Seeing Shiryu of the Rain, the chief warden of Impel Down's Level 6, appear alongside the Blackbeard Pirates, Sengoku shouted in shock.
"Shiryu... you... what happened to Magellan? What about Impel Down?"
"How did you get here?"
Sengoku stared at Shiryu, his face contorted with shock, and fired off a string of questions.
But Shiryu's cigar-clenched mouth curled into a contemptuous smile. Looking down at Sengoku from beneath his cap's brim, he said in a low voice.
"You can check for yourselves later... anyway... I've joined forces with them!"
"I look forward to working with you from now on!"
Just then, a panting Marine ran over and dropped to his knees beside Sengoku, clearly on the verge of exhaustion. He shouted.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! I didn't have a chance to report earlier... according to our reports, the Gate of Justice opened again just now and let an unidentified warship through!"
Hearing the Marine's report, Sengoku fell silent for a moment before turning his gaze back to the Blackbeard Pirates behind the Execution Platform. He said gravely.
"That must have been them."
"What happened? There should only be Marines in the Engine Room. Nothing was out of the ordinary!"
At that moment, a man standing beside Blackbeard, dressed like a theatrical performer, with a masklike smile on his face and a cane twirling in his hand, politely tipped his hat and smiled at Sengoku.
"Ho ho ho! My apologies. It was quite simple..."
"Before we set sail, I hypnotized the Marines in the Engine Room... whenever a warship approached the Gate of Justice, they were to let it through without exception!"
"It seems that helped a few others as well..."
The man was Lafitte, a former sheriff from the West Blue who had been banished for his excessively brutal methods of