Chapter 170: Fence-sitting and Bargaining

"Damn it! Doesn't that guy understand what we're saying? The young master has already explained it so clearly, why is he still forcing it?"

Buffalo, wrapped in a thick coat and chains, complained indignantly. If he was not worried about causing trouble for the young master, he would definitely rush in and yell at the annoying guy for his unreasonable behavior in front of him.

"Who is that guy? Why does the young master seem to be afraid of him?"

The flashily dressed Jorah adjusted his sunglasses. Having eaten the fruit of art, Jorah looked quite "artistic". Once you saw him, you would never want to look at him a second time.

"Don't mess around, that guy is Katakuri, one of the Big Mom Pirates' four sweet generals, a tougher character than Kaido's three disasters!"

Diamanti beside him quickly warned, and was so nervous that he even forgot to use his signature accent.

Even though Dressrosa is the territory of the Don Quixote family, the only one who is qualified to deal with Katakuri is Doflamingo himself.

Even though Diamante was one of the four people Doflamingo trusted most, he could only stay outside the house and watch Doflamingo being angered to death by Katakuri.

"I've told you so many times! No means no! No matter how much you force me..."

Doflamingo felt like he was going crazy, Katakuri wasn't as violent as Drought Jack, whom he often dealt with in the past.

But Katakuri's stubbornness made Doflamingo want to cry but have no tears.

"Your next words are...Listen, I need more time..."

Katakuri spoke expressionlessly, although in front of Boros, Katakuri's ability to predict the future would be greatly suppressed.

But there is only one Boros in this world after all. In front of other people, Katakuri's predictive ability is still invincible.

"Listen, I need more time..."

Doflamingo spoke subconsciously, but only realized what had just happened after he finished speaking.

No matter who it is, when they first see Katakuri's ability, they will inevitably be deeply shocked, and Doflamingo is no exception.

"...As expected of Katakuri, the leader of the Four Generals of Desserts. I never thought that rumor was actually true..."

The two voices sounded almost at the same time, and then disappeared almost at the same time.

If Doflamingo was still a little hesitant at the beginning, now, in front of Katakuri's incredible ability, the rebellious clown finally faced the reality.

"The quantity you want is too large. I can't deliver it on time no matter what... Unless you are willing to extend the delivery time, you can't get so much goods even if you kill me."

Doflamingo, knowing full well that he could not be Katakuri's opponent, simply closed his eyes and let Katakuri do whatever he wanted.

He was forced into a corner by Katakuri and had to choose this kind of bad way to resist passively.

Even Doflamingo is helpless in the face of a monster that knows exactly what he is thinking.

"Yes...but our ships will be stationed at the port, and every weapon you produce must be delivered directly to us."

Katakuri stared at Doflamingo, which made Kai Liulang's scalp tingle. Finally, when Doflamingo was about to give up, he nodded.

He is not interested in Doflamingo's head. All Katakuri wants is the weapons and ammunition produced by Dressrosa.

Unless he can take over Dressrosa and produce more weapons after killing Doflamingo, Katakuri will not do such unnecessary things.

"Hey, don't worry. I'm your best partner... But may I ask you, you're purchasing so many arms. Aren't you really planning to go to war with the World Government?"

Doflamingo grinned slightly, with the corners of his mouth raised in an exaggerated arc, looking exactly like his nickname in the underworld, 'The Joker'.

"Do you have an idea?"

Katakuri looked at Doflamingo expressionlessly. His tone, which was slightly cold and surprised, made Doflamingo so angry that his eyes twitched.

Although he had a terrible experience in the past, Doflamingo soon returned to a life of luxury with the support of Trebol and others.

Even though he was not accepted by his fellow 'compatriots' in Marijoa, Doflamingo still considered himself a noble Celestial Dragon, and later used this identity to blackmail his way to the position of Shichibukai.

Even though he had once experienced being bullied by Kaido, Doflamingo could comfort himself by saying that he was a great pirate from the last era, and it was normal that he was no match for Kaido.

But the Katakuri he met now, no matter from which aspect, is a person of the same era as Doflamingo. However, in front of Katakuri, Doflamingo's former pride has become a joke.

"The tide of the times is coming. Those who fail to board the victorious ship are destined to be swallowed up by the waves..."

