XX-level Hokage

"That's impossible. Pirates can't all take orders from the same person at the same time, just like the World Government, and so can you. No matter what your true identity is," the woman continued.

She is a veteran member of the Beasts Pirates, second only to the "Three Disasters" and the "Flying Six".

On stage, Black Maria looked at her reckless sister and couldn't help but sigh. Truly, as foolish as ever.

"Don't worry, I'll explain even if you don't ask. I don't intend to rule you; I'm just temporarily organizing the pirates together," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

“But you have already killed Lord Kaido and seized his position. The Beasts Pirates will never accept your rule,” said an elderly pirate with a white beard.

He is a staunch supporter of Kaido.

"Who said Kaido is dead?" Mashiro suddenly laughed out loud and snapped her fingers.

In an instant, a beam of light appeared out of nowhere, soaring wildly through the sky. "Kai, Lord Kaido?!"

Upon seeing that familiar figure, many members of the Beasts Pirates showed fervor, with many even kneeling on the ground. The Azure Dragon landed on the platform, transforming into Kaido in human form.

Looking at the many pirates below the stage, Kaido said, "Do as she says."

"But, Lord Kaido... some pirates still don't understand. I said, do as she says!" Kaido roared.

"Yes, Lord Kaido!" Instantly, all the pirates agreed. Kaido had no intention of engaging in friendly conversation with them.

Actually, Mashiro didn't. If it weren't for putting on a show for this world, she would have already used force to intimidate them. "Well then, everyone from the Beasts Pirates, it's a pleasure to cooperate," Mashiro said with a smile.

But her gaze didn't fall on any of the pirates; instead, she looked at the sky, where numerous newsbirds were flying at full speed toward the island where Morgans was located.

Everything that has happened up to this point today is just a play designed by Mashiro.

In the play, Mashiro is the protagonist, Yamato and Jun are supporting characters, Kaido is an important supporting character, the pirates in the audience are extras, and the audience consists of everyone in the world.

After explaining everything else about Wano Country, the Zou furry kingdom, and the Beast Pirates, Mashiro left Wano Country with Shirahoshi and the others who were already there.

"Where to next?" Carrot glanced back at Wano Country and asked curiously. "I...I want to see Skypiea..." Shirahoshi said sweetly.

“I think the same thing as Shirahoshi-chan! I also want to see the Sky Islands,” Carrot said, hugging Shirahoshi and smiling. During this time, Carrot and Shirahoshi had become very good friends.

Carrot is innocent and Shirahoshi is adorable; both are somewhat naive and childish, making them kind of like-minded people who "wish they had met sooner."

"I'm fine with anything. I haven't really left Wano Country much yet," Yamato said with a smile. When leaving Wano Country, Mashiro took Yamato with her but not Jun.

Ulti has many things to do with the Beasts Pirates. As for Yamato, she's too busy to understand the missions she's given, but she keeps her by her side as a fighting force to protect Shirahoshi and Carrot.

Shirley didn't offer any opinion; she had already divined their next destination through the crystal.

York remained silent, quietly navigating the boat. Her expression was one of utter shock and complexity.

York truly never imagined that Shinji could defeat Kaido and bring the entire White Beast Pirates under her control. But since things had come to this, she could only accept it, and at this point, she gradually began to change her mindset.

What began as resentment at being forced into becoming a velvet ball has transformed into a realization that it's not so bad, considering that according to Mashiro's plan, she truly has the potential to overthrow the World Government and establish a new order.

Once the new order is established, as someone close to Mashiro, she will definitely gain enormous power and, to some extent, still be able to fulfill her original wishes.

"I'm sorry, we're not going to the Sky Island next." Mashiro said with a smile, watching Carrot and Yamato discussing excitedly. "Then where are we going, Mashiro-sama?" Carrot asked curiously.

“Our destination is an island nation in the New World called Dressrosa,” Mashiro said, stroking Carrot’s fluffy head, especially kneading her fluffy ears.

“Dresrossa? Never heard of it. Shirahoshi, what about you?” Carrot shook her head, then looked at Shirahoshi and asked, “I haven’t heard of that name either.” Shirahoshi shook her head slightly and said.

"Dressrosa also has another name, the Land of Love, Passion, and Toys, which I think you'll like," Masashi said with a smile, fiddling with Carrot's perky ear.

"Toys?! Yay!" Carrot's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing "toys," and she cheered. After playing with Carrot, Shirahoshi, and Yamato for a while, Mashiro quietly approached York.

York, who was steering the ship, suddenly felt a hand touching him... and his nerves tightened. "Lord Mashiro."

"Could York-chan tell me about Dressrosa?" Mashiro asked, gently stroking the skin.

