Kong began struggling violently, the iron chains around his wrists rattling as he pulled against them.
Then he shouted hoarsely, "Speak! Why aren't you saying anything? Do you think you can fool me with a trick like this?"
Shakky stood quietly outside the iron bars. Looking at the former Fleet Admiral, she suddenly found him rather pitiful. He had earned glorious military honors for the World Government, only to be discarded after a single defeat.
"What do you want me to say, Mr. Fleet Admiral? Isn't everything you want to know already in the newspaper?"
The newspaper's headline read: [Great Victory in the Amazon Lily Battle: Navy Eliminates Pirate Stronghold, Fleet Admiral Kong Promoted to World Government Commander-in-Chief.]
The contents were not complicated either. They merely declared that the Fleet Admiral had distinguished himself in command during this targeted operation to eliminate pirate forces, and that the World Government had decided to promote him to Commander-in-Chief.
At the end was a "statement" from Kong: he said that he had fulfilled his mission and would hand the position of Fleet Admiral over to a younger officer.
Clang.
Kong struggled violently again, the chains striking the wall even louder than before. "Lies! It's all lies! The World Government would never abandon me! Never!"
Shakky looked at him calmly, her tone as unhurried as ever. "The World Government hasn't abandoned you. Doesn't it say right there that you made outstanding military contributions in the Amazon Lily Battle and were promoted to Commander-in-Chief?"
At Shakky's words, Kong suddenly stopped moving. He slowly sat back down, the chains dropping with his movements, their clattering growing quieter.
Then Kong began to laugh.
"Hahahahaha..."
"Hahahahaha..."
Kong knew it was over. Everything was over.
No one would come to rescue him anymore.
Before long, people would slowly forget