Outside the gates of Ryugu Palace.
Facing the Impel Down escapees led by Shiliew of the Rain, the Ryugu Palace guards under Neptune's command were routed across the board before they could hold out for long.
Shiliew of the Rain could barely contain his desire to kill. Bloodthirsty by nature, his attacks were exceptionally brutal.
With a sweep of his blade, the ground was immediately covered in severed fish tails still flopping about. It was an extremely bloody sight.
And Neptune, who bore the title of "Great Knight," was utterly powerless before his mortal enemy Fix.
In the blink of an eye, Neptune was chained up as tightly as his two sons, dragged along by Fix like livestock.
"Ha ha ha!"
Fix tugged at the iron chains binding Neptune, his laughter brimming with the thrill of revenge.
"Neptune, never saw this coming, did you?"
"You sold me out to the humans, and I still came back to get my revenge!"
Neptune's face darkened, and his heart was filled with rage.
But powerless as he was, he could only borrow the names of others to put on a show.
"Fix!"
"You impersonated Marines and attacked Ryugu Palace. That is a grave taboo."
"Neither the Marines nor Whitebeard will let you off!"
"Heh."
A burst of cold laughter rang out.
Not a single prisoner paid Neptune's words any mind, because the Marines would never spare them in the first place.
As for Whitebeard?
They were all ruthless, bloodthirsty villains by nature, fundamentally incompatible with Whitebeard, who liked peaceful family reunions.
Quite a few of them had even been enemies with Whitebeard before being imprisoned.
Shiliew of the Rain had brought the prisoners to the New World intending to seek refuge with Whitebeard's enemies.
Shiryu had more or less vented his desire to