The next day, at Marineford sea Bay.
A warship slowly approached, and a man in a flamingo coat and sunglasses descended with a walk unrecognizable to his kin.
Though his eyes weren't clearly visible, his agile tongue indicated that the man was in a good mood at that moment.
"Heh-heh-heh-heh... This is the Navy headquarters! Doesn't look like much!"
Vice Admiral Huoshao Mountain, responsible for welcoming Doflamingo, sarcastically remarked, "Doflamingo, you should be glad you became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, otherwise you would be in Impel down!"
It was true. Before Doflamingo became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he was pursued by Fleet Officer Tsuru. She was the woman who once put the DonQuixote family in a desperate situation.
If Doflamingo hadn't used the Heavenly Gold to force the World Government to make him one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he might have been sent to Impel Down by Tsuru.
Doflamingo couldn't help but recall Fleet Officer Tsuru's relentless pursuit. He smirked coldly and headed toward the Navy headquarters.
At the entrance to the VIP room, Karl, who had spent the night alone at home, was about to go console Hancock when he unexpectedly ran into Vice Admiral Huoshao Mountain approaching him.
"Good morning! Vice Admiral Huoshao Mountain."
Huoshao Mountain smiled at Karl and said, "You are truly efficient! The hardest one to recruit was dealt with by you!"
Karl smiled but said nothing. Now it's hard to tell who's handling whom.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey~ Isn't that the most handsome guy in the world, Karl! It's rare to see him. He really does look like a charmer."
Huoshao Mountain turned his head to look at Doflamingo behind him, with a dangerous look in his eyes: "Doflamingo, don't be too arrogant, this is the Navy headquarters!"
"aye aye aye~ Vice Admiral Huoshao Mountain, don't say that, look at him, he wears glasses every day and doesn't dare show his face. It's normal for him to be envious of my looks."
"I'm already used to it!"
Huoshao Mountain patted Karl on the shoulder and smiled: "Kid!"
Doflamingo's eyes suddenly darkened, he approached Karl and looked down at him: " he really does have eloquent lips..." After that, he headed straight to his VIP room.
"Karl, don't pay attention to him. By the way, I need to report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku. I'll be going first!"
"Well, Vice Admiral Huoshao Mountain, take care!"
Watching Doflamingo's departing figure, Karl gradually fell into deep thought. Doflamingo seemed to know him very well!
Maybe the habit of diligently reading newspapers formed a long time ago?
In the VIP room.
"Hancock, this is the breakfast I brought for you. Please eat!" By the way, there's something for Salome too.
"Thank you, dear, you're so sweet!"
Karl hugged Hancock and kissed her, smiling as he said, "Silly, who else could I love?"
"By the way, I might not be able to stay in the room with you today!"
Hancock immediately protested and quickly asked, "What? Why?"
Karl then explained to Hancock that soon all the Seven Warlords of the Sea would be gathering. After comforting her, he calmed Hancock down and left the VIP room for Shredding Bay.
Perhaps hearing that many of the Seven Warlords of the Sea would be arriving today, lots of people gathered to witness the spectacle.
For instance, there was a person who tried to trick Karl and score a free meal but ended up in hot water. We won't say who it was.
"Fufufufu~ Hawk Eye! I heard you injured him, is that true?"
Karl rolled his eyes: "What nonsense, it was printed in the newspaper, how can it be a lie? But Mihawk really is amazing. Although his physique isn't impressive, his power and swordsmanship are truly strong!"
"In my opinion, the strongest among the Seven Warlords of the Sea are Mihawk and Kuma."
Smoker exhaled a puff of smoke and nodded in agreement: "That's true, but I think Crocodile must be quite strong too."
"I heard that this guy once fought Douglas Barrett, a member of the Roger pirates crew, and the result was a draw. He managed to escape unscathed after challenging Whitebeard."
Karl looked at Smoker with surprise, thinking, when did you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, start believing gossip?
What does escaping unscathed mean? Maybe Whitebeard wanted to consider him a son, but Crocodile didn't want it, and Whitebeard was too lazy to chase after him.
There's a grain of truth in this old story, but not much.
Take his experience, for example. He was on par with Marco but lost to Hawkeye. That was quite outrageous, yet there were still many people at sea who believed it.
"Don't believe these rumors. I'm telling you, this type of news is the most... inaccurate. This guy saw me!"
Smoker looked at Karl strangely, then noticed that Mihawk was walking directly towards them, staring sharply and unemotionally, more precisely, he was looking at Karl.
"You've become even stronger again! I was right. What a pity..." Mihawk shook his head in disappointment and left.
Karl knew what Mihawk regretted; it was a pity he couldn't just draw his sword and duel him immediately!
"Phew~ That guy is truly scary. By the way, Mihawk seems to respect you?"
Karl shook his head decisively: "No, he's just too bored. I should avoid him in the future."
At least until he improved at lazing around, Karl had no interest in fighting Hawkeye; it was a pointless endeavor.
And if he defeated him, Mihawk's nature might even grant him the title of the world's greatest swordsman.
Thus, endless challenges would await him, making it impossible for him to happily idle away.
About half an hour later, the chubby Moria, also known as Moonlight Moria, arrived.
If he weren't afraid that Moria would come to collect debts from him, Karl would have liked to personally meet his comrade Moria.
What a good person! He gave him a sword and helped him complete a task for free. Could the other Seven Warlords of the Sea learn from him!
Smoker looked at Moria's bloated body and couldn't help but scoff: "Hmph! This guy can also become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? The World Government's vision isn't the best, indeed!"
"Don't talk like that about Moria! You don't know how hard he works!"
"Smoker, that's your mistake. There's a reason he can become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Although Moria is fat, his abilities are not simple."
Smoker immediately became interested: "Hearing what you said, have you met him?"
"Of course, that guy hides out in the Devil's Triangle. His ability can revive the dead!"
Smoker looked at Moria in astonishment, then at Karl, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Reviving the dead? How is that possible?"
Karl patted Smoker on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "It's not easy for someone to establish themselves at sea!"
Moria is a man who fought with Kaido!