In One Piece, I Am the Ultimate Doflamingo

Soft padding rose from the ground, catching the unconscious Yamato.

Silence fell over the scene.

The only sound was the gurgling of Kaido drinking.

Kaido glanced at his daughter with a peculiar expression. He hadn't expected this rebellious brat to possess such potential.

The Beasts Pirates all stared in wide-eyed disbelief at what had just happened.

"Worororo! Well done, Doflamingo!" Kaido's booming voice shattered the tense atmosphere.

"Th-That was… Conqueror's Haki?!"

"Yamato has awakened it?!"

"Incredible! How did she do that?!"

"As expected of Kaido-sama's daughter!"

"..."

The pirates shifted their gazes between Doflamingo and Yamato, trying to unravel the secret behind the phenomenon.

Being the center of attention, witnessing their admiration and shock, filled Doflamingo with immense satisfaction.

"Fufufufufu… This is just a small application of Observation Haki. But of course, Yamato had to have the potential for it."

He wasn't lying.

If it were some talentless fool like Sasuke, who could only awaken a single-tomoe Sharingan through rage over his family's death, then no amount of emotional stimulation would help.

Doflamingo's words only fueled the pirates' excitement.

"Observation Haki?"

"I thought that was just for dodging attacks?"

"Didn't big bro say it could also predict the future?"

"What's this about potential? Do I have it?"

"You have nothing but disappointment."

"Screw you—"

Boom!

A powerful aura silenced the rowdy crowd.

Kaido's voice rang out again.

"Doflamingo, continue what you were about to say."

His curiosity about this young man was only growing.

"Kaido-san, although we have yet to perfect artificial Devil Fruits, we are working on another project—Lineage Factor."

Hearing this, Queen, who prided himself on his superior scientific knowledge, felt a jolt of excitement behind his sunglasses.

Lineage Factor—his shared research with Judge—had already been applied in two ways.

He couldn't help but interject.

"You mean Lineage Factor? What exactly are you referring to?"

"Not just the replication of minor abilities," Doflamingo said as he pressed a button on a newly retrieved Visual Den Den Mushi. "Take a look."

On screen, Kashu endured Enel's brutal assault while exhibiting the ability to wield lightning himself.

"You're calling this Lineage Factor?! This is Devil Fruit Power Transplantation!!!"

Queen's jaw nearly hit the floor, his sunglasses slipping off his face. It was as if he was seeing Vergo for the first time all over again.

Had he been at sea for so long that he'd completely lost touch with modern scientific advancements? Had Bloodline Factor research evolved this far already?

"How is this even possible?!"

Click! Favorited.

This was step one of selling a product—showing the customer its direct impact.

Doflamingo could feel their hunger growing.

They wanted it.

"Fufufufufu… This technology isn't perfected yet. It has an extremely high failure rate."

Doflamingo gestured slightly.

Pica stepped forward, his stone armor cracking open as several more Visual Den Den Mushi began playing footage.

A series of grotesque experimental subjects were shown undergoing genetic collapse, melting into twisted lumps of flesh.

Step two—raising the product's value by demonstrating the difficulty of its creation. Make the customer appreciate its rarity.

But Kaido's expectant gaze was starting to turn impatient.

"Get to the point, Doflamingo!" he bellowed.

Doflamingo remained unfazed. If anything, he was amused. Having exclusive technology meant leverage.

"I currently have a Lucky Fruit that can forcibly guarantee success, at the cost of thirty years of the user's lifespan."

"Additionally, Yamato, as your child, was conceived after you had already eaten your Devil Fruit. Her body likely has a unique adaptation to your abilities, greatly increasing the experiment's success rate."

"Creating a second Vergo… What do you think?"

Step three—paint a vivid picture of the future for the client, making them truly desire the product.

Kaido's eyes gleamed.

"Worororo! And what do you want in return, Doflamingo?!"

He knew this brat wasn't giving away his technology for free.

"It's simple. I need some essential blood samples… and exclusive rights to distribute your weapons."

So that's what he was after—Kaido's weapons.

After a brief consideration, Kaido agreed.

"Fine! Profits will be split as before!"

With all his goals in Wano achieved, Doflamingo delivered his parting gift.

"Oh, as a bonus, my Observation Haki picked up an interesting name—Kozuki Sukiyaki. He's currently heading toward Kuri."

...

Three days later, the Numancia Flamingo soared into the sky, carrying several newly captured Komainu beasts.

"Farewell, Kaido-san."

"Come back and fight me when you're stronger!"

"Of course!"

Watching the flaming ship shrink into the distance, King couldn't help but ask.

"Kaido-sama, that guy is a Celestial Dragon. Can he really be trusted?"

"Yeah, Kaido-sama," Queen added. He had the same doubts.

Kaido grinned wickedly.

"Worororo… Words can lie, but willpower doesn't. That brat may be a Celestial Dragon, but he wants all of them dead. Now that's interesting."

...

Aboard the Numancia Flamingo.

"Damn old man!!!"

Yamato gripped the railing, glaring at the distant shore.

That smug bastard said goodbye to everyone except her. How infuriating!

Nearby, the heavily bandaged Hiyori carefully approached with a tray of tea, speaking in an unusually gentle tone.

"Lady Yamato, please have some tea."

"Ew! Stay away!"

Yamato quickly backed away. Ever since she had saved Hiyori, the girl had been acting… weird.

Doflamingo, sensing their clashing emotions, grinned from ear to ear as he watched the scene unfold.

First, Yamato had wanted to save Kozuki Hiyori.

Then, Hiyori had wanted to kill her.

Now, Hiyori was ready to devote everything to Yamato… and Yamato was the one running away.

How amusing.

Thud!

Doflamingo looked down.

Yamato clutched her reddened fist, hiding it behind her back, her voice laced with irritation.

"Smug bastard! What are you laughing at?!"

"I just remembered something amusing."

"When are you going to turn me into a dragon? I want to fight my father!"

Seeing Yamato's determined expression, Doflamingo casually ruffled her pink horns.

"Fufufufu… Your body is still too weak. You need more training."

"D-Damn it!!!"

Feeling the strange sensation atop her head, Yamato instinctively swung a fist.

But before she could land the hit, strings grew over her entire body, weighing down on her limbs like a crushing force, rendering her unable to move.

"Your training for today is to withstand this restriction for an hour. With your bloodline, it won't harm you."

"Take this off! I don't want it!!!"

"Then defeat me and I'll remove it!"

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