Judicial Island.
Located in the first half of the Grand Line, it is a court-like institution directly under the World Government.
However, using the word "court" to describe an institution like Judicial Island is somewhat insulting to the court, because in the eight hundred years from the establishment of the World Government to the present, any criminal who was escorted to Judicial Island was ultimately found guilty.
Is it because the administrative organs of the World Government are really so powerful that there has never been a single wrong judgment or miscalculation in the long eight hundred years?
Obviously not.
Judicial Island symbolizes the absolute power and authority of the World Government. Anyone arrested by the CP of the World Government, regardless of whether he is really guilty or not, once he comes here, he is definitely guilty.
The reason is very simple, because the world government is absolute and will never make mistakes!
Judicial Island is the hub of the World Government. On Judicial Island, there is a Gate of Justice. Passing through the Gate of Justice will only lead to two places:
One is the headquarters of the navy, Marineford, which governs all the naval branches in the world; and the other is Impel Down, the world's largest prison that combines torture, execution, and imprisonment.
The entire trial system of the World Government is quite smooth. Criminals enter the Judicial Island for trial. After the trial, they are sent to Impel Down for further punishment and discipline based on their crimes.
At the same time, Judicial Island, which is backed by the Naval Headquarters, is also one of the most powerfully defended places in the world.
It usually takes less than thirty minutes to travel from the Naval Headquarters to Judicial Island and then to Impel Down.
Such a short route allows the Naval Headquarters to dispatch officers to provide support immediately when an accident occurs on Judicial Island or Impel Down.
At the same time, Judicial Island is also one of the headquarters of CP's intelligence personnel at sea.
The total number of resident CP and navy personnel on the entire Judicial Island is almost 10,000.
For anyone trying to save a "criminal", Judicial Island is a true iron wall, and the underwater prison behind the Gate of Justice on Judicial Island - Impel Down - is even more of a den of dragons and tigers.
No one has ever been able to escape from the Impel Down City, and anyone who enters the Impel Down City will never see the light of day again.
After Luffy broke through the Judicial Island and rescued Robin, his bounty did not increase significantly. It was not because what he did was not a big deal, but simply because the World Government wanted to suppress the impact of this incident as much as possible.
The low bounty would give people the illusion that Luffy may not have done anything remarkable on Judicial Island. Moreover, the World Government also greatly reduced the scope of the news after the incident.
Even later, the huge crime of King Luffy invading the underwater prison was taken responsibility by Buggy, Crocodile and others. The purpose was that the World Government wanted to reduce the attention of the world on Luffy.
However, as Luffy continued to rise, he eventually became a great pirate that the world could not ignore, and his Nika Fruit was finally awakened. His awakened form was also known to many people through newspapers.
It seemed very easy for the Straw Hats to capture the Judicial Island. The biggest opponent they encountered was just the CP9. But that was only because the Marine Headquarters did not take action. The ones who took action against Luffy and the others were just some navy stationed on the Judicial Island.
As for why the Naval Headquarters did not intervene on Judicial Island, that is a matter of opinion.
I think it has nothing to do with the fact that Luffy's grandfather is the hero Garp.
As for why the Marine Headquarters did not take action after Luffy broke into Impel Down, it was because the Marine Headquarters at that time had no time to support Impel Down in order to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates.
The fact that a "little pirate" like Luffy can freely enter and exit Judicial Island and Impel Down Town does not mean that the defenses of Judicial Island and Impel Down Town are not tight.
The Five Elders planned to use Rebecca and her daughter as bait to lure Yoriichi Tsugakuni to the Judicial Island because of the special geographical location of the Judicial Island.
Here, whether it is the Holy Land, the Navy Headquarters, or the defense forces of the Advance City, they can all arrive at the first time.
Moreover, this is the territory of the World Government and the Navy. Even if the Five Elders reveal their abilities, they can still keep the secret.
Judicial Island is also known as the Island that Never Sleeps because of its perpetual daylight.
However, in contrast, the temporary prison on this island is located under the island, away from the sun.
The dim cell was only three or four square meters, and the air was filled with the smell of earth, filling the nostrils.
"Mom, I don't want to stay here. I want to go out."
In a corner of the cell, a pink-haired little girl in a puffy skirt curled up in her mother's arms, with a frown on her face.
Next to the little girl was a disheveled woman with pink hair. Her long dress had not been washed for many days and was covered in dirt.
The woman hugged her daughter tightly, looked around at the surrounding environment, and looked outside the cell without saying a word.
