I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Judging from his appearance alone, this person looks like a complete psychopath, but his voice is very calm:

"Our young master is gone, but we must still live on."

"Dres Rosa is no longer safe. If Sieg comes, we won't be able to hold it. So let's leave as soon as possible; our lives are the most important thing."

Mentioning Sig's name caused the cadres' faces to darken considerably, showing anger but also a hint of fear.

"He probably won't come, will he?" a childish voice came from the corner.

That was Sugar. She looked about ten years old, wrapped in a cute pink children's outfit, with short, light green hair that matched her age. She looked like a fairytale doll, but at this moment, her face showed fear.

“A figure like the young master was Sieg’s match, but now that the young master is dead, would Sieg be so petty as to still be eyeing a mere Dressrosa?”

“Sigurd probably won’t come,” Pika, the top executive, said shrilly.

"But I also think it's better to leave."

"Leave?" Torrebol frowned.

These people have become accustomed to a life of luxury under Doflamingo's leadership. As subordinates of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and important officials of their allied nations, the Navy can't do anything to them.

But what if I abandon Dressrosa and become a pirate again?

Their strength is more than enough to protect themselves in Dressrosa, but if they leave, how much of a foothold will they have in this increasingly chaotic new world without Doflamingo?

"Let's stay here," Torrebol said hesitantly.

"Where are you going?" Diamanti, another top official, rudely interrupted the discussion.

"We must take revenge! Take revenge on Sieg!"

"He killed the young master. Are we supposed to pretend nothing happened and slink away to the sea in disgrace?"

The Donquixote Family has four top officers. Apart from Vice Admiral Vergo, who is an undercover agent in the Navy, there are Diamante, Torrebol, and Pica present. The three of them are of similar status.

Doflamingo is a very assertive person—meaning he is assertive in front of his subordinates and enemies he can defeat.

While he was alive, everyone had to obey his orders absolutely, but after his death, the Don Quixote family lost its leader. At this point, the three top executives each held their own opinions and began to argue.

Some wanted to leave, some wanted to stay, and some were more radical, wanting revenge.

"Diamanti, how could we possibly seek revenge?" Torrepol banged his cane and shouted.

"Even the young master died at his hands, what can we do?"

"We certainly have no chance of winning in a direct confrontation, but if we use our abilities to launch a sneak attack, we are not without a chance!"

Diamanti's gaze was resolute, the flames of revenge burning in his eyes; he was furious.

"For example, we can take advantage of Sieg's weakness and use a honey trap."

Diamanti turned his head to look at the corner of the conference room.

Where his gaze was fixed, Monet was holding a bunch of grapes and feeding Sugar one by one.

Noticing Diamanti's gaze, a faint blush appeared on Monet's cheeks. She subconsciously looked away and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Are you saying I'm a beauty?"

Monet was tall and slender with long, light green hair and fair skin; she was indeed a beauty. Before her hands and feet were modified by Law's Op-Op Fruit ability and she was transformed into a harpy, Monet had normal human hands and feet.

"A beauty...?"

Sugar stopped chewing the grapes and looked at Monet beside him.

"If I hadn't eaten the Childhood Fruit and my body hadn't remained at the age of 10, I would definitely be as beautiful as Monet now," Sugar thought to herself.

Monet and Sugar were sisters, and their hair colors were exactly the same.

The Hobby-Hobby Fruit possesses immense power, but it also comes with side effects.

Sugar's physical age is forever fixed at around 10 years old; she will never grow up or get old, and will always be a child.

In fact, she is already 20 years old, after all, she is not a real child. Although she is often praised for being cute, it is different from being praised for her beauty like Monet.

Never growing up, always being treated like a child, isn't as wonderful as you might imagine.

Although Doflamingo kept her in the palace away from danger, she would sometimes think that it would be nice to grow up normally and have a normal body like Monet.

at this time.

Diamanti stood up, strode over to Monet, who looked shy, and sighed softly.

"Monet, wake up. You may be beautiful, but your age is indeed inappropriate."

Diamanti shoved Monet aside and then looked at Sugar beside him.

"Sugar, the responsibility of using your beauty to your advantage is now in your hands! Your Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability is the only way to defeat Sigurd!"

"What? You want me to?" Sugar was shocked, her pupils dilating in surprise.

"A honey trap? You mean Sugar?" Monet's earlier embarrassment vanished, and his expression turned anxious:

“Sigurd is the world’s number one lolicon. If Sugar falls into his hands, wouldn’t he force himself on her and do all sorts of things to her…” Monet’s face flushed crimson.

"Doesn't that mean he'll hold my hand and lift me up high in the air...?"

At this moment, Pique, dressed as a baby, stepped forward and blocked Diamanti's path. Despite his grotesque appearance, his voice was surprisingly calm:

“If the young master were still alive, he wouldn’t want to put Sugar in danger.”

