Time slowly passed, and there were still 16 hours until Ace's execution!
Vice Admiral Momonga's warship arrived at Impel Down, carrying Empress Boa Hancock!
The 'World's Greatest Prison,' which made pirates tremble in fear!
Its main body is located beneath the sea, divided into six levels in total!
From top to bottom, they are:
Level 1: Crimson Hell — Threshold 10 million berries
Level 2: Wild Beast Hell — Threshold 20 million berries
Level 3: Starvation Hell — Threshold 50 million berries
Level 4: Blazing Hell — Threshold 70 million berries
Level 5: Freezing Hell — Threshold 100 million berries
Level 6: Infinite Hell — Death Row Inmates
Following Vice Admiral Momonga, the Empress disembarked and walked onto the deck of Impel Down!
"—Oh!"
The Marine Soldier stared at the Empress, captivated by her unparalleled beauty!
"Look, look! That!"
"She is the Pirate Empress... truly a peerless beauty!"
"Does her electric charm have tens of thousands of volts, or millions?"
The once well-trained Marine Soldier instantly turned into infatuated admirers, their eyes filled with hearts and their minds with love!
Listening to the seductive murmurs around her, Hancock frowned, her eyes filled with disgust, and a cold voice rang out.
"So noisy, how annoying... Can I turn them into stone?"
Momonga, who was walking ahead, paused, as if he saw the near future, and a drop of cold sweat ran down his cheek.
"Please spare me; we can't let the Marine be humiliated further!"
"By the way, Impel Down, in principle, does not allow pirates, including the Seven Warlords of the Sea, to enter. So a body search and Sea Stone handcuffs are required... You, should be able to accept that, right??"
"What?" Hancock put her hands on her hips, glaring at Momonga with displeasure, "No one has ever dared to search my body!"
A powerful aura emanated from her!
"Haoshoku??"
The Empress's Haoshoku and the power of the Love-Love Fruit intertwined; unless a powerful Haki erupted instantly, anyone with ill intentions towards her... would be petrified!
Just like now, the entire port, except for Momonga, who decisively stabbed himself, all the Marine Soldier and prison guards had hearts in their eyes and turned into stone statues!
Momonga endured the pain and glared at Hancock,
"Boa Hancock, what do you want? Do you no longer want your Shichibukai position?"
Hancock's body trembled, her chest heaving, and her proud eyes held disgust.
"I don't want to go in now!"
With a wave of her hand, she unfroze everyone and walked towards the warship.
Momonga's anger reached its peak, but he still held it back.
Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred!
The clear sky suddenly gathered large masses of ink-like dark clouds.
Amidst the rising winds and surging clouds, a dazzling blue lightning pillar streaked across the sea from far to near, raising a huge wave!
In an instant, the blue electric arc reached Momonga and Hancock!
"Finally here!"
The lightning dissipated, revealing two figures!
But Momonga's pupils contracted sharply, and his body trembled uncontrollably!
His straw hat was tilted, black messy hair slightly covered his eyes, and his deep black pupils held a vibrant red hue!
Momonga drew the standard military saber from his waist, his body tensed, but his heart sank.
"Straw Hat Luffy, why are you here??"
Luffy ignored him and looked at Sabo, who was throwing up beside him.
"Luffy, you, you, ugh!"
...Luffy scratched his head helplessly, "This is troublesome. I originally planned to sneak in, but now, there's only...!"
At the same time, Luffy's eyes narrowed, and a vast, profound aura erupted from his body.
A fierce wind rose, and the world changed color.
Conqueror's Haki unleashed countless black and red lightning bolts,
A violent, impactful wave of air spread out in all directions from Luffy, sweeping everything away.
Wave after wave of air, surging and spreading.
"Bang... Bang!"
The Marine Soldier, who had just been released from petrification, were in a state of confusion and collapsed to the ground, utterly bewildered!
Momonga's eyes were filled with disbelief; he felt a suffocating sensation, a misconception.
How was this possible? He was a Vice Admiral!