The oil lamp on the wall emitted a dim light, illuminating the corridor outside the cell.
In the middle of the aisle, there is a bench.
A blonde girl wearing a red off-shoulder dress, a white vest, and a Western-style round hat was sitting upright on a bench with her eyes closed, as if she was resting.
Beside her stood five CP intelligence officers in black suits. These people were specifically responsible for guarding the mother and daughter in prison.
"Rebecca, don't worry, we will get out."
Scarlett stared at the woman outside the cell for a long moment before hugging her daughter tightly and speaking softly.
Rebecca felt more or less at ease with her mother's comfort. She lay on Scarlett's belly, slightly tilted her head, and looked at the pretty blonde girl outside the door.
“Huff, huff, huff~”
"Little Rebecca is really adorable!"
"So does Her Highness Scarlett."
"This is Judicial Island. No one can get out of here."
"For girls like you who are so weak, it's even more impossible."
The blonde girl sitting on the bench slowly opened her eyes, glanced at the mother and daughter in the cell, flipped her right hand, took out a small white lady's fan, gently opened it, covered her mouth and chuckled.
Stussy
Scarlett looked up at the blonde woman outside the door, her expression becoming gloomy.
After the mother and daughter were taken out of the new world, CP9 handed them over to the hands of the woman in front of them.
Through these days of contact, Scarlett has some understanding of the identity of the woman in front of her.
Stussy is CP0, a member of the World Government!
Although Stussy looked like a lady, Scarlett had witnessed firsthand how ruthless she could be. When they were first imprisoned, Stussy disliked the stench of decay and blood in the cell and ordered her CP9 to clean it out.
However, this was the first time that CP9 on Judicial Island cooperated with Stussy. They didn't know the methods of this beautiful lady. They just muttered something in confusion and were directly knocked away by Stussy, and their life or death was unknown.
It was also from that time that the CP9 members on the island obeyed Stussy's orders. Even Spandine, the nominal highest commander of the island, was quietly working hard in the Navy Headquarters and handed over all the command of the island to Stussy.
Spandine felt that instead of staying with such a crazy woman, it would be better for him to act arrogantly in the Naval Headquarters and monitor the bad remarks of some sailors in the Naval Headquarters.
"The World Government arrested us, my daughter and I. What are they planning to do?"
“It’s been so long.”
"Miss Stussy, we can't get out anyway, so why don't you help us solve this problem?"
"Isn't it boring to sit there every day?"
There were no shackles on Scarlett and Rebecca's hands. It was obvious that Stussy treated the mother and daughter well.
In other words, in Stussy's opinion, it was impossible for the mother and daughter to do anything under her nose.
It was also because of this that Stussy saved the trouble of putting the mother and daughter in shackles.
“Hehehe!”
"Your Highness Scarlett, don't you know why you are here?"
"Why ask when you already know the answer?"
"We arrested you and your daughter because you, the Dressrosa royal family, rebelled against the World Government!"
Stussy closed her small fan, placed her hands neatly on her knees, and began to speak. She had no intention of hiding anything from Scarlett and her daughter.
She knew very well that the mother and daughter themselves were of no value to the World Government, but the people they could implicate were quite valuable.
"Rebellion against the World Government."
“That kind of thing.”
"The child is"
Scarlett suddenly shook her head, swallowing the next words back. "The child is innocent," such words, what meaning does that have to the World Government's CP0?!
Such words have no meaning at all except to make others laugh at your naivety.
Scarlett had long thought that such a day might come, but she had not expected that this day would come so soon.
"Your Highness Scarlett, please look forward to it."
"I hope your husband can please his boss."
"This way, you and your daughter will still be valuable to the World Government and will be able to live longer."
"But if your husband doesn't have this ability, then you and your daughter will have no value at all."
"It doesn't matter to you. When the time comes, you'll be executed as soon as you stretch your head and close your eyes."
"But sweet little Rebecca is different."
"She will be sent to the Holy Land and become a slave of the Celestial Dragons."
"I think the Celestial Dragons would be very excited if they knew that little Rebecca was Mr. Cyrus' daughter."
Stussy lowered her head slightly and spoke horrible words with a gentle expression.
Sure enough, upon hearing Stussy's words, Scarlett's pupils shrank. She stood up from the corner of the prison wall and rushed to Stussy. She grabbed the railing with both hands, her face full of pleading, and whispered:
"No, no"
But she seemed to know that her pleading would not change anything, and her body collapsed weakly and she sat on the ground helplessly.
