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

One day later, at noon.

Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Sainte Island.

Inside a building, Sapphire, with a faint smile on her lips, was 'watching' and responding to the children walking past her.

"Good afternoon, Holy Maiden!"

"Holy Maiden! Holy Maiden! I learned ten words this morning..."

"I've learned twelve!"

"I even practiced with my knife for an hour!"

"I got up at five o'clock today and practiced for two hours. What a lazybones!"

"You are the one who..."

"Everyone was great." The words that came from Sapphire's mouth had a magical power to soothe the soul, and the children quickly quieted down.

They walked by one by one with bright smiles, and the last one to fall was a blond little boy who looked two or three years old and still had a runny nose.

"Saint, Saintess".

"What's wrong, Gibek?"

"I...I had a nightmare last night."

Sapphire smiled gently, placed her hand on the boy's head and patted it, comforting him, "It's okay, don't be afraid. What did you dream about?"

"A huge fire, a really huge fire, a big dog covered in flames burned us, burned this place to the ground. And, there was a person, running on the sea..." the boy mumbled.

"Fire? Dogs? Running on the sea? How could anyone run on the sea? That's just a nightmare, don't be afraid, Gibek..."

She was comforting her when she suddenly stopped, turned her head to the southwest, and her expression gradually became serious.

At the same time, a terrified cry came from afar: "Holy Maiden! Holy Maiden! Something terrible has happened! Warships! So many warships! We've been discovered by the navy!"

Chapter 41 Doug's Resolve

Saintess Island is in chaos.

When the Buster Call warships were discovered, they were only about fifty miles from Saintess Island. That distance could be covered in less than half an hour.

"Quick! Quick!"

"We have to move immediately!"

"Why were we discovered? And at this time! The last time we went out to shop was a month ago, and no one has left the island recently!"

"No unfamiliar ships approached either..."

"Could it be the Holy Maiden...?"

"What nonsense are you spouting! How could the Holy Maiden be followed and not even know it?!"

"As expected, it was too impulsive for the Saintess to directly attack the Celestial Dragons..."

"Damn it! Are you blaming the Holy Maiden?!"

Amidst the cacophony of noise, the revolutionary army members, having been notified, quickly moved toward the dock and the ships, along with many panicked and bewildered children running alongside them.

In recent years, Sapphire has not only freed many slaves, but also adopted many children.

The children ranged in age from ten to two or three, all homeless orphans, in a similar situation to her and Gerald's. Sapphire gave these orphans the home she and Gerald had always longed for, teaching them to read and to practice basic spiritual disciplines.

Her body transformed into something as light as snow, and a pair of white snow wings sprouted between her arms. She floated in the air, gently waving them as she watched the group move toward the dock, looking for anyone who might have been left behind.

Some things happening below made her frown slightly. Disasters reveal true character; some revolutionary soldiers, upon seeing children in the ranks, grabbed several and ran off at top speed, while others deliberately lagged behind to maintain order.

Some, however, only cared about escaping for their own lives. Even worse, if they saw a child blocking their way, they would roughly push the child away or even knock them down, while hurling insults at them!

She was well aware that the slaves captured by the slave ships were of diverse backgrounds. Some were vicious pirates before their capture, and those who chose to follow her had ulterior motives, even wanting to turn her into "a powerful pirate captain." They were quite critical of her for only attacking slave ships, let alone such audacious acts as attacking Celestial Dragons.

She had considered purging the ranks, but ultimately didn't go through with it. The formation of the Revolutionary Army wasn't something anyone pressured her to do; it was truly her own idea. She hoped to guide everyone in this way, but now it seems perhaps there wasn't enough time, or perhaps…

"I really don't have that ability."

With her assistance from the air, the entire revolutionary army quickly transferred to the dock and onto the ships amidst the chaos.

In reality, their numbers were small, barely over three hundred including the children. Although they were called a revolutionary army, without Sapphire's involvement, they were more like a rabble. A single intercepted giant slave ship could hold them all, and launching the Buster Call was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

"Quick! Quick! Turn the rudder! Set sail!"

"It's too late! It's going to be too late!"

Ten steel behemoths had appeared on the horizon, their cannons aimed at them!

……

"We're going to be too late!" On the other side, Mia, looking somewhat disheveled, stood side by side with Figo at the bow of the ship with a grave expression. "What should we do? We're still about a hundred miles from Witch Island, but the warships of the Demon Buster Order are probably almost here!"

The weather in the New World is unpredictable, and Figo, leaving the Calm Belt for the first time, witnessed its strangeness firsthand. The storm arrived without any warning, even slowing his reaction. What's even stranger is that there was wind and rain, yet no rain clouds in the sky, leaving him nowhere to cut with his sword and delaying his journey by two hours.

Navigation skills: 11212

Level 4, Navigation Expert!

In fact, Figo's navigation skills are quite high, one of his few abilities above level four. After all, most pirates who go to sea know a little about navigation; it's similar to physical strength—everyone has it, the drop rate is too high.

