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

……

A few days later, in Mary Geoise.

Still no clues?

"The diving team has thoroughly searched the possible locations where Casilla was attacked, but so far they have not found the exact location where he was killed."

"No suspicious targets."

"This is not enough to warrant the deployment of the Divine Army."

"Is the Navy Headquarters really cooperating with the investigation? Mendesbin, aren't you being a little too lenient with the Au family?"

"I've said it before: when selecting a naval admiral, you can't just look at ability; obedience is also important!"

Because of the murder of Saint Cassilia, the Five Elders have gathered for the third time, but ultimately failed to reach a conclusion and dispersed hastily.

In fact, they didn't take the murder of a Celestial Dragon too seriously. Such things happen once or twice every few years. What they cared more about was that they couldn't find any trace of the murderer this time.

Mendesbin Saint, questioned about his attitude toward the Au family, turned and returned to his residence.

You four idiots, you don't know anything!

He retained the arrogance of a Celestial Dragon and didn't think much of his four fellow Five Elders.

What use is a useless person who can only obey orders?

Disobedient creatures are the most energetic, and it's interesting when we use our brains to make them obey us or even cooperate with us unconsciously.

At the entrance of the residence, Peslow and the other two CP9 members who had failed their mission were finally summoned, kneeling on one knee and awaiting Mendespen's judgment.

"The Five Elders!"

Mendespen gestured for them to stand up.

"Throughout this mission, the giants never knew your true identities; only Figo and that lieutenant colonel knew, right?"

"Yes!"

Mendespenstein pondered for a moment: "From today onwards, the World Government will erase all traces of you. You are no longer CP9!"

"...The Five Elders?"

"You were once human friends of the giants. After failing to rescue the giants and being captured, you had no choice but to join the World Government to save the lives of seven people. You underwent two years of training before becoming CP9!"

The three were stunned. Another two years of training? Peslow was the first to react: "Do you mean you want us to replace the role of Yamaba?"

“It cannot be completely replaced. The details need to be perfected gradually. I need you to be honored guests of the giants in two years,” Mendesbin Saint said. “This operation is top secret. Gaston Figo and that lieutenant colonel will keep it confidential.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the miniature Den Den Mushi attached to his arm started ringing.

After answering the call, he gave a faint smile.

I knew that when you heard the news of Impel Down's independence, you would persuade Gaston Figo to return to Impel Down as its warden. Now, all we need to do is transfer that Navy lieutenant commander to the World Government.

Giants, you can't escape my grasp!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Survival

A few days later, at the main port, Mia, Caesar, Doug, and others saw Figo off, and Figo boarded a warship returning to Impel Down.

Gradually, the warship disappeared from the sight of the people on the shore. Figo waved to them one last time, then turned and went back into the cabin.

"A feeling of wanting to go home."

Playing with the new sword hanging at his waist, Figo showed no sign of worry about his imprisonment life that was about to begin again.

The sword at his waist was a gift from Marshal Ao. Marshal Ao knew that the warden's sword had been broken during his duel with the Worry Demon, and this sword was also given as a reward for capturing the Worry Demon.

There is no classification like Supreme Grade Swords or Grade Swords yet, so Figo can only be certain that this sword is many times better than his previous swords.

It must be a famous sword.

The scabbards were ornately decorated, with cool flame patterns, but Figo didn't know their name yet.

So he went to the stern of the ship and asked the prisoner in the cell, "What's the name of your knife?"

Gerald silently looked up at Figo, then lowered his head again, remaining silent.

That's right, this knife is a trophy just seized from Jellal, the captain of the Mad Laughing Pirates. The human traffickers, Sister and Worry Demon, had already been transported to Impel Down, while Jellal had to wait until Figo, the warden, took office.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have just come up with a name randomly."

"Whatever you want," Gerald said. "It seems like it was you, Navy officer, who stopped me from committing suicide when I met that female rear admiral before."

“Yes, I will continue to serve as the warden of Impel Down for a ten-year term. You will see me frequently during the next ten years,” Figo said.

Gerald looked up and said calmly, "Would you like to hear my story, Navy?"

“I’ve heard it, Mia said it.”

"Really? How does it feel?"

"Anger, compassion."

"and then?"

“Once we get to Impel Down, I’ll provide you with a few more meals, including meat,” Figo said.

Gerald glanced at him, a mocking smile curving his lips.

He quickly lowered his head again.

By telling his story to everyone he meets, Gerald is not hoping for pity from others, but rather trying to disrupt Mia and Figo's peace of mind, to shake the Navy's sense of justice, and to make them doubt themselves.

