Chapter 67: Taklama's election and the Fish-men arrive at Marineford

Although the latest issue of the major newspapers has not yet been released, the arrest of the 'Slaver King' has begun to gradually ferment among the top leaders of the countries of the South Blue. Undercurrents are flowing back and forth along with the communication between the Den Den Mushi.

The South Blue was indisputably the leader among the four seas of the Blue Sea, in the slave trade.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the fact that King Taklama has worked hard here for decades and made outstanding contributions to the development of the slave industry.

The mafia in the West Blue and the slave owners in the South Blue are the biggest characteristics of these two sea areas.

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"We are close?"

Dragon opened the hatch and walked out, asking Irwin who was watching the sea on the deck.

At this time, the five headquarters-level warships he led had returned to the first half of the Grand Line from the South Blue. Calculating the time, it felt like they were almost there.

"Rear Admiral Dragon, you'd better rest more if you're so seriously injured, and just leave it to me to hand over the prisoners to Impel Down." Irwin said with a smile.

"No, I said before that I will send the Slaver King in with my own hands!"

Dragon walked towards Irwin, looked at the Gate of Justice appearing on the far side and said: "This means a lot to me."

"If you insist. So, after the two commanders of the South Blue Marine Bases are brought to Enies Lobby, how about meeting at Marineford for a drink?"

After the battle in the Kingdom of Thutmose, Irwin's attitude toward Dragon became more respectful.

On the one hand, he was convinced by the strength shown by the latter. On the other hand, he would definitely be promoted to Vice Admiral after returning this time.

"Okay." Dragon had no objection. He actually liked drinking.

At that moment, silently, another Cipher Pol agent stood in a corner of the deck.

Irwin glanced over and asked in a low voice: "How long will these Cipher Pol be with you?"

He knew that on the other warship there was also a CP agent, both keeping an eye on Dragon.

"Don't worry about them. They will disappear naturally when it's time to disappear."

Dragon had abandoned the idea of deserting the Navy and was ready to see the subsequent changes in the World Government.

This mission made him feel happy and gave him a ray of hope.

Half an hour later, the Gate of Justice slowly opened. The five warships split up, with Dragon heading towards Impel Down, while Irwin and the other four warships rushed towards Enies Lobby, before returning to Marineford.

Dragon reached the outer gates of Impel Down in less than ten minutes. Shortly after, two naval officers took King Taklama from the cabin-cell and took him to the deck of the ship.

The former Slaver King of the Underworld was now handcuffed with seastone handcuffs, and his steps seemed very weak.

"I told you. Justice will always defeat evil. And now, I have kept my word and will take you to Impel Down." Dragon said calmly, looking him straight in the eyes.

"..."

King Taklama gritted his teeth but was speechless. Therefore, his mood at this time was extremely complicated. He felt like he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

He was exhausted...

The entire handover process was very smooth, because this time the prisoner had a special identity, and Chief Warden Columbus came out to accept it in person. In the team of guards behind him, you could still see the figure of Gecko Moria, with his huge size. It is indeed too obvious.

Moria usually just had to patrol, sometimes bringing food to his imprisoned companions and making small talk.

The main reason he had come out this time was because of this Slaver King, he would be confined to the Eternal Hell of the sixth level, so they needed him to trim his shadow.

Once delivered to Impel Down, Dragon turned around and headed for Marineford. Meanwhile, Taklama was thrown into a temperature of one hundred degrees, a disinfection bath called baptism.

However, with his strength, he could simply grit his teeth and overcome it, which is equivalent to an ordinary person taking a hot bath. He then put on a standard prison uniform and a seastone anklet on his foot. After Moria came over with a large scissors and cut the shadow, he completed the basic process.

Finally, he took the internal elevator and was taken directly to the Eternal Hell at the bottom. Under the watchful eyes of Columbus and several jailors behind him, he slowly walked into his own cell.

Just then, Columbus raised his hand and motioned for the guards to leave, then entered Taklama's cell on his own.

The latter turned around and became alert.

Columbus chuckled and said: "Don't be nervous, let's chat for a while."

"Of what? I don't think we know each other." Taklama said keeping his guard.

"Don't you feel that something is missing from the prisoners here?" Columbus asked smiling.

Taklama had a question mark on his head, frowned, and lowered his voice: "What exactly do you want to say?"

In the dark cell, the Slaver King and the Chief Warden of Impel Down were facing each other, but the atmosphere was a bit strange.

"I give you two options." The Chief Warden said. "One, you're still a prisoner here. Two, come with me and be a jailer. It's not a difficult choice, is it?"

"What?!"

Taklama was stunned, and suddenly understood what the other party meant before when he said that the prisoners here lacked something.

"You are interested in my Pet-Pet Fruit ability and want me to put pet rings on the prisoners here!"

Columbus nodded. "Yes, what is your decision?"

"That's a very easy decision to make." Taklama laughed. Compared to staying in the cell and reading newspapers, it would definitely be more comfortable to move around in the corridor outside.

"I agree, but what about my shadow?" He felt that something was not right without her. He didn't believe that Impel Down cut shadows for no reason.

Columbus looked at the empty ground beneath Taklama and smiled, "You should talk to your colleague, Gecko Moria. After all, he is the user of the Shadow Fruit."

"Gecko Moria..."

Taklama remembered the tall figure that had cut him off in the shadow. It seemed like he would have to find an opportunity to ask him.

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On Dragon's side, the warships slowly sailed into the port of Marineford. The atmosphere here was still as lively as ever, with dozens of large warships lined up.

People of all levels of navy were coming and going. The square, which could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people fighting, did not appear empty at all. In the distance, the huge and majestic Fortress of Justice overlooked everything like a king.

