Vegapunk gave a wry smile.
"I understand."
"I haven't had the pleasure of learning your name yet."
Sakazuki said:
"Sakazuki."
Vegapunk extended a hand.
"Vegapunk."
They shook hands.
Then Vegapunk led Sakazuki through the gate.
He opened the hatch and had all the researchers inside come down and line up.
Sakazuki swept his gaze over them.
He spotted several characters from the original story, including Queen and Caesar.
He turned to Vegapunk.
"Is everyone here?"
Vegapunk replied:
"Some of our people are still out gathering materials."
"But I already told them not to return."
Sakazuki asked:
"Do you have personnel records?"
Vegapunk replied:
"Yes."
He turned and entered the cabin, then brought out several sheets and handed them to Sakazuki.
Sakazuki gave them a cursory glance.
"Vinsmoke Judge, huh..."
Then he put the stack of records away and said to Vegapunk:
"Do you have a control device?"
"Drive away the mechanical animals in the forest outside."
Vegapunk nodded and took a remote with several buttons from his pocket.
After he pressed a button...
The soldiers guarding the perimeter noticed something.
The dense mass of red dots in the forest all retreated into its depths.
They vanished without a trace.
The soldiers exchanged looks.
Meanwhile, Sakazuki called out from the research institute:
"Enel."
Enel's voice came from outside:
"Understood!"
Then...
Crack!
Thunder rang out, and Enel instantly appeared among the Marines at the perimeter.
He saluted.
Then he looked at the highest-ranking officer.
"Sir, Vice Admiral Sakazuki has captured all personnel."
"Prepare to head in and take custody of them."
Titus returned the salute and nodded.
"Understood."
He turned to the soldiers around him.
"All troops, enter the forest."
"Prepare to take custody of the criminals."
The soldiers answered in unison:
"Yes, sir!!!!!"
Then another sudden thunderclap rang out.
Enel instantly