However, this number is currently just a figure of fact; no nautical knowledge has yet materialized in Figo's mind. Just as the benefits of swordsmanship would allow Figo to rapidly improve his swordsmanship as if divinely inspired, the benefits of navigation would likely require extensive practice to translate into tangible gains.

Perhaps... he should read some books on navigation? Figo paid a little more attention to this; the unexplained weather changes were really causing delays!

Now all we can do is...

“I’ll go first,” Figo said.

Mia paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll see you off. Be careful, Figo."

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and a giant hand grew out from the deck behind her, the hand pointing to the sky—the Flower Giant Ship!

Seeing this, Figo jumped up, his palm dipped slightly, and then spun down with even greater speed and force, launching Figo like a cannonball at the perfect angle!

Having become a vice admiral, Mia's Devil Fruit powers were fully developed, and this throw was extremely powerful, sending Figo flying over a thousand meters in the blink of an eye. Figo then used the Moonwalk technique, taking several leaps in the air, using this force to fly three to five kilometers before his body finally fell downwards.

Having done all she could, Mia thought that Figo would have to swim across the remaining distance, but what happened next surprised her.

As Figo landed on the water's surface, golden Armament Haki flowed beneath his feet, allowing him to run at high speed on the seawater without sinking!

"How...how did they do that?"

There are not many strong individuals who can circulate Armament Haki, but there are also quite a few. However, I have never heard of anyone being able to run on the sea surface using it. Never!

Flowing Tassels alone wouldn't do; Figo also used two techniques simultaneously: Life Return to reduce weight and Fishman Karate Water Strike to gain momentum!

As a transmigrator, he had long wondered if he could develop a water-walking technique like the one in Naruto, so that he wouldn't have to swim all the time and would be much more convenient.

The result was... no.

Standing still is unstable; you have to run at top speed, which is extremely tiring and only suitable for short-distance, fast-paced travel.

It's several times faster than him swimming!

……

Outside of Saintess Island.

The large ship carrying all the revolutionary army members had already turned around and sailed away, but the ten giant ships were getting closer to them, gradually pulling them into the range of their artillery fire.

"It's too late, it's too late."

"Why were they found?"

"This scale... could it be the legendary Buster Call? Damn the Navy!"

"What should we do, Saintess!"

"Let's fight them!"

"What's that ahead? What's that ahead?"

Sapphire tilted her head, a hint of surprise and confusion in her eyes. Using her Observation Haki, she quickly found the blond boy, Gibeck, whose face was filled with panic. She went over and patted him reassuringly, then took out a pendant from her pocket and hung it around his neck.

"It seems you're going to be a great person, Gibeck. Keep this safe."

"Saint, Saintess?"

"That's... a person? How is that possible! Someone is running on the sea?!" Finally, someone could see what was running towards them.

This discovery even made them briefly forget the warships that were getting closer and closer from the side. Doug, C0, and others on the warships naturally also saw Figo.

The silver-haired C0 frowned slightly, but did not stop raising the golden Den Den Mushi.

"All personnel, aim at the enemy ship!"

The officers and generals, with their exceptional eyesight, paused slightly upon hearing the order. They saw the blind witch and the revolutionary army on the ship, but they also saw many young children—something that hadn't been mentioned when they set off…

But after a brief pause, they carried out the order, and the guns of the warships were aimed at the large ship opposite them.

The commotion on the ship subsided, and most of the revolutionaries turned pale, feeling the shadow of death looming over them. A few roared to bolster their courage, preparing to fight to the death!

Sapphire walked to the front, looked at the warship's cannons, and half-drawn his sword, a chill rising from the blade.

Figo, running on the sea, suddenly swelled up his right leg, making it twice as thick, as if preparing to kick.

The silver-haired c0 opened his mouth.

Bang! !

Suddenly, a fist slammed in from the side, interrupting the order! C0 spun and fell into the water, the golden Den Den Mushi was tossed into the air and caught by a large hand!

"Don't fire!" Doug shouted, holding the Den Den Mushi to his mouth. "Blind Witch, this is Vice Admiral Doug from Marine Headquarters! You can't escape! Surrender now, and I guarantee with my life that I will make proper arrangements for all the children on board and will not harm a single innocent life!"

"Lieutenant General Doug?!" The fleet erupted in uproar.

The revolutionaries paused.

Vice Admiral Doug laughed heartily, slamming the golden Den Den Mushi to the ground: "As a teacher, I can't let my students shoulder everything! What about being recorded in the history of the Navy?! This old man... doesn't need that anymore! Hahahaha..."

At this moment, he was full of vigor, as if he had returned to his youthful days 40 years ago!

"Sigh, I knew you'd choose to do this, teacher." A figure flashed beside him, and Figo said helplessly, "Be confident. This way, you might be recorded in the Navy's history as a negative example."

He looked handsome for less than three seconds.

The old man's lips trembled, and he almost shed tears.

"...You brat!"