"This time, it was I who offended you. I will never do it again," After saying this, Doflamingo seemed to have lost all his strength and completely fell to the ground, falling into a coma.
The other members of the Donquixote Family on the ship looked at Doflamingo with somewhat changed gazes.
Instead, Diamante was tearful, covering his mouth, not daring to make a sound.
'Young master, young master!'
The young master truly deserves to be the man who can become a king in the future. Only those who can bend and stretch can truly become a king.
As for the others on the ship who saw the young master's disgrace, later he would clean them all up, not letting them affect their young master's prestige.
"Stella!", Rosse shouted toward the ship.
Stella, who had been watching from the ship, hurriedly ran over, "Lord, is there anything you command?"
"Treat him."
"Yes!"
Stella nodded lightly, scattering a handful of water droplets from her hand, falling onto Doflamingo's body.
These water droplets were condensed from her sweat. After eating the Healing Fruit, every drop of liquid produced by her body had strong healing effects.
In just the blink of an eye, Doflamingo's injuries on his body recovered, but perhaps because of the mental blow, he had not yet fully awakened.
Rosse was not in a hurry and directly let Zephyr continue sailing forward.
As for the Flamingo ship, since Doflamingo had not yet awakened, Rosse simply let the ship drag the Flamingo ship along.
As for whether sailing like this would cause the Flamingo ship to fall apart, that was not something he needed to consider.
Time flew, and it soon reached dusk.
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"Awake?"
Doflamingo had just awakened from a coma when he heard Rosse's unhurried voice from the side.
"Heh..."
Doflamingo lay on the deck, looking up at the stars in the sky, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes seeming to contain countless emotions.
'Endure... still need to endure...'
Rosse sat on a beach chair, leisurely swirling the red wine glass in his hand, looking at Doflamingo with a playful gaze.
He didn't care whether Doflamingo had 100% loyalty. This was a smart man who would assess the odds early.
If he had no certainty of success, he would not have any rebellious thoughts.
Unfortunately, even with Doflamingo's potential, he still couldn't surpass Rosse's current strength.
"Doflamingo," Rosse lightly sipped a mouthful of wine, directly calling Doflamingo's name.
Even raising a dog needed proper taming, otherwise, it could not learn discipline.
"Saint Rosse!"
Doflamingo's eyes flickered slightly, but his actions were swift, quickly crawling up and kneeling before Rosse, hands prostrated on the ground, his forehead nearly touching the deck.
Since he had chosen to yield, then he must endure thoroughly.
'Just wait.'
'One day, I will have strength surpassing this man and repay today's humiliation double.'
"Your father voluntarily abandoned the identity of a Celestial Dragon. What do you think of this matter?", Rosse slightly lowered his head, overlooking the kneeling Doflamingo.
"Utterly foolish and extremely naive. I have already demonstrated my stance through my actions," There was a trace of hatred in Doflamingo's eyes, 'If not for my stupid old man's actions, I would have been like Rosse, how would I have suffered so much humiliation?'
"You acted decisively indeed, bringing your father's head to the Holy Land to beg for reinstatement. Then, if I grant you the status of Jaygarcia family retainer, how can I guarantee your loyalty?", Rosse gently swirled his wine glass, his tone and gaze full of nonchalance.
"Retainer" was the position he gave Doflamingo, also a shackle he could easily strip away in the future.
As for whether Doflamingo would use this identity to cause trouble, that was certain, even likely to tarnish the Jaygarcia name.
But the Jaygarcia family, after eight hundred years as Celestial Dragons, already had no real good reputation left. At most only infamy and prestige.
No matter what Doflamingo did, it would only add another achievement to the family's infamy.
"I am willing to offer my Vivre Card and present a head symbolizing my loyalty to you," Doflamingo's face, pressed against the deck, was extremely gloomy, but he knew he had no choice.
If he lost his life, then nothing else would matter.
To survive, for the future, he was willing to compromise, even letting Rosse hold his weakness.
"The Heavens Hunt just ended. Some clansmen will be lingering in some North Blue allied nations...", Rosse seemed to bring up this matter unintentionally.
"I will give you a satisfactory answer," Doflamingo promised in a low voice. He had long guessed it would be such a thing, and he actually didn't reject it.
All Celestial Dragons were targets of his hatred.
The power that should have belonged to him was now in the hands of those trash, how could he not be angry?
Even knowing that this leverage was no small matter and exposure could bring severe consequences, he had no choice to begin with. He might as well think in the positive direction.
"Then I await your good news. Gion, see the guest off!"
"Yes!"
Gion's figure flickered, grabbing Doflamingo's shoulder with one hand.
Doflamingo only felt a dizzying change before finding himself back on the Flamingo ship, surrounded by crew members with varied expressions.
"This is the Den Den Mushi for contact. You know what to do," Gion tossed a silver Den Den Mushi to Doflamingo, then quickly disappeared.
"Fufufufu, of course I know what to do...", Back on his own ship, Doflamingo burst into mad laughter, his expression even crazier than before.
"Young master, should we...", Diamante walked to Doflamingo's side, hinting with his gaze toward the surrounding crew members.
"Fufufufu, they are all family members, how could I do such a thing?"
Facing the fearful gazes of the crew, Doflamingo laughed and opened his arms to everyone, "From today on, the Donquixote Family is the retainer of the Jaygarcia family. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with this family name, but the current Five Elders and the Celestial Dragon just now are from this family."
"It can be said that even among Celestial Dragons, the Jaygarcia family is the strongest."
He could have killed all the crew to ensure today's events were kept secret.
But that would not align with Rosse's interests, nor his own.
Since Rosse did not eliminate him, but rather accepted him as a subordinate, it only showed that he still had value, that Rosse had things he needed Doflamingo to do.
Since that was the case, he should not resist but embrace it.
By borrowing Rosse's power, he could save at least ten years of development.
Just as he thought, upon hearing that they were recruited by Celestial Dragons, even Diamante and the others below found it somewhat surreal.
This was the Celestial Dragons.
According to Doflamingo, even the strongest family among Celestial Dragons.
To serve as retainers to such a family was perhaps more glorious than being the Pirate King.
"Fufufufu!"
Looking at the gradually joyful faces of the crew, Doflamingo's laughter became even more crazed.
'Just wait, Celestial Dragons! Just wait, Saint Rosse!'
'Someday, I will repay it double!'
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