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

[Prisoner: Raul]

[Rank: SSR4]

[Status: Detained]

Crime Index: 37

[Participation rate in the arrest: 100%]

[Optional Income Items: Navigation, Theft, Swordsmanship, Swordsmithing, Commerce]

[Character Event 1: Pending Activation]

[Character Event 2: Temporarily Unavailable]

[Core Event: Temporarily Unavailable]

Choose the Swordsmanship bonus. [Benefit: Swordsmanship +2960 → 77650 (Level 4 Swordsman)]

'You've got quite a few tricks up your sleeve, from sword forging to swordsmanship. Why did you throw the sword away? Were you just training your Devil Fruit ability?' Glancing at Raul, who was unconscious in his cell, bound in Seastone handcuffs, Figo flicked a gas blast from his finger: 'Wake up!'

The gas cannon slammed into Raul's stomach, causing him to cough and spit out several mouthfuls of seawater. His blurred vision cleared, and Raul weakly struggled against the chains binding his hands, managing to sit up.

The moment he lost consciousness, he knew what his situation would be like when he regained consciousness. Ultimately, he possessed a certain composure; he refrained from his futile shouts and rebukes, glanced at Figo through the bars, and then looked at the old man in the next cell.

The old man, beaming, was praising Figo: "You're unleashing the power of the Finger Pistol? I don't recall ever teaching you this move. You developed it yourself, didn't you? Hahaha, not bad, not bad at all. Back in the elite class, Figo, you learned the Six Styles very well. It seems you haven't stopped training all these years. The Six Styles will become even more powerful in your hands! I, Doug, have no doubt about it!"

Does "learned very well" mean "didn't learn anything"?

Figo smiled helplessly in response.

Raul's gaze lingered on Doug's unbound hands and feet as he said, "You're deliberately cooperating with Gaston Figo, aren't you? Lieutenant General Doug, do you know what you're doing?"

The old man raised his head, not looking directly at Raul: "What, even with our fourth general locked up, you still haven't forgotten to lecture this old man?"

Figo had indeed defeated Raul, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Raul, feeling awkward and helpless with this senior, coldly looked away. Just then, he saw Jinqie walking over from a distance and asked, "Jinqie, are you rebelling with them too?"

He used the word 'rebellion'.

Jin Qie's expression was somewhat unnatural. When Raul was the chief jailer, he was Raul's deputy and had once greatly admired and envied Raul's strength. He never expected that after 14 years, Raul would become a 'prisoner' in Impel Down.

But what can a year of superior-subordinate relationship compare to 15 years of working with Figo? Even though he coveted the director's position to the extreme, he ultimately chose to support Figo.

He avoided Raul's gaze, did not answer him, and said to Figo, "I have already informed all the guards of the general situation in the monitoring room."

When they captured Doug, it was alright; there wasn't much of a commotion. However, the shockwave from the recent battle couldn't be hidden from the jailers and prisoners in Impel Down. Without an explanation, it would definitely cause panic.

As for the jailers' reaction...

Even without Jin Qie's explanation, the faint shouts coming from afar already said it all.

"The chief is indeed the strongest!"

"So what if he's a Navy Admiral! He's no match for the greatest Director!"

"If the Director chooses to refuse the World Government's order, then there must be something wrong with the order!"

"Director is the best!"

Doug burst into laughter.

Raul, however, could hardly believe what he was hearing.

Aren't most of these prison guards from Marine Headquarters? I'm a Marine Admiral! How dare Figo tell them the truth?!

Now that they know the truth, why are they still going crazy with Figo? Why do they dare to say that the World Government's orders are problematic?

Has the entire Impel Down city gone mad?!

Figo squatted opposite Raul with his hands behind his back, shaking his head with a smile. Although the jailers in Impel Down were extremely ruthless and cruel when punishing prisoners, they were relatively innocent and adorable because they had never been exposed to the outside world and lived only in their own little world.

This trust is incredibly profound.

So now... all we have to do is wait.

Raul, questioning his existence, fell silent, while Doug, beaming with excitement, kept lecturing. Figo, exasperated, casually activated the character events for Doug and Raul to watch the animation.

