One Piece: So What If I Sin, Lie, and Lust? I'm Still a Good Marine

A deserted island.

The white Torikago that had once covered the entire island had vanished, and warm sunlight poured from the clear blue sky.

The waves rhythmically crashed against the shore's rocks, spraying white foam into the air.

"Daren-san, I will do my best to fulfill my promise to you."

Fisher Tiger had already bandaged his wounds simply. His expression was calm as he spoke to the Vice Admiral standing before him.

"Mm, I'll leave it to you, Tiger-san."

Daren answered lightly.

"I know this won't be easy for you. After all, it crosses a line you once held firm."

Fisher Tiger shook his head, a strange emotion flickering in his eyes.

"Things like bottom lines... ever since I killed that Celestial Dragon, they've stopped existing."

"Do you regret it?"

Daren suddenly asked.

"From today on, your life will part ways with the freedom you once enjoyed."

Fisher Tiger froze at the words.

He instinctively looked back toward the jungle, where he had come from. Images of those who had laughed bravely as they marched to their deaths flashed through his mind. He pressed his lips into a thin line and clenched his fists.

"No. Someone must pay for their deaths."

"And besides... there are still things far more meaningful waiting for me to do, aren't there?"

He gazed out at the distant sea, his expression deep.

Doflamingo frowned slightly, a thought flashing through his mind.

If he wasn't mistaken, Fisher Tiger was looking toward the Red Line.

Could it be...

Daren nodded, then shook his head.

"You'll make it one day, but not yet. Acting on impulse won't solve anything. What you need is even greater strength."

He extended his hand and smiled.

"Safe travels."

Fisher Tiger grasped Daren's hand, a smile rising on his face.

"Thank you, Daren-san."

"Honestly, I still don't know what you're aiming for or what plans you're weaving. But if it weren't for you, I'd already be dead."

He spoke solemnly.

"Thank you... for giving me the chance to kill him."

After speaking, Fisher Tiger took a step back, bowed deeply to Daren, then turned and leapt into the sea.

The blood-streaked figure hit the water and, like a fish regaining its freedom, tore through the waves at an astonishing speed and vanished in the blink of an eye.

...

"What a convenient ability..."

Daren activated his Observation Haki, carefully sensing Fisher Tiger's receding presence.

The fishmen were the children of the sea. Their natural bloodline granted them underwater survival and combat abilities unimaginable to humans.

A powerhouse like Fisher Tiger could exert more than twice his strength in the sea compared to on land!

From today onward, unless he was surrounded on land or in some other rare circumstance, there would be no one left across these seas who could kill Fisher Tiger.

At least, Daren was certain that even if he mobilized the entire North Blue flying fleet, if Fisher Tiger stayed submerged and refused to surface, there was nothing he could do.

...

"Godfather, how should we deal with the mess here?"

At that moment, Doflamingo, who had remained silent, spoke up.

"You went through all this trouble, even killed a Celestial Dragon... Was it really worth it?"

Daren narrowed his eyes, turned to glare at Doflamingo, and his tone abruptly turned cold.

"Are you questioning my judgment, Doffy?"

The moment those words fell, Doflamingo's pupils shrank.

He felt his breath catch suddenly, as though an invisible hand had gripped his throat, choking the air from him.

Tendrils of black-and-red lightning danced around Daren, twisting and surging.

The intense, crushing pressure distorted the very air around them.

This was... Conqueror's Haki powerful enough to impact matter!

Doflamingo's heart seized with terror.

In the face of Daren's unleashed aura, it felt as if countless razor-sharp blades were pressed against his vital points, and every pore on his body stood on end.

Even the Conqueror's Haki within him instinctively recoiled, refusing to stir.

How long had it been?

He had thought that after his brutal battles and experience in the New World, with his strength steadily rising, even if he still fell short of Daren, the gap between them wouldn't be too vast.

But now, faced with this overwhelming disparity, Doflamingo realized the bitter truth:

Daren's sheer pressure crushed and shattered the pride he had built from his growing strength, leaving not even a trace behind.

"I... I dare not."

Doflamingo struggled to withstand the overwhelming pressure, his face pale and his teeth clenched tightly.

Daren narrowed his eyes and looked at his protégé, then suddenly smiled after a few seconds.

"That's good."

The suffocating pressure receded like a tide, disappearing in an instant, and everything around them returned to calm, as if the terrifying scene just now had been nothing but an illusion.

Doflamingo's nerves instantly relaxed, and he gasped for air, looking at Daren as if he were a terrifying ghost.

"Did you send the message?"

Daren lit another cigar and asked casually.

Doflamingo nervously swallowed and lowered his head, saying,

"Yes, but... anyone can see that it's fake news."

Daren smiled slightly and said,

"That doesn't matter. Someone will believe it."

Doflamingo was skeptical, but he didn't dare to show it.

Would anyone really believe it?

This desolate island hid the Poneglyphs…

No one with half a brain would believe that.

Just as he was wondering, the Vice Admiral next to him suddenly smiled and said,

"Look, someone's coming."

Doflamingo was startled, and a red glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had sensed something. His expression suddenly changed.

"That aura... Could it be..."

His body gradually grew cold and stiff, and he turned his head in disbelief.

In the distance, a magnificent pirate ship was breaking through the waves at great speed.

A golden beard like waves, a skull emblem on the pirate flag, and a strange straw hat!

Doflamingo's heart trembled violently, and every muscle in his body tensed like a string. He felt a suffocating aura coming from the pirate ship, and his heart was stirred by a huge wave.

"Roger... The pirate crew!?"

His fingers twisted nervously, and invisible threads spread out silently, connecting to the clouds in the sky, ready to retreat at any moment.

But just then,

BOOM!

A terrifying aura, like a god or a prison, suddenly exploded from beside him and radiated out from the coast.

The sky and earth changed color, the ground shook, and strong winds and huge waves rose from the sea!

Doflamingo turned his head in shock and looked at the sky-high fighting spirit rising in Daren's eyes. An unbelievable and absurd thought surged in his heart.

He... actually wants to fight Roger's pirate crew!

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