44 Checkmate!

New World, Aurous Island

An intense battle was currently happening at a huge mansion that is made in gold.

"Why don't you just obediently follow us, Tesoro." A man with two stripes of red lines on his face said as he held his sword facing towards a man wearing a golden suit.

Tesoro who was facing Diamante sneered and replied, "Your young master is really persistent, It has already been two years and he still held grudges."

He then raised his hands and melted his house that was made of gold turning it into liquid gushing towards Diamante.

"You really think too highly of yourself to attack me all alone, don't worry because I will surely deliver your corpse to Doflamingo, hahaha!" Tesoro said as he controlled the liquid gold surrounding Diamante and trapping him.

Diamante who was captured still had a smile on his face as he said, "Checkmate!"

As Diamante finished speaking two people appeared on Tesoro's side.

"Behehehe, You're done now!" A snot nose man said as he released a sticky substance and wrapped it around Tesoro immobilizing his movement.

Tesoro who was now also trapped tried to control the gold in his surroundings in order to escape but a huge man with a gladiator helmet punched him continuously with his fist infused in haki.

*Bam!* *Bam!* *Bam!*

Fist after fist continued raining down on Tesoro as his last bit of consciousness started to fade and the liquid gold that was trapping Diamante finally disappeared.

As Tesoro was about to faint a man with a huge face surfaced below the ground and grabbed Tesoro dragging him down.

"What?!"

"Stop him!"

Trebol shouted as he knew the power of the man that appeared, Pica then tried to control the few stones on the floor but they were too late and Tesoro had already escaped.

"D*mn it! we were finally so close at capturing him!" Diamante shouted as he stomped the floor in anger.

"We can't find them right now, if only Pink was here he could chase them but we already brought 3 officers in order to capture Tesoro but still failed," Trebol said.

Pica who was still trying to sense Tesoro underground stopped his search and said in a high pitched voice, "Let us go back now, we still have a country to take over and can capture Tesoro at another time."

While the 3 Donquixote officers left the island, Tesoro who escaped was currently at a secret bunker deep underground.

He looked at the man who saved him and said, "Your timing was perfect, Tanaka."

Tanaka who was standing in front of Tesoro laughed and replied asking, "Why did you put on a show that you were weaker than them?"

Tesoro sat on a golden chair and said while downing a glass of wine, "So that the next time they try to capture me they will not try to cook up any new schemes and just attack head on."

He then glanced at the monitors in front of him and saw the 3 people who attacked him earlier board their ship and left.

"Boss, I received a report that an unknown ship is currently headed towards Aurous Island," Tanaka reported.

Tesoro turned his attention towards Tanaka and asked, "What's so special about this ship that made you report it to me?"

Tanaka then took out 4 bounty posters and said, "It's because these people are the ones onboard the ship."

Staring at the bounties that were laid on the table Tesoro smiled and said twirling his glass of wine.

"Interesting"