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

……

"Chasing someone?"

Standing at the bow of the warship, Kong Ganggu looked at the small boat in the distance that was hurriedly turning to avoid the warship with a strange expression: "Pirates?"

No, that shouldn't be the case. What kind of pirate could escape from Uncle Figo's clutches?

He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should help Figo intercept the two men. Suddenly, he noticed that Figo wasn't turning with the small boat, but running straight towards the warship. His expression turned serious, and he shouted, "He's coming! Everyone, protect yourselves!"

The sailors on board responded in unison, each hiding in their cabins and becoming vigilant.

Garp, standing beside Sora, turned his gaze away from Roger Rayleigh, looking puzzled. Sora said to him, "Every time we successfully catch up with him, he greets me in a special way to see if my strength has improved. Take a step back, Garp, you can't handle it now!"

Let's see if Cyborg has improved! He truly deserves to be called the strongest man in the world!

Garp instinctively took a few steps back, only to see Cyborg take two steps forward, leaping high into the air from the bow, and lightly stepping into the air with Moonwalk to meet Figo. Figo smiled and did the same, also taking flight with Moonwalk.

"Wow, amazing! It can fly!" Roger's eyes lit up again on the small boat in the distance.

"Row with all your might!" Rayleigh felt a deep unease. Why did that guy who flew up from the warship look so much like the legendary Admiral Kong?!

What did I do to deserve this?!

Under the watchful eyes of Garp, who was leaning against the cabin door, and Rayleigh and Roger, who were on the small boat, the two in the air drew closer and closer. Just as they were about to make contact, their right fists were simultaneously covered in inky black Armament Haki, and they swung and smashed against each other!

With a thunderous crash, their fists collided!

Crack! A thunderclap exploded in the sky, and a dark wave of Armament Haki expanded in all directions from the collision of their fists, engulfing the light!

The sky has been tormented again, resignedly cracking open.

The sea below them also churned up, with crashing waves and shockwaves surging in all directions. Under Roger's wide-eyed stare and Rayleigh's horrified gaze, the waves thundered and swept their small boat away into the distance!

On the warship, Garp clasped his arms together in front of him, his body pressed tightly against the cabin door by the gale. He couldn't open his eyes, and despite gritting his teeth and exerting all his strength, he couldn't move an inch!

It was clearly just the aftershock of something a hundred meters away.

Is this the power of a Marine Admiral?!

A jet-black streak of light spread continuously from the point where the two collided in mid-air, and the flowing Armament Haki seemed to dye half the sky black!

Kong's expression was serious as he continued to increase the pressure in his hands, but Figo frowned slightly, seemingly a little dissatisfied: "Kong, it seems you haven't improved much this time compared to last time."

Empty-hearted and helpless, he squeezed out a reply through gritted teeth: "It's only been four months since you last ran out, how could there be much progress?"

"Oh right, I forgot." Figo chuckled, then added more force to his fist, and the dark aura exploded like a cannonball, whipping up a gale that blew away the clouds in the sky! Kong's body was thrown back onto the warship, swaying slightly after landing before regaining his balance.

Figo also leaped down to his side, and at the same time opened the prison file and glanced at the empty information.

[Prisoner: Kong]

[Rank: SSR6]

[Status: In the process of breaking out of prison]

Crime Index: 19

[Participation rate in the arrest: 100%]

[Gains: Armament Haki +340 +189 +251 +433...]

【Character Event 1 (Completed): Make either Kong or yourself a Marine Admiral.】

Event Benefits: Physical Strength + ...

[Character Event 2 (Activated): Make either Kong or yourself the Fleet Admiral.]

[Key Event: Not yet activated]

It's not just the increased participation in arrests that brings supplementary benefits; the improvement of the criminals' abilities and crime index can also bring supplementary benefits!

Since Kong was 'captured' by him despite his SR9 strength, every time his strength has improved significantly and his crime index has increased, Figo can recapture him and gain benefits again. This has been more than ten times already!

However, upgrading from SSR6 to SSR7 is obviously very difficult. At 45 years old, Sora has reached his peak to some extent, and SSR7 is probably the end of his talent. It won't be easy to make up for it.

"Children grow up so fast," Figo thought to himself, "at least there's a crime index."

As the highest-ranking officer in the navy, it is unavoidable that friendly fire incidents and the resulting increase in crime rates will occur during missions.

However, Figo felt that only four months had passed, and Kong's crime index wouldn't have increased significantly, so he decided not to have a 'talk in handcuffs' with him this time.

Kong had been alert and glanced at Figo's handcuffed arm. Seeing that Figo wasn't going to use the seastone handcuffs to sneak up on him and tease him, a Devil Fruit user, under the guise of helping him build resistance to seastone, Kong relaxed and turned to ask Garp about his condition, while glancing at the surrounding sea.

The waves have gradually subsided.

Those two guys who looked like pirates were swept away by the waves. Why did Uncle Figo seem to be intentionally giving them a ride? Were they the children of some innocent pirate left behind outside Impel Down, and Uncle Figo came all the way here to take care of them?

……

Dozens of kilometers away, Roger and Ridley, soaked to the bone, collapsed in a small boat, panting heavily.

"Amazing! Amazing, amazing, amazing!" Roger exclaimed in a series of exclamations. "That old man was really amazing! We were amazing too, we actually managed to escape from him!"

Rayleigh rolled his eyes, feeling increasingly hopeless about the future; the captain had no idea what he was doing.

Do you still think you can defeat him?

Roger paused for a moment, then grinned: "Of course! We'll definitely get stronger, brother!"

This guy… Rayleigh tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of seawater, a smile also on his face, when Roger exclaimed again, “We’re finally safe this time!”