Doflamingo covered his forehead and laughed softly. He admitted that he was no match for Katakuri.

However, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he is also qualified to choose his side.

"If you want to get on board, it depends on your performance."

Katakuri spoke calmly, unlike most of his brothers and sisters who had a blind admiration for their mother and wishfully believed that Lord Boros, who defeated their mother, was invincible.

As the former face of the BIG MOM Pirates, Katakuri has had too many dealings with the Navy and the World Government.

He admitted that the lineup of Lord Boros, Kaido and his mother was indeed terrifying.

But in Katakuri's opinion, it is a bit presumptuous to say that this can defeat the navy and the world government.

Therefore, Katakuri does not object to Doflamingo joining his camp, especially before the war breaks out, every bit of added combat power increases the chances of winning.

After all, Doflamingo is not a weakling, and even in today's Universe Dark Matter Pirates, he can be given the title of a high-level combatant.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, now is not the time. If you don't get on the victor's ship, you will be swallowed by the waves."

Doflamingo grinned and laughed wildly. With his personality, he would not be so direct even if he wanted to sit on the fence.

It was just that Doflamingo, who was naturally proud, was provoked by Katakuri just now and subconsciously wanted to disgust Katakuri.

'boom! ’

Doflamingo's body broke through the gate and slammed heavily into the wall of Dressrosa Palace, creating a large area of fine cracks on the wall.

Immediately, Katakuri rushed out of the gate like lightning, waving the trident in his hand to grab Doflamingo's neck.

The situation was decided in a flash. No one expected Katakuri to suddenly turn against them, and no one could have imagined that Doflamingo would be defeated in an instant.

It is true that Doflamingo was not very prepared, but Katakuri was able to "instantly kill" Doflamingo, which is enough to prove how powerful he is!
"Little Lord!"

"Dover!"

"Asshole! Stop it!"

……

The cadres of the Don Quixote family only reacted at this time. The most impatient one, Deringer, rushed forward without hesitation and kicked Katakuri fiercely with his right foot in high heels, trying to rescue his young master.

However, at the same time that Derringer rushed out, Katakuri seemed to have eyes on his back. He threw out a large ball of rice cake, spread it out in mid-air and wrapped Derringer in it.

The extremely tough and sticky rice cake trapped Deringer tightly. No matter how this half-merfolk, a fighting fish with merman bloodline, struggled, he could not break free from the rice cake.

"Wow! What is this? Damn it! Let me go!"

Deringer tried desperately to tear the rice cake off his body, but instead of being able to tear it off, it became tighter and tighter around him, until he was completely unable to move.

"Don't mess around!"

Without waiting for the frightened and angry cadres to take action together, Doflamingo, whose neck was stuck by the trident, decisively stopped his men.

Even though they have a large number of people and powerful forces, Dressrosa is also Doflamingo's base. But if a fight really breaks out, let alone the behemoth behind Katakuri, Katakuri himself can destroy the Don Quixote family.

When facing powerful opponents like his own mother or Kaido, the ability to predict the future is just icing on the cake for Katakuri.

A truly strong person can break Katakuri's Observation Haki with just his Conqueror's Haki, but for the cadres of the Don Quixote family, Katakuri, whose Observation Haki can "predict the future", is basically unsolvable.

Unless Doflamingo is willing to put enough pressure on Katakuri, even if he is at the level of the Four Great Leaders, he will be killed instantly when he encounters Katakuri.

"D...Dover, what happened?"

It was the relatively mature and steady Torrepol who reacted first and asked loudly and anxiously.

They were impressed by Doflamingo's qualifications back then and were willing to bet themselves on him, just to have the chance to follow Doflamingo to the pinnacle of life one day.

In order to achieve this goal, it is no exaggeration to say that Trebol's investment in Doflamingo is so great that he cannot give it up.

"Hey... cough cough! Don't be so violent, be gentle, I'm not a monster like you guys, if you use too much force, you might really kill me..."

Doflamingo wanted to laugh out loud, but Katakuri's trident hit his throat hard, almost suffocating him. Katakuri's trident was already against his neck, and with the obvious difference in strength between the two, even if Doflamingo had a good command of Armament Haki, he could still be killed by Katakuri on the spot.

