Chapter 146 - Chapter 148

Inside the palace on Dressrosa where the current king resided, a tall man with spikey blonde hair spoke to three people that stood in front of him with nervous expressions. They were located in what looked to be this mansion's garden. There was green grass, a decently sized swimming pool and many palm trees that together formed a large protective shadow over Doflamingo that sitting down next to the pool.

"Doffy, what should we do about Amell?" Trebol asked with a trembling voice like he was going through puberty. He, Diamante, and Pica had all put their subordinated on high alert since the news came that the fifth emperor had arrived on Dressrosa together with a few of his commanders.

"Obviously, we shouldn't do anything, let's just observe what he intends to do here. Trying to force him to leave is the same as if you were to spit Kaido in the face. You must be prepared to die if you try it." Diamante spoke up before Doflamingo. They all had essentially raised Doflamingo so they had an incredibly casual relationship with him, so they could act almost however they wanted and he wouldn't punish them for it.

"I say let them come, we won't lose!" Pica in his high pitch voice said confidently, and at that Doflamingo started smiling and said, "Oy, Pica, don't get overconfident now. His grandson fought Garp and Sengoku equally over a decade ago, so you have to imagine that he's probably many times stronger than that." Doflamingo's smile very naturally turned cruel and sadistic, and this time was no exception. He looked like a smiling devil as he sat there sipping on his drink.

"I'm sorry, Doffy, let me go and welcome them then. I can bring them here instead of waiting for them" Pica said and looked up at Doflamingo from his kneeling position. Diamante lightly hit him on the head and glared at him, "Didn't I say that we shouldn't do anything yet? They will come here so there is no reason to go looking for them." He returned his gaze to Doflamingo and continued talking, "Doffy, I think we should contact Kaido. He has a deep hatred for Amell, so we can use that"

Before anyone in the garden could answer him, a deep, profound, and terrifying pressure assaulted the area. It was similar to conqueror's Haki, but still very different, and it pressed Trebol, Pica, and Diamante down on the ground without them being able to resist it. "I would appreciate it if you didn't speak to him yet. I want this to be a surprise" Amell came floating down from the sky like a god descending on the world filled with mortals. His gaze swept passed the three top officers and their hearts stopped beating for the duration they felt the gaze on them. And for them, it felt like hours passed before their hearts started beating again.

Amell's gaze landed on Doflamingo, and the false king's blood froze as he met the gaze of the emperor. "It is customary to bow when standing in the presence of an emperor." He made a swift motion with his hand and three blasts of wind came down and buried those three deep in the ground, "Now that is how you bow in front of an emperor!" Amell smiled in contempt and proceeded to land on the ground.

"What do you want?" Doflamingo was angry beyond belief for this, but he wasn't dumb, he needed a better opportunity to attack, and right now he knew he would die should he attack the man standing before him.

"Sightseeing?" Amell smiled calmly and took his first step toward Doflamingo. The pressure he had been exuding was no longer running wild and putting cracks in the ground, or forcing everyone down on their knees. Doflamingo stood still with a calm smile on his face and he watched Amell get closer with every step, and soon, Amell stood only two meters in front of him.

"Funny" Doflamingo smiled cruelly as brutality and cruelty had become his very nature. And inside his eyes existed pure and unadulterated hatred against the emperor in front of him. "I hope you weren't expecting a warm welcome," Doflamingo said and he released his haki against Amell. He was wary and cautious, but he wouldn't let himself be threatened so easily. Doflamingo was both strong and confident so he chose to stand tall and not give in to Amell's presence.

"I wasn't. But if this was your attempt at one, it is quite a sad attempt." Amell said and looked at the three big holes in the ground behind him. And right at the moment when he looked away, Doflamingo kicked against his head with blinding speed. Amell, with a speed that surpassed even Doflamingo's previous speed, raised his right hand and caught the incoming leg in his iron grip.

"Yeah, this welcome party sucks" Amell stood with Doflamingo's foot in his grip and looked calmly at the false king.

"I told you, you shouldn't have expected one." Doflamingo moved his fingers and launched five strings to take control of Amell's body.

Amell did one incredibly quick cutting motion with his other hand and all the strings were cut at the base, and Doflamingo had to quickly move his hand away less he wanted his fingertips cut off.

"Who do you think I am?" Amell twisted Doflamingo's leg and forced his body to make a half turn in the air, and Amell delivered a quick but incredibly powerful kick to Doflamingo's abdomen and sent him crashing through the mansion.

"The world will change soon, and I am here to see what side you are picking. The losing side or the winning side." Amell said and straightened out his clothes. His eyes suddenly darted to the ground beside him and he lightly jumped backwards just in time to dodge a big stone hand that came out of the ground. It didn't stop there, after missing the opportunity to grab Amell it chased after him.