【Character Event 1 (Activated): 10 years ago, the warship carrying Lieutenant General Doug's son and daughter-in-law encountered the man from hell, The Bruce, and both perished, leaving behind their two-year-old grandson, Kong.

After this blow, Vice Admiral Doug's memory began to decline, and his health gradually deteriorated. He was extremely grief-stricken, yet he never uttered a word about revenge. As one of the two poles of the New World, the Hell Pirates were extremely powerful, requiring at least two Marine Admirals to have a high chance of dismantling them. The implications were significant, and Vice Admiral Doug was unwilling to launch a large-scale war in the New World for personal revenge.

Event objective: Capture or kill The Black Bruce and dismantle the Hell Pirates!

The visuals are brief, but the text descriptions are quite extensive.

That's tough enough.

This is basically equivalent to sending me to dismantle a Yonko crew and kill a Yonko, right? No wonder I only saw Sora when I went to the old man's house last time, and didn't see Sora's parents. Luckily, I didn't ask.

The old man has something on his mind.

However, although it is difficult, it is still possible to complete. Raul's character event is truly unsolvable.

[Event Requirement: Have Raul or help Raul defeat and capture Gaston Figo.]

……

Meanwhile, the impact of Raul's defeat and capture by Figo quickly spread.

Only high-ranking officers at the Navy Headquarters, including vice admirals and above, received the general news. They had heard the name Figo before, but no one could have imagined that Figo, who had refused the rank of vice admiral and chosen to return to Impel Down as warden, had quietly become an admiral!

Caesar was dumbfounded. Mia, who had been promoted to lieutenant general, was happy but also worried about Doug and Figo's situation, so she went to see Marshal O's family.

Okuya was constantly dialing the Five Elders' Den Den Mushi, his expression not so serious, but rather somewhat relieved and relaxed, which reassured Mia.

Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders reunited, and Mendespen succinctly explained the cause and course of events to the other four, slamming his fist on the table and angrily saying:

"This is an unprecedented and heinous incident, and he must be severely punished! I hope to mobilize the generals of the Divine Army to go and capture him together with Moka!"

The so-called "God's Army" is a special force directly under the Five Elders and composed of some of the elites among the Celestial Dragons. It is the fourth army outside of the three armed forces that can be managed by the World Government's Commander-in-Chief!

As the highest-ranking officials in the World Government, the Five Elders don't necessarily all possess top-tier combat abilities, but they can't all be without them either. At least one of the Five Elders throughout history needs to possess power that places them at the very pinnacle of the pirate world!

This individual, in his youth, served as an admiral in the Celestial Dragons' army. He was a powerful figure, no weaker than a Marine admiral, and perhaps even slightly stronger than most. He was one of the Celestial Dragons' trump cards that allowed them to maintain their rule for seven hundred years!

Upon hearing Mendespenstein's suggestion, the other four Elders disagreed.

"Are we really going to have to deploy the Divine Army? Can't this incident be resolved by the navy alone?"

"Should we disturb Lord Im?"

"Mendespin, you are in charge of the three major World Government military agencies: the Navy, Enies Lobby, and Impel Down. You cannot escape responsibility for this huge accident!"

"Now is not the time to discuss responsibility. Gaston Figo is indeed the first one of us five to openly defy the orders of the Five Elders during our tenure. If we don't deal with this decisively..."

"No matter what method we use, he has defeated one of the Navy's top combatants head-on. How can we resolve this decisively? It's better not to deploy the Divine Army. If we do, but still fail to achieve the desired effect, the World Government's authority will truly plummet!"

A dispute erupted among the five, and Mendes-Bin Saint cursed the other four countless times in his mind. After arguing for a long time without reaching a conclusion, they could only answer the repeated calls from Fleet Admiral Auer, hoping to hear his thoughts.

The Ao family only said three sentences.

"Five Elders, Figo is a righteous marine who grew up in the Marine Headquarters since childhood. He has the talent to become a Marine Admiral. No, he has more than just talent now. Are we trying to make a laughing stock of ourselves by having internal conflicts break out among us?"

