"He's here! Haha, he's really here! The new Marine Admiral actually came—only our Young Master could command such treatment!"
"Tch, of course. Our Young Master is the true king among the Warlords. The others? Just filler."
"Did you hear? This time, the Young Master made the new Marine Admiral come crawling—just to make him pay."
"This is our Donquixote Family's moment to shine. No—this is our chance to vent our fury and show that some people are not to be trifled with!"
The crowd erupted.
Tens of thousands roared in thunderous cheers.
Standing at the harbor, Doflamingo looked at the proud faces of his followers, his grin growing more twisted and triumphant.
It was as if he could already see the new Marine Admiral groveling like a beaten dog.
As the warship drew closer, Doflamingo's excitement intensified. When the ship was less than a kilometer from shore, he burst into maniacal laughter.
"Hahaha! So the arrogant Marine dog finally comes crawling!"
"Looks like declaring war on two Yonko is too much for your HQ. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent you here to behave yourself."
"But don't worry—I've prepared a welcome gift!"
BOOM!
Doflamingo launched himself like a cannonball, crossing hundreds of meters in an instant.
He appeared in front of the warship, his right leg whipping toward Luo Yu like a steel lash.
On deck, Smoker and the others turned pale.
They hadn't expected Doflamingo to strike so suddenly.
Three days ago, when they received Sengoku's call, they knew this mission wouldn't be easy.
They'd racked their brains trying to find a way to defuse the tension and bring Doflamingo in peacefully.
They had hoped for a diplomatic opening.
But Doflamingo's sudden attack shattered that hope.
As the kick closed in, all eyes turned to Luo Yu.
Everyone—Marines and onlookers alike—wanted to see how the Admiral would "behave."
"Flowing Rock-Splitting Fist!"
Luo Yu moved.
But he didn't dodge. He didn't block.
Instead, in full view of everyone, his right fist shot out like lightning—faster than Doflamingo's kick.
The sudden counterattack made Doflamingo's pupils contract. His face twisted in disbelief.
This wasn't how the script was supposed to go.
But at such close range, against an Admiral who rarely made a move, Luo Yu's punch came without warning.
BOOM!
The punch landed squarely in Doflamingo's gut, caving it in.
He managed to activate Armament Haki at the last second.
But the Flowing Sakura coating Luo Yu's fist exploded like divine thunder.
SPURT!
Doflamingo coughed up blood.
His body flew like a missile, crashing into a mountain of cargo hundreds of meters away.
CRASH!
The crates shattered like matchsticks, debris flying everywhere.
The once-deafening harbor fell into dead silence.
Top officers, low-ranking grunts, even the Marines on the warship—all stared in stunned disbelief.
Wasn't Doflamingo supposed to be the one humiliating the Admiral?
Because right now, it looked like the opposite.
And that "behaving" Doflamingo kept talking about? Luo Yu didn't seem to have gotten the memo.
"A-Admiral Luo Yu," Doll stammered.
"Didn't Fleet Admiral Sengoku send us to invite Doflamingo to accept the Warlord summons? Is this really… okay?"
Everyone looked at Luo Yu, faces full of unease.
Luo Yu took a sip from his gourd and said casually:
"Old man Sengoku gave me 30 million Berries to invite Doflamingo. He didn't say how."
"If he had specific instructions, he would've called more than once."
Doll and the others were speechless.
They couldn't argue with that logic.
Maybe Sengoku really didn't care how the Warlord was brought in.
"You bastard! How dare you attack me!"
Doflamingo staggered out of the rubble, face twisted in rage.
"Don't forget—it's your HQ that needs me, not the other way around!"
"You'll regret this! How will you explain this when you get back?"
Luo Yu took another sip and said flatly:
"Explain? Thanks for reminding me, Doflamingo. I almost forgot to say my line."
"You have two choices: One, come with me to Marine HQ. Two, be taken to Marine HQ."
"Which will it be?"
His voice wasn't loud—but it echoed across the harbor like a spell.
The entire Donquixote Family froze.
They remembered what Doflamingo had said earlier.
Was this really the show they were meant to watch?
This "behaving" was a little too… aggressive.
Veins bulged on Doflamingo's forehead. His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists.
His body trembled with fury.
He had summoned everyone—every officer, every soldier—to witness his dominance.
And now, it was the Admiral who had stolen the spotlight.
He couldn't swallow this humiliation.
"Fine. FINE!"
"You arrogant little brat! You dare act so recklessly even now?"
"Let's see how long you can keep up this arrogance!"
"Let's see if you can drag this entire kingdom down with you!"