[Pirate] I! Orochimaru! I will never split! Chapter 274

As the game began, everyone moved to the surface.

The underground trading post was now empty. Kerrara cautiously snuck onto one of the arriving ships. The ship was deserted, only the sound of Kerrara’s footsteps echoing through it.

“Good thing I came back to check. Now I can investigate without anyone bothering me.”

Kerrara carefully opened one of the boxes.

She instantly froze (๑°⌓°๑).

What is this??? Kerrara cautiously pulled out an opened box. 54 playing cards… and new ones at that??

Incredulous, Kerrara opened one after another, feeling as if her world was collapsing. She frantically scratched her head.

Kerrara continued to search the ship, but every openable box she found contained nothing but playing cards.

She wouldn’t give up and checked again, confirming there was nothing else. Her internal breakdown was almost overflowing.

“Playing cards! All playing cards! Joker is selling playing cards????”

Still in disbelief, Kerrara tried to comfort herself, “Impossible, these can’t be just ordinary playing cards.

Joker is so cautious, there must be another use for them.

With so many playing cards, Joker wouldn’t possibly want to rule the world with these, right?

Do these playing cards have some special mechanism?”

Kerrara muttered to herself, picking up a playing card and examining it repeatedly against the light, then bending it forcefully. But aside from a slight deformation, the playing card showed no abnormalities.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as if she had thought of a crucial clue: “That’s right! They must be used with special techniques to unleash their power!

This must be a new type of weapon, one that explodes when thrown! It must be!”

Saying this, she picked up the playing cards from the ground, her hands moving quickly, throwing the cards like projectiles at her surroundings.

However, the playing cards just weakly traced a few arcs in the air before falling to the ground, as if mocking her silently.

“(‧̣̥̇꒪່⍢꒪່ ) I know! I must coat them with Haki!”

Kerrara pondered, then a flash of inspiration struck her. She concentrated, injecting Busoshoku Haki into a playing card, then forcefully shot it towards a large box in the distance.

The playing card spun rapidly, like a sharp dart, and with a “thud,” it deeply embedded itself into the box.

“Hahaha, I knew it! This is how they’re used!”

Kerrara excitedly ran over to check, but inside the box, there was nothing but more playing cards.

Kerrara stood frozen on the spot, her eyes vacant. After a long time, she slowly crouched down, clutching her head and muttering in a low voice:

“Impossible, absolutely impossible…”

A moment later, Kerrara screamed in despair, her voice echoing through the empty ship.

“What in the world is going on!”

In the New Royal Palace Plateau, amidst the golden ocean of “sunflower fields,” a gentle breeze rustled, making the flowers sway gracefully.

Trebol frowned slightly, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes. He looked at Doflamingo beside him, his tone tinged with unease:

“Hey, Doffy, do we really not need to protect the factory anymore?

Isn’t Law’s target our SMILE factory?

And the Marines and Revolutionary Army are also investigating the underground port. It’s dangerous.”

Doflamingo’s lips curled into a nonchalant smile. He gently swirled the red wine glass in his hand, which was emblazoned with the Donquixote Family crest. The red liquid swirled in the glass, reflecting a captivating gleam.

“They can’t open it. That lock is made of Seastone.”

Doflamingo’s voice was low and confident, as if everything was under his control.

“I’m actually more eager for them to open it. When they do, they’ll find it empty.

After all, we can’t leave even a shred of hope for the enemy.

Especially the underground trading post, I’m looking forward to their expressions when they discover that batch of goods.”

Doflamingo smiled, a hint of malice in his gaze, as he slowly scanned the remaining high-ranking executives.

The ordinary members, long before the Birdcage descended, had already been transferred according to his orders, dispersed to various islands under his name.

Lao G squinted at Sugar, who was lying on the dining table, his eyes showing dissatisfaction. He turned to Trebol, unable to resist complaining,

“Trebol, speaking of which, you’re truly useless. You couldn’t even protect a little girl.”

Trebol immediately flew into a rage, glaring fiercely at Lao G:

“Shut up, you old geezer! Don’t think that just because you’ve become a little younger, you have the right to complain about me.

Sugar’s real age is no longer a young girl. To faint just because of a few words, she’s truly useless. Just as Lord Orochimaru said, she really is a waste.”

Trebol was so angry that his mucus trembled.

“Besides, who could have expected that so-called Sniper King to carry a Seastone net with him? I didn’t do it on purpose!”

Diamante, standing nearby, quickly chimed in, waving his arms exaggeratedly as he spoke: “Yeah, yeah, who would have thought that arena would be crushed by that Straw Hat Kid? It must have been dilapidated from age, the quality wasn’t good!”

“Hmph, don’t make excuses here. The more you explain, the more embarrassing it gets, you idiots.”

Lao G mercilessly mocked Trebol, while deliberately striking a “G” pose that he considered handsome,

“You should be happy. Luckily, that was Mr. Orochimaru’s partner. Otherwise, the consequences would probably be much worse than this, it’s truly shameful G!”

Trebol’s face turned beet red with anger, his fists clenched tightly, yet he had no retort.

Doflamingo tilted his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the gently swirling wine glass in his hand. The red wine in the glass rippled like blood. His tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

“What’s done is done. Blaming you is useless, time won’t flow backward.”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent, their eyes gleaming with various emotions.

Doflamingo slowly narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over each person’s face, and slowly spoke,

“However, no matter how this Dressrosa farce ends, we can’t stay here much longer.

Prepare to move to a new base. Speaking of which, Orochimaru still hasn’t come out?”

Saying this, he subtly gestured towards the room in the corner.

Baby 5 helplessly spread her hands and said, “Lord Orochimaru is sleeping soundly. He’s also set up a barrier around himself, so it seems he doesn’t want to be disturbed by us.”

Doflamingo sighed softly, a hint of helplessness flashing across his face. He then raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, the other members tacitly raised their glasses in unison and drank them dry.

Beside the unconscious Sugar, and at the entrance to Orochimaru’s room,

A glass of red wine, also bearing the Donquixote Family crest, was placed there, gleaming in the faint light.