Chapter 39: Caesar Clown's Trump Card for Escape
Enies Lobby, an island directly under the World Government, where the World Government's Grand Court is established.
Because it symbolizes the absolute justice of the World Government, for 800 years, there has never been a not guilty verdict here.
Guilty prisoners are generally tried in lower courts.
And once they are transported to Enies Lobby, the end awaiting them will be the world's number one prison, Impel Down.
Caesar Clown, because he destroyed a research island directly under the World Government, is currently imprisoned on Enies Lobby.
Enies Lobby never tries criminals.
The main reason why Caesar Clown is still detained here now is his extraordinary intellect and research capabilities.
After all, being the second-greatest scientist in the world is not a title to be taken lightly.
Therefore, regarding the handling of Caesar Clown, the World Government's higher-ups have been engaged in heated discussions.
Some high-ranking officials believe that dangerous individuals like Caesar Clown should be imprisoned forever in the depths of Impel Down.
While another group feels that merely imprisoning him is too much of a waste.
They believe Caesar Clown should continue to serve the World Government and develop large-scale weapons of mass destruction.
It is precisely because of the constant arguments between both sides that Caesar Clown has been delayed in being sent to Impel Down.
However, Roy, based on Spandam's reliable intelligence source, learned that the verdict to send Caesar Clown, the individual who caused the World Government the greatest loss this year, to Impel Down has been finalized.
Although Caesar Clown is an excellent scientist, the World Government never lacks such individuals.
For the World Government, sometimes one Vegapunk is enough to crush everything else.
And for an evil scientist like Caesar Clown, who possesses immense ambition and is unstable, the World Government has ultimately decided to send him to Impel Down.
After all, even if the World Government wanted to use someone who had already caused an explosion, they would still be wary!
One must remember that the Punk Hazard's Bank Forbidden Zone is renowned throughout the World Government for its tight security.
And in such a place, Caesar Clown was still able to detonate a cannon.
Therefore, for such extremely unstable individuals, placing them in an even more secure location is the better choice.
"You bastards, let go of me! I am a great scientist! You shouldn't treat me like this! I want to communicate with the Five Elders! I'm stronger than Vegapunk!"
At the port in front of the Gate of Justice on Enies Lobby.
Caesar Clown, clad in a prisoner's uniform, struggled fiercely to break free from his restraints.
"Caesar Clown, behave yourself! This isn't your laboratory, this is Enies Lobby, this is the gateway to hell!"
Bang!
A club containing Seastone was directly thrust into Caesar Clown's abdomen.
Following that, the Marine's baton swung, creating afterimages, as it rained down on Caesar Clown.
A wave of intense pain immediately caused the Logia Devil Fruit user to curl up on the ground like a cooked shrimp.
"Stop struggling, you scum! Honestly accept your fate! If anyone else causes trouble, I fear you won't even live to reach Impel Down."
He drew the pistol from his waist, aimed it at another pirate who was struggling more fiercely, and fired.
As the sound of the flintlock pistol echoed across the port.
"Ow, it hurts so much."
The criminal, who had been arrogant moments before, now had his shoulder pierced by a bullet.
Tucking the pistol back into his waist, he examined his surroundings with the Seastone-laden club.
The Marine who had just disciplined Caesar Clown, his face full of rough flesh, was roaring at the prisoners being escorted.
In his eyes, these were all individuals who deserved their fate, so he almost never held back when he struck.
In any case, these guys were merely waste material to keep Impel Down running.
In fact, from the moment they arrived at Enies Lobby, they had lost all their human rights.
Looking at the evil scientist curled up on the ground like a cooked shrimp, and then glancing around at the unwilling prisoners.
"As expected, the only way to make you scumbags behave is through violence."
He looked with satisfaction as the prisoners orderly boarded the warship.
The Marine, his face full of rough flesh, watched as the last prisoner stepped onto the deck of the Marine warship.
Pfft!
The horn of departure sounded from the warship.
The warship, filled with criminals, slowly left the harbor.
Just as the burly Marine general led his subordinates back.
At this moment, no one in the entire Enies Lobby noticed that the large white clouds that had been floating above the island a few days ago were now slowly moving into the distance.
"Shishishishishi, that damn idiot hit me so hard, it really hurts like hell."
Inside the warship transporting prisoners, Caesar Clown was different from the other inmates. While a dozen people were crammed into one cell, he was enjoying a quiet single room all to himself.
"There were so many ways to hand me the tools, but why did they have to beat me up, and so brutally at that?
Damn it, once I escape, I'll make that Doflamingo guy give me an explanation."
Rubbing his arm, which had turned purple from the beating.
Caesar Clown nervously scanned his surroundings.
Upon realizing that there was no one around except for a surveillance Den Den Mushi.
Caesar Clown pretended to scratch his head, but when he lowered his hand, a small wire appeared in his palm.
Yes, this wire was the escape tool secretly handed to him by the Marine who had beaten him.
The main reason the Marine did this was that his superior was actually a spy for Doflamingo.
The reason Caesar Clown had been so well-behaved since arriving at Enies Lobby from Punk Hazard was his belief that Doflamingo would bring him something useful.
After all, no one would ignore the benefits brought by Artificial Devil Fruits.
Although Caesar Clown was arrogant, he was clearly not an idiot.
Everyone knew the consequences of blowing up the research institute, yet Caesar Clown still did it.
This clearly didn't fit his persona of picking on the weak, fearing death, and being greedy.
So the reason was simple: when Caesar Clown blew up the restricted area of Punk Hazard, he already had his own trump card.
The Shichibukai, forming a triangle with the Marines and the Yonko, was who Caesar Clown planned to defect to.
In any case, Caesar Clown was tired of being stuck within the Marine system.
In his opinion, only ambitious figures like Doflamingo or the Yonko could greatly amplify his title of "Supreme Authority of Weapons of Mass Destruction."
He wanted to prove to the world that he was the number one scientist.
And in the World Government's research institute, the environment was clearly not in line with his ambitions.
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