"Cover Serial: Daughter Arc 1" "Oh no, it's the boss!"
"The lollipop is gone..." In the yard, little Nami stared blankly at her empty hands before bursting into tears. Ace hid behind a tree, clutching his stomach as he struggled not to laugh. He smugly glanced at the candy in his hand and was about to put it in his mouth when a heavy punch suddenly landed on his head.
"Who hit me?" Ace was in so much pain that tears nearly came to his eyes. He turned around with an angry glare, but the instant he saw Nojiko standing there with her hands on her hips, her face full of fury, he went pale and threw down the lollipop before running for his life...
"...Lord Kaido has shown me enormous kindness."
Sonic gritted his teeth and desperately used both hands to resist Noah's increasingly tight grip around his right hand. "How could I possibly tell the Marines such important intelligence...?"
"Oh?"
Noah's smile remained gentle, but his gaze turned icy as his right hand suddenly tightened.
Sonic's face instantly flushed red. His feet dangled off the ground and kicked desperately as even his breathing became ragged.
"Let me put it this way. I'm in a hurry to get to Har Island, and I didn't bring any subordinates. I don't have the energy to escort you and this entire shipful of bounty criminals to Impel Down."
Noah stared into Sonic's eyes and smiled faintly.
"While I'm still in a decent mood, you'd better answer honestly. That way, I might just let you off..."
"I'll talk, I'll talk!"
On one side was the terrifying great prison beneath the sea, and on the other was a sliver of hope. Sonic immediately chose survival and cried out hoarsely, "I'm going to suffocate!