One Piece: Crown of Darkness

"Follow that idiot son."

This was Doflamingo's subsequent instruction.

Even though Trebol and Diamante felt that the "idiot son" Doflamingo spoke of, despite his ugly and foolish appearance, his tall stature, robust, even bloated muscles, and the faintly exuded powerful menacing aura all proved he was no ordinary person, they had apparently learned to obey, obediently raising sails and steering, controlling the Flamingo's course.

"Oh~ hohoho~ Young Master, your 'friend' has sent over what you wanted." Giolla's hand held a stack of faxes. She smiled, "Oh, and Lao G also replied. He's willing to join us."

Doflamingo gradually calmed down. "Oh? They're all quick to act! Then inform Peclo, tell him to arrange for Lao G to be sent over on a ship that collects money for the Big Mom Pirates." He called out, "Pica. Help me take the unmarked Devil Fruits that are stored away. I need to identify them."

The Devil Fruit Encyclopedia that Doflamingo had long desired, Spandine had finally acquired...

The history of Devil Fruit creation is long and winding. Each one contains different mysterious effects, making them fascinating. Over a long period, there were always individuals with a particularly strong passion for Devil Fruits, collecting, experimenting, and compiling information, thus forming the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.

Many people once recorded Devil Fruits; their statuses varied, as did their luck. These factors determined that the Devil Fruit Encyclopedias they produced varied in content.

However, compared to the scattered Devil Fruit Encyclopedias circulating in the countryside, the World Government, which controls global resources, possessed a relatively comprehensive Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. It contained records of over five hundred specific Devil Fruit abilities and even offered certain development directions!

"'Pig-Pig Fruit, White Pig Model'? What is this? A joke?"

"..."

"'Pop-Pop Fruit', not bad."

"..."

"'Bug-Bug Fruit, Dung Beetle Model'... Even funnier."

"..."

"This one......"

Examining the ten Devil Fruits obtained from his transaction with "Golden Lion" Shiki against the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, most of them disappointed Doflamingo. He truly didn't know how to use these ridiculously useless Devil Fruits.

As for the argument that "there are no useless Devil Fruit abilities, only useless Devil Fruit users"?

To hell with that!

Given equal effort and development, someone who eats an excellent Devil Fruit will absolutely be stronger than someone who eats a useless one. This is also why Logia-type Devil Fruits are considered the strongest.

Of the first nine Devil Fruits, Doflamingo only took an interest in the Pop-Pop Fruit. But the last one, a grapefruit-shaped Devil Fruit with striking pale blue patterns across its skin...

A surprise!

A surprised Doflamingo was full of suspicion and disbelief, even within the ranks of Logia-type Devil Fruits, considered the strongest, it was a top-tier Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

"Fufufufu~" His mood immediately brightened. Doflamingo separately locked the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and Pop-Pop Fruit along with the Gold-Gold Fruit into a safe. He disdainfully dismissed the other eight Devil Fruits. "Pica, put them back! We'll wait until we're free to try and hype up the price of Devil Fruits. The current price, generally thirty to forty million Berries, doesn't do justice to the title 'Secret Treasure of the Sea'."

"Doffy? Doffy!" Trebol shouted from the crow's nest. "Behehehe~ They've found us too..."

Doflamingo stood up and gazed into the distance. "It's fine! Keep following that idiot son. As long as they're not angered enough to attack us, we'll be okay, fufufufu~"

Settling back down, Doflamingo flipped through the medical books from Crocus, but he clearly didn't absorb much knowledge; his mind wasn't on the books at all.

"Edward Weevil."

"Fufufufu~"

"An idiot with questionable intelligence but formidable strength. The perfect golden enforcer!"

"It's just that old hag, his mother, is too much of an eyesore!"

"Miss Buckin, damn her!"

"I need to figure out a way. What's a good way? I don't know the true nature of Buckin and Weevil's relationship..."

"Trouble."

"..."

Propping his head on his hand, Doflamingo constantly tapped his temple with his fingers, his mind teeming with wicked thoughts.

"Doffy? Doffy?" Trebol shouted from the crow's nest again. "Someone's following us from behind too, nyeh, nyeh. Should we get rid of them?"

Doflamingo closed his eyes, took off his sunglasses, and wiped them. He put them back on and said, "Of course!"

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