"You're a little out of your league, Pica" Amell stood waiting for the giant stone fist. He raised his hand and threw out a casual punch that blasted Pica's stone hand to smithereens. "OVERHEAT!" Doflamingo's rage-filled scream came from inside the building and a condensed bundle of strings came from his location inside the hole his body had made in the building wall. Amell's hand turned black as he covered his hand in haki. And he raised it so his palm and Doflamingo's attack collided and caused a shockwave that spread out from their collision like a pulsating force. It uprooted some palm trees and practically destroyed this entire area.

"You have a nice force behind those attacks. But unfortunately, I am the walking definition of an old monster. So you are a few years too early to attack me like that. But I'm still interested in hearing your answer, kid." Amell watched Doflamingo walk back out into the open with a brutal grin on his face.

"Are you asking me to join you?" Doflamingo looked at the three holes made by his top officer's bodies and his grin went sour.

"Why ask a question you already know the answer to, kid?" Amell felt the ground underneath him move around, and he located the giant man swimming around down there through the use of his seismic sense.

"Clarification of what it is that you're offering."

"Are you doubting my capabilities, kid?"

"You've been silent for the last decade, you think I'm wrong in doubting you?" Doflamingo sat down on a big piece of rock that formerly belonged to Pica's giant rock hand.

"I suppose it's gonna have to be a relationship based on trust." Amell smiled and released his killing intent directly at Dofmlamingo. And he immediately fell down on his knees with unquestioned terror building up inside him. His pupils dilated and his stomach turned to make him feel the urge to vomit, but the killing intent froze him up completely. He wanted to breathe, but it wouldn't let him, so if this kept going he would soon pass out, and not long after that he would die.

Amell stared down Doflamingo, and he appeared before the false king and gripped his throat, "I would like to think that I'm a good person. You see, I don't go around announcing how twisted and evil I am like Kaido or Big Mom does." He looked directly into Doflamingo's eyes and simultaneously increased his killing intent by a few times. And Doflamingo felt a new wave of terror, unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

"But do not ever make the mistake in thinking that I am not as scary as them. In fact, those two brats don't even come close to me on any level. They will never possess this level of killing intent. They will never possess the power I hold. They will never have the authority or reach that I have." Amell took back his killing intent just before Doflamingo passed out.

"AAHHHH!" Doflamingo took a big breath and the fear inside him was so intense that he vomited out a mouthful of blood on the ground. His whole body was shaking and now after experiencing that killing intent, he couldn't muster up the courage to look Amell in the eyes.

"Never judge the book by its cover, Doflamingo," Amell said cheerfully to the kneeling king.

"Let's see how the others are doing." Amell put his palm to the ground and it opened up and from its depth rose three bodies. It was Diamante, Trebol, and Pica. They all had one multi-coloured chain wrapped around their bodies.

"Doffy! Get up! Doffy!" Trebol screamed and struggled against this chain, but as with all other attempts, it ended in failure. Diamante and Pica watched the pitiful state that Doflamingo was in cursed their own inability to do anything to save their captain.

"So what say you now, kid?" Amell leaned in closer to Doflamingo without worry for anymore resistance.

Doflamingo looked up at Amell, "Safety of my family and the death of Kaido. That's the deal!" He was forced to look down again, he still couldn't meet Amell's gaze for long.

"Done and done! Good to have you onboard, kid" Amell snapped his fingers and the chains around the three officers disappeared. And as soon as he regained his freedom, Trebol launched himself at Amell. His anger was like a sleeping nuclear bomb, as soon as his freedom was given to him his rage exploded and he launched himself at Amell without regard for anything or anyone else.

"Trebol, stop!" Doflamingo yelled, but even his voice seemed to get drowned out by Trebol's anger, for he was not stopping. But a moment later, a red blur passed Doflamingo and Amell and headed for the raging muscus monster. A closed fist came like a lightning strike and struck Trebol in the face and knocked him uncounscious.

"Play dead for a while, snot rocket!" Vash appeared beside the unconscious Trebol. He quickly glanced at Doflamingo's group before turning to Amell with excitement. "They are here now, should we take care of them?" He said, clearly eager about something.

"yes, you can take care of it. I still need to talk some more with Doffy." Amell's use of that nickname seemed to greatly piss off Diamante and Pica, but they didn't dare to say anything about it.

"Thanks, Cap'n!" Vash gathered strength in his legs and jumped towards the centre of the island.

"Finally a good fight!" Vash yelled happily from his location, hundred of meters above the island. And after a few seconds of letting out some built up steam, he dove towards the centre of the island with an excited smile on his face.

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