In extremely rare cases, Doflamingo had a mysterious confidence in himself, believing that many things were within his control.
For example, the Gol-Gol Fruit back then. He knew very well the significance of that fruit, and it was originally prepared for one of his subordinates.
He put it up for auction as an attraction, but in the end, Tesoro suddenly appeared halfway through, and the Gol-Gol Fruit ended up in someone else's hands.
The Op-Op Fruit also almost fell into his hands, but thanks to Corazon's efforts, Doflamingo ultimately missed out on that Op-Op Fruit.
In a sense, Devil Fruits were not in good alignment with Doflamingo's fate. Whenever it came to powerful Devil Fruits, his arrangements would always go wrong.
Compared to the Ripple-Ripple Fruit, Spin-Spin Fruit, Swim-Swim Fruit, Art-Art Fruit, and other bizarre fruits possessed by his family members, the Devil Fruits that slipped out of his hands were far stronger. His title as the best Devil Fruit supplier was certainly well-earned.
However, Doflamingo never realized this. After all, powerful fruits like the Hobby-Hobby Fruit and the Snow-Snow Fruit also remained in his possession.
For Doflamingo, any Devil Fruit that reached his hands was like the road in front of Zoro.
Doflamingo was convinced he could control the fruit's fate, while Zoro believed he would never get lost. Of course, Doflamingo's success rate was far higher than Zoro's.
As long as nothing unexpected happened, Doflamingo wouldn't fail. But if nothing unexpected happened, Zoro would definitely get lost.
The Donquixote Family's execution was always efficient; before long, news from Monet had come back.
"Doffy, Monet wants to report directly to you."
"What a willful girl. Hand me the Den Den Mushi."
Doflamingo closed the box after taking the Devil Fruit from Pica's hands, then had Trebol place the Den Den Mushi before him.
"Monet, how are things going?"
"The plan is going smoothly, Young Master. I've already gotten most of Caesar's technology, but I'm still missing the most crucial part. Once I secure it, we can cut ties with him."
"Fuffuffuffu, well done, Monet. Be mindful of your safety, don't be too hasty."
Doflamingo's personality was peculiar. He valued his family members, but if abandoning one could bring greater benefits and advance his own development, he would not be softhearted.
However, as long as there were no special circumstances, he did care about his family members.
"By the way, Doffy, another man just confessed to Baby-5."
"Get rid of him."
"Understood, Doffy. But if we do that, Baby-5 will come to assassinate you again."
"Let her be. That inability to refuse can be quite troublesome at times. Still, I'm looking forward to the reaction of the person who sold us the fruit once they find out it was actually the Quake-Quake Fruit."
The most straightforwardly powerful fruits were undoubtedly Logia-type Devil Fruits. Eating one allowed a person to elementalize, wielding control over an element and launching elemental attacks at will.
Even an ordinary person who consumed a Logia-type Fruit could instantly rise to the level of a Super Rookie.
In the first half of the Grand Line, where Haki wasn't widespread and Seastone weapons were exceedingly rare, Logia-types had always been synonymous with invincibility.
However, the Quake-Quake Fruit was different. Its lower limit remained a mystery, but Whitebeard had already demonstrated its upper limit.
One man and one fruit achieved greatness together.
Anyone who has heard of Whitebeard's legendary fame can hardly avoid feeling that they, too, could reach such heights.
But that would be before Doflamingo spread the news. Until then, only the Donquixote Family would know the details of this fruit.
The transaction of this fruit could be said to have left both parties very satisfied, including the seller, Buggy.
"Captain Buggy, we exchanged a Devil Fruit for two hundred million Berries. Please have a look."
"Hmm? Well done, boys. Keep up the good work next time."
Buggy didn't care at all what kind of fruit it was. Eating the Chop-Chop Fruit had been an accident for him in the first place. Back then, he had hidden away this fruit solely to sell it for money. If not for Shanks, he never would have eaten it.
So when he heard his underlings had directly sold the fruit and brought back the money, Buggy wasn't angry at all. Instead, he felt they had done exactly the right thing.
In his eyes, Devil Fruits were meant to be sold.
At least before the fruit's type was revealed, Buggy could still keep smiling.
If the exact type was known, the Quake-Quake Fruit's value would be far more than 200 million Berries.
While Doflamingo schemed for their great undertaking, the Beasts Pirates were also busy with their own matters. Arceus's Genesis had been out of contact for quite some time.
Normally, if a senior officer's ship had been missing for so long, the Beasts Pirates would have mobilized other forces to search for it. But the ship under Arceus's lead hadn't triggered such a response.
They refused to believe that anything on this sea could make Arceus's ship disappear without even giving it a chance to send back information. To them, it was merely maintaining a fixed contact frequency.
The one most panicked was undoubtedly Yamato. Arceus's inexplicable disappearance meant Kaido's threat toward her had risen sharply.
So apart from the fixed contact attempts, Yamato also kept trying to reach Arceus from time to time. Finally, at noon that day, she succeeded in making contact.
"Dad, you scared me to death! It's been so many days, and you finally replied."
"So many days? Has it really been that long?"
"Yes, we haven't heard from you in ten days, Dad. Where did you go?"
"A very special place. Maybe if you come here yourself, you'll understand."
Yamato, still on Onigashima, hadn't yet understood what Arceus meant when suddenly, a purple vortex appeared before her and pulled her straight in.
There was no dizziness, but when Yamato looked around again, she found that everything had turned upside down.
It had originally been dusk, but now the sun's position had flipped, which meant it was morning.
The space was filled with strange stone pillars and unique buildings. To Yamato's eyes, many of the architectural styles resembled those of the outside world, but without exception, all of them were inverted.
Here, the sky seemed to have become the ground. Only when Yamato made a handstand did everything begin to feel logical.
"An upside-down world? Dad? Where are you? Is this another one of your tricks?"
Before she finished speaking, Genesis had already appeared at her side, with the crew aboard just as curious as she was, studying this bizarre world.
"Dad, what is this place?"
"This place? In the past, people of the sea called it Rainbow Mist. As for now, you can call it the Reverse World. Only, this world is still missing something crucial. We'll fill it in slowly in the future."
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