blogombal Chapter 203 This secret of yours, I'll keep it for a lifetime~
Chapter 203 This secret of yours, I'll keep it for a lifetime~
Chapter 203 This secret of yours, I'll live on it for the rest of my life~
"Um?"
Perhaps noticing Jinbe's gaze, Xiyan turned to look at the blue fat man.
This guy was in the same cell as Ace, so he should know when Ace left.
Thinking of this, west Yan decided to ask Jinbe.
However, before Xiyan could speak, Jinbe said, "You're late."
"Ace and the others have been gone for at least half an hour."
"Half an hour?"
Ivankov said with a grim expression, "Then Ace should already be on a naval warship."
"Ninja boy, you should know what this means."
"Yes, I know."
Magellan's actions were very decisive, completely extinguishing their hopes of rescuing Ace from there.
He truly lives up to his title as the warden of Impel Down, the underwater prison.
"It seems we can only gamble everything on Whitebeard," Ivankov said. "That guy is bound to make a move."
Based on his understanding of the old man with the white beard, he knew that the other party would absolutely not tolerate the Navy publicly executing his family members.
Therefore... there's a high probability that the other side will lead a large army to Marine Headquarters to snatch Ace away on the very day of his public execution!
Given that man's strength, the probability of him getting Ace back is quite high.
"I don't know if Whitebeard will take action, but I'm definitely going to Marine Headquarters," west Yan said. "I believe Luffy will make the same choice."
"Huh?!?!"
Ivankov stared at Xiyan in shock and said, "Hey, ninja boy, do you even know what Marine Headquarters is?"
Although the ninja boy's near-immortality ability is incredibly powerful, the Marine Headquarters is no pushover either!
The Marine Headquarters alone has three monsters at the Admiral level!
What will they use to save people?
Unless they're allied with Whitebeard, but the problem is... where are we even going to find them?!
After all... they had no idea how they managed to contact the Whitebeard Pirates!
As for relying on these people to force their way in?
Don't be ridiculous, two generals could beat them to a pulp.
"I know what you mean, but no matter what, I'll go," west Yan said.
Since he promised Luffy that he would help him rescue Ace, he wouldn't go back on his word!
Moreover... he also wanted to go to Marine Headquarters to see Kuma and see how he was doing.
Ivankov frowned upon hearing this. He wanted to tell him not to be so naive, but after seeing west Yan's expression, he fell silent.
Because he knew the other person was serious.
"How much time do we have left?" west Yan suddenly asked.
"You're talking about the time until Ace's execution, right?" Ivankov thought for a moment and said, "About 24 hours."
"How do I get to Naval Headquarters from here?"
Ivankov did not answer immediately, but thought about it carefully for a moment, and then said, "I have heard that there is a special basin current between the three major agencies of the World Government. As long as you can ride this basin current, you can reach your destination at the fastest speed."
After speaking, Ivankov paused for a moment, then said, "If we can seize a warship, we should be able to get there in about an hour."
As for whether it could be faster, he didn't know, since he had never used that current before.
"One hour..." west Yan said, "That means Luffy needs to wake up within 20 hours, otherwise he might miss the war, right?"
"Allowing only four hours isn't enough," Ivankov shook his head. "Don't forget, we'll still have to face the formidable enemies in the underwater prison when we leave here."
Even if the ninja boy could hold off Magellan, the other jailer beasts and the deputy warden were no pushovers either.
Therefore...: We must allow several extra hours!
west Yan paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Let's go back first."
"If Luffy doesn't recover in time, I'll have to ask you to stay here and take care of him for the time being."
"After I've dealt with things over there, I'll sneak back in to rescue you."
This time, Ivankov did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
No matter what, he couldn't just leave the Straw Hat Boy alone.
Then, he said seriously, "Ninja boy, are you sure you want to storm Marine Headquarters?"
"certainly."
"Alright, in that case, I'll help you find a helper."
After Ivankov finished speaking, he put his hands on his hips and walked toward the cell next to him.
"What do you mean?"
Looking at Ivankov's tall figure, a hint of doubt appeared in west Yan's eyes.
But Ivankov didn't explain. He simply walked to a cell and stared silently at a man inside.
A moment later, Ivankov grinned and said, "Long time no see, Klock boy~"
Crocodile, who had kept his eyes closed, opened them and looked at Ivankov with some displeasure, saying, "I don't really want to see you."
west Yan showed a surprised expression, clearly not expecting that the helper Ivankov mentioned would actually be the other party.
