I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

"Really! What amazing luck!"

"Will I be able to see Major General Mia?!"

One sailor after another ran onto the deck, gazing at the warship opposite with a mixture of surprise and delight.

Figo scratched his head. Mia? The name sounded somewhat familiar; his predecessor should have known her. He searched his memory.

"Hmm, the Flower of the Navy?"

She was the most beautiful woman in the entire Navy Headquarters... at least the most beautiful flower among the top-talented female marines, and she became a naval captain at the age of 22.

But this flower is now 30 years old, has been promoted to major general, and still has such high popularity.

Seeing the excited sailors, Figo waved his arm: "Men! Bring the ship closer!"

The marines paused, then exclaimed in delight, "Lord Figo, is this alright?"

"Who do you think I am!" Figo laughed. "I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise!"

"Okay!" The marines were full of energy.

They pulled on the rudder, and the warships' course slowed down slightly, gradually drawing closer to each other.

Hearing the commotion, a female naval officer in a rear admiral's uniform emerged from the cabin of the opposing warship. She was about 1.9 meters tall, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs. Her black bangs hung diagonally across her forehead, with two strands protruding slightly, giving her a playful look. She didn't look like a 30-year-old woman at all; she looked more like a young girl.

However, her neat military uniform and brisk steps added a touch of heroic spirit to her appearance.

With the figure of a mature woman and the face of a young girl, she is indeed stunning at first glance, leaving the nun far behind. No wonder she is so popular.

She looked over with some surprise, and paused for a moment when she saw Figo standing at the bow of the ship.

"You are... Figo?"

The two were not close, but they knew each other; otherwise, Figo would not have inexplicably brought his boat alongside them.

In their predecessor's memories, they were both outstanding recruits who stood out in the recruit camp and trained together in the elite battalion. However, in the elite battalion, Mia was still outstanding, while their predecessor was stuck in the bottom few, so they didn't actually exchange many words.

Fortunately, his predecessor didn't have any memories of 'teenage romance' or 'secret crush', so Figo was able to get to know Mia again quite easily and take the first step in getting to know his predecessor's circle of friends.

"Long time no see, Sister Mia." Figo waved and greeted her.

Mia smiled slightly: "It really is you, it has been so many years..."

Halfway through the conversation, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from the Mia warship!

It's hard to describe what kind of feeling it was. It was like being targeted by the most vicious wolf, being looked down upon by a higher life form, and being crushed by the aura of a strong person. Figo sensed an unknown faint red aura sweeping past with his Observation Haki. A strong sense of unease rose in his heart, his brows furrowed, and he stomped on the ship's planks until cracks appeared, finally dispelling the discomfort!

"This is?"

Bang!Bang!Bang!

The sounds of people falling to the ground rang out beside him. The marines, who were captivated by Mia's beauty, all rolled their eyes and opened their mouths wide, stunned by the sudden surge of pale red light!

The same applies to the marines on the Mia warship!

"Conqueror's Haki?!"

Figo was startled. Suddenly, he heard a loud bang. On the opposite warship, a huge hole was torn open in the cabin. A black-haired youth, tightly bound by chains, crashed through the cabin with his prison cell and overturned into the sea!

Mia shuddered: "Oh no!"

Even before she cried out in alarm, Figo had already leaped into the sea. The dark-haired youth, his hands and feet bound by chains and still imprisoned, naturally couldn't break free or swim. But he didn't seem to be trying to swim away; instead, he opened his mouth wide and kept gulping in seawater, as if attempting suicide!

He looked like a captured pirate. Figo wasn't about to let him get away with it. With a swift movement, he leaped forward, pulled the cage out of the water, and with a swing of his arm, threw him and the cage back onto the warship!

Mia's expression brightened, and she called out again:

"Figo, the boat!"

Figo had already seen it.

Because the marines were stunned by the previous burst of Conqueror's Haki, the two warships were out of control and were likely to collide soon due to inertia.

He swam quickly over, bracing himself against the warship with both arms. Suddenly, countless more fair arms sprouted as the two warships were about to collide, bracing themselves against the two ships and working together with Figo to separate them from each other!

Mia is known as the "Flower of the Navy" not only because she is beautiful, but also because she ate a fruit that Figo was extremely familiar with—the Flower-Flower Fruit!

Seeing that the two warships would not collide, Figo climbed up with his arms and used the momentum to leap onto Mia's ship.

"Thank you so much, Figo. If it weren't for you, he might have really committed suicide." Mia checked the cage and thanked him.

"No, if I hadn't brought the warships closer, he wouldn't have had the chance to commit suicide."

Figo shook his head, not taking credit, and gestured to the black-haired pirate in the cage, saying, "Was that the legendary Conqueror's Haki just now?"

“I probably didn’t know he possessed such power.” Mia nodded solemnly, looking at the unconscious man who had committed suicide, and sighed, “As expected of Jellal, the captain of the Mad Laughing Pirates, a great pirate with a bounty of 630 million!”

How much? 630 million peles?

Figo thought Mia was a rookie pirate who had awakened Conqueror's Haki and had the potential to be a king but was just unlucky. How did Mia manage to capture her?

