Pirate: I am Kozuki's nemesis and Nika's enemy!

"Fffffff... A great war is about to begin. Crocodile, are you interested in joining forces with me to fight a big one?"

Doflamingo finds Crocodile, who failed in his challenge to Whitebeard, and reveals to him the news that Zero and Whitebeard have scheduled a battle.

"Teaming up with you? Are you kidding me?"

"Dover, you are only fit to be my little brother. My current identity is the Shichibukai appointed by the World Government. This is just my starting point."

Crocodile still had that bossy demeanor, even holding a cigarette in his mouth while speaking.

During this period, he was at the peak of his strength, tied with Douglas Barrett, a former crew member of Roger's Pirates, and did not take Doflamingo seriously at all.

"Shichibukai? You dare to show off the title I just rejected?!"

Doflamingo showed a surprised expression on his face, and then he kept approaching Crocodile and continued: "We pirates live to enjoy the freedom of life. What's the point of being a dog of the World Government!"

"Just you? You want to be equal to me in title."

Crocodile, who has always been prejudiced against Dover, is unwilling to believe even a single punctuation mark from the other party.

In his impression, the other party was just a small pirate.

"To tell you the truth, I'm about to head off to a country and become a local hero for the greater good!"

Crocodile looked so nonchalant that one just wanted to slap him twice.

But after seeing this, the troublemaker Doflamingo was not angry. Instead, he put his hand on his shoulder.

"It just so happens that I am also going to a country, only to become a nightmare to the locals for the greater good of the organization!"

Doflamingo knew that Lord Zero needed the power of the dwarfs, so he simply took Dressrosa and became the biggest dictator in the area.

"Humph."

Crocodile just thought that Doflamingo, this dog, was trying to get close to him and didn't pay much attention to what he said. But when he took the newspaper from Doflamingo, his expression changed slightly.

"Someone wants to challenge Whitebeard again?"

"That's the strongest man in the world. I would like to advise the guy called Dark Dragon not to ask for trouble and waste his energy."

"But... I'd like to see how miserable he is after being defeated by Whitebeard. It will be very interesting."

Crocodile had just been defeated by Whitebeard. If the Four Emperors Dark Dragon also lost to Whitebeard, it would help him regain a little bit of his self-esteem as a strong man.

"Fffffffff, you're so silly and cute, Crocodile."

"No one can defeat the Four Emperors Dark Dragon. Whitebeard will definitely lose to our boss!"

Doflamingo grinned and laughed wildly in front of Crocodile, even revealing his own past.

"Stop fantasizing, Dover."

"No one knows Whitebeard Newgate's strength better than me. Dark Dragon will definitely lose!"

Crocodile said lightly.

Some time ago, he also wanted to defeat Whitebeard, but he was beaten up severely by him. The feeling of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit hitting his body will never be forgotten in his life.

"Fffffff...Since neither you nor I can convince the other, why not make a huge bet?"

"If the Four Emperors Dark Dragon defeats the strongest man, Whitebeard, you will join the Calamity Fleet and become a captain under Governor Dark Dragon."

Doflamingo admired Crocodile so much that he even planned to have him join his side.

"Why should I bet with you?!"

Crocodile pinched the cigarette in his mouth and threw it away casually without any manners.

"I see you clearly don't dare."

Doflamingo, who had always been looked down upon, also had a cold expression on his face and spoke harshly.

"Don't you dare?"

"I, Crocodile, have never known what fear is in my life. I will accept this bet."

"But...if Whitebeard wins this duel, I want you, Doflamingo, to be my lackey!"

Crocodile pointed his golden hook at Doflamingo in front of him.

"Fffffff...I will definitely win anyway, no matter what you say."

"However, your contemptuous attitude is a little inappropriate."

As he spoke, black and red domineering aura gushed out of Doflamingo's body and he pressed towards Crocodile.

"Times have changed. Even you dare to attack me!"

Crocodile's robe fluttered in the wind, and a swirling yellow sand condensed in his hands.

"If you don't make progress in your practice, you will regress. You are just arrogant now, and sooner or later I will leave you behind."

"Foot shave line!"

Doflamingo jumped up, and when the white line gathered under his feet, he kicked Crocodile hard.

"Sand Burial!"

Crocodile shook his robe, and the yellow sand fluttered up in the sky.

The two fought for dozens of rounds, and finally Crocodile won a tragic victory.

But there was no trace of joy on his face.

"As someone who is not weaker than Barrett, I actually had to fight to this extent to defeat Doflamingo. Is it really like he said, that my strength has been declining?!"

The more Crocodile thought about it, the more surprised he became. When he looked at Doflamingo lying on the ground, his eyes no longer had the arrogance he had before.

........

New World, Inazuma Province Usagi Bowl area.

Kaido, who had finished his long training, finally stopped. He carried a hoe and took his men to mine seastone as a leisure time after training.

Suddenly, a little pirate who was delivering a message came running over in a panic.

"Vice-Governor Kaido, Whitebeard Newgate has issued a challenge to the Governor-General!"

The reason why he conveyed this news to Kaido was that the Beasts Pirates have always had a rule.

Only by becoming a true beast warrior can you challenge the captain of the Scourge Fleet.

Only by becoming the captain under his command can you challenge the big boss of the Beasts Pirates.

Only by becoming a big boss can you challenge the Deputy Governor of Beasts.

Anyone who wants to challenge the Governor of Beasts must defeat the Deputy Governor to prove that he is qualified to challenge.

Therefore, according to the process,

Whitebeard Newgate wants to openly challenge Zero, or at least get the qualification to challenge from Kaido!

........