This guy was almost killed by Luffy back then, isn't it a bit ridiculous to ask him for help now?
Thinking of this, west Yan said, "Hey, Ivan, are you serious?"
"Don't worry, ninja boy," Ivankov grinned. "I'm confident I can make this guy obey."
"After all... I've discovered one of his weaknesses~"
Upon hearing Ivankov's words, Crocodile's face immediately contorted with rage, his eyes blazing with fury, as if he wanted to kill Ivankov.
Unfortunately, Ivankov wasn't afraid at all.
"Klock boy, you'll be a good boy, right?"
Ivankov crossed his arms, looking like he had Crocodile completely under his thumb.
"You bastard Ivankov, you..."
"Oh my god, how dare you talk to me like that?" Ivankov tilted his head and looked at Crocodile, saying, "Believe me or not, I'll expose everything about your past right now!"
That look seemed to say: I'll keep this secret for the rest of my life!
You better behave and listen to me!
Crocodile: ...
Crocodile was rendered silent.
No matter how angry he was, he dared not retaliate against Ivankov, because the other party had indeed found his Achilles' heel.
"What on earth could have happened to make a former Shichibukai act like this?" west Yan asked Crocodile with a puzzled look.
"Haha, of course it's a very interesting thing!"
He said, "Hey!"
Crocodile quickly interrupted Ivankov, saying, "Shut up, you bastard!"
If his secret were exposed, she would be finished and might as well just slit her own throat.
"Hmph, it's easy if you don't want me to tell anyone," Ivankov said. "Help the ninja boy go to Marine Headquarters."
That way I'll keep your secret.
"Is everything alright, Klock boy?"
"Hip hop!"
Seeing Ivankov laughing with his hands on his hips, Crocodile's anger surged, but he eventually took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "Okay, I understand."
"But aren't you afraid I'll kill this kid halfway through?"
As he spoke, Crocodile gave Xiyan a cold look, as if he were looking at a dead man.
west Yan just chuckled at this, too lazy to bother with the guy.
Crocodile: ? ? ?
Is this kid looking down on him?
"What do you mean, kid?" Crocodile roared.
"Klock boy, even if you had that idea, you couldn't do it," Ivankov said.
"What do you mean?"
"Because ninja boys are immortal!"
"Impossible!" Crocodile retorted, "Immortality is impossible in this world!"
At most, they are just special Devil Fruit users, but every Devil Fruit user has a weakness!
As long as you can find the weakness in the opponent's ability, you can defeat them!
He understands this deeply.
"Believe it or not," Ivankov said, his expression hardening. "Anyway, I've already told you about it."
"Once I find out that you attacked him, I will not hesitate to spread your past."
Crocodile's face darkened, and his body trembled with anger.
However, he eventually took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "As long as this kid doesn't provoke me, I won't attack him."
"Deal!"
"Hip hop!"
Ivankov laughed and then commanded Lightning to enter the cell and release Crocodile.
"Finally, I'm no longer bound by that damned Seastone hand," Crocodile said.
This feeling of being full of power is just wonderful!
"Fine, then let me go to Marine Headquarters and take Whitebeard's head!"
Thinking of this, Crocodile grinned.
west Yan ignored the guy and instead stared at the pair of Sea Stone hands inside the cell.
After thinking for a moment, he went into the cell, intending to take the sea stone painting with him.
"This might come in handy at a place like the Marine Headquarters," west Yan thought to himself.
Crocodile glanced at Xiyan as he entered the cell, then turned to Ivankov and said, "You called this kid 'Ninja Boy'... He's a ninja?"
"right."
Upon hearing the confirmation, Crocodile's body trembled slightly, but he forced himself to calm down.
"This is truly the first time I've ever seen a living ninja."
At that moment, Crocodile felt a strong sense of curiosity and wanted to ask Ivankov about the ninja.
But Crocodile felt that it would be a loss of face, so he gave up the idea.
"Hey, you guys actually released Crocodile?!"
The surrounding pirates went berserk upon seeing this.
"Quickly, release me too!"
"You're right, I can help you too!"
"Quickly, quickly, release me too!"
"I'm going to kill Whitebeard!"
Unfortunately, neither Xiyan nor Ivankov had any intention of paying them any attention.
"Let's go," west Yan said.
"Then..."
Before Ivankov could finish speaking, Jinbe's voice came from a nearby cell.
