At 5:00 p. m. that day, in the office of the deputy warden at Impel Down.
Shiryu, with a cigar in her mouth, leaning against the sofa, and her feet propped up on the desk Shiryu, heard the sound of Den Den Mushi.
Frowning slightly, Shiryu exhaled a puff of smoke and answered the phone.
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi grew blond hair and started wearing glasses.
"Moshi Moshi, is this Shiryu, the vice warden of Impel Down? This is Kalifa, the secretary-general under the Celestial Dragon Gawain!"
"Oh?"
Shiryu paused, then took his leg off the desk, leaned against the sofa, and spoke to the Den Den Mushi.
"I am Shiryu, what... do you want?"
"I am acting on Saint Gawain's orders to call this Den Den Mushi at noon tomorrow. Saint Gawain has something to tell you."
Kalifa said calmly, then waited for Shiryu's answer.
After a moment of silence, Shiryu took a puff of his cigarette with interest.
"I thought I had been forgotten by the world long ago because I was in Impel Down, but I didn't expect that there would still be Celestial Dragon who would remember my name. Heh heh."
I understand. I will make the call at noon tomorrow as instructed.
"Very good!"
Kalifa nodded in satisfaction, then hung up the phone. After the Den Shiryu Den Den Mushi in her hand fell asleep, Shiryu, with a cigar in her mouth, pondered for a long time.
But I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I tried...
Meanwhile, on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Kaku, dressed in a black suit with a furry hood around his neck, and Jabra, who had long beards, was shirtless and wearing a suit with a tie, stepped into the Lawless Area of the Sabaody Archipelago.
They roamed freely, killing every pirate they encountered who dared to show their faces. After much deliberation, they finally used Camera Den Den Mushi to film the entirety of about a dozen islands.
Kaku smiled with satisfaction, holding the Den Den Mushi to Gabra.
"Alright, let the lord personally select the shape of the island, and we will thoroughly clean up and imprison the island he chooses!"
However, even in the Lawless Zone, not everyone is a pirate. There are also many civilians and some special individuals, including older, disillusioned men who have been hiding for a long time.
Judging from the adults' attitudes toward us and his attitude toward Franky, the adults probably don't like too much killing.
We'll listen to the adults' opinions then."
"Hey-hey!"
Upon hearing Kaku's words, Jabra smiled indifferently.
"Do as you please. I'm not good at this kind of thing anyway. Just call me when you're about to kill someone."
"By the way, Kaku, do you think my glasses look good? If Catherine saw me like this, would she fall in love with me instantly?"
"Roll!"
Kaku speechlessly berated Jabra and sent him away. He then ordered his men to temporarily guard the high points on the islands for filming.
If adults want to choose an island based on a live broadcast in the future, they will definitely choose that location first!
On the other hand, at the gates of Mary Geoise, a long-haired Wanze nervously entered the Pangea Castle.
Of course he would be nervous; this was the dwelling place of the gods, the territory of the Celestial Dragon!
With nervous anticipation, they wore badges adorned with a black bird surrounding Dark Bird and followed their planned route to the Gawain Family's castle.
Since no men were allowed to enter Gawain's mansion, the head maid, Brooke, warmly welcomed them in the courtyard.
Upon hearing their purpose, the head maid did not hesitate. Of the 2.8 billion Heavenly Tribute that the World Government had just sent last week, Brooke kept 80 million Beli to maintain the normal operation of the Gawain Family, and handed over the rest to the Wanze.
Meanwhile, when Brooke learned that the Wanze was going to the Mjosgard house to continue collecting money, in order to prevent the Wanze's nervousness from damaging the honor of the Gawain Family, the head maid personally dispatched the head of the guards, Winslet, to go there.
Soon after, Winslet returned to Gawain's mansion with the donation from Mjosgard.
No one believed that the Wanze was a fraud, after all, this was Mary Geoise, and apart from the native soldiers and Celestial Dragon, everyone else was either a slave or someone who came to Mary Geoise but never left.
Alternatively, as subordinates of someone like Wanze, their identities would be thoroughly investigated by CP before they even entered the premises.
After receiving enough tribute, the Wanze to leave when Shalria arrived at Gawain's mansion, riding a limited-edition super-criminal slave plus from Impel Down's Impel Down Gawain Family Impel Down.
Upon seeing Shalria, Brooke immediately welcomed her in warmly. During the days that the adults were away, Shalria would take time to visit Gawain Family every day, and they had already gotten used to it.
