Chapter-55 : The Flight to Amazon Lily

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Sabaody Archipelago, Grove No. 1: The Human Auction House.

Although human trafficking has been banned worldwide, this auction house—authorized and managed by the Celestial Dragons—seems to operate with the tacit approval of the World Government. It even claims to be a "career referral center."

The operator behind this dark enterprise is Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea." However, after Luffy attacked the Celestial Dragons, Doflamingo handed the operation over to his subordinate, Disco. Doflamingo also declared that human trafficking had become outdated and could no longer be tolerated in the new era. Truly, he is a man with "strong military strategy."

Disco, a man wearing a tall hat and star-shaped sunglasses, now runs the venue. At this moment, he was facing Vice Admiral Onigumo and three noble Celestial Dragons with a flattering expression.

"My lords, everything has been cleaned up. I guarantee there will be no undercover pirates here," Disco assured them.

The auction venue was empty; everyone had been driven away under Onigumo's orders.

Onigumo scanned the sealed environment around him and nodded in satisfaction. "That's it! Thank you for your hard work. Now... please go die!"

Disco, caught off guard, initially smiled at the apparent compliment. "Master Marine, it's not hard… wait… wait—"

Before he could finish, Onigumo's sword plunged into his heart. Disco fell to the ground with wide-open eyes, his face frozen in shock and reluctance. He died instantly.

The Celestial Dragons nearby were unfazed by the sight of death but looked confused.

"Marine, why did you kill this pariah?" asked Saint Rosward.

Onigumo turned to look at Saint Rosward, his respectful demeanor gone, replaced by a cold expression.

"To send him to hell for you first!" Onigumo declared.

Without hesitation, he swung his sword at Saint Rosward's head. The attack was simple and unpretentious but carried immense historical significance. It marked the Marines' first direct challenge to the Celestial Dragons' regime and symbolized a firm step on the path of resistance.

Under Onigumo's deliberate control, Saint Rosward's hood was sliced open, and bright red blood trickled down his forehead.

"Ah!!!" the three Celestial Dragons screamed in unison.

"Marine, what are you doing? Are you crazy?" one of them shrieked.

At that moment, the two CP0 agents guarding the Celestial Dragons reacted and rushed to stop Onigumo.

"Nothing much, just slaughtering pigs," Onigumo replied nonchalantly, wiping Saint Rosward's blood off his sword onto Disco's corpse.

"You! Have you betrayed the Marines? How dare you assassinate Lord Celestial Dragon!" one of the CP0 agents shouted, trembling. The injury to the Celestial Dragons would result in severe punishment for them, a fate worse than death.

As the CP0 agent moved to apprehend Onigumo, a voice echoed from the doorway.

"What's going on? Why is Lord Celestial Dragon injured?"

It was Vice Admiral Doberman, arriving with reinforcements.

The Celestial Dragons and CP0 agents, now desperate, looked at Doberman's rank insignia with hope.

"Hey! Marine, a traitor among us dared to assassinate Lord Celestial Dragon. Please help us subdue him!" one CP0 agent shouted.

Doberman feigned confusion as he approached. "Oh? Is that so? Let me see who is so bold."

The CP0 agent was about to respond when a sharp pain in his chest silenced him. He looked down to see Doberman's sword piercing through him. As he tried to lift his head, Onigumo's blade struck his abdomen, ending his life.

"You!!!" The remaining CP0 agent stared in disbelief as both vice admirals turned against them.

Doberman nodded to Onigumo, and together they attacked the final CP0 agent.

"Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, the mission is complete!" Doberman reported, stepping on Saint Rosward's head as he made the call.

Hearing this, Sakazuki's voice carried a faint smile. "Good. Let Onigumo remain on Sabaody to guard the islands. Declare to the world that the Celestial Dragons were kidnapped by a notorious pirate! Now, take the remaining Celestial Dragons to Amazon Lily in the Calm Belt. I will set out immediately."

Sakazuki hung up the phone and turned to Hina to issue further orders.

After giving the instructions, Sakazuki immediately hung up the phone and then explained to Hibari:

"Hibari, I'm going to head out now and call Bon Clay from the dark room. If the Five Elders call, send Kizaru out!"

"Also, call and inform Boa Hancock that the Marines have something important to handle today. She is needed immediately and should come out of Amazon Lily to meet me!"

After Sakazuki finished explaining, he tidied up briefly and rushed out the door.

He headed straight to the recruit training camp, to Zephyr's office.

Sakazuki didn't bother to knock and simply pushed the door open before walking in.

Only Zephyr was inside.

Zephyr, who had been reviewing some documents, heard the sound of the door opening and assumed it was an ignorant recruit. He was about to scold them.

However, when he looked up, he saw Sakazuki's face—half-smiling but unreadable.

"Teacher Zephyr, you seem to be doing well!"

Zephyr put away the documents in his hand and asked with a puzzled expression, "Sakazuki, what brings you here?"

"Teacher Zephyr, have Enel come over. I want to take you to an interesting place."

In the backyard of Sakazuki's home.

Zephyr stared in amazement at the Ark Maxim parked on the ground.

"Can this ship really fly?"

Next to him, Enel spoke up confidently.

"Old man, don't underestimate this ship. It took me many years to build it!"

After undergoing a period of training, Enel's muscles had visibly become stronger. His presence was now far more intimidating, and the belief in his eyes—strengthened after reading through the book Sakazuki gave him—was unwavering.

"Boy, watch how you're talking!"

Zephyr raised his right fist instantly and punched toward Enel's head. However, Enel narrowly dodged the sudden strike.

Seeing Enel's triumphant expression, Zephyr looked angry on the surface, but his eyes were full of amusement.

Sakazuki, watching from the side, noted that Zephyr could use his right hand proficiently, and Enel's reflexes had improved significantly. Sakazuki nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright! Let's get moving!" Sakazuki ordered.

"Enel, start the ship and head at full speed toward the location on the compass I gave you!"

Hearing this, the two stopped their playful bickering. Zephyr, however, couldn't help but ask:

"Sakazuki, where exactly are we going?"

"Amazon Lily!"

The three boarded the ship, and in an instant, the Ark Maxim disappeared over Marineford.

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