Sengoku was indeed a bit speechless.
He had personally approved Diamante's bounty.
After all, it involved a Shichibukai, and Commodore Tibs of Loguetown didn't dare to make the decision on his own.
He had originally thought that Cyrus would clash with Doflamingo after reaching the Grand Line.
But now, Cyrus had gone to the North Blue and launched an attack on the forces Doflamingo had been cultivating there.
Even before becoming Fleet Admiral, Sengoku had noticed Doflamingo.
His adopted son, Corazon, had died at the hands of his own brother, Doflamingo.
Sengoku certainly wanted to capture Doflamingo, but Doflamingo had become a Shichibukai, and it was personally approved by the World Government.
If someone targeted Doflamingo, he would of course be very much in favor of it.
But now, with such a huge commotion in the North Blue, he, the Fleet Admiral of the Navy, couldn't just sit by and watch.
"Just keep an eye on his position. Don't engage in conflict for now. I'll send someone else to contact him!"
"Yes, Fleet Admiral!"
The other end of the Den Den Mushi gave a decisive reply.
"What a willful guy."
Looking at the disconnected Den Den Mushi in his hand, Sengoku felt a bit helpless.
Aside from not being a Pirate, many Pirates couldn't match this level of willfulness.
But the other party wasn't indiscriminately attacking civilians either.
"I can't let him continue like this!"
Sengoku frowned in thought and dialed the Den Den Mushi again.
A moment later, the Den Den Mushi's appearance changed, resembling a sleazy face.
"Ooh, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, what can I do for you?"
Kizaru's unique, sleazy-sounding voice came through.
"Ahem, how is the situation?"
"No result. Both sides are very dissatisfied with each other's conditions."
Kizaru answered directly.
"So, it might still take a while?"
"It looks that way. But you're contacting me at this time for something else, right, Fleet Admiral?"
"Yes, it's about the matter in the North Blue. Cyrus has been causing a big stir there recently. You should know him," Sengoku didn't beat around the bush and directly brought up the purpose of contacting Kizaru.
"That young man from the East Blue."
Kizaru was present when Sengoku had taken Garp to task before, so he naturally remembered the name.
"So he's the one causing trouble in the North Blue now!"
A hint of realization was in Kizaru's voice.
"Fleet Admiral, the World Government people wanted me to take action before, but I didn't agree."
"It wasn't a direct order?"
Sengoku's expression turned serious upon hearing this.
If the World Government itself had issued an order to an Admiral, then he shouldn't interfere.
In that case, Cyrus might be judged as a Pirate.
"I didn't receive one. It was just that guy in charge of the negotiations who spoke to me privately."
Kizaru's answer made Sengoku breathe a sigh of relief.
"I see. You go and find him, then stop him from continuing."
Sengoku gave the order.
Actually, in his mind, it would be better not to interfere.
After all, wars between nations in the Four Seas and Paradise were becoming more and more frequent, and the weapons carried by the soldiers of these countries were even more sophisticated than the Navy's.
It was likely related to Doflamingo.
If he could use Cyrus's hand to directly destroy his arsenals, that would be for the best.
However, the World Government might also be involved.
If this continued, a bounty poster would probably be issued directly, bypassing the Navy.
Sengoku thought this way because he still hadn't given up on the idea of pulling Cyrus into the Navy.
"Should I capture him?"
Kizaru's voice came from the Den Den Mushi's mouth.
Hmm?
That's not a bad idea!
An idea sparked in Sengoku's mind, and he almost agreed.
But then he thought, for such a willful guy, if Kizaru failed this time, the outcome would be easy to imagine.
"You can extend an invitation. It doesn't matter if the invitation fails. The most important thing is to stop him from continuing to cause such a big commotion in the North Blue."
"What if he doesn't agree?"
"Then use force to stop him."
Sengoku frowned, thought for a moment, and gave his answer.
"I understand."
"Get this done as soon as possible. Also, after this is over, if the World Government and the Germa Kingdom still haven't reached an agreement, you can return first."
Sengoku said again.
"I thought I could have a few more days of paid vacation."
A vein throbbed on Sengoku's forehead as he hung up the Den Den Mushi.
Of his three admirals, one was inflexible, one would be idle whenever possible, and the remaining one looked completely unmotivated.
And then there was that bastard Garp.
If he had just brought the person back in the first place, none of this would have happened.
Sengoku put down the Den Den Mushi with a look of annoyance.
"Then I'll just dock all of Garp's salary for this month!"
Sengoku muttered to himself, stuffing a document from his desk to his pet goat at his side.
The old goat didn't hold back, opening its mouth to bite down and chew slowly.
...
"Is that the twentieth?"
Doflamingo could no longer remain calm!
He had thought his plan was perfect.
But he didn't expect the guys from the World Government to take the money and not do the work.
However, Admiral Kizaru was not someone who could be ordered around by just anyone.
"Young Master, we must stop him. If this continues, the business will be greatly affected."
Trebol reminded him.
"I know!" Doflamingo stood up directly.
"I'll go meet this guy myself."
Doflamingo's tone was very grim, his heart clearly filled with killing intent!
"Doffy!"
Seeing Doflamingo's posture, Trebol immediately spoke up to stop him.
"Dressrosa is more important!"
His reminder calmed Doflamingo down considerably.
The Artificial Devil Fruit factory was being set up.
Research was also being expedited over at Punk Hazard.
The next key step was to use this to trade with Kaido.
Besides money, he also needed Kaido's status.
These were all useful things.
"There's still plenty of time. Besides, if I do nothing after my weapon factories are destroyed, it won't just be this bastard; more guys will pop up in the future."
Doflamingo took a deep breath.
"Trebol, you're in charge of everything here."
After speaking, Doflamingo, clad in his small leather shoes, turned and walked out.
Seeing Doflamingo's determined stance, Trebol opened his mouth but didn't try to persuade him further.
Having followed Doflamingo for many years, he understood his personality well and knew that further attempts at persuasion would be useless.
Few people were aware of Doflamingo's departure.
The ship left Dressrosa, heading directly for the Calm Belt.
"Young Master? Are we returning to the North Blue?"
A fifteen-year-old Baby 5 looked curiously at the grim-faced Doflamingo.
"Yes. Some bastard is destroying the armories in the North Blue. I'm going back to kill him this time."
Doflamingo turned to look at Baby 5, nodding in response.
"That bastard, how dare he provoke our Donquixote Family."
The others who had been summoned had no idea what had happened, but upon hearing this, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation.