For Spandine, losing his son was almost like losing everything.
And in the case of Shiki has died.
He blamed this resentment entirely on Rifan.
Even, he didn't know it was Rifan who killed Spandam.
This resentment had driven Spandine to the brink of madness.
If a specific plan to prevent Rifan from becoming a Shichibukai wasn't conceived soon, he might take action nonetheless.
However, such a move would undoubtedly invite punishment from the Five Elders.
bang, bang, bang!
At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
"Get lost!"
Without even thinking about it, Spandine yelled at the door.
Right now, he doesn't have the slightest interest in working.
However, as soon as his words fell, the door was directly kicked open with violence.
Spandine frowned and raised his head immediately.
At the door, a man with a chain collar around his neck and dressed like a pirate captain was slowly retracting his feet.
And behind him.
An ugly man with a glass cover on his head and a woman with the same glass cover were looking at Spandine inside the door with displeasure.
"Celestial Dragons Charlos St., Saint Shalria?!"
Spandine's eyes widened, looking at the two Celestial Dragons in front of him, he forgot to react for a moment.
"Bastard Spandine, are you telling us to f**k off?!"
Saint Shalria stepped into Spandine's office and said in a cold voice.
Behind her, Saint Charlos came in with the same expression of displeasure.
"No, master misunderstood, I was just talking to my opponent."
"St. Charlos, Saint Shalria, I wonder if there is any need for the two of you to come to me?"
Saint Shalria's words made Spandine temporarily calm down with a handful of cold sweat.
He rubbed his hands, and came to the front of the two Celestial Dragons in a fawning manner.
"One of the captain's slaves you gave me last time was broken."
"The one in the back is also very difficult to use."
"Spandine, I want you to get me a better and stronger slave, do you understand?"
Saint Shalria squinted her eyes, her expression was extremely haughty.
"And me, Spandine, have you been able to get excellent and beautiful female slaves here recently?"
Saint Charlos spoke.
Hearing the words of the two Celestial Dragons, Spandine blinked, and a flash of light flashed in his mind.
Soon, he brought the reward order for all members of the Black Pearl Pirates to the two Celestial Dragons from his desk, and said:
"Saint Charlos, Saint Shalria, do you think these people are suitable to be your slaves?"
While speaking, Spandine eyes faintly flashed with light.
"The great pirate 'Black Mist' Rifan with a reward of 1 billion Berry?!"
Saint Shalria's eyes were wide open, with a surprised expression on her face.
You must know that the reward for the slaves she once owned was worth over 100 million at most.
With a bounty of 1 billion pirates, she has no chance to touch them.
So when she saw Spandine took out Rifan's reward order.
Saint Shalria thought that people from Marine and World Government had already captured Rifan.
Therefore, she was quite happy in her heart.
"It looks good, and with a reward of 1 billion Baileys, you don't have to worry about playing it badly."
"Spandine, I order you to send him to my mansion as soon as possible!"
Saint Shalria picked up Rifan's reward order, and gave the order to Spandine with a cold face.
On the other side, Saint Charlos kept nodding while holding the reward orders of Nami, Mikita and others.
"Good! Good! They're all women offering a reward of 100 million Berry."
"And they all look good."
"I've never had a pirate wife with a reward of 100 million Berry."
"The other women are pretty good too!"
"Spandine, which prison are they in now?"
"Still in a Marine or World Government prison?"
"I want you to bring them to me right now!"
Saint Charlos said to Spandine with a runny nose against his ugly face.
"My lords, listen to me."
"These people are members of the Black Pearl Pirates."
"We haven't caught them yet."
"But please rest assured, I will find a way to get them."
"At that time, I will ask two lord to assist me!"
Spandine rubbed his hands together and looked at the two Celestial Dragons with a flattering face.
In the current situation, Spandine knew that it was impossible for him to deal with Rifan in a normal way.
Let's not talk about the strength of Rifan and his group.