However, this time, when Shalria learned that Gawain actually needed to offer all of the Heavenly Tribute, she was somewhat surprised.
"Hey, does Gawain need money? That must be it, otherwise why would he take all the weekly donations with him!"
No, as the future woman of the Gawain Family, I must help Gawain as much as possible!
Hey you over there... no, Gawain's henchman, come with my guards to my house and move the safe out of my study!
There were several Devil Fruit toys I had saved there, as well as a 30 billion yen bank draft from Mary Geoise Bank.
I haven't saved much money over the years, but it's okay. Although I'm not the clan leader, my weekly donations are still around 800 million.
I'll be frugal and just ask my dad and brother to buy me more slaves and pets.
Please also give my donation to Gawain!
At this point, Shalria pondered for a moment, then quickly called out to the Wanze, who was about to leave, and her chief guard.
"Wait a minute, you lowly wretch, don't forget to tell Gawain how I feel about you, or you'll regret it!"
Also, please pass on a message to Gawain: he only left me his Vivre Card, and I forgot to exchange Den Den Mushi numbers with him. This is my number~.
Um... could you tell Gawain that... that I, Shalria, will unconditionally support Gawain, that's all!
Also, I'll be waiting for Saint Gawain's call...
Meanwhile, in Water 7, Iceburg sat in his office, staring intently at the latest orders he had just received from Gawain.
As the de facto leader of Water 7, Iceburg gained Gawain's favor and directly earned the respect of former CP members, now Black Ice Terrace agents.
Looking at the order in his hand, Iceburg smiled slightly.
"Sir, you are looking for a blind expert named Yixiao, who is very fond of gambling, right?"
After speaking, Iceburg pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and summoned his newly appointed secretary.
This secretary is still a child; I don't know what Iceburg is thinking.
In short, he said to his secretary.
How can you possibly be faster than being chased by someone else's clues?
My Secretary contacted Morgans and offered a large sum of money to buy the independent pages of his World Economic Journal for the last three months.
In my capacity as Mayor of Water 7 and President of Galley-La Company, I am hosting the World Gambling Tournament in the Sabaody Archipelago. Participants must register in advance and have Morgans set up a special Den Den Mushi line for me!
Three months is enough time for gamblers all over the world to submit applications. Once they see Yixiao's name, they can immediately start investigating.
In addition, contacting every registered gambler and getting information from them is definitely faster than searching the world for casinos!
Also, please remind me that I need to take some time soon to apply to Lord Gawain for a legal gambling license.
This is not just a good way to find a laugh; it is also an excellent way to make money. In the past, my focus was entirely on dealing with the various demands of World Government.
But now, with Gawain's support, I no longer need to worry about those things, so I can devote my energy to more areas!
At this point, Iceburg let out a long sigh.
"I just looked at the initial report that Franky gave me. Even if we don't upgrade the Sea Train, but just add lines to Teacher Tom's existing Sea Train..."
We all need to spend a considerable amount of money.
Most importantly, there's the ship design proposal jointly put forward by Franky and Uncle Dan.
What exactly did they design that they asked me for a budget of 380 billion Beli?!
"Did they design it to be Pluton?!"
Just as Iceburg roared, on Amazon Lily.
On the far left of the enormous island, two extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki are locked in a fierce battle.
Although the black and gold Haki always holds a huge advantage, the black and white Haki opposite it has always stood firm.
And the far right of the island.
Black and pink Conqueror's Haki and pure black sword energy are sweeping across the area, and the sounds of metal clashing are rising and falling. It must be a battle Supreme Grade Sword and the Supreme Grade High Heel!
Meanwhile, in the dense forest in the middle of the island, Shirahoshi was swimming leisurely in the lake, occasionally chatting with the hundreds-of-meters-long water snakes in the lake.
By the lake, Kalifa watched Shirahoshi with bated breath. Whenever Shirahoshi spoke with the Orochi, Kalifa couldn't help but feel a sense of unease...
Ah, Gawain Gawain's fiancée is in danger.
Ah, as Shirahoshi Shirahoshi's bodyguard, I am also in danger.
Ah, I'm dead...
That's roughly the idea.
As for Jinbe Lucci...
At this moment, Lucci, shirtless and transformed into his leopard-man form, was asking Jinbe was practicing Fish-Man Karate by the lake, for advice on Armament Haki and Observation Haki techniques.
And the Kuma.
He sat cross-legged in front of his tent, this time holding not only books but also a pen.
It turns out that after putting down the Bible, he actually started writing things himself.
