Imu's Staggering Speed of Mobilization

But on the second and third days, as news of the New World Alliance spread across the globe...

The leaders of the Marines and Impel Down had already arrived at the holy land of Mary Geoise.

Unsurprisingly, under Imu's God-level Conqueror's Haki...

The CP commander-in-chief, the Marines' chief instructor, the director of the Marine Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Marines' chief of staff, Impel Down's warden, its Chief Warden...

All six powerful figures were granted Deep Sea Contracts and gained immortality.

The strongest among them, a former Marine Admiral who now served as the Marines' chief instructor, was even made an Abyss Contract holder as an exception because there were no Deep Sea Contract slots left.

Envy filled the eyes of Holy Knight Habert.

He wanted to become an immortal Abyss Contract holder too.

But he wasn't strong enough, and Imu ignored him outright.

What Habert didn't know was that if Imu found stronger servants among the Affiliated Nations and Impel Down...

Not only could Habert, a Celestial Dragon and Holy Knight, be passed over, but even those powerful figures who had already received Deep Sea Contracts might be replaced!

After rebuilding the ranks of his Deep Sea Contract holders, Imu personally went to Impel Down again to select powerful pirate prisoners.

Until the strongest fighters from the Affiliated Nations arrived, those pirate prisoners would fill Imu's list of potential contract holders.

In Impel Down, Imu found an Admiral-level fighter, two Admiral-candidate-level fighters, and a large group of elite Vice Admiral-level fighters.

He had the pirate prisoners fed and restored to health, then forcibly turned them into demon puppets with Black Turn Domination.

With so many servants and puppets guarding him...

Imu finally felt a little more at ease.

With these new servants, he no longer feared Houka's "fusion relay tactics"!