10 days later
In the dimly lit dungeon, Baby 5 and Buffalo descended the stairs. Baby 5 clutched the lamp tightly.
"Baby 5. Can I borrow some money? I'm in desperate need." Buffalo pleaded, his voice echoing off the cold stone walls.
"And you never pay any cents to me. I can't afford to keep lending you money. I was blacklisted by some loaners" Baby 5 immediately refused. She knew he didn't have any intention to pay back the debt.
"Come on. Just this time. I need you." Buffalo persisted.
"You need me."
"Yes. Just around 1 million Beri or more. Can you do it?"
"Of course, I will do it. But we need to check on the hostages first." Baby 5 still accepted Buffalo's shameless request.
"We are almost here" The jail was right in front of them.
Baby 5 opened the prison door hatch and brought the lamp near to it. Buffalo leaned over her shoulder to have a better look.
The only way to observe what happened inside the chamber was through the prison door hatch.
They could see a flicker of light emanating from within.
"Wait. Something is wrong. I remember this chamber doesn't have any source of light." Baby 5 said.
Squeezing her face through a narrow hatch, Baby 5 saw the hostage was playing with something on the bed.
"Our master will kill us after knowing this" Buffalo realized a big problem hanging on their head so he quickly opened the door with a key.
The key was inserted and he was about to burst in.
Unexpectedly, the door didn't open and his face was planted on the door.
"What the" Wiping his blood on his face, he tried to open the door more forcefully but the door still didn't open.
"Let's me try." Baby 5 tried to open the door but it was the same as him.
"The door was locked inside by something"
"Impossible. There is nothing inside the chamber except some cockroaches. How can she find something to block the door?" Buffalo exclaimed.
"I don't know."
"Alright. Baby 5. Turn into the weapon. We are going in."
"Okay"
Immediately, Baby 5 turned into a bazooka and she was a rocket. Buffalo picked up and shot the door without hesitation.
The door was blasted open and they broke in. As soon as they entered, they could hear a clap. The chamber was illuminated by the light coming out of nowhere.
"What kind of wind bring you here" I said while playing my phone on the bed. I remained unfazed after they broke the door with a bazooka.
They looked around the chamber. The dirty chamber had already become a luxury chamber.
There were many luxurious and expensive foods and drinks displayed on the table. The floor and the wall were replaced with a marble stone. The bed which I was lying on wasn't cheap at all.
They both looked at me with the angry stare.
"Do you have any idea what are you doing?" They cried out at me.
"I'm just chilled out on the bed. Ah right. I forgot to ask your permission to innovate the chamber. I hope you don't mind it"
"Of course, we do. Where did you get those things?" They both demanded an answer.
"Just some random winds shipped it to me."
"Winds. Like hell, we will believe your lie"
Ignoring them, I continued playing on my phone.
"Alright, this place is no longer suitable for you anymore. I have to move you out of this room."
"Why. It's good for me though."
"That's not the main point. The chamber was supposed to make you miserable as much as possible."
"I see. I fail your expectation." I said with a sigh, "Okay, you can go now. Just pretend that we don't see anything today."
"How can we pretend that? Our head will fall to the ground."
"Just step out of this chamber with both eyes closed. No one will know about this." I gave some advice.
"Like hell, that will work"
Just as they were about to teach me a lesson, the Den Den Mushi suddenly rang out.
"Young master," Baby 5 said and picked up the Den Den Mushi.
"Baby 5 and Buffalo. Escort our precious customer to the king room."
"Yes, right away master" she answered with all respect.
"Good," The Den Den Mushi said before it fell into sleep.
The other side hung up.
Taking a deep breath, Baby 5 turned to me.
"You are lucky that our master called at the right time"
"Luck. For me, there's no such thing as luck, just a series of coincidences."
Luck does exist but I don't believe in it too much. As a person who always fails 50/50, how can I believe in my luck anymore?
With a heavy sigh, I rose from the bed.
"Regardless, let's see what that clown can do."
In the king room.
Many people were waiting for my arrival. There were all Doflamingo's ace cadres.
The door slowly opened revealing me being escorted by Baby 5 and Buffalo.
The cadres inspected me with their scrutinizing gaze.
Looking at me, Doflamingo had a big frown but still maintained a big smile on his face.
I saw a familiar shadow standing behind Doflamingo.
"Hey. Bellamy. It has been a long time to see you again. How are you doing?" I greeted him.
Bellamy just gave a killing gaze without saying any words. I could see the embarrassment on his face.
"Not so talkative. I see." I shifted my attention towards Doflamingo.
"Welcome, Furina to this humble place," Doflamingo said while sitting on the throne.
I observed everyone's expression in the room before replying.