"I beg you, please take me with you!" Jinbe said. "I'm sure I can help you!"
"Would someone like you really beg someone so humbly?" Ivankov said, looking at Jinbe with a strange expression.
If he remembered correctly, this person was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
"Because I want to save Ace!"
Upon hearing this, west Yan arrived at the cell and stared into Jinbe's eyes, asking, "Are you and Ace on good terms?"
"I've known Ace since he joined the Whitebeard Pirates, and we're pretty close," Jinbe nodded. "So I hope I can do my part in saving Ace."
"Please help me!"
Looking at Jinbe's sincere face, Xiyan paused for a moment, then asked, "How strong are you?"
"I was once a Shichibukai, so I should be able to help."
"Warlord of the Sea?"
west Yan paused for a moment, then said with some surprise, "You were defeated too?"
Crocodile: ...
Crocodile, standing behind Xiyan, wore an annoyed expression. Why did he feel like this brat was mocking him?
However, after being glanced at by Ivankov, Crocodile snorted and turned his head away, no longer looking at the others.
Ivankov was very satisfied with this.
"I wasn't defeated," Jinbe shook his head and said, "I was arrested because I opposed this war."
"The World Government wanted me to join them in fighting Whitebeard, but I refused, so they brought me here."
"Is that why?"
Ivankov looked surprised, clearly not expecting that the other person had been arrested for this reason.
"He opposed this war, huh?" west Yan thought to himself. "If that's the case, he was arrested because he refused the Shichibukai's summons."
Thinking of this, west Yan nodded and said, "Lightning, release him as well."
"Is it really possible?"
Lightning didn't act immediately. Instead, he turned to Xiyan and Ivankov and said, "Although he is very strong, we don't really know him."
"His eyes don't seem to be lying," west Yan said. "There shouldn't be any problem."
"Let's do it, Lightning," Ivankov nodded in agreement.
"All right."
Seeing that the two of them had said that, Lightning couldn't say anything, so he could only use his Devil Fruit ability to rescue Jinbe.
"My name is Jinbe," Jinbe said earnestly, looking at Xiyan. "I'm sure I can help you."
Seeing Jinbe's extremely serious expression, Xi Yan nodded and then said, "Let me make this clear first: our goal is to go to Marine Headquarters together, but if anyone causes trouble for me on the way, don't blame me for being impolite."
As he spoke, west Yan glanced at Crocodile again, his meaning quite clear.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything unnecessary," Jinbe nodded.
Crocodile didn't say anything, only let out a cold snort.
"Let's go, let's get out of here first," Ivankov said.
"profound!"
"Phew~"
"That felt so good."
Magellan emerged from the bathroom, clutching his stomach and letting out a long sigh of relief.
In order to prepare for the upcoming battles, he must resolve this issue in advance.
"Warden, are you going to take poison again today?"
"I'm not eating anymore."
Magellan waved his hand and said, "Prepare some normal food for me."
These past few days he's stopped eating his favorite highly poisonous foods to reduce the chances of getting diarrhea.
"yes!"
After watching the other person leave, Magellan returned to his seat.
"Have those guys who went to the fifth floor shown up?" Magellan asked.
No.
"What about the sixth floor?"
"The sixth floor..." Domino hesitated for a moment before saying, "The surveillance footage there hasn't been restored yet, so I don't know anything about it."
"Has it not recovered yet?"
Magellan said, "Didn't I send people to deal with the surveillance Den Den Mushi on the sixth floor?"
If you inject the Den Den Mushi with an antidote, it will immediately wake up. So why hasn't it recovered yet?
Could it be...?
Perhaps sensing a possibility, Magellan's brow furrowed immediately.
"Could something have happened on the sixth floor?" Domino asked, his expression changing.
Magellan paused for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure, but the Blood-Eyed Ninja should have already been to the sixth floor."
Luckily, he moved Fire Fist Ace away beforehand, otherwise that guy might have really succeeded!
At that moment, Magellan was incredibly grateful for his decision.
"I wonder if the Blood-Eyed Ninja will release the other prisoners."
Thinking of this, Magellan stood up and walked outside.
"Warden, where are you going?" Domino asked.
Magellan paused upon hearing this, then said, "I need to go to the sixth floor and check to make sure those guys haven't been released!"
The sixth floor is full of vicious criminals; if those guys were released, it would be a disaster.
So he had to go and take a look.
"clear!"