Chapter 48

"Pirate Empress, listen up, this isn't your Amazon Lily, so behave yourself, or else..."

"Or else what?"

The Empress met him with cold eyes, her powerful aura in no way inferior to Doflamingo's.

Everyone around was terrified.

Was this tense standoff between two Warlords about to spark an earth-shattering battle?

"Or else—"

Just as Doflamingo was about to voice his threat, a sudden voice cut him off.

"Hey, hey, you two, mind moving? I've been traveling for days and I'm starving to death!"

This remark appeared so abruptly that the entire crowd was stunned.

Doflamingo was even more furious; wouldn't anyone let him finish his sentence!

His eyes erupted with uncontrollable, vicious killing intent as he turned to look at the newcomer.

He intended to kill someone to vent his rage!

However, the surging killing intent receded like a tide the moment he saw who the newcomer was.

It was replaced by shock, and even a hint of uncertainty.

"Marco the Phoenix, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' First Division, it's actually you?!"

52. The Strong Arrive Together, Doflamingo Panics (Requesting Flowers and Tickets)

"Wow, another pineapple-headed birdman!"

Luo Xing thought Carrot was sometimes a little genius, often saying the unexpected.

Paired with her fluffy little face, innocent big eyes, and long, curved, cute rabbit ears, she was truly irresistible.

"That's not a birdman, but Marco the Phoenix, captain of the First Division under Whitebeard, extremely powerful."

Luo Xing explained slowly, gazing toward the coast.

Marco's arrival surprised him too.

After all, the factions seeking Senzu Beans from the Beasts Pirates back then did not include the Whitebeard Pirates.

But thinking it over, it made sense; after all, Whitebeard's health was deteriorating, and he urgently needed Senzu Beans for treatment.

"But if Whitebeard suffers from other severe illnesses, even Senzu Beans cannot cure him."

Luo Xing thought silently.

Senzu Beans can heal all external and internal injuries; as long as one isn't dead, they can be pulled back from the Gates of Death, but they cannot cure deep-rooted diseases.

By the coast.

Empress Boa Hancock stood on the deck of the Moby Dick.

Doflamingo used his threads to fix his body in mid-air.

Marco flapped his Phoenix wings, hovering on the other side.

A three-way standoff.

Vice Admiral Wosuke of the Marine Headquarters, hiding in the shadows and observing with a telescope, was deeply alarmed.

He never expected the Whitebeard Pirates to participate in this Senzu Bean Auction, and that they had sent their strongest captain, Marco.

Clearly, the Whitebeard Pirates were determined to secure the Senzu Beans.

The current situation in Dressrosa was becoming increasingly delicate.

This was greatly unfavorable for the Marines.

Wosuke harbored hidden concerns; his intuition told him that this Senzu Bean Auction would likely trigger a world-shocking chaos!

The Revolutionary Army's hidden base.

Sabo said to Koala:

"Marco the Phoenix is a very troublesome figure; adding the Pirate Empress to the mix, this struggle for the Senzu Beans will not be easy."

Doflamingo's original confidence in securing all the Senzu Beans gradually vanished.

He had underestimated the appeal of the Senzu Beans.

The Pirate Empress and Marco the Phoenix were people who would not care about his reputation.

Especially the latter; even Doflamingo, whose strength had greatly increased after consuming the Ope Ope no Fruit's strange cells, feared him immensely.

The three fell into an eerie silence.

It was Marco who first grew impatient and spoke:

"Will you really not make way? Then forget it, I'll take a detour."

Saying this, he flapped his wings and flew away from the other side.

Doflamingo suddenly called out to stop him: "Wait!"

Marco halted his movement, narrowing his eyes slightly:

"What, do you want to fight me?"

Doflamingo frowned, his expression gloomy, but suddenly bared his teeth in a smile:

"I don't want to clash with the Whitebeard Pirates; I can let you have one Senzu Bean."

Hearing this, Marco also smiled.

"I don't need you to give it to me; this time I brought several billion Berries, enough to buy a Senzu Bean."

The muscles on Doflamingo's face twitched slightly.

His offer to 'let' him have it was just polite wording; the essence was his fear of Marco's strength and his fear of the Whitebeard Pirates' power.

"If you really intend to yield, then yield to those behind us; they surely carry more money than I do."

Ma Erke flew toward the town while shouting loudly:

"I'm off to eat. We'll meet again at the auction."

Those behind us?

Doflamingo's expression shifted.

Anyone Ma Erke would specifically mention clearly could not be some weakling.

Doflamingo hurriedly gazed out to sea and unleashed his Observation Haki to sense.

Soon, a ship flying the Big Mom Pirates' flag appeared on the horizon.

Upon seeing the towering figure on that vessel, Doflamingo's pupils contracted sharply.

The people on the island also gasped in shock.

For that towering figure was none other than Big Mom's second son, the head of the Four Commanders who could rival the Immortal Bird Ma Erke—Charlotte Katakuri!

Katakuri held a trident, his mouth covered by a scarf, revealing only a pair of eyes sharp to the extreme.

As the ship entered the harbor, Katakuri suddenly pointed his trident at Doflamingo:

"Joker, you bastard, you stole Mother's Mysterious Cells back then too!"

Doflamingo was startled.

The arrival of two second-in-command figures from Emperor crews in succession had already thrown him into disarray.

His original plan was completely thrown into chaos.

Doflamingo struggled to calm himself, forcing out a grim smile as he said:

"Katakuri, I took the Mysterious Cells from someone else; at the time, I did not know they came from the Big Mom Pirates."

Katakuri snorted coldly; how could he possibly believe Joker's nonsense?

"Once this Senju Auction concludes, I will settle the score with you!"

Having spoken, he did not even glance at Doflamingo but stepped directly onto the land of Dressrosa.

Doflamingo did not utter a single word of protest.

For he knew it would be useless; Katakuri would simply not care about him.

Doflamingo felt extremely depressed.

What depressed him even more was the sudden, raucous squawking of an albatross high in the sky.

"Breaking news! Breaking news!"

"The Senju Auction has drawn numerous powerful figures to Dressrosa!"

"The Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, the Immortal Bird Ma Erke, and the head of the Four Commanders Katakuri are all determined to secure the Senju; who will ultimately be the winner?"

"And as the host, can Donquixote Doflamingo still keep his Senju?"