One Piece: Impel Down's Guard - Chapter 38
Prisoner: Raoul
Level: SSR4
Status: Incarcerated
Crime Index: 37
Capture Participation: 100%
Selectable Gains: Navigation, Theft, Swordsmanship, Swordsmithing, Business
Personal Event 1: To be activated
Personal Event 2: Temporarily unavailable
Core Event: Temporarily unavailable
Choosing the gain for swordsmanship: Gains: Swordsmanship +2960 ? 77650 (Level 4 Sword Master)
‘Quite the jack-of-all-trades, with swordsmithing and swordsmanship. Why did he give up the sword and focus solely on honing his Devil Fruit abilities?’ Figo thought, glancing at the unconscious Raoul, bound in sea-stone handcuffs in his cell. Figo flicked a Qi bullet from his fingers: “Wake up!”
The Qi bullet hit Raoul in the stomach, causing him to cough up several mouthfuls of seawater. Raoul weakly struggled against the chains as his blurry vision cleared, managing to sit up.
In the moment he lost consciousness, he understood what his situation would be like when he woke up. He displayed a certain admiral’s demeanor, not wasting energy on futile shouting or cursing. He glanced at Figo through the bars, then looked towards the adjacent cell where the old man was.
The old man, with a radiant complexion, praised Figo: “Sending out the force of Finger Gun, huh? I don’t recall teaching you that move. Did you develop it yourself? Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Back in the elite class, Figo, you excelled in the Six Powers. It seems you haven’t stopped training over the years, making the Six Powers even stronger! I’m confident in you, Doug!”
Learning well, but didn’t master anything?
Figo laughed wryly.
Raoul’s gaze lingered on Doug’s unbound hands and feet, “Are you deliberately cooperating with Gaston Figo? Vice Admiral Doug, do you realize what you’re doing?”
The old man raised his head, not looking directly at Raoul: “What, even our fourth admiral is locked up, and still has the nerve to lecture me?”
Figo indeed defeated Raoul, and Doug was grinning uncontrollably.
Raoul, feeling awkward, had no way to deal with the old senior, so he coldly looked away, seeing Kimchi approaching from a distance. He then said, “Kimchi, are you joining them in rebellion?”
He used the word “rebellion.”
Kimchi’s expression turned unnatural. When Raoul served as warden, Kimchi was his deputy and admired Raoul’s strength. He never imagined that after 14 years, Raoul would become a “prisoner” in Impel Down.
But a year as superior and subordinate couldn’t compare to 15 years with Figo. Even though Kimchi coveted the warden position, he ultimately chose to support Figo.
He avoided Raoul’s gaze and addressed Figo: “I’ve already informed all the guards about the general situation from the monitoring room.”
‘Capturing’ Doug went quietly, but the tremors from the recent battle couldn’t be hidden from the guards and prisoners in Impel Down. Without an explanation, it would certainly cause panic.
As for the guards’ reaction…
Kimchi didn’t need to say; the faint shouts from afar already explained everything.
“The warden is indeed the strongest!”
“So what about an admiral! He’s no match for our great warden!”
“If the warden chose to defy the World Government’s orders, then there must be something wrong with the orders!”
“The warden is the best!”
Doug laughed heartily.
Raoul, however, couldn’t believe what he heard.
Weren’t most of these guards from Marine Headquarters? I am an admiral! How dare Figo tell them the truth? Now that they know the truth, why are they going mad with Figo? How dare they question the World Government’s orders?
Has the entire Impel Down gone mad?!
Figo crouched in front of Raoul, shaking his head with a smile. These guards in Impel Down, though ruthless and cruel when punishing prisoners, were relatively simple and endearing due to their long isolation from the outside world.
This trust is heavy.
So next… is waiting.
Raoul, doubting his life, remained silent. With a glowing face, Doug continued to cheer, while Figo listened with a headache, randomly activating Doug and Raoul’s personal events to watch the animation.
Personal Event 1 (Activated): Ten years ago, Vice Admiral Doug’s son and daughter-in-law were killed by Hellman Rhebrus while aboard a naval ship, leaving behind only their two-year-old son, Kong.
