While the battle of the century erupted on Oran Island, Rocks was out jungling with his three followers, John, Silver Axe, and Ochoku, along with his two newly recruited interns, Kaido and Kozuki Oden.
They had just wiped out one of the World Government Member States in Paradise and were on their way to Impel Down.
Rocks had originally wanted to try something big and head straight to Mary Geoise to backdoor their nexus, but he had chickened out in the end.
He decided to farm up first by recruiting some subordinates from Impel Down.
At that moment, Impel Down's director, Columbus, had yet to notice the approaching crisis. He was rubbing his head as he sorted through the prisoner list.
Because of Rocks, the seas were considerably more chaotic than before. Many people had taken the opportunity to set sail, resulting in a substantial increase in pirates.
But by the time these pirates set sail, the Rocks Pirates had already withdrawn entirely to the New World. Faced with the fired-up Marines, they naturally met with disaster.
Columbus's workload had instantly multiplied several times as a result. Ever since Rocks's rise and the Marines' partial withdrawal from the New World, Impel Down had not been this busy in a long time.
"We need people. We absolutely need more people! With this many pirates, Impel Down's current staff can't possibly keep up!"
As Columbus spoke, he picked up a Den Den Mushi to call Saint Warcury, the Warrior God of Justice among the Five Elders.
Although the Five Elders stood far above everyone else, someone of Columbus's rank still had the right to contact them directly.
"Esteemed Saint Warcury, I'm calling to ask about-"
Before Columbus could finish, Saint Warcury interrupted him:
"Columbus, is this about staffing again? The Marines are