However, even so, Doflamingo still showed no fear. Instead, he joked with Katakuri with a grin.

"You are eligible to choose your side, but before that you'd better make sure that your life is still in your hands..."

Katakuri looked down at Doflamingo condescendingly, and his almost expressionless face was filled with cold murderous intent the next moment.

It’s not that Katakuri doesn’t even have the patience to engage in a verbal exchange with Doflamingo, but he wants to take the opportunity to give this Tenyaksha a warning.

Unfortunately, Doflamingo also has a nickname called "Sea Rogue". Although Katakuri's sudden attack was somewhat of a sneak attack, it was enough for Doflamingo to realize the approximate strength of the little monster in front of him.

Since he couldn't win no matter what, and he was sure that the other party had no intention of killing him, there was no need for Doflamingo to continue fighting.

"咈咈咈咈咈, this is really scary. So are you going to kill me?"

Doflamingo asked back very confidently. He had thought it through clearly. No matter how Katakuri responded, he would take the dominant position in the next transaction.

Although it is impossible to use this arms deal to control the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, as long as he can slightly influence the movements of this behemoth, Doflamingo will have a lot of extra chips.

Especially after the war between the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates and the World Government breaks out, the value of these chips will rapidly increase, and he may even have the chance to have the best of both worlds!
Doflamingo became more and more excited the more he thought about it, and an arrogant smile unconsciously appeared on his face, but then a sense of crisis of impending death made him shudder.

'boom! '

The tall walls of the palace exploded with a loud bang, and Doflamingo, shocked and angry, rushed out wrapped in a large ball of silk thread.

If Doflamingo hadn't reacted in time and used his own impressive Armament Haki to block Katakuri's trident, he would probably have lost his head by now.

"Don't try to escape!"

However, Katakuri's cold voice soon came from behind, and two super-large portions of rice cakes were like open hands, flanking Doflamingo from the left and right sides.

"The wild waves and the white line!"

Doflamingo slapped the ground hard, and the original bricks, stones and soil all turned into white threads, gathering together to form a white torrent towards Katakuri's rice cake 'big hand'.

The white rice cakes and silk waves collided with each other and entangled with each other. The silk threads, which should have been soft, were attached with armed color domineering by Doflamingo, and each one could easily cut gold and jade.

However, the sharp silk thread could not gain any advantage in front of the extremely tough rice cake. Not only did it fail to cut the rice cake as Doflamingo had imagined, but the sharp silk thread was wrapped and swallowed by the endless rice cake.

Whether it is the development of devil fruits, or the armament domineering that is standard for the strong, or even the domineering domineering that Doflamingo is proud of, Katakuri is a level higher.

"Nutuan thrust!"

Before Doflamingo could figure out a way to get rid of the rice cake that was sweeping towards him, Katakuri had already caught up with him.

The rice cake wrapped around the arm keeps spinning and twisting, accumulating strength like a spring. The moment it pierces the enemy, it will explode completely, dealing a fatal blow to the enemy.

"Asshole! Are you crazy!?"

Doflamingo finally couldn't help but curse out loud. In the past, he had dealt with monsters like Kaido, whom he had to think twice before even meeting. Doflamingo would never have any inappropriate thoughts.

Or they could be arms buyers who need his help, and even if they don't kowtow to Doflamingo, they at least have to bow to him.

Even the people from the World Government and the Navy have to give Doflamingo some face because he is a Celestial Dragon and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Even if they are enemies or guys who hate Doflamingo very much, when facing Doflamingo, they are still afraid to take the initiative to attack him because of his strength.

That was why, when Doflamingo realized that Katakuri had something to ask of him, he habitually wanted to use this opportunity to bargain, at least to save some ground for himself.

But who could have thought that Katakuri would start fighting as soon as they disagreed, and be so ruthless, using brutal moves to kill people and silence them.

Doflamingo tried his best and finally dodged the fatal attack of Mochi-chan, but in front of Katakuri who could "foresee the future", his dodge actually "sent himself" to the door.

'boom! '

Doflamingo's body was like a cannonball, being kicked away by Katakuri. Only then did the Don Quixote family cadres, who had been frightened twice, finally wake up from their dreams.

"Dover!"