"Those pirates will be locked up for the time being. I'll talk to the Fleet Admiral about this first." Dragon ordered a lieutenant behind him.

"Yes!"

Just as the lieutenant turned around and went to the cabin to deal with it, Dragon's eyes stopped on another anchored warship not far away. There were many naval forces gathering there.

"Fish-men? Mermaid?"

Yes, I saw male fish-men walking down from the warship one after another. It was estimated that there were hundreds of them, and there were also several beautiful ladies among them. If their clothes were not full of... The exotic style of Fish-Man Island looks no different from human women.

"Wow, is this the Navy Headquarters? It's so big!" Kunna, who had flowing blue hair, grabbed the arm of her partner next to her with excitement and laughed as soon as she stepped onto the ground in the square.

"Yeah, everything here is so big, the buildings are big, the squares are big, the boats are big, look! Look! There are super tall people there!"

Evanny, who was grabbed by the arm and rocked back and forth, was also very excited. A pair of beautiful eyes swept across the Fortress of Justice and the square, and finally stopped on the giant Vice Admiral passing by in the distance. She couldn't close her mouth immediately.

To them, the giants are considered legendary existences!

"Ah! so beautiful!"

"Are they mermaids? Mermaids in fairy tales! One day I can actually see them with my own eyes, and they are so close!"

The surrounding marines' eyes were also shining at this time, and their gazes were like high-definition cameras, automatically ignoring all kinds of strange fish-men, and keeping a close eye on the few mermaid girls who counted only five in number.

At this moment, Dragon approached. Wherever he went, the marines moved aside to make way for him, as the entire naval base knew that he, as the son of Vice Admiral Garp, was also a Logia-type devil fruit user and was destined to become someone important.

However, the news about the Slaver King's capture had not yet been published in the newspapers, which would happen two days later.

"Kuzan, what's going on with these fish-men?"

While Dragon asked, he glanced at Jimbei and Aladdin beside him, because the aura on them was the strongest.

"Alalalala~ judging by your appearance, you must have just come back from work~"

Kuzan showed a smile. He and Dragon were quite familiar. After all, he had been with Garp for a while before, so the relationship between the two was not bad.

"They are the first batch of fish-men and merfolk to join the navy. This is Jimbei, who will be the commander of the fish-men troops in the future, and this is Aladdin, the deputy commander~"

After saying that, Kuzan introduced Dragon to Jimbei and Aladdin, and said with a smile: "This is Rear Admiral Dragon, the son of Vice Admiral Garp, and also a Logia-type devil fruit user~"

"Nice to meet you, Rear Admiral Dragon. I hope to learn a lot from you in the future!" Jimbei greeted on behalf of both of them.

"Nice to meet you."

Dragon nodded in some surprise and then looked at Kuzan curiously. The latter, scratching the back of his neck, briefly explained the cooperation between the World Government and Fishman Island.

Dragon quickly went through the important information in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more surprised he became.

When combined with their mission to capture the Slave King this time, it can be seen that this time the World Government will treat the slavers mercilessly.

But he is still confused to this day. What happened to the World Government? Why did it suddenly change so much that he no longer recognizes it?

While Kuzan and Dragon were chatting, the surrounding navy crowd separated again. Only a middle-aged female Vice Admiral with a dark blue ponytail was seen leading a team of female officers.

"Alalalala~ Long time no see, Vice Admiral Tsuru~" Kuzan saw the person coming and took two quick steps to greet him. Dragon on the side also followed closely and greeted him respectfully.

"It's been a few days since we saw each other Kuzan." Tsuru responded softly to Kuzan and then looked at Dragon and said smilingly: "You have done a great job on this mission, go up quickly, Fleet Admiral Kong is waiting for you."

"Yes!"

Dragon nodded, no longer lingering, and quickly walked towards the magnificent Fortress of Justice.

"I have to go back as soon as possible. The situation over at Fish-Man Island is not very good. Basically, pirates break in every day. Especially the pirates from the 'New World' are the most troublesome."

Kuzan showed a worried expression upon mentioning it. He hadn't been sleeping well the past few days as many cunning pirates preferred to attack during the night.

"Hehe, that's nothing compared to what you'll face if those big pirates pass through Fishman Island." Tsuru warned: "There, you must be very cautious, especially with your own training and skill development to reach the Admiral level as soon as possible."

"Alalalala, I understand all this~" Kuzan listened to Vice Admiral Tsuru's earnest words and enjoyed this feeling in his heart.

Having grown up alone, he had lived off garbage and stolen to survive. Fortunately, at that time he had met Tsuru, who in her younger days had been in the Marine Branch of the South Blue. She took him to the Marine Base to raise and educate him, giving him a better life, because of this he feels a great attachment to the Navy.

So for Kuzan, there is not much difference between Vice Admiral Tsuru and his adoptive mother.

Vice Admiral Tsuru began to talk about business and said: "Okay, leave these mermaids to me. They will join the female soldiers in the future. As for the fish-men, take them to Building C of Dormitory 3. Details about their roles will be officially communicated by the Fleet Admiral."

"Yes."

Kuzan naturally had no objection and asked casually with a smile: "Is Teacher Zephyr here? I have brought a special wine from Fish-Man Island, and I would like to have a drink with him."

"What a coincidence, he just came back with this batch of students last night. You should go quickly. By the way, take them to the dormitory first. This is business!"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, it won't be delayed!" Kuzan responded with a smile.

Jimbei, Aladdin, and nearly two hundred fish-men on the side looked at the surrounding environment, eager for what the future held…

The fish-men are finally beginning to integrate into the human world!

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