"Hm???"
While controlling the waves of strings to lift everyone on their side, Little Mingo looked grimly at Crocodile beside him.
"...Is what you said true?"
That was an Ancient Weapon.
In the Original Work, Crocodile had searched tirelessly for it for years—a treasure renowned for its power to destroy an entire island, something that had existed only in legends.
And now Austin had found it?
"I don't know the specifics either. I just heard Austin mention it a few times..."
Crocodile stood atop a white thread, continuously rising toward the upper levels of Impel Down.
"But one thing is certain: Sade is no joke now. She commands many ultra-giant Sea Kings as large as islands."
"If it came down to naval warfare alone, the World Government's Buster Call would probably be nothing but a joke before Sade~"
"Grr~"
Doflamingo curled his lips into a smile, thinking of the giant who had still seemed like a young man in his memories.
"It really makes one jealous~"
"Even we've never received treatment like that. It's practically better than how he treats his own son~"
They had heard from the newspapers that Austin had suddenly acquired a child, supposedly with Big Mom.
Yet compared to that, Austin's concern for Sade was clearly even greater than for his own son.
Even old Shichibukai like them had never received such an honor.
And so, they continued fighting their way upward.
They had caught Impel Down and even the World Government off guard, but the strength of the old Shichibukai led by Hawk Eyes Mihawk spoke for itself. Impel Down's personnel alone could not stop them.
"Desert Diamond Blade!!!"
"Feather Strike!!!"
The moment they reached the surface, countless attacks swept across a warship that had come to transport prisoners. Everyone boarded the ship and prepared