"This level of Haoshoku!"
Momonga understood that their strengths were not on the same dimension! ...This kind of Haki, capable of affecting the environment and unleashing tangible damage, he had only seen it from Fleet Admiral Sengoku!
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Luffy noticed Empress Hancock not far away!
How to put it, Hancock gave him a very stunning feeling... but that was all!
In fact, because 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' in Luffy's perception, Robin and Nami were even more charming than Hancock!
On the other hand, Hancock,
The moment Luffy appeared, her gaze was fixed on him,
As if Cupid's arrow had struck her chest, in her eyes, the world became blurry, but Luffy's figure was as dazzling as the sun!
'Oh my god, how can a man be so handsome, so domineering!'
When Luffy and Hancock's eyes met,
'Oh my god! Luffy looked at me!'
Hancock covered her flushed face with her hands, lost in fantasies!
Luffy retracted his gaze; although he didn't know what was going on, his Observation Haki indeed didn't sense any hostility!
Impel Down, with its wide-open gate, was like the gaping maw of an abyss, waiting for its prey to approach.
Undoubtedly, Impel Down's 'king' was waiting inside for them! After all, this was his home turf!
"Luffy!"
Sabo, carrying a steel pipe and wearing a noble's suit, came before Luffy, his sharp gaze sweeping over Impel Down!
"Thump, thump, thump!"
Hancock ran over on her fair, long legs, her proud deep blue pupils becoming as gentle as a kitten's.
"Um, why are you two here??"
"Pirate Empress Boa Hancock??" Sabo's eyes were filled with vigilance, his right hand, covered by a leather glove, formed a claw, as if he was about to strike at any moment.
Luffy grabbed Sabo's arm and gave Hancock a polite smile,
"Prison break! Ace is my brother!"
After speaking, Luffy, ignoring Hancock's reaction, pulled Sabo and rushed into Impel Down!
'Portgas D. Ace is Straw Hat Luffy's brother!'
This thought arose in Momonga and Hancock's minds and wouldn't go away.
Hancock looked at Impel Down with worry; she wanted to help her beloved, but this would undoubtedly lead to a fallout with the Marine... In the end, she could only reluctantly follow Momonga to Marineford!
Aboard the warship,
Momonga anxiously watched the flickering den den mushi,
'Answer quickly! The battle situation is about to change!'
Buruburu
The den den mushi was connected,
"Moshi Moshi, this is Sengoku! Has the Empress been sent to Impel Down?"
The den den mushi vividly mimicked Fleet Admiral Sengoku of Marineford, with his seagull hat and round black-rimmed glasses.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, it's bad! Straw Hat has broken into Impel Down, targeting Ace! He is Ace's brother!"
Momonga's voice was like a sharp sword, making Sengoku shiver!
"Nani?!"
Hanging up the phone, Sengoku glared at Garp, who was eating rice crackers nearby,
"Look at what your grandson has done! He's going to ruin our plan!"
"Hahahaha!"
Garp burst into laughter, food crumbs splattering from his mouth,
"—As expected of my grandson!"
Sengoku looked at the messenger,
"Go, tell Kizaru for me, tell him to bring Ace to Marineford!"
"And," Sengoku closed his eyes, making a decision, "execute everyone in Level 6: Infinite Hell... I will bear the consequences!"
"Yes!"
...Garp suddenly placed his rough large hand on Sengoku's shoulder, his eyes red.
"Does it have to be this way?... Can't Ace be given a way out?"
Sengoku looked at his comrade, who had fought alongside him for decades, and sighed,
"There's no other way; for justice, he must die!"
"Everyone should be responsible for their choices!"
...Soon after,
Kizaru's residence,
A tall man in a yellow suit was filing his nails, sitting on the Admiral's chair, with a plaque: 'Ambiguous Justice!'
"Really, Mr. Sengoku is quite good at ordering people around!"
Kizaru transformed into a golden flash, instantly flying out of Marineford and heading straight for Impel Down!