Safety? You said it was safe before.

Rayleigh suddenly felt uneasy, sat up, and then his expression changed drastically: "Oh no! The ship is leaking! Roger, plug it quickly!"

"Huh? What? Where? No way, I can't swim!"

"What?! You're an ability user?!"

"No, it's just that I'm not very good at it..."

"You're not a good swimmer, yet you're going out to sea?!"

"Hey hey hey..."

"Stop laughing! Hurry up, the ship is sinking!"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Swaying and frantic, the little boat carrying dreams sails into the distance.

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Changes Brought About by Figo

"Director Figo!"

"Senior Figo!" As the shockwave from Figo's collision with Kong dissipated, the marines on the warship emerged from their cabins and greeted him warmly and familiarly.

Figo waved to each of them in response: "Long time no see, thank you all for your hard work on this trip."

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

"As long as I can eat Director Figo's grilled sea king on the way back, it won't be hard!"

Roasted Sea King? Garp slurped as the image flashed through his mind, instantly forgetting the shock of their collision.

The marines on board were speechless at the enthusiasm for Figo. Compared to his mental exhaustion, the marines' pursuit of Figo was all for the better.

The storms Figo created greatly improved the ability of the sailors on board to cope with extreme weather. Anyone who had been on his warship was later given important responsibilities, especially in the unpredictable weather of the New World, where sailors who disembarked from his ships were highly sought after by vice admirals.

On the other hand, Figo's grilled sea monsters are indeed unforgettable after just one meal.

That's 50 years of accumulated experience.

The marines greeted Figo and returned to their posts, maneuvering the warship to continue heading towards Loguetown. Figo asked Karp, "Did you bring any donuts on board?"

Karp immediately became alert: "They've eaten it all!"

Figo chuckled and turned to ask Kong, "Has anything major happened in the last four months?"

Kong Xin thought to himself that Figo was indeed treating Garp differently. Upon hearing this, his expression turned slightly serious, and he nodded, saying, "Rocks' bounty has increased again, now exceeding 20 billion. He just defeated the second of the six kings of the New World, and the other four kings are on high alert and have begun to move around and join forces. I estimate that a great battle is not far off."

“Quite capable,” Figo said.

The so-called Six Kings of the New World are the six strongest pirate crews that rose to prominence after the two pirate kings of the previous era, The Black Blues and Gluttony, were captured by Figo and disbanded their pirate crew due to old age.

It's like when the cat's away, the mice will play. These six kings are probably only at the SSR2 or SSR3 level. A single admiral can easily suppress them, and even take on two of them at once.

But they are all difficult to catch.

The six parties have been secretly watching over and helping each other, maintaining a balance in the new world for more than ten years.

But three years ago, the Rocks Pirates, who were gradually gaining fame in the New World, defeated one of the Six Kings with lightning speed, causing a shock throughout the entire pirate world!

With the fall of the old king, a new king naturally rises, and the other five kings tacitly accepted Rocks's succession. However, Rocks' recent surprise attack and defeat of another king clearly indicates that he aspires to be the sole king of the New World pirates!

He also has the ability to compete for the one and only king.

As a time traveler, Figo naturally knew about Rocks. This guy, who had served as captain of many famous pirates such as Big Mom, Kaido, Whitebeard, and Shiki, was the only king of his era. He was extremely ruthless, and his fearsome reputation resounded throughout the pirate world. He even almost threatened the rule of the World Government at one point. In the end, it was only by the combined efforts of Garp and Roger that he was finally defeated.

Figo had been watching him for a while.

Characters like Roger and Rayleigh are more like adventurers than pirates. In a world teeming with pirates, the number of evil pirates they eliminated during their growth far exceeded the chaos they caused. Even though the anime mentions that Roger once wiped out a country's army for his crew, Figo is more inclined to believe that the country was not a good one, as seen in Luffy's Enies Lobby arc.

In Figo's eyes, there are quite a few countries that shouldn't exist in the pirate world.

And at least for now, their crime rate shouldn't warrant arrest. So Figo chose to give them a free rein, let them try their luck... they can't cause any real trouble.

But Figo had considered capturing the infamous Rocks as soon as possible.

However, some unexpected situations arose.

When he first learned about the Rocks Pirates more than a decade ago, he learned two things.

First, Rocks was one of the children adopted by Sapphire.

Secondly, the Rocks Pirates are extremely united and have a strong sense of justice. They have protected many places that have been invaded by pirates, and wherever they go, they use swift and decisive measures to crack down on the slave trade, which makes the World Government deeply resentful!

Why did this change occur?

If it weren't for confirmation from Sora's words and from the stories of the great pirates in Impel Down, Figo really wouldn't have believed it. His curiosity had been building up for years, and this time, he was determined to go to the New World and see for himself!

"Since they were able to defeat two, the remaining four forming an alliance won't be of much use. It seems the pirate world is about to see the birth of another true king." After thinking for a moment, Figo said to the sky, "The World Government hasn't reacted much? After destroying so many underground slave markets, some people must deeply resent the Rocks Pirates, right?"

Sora nodded: "That's true. Chakamos has been leading a team to search for them in the New World. But the Rocks Pirates don't usually stay in a fixed territory, and the World Government's intelligence agencies can't devote too much resources to searching for them recently... I heard that C0 lost someone."

"Shameful? How is it shameful?" Figo immediately looked interested.

Sora sighed helplessly: "They're lost. I just heard about it myself. The C0 has found a child with the potential to become the strongest C0 in history. It's said that at only ten years old, he already possesses power close to that of a Marine Admiral. The World Government values ​​him highly."