Of course, let's begin! Others can participate too, and there's a prize for the first place winner!"

Alyosha sat cross-legged, and as soon as he finished speaking, he picked up a piece of leg meat and stuffed it into his mouth. He ate slowly and methodically, but his eating speed was no slower than Luffy's, the rubber man.

His monstrous physique provided Alyosha with more than just a permanent boost to his physical limits. When it came to eating, Alyosha was confident he could rival Luffy, the rubber glutton.

Soldiers brought food over from the kitchen in a steady stream, and the food on the plates didn't decrease; Luffy's belly swelled at a visible rate.

Ace and Sabo joined the eating contest, followed by Smoker and Arlong the Fishman, while the Marines gathered around to cheer them on.

Soon, Ace and Sabo were the first to be defeated. When it came to eating, they were not as fortunate as Luffy, who had eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit and was a rubber man. Next was Smoker, and finally Arlong the fishman.

In the end, only Alyosha and Luffy remained to eat. One ate slowly and deliberately, while the other ate voraciously, but their speed was not diminished at all.

Even with the Gum-Gum Fruit's support, Luffy's age still has its limits. Watching Alyosha slowly devour the roasted meat, Luffy had become a human balloon, his swollen belly taking up most of his body, and his little hands could no longer use the rubber to stretch and grab food.

In the end, he could only reluctantly fall backward, letting his two older brothers treat him like a ball and roll him around to help him digest the food.

"Squeak."

The warehouse door was slowly pushed open. Tempted by the aroma of food, the four little ones, unable to resist their hunger, pushed open the warehouse door and looked at the delicious food laid out in front of them. Alyosha also stopped eating and looked at Trafalgar Law, who was in the lead.

"Are you hungry? This is for you."

Trafalgar Law swallowed hard, not immediately stepping forward, but instead warily watching Alyosha who was smiling at him.

"Why are you going after Doflamingo?"

"Because he crossed the line, and of course, I also disliked him, so I found a reason to cause him trouble."

"If I go with you, can you help me become as strong as you?"

"That depends on how hard you work, but why do you want to become stronger?"

"I want revenge! I want to kill Donquixote Doflamingo!"

"If you can give me a good reason, I can go back right now and send Doflamingo to Impel Down to read newspapers for the rest of his life."

"Can't we kill him? He's killed so many people."

"At least, I can't."

Alyosha answered sincerely, and Luo could tell that Alyosha was not lying to him.

Seeing that Alyosha met his gaze without flinching, Luo glanced at the food in front of him, sat down, and picked up a piece of meat to put in his mouth.

"Then please teach me how to become stronger, teacher. What about you? Would you like to come with me to Naval Headquarters?"

When Luo asked his three underlings, his tone was very calm, as if he were talking about a trivial matter, but Luo's eyes betrayed him.

Oh? A little tsundere, huh?

"Of course! Boss, wherever you go, we'll go. We're your little brothers!"

The three friends answered loudly, and before Alyosha could say anything, they sat down next to Luo and began to eat the food in front of them.

Luffy had rolled over to the side of the Mink Tribe's polar bear, Bebo, and stared at the adorable bear with disbelief.

Seeing Luffy's state, Alyosha couldn't help but chuckle. Now, even if he had to tie Chopper up, Luffy would have to bring him onto the ship.

"In that case, tell me about your hometown."

"what?"

"How can you take a child on a long trip without discussing it with the child's parents?"

"Joyful Town, North Shore of Swallow Island"

"Wow, what a coincidence. We're heading back to Swallow Island, then to Pleasure Town. After you finish eating, go back to your cabins and rest. Don't worry, I won't let Doflamingo notice you, and I won't let him hurt your families. I promise."

The warships turned around and returned to Swaro Island, which they had left some time ago.

This round trip took up most of the day.

Alyosha made no attempt to conceal his presence, so when Alyosha's warship rounded the west coast where Doflamingo and his crew were and appeared on the north coast of Swallow Island, Vergo, who had not yet left, immediately reported to the still seriously injured Doflamingo.

"What's that guy doing back here?"

"I think it must be related to this, young master."

Vergo handed over the recruitment brochure that headquarters had previously sent to the Shikai branch base. Doflamingo took it, looked at the contents, and glanced at Vergo, who was kneeling on one knee with his head bowed.

His glasses were seized by Alyosha as a trophy, and Doflamingo, who was not wearing sunglasses for a while, was not used to seeing people without them.

Doflamingo is not good at hiding his true thoughts. Although he knows that Alyosha's words to Vergo were meant to sow discord between him and other family members, having experienced his younger brother's betrayal, he did have a slight suspicion of the loyal Vergo at this moment.

Why didn't you give me this sooner?

Vergo lowered his head even further. He wanted to say that he didn't know Alyosha would use the recruitment as an excuse to launch a surprise attack on Doflamingo, but at this moment, any explanation seemed weak and powerless, so he needed to do something to make amends.

"Young Master, I think we should fight back."

"Tell me your thoughts, Vergo."

"Have all the other family members arrived?"

"Um."

"Since Alyosha is in charge of recruiting students from all over the world for the headquarters this time, perhaps we can set a trap for Alyosha Ran and turn him into one of our own."

Vergo revealed his plan, and Doflamingo understood what Vergo wanted to do.

"Diamanti".

"Dover?"

"Call Monet, Sugar, Baby-5, and Buffalo."

"I understand, Doflamingo, Alyosha Ran. I'm looking forward to seeing him as a toy."