23 Ch. 22 - Becoming the new Kingpin (2)

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A new day has come and Doflamingo went back home with some injuries on his arms and cheeks.

He just raided the base of the 5 Big Mafias in the whole America and despite having a strong body and superpowers, that doesn't mean he's invincible.

There are times when he could sense all the bullets and grenades thrown at him but sometimes, he was overwhelmed by how many there are so his body failed to react fast enough.

"I need to step up my training in physical qualities." Doflamingo muttered to himself before slumping on the bed with a 'thud'.

Despite being more stronger than ordinary person, in the end, he's still a human after all.

Meanwhile, Matilda came to his room and seeing that Doflamingo was 'dead' on the bed, she chuckled at his sleeping position and covered him with a quilt.

"Sleep well. Because tomorrow, the name 'Joker' will sweep the Underworld like a storm." Matilda remarked before walking out of the room to continue spreading to the Underworld network that there's a new Kingpin and that is the Joker.

***

"Who is this Joker?" Inside a dark room, a dark skinned man spoke as he read the information in front of him.

"I have no idea. He just came out of nowhere and took over all the 5 Mafias in New York like a typhoon. It only took him one night to cause great losses to these 5." A beautiful woman, replied to his question.

"Fox, how do you think he did it all in just one night?" The man asked as he stared at the woman named, Fox.

"I don't know. But if someone really did that, then what he'll need is not weapon. But strength."

"Strength?"

"Yes. Unfathomable strength." Fox repeated as she smiled. She felt interested to this person and she wanted to know about his secrets.

"Go find me this person and see if we could negotiate for him to work for us." The man placed the papers on the table before speaking back to Fox.

"I'll do. How about Cross? Are you sure we should leave him alone?" Fox expressed her worries on a man named Cross.

"You're right. But we have no solution for him yet, and besides, he hasn't noticed yet that we already knew his true purpose." The man said as he picked up a cigar and smoked.

"Alright. See you later, Sloan." Fox finally said her farewell to the man who is now known as Sloan before leaving the room.

***

"Joker?" In a hotel lobby, a man was drinking whiskey while speaking about the Joker that has just gotten famous today.

"Yes. Mr. Wick, as a matter of fact, there were rumors that this Joker was also the one behind Kingpin's death and was said to be having some 'Superpowers.'" A black man behind the desk spoke in respect towards Mr. Wick.

"Doesn't matter. It's just too bad that Kingpin's head is very high, I was thinking of taking it." Mr. Wick finished his beer in one go before ordering another one.

"Well, that would be a fight worth watching. Kingpin vs the Boogeyman." The black man said while hiding his excitement inside the words that he just said as he was preparing another glass of whiskey for Wick.

"John! It's a pleasure to see you." Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice sounded behind him as John Wick didn't bother turning around and mentioned the name of the speaker.

"Winston."

"You must have heard about the Joker, did you? You see, he has a bounty on his head that will be accessible next week. I'm sure many would eye for it. You also gonna take the chance? You could use this to get out of Tasarov's clutches. I heard that you've been wanting to retire." Winston sat next to John and ordered a fine wine before talking to John Wick as if they were close friends.

"How much is it?" He asked.

"I don't know yet. Maybe around $10 million?" Winston shrugged as he sip on his wine.

"That's huge for a newcomer." John chuckled.

"I was thinking about it too. However, did you know who placed the bounty?" Winston also chuckled before asking John, as if he wanted for him to figure it out.

"Who? The high table?"

"No no. It's Tasarov and the other Mafia gangs in New York. They said that they felt threatened by the Joker's presence and wanted to remove him as soon as possible before he could grow."

"...." Although John was surprised, but he still managed to keep it inside him and just nodded his head.

"As expected. Nothing ever surprises you huh?" Winston said.

*Ring!* *Ring!* *Ring!*

Suddenly, John's phone rang three times.

"Should be him." Winston glanced at the phone before taking a sip on his wine.

John gave him one last look before standing up from the stool and went away from the bar.

After seeing a familiar phone number on his phone, he didn't hesitate to pick up.