Although this guy's crime index wasn't high, and his initial motive was simply to find his sister, he had been a pirate for many years and wasn't exactly a saint. He didn't expect to use this to get Mia Figo to fight the Celestial Dragons, and he certainly didn't expect that the Celestial Dragons were already dead, and he was just using this less-than-ideal method to take revenge.

“Since you won’t tell me its name, then I’ll call this knife Ruby,” Figo said.

Gerald paused, then looked up again, somewhat surprised and angry, and said, "Change it!"

"Looks like I guessed right. This sword was originally called Ruby, wasn't it? Your naming skills are really mediocre." Figo laughed. "There's one more thing. Have you finished your story? It doesn't seem to clearly mention Sapphire's death. After losing her eyes, did she really die at the hands of that Celestial Dragon?"

Gerald's eyes twitched violently: "Are you deliberately trying to provoke me and humiliate me?"

"Heh, stop with your little tricks!"

Figo gave a meaningful smile, turned around and left. Behind him, in the cell, Gerald, the great pirate, clenched his fists nervously, a bead of sweat appearing on his forehead.

In order to sway Mia's heart, he did indeed conceal a small part of the truth, which was also his deepest secret, one he would never tell anyone!

The sapphire did indeed survive!

But why was he able to see through me?!

hateful……

For a moment, he was extremely worried.

……

Figo was naturally unaware of this at first.

But he had access to prison records.

SSR-level prisoners differ from SR-level prisoners. They have more than one character event, and there is also a core event that is activated after completing all of their character events. Completing the core event allows you to choose three benefits from the other person.

After killing the Celestial Dragon and completing Jellal's first character event, Jellal's second character event can be activated. Two days ago, Figo activated it. In the corresponding scene, Jellal is tightly embracing a girl and crying bitterly... and that girl is none other than the grown-up Sapphire!

……

"Brother, don't cry."

The girl's voice was as clear as it had been in her childhood: "It's all over now. I knew you would find me, and I've been looking for you all along."

"You, your eyes..."

"It's alright, it doesn't hurt anymore. I did almost die back then, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The Celestial Dragons lost interest in me because I was blind and didn't take me away to be their slave."

You know me, brother. Even without my eyes, I can still 'see' everything clearly. They threw me out of the auction house, and I got up and found a kind doctor who took me in and saved my life.

Let it all be in the past. Let's not be pirates anymore, brother. Let's find a place where nobody knows us and start over..."

"well……"

……

【Character Event 2: Although Gerald agreed to let Sapphire make everything a thing of the past, looking at the scars under Sapphire's closed eyes and thinking about how a seven-year-old girl had endured such pain and struggled to survive step by step, his anger only intensified!

He secretly resolved to kill the Celestial Dragon Saint Cassilia, and then listen to Sapphire's advice to find a secluded island and live in seclusion with her. Unexpectedly, he failed and was captured. He was filled with regret and extremely worried about Sapphire.

Event Requirements: Have Gerald, or help Gerald, persuade Sapphire to forget her, live happily on her own, and never seek revenge or try to save her.

The brother and sister are using these matryoshka dolls.

Figo was both surprised and speechless, and he understood Gerard's little trick when he told the story.

If the listener had known that Sapphire was still alive, their anger would have been significantly lessened. There is always a difference between dying tragically and surviving tragically; Gerald understood people's hearts very well.

However, Figo wasn't angry; neither of these things affected his dislike for the Celestial Dragons.

On the contrary, he was somewhat happy that the little girl had not been defeated by misfortune and had survived bravely. Her innate Observation Haki also enabled her to take care of herself despite losing her sight.

As for the current situation and this second incident involving this character, Figo has no intention of getting involved.

Gerard's arrest was inevitable.

After twenty years of struggle and hard work, and having witnessed countless acts of deceit and treachery, even if he still retains a bottom line and a sense of integrity, he can never go back to the past.

Kill a Celestial Dragon and then go into seclusion?

No, it won't happen.

Even if he succeeds, he will think: I must protect the sapphire better, I must give her a better life, I cannot lose my power, no matter where I live in seclusion, there is always the possibility of my identity being exposed, and danger may come at any time.

The pirate crew must not disband!

Or it could be a similar idea.

The final result will either be that the girl is also tainted, or that the brother and sister develop a rift, or even earlier, and perish together at sea.

It's good as it is now.

Figo looked towards the distant northwest, following the arrow pointing to the characters and events. Saint Casilla had already been killed by him, and the idea of ​​a blind girl coming to Impel Down to rescue people was utterly absurd.

Let's live simply.

Figo silently offered his blessing, then turned around with a warm smile.