The Den Den Mushi's eyes nearly bulged out as it roared in fury, "Damn pirate! On my honor in the name of justice, I will never let you get away with this!"
In a dark alley outside the tavern.
Drake clenched his fists and pounded the wall in anguish and self-reproach. It was his recklessness that had led to Kujaku being captured, tortured, and subjected to utterly brutal treatment.
It was all his fault!
"Good, you pirate!!!"
Drake growled through gritted teeth, his face almost contorted with rage, his bulging veins as terrifying as writhing little snakes.
When fury reached its peak, it destroyed reason!
Drake picked up the Den Den Mushi again and contacted all his subordinates. "Grus, Kujaku's been captured by pirates. Prepare for battle. In three minutes, everyone attacks the tavern together!"
"What?!"
Commodore Grus, code-named "Prince," was lying in wait on the other side of the tavern. He was shocked to hear Drake's words.
Kujaku had been captured?
Hadn't they specifically told her not to act recklessly before this operation?!
This was a huge problem!
A large number of captains had gathered inside the tavern, along with several senior officers from the Four Emperors' crews. Attacking with just their people would be no different from throwing their lives away!
"Hey, Drake, calm-"
Click!
The Den Den Mushi hung up!
Grus's expression turned exceedingly grim.
With things having come to this, they could only launch a direct assault on the tavern. As Kujaku's comrade, he couldn't leave her to die.
Three minutes passed all too quickly.
"Attack!!!"
The members of the SWORD Squad shouldered specially made rocket launchers, aimed at the tavern, and pulled the triggers. Several shells shot out, smashed through the windows, and landed inside.
"Huh? What's this?"
The captains were in the middle of