Mashiro didn't know much about Dressrosa either. "Okay."

York adjusted his body slightly to make Mashiro more comfortable and said, "Dressrosa is a tropical island with a resort atmosphere, known as the 'Land of Love, Passion, and Toys.' The nearby coast has a large number of octagonal rocks and is the base of Donquixote Doflamingo, a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It was in Dressrosa that he set up a factory to manufacture artificial Zoan-type Devil Fruits."

The island of Dressrosa is filled with the fragrance of flowers and is renowned throughout the world for its exquisite cuisine.

Besides the food and music, young women and sexy dance moves are also an important part of Dressrosa, where women are very skilled at dancing.

However, just as its nickname, the island of love and passion, is reflected in the excessive obsession with love, which also creates a strong sense of jealousy among the women. If betrayed by a man, they will commit the horrific act of assassination. The more beautiful the woman, the more ruthless she is. They are clear about love and hate, so emotional disputes and even physical conflicts are common occurrences.

For unknown reasons, local residents are accustomed to coexisting with living dolls. Some doll soldiers even serve as patrols in the city to maintain order. The most famous doll soldiers in the area are known as the Thunder Soldiers. They guard the bullfighting arena in Dressrosa and usually use force to drive away those who are prohibited from entering the arena and who repeatedly refuse to listen to advice.

Furthermore, since 700 years ago, the island's inhabitants have still believed in the existence and legends of fairies, and according to the original investigation, dwarfs do indeed still exist beneath Dressrosa.

Chapter 151: The Don Quixote Family

In addition, Dressrosa is home to another incredibly famous attraction: the bullring.

The bullfighting arena is usually used for gladiator duels, and occasionally large-scale competitions are held there. However, due to the excessive violence and gore involved in the matches, children are prohibited from entering to watch.

The greatest entertainment for the people of Dressrosa is watching gladiator duels in the bullring. "York began to speak, and in a sense, as one of the Vegapunks, she is an encyclopedia of this world."

"It's an interesting country. So, what do you know about Don Quixote Doflamingo?" Mashiro continued.

After a moment's hesitation, York said, "I think that for Lord Mashiro, the Heavenly Demon poses basically no threat."

“Of course I understand that, but to some extent, I’m not a person who likes violence. If a problem can be solved by other means, it’s best to solve it by other means,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, York asked, "Donquixote Doflamingo, in a sense, is not an ordinary person; he was once a Celestial Dragon. However, his father voluntarily gave up his Celestial Dragon status."

Nine years ago, Donquixote Doflamingo seized the throne of Dressrosa and became the new king of Dressrosa.

He was later invited to become a Shichibukai, and by skillfully using the authority granted to him by the World Government, he controlled numerous industries around the world, such as Sabaody Archipelago.

His property is the human auction house in GR1 of the archipelago, making him arguably the most powerful Shichibukai at present.

To secure his position, he secretly runs an illegal human auction house, providing slaves to Celestial Dragons and wealthy nobles, kidnapping creatures of various races, and engaging in the arms trade in the underworld. His influence extends throughout the world, and he acts as a middleman in the underworld, codenamed 'Joker'. He secretly employs the evil scientist M-Caesar Clown to produce artificial Zoan-type Devil Fruits (SMILEs), and sells these artificial fruits to the Yonko Kaido behind the backs of the Navy and the government.

Besides himself, Donquixote Doflamingo also formed the Donquixote Family, which is his greatest asset.

Based on playing cards, Donquixote Doflamingo divided his family members into four factions: clubs, spades, hearts, and diamonds.

The highest-ranking officer of the Clubs is Torrepol, the highest-ranking officer of the Spades is Diamante, the highest-ranking officer of the Diamonds is Don Quixote Rosinante, but Don Quixote Rosinante is dead, and the current officer of the Hearts who succeeds him is Vergo.

Unlike Kaido's Three Disasters and the Flying Six, the Donquixote Family's Thousand Division can only be considered a single force, as their main body hasn't gathered much information.

"Is that so? Then let's just use force. By the way, did Donquixote Doflamingo obtain his throne through normal means? If not, I'd like to see if there's any prince or princess revenge plot," Mashiro said with a smile.

Speaking of the princess's revenge, she thought of Weiwei again.

Okay, I'll make a detour to Alabasta after leaving Dressrosa.

"Speaking of which, the way Donquixote Doflamingo obtained the throne of Dressrosa was not through any legitimate means."

Nine years ago, Doflamingo appeared before King Riku and threatened him to gather a huge sum of 100 billion Berries in one day, or he would lead his troops to conquer Dressrosa.

