On the deck, Doflamingo, who was lying on a chair, sat up, waved Monet away, and walked to a secluded part of the ship's railing to answer the phone.
"Fufufufu, Law, long time no see. It's been hard to even hear your voice."
Doflamingo's brow furrowed with throbbing veins, looking increasingly fierce, "Give me Caesar..."
Law's voice came through the Radio Snail, sounding somewhat weak: "Let's make a deal, Doflamingo."
"A brat trying to negotiate like an adult? Heheheh, don't joke around, hand over Caesar, and then I'll consider what you did to Vergo." Doflamingo's temples throbbed fiercely.
"A joke?"
The Radio Snail let out a soft laugh: "I'm not joking with you. If Caesar, who produces the most important ingredient for your 'smile', is gone, you won't be able to make the deal..."
He paused, then said in a deep voice: "The deal with the Four Emperors, Kaido."
Hearing this, Doflamingo's expression turned serious.
"That's your most important trading partner, in some sense, also your backing. If he finds out you can't produce 'smile' anymore, what will happen?"
"And at Punk Hazard, I met the subordinates of the Calamity, and I know the details. Caesar was responsible for the Calamity's drug trade. Without Caesar, you can't complete the transaction with the Calamity."
"Two of the Four Emperors, I don't need to say what the result will be, do I? You'll certainly be torn apart by them!"
"You understand everything very well... So, what do you need to do to return Caesar to me?" Doflamingo's temples throbbed even more.
"Just resign from the Seven Warlords of the Sea position."
The Radio Snail said: "I want to see this news in tomorrow's morning paper, or you can wait to be 'served' by the two Four Emperors in turn!"
With that said, the Radio Snail was hung up first.
Doflamingo held the receiver, his smirk slowly collapsing, and veins bulging from his temples to the back of his hand.
Bam!
The receiver was crushed by him with brute force, and he gazed silently at the sea.
"Young Master..."
Behind him, Monet looked worried, hesitating whether to go over and comfort him, when she suddenly heard a voice.
"Call Sage, you're a partner, Kaido won't become a threat."
Monet turned her head and saw Renedia appear. She had changed into a new outfit and was walking towards Doflamingo.
"Did you hear?" Doflamingo asked.
"The voice was so loud, how could I not hear?"
"Fufufufu, you're right, but I'm not angry because of this..."
Doflamingo grinned, "The reason I'm angry is that the brat can threaten me now!"
He grinned again, spreading his arms wide, revealing a fearsome face:
"Fufufufu! Law, you really surprised me! Is this your strategy? But what you don't understand is that I have many ways to solve this, and..."
Kaido...
Not to mention, even a year ago, Doflamingo would have been terrified, but since Sage became one of the Four Emperors, he's not that afraid anymore.
The only cooperation with Kaido is the 'smile', Artificial Devil Fruit, getting Wine Iron Ore Weapons and Seastone from Kaido, important but not irreplaceable.
In contrast, the cooperation with Sage is truly irreplaceable!
Because in the dealings of food, weapons, warships, drugs, clothing, and all other transactions, Doflamingo was involved. He distributed these resources through his channels, bought from all over the world, and overseas materials that Sage needed.
Including the infiltration of the Underworld, Sage took down the Big Hand Funeral Master and recruited those assassins again, setting up a debt collection business in the Underworld's assassin industry, all organized by him.
He is the person Sage needs, which also indicates who his real backing is!
"I won't fall... This is fine, let's have some fun together, Law! Fufufufu, hahahahaha!"
Watching Doflamingo laugh wildly, Renedia raised her eyebrows, rubbed her chin, and said
"You better call Sage."
"The Young Master is so confident, I trust him too."
Monet came over and smiled: "This matter doesn't need to trouble Master Sage."
"It's not a small matter!"
Renedia rolled her eyes, pointing at Doflamingo, "Hey! You gave up the Seven Warlords of the Sea; I don't care about your plans, but it will certainly have an impact. You having an impact is fine, but if it affects our transaction... Not letting Sage make money, now that's a big issue!"
Pirate treasure?
Disrupted research?
Treasure not in Sage's territory and already repaid researches are all small matters.
But once it affects the trading channels, that's when it's a big disaster!
Hearing this, Doflamingo's expression stiffened, the confident and excited smile turning serious once again.
"I will explain clearly..." he said lowly.
...
In a certain sea area, a ship that had a third of it destroyed was stranded on a deserted island, with a group of people moving parts and repairing the ship.
"Luckily the keel wasn't damaged, thanks to Adam's Treasure Tree, no matter what kind of damage, it's not harmed at all."
From Franky's giant mechanical arm, smaller mechanical hands extended, nailing and repairing the ship.