Joining the Battle

On the Grand Line, the three Gates of Justice at Enies Lobby, Marineford, and Impel Down had never been breached.

Unlike Marineford and Impel Down, Enies Lobby represented the will of the World Government. Though it was called a court, it acted solely on that will. Anyone brought there had already been declared guilty.

In eight hundred years, it had never handed down a not-guilty verdict. Prisoners were marched through empty courtrooms until they reached a cold, massive steel gate: the Gates of Justice. Those who passed through it...

Rarely returned. That was the symbol of the World Government's Absolute Justice.

Beyond the Gates of Justice, there were only two possible destinations. One was Marine Headquarters at Marineford, an organization directly under the World Government and one of the Grand Line's three great powers.

The other was Impel Down, a deep-sea prison filled with torture chambers and execution platforms, where the world's most vicious criminals were held.

Enies Lobby showed prisoners no mercy. Anyone brought there faced certain death. Its claim to justice was a joke.

A courthouse without people in it said everything.

"Ryan!" Beli looked at Ryan. His meaning was clear. Aside from the Blood Sword Pirates, Brogy was one of the few people Beli considered a friend. He wanted to help him.

Ryan saw the resolve on Beli's face and smiled. "Go!"

How could he refuse Beli?

Below, Brogy and the others were struggling to hold on. When they reached Enies Lobby's second gate, Oimo and Kashii switched sides. Once Brogy and Dorry learned what had happened, they agreed to take revenge on the World Government.

Enies Lobby, which had deceived Oimo and Kashii, was their first target.

Forty years! Oimo and Kashii had guarded Enies Lobby's gate for the World Government for forty whole years! Most