Rosinante needed to accompany Raleigh to Enies Lobby, as he would serve as a witness and provide substantial evidence.
Sengoku and Raleigh had already turned this case into an ironclad one, even a small faction within the World Government couldn't overturn it.
The only concession Sengoku and Raleigh made to the World Government was ensuring Doflamingo wasn't sentenced to death—a gesture the World Government fully understood.
As for the others, they all received severe sentences and were imprisoned in Impel Down alongside Doflamingo.
After completing his mission, Rosinante chose to return directly to Marineford, while Raleigh took charge of the escort.
However, for some unknown reason, the Donquixote Family executives kept dying from their severe injuries.
Before even reaching Impel Down, all the captured executives had perished.
Regarding this matter, Raleigh simply fabricated some excuses.
Sengoku had no objections to this.
Doflamingo was furious, swearing revenge against Raleigh, only to be kicked by Raleigh, breaking his ribs as he was lying on the ground curled up like a shrimp.
"I only said you wouldn't die, not that I couldn't beat you." Seeing Doflamingo's miserable state, Raleigh said nothing and turned to leave Impel Down.
....
Grand Line, Sorbet Kingdom.
The one known as the Tyrant, Kuma, was the current king of the Sorbet Kingdom, and at this time, he had not yet taken up the position of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
However, he had come into contact with the Revolutionary Army and Dragon much earlier than in the original timeline.
At this moment, Dragon was a guest in the Sorbet Kingdom.
Atop the lavishly decorated palace, Dragon stood alone on the dome, gazing into the distance.
This was a good place for contemplation.
Tap, tap, tap.
The sound came from behind. Without turning around, Dragon knew who it was.
"Dragon-san, what are you thinking about?" Behind him stood the exceptionally tall and burly Bartholomew Kuma.
Dragon turned his head slightly and said softly, "The world."
Kuma said nothing, simply sitting quietly beside Dragon to relax.
"Kuma, the Revolutionary Army may need to consolidate its forces." Dragon recalled a phone call from a few days ago that had jolted him awake.
It turned out that the seemingly immense Revolutionary Army was merely a house of cards.
The information came from someone closest to him, so he naturally did not doubt its accuracy.
Moreover, some of the contact points were unknown even to him and could only be verified through investigations by his subordinates.
This indicated that the World Government's strength was far more than just the tip of the iceberg.
"Kuma, during your years as king, how much do you know about the World Government?"
Kuma's face wrinkled as he carefully searched his mind for information.
After a long while, he said, "I haven't been king for long, so my understanding of the World Government is limited. Most of what I know comes from newspapers. Because I despise the World Government for collecting such high Celestial Tribute and the Celestial Dragons' tendency to treat people as less than human, I rarely take the initiative to learn about the World Government."
Hearing this, Dragon sighed.
He had long known that Kuma's understanding of the World Government was limited.
Asking was merely a hope for more insight.
If there was anyone in the world who understood the World Government deeply, aside from its internal members, it would likely be the Navy.
Dragon had once been an officer in the Navy, but even after so many years, he knew very little about the information held by the World Government.
He only knew that the Celestial Dragons had several Cipher Pol organizations, each responsible for different areas, with CP0 being the strongest, known as the Celestial Dragon Shield.
Where there is a shield, there is a spear.
The God Knights should be their offensive spear, though the Celestial Dragons had never admitted this.
Beyond that, Dragon had also heard from someone in the Navy that the Celestial Dragons possessed a power capable of destroying the world.
If the Celestial Dragons truly acted, no force in the world would survive.
"Dragon-san, what's going on?" Kuma persisted.
Dragon pondered for a moment before replying, "I always feel that the World Government holds something capable of changing the world. I need to adjust my plans accordingly. But the Revolutionary Army is now like a high-speed sea train; I can only slow it down slightly, unable to bring it to a complete stop. So, before the sea train derails, I must find a breakthrough—a way to shatter the current order."
After hearing this, Kuma couldn't help but worry for Dragon.
He knew his own ideas couldn't compare to Dragon's, so he didn't plan to offer any advice.
Dragon, for his part, paid no mind to Kuma. He simply gazed into the distance, contemplating ways to break the deadlock in his mind.
...
Several days later, Raleigh received a message from Belo Betty on the battleship and felt something was off.
The Revolutionary Army, which had been expanding as rapidly as a flood, had suddenly begun to contract under Dragon's command.
Some kingdoms that could have been liberated were now completely deserted, with not a single Revolutionary Army soldier in sight.
"Why have they suddenly become so cautious?"
To be honest, Raleigh had secretly pushed the Revolutionary Army's development along the way. Its current scale was inseparable from Raleigh's manipulations.
According to Raleigh's calculations, the Revolutionary Army should have continued to spread its influence worldwide, then erupted at a critical moment across the globe.
It should have used its existing momentum to snowball globally and confront the World Government head-on.
For it to stop now clearly meant Dragon had sensed something amiss.
"Notify our people in the Revolutionary Army not to expose themselves recently. Don't trust any information that reveals their identities. Reactivate only after the Revolutionary Army launches its uprising."
Raleigh had always regarded Dragon as a formidable opponent.
It wasn't just his abilities, what made Dragon truly fearsome was his innate leadership charisma and sharp intellect.
This was why he could build an organization like the Revolutionary Army.
No one in the Navy could have achieved the same thing as him.