But if you look closely, you'll see that what Kuma wrote wasn't the story in his heart, but rather what Gawain had said.
He wrote down almost every word Gawain said that he had heard.
However, after writing it down, he would always make some cuts, crossing out those that were less informative or not very polite.
Although Gawain never said anything indecent, no one knew what kind of identity Kuma had defined for Gawain in his heart.
No one knows how, while defining Gawain's identity, Kuma also defined the dignity of Gawain in his mind.
Just as everything was proceeding smoothly, Jinbe's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
Jinbe then waved to stop the bruised and battered Lucci, and pulled out Den Den Mushi.
Noticing the phone ringing, Kuma glanced at them, and the next moment, Kuma got up and went to Lucci's side.
Lucci was still on guard, but the strength of the Kuma was far beyond what he could withstand at this moment.
A moment later, Kuma successfully extracted the red cat-like Paw-Paw from Lucci's body as well.
Looking at the silent but serious Kuma, Lucci frowned. He inwardly complained about his own weakness, realizing he couldn't even dodge the Kuma's slaps!
But the next moment, he pursed his lips and turned to the Kuma had relieved his pain and fatigue.
Thank you.
"No need."
Kuma answered sullenly, then sat back down.
Meanwhile, in Jinbe's direction, the moment he connected to the Den Den Mushi, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
Meanwhile, an unusually hearty laugh came from the Den Den Mushi.
"Gurarara, it's Jinbe! I'm Whitebeard!"
"White... Whitebeard Pops!!!"
Hearing the Den Den Mushi's voice, Jinbe hesitated greatly. He put the Den Den Mushi aside and then bowed deeply.
"I never expected to receive a call from Pops Whitebeard. What can I do for you?"
Jinbe bowed and said.
Upon hearing Jinbe's voice, Whitebeard continued to laugh.
"Gulalalala, don't be so polite, I'm just a little confused."
I heard that the flag of the Ryugu Kingdom has suddenly been changed.
So, Jinbe, don't you have anything to say to me?
Regarding the bird flag that looks like Marco's, which was planted on Fish-Man Island at this time.
"Have you and Neptune been oppressed or threatened by the World Government?!"
"No!"
At that moment, Jinbe raised his head, and in Whitebeard's hand, Whitebeard and his sons saw an extremely serious expression...
The blue face of the Den Den Mushi...
On Amazon Lily, Jinbe spoke each word with utmost seriousness.
"Pops the Whitebeard, you've misunderstood. The Ryugu Kingdom has not been oppressed in any way!"
On the contrary, King Neptune, myself, and all the inhabitants of Fish-Man Island have found hope and salvation!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe knelt down with Jinbe, assumed the dogeza posture, and called out to Whitebeard with deep apology.
"I'm sorry, Whitebeard, Fish-Man Island has taken down your flag. "Pops
But I assure you, I and all the Fish-Man will forever remember your kindness in protecting Fish-Man Island for over a decade!
"So that's how it is!"
Whitebeard spoke heavily, then fell silent. Faced with Whitebeard's silence, Jinbe lowered his head deeply and remained motionless.
The Whitebeard silently glanced at his sons beside him.
Those who are happy for or welcome Fish-Man Island include the carefree Jozu.
Or perhaps they are exceptionally angry, like the captain of the 8th Division, Namur, who is himself Fish-Man.
And then there's Marco, who seems completely unconcerned... with a deadpan expression.
Looking at his sons, the Whitebeard suddenly burst into laughter, then waved his hand dismissively.
"Gurarara, Jinbe, this is a good thing! It seems you've found your home!"
Tell your Pops what kind of person he is. Is he some great pirate aiming to overthrow the World Government, or Revolutionary Army?
But if you can't say, that's fine too. As long as you and your country can live happier lives, your Pops will only be happy for you, kid!
On Amazon Lily, listening to Whitebeard's bold and magnanimous words, Jinbe Meng was moved to tears.
This is the magnanimity of Whitebeard, the man who holds the title of the World's Strongest!
However, even if my Pops is the strongest, the master I am currently serving is still no less capable than him!
Jinbe stood up and then solemnly addressed Whitebeard.
"Pops with the Whitebeard, Jinbe, follow a cowardly coward!"
The person I admire is none other than Lord Gawain, the possessor of the World's Strongest Conqueror's Haki's Gawain!
Perhaps you haven't heard of him yet, Pops.
But I assure you, it won't be long before my name is by your side, and then it will bring a thunderous roar to the entire sea!!!