ressure this will create""Protecting the members of our alliance, that is the Navy's duty and responsibility!""..."Darren sat on the soft leather sofa, holding a glass of iced whiskey in one hand and...The wall sconces in the dilapidated hall flickered with firelight, casting shadows.

In the eyes of young Doflamingo, that navy man with his legs crossed on the sofa, half his figure bathed in light and half shrouded in shadow, wore a sinister smile.

"I have good news for you."

You will not die today, nor will your men. You may even live better than anyone else.

"I just need us to have a quick chat."

Doflamingo was taken aback.

Is this guy serious

"What would you like to talk about"

His eyes flickered under his sunglasses, he spoke in a raspy voice.

Life is always better than death.

Darren, seeing Doflamingo cooperate, smiled contentedly.

"Tell me, what are your ambitions"

You possess the aura of Haki, and you are a noble Celestial Dragon. Yet, you have come to the desolate North Sea... What is your true intention

Tell me, what I want to hear... is the truth.

The naval colonel stared intently at the blonde kid, who was covered in bandages.

To raise a ferocious wolf, you must awaken its craving for flesh.

Come on, Doflamingo.

Upon hearing Daren's question, Don Flamingo fell silent.

Scenes flashed through his mind at lightning speed.

Flames, shouts, curses, beds of the sick, corpses, gunshots, skulls, Stairway to Heaven...

"Listen closely... Doflamingo... you are the king."

Countless memories flashed by like a carousel, eventually converging into a single sentence brimming with resentment and anger.

He suddenly looked up and met Darren's gaze.

Gnashed his teeth, his eyes fixed and fierce.

"I... will destroy this world!!"

Slap!

Darren slapped him directly, sending him flying several meters.

Doflamingo's body slammed heavily against the mottled wall, smashing a large hole in it, and chunks of old plaster peeled away.

His face swelled visibly, his expression incredulous as he stared at the sailor who had suddenly attacked.

What are you doing!

Doflamingo angrily demanded.

Darren looked down at him with a contemptuous, sarcastic gaze and said in a flat tone:

"I am disappointed."

"I thought you'd come up with something earth-shattering, not this mundane thing."

"Destroy this world This world hasn't done anything to you."

"—You know what!!"

Doflamingo's eyes blazed crimson as he interrupted the naval colonel.

He struggled to get up from the ground, his wounds reopening with each movement and bleeding profusely.

When I was ten years old, I had already seen both the heaven and hell of this world.

He stood there, his legs trembling, gasping for breath.

The flames spreading onto the walls, replayed in my mind.

Twisted faces, flicker in and out of the flames.

They were cursing.

Hot, too hot...

"I should be living in paradise, standing above the clouds, looking down on this world!"

"But because of my foolish father's decision, my life fell from heaven to hell in an instant!!"

As if pain had stirred a nightmare buried deep within his memory, Doflamingo roared with an almost unguarded ferocity.

"Mere commoners... lowly scum... to actually treat the great Heavenly Dragons like pigs and dogs, throwing them over the city wall..."

They burn with fire! They shoot with arrows! They smash with stones!

They want to do everything they can to torture us!!

"Haw haw haw haw haw… They wanted me dead… But I'm still alive!!"

He suddenly laughed maniacally.

"I survived!!"

He raised his head, trying to see any surprise or astonishment in the sailor's face.

But he was stunned.

He failed.

He couldn't tell.

That Navy man's face still held that look of contempt and disdain.

"Is that it"

He said.

What does "just this" mean...

Doflamingo stood there, dumbfounded.

Such a tortuous, tragic, and tormented life… could it be so insignificant in the mouth of this sailor

No...

A surge of inexplicable fury and rage slammed into his throat, Doflamingo shuddered violently and roared:

Isn't this enough!

"Because of my father's stupidity, our whole family is destitute!"

"I lost everything! I even had to scavenge for food in the trash because of hunger!"

You don't understand my past, and no one else has ever had a life as twisted as mine!!

Are you done talking

Darren coldly cut him off.

He walked step by step toward Doflamingo, his towering figure casting a huge shadow that completely enveloped the latter, who was only about five feet tall.

"Do you think your life is tragic Twisted That no one else can compare"

The naval colonel chuckled derisively.

"Isn't that so" Doflamingo gritted his teeth and retorted.

Faced with the pressure from this navy officer, he instinctively took a step back.

"I've seen many tragic lives, and quite a few winding ones. Believe me, Doflamingo—" The naval colonel's smirk widened, "There are plenty of people who have had it worse than you."

In this expanse of the North Sea, gunshots echo every day. The harbors and shores are perpetually marred by the stench of rotting corpses...

I've seen people sell their own blood brothers for money; I've seen people offer up their wives for power; I've seen people saw off their own legs to survive; I've heard countless different stories... I'm just tired of it all.

But do you know？

Even those wretched people who live worse than pigs and dogs don't cry and complain like you, acting like a woman.

"How old are you Five years old Or three Why aren't you going home to find your mom and dad for milk"

Doflamingo's face was slowly paling, and Darren looked down at him with undisguised contempt in his eyes.

Once that wolf has been aroused with bloodlust, the first to suffer will be its master. At this point, you must crush it mercilessly, tear down its pride, and shatter its wildness.

Doflamingo clenched his fists, his eyes burning red, his teeth chattering.

"My mother passed away."

"Well, she's certainly lucky to not have to listen to your whining anymore! You're a spoiled brat, through and through. If I'm right, the most common sound she heard during her life was probably your complaints."

Darren let out a chuckle.

"Or are you saying your mother died of grief because of your constant complaining"

Doflamingo was stunned.

He felt his face burning hot, as if he had just been slapped.

"You're asking for it!"

He let out a beastly roar, wanting to beckon with his finger.

Bang!

A fist had already struck his abdomen.

Doflamingo bent over, hitting the wall behind him. Bloodshot eyes welled up in his gaze, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"The strong never complain, something even ordinary people do better than you."

Darren grabbed Doflamingo by the collar, pulling him right in front of him. He sneered:

"I've never seen anyone who is powerful, constantly complaining about their unfortunate life."

"With such a petty disposition, you dare to destroy this world"

Doflamingo clenched his blood-stained teeth, struggling violently.

Darren's eyes narrowed further.

It's almost done, the heat is getting just right.

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I ask for everything, and I am deeply grateful.en sunlight pierced through the sea of clouds, scattering patches of light and creating a perfect Dazzle effect.How much longer until the fleet arrivesDaren, wearing a wide, righteous cloak, walked to...