After finishing his act as the understanding big brother, Longinus turned his gaze toward the people sprawled on the ground.
"Vice Admiral Longinus, we can offer you a secret..." Babanuki still tried to make one last desperate attempt to save himself.
However, Longinus merely said calmly, "Kawamatsu, I'll leave these men to you."
With that, he stomped down hard.
Cracks as wide as a finger rapidly spread in every direction. The ground in the area to the left front collapsed completely, forming a terrifyingly massive pit.
The four Babanukis fell silent. What happened to the promised secret?
Besides, shouldn't he have asked them for the keys under normal circumstances?
With all that violence, wasn't he afraid of crushing the people underground to death?
"Down you go." With that, Longinus leaped into the hole.
He landed lightly.
A height of nearly twenty meters was no challenge at all, even for the little girl.
The dungeon was not pitch-black. Fluorescent stones were embedded in the surrounding walls, and their faint glow dispelled the darkness.
The four cells were arranged on both sides, while the rubble from above had fallen completely into the passageway.
This was naturally the result of Longinus using Observation Haki to scout ahead and control his strength.
"Father!" Gion quickly found that familiar face among the four cells.
"You... you're... Gion?" The middle-aged man inside the cell had disheveled hair and was covered in blood, but one could still vaguely make out the bearing of a once-handsome middle-aged man.
At that moment, his cloudy, numb eyes suddenly shone brightly, and his hands, bound by chains, trembled as he raised them.
Even though so many years had passed, and even though Gion had forgotten to remove her disguise, her voice and gaze alone were enough for a father to recognize