216: Chapter 216 The Death of Momonosuke"If you dare laugh, I'll kill you all!" Smoker glared at the surrounding Marines, who were trying to suppress their laughter.The Marines turned their heads away, forcing themselves not to think about the famous painting on Smoker's body.Looking at Luffy's handiwork on his clothes, Smoker roared through gritted teeth, "You damned Straw Hat brat, I'll never let you get away with this!" Smoker's furious roar echoed across the snowy landscape.
"Seriously, why are you so angry?Can't you just calm down?" Luffy, who was leisurely strolling towards the Sunny, glanced back at Smoker and complained.If Smoker heard this, he'd probably bite off a piece of Luffy even if he couldn't beat him.
Just then, Luffy returned to the camp and looked up to see everyone gathered together listening to something.
"Hey Law, since you're so eager to see me, come to Dressrosa.I'll be waiting for you here, and I'll keep my promise to step down from the Seven Warlords of the Sea.But do you really have the guts to come to Dressrosa?" The person on the other end of the phone was laughing, but the laughter sent chills down everyone's spine.Everyone present could feel the person on the other end suppressing their anger."Ah, you're the Doflamingo that Travis Scott mentioned, right?I heard you have a nickname, JOKER!Hahahaha." Just as Law was about to threaten Doflamingo, Luffy suddenly grabbed the phone and started ranting into it: "I think you really do look like JOKER!By the way, if you don't know the other meaning of JOKER, you can ask other people.Maybe they know!" After saying that, Luffy hung up the phone.
Ming, on the other end of the phone, didn't immediately understand.Wasn't JOKER his codename?What else could it mean?He asked many of his subordinates with a grim face, and the answer they all gave was that it meant "ace."
Just as he was wondering what Luffy meant, the phone rang again.Doflamingo had barely answered when Luffy interrupted him: "Hey, did you get it right?You don't really think 'JOKER' means ace, do you?What, you want to transform again?Are you going to say, 'Hey, come and list your sins'?"
"You must be Straw Hat Luffy, right?What exactly do you mean by this?" Doflamingo stared at the Den Den Mushi in his hand with a gloomy expression, questioning it coldly.
Luffy's voice came through the Den Den Mushi: "Looks like you really don't know.Fine, I'll be merciful and tell you.JOKER means clown.Whether it was before or now, you are JOKER." After saying this, Luffy didn't even give Doflamingo any chance to refute or react before hanging up the phone.
"Fufufufufu!Good, good, this is really interesting.What a clown you are, Straw Hat Boy.I'll see how much you're worth to talk to me like that." Doflamingo's face twisted with rage.He pushed open the window and flew towards Luffy's direction like a cannonball.
"Straw Hat Kid, don't think you're so great just because you're one of the Four Emperors.If you offend Doflamingo, even if you're one of the Four Emperors, he'll still kill you." Caesar, who had just woken up from his coma, watched Luffy and Doflamingo's conversation with a look of horror on his face, his heart filled with fear.He shouted loudly at Luffy, and then fainted again.
"Straw Hat Master, you really are." Law watched helplessly as everything unfolded before him, unsure how to comment on Luffy's actions.However, he knew in his heart that this conflict was unavoidable.
Luffy casually tossed Caesar's heart into his system space.Doflamingo was nothing to him; he had already offended one of the Four Emperors, so why would he be afraid of a mere Shichibukai?
Soon, Luffy and his crew set sail.Aokiji said he wanted to stay and check on Smoker, since Smoker was also his close friend.Luffy casually tossed him a teleportation stone, urging him to hurry back.Kin'emon and Momonosuke, who were supposed to travel with Luffy in the original story, didn't go with him, instead choosing to head to the Marine base.They hoped the Marines could take them to a safer place.After careful consideration, Kin'emon decided to find a suitable place to settle Momonosuke first before making any further plans.
Meanwhile, on the naval side, as Smoker prepared to set sail with a grim expression, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura emanating from afar.This aura immediately put him on alert, and he prepared for battle.
"Smoker, what's going on?" Tashigi, whose Observation Haki was weaker, asked curiously.She hadn't sensed the powerful aura in the distance, but seeing Smoker's tense expression, she realized that danger might be approaching.
"Tell me, where did Straw Hat Luffy and Law go?" Doflamingo asked grimly.Smoker didn't even have time to react before Doflamingo slammed him to the ground.The difference in strength between the two was simply too great, so Smoker was completely unable to withstand this sudden attack.
"Release Mr.Smoker!" Seeing this, Tashigi attacked Doflamingo without hesitation, but her attack posed no threat to him.With just one move, Tashigi was knocked to the ground.
Seeing his subordinates about to be slaughtered, Smoker was consumed by rage.He struggled to break free and engaged Doflamingo in a fierce battle.However, despite his best efforts, Smoker was unable to withstand Doflamingo's powerful offensive.After only a few exchanges, Smoker was severely wounded and collapsed to the ground.
Just then, Kin'emon, who was watching from the sidelines, failed to stop that.The now-mad Momonosuke suddenly stripped naked and ran frantically towards Doflamingo, babbling incoherently.Doflamingo looked at the insane child with disgust, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes.With a flick of his wrist, a thin thread traced a line, and Momonosuke's voice abruptly ceased, his head falling to the ground.Even in death, Momonosuke's face bore that foolish smile, as if he had never realized his impending doom.
"No!" Kin'emon roared, his voice filled with despair and rage.His eyes widened, his face contorted in a terrifying way.He couldn't accept this reality; everything before him filled him with unbearable pain and despair.He lunged forward, trying to save them one last time.Kin'emon's eyes turned crazed, his body trembling uncontrollably, as if he might collapse at any moment.His heart was filled with regret and self-blame.If it weren't for his negligence, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.He felt he had let down his lord and mistress; they had trusted him, and he had failed to protect them.
Doflamingo ignored Kin'emon's despair, gripping Smoker's neck tightly and lifting him up forcefully.Smoker's face turned pale, and he struggled to breathe.Doflamingo stared at him coldly, a chilling glint in his eyes.
"Tell me, where are Luffy and Law?Otherwise, you'll just watch these Marines die," Doflamingo's voice was low and hoarse, carrying a hint of threat.