Chapter 70: The Curtain Rises Part 4

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They were…

Flamingo—Doflamingo, and Crocodile—Crocodile!

Doflamingo was wearing an exaggerated pink fur coat, floral cropped pants, pointed leather shoes, and red sunglasses.

At this moment, he spread his arms, tilted his head back slightly, and stood in front of Crocodile. His expression was wild, showing his arrogant temperament.

Crocodile had a shiny back hair, a black coat on his body, and a lit cigar in his mouth.

This crocodile looked at Doflamingo standing opposite him with a cold expression and murderous eyes. He said coldly:

"Get out of the way!"

Hearing Crocodile's words, Doflamingo covered his forehead with his right hand and laughed exaggeratedly:

"Fufufufufu…"

"Don't be so angry~ I just came to say hello to you."

"I said, do you want to come with me?"

"My name is Doflamingo. What's your name?"

"…"

Suzuki looked at Doflamingo, who still had an arrogant expression on his face even when he was greeting someone. He was speechless at the way this flamingo recruited people.

With this kind of annoying appearance, Crocodile didn't directly attack him on the spot. He was already in a good mood.

As expected, the next moment.

Crocodile, who heard Doflamingo's arrogant words, had blue veins on his forehead. His face instantly became extremely ugly:

"Ha? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You little brat in a hideous pink coat, are you worthy of talking to me?"

"And with you? Humph, hahahahaha."

"How ridiculous!"

"I'll say it one last time. Get out of the way!"

"…"

Hearing Crocodile's mocking words, Doflamingo could no longer maintain the arrogant smile on his face.

His body slowly stood up straight from a slightly backward lean. He stared at Crocodile with the greasy back hair in front of him and said in a cold tone:

"Fufufufufu…"

"I greeted you with good intentions."

"You said my clothes are ugly?"

"It seems that your taste is really bad. Your judgment is not good either."

"Also, I won't move. What do you want to do?"

As soon as Doflamingo finished speaking, he immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability. Countless thin threads formed a cage, surrounding Crocodile's body.

Then, looking at Crocodile, who had been controlled by him, a wild smile appeared on his face again:

"Do you still want to leave now?"

"Unfortunately, you can't leave!"

"Look, as long as I move my finger slightly, you will be cut into countless small pieces."

As he spoke, Doflamingo moved his fingers slightly. The thread cage immediately shrank in range. The sharp threads had almost touched Crocodile's body.

However, Crocodile's expression remained cold.

He looked at the thread cage around him with disdain and then walked forward.

At the moment when his body touched the thread, the cut part did not bleed. Instead, sand strangely emerged!

Crocodile took a step forward and appeared outside the cage. The wounds on his body that had been cut by the thread were gradually filled with sand and returned to their original state.

He looked at Doflamingo, whose smile gradually stopped, and said with disdain:

"How is it now?"

"Brat, I'm not interested in playing childish games with you. Get out of the way!"

Doflamingo's pupils could not help but constrict after seeing Crocodile walk out of his thread cage just like that.

"Fufufufufu…"

"Logia type, huh? Fine, you can go first on this path."

"But after that, I'll follow."

"I hope that when that time comes, you won't reject my invitation to cooperate again, fufufufufu…"

After Doflamingo learned that Crocodile was a Logia Devil Fruit ability user, he felt a little jealous and envious, but also a little afraid.

His Devil Fruit was only the Paramecia String-String Fruit. He was very dissatisfied with the power of this Devil Fruit.

He felt that with his talent, if he had a better Devil Fruit, his strength would definitely be even stronger!

However, he had already eaten it, so there was no way to regret it.

Facing Crocodile, the Logia Sand-Sand Fruit ability user, Doflamingo took a step back to the side, making way for him to move forward.

Crocodile did not hesitate when he saw the exaggeratedly dressed brat in front of him make way.

He had a cold expression on his face. He did not care about what Doflamingo said about cooperation and following him.

He flicked his black coat lightly and casually flicked the ash off his cigar. He did not even look at Doflamingo and left directly.

Suzuki watched the confrontation between the two future Warlords of the Sea from a distance.

Looking at Doflamingo, who was still standing there, his arrogant smile gone, his face ugly, and his eyes murderous.

He knew that Doflamingo was still too young.

If he calculated his age, this flamingo was only fifteen or sixteen years old, only a little older than Shanks.

Compared to the adult Crocodile, he was still too young.

However, Suzuki did not want to get to know Doflamingo. He had a general impression of this flamingo.

It was a little interesting, but not much. It could barely be considered a person who could be observed but did not need to spend energy to get to know.

This was Suzuki's thought about Doflamingo.

In that case, there was no need to disturb this flamingo who was immersed in the fantasy of a counterattack.

However, there was only one road.

He did not want to take a detour.

Suzuki hoped that this flamingo would be more sensible when he saw him, just like he had been with Crocodile.

Therefore, he walked towards the inn in Loguetown with a calm expression. When he approached Doflamingo, he did not stop…

"!!!"

Doflamingo, who sensed that someone had suddenly passed by him, broke out in a cold sweat and took a step back.

Looking at Suzuki, who had suddenly appeared in front of him, Doflamingo's pupils constricted slightly, and his face was filled with fear.

Although he was a little absent-minded just now, he could not have not heard the sound of footsteps. At the very least, he could have sensed the aura of a living person.

However, there was a person in a black trench coat who quietly walked past him…

It was not until that person reached his front and his eyes saw the figure that he woke up.

However, although Doflamingo was extremely vigilant in his heart, he still habitually asked tentatively:

"Fufufufufu…"

"Hey? I say, do you want to come with me?"

Suzuki glanced at the flamingo with a calm expression. He did not answer. He only smiled at him gently.

Then, he walked towards the inn in Loguetown.

Behind him, Doflamingo did not say anything else. He only looked at Crocodile and Suzuki, who had left one after another, and stood there laughing inexplicably:

"Fufufufufu…"

"This town is really interesting!"

"Logia Devil Fruit ability user, mysterious powerhouse with secretive actions, who else will come next?"

"Exactly how many people will come to witness the death of this Pirate King?"

"Fufufufufu…"

"I seem to hear the call of the times!"

"Fufufufufu…"