Seeing Figo's confusion, Mia shook her head and explained, "He was just captured by Admiral Moka himself. Because Admiral Moka is chasing the other pirates of the Mad Laughing Pirates, in order to prevent those guys from using a diversionary tactic to rescue him, he asked me to escort him back first, and we almost made a mistake!"

The general was arrested? Just as expected.

and many more?

Does his jumping into the sea count as a prison break?

Did I participate in the arrest just now?

Figo felt a sudden warmth in his heart.

The beautiful female admiral in front of him was still introducing the Mad Laughing Pirates to Figo. Her voice was very pleasant, but Figo wasn't in the mood to listen to her rambling.

This pirate is most likely...

Prison files surfaced in my mind, and as I turned to a blank page, I saw the image of a black-haired youth imprinted upon it!

[Prisoner: Gerald]

[Rank: SSR1]

[Status: Detained]

Crime Index: 25

[Participation rate in the arrest: 35%]

[Optional Income (Choose 1 from 5): Merchant, Swordsmanship, Cooking, Childcare, Navigation]

[Character Event 1: Can be activated]

[Character Event 2: Temporarily Unavailable]

[Core Event: Not yet activated (Completing all character events will activate the character's core event; completing the core event will allow you to choose three benefits from the character's ability list)]

Is this really considered an arrest?!

How is the 35% participation rate calculated?

No, no, no, more importantly, before returning, Figo felt he wouldn't have the chance to imprison an SSR-level prisoner anytime soon. Today, on this return trip, by sheer chance...

He ended up picking up an SSR?

Chapter Twenty-Two: Doug and Emptiness

"Figo? Figo?"

"Ah, sorry." Figo snapped out of his reverie and explained, "I was thinking about Impel Down. Impel Down has never imprisoned such a powerful pirate before, and given that he possesses Conqueror's Haki, it will probably put some pressure on Impel Down."

Kingcutt was far inferior to him and Caesar, and Figo stayed in Impel Down for two more years to wait for him. Kingcutt was still somewhat overwhelmed as the warden.

Mia said, "Well, Admiral Moka's order is to first imprison him in the headquarters prison, and wait for the Marshal's arrangements. A great pirate like him might be executed directly, or there might be a plan to use him to capture other pirates of the Mad Laughing Pirates."

As she spoke, she looked up at Figo, who was two heads taller than her, and said with some emotion, "Speaking of which, Figo, what exactly did you experience in Impel Down during those eight years?"

The original Figo wasn't as tall as her.

Before Figo could answer, she laughed and said, "Professor Doug has mentioned you a lot these past few years. Every time you get promoted in Impel Down, he says he was glad he made a good judgment about you back then."

The smile was somewhat strange, even mischievous, and Figo could sense a hint of wicked humor in it.

Lieutenant General Doug Figo had heard the name quite often. He created Iron Block, Paper Drawing, and Finger Pistol. In addition, he organized the other three unsystematic techniques that his predecessors had figured out on their own, thus creating the Six Styles of the Navy, and his reputation was well-known.

He was also the chief instructor of the naval recruit camp and one of the teachers of the elite battalion, so Figo could also call him teacher. With Mia's smile, Figo's memory of the last time he saw Doug was also awakened... Mia was also there.

……

Eight years ago, young Figo stood quietly outside Lieutenant General Doug's office, waiting, when he heard Lieutenant General Doug's impassioned voice coming from inside.

"What? Xiaoya, you want to apply to be transferred to the newly built Impel Down? No, absolutely not!"

"At only 22 years old, you are already a naval captain, with unlimited potential! Your future should lie on the vast ocean, fighting against powerful pirates, not as a warden in a newly established underwater prison!"

"You will become a powerful naval commander! You will become a vice admiral, or even an admiral, and etch your name into naval history!"

“I, Doug, firmly believe this!”

Soon, young Mia left Admiral Doug's office, her face flushed with excitement. She clenched her two small fists in front of her chest and waved them little by little, as if cheering herself on.

Then Figo went in.

"You're also being transferred to Impel Down? Hmm, Captain, I remember you're... Figo?"

"Haha, well done, you truly are my student! A real man doesn't necessarily have to aspire to the sea. If everyone yearned for the vast ocean, who would do a job like a prison guard? You are not afraid of loneliness and solitude, and you have the courage to go to the deep sea. Your teacher is extremely gratified to have a student like you!"

"You will become a great jailer, etched in the history of Impel Down!"

“I, Doug, firmly believe this!”

……

Oh, this.

Figo was both amused and exasperated.

He shook his head, clenched his fists and placed them in front of his chest, making a gesture to cheer himself up little by little, which was quite cute.

"Learn from me..." Mia's smile faded, but she wasn't embarrassed. She just said in surprise, "It's been eight years. You've become much more cheerful, Figo. You wouldn't have joked like this before."

I acted that way because I was affected by the fruit's effect. Teacher Doug always misused his Encouragement Fruit; he didn't mean any harm.

"I know."

It would be a waste to transfer a 22-year-old female colonel to Impel Down, while a promising 20-year-old captain could still grow steadily there for several years.

Thinking about it this way, Lieutenant General Doug's refusal and acceptance were actually not wrong.