Minato headed deeper into the prison, freeing the slaves imprisoned by the Celestial Dragons along the way. Of course, whenever he encountered pirates who did not know what was good for them, he killed them without mercy. He sympathized with the slaves' suffering, but having lived through the wars of the Shinobi World, he was no bleeding heart.
Before he came, the Holy Church had given him a malice detector. The Holy Church did not want its good intentions to cause harm by releasing unruly pirates. It cared nothing for the lives of people steeped in malice.
"Why the hell did you let them out but not me?" a fierce-looking, bearded man with all his limbs intact shouted at Minato.
Minato smiled without answering and continued toward the next cell.
"Get back here! When I get out, I'll kill you, you pretty boy!" the burly man bellowed himself hoarse.
But no one paid him any attention. The rescued slaves followed Minato in unspoken agreement.
"Big sister, why isn't our savior rescuing some of them?" Sandersonia asked curiously.
Hancock thought for a moment, then looked at the ball glowing white in Minato's hand. "It must be because of that ball he's holding. Haven't you noticed? Whenever it glows red, he ignores the person and keeps walking."
Hearing Hancock's explanation, her two sisters nodded in understanding.
As Minato freed more and more slaves, the commotion underground grew louder.
Even the guards up in Mary Geoise were alerted. Large numbers of them began marching underground.
But just as the guards were about to suppress the unrest, something happened.
A series of massive explosions erupted in the center of Mary Geoise.
A gigantic blue skeletal warrior and a towering Wooden Human stood in the heart of Mary Geoise.
For a moment, the guards of