Doflamingo extended two fingers, ambiguously touching Orochimaru's lips, a dangerous glint in his eyes, a half-smile playing on his lips: "I'm wondering if I should find a way to make that mouth of yours say something pleasant. If not, I'll just shut it.
If I go up against Straw Hat, whose side will you be on?"
Orochimaru didn't even blink.
"I'll be on the side of my experimental equipment and money.
You guys fight your fights; it has nothing to do with me. Anyway, neither of you will die, and I don't care about anyone else. I'll just collect my things.
Luffy is such a brainless fellow. If he breaks my experimental equipment, my heart will ache. Those are all scientific treasures I worked so hard to get!
Besides Caesar's junk, a part of the SMILE Factory is also my hard work.
You've been speaking to Kaido with more confidence lately, haven't you? That's because I improved the success rate of the factory, and if I wanted to, I could even remove that boring side effect.
But there's no need. No one's paying me anyway. Even if you lose Caesar, it won't have any impact. You might as well give me all the money you spend on Caesar to buy equipment.
You're so stingy for a lover."
Doflamingo was both amused and annoyed by this answer. He directly raised his hand and lightly but not too gently slapped Orochimaru's backside.
"Good heavens, in your heart, the two of us combined aren't as good as your junk! Caesar has other uses besides Artificial Devil Fruits.
And you call me stingy! You count how much money you've spent of mine! You've almost emptied Dressrosa. I only made King Riku pay 10 billion when I had him buy this country."
Doflamingo's slap made Orochimaru shiver, and some unpleasant memories instantly flooded his mind. His face darkened, completely ignoring what Doflamingo said next. He unceremoniously slapped Doflamingo's hand away and said irritably,
"I misspoke. Now it's experimental equipment and Luffy that are on equal footing. And you, you're not even on the list!"
Seeing Orochimaru suddenly angry, Doflamingo glanced at his hand, as if instantly understanding something, and a smug smile appeared on his face.
Doflamingo directly picked up the person and strode towards the bedroom.
He gently placed Orochimaru on the bed, then leaned over him, his hands braced on either side of Orochimaru's body, gazing down at him with a playful smile, and teased softly:
"You... are so afraid of Garp. You weren't beaten into submission by spankings, were you? Did that Straw Hat Luffy ever hit you?"
Orochimaru's face flushed, and he glared at him, gritting his teeth, "Shut up."
Feeling like he had won a round, Doflamingo's lips curved into a smile, and his nose lightly brushed Orochimaru's cheek.
Finally, he gently kissed those slightly parted lips. It started as a light taste, then gradually deepened the kiss.
The sudden further action made Orochimaru freeze for a moment, but he didn't resist. Kissing should be within the scope of lovers.
Doflamingo's fingers began to slowly wander, along Orochimaru's neck, finally resting behind his ear, gently caressing.
Orochimaru's body, unaccustomed to it, twisted slightly. This unintentional reaction intensified the desire in Doflamingo's eyes.
Doflamingo kissed Orochimaru's lips again. This kiss carried a hint of dominance and craving, but his remaining rationality made Doflamingo stop his actions.
Gritting his teeth, he held Orochimaru and calmed the impulse in his body.
"The rest, I'll collect after I defeat that Straw Hat."
Orochimaru blinked, looking at this pitiful figure bent over. Was this the legendary all talk and no action?
"Doffy... I don't think you can beat Luffy. Luffy should be getting a tag-team beating from Roger and Rayleigh right now, so his strength should be rapidly increasing without any surprises.
You'll be treated as an experience package and wiped out. Of course, I promised to pull you out, so you'll only lose your king status.
And you said you'd collect something afterwards, so is your lover relationship going to require a renewal fee?!"
Upon mentioning this topic, a light instantly sparkled in Orochimaru's eyes, and his tone became a bit livelier.
"Don't worry, we're so familiar with each other. I'll give you a discount this time. I won't charge when we don't meet, only when we do.
Are you planning to pay in one lump sum or in installments? I think that new batch of gene recombination equipment Caesar just got is pretty good. With his trash level, using it is a waste.
I'll reluctantly keep it as payment for the renewal fee. You can just give him some secondhand junk."
Doflamingo's originally ambiguous expression instantly froze. He felt his impulse wane.
Doflamingo's face was somewhat distorted, a vein throbbing slightly on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and tightly squeezed Orochimaru's waist, pulling him close.
"Orochimaru, you bastard, do you really have to bring up Luffy and renewal fees at a time like this!"
Orochimaru's narrow eyes held a hint of cunning, narrowing slightly, then blinking innocently.
A faint smile hung on his pale face, the corners of his lips gently turned up, revealing a playful curve, and his black hair casually fell over his shoulders.
Orochimaru slowly leaned closer to Doflamingo, even provocatively rubbing against his face.
"I'm having a very serious business discussion with you, Doffy. After all, feelings are feelings, and business is business; they shouldn't be mixed.
I'm considering you so much, offering such favorable terms. You can't be ungrateful.
Besides, you wouldn't want to see me interrupt those interesting experiments due to lack of funds, would you? I'm not like Caesar, who just takes money and makes no progress.
Sugar, Dellinger, Baby 5, their strengths have all improved, right? Senior's situation has also been resolved, I cured Lao G's lumbar disc herniation, Jora has regained her youth, and Trebol no longer has a runny nose.
Even the regular members have started literacy education, and I even got you a loyal, exclusive maid.
They all think I'm much more useful than Caesar."
Doflamingo gnashed his teeth in anger, directly reaching out and covering that chattering mouth... Sometimes he really wanted to poison Orochimaru into silence.
"You bastard, distinguish the situation! At a time like this, can't you just be quiet for a bit?" Doflamingo squeezed out the words through gritted teeth.
Orochimaru looked at him innocently, gently moved Doflamingo's hand away, and proactively wrapped his arms around Doflamingo's neck, mimicking Doffy's previous action with a kiss.
"Just say whether you'll give it or not."
Doffy, somewhat flustered, pressed on a certain aching spot. What kind of sin had he committed? Regretting it as usual, Doflamingo pulled away this half-hearted bastard.
"I'll give it, isn't that enough?! ancestor!"
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