Just the five Elders' green light to Rifan made Spandine quite distressed.
So in order to be able to vent the resentment in his heart to Rifan.
He also had no choice but to take the risk and use the Celestial Dragons against Rifan.
This was already the only way he could think of!
As for whether he will be punished afterwards, he no longer cares about it.
Losing his son Spandam, he lost almost everything.
Whether it is status, wealth, or women, they are all meaningless to him!
Now he just wants to vent the resentment in his heart!
Let Rifan, who refused to save his son, and Kalifa, who was alive, to pay the price!
"Not caught yet? Spandine, are you amusing me?"
Saint Shalria frowned, and her face obviously became a little ugly.
"Lord Saint Shalria, I didn't mean that."
"Don't worry, I have a plan to deal with the Black Pearl Pirates."
"I believe it won't be long before the people on these bounties may be able to appear in the slave auction house of the Sabaody Archipelago."
Spandine wiped the cold sweat from his forehead due to nervousness, and said hastily.
Saint Shalria and Charlos are the only means he can use to deal with Rifan now, making Rifan unable to be Shichibukai.
He didn't dare to let the two of them be disappointed in him.
"By the way, although this group of people has not been arrested yet."
"But I know some other powerful pirate captains and beautiful slaves."
"Saint Shalria, Saint Charlos my lord, I will send Rifan and his party in front of you two."
"Please use those pirate captains and slaves first."
Spandine lowered his waist and said flatteringly.
"Humph! If that's the case, send it to me immediately."
"This Rifan, you also need to send it to me as soon as possible."
Saint Shalria said.
"The same goes for these women."
Saint Charlos followed Saint Shalria and said.
"I will!"
"At that time, I would like to ask the two lord to help me a little bit."
"Rifan is Billion Berry's Pirate after all."
"With two lord great prestige, they must be able to submit better."
Spandine nodded repeatedly.
He has already thought of a specific plan to use Saint Charlos and Saint Shalria in front of him to trigger the conflict between Rifan and Celestial Dragons.
After sending Saint Charlos and Saint Shalria out of the gate.
A blood-red gleam flashed in Spandine's eyes.
'Rifan, I want to see, when the Celestial Dragons stand in front of you and want to take your partner away.'
'Can you resist doing nothing?'
'Of course you won't!'
Spandine clenched his fists.
In his heart, he had already started to anticipate the likelihood of Rifan losing his chance to become a Shichibukai after he confronted and potentially even eliminated the Celestial Dragons.
He even imagined him being pursued by a Marine Admiral, and die under their pursuit!
"Spandine-sama, is it really possible for us to capture the members of the Black Pearl Pirates?"
At this time, the female agent, dressed in a tight-fitting suit that perfectly accentuated her curvy figure, with a pretty face hidden under black sunglasses, came to Spandine's side and asked suspiciously.
"Humph, even if there is no possibility, I will create this possibility!"
"I'm not only aiming to enable Rifan to defeat and eliminate the Celestial Dragons."
"I also want to create the opportunity for Rifan to target female Celestial Dragons."
"That guy does have a penchant for beautiful women, doesn't he? If we discreetly send beautiful Celestial Dragons like Saint Shalria to him with concealed identities, he won't be able to resist."
Spandine wore a ferocious grin, and in that moment, any semblance of respect for the Celestial Dragons was entirely absent.
On the side, Spandine's female subordinate adjusted her glasses.
Although she was shocked by Spandine's plan in her heart, she didn't say much.
Among the CP organizations, although most people are loyal to the World Government.
But there are also agents like her who are dedicated to a certain person.
"Meimi, you are my confidant, you should understand the importance of Spandam to me."
"I want you to call my dead men now."
"It's time to use them."
"And you, maybe you will need to use your body to guide Rifan into my trap."
"You should be able to do it."
Spandine turned around and said solemnly to the agent named Meimi.
"I'm willing to sacrifice myself."
"Spandine-sama, what about you?"