Now even Trebol didn't care about the enemy's strength and background. Seeing Doflamingo crashing into the ruins of the city wall without a sound, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Facing a group of Don Quixote family cadres who rushed over at the same time, Katakuri snorted with a little disdain, swung his trident and directly knocked Diamante, who was in the front, away.

But just when Katakuri was about to take care of the remaining enemies, he suddenly withdrew and moved back a distance.

"Super Strike Whip!"

I saw a white shadow flash past the place where Katakuri avoided at an astonishing speed, and the next moment the Dressrosa Palace was split in half.

Amid the smoke and dust of the royal palace's collapse, Katakuri looked expressionlessly in the direction of the attack that had just been launched.

Standing there was Doflamingo wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. When he saw Katakuri looking at him, Doflamingo showed a grim smile.

"Defeating Joker...is not as easy as you think!"

Doflamingo roared loudly with a ferocious face, and it looked like he wanted to cut Katakuri into pieces to eliminate the anger in his heart.

"Then let's give it a try..."

Katakuri glanced at Doflamingo calmly and spoke in a very calm tone.

The next moment, a war broke out...

After an unknown amount of time, even the pirates from the former Big Mom Pirates who followed Katakuri to Dressrosa finally couldn't help but want to land in Dressrosa to confirm what happened.

But just as the pirates were about to go to the palace, they saw Katakuri, who was in a miserable state, appear in front of them.

"Lord Katakuri! Are you hurt?"

The pirates rushed forward to protect Katakuri, and some of them took out flares to call for reinforcements from the pirate ship.

Opponents who can push Lord Katakuri to this point are quite rare even in the New World, and they alone cannot stop the enemy.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Katakuri shook his head, his face looking a little ugly, but he still stretched out his hand to stop the pirates' actions.

He slightly underestimated Doflamingo's strength. Although he successfully suppressed the Don Quixote family on his own, he was unable to hold back and beat Doflamingo badly.

If nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely not be able to count on Doflamingo's fighting ability in the short term.

Fortunately, by showing off his 'muscles', Tenyasha was able to more or less understand the determination of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates.

Unless there is a major change in the situation, Doflamingo will ensure the subsequent supply of arms even at the cost of his life.

There is no need to create any more trouble in this situation. Without Doflamingo, the largest arms dealer in the underground world, it is almost impossible to obtain enough weapons and ammunition in a short period of time.

"Lord Katakuri, Joker rejected us?"

The pirates under Katakuri were shocked and angry at first, but soon greedy expressions appeared on their faces.

In their opinion, since it has come to the point of fighting, the two sides must have failed to reach an agreement.

In this case, we can only turn against each other on the spot. After all, looting this country will not be a wasted trip.

It just so happens that Dressrosa is also a famous tourist destination on the Grand Line. After years of operation by the Don Quixote family, the gains from robbing it will not be much worse than those prosperous ports.

However, in the past, due to the reputation of "Tianyasha" Doflamingo, not many pirates dared to pay attention to Dressrosa.

But now they have Lord Katakuri in charge, and behind them is the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates who now dominate the New World and dare to declare war on the World Government. Why should they need to worry about the mere Seven Warlords of the Sea!
"He will figure it out. We have a very tight timeline and no time to waste."

Katakuri guessed his subordinates' thoughts with just one glance, but Doflamingo would still be useful next, and even if the pirates were used to getting rid of them after they had done their work, there was no need to take action so early.

Soon, the pirates of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates escorted Katakuri out of Dressrosa. At the same time, the royal palace area of Dressrosa, the once magnificent palace, has now been reduced to ruins by the aftermath of the battle between Katakuri and Doflamingo.

The cadres of the Don Quixote family were lying all over the ground around the ruins. Although Katakuri had no intention of killing them, he had to take heavy measures against them in order to stop these guys who were loyal to Doflamingo from continuing to make trouble.

'Bulu bulu bulu, bulu bulu bulu...'

At this moment, the sound of Den Den Mushi suddenly rang out. Except for Sucrose who was hiding in the safe area, Violet, the only Don Quixote family cadre who did not participate in the battle, walked into the ruins of the palace holding a Den Den Mushi with a gloomy expression.

As the former princess of the Dressrosa Kingdom, Violet obviously hates Doflamingo in her heart.

(End of this chapter)

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