Chapter 54 Five Subordinates

Planning something like this always requires adaptability!

Just like now...

When Gnar first entered Impel Down, his plan was simple: turn the powerful prisoners into part of his own strength.

However, after receiving support from the jailers under his control, he imprisoned these powerful prisoners.

When Gnar learned more from the information, he changed his mind.

The information revealed that while many of the prisoners here were indeed extremely vicious and deserved their fate, some had reasons that were enough to forgive them. In the words of a certain boss from a previous life, it was all about "survival of the fittest."

Although Gnar could feel some despair in this world from reading comics, especially after the appearance of the Celestial Dragons, the information showed that he had been a bit too simplistic.

According to the information, over 70% of the jailers imprisoned in Impel Down came from non-World Government countries. Due to famine and war, they had no choice but to become pirates.

Of the remaining 30%, 20% became pirates because their lives were too poor to sustain them.

The last 10% were drawn to piracy by Roger's treasure.

Gnar suddenly understood why so many people in the world of One Piece were looking for gods and saviors. It seemed only a divine being or savior could rescue this dark and hopeless world.

Most of these prisoners had tried to resist an unfair society, but they all failed. Some became dragon slayers, while others became dragons themselves.

As for Athos, although he was still unsure about Gnar, a young man who had suddenly appeared in Impel Down, he obediently carried out the task assigned to him by Gnar.

After a while, Athos had selected the candidates, but the number was a bit small.

Gnar looked at the four lonely figures before him.

"Only four people?"

Athos, looking embarrassed and nervous, replied.

"Uh... I'm sorry. I might have misunderstood what you meant. I'll go find some more."

In fact, Athos could have selected suitable candidates from among the many prisoners without using Gnar's information. After all, when prisoners were initially imprisoned, their backgrounds were well-known among the other prisoners.

However, Athos knew the pasts of these pirates, and as a Fur Tribe member, he was cautious about humans. Only two of the four he chose were humans; the other two were from different races.

"No... no need. Let me introduce you first!"

Standing in front of Gnar were four individuals of different shapes and genders, wearing thin prison clothes, half their bodies covered in ice and snow. Their long-term imprisonment had filled their eyes with despair, and they had never even thought about escaping.

Since Gnar had given no instructions, the shackles on their bodies had not been removed.

One of the prisoners, a woman with unusually long legs, a face full of hatred, and purple wavy hair, asked.

"Human, can you really save us?"

Unfortunately, Gnar did not answer her question directly. Instead, he said with a faint, imposing aura.

"Hey, long-legged woman, you need to understand your current position... I'm the one asking the questions now..."

As the awakened user of Conqueror's Haki, even a faint aura from Gnar made the four individuals tremble, and cold sweat appeared on their foreheads. Only the two humans had eyes full of excitement.

"Brother, this is Conqueror's Haki!"

"Yes, just like that man. Conqueror's Haki can only be awakened by a king among ten thousand!"

The two humans, who looked similar, were both muscular and appeared to be in their twenties. The older brother was clearly more mature and shrewd, while the younger brother looked simple and honest.

"My name is Reno, and this is my younger brother Ledo. We come from the Kingdom of Corkia in East Blue. Both of us are Devil Fruit users. I have the Paramecia Light-Light Fruit, which allows me to control the weight of my body, while my brother has the Zoan Elephant-Elephant Fruit and can transform into an elephant. We're willing to follow you and obey any orders you give."

Gnar was a bit surprised. The Light-Light Fruit had seemingly fallen into the hands of Crocodile, and the Elephant-Elephant Fruit had been dealt with by Vegapunk. Seeing the brothers so passionate after revealing a bit of Conqueror's aura made Gnar wonder if...

"Oh, you actually know about Conqueror's Haki..."

The two brothers seemed to recall something unpleasant and laughed awkwardly.

"To save our country, we set out to sea and met a man named Shanks. We saw him calm all the beasts with just his presence. That's when we learned about Conqueror's Haki and asked him to protect our country. But he rejected us because he was a pirate, and then he told us to find Marine Hero Garp. We found him, but because our country was not part of the World Government, Garp also rejected us. We realized then that we could only rely on ourselves, so we became pirates. It's ironic that when our country was destroyed by pirates and slave traders, Marine Hero Garp didn't come to save us, but when we became pirates, it was the Marines who captured us. Marine heroes are just a lie..."

"Brother..."

"I see!"

Gnar did not ask any further questions. Hearing the tragic past of the two brothers made the other three prisoners less wary and more sympathetic toward them.

"So, what about you?"

Reno and Ledo spoke, and the long-legged woman took the initiative to introduce herself, though she still gritted her teeth in resentment.

"My name is Gricho. I am a warrior of the Long-Legs Clan. I chose to go to sea to save my clansmen who were captured by humans."

After speaking, she fell silent.

Gnar didn't dwell on her and turned his attention to the fish-man, noting the sun symbol on his chest.

"Are you a member of the Sun Pirates?"

At the mention of the Sun Pirates, the fish-man, who had previously been unwilling to speak, lit up with excitement.

"My name is Orm! I'm a Whale Shark Fish-Man!!!"

"Oh, another fish-man like Jinbei?"

Hearing Jinbei's name, Orm became thrilled. He was about to ask Gnar anxiously how he knew this name, but Gnar didn't give him the chance.

"Next, I have a task for you. There is a secret place called LV5.5 hidden between Impel Down LV5 and LV6. Unfortunately, I don't know where the entrance is. I only know it's deep in the forest. Your mission is to find it..."

Gnar's words left no room for discussion. The five prisoners exchanged looks and, recognizing the situation, unshackled themselves and entered the world of ice and snow.

As the figures of the five disappeared, Gnar's gaze turned to the other prisoners, his eyes growing dangerous.

"Although I'm not sure about the monsters in LV6, you... heh heh heh..."

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