Emergency Reinforcements! Master and Servant Battle

A dark cloud had appeared in the sky at some point.

No, a closer look revealed that it wasn't a cloud, but a mass of figures.

Binz's pupils contracted. He fumbled out a telescope and looked up at the sky.

Then-

"They're here! They really came! Hurry and notify Teacher Zephyr and the others!!"

Chapter 15: Emergency Reinforcements! Master and Servant Battle (Please Keep Reading!)

Area 1, Sabaody Archipelago.

This was one of the most prosperous areas in the Sabaody Archipelago, but it was also one of the most chaotic.

To put it this way, the area was most famous for its slave auction houses. Oh, the Marines called them employment agencies.

There was also a sizable harbor in the area.

Zephyr sat by the window in a café, wrapped in an overcoat and scarf, with sunglasses and a hat on. Anyone who didn't know him particularly well would have had trouble recognizing him.

The harbor was just a short distance outside the window.

Zephyr quietly drank his coffee, while his Observation Haki constantly swept over the harbor.

No one could say for sure whether those people would come to the Sabaody Archipelago.

Kuzan's search had yielded no results so far, and no one knew where the escapees had gone. Every guard at Impel Down's harbor had been killed.

They might have hidden somewhere in Paradise, headed for the East Blue or South Blue, or come to Sabaody.

"Whew-"

Zephyr slowly let out a breath.

Do what I can, and leave the rest to fate-

Brring, brring, brring.

A Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

Zephyr paused for a moment, then quickly pulled out the Den Den Mushi and answered it.

"Teacher Zephyr!"

Binz's voice came through the Den Den Mushi, sounding close to panic. "They're here! They really came! I think they might be planning to take that coated ship straight to the New World!"

"..."

Zephyr's pupils abruptly contracted behind his sunglasses.

They really came?

And faster than I imagined. Marineford is close to the Sabaody Archipelago, but Impel Down is quite far from here. They only escaped last night, and they're here already?

This is bad.

That means they'll dive into the deep sea in a few minutes at most!

And I'm too far from where Binz and the others are!

"Binz! I'm coming right now! Don't act rashly. Contact Naito and tell him to go over first!"

He could only rely on Naito. They were close to each other.

Naito, you have to hold on!

Zephyr shot out of the window and soared into the sky like a cannonball.

He left a crowd of dumbstruck people behind.

After ending his call with Binz, Zephyr called headquarters.

Even if he made it there, capturing them would be difficult. That group was too powerful.

And Borsalino hadn't returned to headquarters yet, so it would probably take even longer for reinforcements to arrive.

But he could only give it a try!

No matter what, he couldn't let the escapees flee into the deep sea!

Area 16.

After dinner, Naito and Ain continued to watch the dock.

Ain really was a little heated and ignored Naito the entire time.

That suited Naito, who had split half his attention between himself and the escapees. He could act like an NPC the whole time without worrying about interacting with her.

It was at that moment.

Brring, brring, brring.

The Den Den Mushi rang.

Naito raised an eyebrow and answered it.

"Get over here, Naito! Those escapees have shown up! They're right here!"

Ain instantly turned around and stared at Naito, her eyes wide.

"I'll be right there. Don't act rashly, Binz."

Naito hung up without hesitation.

"I'm coming too!"

Ain spoke in a low voice.

"Then don't slow me down."

Naito wrapped an arm around Ain's slender waist, then used Geppo to launch them into the air, heading toward Binz like a cannonball.

Ain, who had blushed just from holding hands, now wore a solemn expression.

As for Naito, well, of course he knew Binz was watching the ship.

But it didn't matter.

Teacher Zephyr couldn't stop them.

The bay.

Binz put away the Den Den Mushi and slowed his breathing, carefully watching the ship through a gap in the canopy.

"Teacher Zephyr and Naito are both on their way. They told us not to act rashly," he said.

"How could we act rashly?"

The Marine partnered with Binz even softened his breathing. "They're all monsters. If we ran out there, we'd be killed in an instant, wouldn't we?"

Binz only nodded slightly, swallowing with difficulty.

Neither man spoke again as they watched the figures descend from the sky and land on the ship's deck.

Then they could clearly see that the group took their positions without hesitation. Someone had already reached the coating's air inlet and was preparing to open the valve, inflate the coating, and set sail immediately.

"This is bad! They're getting ready to sail!"

Binz bit the nail of his right thumb. "It'll still take Teacher Zephyr and Naito a while to get here!"

"What do we do?"

His Marine partner was just as anxious. "Can we only watch them leave?"

"..."

Binz fell silent for a moment, then took a deep breath. "I'll go buy some time."

"Binz?"

The Marine stared at him in astonishment.

"Don't say you're coming with me. You'll only slow me down."

Binz placed the Den Den Mushi in the Marine's hands. "Brother, I'm counting on you to tell those who come after us about my heroic deed."

With that, he shot out before his partner could say a word.

The instant he landed-

"Soru!"

Binz shot forward as an afterimage.

"Binz!"

The Marine in the canopy clenched his fists.

"Sinners! Where do you think you're going?! Overgrowth!!"

As Binz shot forward, he performed a strange dance. Thick vines grew beneath his feet and raced toward the ship by the shore like pythons.

The people gathered at the small harbor froze, then instantly backed away to clear the area.

Conflicts like this were all too common in the Sabaody Archipelago.

On the coated ship.

"Oh?"

Buckingham watched the rapidly approaching Binz with interest. "He knows about us. Is he a Marine?"

"Miss Luna?"

Anthony looked to Luna, asking for her decision.

"Continue. Get to the deep sea as quickly as possible."

Luna spoke calmly.

"Understood."

Salt responded and opened the air inlet valve. A large volume of air began pouring into the coating, which had been pressed tight against the hull, and it gradually began to swell.

Only then did Luna look at Binz. The white-haired woman raised a hand and pointed at one of the escapees. "You, take care of him," she said indifferently.

"Hahaha, leave him to me, Miss Luna!"

The escapee from the sixth level of Impel Down chuckled, then shot forward in the next instant. He crashed down on the shore like a cannonball, landing squarely on one of Binz's vines.

The escapee grinned, baring his yellowed teeth. "Kid, have you decided how you want to die?"

Binz looked at the gradually swelling coating and took a deep breath. He waved both hands, sending more vines toward the enemy before him.

"Trying to tickle me?"

The escapee formed a knife hand with his right hand and coated it in pitch-black Haki. With a casual sweep, his hand became as sharp as a real blade, severing Binz's vines.

But at that moment, several vines wound upward to provide footholds. Binz stepped on them, walking through the air. "Soru!"

He wanted to get past the escapee below and charge straight at the ship.