"Deal with them all."
Although Marco did not finish his sentence, Whitebeard immediately understood his son's meaning.
With a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, he said: "Do they really think we wouldn't notice these little tricks?"
"Understood! Pops!"
Hearing Whitebeard's words, cruel smiles appeared on the faces of all the Whitebeard Pirates.
Those guys hiding in the shadows, who still had not left after so long, did they really think that the Whitebeard Pirates not cleaning them up all this time meant they hadn't been discovered, or that they didn't dare to make a move against them?
They had endured it for so long; it was time to clean those guys up!
Each division commander began arranging their fleets, ordering them to quickly eliminate those rats.
Looking at the fleets that had already begun moving, Whitebeard said nothing more.
After only a glance, he stopped paying attention, stood up directly, faced the sea breeze, and waved his large hand. "Let's go! Gurararara, follow me and bring Teach back!"
...
As the time of the public execution drew closer and closer, all factions began to take action one after another.
Some advanced toward the site of the public execution, Marineford, while others prepared to take advantage of the Marine Headquarters ' summoning its branches to enter sea areas they would never dare enter on ordinary days.
Although the public execution had not yet begun, the entire sea had already become lively.
Everyone understood…
The chaos had begun!
At the same time, within Impel Down, the prison known across the seas as the most impregnable, it was likewise extraordinarily lively.
The Marine Headquarters Great Staff Officer, Tsuru, looked at the constantly wailing Teach before her, a complicated expression appearing on her face.
"Marshall D. Teach, famed for your righteousness that reaches the heavens. I originally thought that when you chose to stay behind, you had already prepared to sacrifice yourself and were ready to face death. But you don't seem as brave and loyal as the rumors across the sea make you out to be."
Teach: "..."
Damn it, who the hell said he wanted to stay behind?!
He was trying to escape, but he hadn't expected that Marine Headquarters would rather let go of someone who beat up a Celestial Dragon than let him escape.
But before Teach could say anything, Tsuru, outside the iron bars, continued unhurriedly: "Are you pretending? That makes sense. From my understanding of you, you're someone skilled at disguising yourself."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to live quietly within the Whitebeard Pirates for so many years. To be honest, I'm rather curious, why did you suddenly expose your identity at this time?"
Teach: "..."
How the hell would he know how his identity was exposed?!
Hearing Tsuru's words, Teach's face turned extremely livid.
To be honest, even now, he still didn't know how his identity had been discovered.
Back during the God Valley Incident, he hadn't been exposed either!
"Was it because, like the Red-Haired Pirates, you acknowledged that straw hat boy, or do you have some other purpose?"
Tsuru seemed not to notice Teach's ugly expression, or perhaps she simply didn't care. She continued speaking to herself. "Since you're about to die anyway, can you explain it to me?"
"N-no, there's no purpose. Zehahahaha, what purpose could I possibly have?"
"Still not willing to say it, even now?"
Teach: "...?"
"Still disguising yourself until this moment. I can feel the aura of lies filling you."
Tsuru looked expressionlessly at the bewildered Teach.
But after only one deep glance, she said nothing more, turned around, and walked toward the outside. "Very well. No matter what purpose you still have, it no longer matters. After all, in a few days, you'll be facing judgment."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and left, ignoring Teach behind her who had begun wailing again.
However, when she reached a nearby cell, she stopped and glanced at Donquixote Doflamingo inside, his limbs shackled.
Before she could say anything, Doflamingo seemed to notice her as well.
Although his limbs were restrained, as the former emperor of the underworld, Doflamingo still wore a calm smile on his face. "Tsuru-chan, it seems like you have something you want to say to me?"
"No."
"Looks like you don't want to talk to me."
Hearing Tsuru's denial, Doflamingo didn't mind and continued smiling as he spoke. "Then may I ask a question?"
"Ask."
"Is that blood of Rocks really pretending? My neighbor here is quite noisy. Ever since he arrived, he's been screaming nonstop. It doesn't look like an act."
Tsuru: "..."
Tsuru's brows knit slightly.
After glancing once at Teach, who was still begging and looked extremely miserable, she turned back to Doflamingo and said calmly: "I don't know. And is that even important now?"
After that, amid the wailing and manic laughter, she left Impel Down's sixth level, Eternal Hell!
...
"Rejected?"
In the Holy Land, Mary Geoise, over on the Five Elders' side, they were likewise paying close attention to the public execution that was about to take place.
"Yes. Marine Headquarters refused our order."
Upon hearing St. Jaygarcia Saturn's words, St. Marcus Mars nodded.
"Sengoku believes that guy is far too dangerous. Once he's released, it'll be extremely difficult to capture him again."
"But it has to be said, Doflamingo does indeed pose a danger. He holds important secrets."
St. Topman Warcury seemed to agree with Marcus Mars's view and spoke in an approving tone as well. "Although that guy has already made an agreement with us, we can't guarantee whether that kid will still abide by it afterward!"
"He's nothing more than a kid from the Donquixote Family."
However, St. Jaygarcia Saturn took the opposite stance, even speaking with a tone of regret.
"What a pity. His foolish father ruined such a talented child of the Donquixote Family. Otherwise, he might have been able to become a reserve member of the God's Knights."
Then his tone shifted, carrying coldness and disdain. "We have already agreed to restore his status as a Celestial Dragon and allow him to become the chief of CP0. If he isn't a fool, he won't violate our agreement. Do you think he's a fool? Or are you really worried about that so-called threat of his?"
The other four elders: "..."
As those words fell, the other four elders all fell silent.
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