"It's my honor to be greeted by a person like you," I said but didn't bow my head.
"Look like you were educated well."
"Let's go to the main point. We don't have time to play around here" I said with a smug smile.
"Of course, I will go to the main point. You see. My business has had many problems recently. Only my wisdom isn't enough. But combining ..."
"I see. You want me to be your subordinate" I interrupted his words. I knew what he was going to say.
"Allow me to refuse"
Hearing my words, a vein popped up on his forehead.
"I know you admire my knowledge but you know. I have my pride and my rule. And my rule doesn't allow me to work under someone like you."
"Oh. That's so sad." Doflamingo said with a big grin, "Sugar."
"Yes, master"
A little girl approached me with her hands.
Seeing Sugar coming, I condensed the water blade under my sleeves. If she was approaching me close enough, I would give her a good sleep.
1 second … 2 second … 3 second …
I looked at the approaching Sugar without panic.
Suddenly, the door was opened revealing a man look like Doflamingo.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the man.
My eyes widened in disbelief. I didn't expect he was still alive to this day.
"Corazon. What brings you here?"
[ Introduction
Corazon's true name is Rosinante. He is Doflamingo's younger brother. He works as an elite officer but the truth is he is a spy sent from marine. To make his spy career more effective, he feigned muteness. ]
Corazon approached me in silence.
Suddenly, he cuffed my hands and picked me up like a suitcase. After that, he approached Doflamingo with a paper.
Doflamingo accepted the paper with an angry face.
After reading the paper, it seemed like to quell his fury.
"Alright, everyone. Stay here to hear me say something before leaving." Doflamingo said and nodded.
Corazon saw his permission. He left the room with me as a suitcase.
Although I didn't see the content inside the paper, I could guess what it was.
'I wonder why it's coming too late. Turing out it was you who made it late' I thought in my head while maintaining my stoic face.
Before arriving in Dressrosa, I wrote a letter under the name of Kaido to Joker.
Kaido's death wasn't public to people outside Wano so I always exploited this gap of information to damage Joker's business.
That letter was my insurance of safety. I prepared this because I couldn't predict Doflamingo's action.
This plan would bankrupt if Doflamingo knew Kaido's death.
However.
For some reason, Bellamy didn't tell this shocking news to Doflamingo.
In addition to that, Corazon also helped me.
"Maybe. I am very lucky in this day only."
Observing the bloodstain on Corazon's abdomen, my mouth raised into a big smile.
"Brother, I don't know your name but you have blood on your clothes," I remarked, pointing to the stain on Corazon's abdomen.
He halted the step, casting a brief glance at the blood. There was indeed his blood on it.
Corazon laid me down on the floor and wiped his blood quickly.
"Who gave you such a lovely stab like that? I wonder"
Corazon remained composed, his expression unreadable.
"Must be some cheeky boy. I am right"
His face frowned slightly.
My mouth bloomed into a smile. His face answered it all.
"And that boy must have 'D' in his name." I held my chin.
He stopped wiping for a while before continuing to wipe.
'Bingo' I thought in my head.
The reason I came here wasn't to play but to find the boy named Trafalgar Law.
In the vast sea, I didn't know where he was but I knew Law and Doflamingo had an invisible connection.
Doflamingo's existence was a magnet, drawing Law inexorably closer. That is how this world works.
Since Corazon was here, I didn't need Doflamingo anymore. This guy was short cut so what I need to do now was hugging his thigh.
"What a troublesome fate?" I muttered while finding the time when he got stabbed.
I had some guesses about this guy.
The reason why this guy is still alive to this day is because Law hadn't eaten Ope Ope no Mi. If Law eats Ope Ope no Mi, what awaiting Corazon is death.
"Everyone's fate is destined." I covered my mouth to hide my smile. "That makes me want to break it even more."
After Corazon wiped his clothes clean, he gently lifted me and transported me to a new cell. This jail was more luxurious than the last one. It had a bed, window, food, and snacks.
As Corazon closed the door with a soft click, he tossed a paper through the gap
With my hands still bound, I retrieved the paper and glanced over its contents.
"Be silent." I read it "Okay. Not a big problem for me," I muttered, discarding the paper with a flick.
Leaning back against the stone wall, I closed my eyes and entered a state of meditation, allowing my mind to drift and my senses to sharpen.
I could feel a subtle movement in the wall.
Opening my eyes, I watched as water seeped through the gap beneath the door and moved slowly towards me.
Without hesitation, I reached out and touched the water.
Immediately, the water transformed into a 3D map of Dressrosa.
I studied the map, committing its every contour and landmark to memory.
"Alright. Let's rescue someone and destroy something so I can pluck his smile off his face"
With my command, the water danced on my palm forming a mini-map.