King Riku, concerned for the safety of his people, asked the citizens of Dressrosa to hand over all the cash they had. However, this fell into Doflamingo's trap, who used his Devil Fruit powers to control his actions, killing his soldiers and citizens, and even causing arson in the town. The people of the country were disgusted by his incompetent and tyrannical behavior, and Doflamingo eventually seized the opportunity to overthrow his regime and become king.

"The Riku royal family has been deposed and is despised by the people," York replied.

"I knew it? Alabasta is like this, and so is Texas. Sometimes I really doubt the purpose of the World Navy's existence," Mashiro couldn't help but sigh.

As the Seastone warships sailed toward Dexrotha, a message was spreading across the world with unstoppable momentum.

"Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and the sorcerer?! The throne of the Four Emperors has changed hands!!!" The hidden truth!! The sorcerer is forming a pirate alliance?! "The buried history, the Twenty Kings and the World Government!!!"

The huge headlines in the newspapers, carried by the news birds, reached island after island, making Mashiro's words in the square known to one person after another.

In an instant, the world was shocked!

Not only because Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, failed, but also because Mashiro revealed unprecedented history and proposed the goal of overthrowing the World Government for the first time.

Dressrosa. Inside the royal palace.

Doflamingo lay on a recliner, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand, his expression extremely solemn. On a table beside the recliner, newspapers from the World Economic News were scattered haphazardly.

Meanwhile, family officials began to assemble at the palace. Moments later, all the members of the Tangjid family had officially assembled.

Doflamingo calmly surveyed these "family members" whom he cherished so much.

Torrepol, Pica, Vergo, Diamanti, Señor Piqué, Jora, Sugar, Buffalo, Majabais, Deringer, Rao G, Quinn, Baby-5.

These are the core of the Don Quixote family.

"Young Master, what has happened?" Trebol, who resembled an old man, asked. "The clan is facing a life-or-death situation," Doflamingo said calmly. Upon hearing this, all the members of the Donquixote Family were puzzled.

"You all probably already know about the new Yonko, right? With that, Doflamingo picked up a newspaper from the round table beside him."

Upon hearing this, all the family executives, except for Baby-5, nodded. The matter was far too significant for them to be unaware of.

“This morning, Quinn suddenly called me and said that this sorcerer will be coming to Dressrosa tomorrow, and that I should prepare to receive him,” Doflamingo said calmly.

"So, what does the girl mean?" Torebol began.

"The sorcerer's goal is to overthrow the World Government because she wants to organize a huge pirate alliance. Heh, what a grand ambition. Her main purpose in coming here this time is, unsurprisingly, to bring our Donquixote family into her pirate alliance."

Unfortunately, we are powerless to stop her. After all, even Kaido failed, didn't he? So, once she arrives in Dressrosa...

Then we are left with only one path: to be at the mercy of others.

"It's even possible she'll choose to kill me outright and send someone else to manage the Donquixote Family." Doflamingo said coldly. But as he himself said, he had no ability to fight back, not even the courage to.

Chapter 152 Little Rabbit Carrot

"Young Master, if it really comes down to it, shall we just leave Dressrosa?" Vergo said, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

"Leave? Ha, where can we go then? Should we seek refuge with the other three Emperors, or with the Navy and the World Government?" Doflamingo said with a very gloomy expression.

"For now, we can only sound out the sorcerer's attitude towards our Don Quixote family before making any further plans," Torrepol sighed.

"This is the only way to proceed now."

After Doflamingo finished speaking, he looked at Vergo and asked, "Vergo, Monet shouldn't have arrived at Punk Hazard yet, right?" "Yes, young master, Monet should have just arrived near the Victoria Sea," Vergo replied.

"Contact her with a Den Den Mushi and have her go to the shipping lanes to find the sorcerers' ship. Have her temporarily act as their guide and, while she's at it, keep an eye out for the sorcerers' opinions of Dressrosa and the Donquixote Family," Doflamingo said.

"Yes, young master." Vergo nodded, took out a Den Den Mushi, and walked to the side.

"I'll contact Sengoku later, just in case. You guys should also make some preparations in advance," Doflamingo sighed.

"Yes, young master!" Night.

The sea stretched endlessly into the night. It was desolate and silent.

Unless there are special circumstances, Mashiro will not choose to drive at night.

Therefore, the Seastone warship was now alone and stationary in a stretch of sea, its hull swaying with the movement of the water.

However, thanks to the special structure of the Seastone warship, the swaying of the bottom of the ship did not affect the hull at all, and the deck and all the rooms of the Seastone warship did not feel any shaking.

This is also why Mashiro wanted to take the Seastone warship with her; on this ship, even after a long journey, she wouldn't feel seasick. As night deepened...