"No!" Diamanti shook his head:

"That's only because Sugar's Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability is key to controlling this country, and it cannot be lost, so we can't risk it with her."

“But we’re already considering whether or not to leave Dressrosa, so why are we still worried about this?” Diamanti’s eyes burned with anger.

The four top executives were among the first to follow Doflamingo, and their bond with him was far stronger than that of the other executives. At this moment, their minds were filled with the will to retaliate.

“But-----” Pique seemed to want to argue.

“Speaking of which, Pique,” ​​Diamanti suddenly said.

"I just saw an old woman fall down on the main avenue. She seemed to have fallen quite badly, and nobody around was willing to help her up..."

"what?"

Pique's expression changed drastically. He leaped into the water, diving into the floor and creating a ripple. He then swam rapidly across the floor, heading towards the distance.

Pick is a Paramecia-type Swim-Swim Fruit user, who can swim and move quickly through any substance, making his ability similar to the Penetrate-Penetrat Fruit.

"Hilarious." Diamanti scoffed, watching Pique's departing figure.

"It's disgusting that a pirate would do good deeds."

Although the Donquixote Family is named after a family, it is essentially a pirate crew established by Doflamingo, and not a harmonious and loving family.

Even within the family, there are many instances of exploiting the personality weaknesses of people like BABY5.

When Doflamingo was still around, they were somewhat more restrained, but things are different now.

"Getting back to the point, Sugar, your Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability is key!" Diamante said.

"If you can secretly get close to Sig and use your abilities to turn him into a toy, you can take the opportunity to kill him! This is the only way to get revenge!"

"But I'm afraid..." Sugar's face showed a tearful expression, her big, blinking eyes glistening with tears.

As a ten-year-old girl with Kugimiya Rie's voice, Sugar's coquettishness is extremely effective against ordinary people, but in front of Diamanti, it only made him purse his lips.

"Stop pretending, Sugar. You're not a real child. This won't work on me."

Diamanti ignored Sugar's pleading and said something that froze Sugar's expression. He said in a deep voice:

“Dover has raised you sisters for so many years, it’s time for you to give yourselves up!”

"Go to great lengths to get close to him, please him, lower his guard, and seize the opportunity to turn the tables... that's our only hope!"

“And you, Monet.” Diamanti turned to look at Monet, scrutinizing the woman from head to toe:

“You can pretend to be a divorced wife, and Sugar will be your daughter. That way, you should be able to get close to that old scoundrel Sig.”

"Dedicate, dedicate yourself—" Monet looked at Diamanti and the others in astonishment, and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

After Doflamingo's death, the rest of the family lost their former warm facade.

But thinking of the dead Doflamingo, she bit her lip and still couldn't bring herself to refuse.

The family is not entirely harmonious either.

Trebol and the other three top executives were among the first to follow Doflamingo. They had the closest and deepest relationship with him, placing them on a completely different level from the other ordinary executives.

"Diamanti, you actually came up with a feasible plan..." Torrepol said with some admiration.

Despite his admiration, he still hadn't made up his mind.

Sugar's Hobby Fruit can turn anyone it touches into a toy, rendering them powerless to resist. At the same time, it can also make the person who has been turned into a toy forget the whole world and completely erase their existence. It is an absolutely overpowered fruit.

Diamanti's plan is indeed possible.

However, Sieg has a large and powerful force, so the plan is very risky. Even if it succeeds, other officers, including Torrepol, are likely to die.

This made Torrepol hesitate.

He wanted to avenge Doflamingo, but he couldn't bear to give up the riches and glory of Dressrosa, and he also wanted his own safety... Trebol hesitated to make a decision.

"You should put your plans on hold. Let's wait and see," Torrepol concluded.

"Actually, we received a call from the Golden Emperor Tezzolo, and he will arrive in Dressrosa tomorrow."

"This man was Doflamingo's ally before the Marineford War, although it's unknown whether he harbored any disloyalty after Doflamingo's death..."

“The Golden Emperor also has a grudge against Sig. He is the greatest help we can find. We should try to find out what he has to say.”

Torrepol concluded.

At the end of the meeting, Torrepol made no decisions, and although some people put forward decent plans, he did not adopt them.

Trebol was the most senior, but he lacked decisiveness. That's why he didn't become independent two or three decades ago, but instead led his followers to serve Doflamingo, who was still a little kid, placing their hopes on a child.

In the corner, Monet quietly watched the somewhat chaotic family meeting, and suddenly felt a pale sense of powerlessness.

...........

Day two.

The Golden Emperor Tesoro, along with his followers, arrived in Dressrosa.

For this trip, the Golden Emperor did not bring his conspicuous island ship, but instead traveled on another smaller vessel, keeping a low profile to avoid problems with his cooperation with the Revolutionary Army.