"Wind Cannon!!!"
The surrounding air was violently sucked into the barrel.
"Boom!"
A high-pressure air bullet tore through the sky, heading straight for Doflamingo.
It left a visible trail in the air.
Facing the attack, Doflamingo raised his hand and caught it head-on with force.
Snap!
Everything vanished into thin air—the angle of Doflamingo's raised hand didn't even change.
"Huh??!"
Franky's eyes bulged behind his sunglasses, which slipped off his nose.
That was his strongest attack. He'd tested it before—it was powerful enough to destroy a full-sized galleon.
And it didn't even make the BOSS budge?
"BOSS... You're Super strong!"
"Fufufufufu~ Not bad."
Doflamingo nodded with satisfaction.
Of course, it wasn't Franky's current combat power that pleased him.
For him to be satisfied, Franky would need strength comparable to Bullet—or at the very least, someone like Pica.
What did impress him was the underlying potential. Judging from Franky's size alone, his internal energy output and weapon systems had already reached such a refined level.
"What does it consume—your stamina, or something else?"
...
"This is a super powerful energy system!"
Franky perked up at the question and tapped his stomach.
Ka-chunk! His abdomen opened like a hatch, and a visible wave of cold air spilled out.
He pulled out two cans of ice-cold cola and handed them to Doflamingo and Robin.
Robin blankly accepted it. Franky's antics were even weirder than Dr. Vegapunk's robots.
Franky didn't care at all. With a proud look, he pointed to the interior of his belly and explained:
"This is a simplified and modified version inspired by Pluton's energy system..."
"As for consumption, that last attack cost me about 1.5 cans..."
Doflamingo raised a hand to stop his rambling. Any deeper into the explanation and he wouldn't understand it.
He took a sip of cola, savoring the explosion of bubbles in his mouth.
With a flick of his finger, a cocooned human head dangling in the air suddenly crashed to the ground with a splat.
"Ow ow ow ow ow!!!"
The person inside instantly woke up, screaming in pain, writhing like a caterpillar.
That familiar voice...
It made both Franky and Robin freeze on the spot, haunted by the memories of past nightmares.
Their bodies trembling, they asked in unison:
"BOSS... Is that...?"
Click!
A flash went off. Doflamingo had just pressed the shutter on a Den Den Mushi camera and was grinning.
"Fufufufufu~ That's right. The one you've been dreaming about."
"As a reward for your hard work, he's yours now."
Robin and Franky's eyes gleamed red with shared fury as they stepped toward Spandam.
Franky even detached his sideburn and held it like a dagger.
From the CP9 training base till now, Spandam had been sleeping like a baby.
He had no idea he was in danger and continued to rant boldly.
"Ugh~ That hurts! Who dares lay a hand on the great CP9 officer?!"
"I'm—!"
"..."
Rip!
The sound of fabric tearing echoed as Spandam was exposed to the light again.
He looked up at the two strangers before him with a cocky expression.
"Out of the way! I'm a CP9 official appointed by the World Government!"
"Oh? You've already forgotten who I am?"
Robin's eyes were dark and unfathomable. She crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"What happened to Tom-san in the end?"
Franky said nothing but silently raised the laser in his hand.
You couldn't blame Spandam for not recognizing them.
Robin's skin was now pale and smooth—no longer malnourished—and her figure was lean, making her appearance quite different from her wanted poster.
Franky, even more so. With all his modifications, even if Tom came back from the dead, he might not recognize him at first glance.
"Hey hey hey! What are you talking about?!"
Spandam finally sensed something was wrong.
"Let go of me already!"
"Half each—don't kill him."
"Flower-Flower: Execution!"
The only reply Spandam got was that cold voice.
The next moment—
His right side sprouted long, slender arms, and his vision was completely blocked on one side.
Crack!
A sharp sound rang out as one of the finger bones on his right hand was crushed into powder.
"Aaaaghhhh!!!"
Spandam's eyes bulged, nearly popping out of his skull. He thrashed desperately.
Too bad it was useless—his body was completely restrained.
"P-please... Let me go, I beg you..."
"That's what everyone in Ohara said too."
Robin's expression turned ruthless as she grabbed Spandam's left arm and applied pressure to the bones.
Crack... snap... crunch...
"AAAHHH!"
Spandam only just realized who she was—a survivor of Ohara—before the pain overwhelmed him and he passed out.
His body twitched involuntarily from the shock.
As Robin finished her part,
Franky raised his ray emitter and slashed it down.
A chunk of flesh flew from Spandam's left fingertip, and Franky carefully used the high-temperature laser to cauterize the wound.
Zzzzzzz!
The smell of roasted flesh filled the air.
"AAAAHHH!"
Spandam, who had just fainted, woke up again screaming.
Franky repeated himself like a broken record:
"Tom-san. How did he die?"
"Ugh..."
Click click click!
Behind them, Doflamingo grinned from ear to ear, repeatedly pressing the shutter on the Den Den Mushi camera.
Spandam helping Robin and Franky fulfill their wishes—surely, deep down, he must be happy too?
Another day of being helpful.
...
Not long after,
Spandam had been reduced to a pile of minced meat.
"BOSS! Thank you!"
Robin and Franky both looked relieved as they stepped forward and bowed deeply.
"Fufufufufu~ This is what your own effort earned you."
Seeing the respect in their eyes, Doflamingo smiled.
"Let's go, Robin. We're visiting Vegapunk. Franky, you're coming too."
With that, Doflamingo flew off toward Egghead with the two of them in tow.
As for the Spandam-brand meat sauce, naturally the divine attendants would take care of it.
...
A moment later—
Otohime arrived with two mermaid guards.
Smelling the still-lingering scent of blood in the air, a bad feeling rose in her chest.
Did she come at a bad time—when the Heavenly Yaksha was in a foul mood?
Otohime's arrival had already been reported.
Scarlett descended the cloud steps.
"Queen Otohime, His Majesty Doflamingo has already left. It's unclear when he'll return."
"Would you like to wait here, or...?"
"I will wait here until Doflamingo-sama returns!"
Before Scarlett could finish, Otohime cut her off.
She had made up her mind—she would seek Doflamingo's help.
There was no point in going back now. She no longer had the heart to run her counseling clinic…
...or address the demands of Fish-Man Island's people.
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