In the president's office on the top floor of the headquarters building of Knowles Industries Weapons Company, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows were pushed open, letting in the gentle sea breeze and casting a thin layer of sunlight into the house.
Duke put his feet together and tapped them on the expensive desk, leaning back in the chair behind him, looking at the newspaper in his hand with an amused look on his face.
Robin, the president of Knowles Industrial Weapons Company, holds a stack of important documents and reports to his boss, the captain, every day.
"Regarding the factory expansion, I have selected several suitable islands. They are not far from the Arms Island and are relatively remote. We can arrive in time if something happens. The only problem is that there is no natural harbor. It will cost a lot of money to build an artificial harbor around the island..."
Two years have passed since the big event, and Robin has become more mature and beautiful, a powerful queen with black hair and a pair of glasses on her straight nose. It's not because of work that she is nearsighted, but Duke likes her and says that she looks very intellectual and beautiful with glasses.
"Captain, are you listening to my work report?" Robin said meticulously. He looked up with a dry mouth and found that the boss, who was good at exploiting the crew, was looking at the newspaper in his hand without blinking.
"Yeah, I'm listening... You can make your own decisions on these matters. As long as you are happy, there is no need to care about the gains and losses. It's just a matter of making more or less..." Duke didn't even raise his head and continued to read the newspaper in his hand.
"Doflamingo has resigned from his position as Shichibukai. Without the plundering license issued by the World Government, his power in the underground world will be suppressed. This news is indeed shocking. But the other two... It's not that I look down on these supernovas, but their strength is limited. Even if they unite and form an alliance, they can't shake the three emperors."
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The three pieces of news happened on the same day, one after another, like three thunderclaps, shocking everyone in the world to discuss today's newspaper. The news was so shocking that anyone who had a little understanding of the situation in the new world was shocked by this unexpected news. People couldn't wait to know what happened that made these three groups make the decision at the same time.
"hehe!"
The Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates of Trafalgar Law, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, form an alliance! The Kidd Pirates, the Radio Pirates, and the Hawkins Pirates also form an alliance at the same time.
Robin was skeptical. Duke had been predicting things for many years, so she could only choose to believe him and picked up the newspaper to read it again.
Robin's analysis was well-reasoned, and it was indeed true from her perspective, but Duke didn't see it that way.
"What's wrong?"
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"Captain, this is an invitation from the Big Mom Pirates, inviting you to attend her tea party."
"Let's put Aunt's tea party aside for now. There's still some time..." Duke made up his mind and pretended not to care and said, "Perona, arrange a ship. I'm going to go to the Kingdom of Dressrosa to ask Doflamingo what he is planning and why he suddenly resigned."
Bang! Bang! Bang! The office door was knocked roughly, and then Perona rushed in, ran directly to the desk, and placed an invitation in front of Duke.
"Captain, why did you suddenly want to go to Dressrosa Kingdom? Didn't you say this was just a joke by the clown?"
Duke flipped open the invitation, glanced at it, and casually placed it on the table. Robin was very interested in it. The tea party was held on Cake Island, the central island of all nations, and she really wanted to go and see it.
Bang! A pile of documents fell heavily on the table, and even a few sheets of paper fell on Duke, which diverted his attention from the newspaper.
"Doflamingo will never give up his position as Shichibukai, because once he loses power, he will face crazy revenge. No matter his enemies or those who have interests involved with him, they will not let him off easily." Duke pointed meaningfully at Mingge's rampant smile in the newspaper: "The Joker is just playing a joke on the whole world, but this joke is too realistic!"
"Hey, Robin, you look beautiful again today."
On the newspaper, three bold black words were particularly eye-catching.
"That's such a coincidence! I want to play a few rounds too!" Robin looked as if he saw through everything.
"Captain, Perona and I are going too." Although Perona didn't know what happened, there was no point for her to stay on the island since Robin and Duke had left.
Robin didn't notice Duke's little move at all, or maybe she felt it but didn't care, or maybe this was the reason why she deliberately unbuttoned one more button before entering the office.
At the same time, in another sea area, there was also a ship whose destination was also Dressrosa. The logo on the sail was a white skull wearing a straw hat.
Facing Robin's half-smile, Duke cursed himself for speaking the wrong line and quickly changed his words: "I'm almost rusty from staying on the island all the time. The casino environment in Dressrosa is pretty good. I plan to try my luck there."
"Who knows? He's always been crazy!" Duke picked up a pen and drew a cross on Doflamingo's face, pointing to the other two pieces of news and said, "What I really care about is them. The worst generation has grown up and started to challenge the old rules. The order of the new world is about to be reshuffled. Isn't this interesting?" "Just them?"
"That's right, just them!"
"What's his purpose? Could it be that he's just bored and wants to cause trouble for himself?" Robin knew that Doflamingo never played by the rules, but there must be benefits to asking for trouble.
Duke rolled his eyes at Perona. After following him for so many years, her chest had grown like a balloon, but her noisy temperament hadn't changed at all.
"This newspaper has never left your sight since this morning." Robin complained a little, and she herself did not realize that this was no longer the tone a subordinate used to speak to his leader.
"Each of these three pieces of news is shocking, isn't it?" Duke glanced at the newspaper held in Robin's hand. He had been waiting for this for a long time.
Duke really wanted to say that Doflamingo was about to be defeated by the alliance of Luffy and Law, and he wanted to take charge of the situation and accept the property of his allies.
Robin picked up the newspaper, looked at the news on the front page, frowned and asked, "Captain, do these pieces of news concern you so much?"
Perona was about to leave when Robin stopped her.
"What does it matter? As long as I'm happy!"
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"Haha, don't be so angry. I've said before that as long as you are happy with this company, I don't care if it goes bankrupt." Duke smiled and pressed Robin into the boss chair, reaching out to massage her shoulders and back.
Duke saw Robin's intention and thought to himself that it was not good. He pretended not to care before to prevent Robin from wanting to go with him. If it was right, this tea party would be very exciting. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a war. On the battlefield, swords and knives have no eyes. If something unexpected really happened, it would be too late to regret.
One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Donquixote Doflamingo, has resigned from his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and has also stepped down from the throne of Dressrosa!
"Robin, the entire Arms Island depends on you to manage it. If you leave, what will happen to the business? Besides, I will be back soon after I go out. It would be a waste of time for you to go with me."
It was indeed a beautiful sight to behold from a high vantage point. There seemed to be some fascinating treasure in the unbuttoned collar, and Duke's eyes gradually became profound.
In the end, Duke was unable to stop Robin, and a ship carrying a thousand people, shaped like an anti-naval warship, slowly left the Arms Island and headed for Dressrosa.
"I didn't expect Doflamingo to actually dismiss the Shichibukai!"
"Things are going so smoothly. It makes me worried. I always feel like there is a conspiracy."
The Straw Hat Pirates and Law discussed the matter while looking at the newspaper. They were skeptical of Doflamingo's behavior because it was too straightforward. There were two people who did not participate in the discussion. One was Luffy, whose IQ made it difficult for him to participate, and the other was... Chopper.
The raccoon cat held a small life card in his hand, with a trace of panic in his eyes, trembling and repeating: "Closer, closer, closer..."
(End of this chapter)