Several days later, early in the morning.
A hazy mist blanketed the waters near Punk Hazard.
The sun had just risen.
A massive warship sailed into the harbor. Enel sat on the railing, bored out of his mind, and yawned.
As the warship docked, Enel offered a casual greeting:
"Yo, old man."
"Big Brother Carol."
Delighted, he jumped straight down onto the harbor.
Sakazuki gave a quiet grunt of acknowledgment.
Carol also nodded with a smile, sounding rather amazed:
"You've grown so fast."
"It's only been a few years, and you're already almost as tall as Admiral Sakazuki."
Enel chuckled.
Just then, Rosinante's voice came from the docked warship:
"Admiral Sakazuki, Rear Admiral Carol."
Sakazuki nodded.
"How are your injuries?"
Rosinante replied:
"They've healed completely."
"I'm fine now."
With that, he waved behind him, and squads of Marines escorted several pirates down from the ship.
Shackled in seastone chains, the prisoners were too weak to resist.
Sakazuki looked over the members of the Donquixote Family.
"Not bad."
"Are they all here?"
Enel nodded.
"Yeah, all the Devil Fruit users are here."
"We killed everyone without a fruit."
Sakazuki stepped forward, reached out, and seized the tallest of them, Pica, by the neck.
Crack-
His neck shattered instantly as Armament Haki surged into his cervical spine and destroyed the nerves.
His entire body went limp, and he lost consciousness.
Four soldiers lifted him into a pod filled with green nutrient solution, then carried it toward Research Institute One.
Then Sakazuki moved on to the next...
"Pica!"
"Damn you!!!"
"You!..."
Crack-
Crack-
Crack-
Boom!!!
Suddenly, a surging wave of Conqueror's Haki, laden with boundless killing intent, erupted from the warship.
Doflamingo screamed frantically:
"Stop!!!!"
His seastone-shackled body could muster no strength, but his face twisted like a demon's as he stared at