One Piece: Crown of Darkness

"So... this isn't the Land of God, we took a wrong turn?" Asking Urouge, a native Sky Islander, Doflamingo learned that the Flamingo's route was slightly off. Indeed, he was confidently strolling away from the Land of God.

Urouge scratched his green-skinned head and honestly replied, "The Land of God is the largest Sky Island, but besides it, there are many smaller Sky Islands. Some of them, like the one we're on now, drift across the world with the monsoon winds, like migratory birds, only gathering with the Land of God for certain periods."

"Nature is truly wondrous, fufufufu~" Doflamingo turned and waved his hand. "Diamante, make the adjustment. Thanks for your trouble."

Diamante turned the ship's rudder, saying, "Leave it to me, Doffy!"

"Allow me to introduce ourselves. We are the Donquixote Family, or the Donquixote Pirates. I am the captain, Doflamingo," Doflamingo snapped his fingers.

Trebol slid forward like a slug, suddenly poking his head out, almost nose to nose with Urouge. He habitually blurted out, "Nyeh, nyeh! Behehehe~~ I'm Trebol, lookout and gunner! My bounty is 50 million Berries, nyeh."

"Uh... I understand. You're too close. It's disgusting," Urouge reached out and pushed Trebol away in disgust.

Diamante also loved to show off, performing strange dance steps, flamboyant as ever. "Diamante! As you can see, I am the family's helmsman! Ya-hooo~~~"

"Pica. No bounty yet. Fighter," Pica spoke sparingly, but his high-pitched, comical voice made Urouge freeze in surprise.

Doflamingo watched Urouge with amusement. Seeing Urouge steadily suppress his laughter, he said, "Very good, Urouge! If you had mocked Pica just now, I would've beaten you until you had only one breath left, giving you a cruel lesson." After a slight pause, he said profoundly, "Pica has a physical defect; it's not his fault. No matter how outsiders react to his voice, we are family. We must be tolerant of him."

Gulp~ Urouge swallowed. In that split second, his caution had saved him.

Weevil said innocently, "Weevil. I'm Weevil."

"That's Edward Weevil, oh~ hohoho~~ Weevil is the family's good child. He has a mental disability and isn't very understanding, so please be tolerant of him too. Of course, you'd best not underestimate him; his bounty is 70 million Berries, second only to Young Master's," Giolla rambled. "I'm Giolla. I handle all the cooking and housework. My bounty is 23 million Berries."

Urouge's strange face twitched. "..."

"Remember to call Young Master 'Young Master'," Giolla added, then grumbled with deep resentment, "I feel like Young Master's handsome face can no longer carry the family's overall image. Another ugly guy has joined us..."

Urouge: "..."

"Behehehehe~ You often plunder pirates who come to Sky Island, so you should know what a bounty represents, nyeh?" Trebol said.

Urouge grinned. "I understand; power and danger! I once defeated a guy with a 30 million Berry bounty; it took a lot of effort..."

"Doffy's first bounty was as high as 140 million Berries, you know, behehehe~ Be glad of your decision! Doffy is destined to become a king!" Trebol said, not without warning, nor without flattery.

Urouge's smiling face stiffened.

"Alright, enough of this boring talk," Doflamingo said. "Reach the Land of God as quickly as possible, take our treasure, and then return to the Blue Sea."

About a day's journey.

"We're rich! We're rich! Behehehe~~~"

"Gold!"

"It really is a golden city!"

"..."

The vast amount of treasure gleamed so brightly it was hard to keep one's eyes open.

"Pack it up with your ability, Diamante, to save space on the ship," Doflamingo said, seemingly uninterested, glancing at the giant beanstalk. "There's still a golden bell at the top."

"I'm going!" Diamante shouted. "You guys handle this side. I'll be back soon!"

Doflamingo, carrying prepared paper and ink, went to search for the base of the golden bell—the Poneglyph recording the whereabouts of another ancient weapon, "Poseidon." Although he had already determined "Poseidon's" location, he had another use for it.

In short, it was a huge harvest.

Casually accompanied by Urouge, the family indulged in some Sky Island specialty shopping before preparing to return to the Blue Sea.

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