"John speaking. Viggo..."

"John, I remember that you said that you wanted to wash your hands, right? Away from your hitman business. Well, I have been planning on giving you this mission a few years later but since things happen, I'll have to advance your retirement mission." On the other side of the phone was Viggo Tasarov, a notorious Russian crime boss, as well as the head of the Tasarov Family.

"The Joker." John could already predict what and who will he kill this time.

"You really know, John. Yes, you're right, but not only him. I want all the other Mafias dead by tomorrow night, including the Joker. If you succeeded in this mission. I will not only let you wash off your hands, I will even wash your hands myself." After having said that, Viggo hung up the phone.

After putting his phone back to his pocket, John drank the glass of whiskey on his hand before going back to the bar table.

"I'll go first. Her-." After placing the glass back, he was about to pay for his drink when Winston stopped him.

"I'll pay for your tab. Just do your mission, after all, you're also doing me a favor. Not everyone likes seeing someone grow in the same heights as us." Winston said with a smile on his face.

John gave him a grateful nod before walking out of the hotel. By tomorrow night, John Wick will show everyone why he's feared and called the Boogeyman.

***

Meanwhile, the center of all the happenings in the dark side of the word. Doflamingo just woke up and sat on his bed while scratching his ass.

"That was some nice sleep." Doflamingo yawned and muttered to himself before carrying out his morning routine.

"Good morning. Here's your coffee." As he went outside his room, just in time for Matilda to finish brewing his coffee and placed it on the table.

"Thanks." Doflamingo thanked her before slurping on his coffee.

"You're getting famous." After taking a sip on her own coffee, Matilda walked towards her computer and clicked on a key before the screen pops up and shows a dark website that looks similar to some kind of forum.

Doflamingo got confused so he looked at the computer and his eyed widened in surprise.

"You got access to Deep web?" Doflamingo turned around and asked her.

"What? It's very easy to access it if you know the steps." Matilda just shrugged her shoulderd as if anyone could just achieve what she just did.

Meanwhile, Doflamingo's face twitched a little. He could still vividly remember that he was one of those youths who also tried to enter the Dark web or Deep web by searching it on Google.

'Sigh. Good 'ol days.' Doflamingo internally sighed before focusing on the screen.

[The new Kingpin 'The Joker'.]

He saw a particular title that also shows a picture of him having a huge grin on his face while surrounded by explosions and corpses, looking very badass.

"Atleast they got a good angle of me." Doflamingo muttered.

Luckily, he was grinning madly and wearing glasses, so his face on the picture is a bit far from his current fsce right now.

In the picture, he looked like a psychopath murderer while in real life, he looked like a famous football or basketball player in school, which shows how different he is when he is grinning.

"Is it only me, or you're getting really tall." Matilda who was looking at Doflamingo's back noticed something unusual.

"It's like you got taller by 3 centimeters."

As Doflamingo heard this, he remembered how tall Doflamingo really is, especially in the anime.

Doflamingo stood a whooping 305 cm, which is even taller than two average guys, stacked upon each other.

'I should find a way not to attract too much attention just from my height.' Doflamingo whispered inside his head.

After thinking for a few seconds, Doflamingo already has a solution in his mind.

'I need to master the Black Knight technique as soon as possible.' Doflamingo said inside his mind.

The Black Knight is a technique of Doflamingo that allowed him to create his own clone made out of his strings.

With this, he could manipulate the height of this clone and whenever he wanted to do something, he could just use this clone to do his biddings just like how Doflamingo did whenever he transact transactions in far places.

Not only that, there are many other benefits with this technique.

With this technique, he could just stay home and watch the events unfold using his own clone and not only that, if he did master it and became more proficient than Doflamingo, he could probably create as many clones as he can as long as he still has his stamina.

And last but not the list, his chances of dying in this world is very high, since he won't be affected when his clone dies.

The only problem about this, is how long will it take him to master or atleast be proficient enough, the consumption of his stamina and finally, the clone isn't really as strong as him. Possibly more stronger than an average human, but won't be able to reach the original's strength.

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