Desires of Men ~SEQUEL TO THE LIFE I LIVE~

Tell Me Your Story

*Two Days Later*

"You are fully recovered from your injuries." Law said, checking things off on the clipboard. "We'll resurface and let you return home."

"It's about bloody time." The underground agent said, swinging his legs over the edge of the bed and dropping to the ground. He brushed himself off, and Law raised a brow.

"I'll notify my navigator." He reached for the personal den den mushi in his pocket and began dialing the number for the navigation bay. James was about to head out the door, but stopped. He furrowed his brow, thinking hard over something on his mind. Then, he raised a hand and turned.

"What I'm about to tell you is not a favor, but an investment." James said, an amused look in his eyes as he watched Law. The pirate in turn frowned, setting the clipboard on the table and hanging up the snail phone.

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Oh, but you will." The man said. "I know of your connections to Doflamingo, or Joker as some like to call him." Law's hands clenched, and James continued with a chuckle. "Oh, no need to get defensive. It's no secret, really."

"Get to the point." He growled.

"Fine, fine." He cleared his throat, placing his hands behind his back in a superior pose. "It is easy to understand that you may want to take revenge on the man that killed one of the only people you cared about, but take heed in what I say. Joker is planning something much bigger than he's ever attempted before."

He paused, and Law took an intimidating step forwards. "I may have been considerate up to this point-" He started to threaten, getting steadily more annoyed at the man's habit of being dramatic.

"What I'm saying is that Joker has made a deal with Kaido, supplying him with an artificial substance called SAD."

The pirate's eyes widened just slightly, glancing away to think about the information.

"SAD is a toxic substance needed in the production of artificially created zoan type devil fruits. So, in essence-"

"Kaido is creating an army of devil fruit users. And Joker is supplying him with the resources for it." Law finished, rubbing the back of his neck in frustration. How could things get this out of hand? Doflamingo's madness was mutating, becoming something that perhaps not even he could control...

"Yes." James looked a little disappointed at the interruption, but continued all the same. "Caeser Clown in the only scientists in the world with the knowledge to create SAD, meaning he is an invaluable and irreplaceable asset."

"Where is he?" Law asked.

"On Punk Hazard, I believe. It's an unmapped island in the New World, though one can still get to it by the magnetic fields on the log pose. Eternal log poses just make things so much easier." He said cryptically.

"I assume you own one?" The man nodded, fishing something out of his pocket.

"This will get you straight to Caeser Clown and the SAD factory there. Perhaps in this venture, you could exact your revenge against the man who ruined your life." He turned to walk through the infirmary doors, but Law stopped him.

"Why are you telling me this? Information doesn't come for free." He stated. James looked back with a strange gleam in his eye.

"With Joker out of the way, I'll be the main man for underground business. Like I said before, this isn't a favor. It's an investment." And with that, he walked out of the room.

Law wandered over to his desk chair and sat heavily. He balanced his elbows on his knees and held his head in his hands. All this information was a lot to take in. He'd never imagined that the one thing he needed to take down the King of Dressrosa would be easily handed over to him.