"As you all probably know, Figo often swims fifty to a hundred miles outside Impel Down to capture Sea Kings. He has superhuman swimming skills and a superhuman physique. Including myself, all three admirals are Devil Fruit users. Even if we all go out together, we might not be able to capture him. We'll just push him into the hands of pirates!"

"No, he won't become a pirate. The incident was caused by the blind witch of the Revolutionary Army. I don't need to repeat what happened to that girl. Figo's demands are not without justice. Aren't you worried at all that Figo might defect and join the Revolutionary Army, teaming up with that girl, and really bringing a crisis that could overthrow the World Government?!"

I don't know which part of the statement took effect.

The controversy surrounding this incident has finally come to an end.

The five elders came up with a solution and handed it over to the Au family to implement... Then, Mendesbin Saint went back and smashed the table.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Halftime

In the evening, Admiral Oku arrived at Impel Down for the first time aboard a warship.

Upon receiving the news, Figo greeted him outside and saw for the second time this short old man, who was only 1.6 meters tall and did not have the demeanor of a general or marshal.

Like Doug, the seven years have left their mark on him, with deep wrinkles on his face that could easily trap a mosquito.

"What, are you waiting for me here to drag me into prison too?" Upon seeing Figo, the old man asked with a stern face.

"No, no," Figo said. "I'm sorry to have troubled you this time, Marshal."

Ao looked up at Figo, his stern face suddenly relaxing, and he smiled, "It's nothing troublesome, you did a great job, Figo! Raul hasn't grown in the direction I expected, which has always disappointed me. I didn't expect you to show up!"

A righteous navy can't be made up entirely of sailors like you, but it absolutely can't be without you! There always has to be someone who upholds the bottom line of justice!

"You flatter me." Figo knew that the final outcome of this incident should not be bad.

As they entered Impel Down, Okuka emphasized, "The Revolutionary Army must be dismantled."

Figo: "I understand."

Ao nodded: "According to the intelligence I have, the original intention of the Revolutionary Army's Saintess Sapphire is probably just to rescue those slaves who will have similar experiences to her, but many of the slaves she rescues have been pirates and will not be willing to just be a selfless slave rescuer."

The Revolutionary Army's formation was quite sudden; I suspect Sapphire was somewhat forced into the leadership position. Therefore, regardless, we cannot allow the Revolutionary Army to continue developing like this!

“I know,” Figo replied. “I guessed that possibility. The suggestion I made to the Five Elders was for me to replace Teacher Doug in leading the army to wipe out the Revolutionary Army, rather than leaving it to fend for itself.”

“This won’t do.” The Ao family shook their heads. “You can’t go.”

Figo was taken aback.

"This is the Five Elders' bottom line. Your stance on the Gerald and Sapphire siblings incident was too hard-lined. The Five Elders are worried that if you lead the army to suppress them, even more uncontrollable problems will erupt. In short, they are worried that you will not only not suppress the Revolutionary Army, but also join them."

Facing Figo, the O family spoke frankly, saying, "I believe you wouldn't do that, but the Five Elders don't want to believe it. Not resolving this incident entirely according to your demands is also the Five Elders' last stand for the sake of their reputation!"

Figo: "Now..."

O'Hara said, "Cancel Gerald's public execution and keep him imprisoned in Impel Down."

Doug's position as the head of the campaign to eliminate the Revolutionary Army was revoked, and the World Government CP0 took over.

"And you are not allowed to leave Impel Down at will until the end of your remaining three-year term as Warden!"

Figo frowned. He wanted to take on the task of eliminating the Revolutionary Army himself because he could use Geralt's character event 2 to point to the Sapphire. No matter where the Sapphire was in the pirate world, Figo would definitely find it.

At that time, he will have ample time to ascertain the specific circumstances of the revolutionary army and ensure a reasonable and satisfactory outcome for all parties involved.

but now……

"What, do you really want to leave the Navy?" Oga asked. "I have served as the Fleet Admiral for nearly 30 years. I have always been the one making concessions under the pressure of the Five Elders. Sometimes I wish I could just resign and leave, but I have persevered day by day until now."