bantayden Chapter 156
Chapter 156
What is the cruelest punishment for pirates by the Navy Headquarters?
Some people would say hanging?
Some people would say beheading?
Some people would say being imprisoned in Impel Prison for endless imprisonment?
But if someone asks Don Quixote Doflamingo, he will definitely say that none of these are true.
The cruelest thing is the endless cycle between life and death.
One second ago, standing on the Grand Line, feeling the beauty of the world; the next second, standing at the entrance of hell, facing the horror of death.
Just when you are ready to accept death and be buried in hell, a hand brings you back from hell to the Grand Line, and chews you like food in the mouth of a beast.
Every time you chew, the distance between you and death will be increased by one point.
Until you are spit out by a big mouth, escape from hell, and return to the sea.
But soon, a hand that can bring death will reach out immediately, and you can clearly hear the wailing of broken bones and damaged organs, until you are dying, on the verge of death, you will be swallowed by the bloody mouth again, and when your consciousness is lingering, you can clearly hear the chewing sound, and you can clearly feel your broken body being chewed repeatedly.
This process.
Don Quixote Doflamingo has experienced it over and over again countless times.
He knows that he will not die, but it is useless.
The horror of this endless cycle is not the direct death, but that you know that you will not die, but you still cannot stop the horror and despair from spreading in your heart, and you are also powerless to change it.
Repeatedly having your bones and organs broken, on the verge of death.
Being chewed and eaten alive by Nishizuku over and over again, and pulled back to the world.
Only those who have experienced it personally will know how terrifying it is.
Not everyone is Kenpachi Zaraki, the next-door god of death, who can enjoy the fun of this repeated cycle of fighting and death.
What's more.
Even if Kenpachi Zaraki came, it would be useless.
Because what Don Quixote Doflamingo is experiencing now is not a battle at all, but a cycle of life and death where all the bones are broken like a chicken, and then healed.
"Xiao Ming."
Suddenly.
Rosen's voice sounded on the warship.
"Lord Rosen."
Like a guard, Don Quixote Doflamingo, who stood taller than the average navy, hurriedly walked towards Rosen.
In the past, the iconic step of not recognizing relatives was completely put away.
Although he still walked with the wind, his posture was respectful.
"Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
When Don Quixote Doflamingo came to Rosen quickly, he knelt on his knees in front of Rosen.
This scene.
Dor and Douglas Barrett on the deck were watching calmly.
The navy around them also had a look of being used to it.
Surprise or something, they have been surprised enough in the past half month, and they are done with it.
Yes.
Half a month has passed since the Don Quixote Pirates were wiped out by Rosen, and Don Quixote Doflamingo was captured alive and then tamed like a hound.
During this period of time, Barrett, Dor, and the navy on the ship witnessed Rosen's king training process.
Witnessed Don Quixote Doflamingo's transformation from unruly and yelling, to fear and anger and not daring to speak, and then to trembling and servile.
Only fifteen days have passed.
Don Quixote Doflamingo has completed the transformation from king to servant.
From the lawless Tian Yasha to a submissive servant.
That kingly demeanor and spirit had long since disappeared as his bones were broken by Susanoo again and again.
At least.
In front of Rosen, Don Quixote Doflamingo did not have the spirit and dignity of a king, but only the obedience of a slave.
"Not bad, it's finally decent."
Rosen looked at the servile Tenyasha with a satisfied smile on his face.
Tenyasha who doesn't wag his tail and beg for mercy is not a qualified Shichibukai.
Now, Don Quixote Doflamingo's performance undoubtedly meets his idea of what the Shichibukai should look like.
Legal plunder?
Disrespect for the navy?
Stepping on the table at a meeting at the headquarters of the navy?
And refusing to be summoned by force?
That was a bygone era.
The current Shichibukai have only one privilege, that is, not being wanted.
The current Shichibukai do not need to accept the mandatory summons of the World Government, they just need to be obedient, obedient, and obedient.
"..."
Don Quixote Doflamingo did not speak after hearing this, but remained kneeling on the ground., lowering his head even lower.
He was even more depressed and submissive than Gekko Moriah, who was defeated by Kaido.
"Do you want freedom?"
Rosen suddenly spoke, saying something shocking.
"Weak people are not qualified to talk about freedom."
"If you give it to me, I want it; if you don't give it to me, I dare not think about it."
"I only know one thing, whether I am free or not, I am your most loyal servant."
Don Quixote Doflamingo was so shocked that he suddenly raised his head, showing an incredible expression on his face, and a strong desire flashed in his eyes, but he immediately put it all away and changed into a submissive look again.
"Really?"
Rosen smiled noncommittally after hearing this, and then in the eyes of Don Quixote Doflamingo who was nervous, nervous, and expectant, he slowly said:
"Since you want the title of Shichibukai so much, it's yours now."
Even if you raise a dog, you have to give it a bone from time to time, let alone a Tenyasha.
After training for half a month and keeping it in a cage for half a month, it's time to give Don Quixote Doflamingo a bone.
Shichibukai is the bone that Rosen gave to Tenyasha.
As for whether the other party would be as excited as a dog getting a bone, dancing with joy and shaking his head and tail, he didn't care at all.
As long as Don Quixote Doflamingo is obedient, that's all.
How can a master consider the thoughts of his guard dog all day long?
"Shichibukai?"
Faced with the title of Shichibukai, Don Quixote Doflamingo was shocked, and then mixed with emotions.
At the beginning, for the title of Shichibukai, he took a risk, robbed Tianshangjin, and negotiated with the Navy Headquarters.
Just when he thought that the development of the situation was as he expected.
The strongest sword of the Navy Headquarters descended on the North Sea and cut him.
Power, fame, wealth, and status all disappeared.
The so-called King of the North Sea became a plaything in Rosen's hands, and he, Tian Yasha, became a captive hunting dog.
Now.
After half a month of begging for mercy, he finally gained the recognition and trust of his master, and then rewarded himself with a bone and set him free.
Yes.
In Don Quixote Doflamingo's eyes, the title of Shichibukai that he had dreamed of before is now a bone given by Rosen to a pet dog.
There is no longer the joy and excitement of obtaining the title of Shichibukai as I had imagined before.