"Even if this matter is done perfectly, if they investigate it, you still have a certain chance of being exposed."
Meimi asked worriedly.
"It's okay! As long as I can destroy Rifan and that woman Kalifa!"
"I don't care if I'm not the chief of this CP organization."
Spandine waved his hand, and said in a erratic manner.
Seeing Spandine's expression, Meimi immediately understood that Spandine had completely given up.
"I understand, I'm going to call them now."
Meimi nodded, turned and left Spandine's office, intending to carry out Spandine's plan.
Those dead men, like her, were all those who die for Spandine.
It is up to them to carry out the plans for the Celestial Dragons.
After Meimi left, Spandine picked up the newspaper again that described the news that Rifan and Gion killed Shiki.
"Rifan, even if you succeed in becoming a Shichibukai."
"I will also pull you off that position!"
Spandine clenched his fists, his eyes widened, and he growled.
Some time passed.
In the sea region where the Water 7 capital was situated, several Marine warships were swiftly making their way toward the city's harbour. Among them, in a warship positioned at the center of the formation.
Marine Vice Admiral and Marine Great Staff Officer Tsuru and Hina stood side by side at the bow of the ship.
And behind them, there are many Marines with serious faces.
"We've finally arrived," Hina remarked, her gaze fixed on the Water 7 capital, which was now clearly visible in the distance. She couldn't help but let out a faint sigh.
To have been summoned here by Rifan, Hina understood his purpose without needing to ponder it.
In truth, when it came to treating the infected individuals in the Water 7 capital, Tsuru alone was more than capable. There was no necessity for her, a Naval Headquarters colonel, to accompany.
Furthermore, she lacked the strength to oversee injured soldiers.
Given these circumstances, Rifan's specific request for her presence reminded her of their time in Alabasta.
It brought forth a mental image of her serving Rifan.
Recollections of a situation where everything had been accomplished except for the most crucial step.
Hina's face could not help but cast a blush.
"Hina, are you nervous?"
Tsuru took a step forward, looking deeply at Hina's slightly flushed face.
Rifan's request for Hina to come to the Water 7 capital had Tsuru contemplating it from her own perspective.
While Rifan had appointed Hina as one of the individuals responsible for overseeing the handover of the infected sailors, it was possible that Rifan's decision was influenced by his familiarity with Hina.
However, after observing the situation for some time, Tsuru began to suspect that there might be more to the story than she initially assumed.
There could very well be other dynamics at play between Rifan and Hina.
"Tsuru Vice Admiral, Hina is fine."
"Hina is just... a little uncomfortable."
Hina pursed her lips and said.
Maybe it's because the picture of Alabasta is too fresh in her memory.
Hina couldn't help but swallowed her throat, tightened her chest, and unconsciously raised her hand.
In addition, although she did not let Rifan do the last step.
But she also unconsciously closed her legs at this moment.
As Tsuru observed the defensive stance of the other party, she noticed Hina's reaction and couldn't help but furrow her brow even further.
Tsuru was experienced and discerning, and by this point, she had some suspicions.
"Hina, Rifan, that guy... Shouldn't he be making advances toward you?"
Tsuru's frown deepened as she recalled the information from Marine's collected data about Rifan's interest in women.
"Tsuru, Tsuru Vice Admiral, you misunderstood."
"Hina is just nervous about meeting the pirates who offer a bounty of one billion Berries..."
When Hina heard what Tsuru said, she immediately shook her head in a panic.
Observing Hina's demeanor, Tsuru's suspicions grew stronger by the moment.
In an instant, her impression of Rifan took a noticeable hit. Simultaneously, she felt even more concerned about Gion's situation.
Sighing, Tsuru approached Hina and embraced her, speaking gently.
"Hina, if there's anything troubling you, you can confide in me."
"Otherwise, when I encounter Rifan later, I might not be able to assist you."
"It's also possible that I'll make an erroneous judgment."
Tsuru said softly.
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