chapter 5

Teach: "Laffitte, flying really does you good. You have the knack of disappearing and reappearing like magic."

Laffitte: "You flatter me, captain. We have arrived at Barkling Island."

They docked on the island, where they could hear explosions in the distance, a sign of a fight. The slaves were washing their boat, but only 13 remained; some had probably lost their minds. Teach didn't care, he would find new servants whenever he wanted.

Teach: "EVERYONE, COME HERE!" His shout made the animals shiver, and birds took flight. A few silhouettes appeared in the distance: Doc Q, Burgess, and Van Augur. All of Teach's crew members were gathered.

Burgess: "Captain."

Teach: "You're all here, perfect. We're heading to Impel Down to recruit. Zehahahaha!"

They all boarded the ship and headed towards one of the rare places no pirate would want to go. Only one pirate had managed to escape from this hell.

Augur: "Captain, how are we going to proceed with the recruitment?"

Teach: "It's a surprise. You'll see for yourself. Zehahaha!"

In less than 2 hours, they were near Impel Down.

Laffitte: "I'll handle opening the gates."

Laffitte flew away to the command center. In 25 minutes, the gates were open and they headed towards the port upon arrival.

Impel Down guards stopped them. "Warlord Marshall D. Teach, you can't enter like this, and we haven't received any request for reinforcements. It is our duty to handle the situation ourselves. We will check with Marine Headquarters."

Teach: "I don't care. Black Hole!"

Guard: "Hahahahahhahhha what's that? I can't move, help me!"

The guards were sucked into the darkness.

Teach: "Burgess, keep the ship away. I'll contact you to come back and pick us up. I can't rely on the slaves to guard my ship or to come and get us," said Teach, thinking that Burgess was surely the most loyal of his subordinates.

Burgess: "Why me? I wanted to fight too!"

Teach: "Next time, who knows?"

Despite his protests, Burgess did as Teach ordered.

Teach: "You can't enter if you don't follow orders, we'll do."

Laffitte: "Captain, there's commotion. It looks like someone is freeing prisoners."

Teach: "That's perfect. The more chaos, the quicker our objective will be achieved."

**Change of perspective**

Hannyabal: "I've blocked levels 2. Everyone there will either pass out or die. The situation is critical. I don't know why the Shichibukai Teach is here, but one thing is certain, he is not with us. To handle this problem, I had to release Shiryuu, who will join us to eliminate the pirates. Even if he kills and tortures a few pirates, he is still the former chief jailer. He won't let these criminals escape. Moreover, he will give us a respite against the pirates. I'm starting to descend and will soon be on level 4."

Hannyabal: "Director, I..." catcha...

Before he could speak, the call was cut off.

In a cell in zone 6, a man with a cigar in his mouth and wearing a guard's uniform plus a coat was imprisoned. Armed officers and a Den Den Mushi released him from his cell.

Magellan: "Shiryuu, I am letting you out. You were just a resident of death row. Your sentence has been delayed, you won't get a second chance. In exchange, eliminate the enemies."

Shiryuu: "I see, I'll remember that."

Soldier: "Your sword, chief jailer."

Magellan: "I'll leave it to you to handle Teach, aka Blackbeard."

Immediately, Shiryuu killed the guards.

Shiryuu: "Sorry, I needed to test its sharpness."