Following this blow, Vice Admiral Doug’s memory began to decline, and his health gradually deteriorated. Devastated, he never spoke of revenge. As one of the New World’s two extremes, the Hell Pirates are extremely powerful, requiring at least two admirals to have a higher chance of defeating them, involving significant risks. Vice Admiral Doug was unwilling to start a large-scale war in the New World for personal revenge.
Event Requirement: Capture or kill Rhebrus and dismantle the Hell Pirates!
The animation was brief, with a substantial text introduction.
Pretty difficult.
This is like dismantling a Yonko crew and killing a Yonko, right? No wonder I only saw Kong and not his parents when I visited the old man’s house, and it’s a good thing I didn’t ask.
The old man is carrying a burden in his heart.
Although it’s challenging, it is possible to complete. Raoul’s personal event is unsolvable.
Event Requirement: Help Raoul defeat or capture Gaston Figo.
…
Meanwhile, the impact of Figo defeating and capturing Raoul spread quickly.
Only high-ranking officials of Vice Admiral level and above in Marine Headquarters received the news. Although this wasn’t the first time they heard of Figo, none of them expected that Figo, who rejected a vice admiral promotion and chose to return to Impel Down as warden, would ‘become’ an admiral so quietly!
Most was dumbfounded. Vice Admiral Mia, though happy, was worried about Doug and Figo’s situation, so she went to find Fleet Admiral Ohka.
Ohka kept dialing the Five Elders’ Den Den Mushi, his expression not stern but rather somewhat relieved and relaxed, calming Mia.
In the Holy Land Mariejois, the Five Elders gathered once more. Mendesbin concisely explained the cause and process of the incident, angrily slamming the table:
“This is an unprecedented malicious incident that must be severely punished! I hope we can mobilize a General from the Divine Army along with Moka to capture him!”
The Divine Army is a special unit directly under the Five Elders, consisting of elite members of the Celestial Dragons. It is the fourth military force outside the three forces managed by the World Government’s Supreme Commander!
As the highest authority of the World Government, the Five Elders don’t all need to possess the highest combat power, but they can’t be completely without it either. In every generation of the Five Elders, at least one must possess the strength to stand at the pinnacle of the world of pirates!
This person, in their youth, mostly served as a General in the Divine Army. They are as strong, if not stronger than most Marine Admirals, serving as one of the reasons the Celestial Dragons have maintained their dominance for seven hundred years!
Upon hearing Mendesbin’s suggestion, the other four Elders disagreed.
“Do we really need to deploy the Divine Army? Can’t the Navy handle this?”
“Are we going to disturb Lord Imu?”
“Mendesbin, you oversee the Navy, Enies Lobby, and Impel Down, all three direct military branches of the World Government. This incident is a significant failure, and you bear the responsibility!”
“This is not the time to discuss blame. Gaston Figo openly defied the orders of the Five Elders, a first in our tenure. If we don’t resolve this decisively…”
“Regardless of the method, he directly defeated a top Marine combatant. How do we resolve this decisively? If we deploy the Divine Army and fail, the World Government’s authority will plummet!”
A fierce argument erupted among the five, with Mendesbin inwardly cursing the other four countless times. After a lengthy dispute with no resolution, they finally connected to Fleet Admiral Ohka, who had been persistently calling, to hear his thoughts.
Ohka only said three things.
“Five Elders, Figo is a righteous Marine who grew up in Marine Headquarters with the potential to become an Admiral. No, he already has more than potential. Are we letting internal conflict become a joke for the world to see?”
“You should also know, Figo often swims out fifty to a hundred miles from Impel Down to capture Sea Kings. He possesses exceptional swimming ability and a formidable physique. Even if all three of us Admirals mobilize, we might not capture him and might instead push him toward piracy!”
“No, he won’t become a pirate. The incident stems from the revolutionary blind witch. I don’t need to repeat that girl’s story. Figo’s demands haven’t lost their righteousness. Are you not worried about Figo defecting to join the revolutionary army, uniting with that girl, and genuinely threatening the World Government with an upheaval?”
Unclear which part worked, but the debate finally ended.
The Five Elders reached a solution for the incident and handed it to Ohka to execute. Mendesbin went back and smashed his desk.
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