The young and ignorant Rebecca walked to Scarlett's side, put her arms around her mother, and whispered to her:
"Mom, don't cry, I won't go out."
Scarlett turned around and hugged Rebecca tightly in her arms.
Stussy looked at the scene before her, her face still gentle, and she closed her eyes slightly. At this moment, a CP9 from the corridor not far away hurried to Stussy and reported respectfully, "Commander Stussy, something serious has happened!"
Hearing this, Stussy opened her eyes and glanced at her subordinate with a questioning look in her eyes.
"The people from Thunder God Island are moving out."
After reporting quietly, Stussy's expression changed involuntarily, but she quickly regained her composure and said:
"So what?"
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi's new navy goes out to sea every day to catch pirates. Is it a big deal for them to go out?"
Stussy didn't care. The trap set for Yoriichi Tsugakuni was now hidden. She didn't think the movements of the new navy of Thunder God Island would affect her.
"No, they crossed the Crimson Strait and entered the first half of the Grand Line!!!"
"It was led by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni himself. The warship Dawn has set sail."
The direction is
Without waiting for her subordinates to finish their reports, Stussy stood up from the bench with a bang. The gentle look on her face disappeared without a trace, replaced by a serious expression.
"Has the Navy Headquarters taken any action?"
Stussy asked in a deep voice.
However, CP9 shook his head upon hearing this. His throat was dry, and he spoke with some difficulty:
"No, Marshal Zhan Guo said that Jiguo Yuanyi's purpose is unclear and we cannot act rashly."
"Navy Headquarters. No action at all."
Hearing this, Stussy's pupils suddenly shrank, and her beautiful eyes glared at the subordinate who reported. Then she quickly calmed down and asked, "So, where are those people going?!"
"Is it really true?"
Before Stussy could finish, the CP9 nodded quickly: "It's heading this way!"
"For some unknown reason, the information seems to have been leaked!"
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi seems to know something."
"what to do?"
"If it's really him, by the time the Navy Headquarters confirms Tsugakuni Yoriichi's intentions and sends support, it might be too late."
"I know a piece of news, the fastest Admiral Kizaru is not at the Marine Headquarters at all!"
As soon as the words fell, the corridor outside the prison fell into an eerie silence.
Stussy's face darkened, and she turned to look at Scarlett and Rebecca in the cell. A smile suddenly appeared on her face, and then she waved her hand and ordered:
"Bring them out! It's inconvenient for us to stay here any longer. Let's push the city!"
"If this is really his goal, then even if he wants to cause trouble, he should go to Push City."
"Those guys at the Marine Headquarters are trying to play tricks on me?"
"If they can allow Impel Down to be destroyed, then we should just stay in Marinford and pretend we don't see anything!"
Stussy said as she stepped on her high heels and walked towards the exit of the temporary prison. After hearing the order from their superior, several CP9s also took quick action, escorting Scarlett and her daughter to follow Stussy's footsteps.
On the boundless ocean, a slender warship broke through the waves and was sailing rapidly on the sea.
The deck of the warship was densely packed with soldiers wearing black cloaks. On the black cloaks fluttering in the wind was the word "justice" written in blood.
Tsugikoku Yuichiro was wearing a loose red training suit, a long sword at his waist, and a black cloak. He stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the island that was getting closer and closer in the distance.
The gateway to Judicial Island is right in front of us.
Behind him, Mihawk, Ichisho, Abel, and the others stood together, their faces devoid of smiles, filled with solemnity. Beside Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Cyrus lowered his head, silent, his eyes filled with worry and uneasiness.
The guards on Judicial Island had obviously noticed the slender warship that was rapidly approaching the gate. Seeing the red phoenix embroidered on the warship's flag, the gate closed quickly.
a long time.
A tall, thick iron gate blocked the way for Ji Guoyuan and others, and the speed of the warship also slowly decreased.
"Mihawk, could you please knock on the door for us?"
Looking at the huge gate towering in front of him, Yuichiro Tsugikuni, who was standing at the bow of the ship, whispered to his companions behind him.
Hearing this, Mihawk didn't waste any words. He took the Night from his back, grasped the long hilt with both hands, and slashed directly at the gate at the entrance of Judicial Island.
Three green blade beams appeared instantly, two of them plowed out of the sea, and one of them flew horizontally in the air. In the blink of an eye, all three of them hit the gate at the same time.
The terrifying slash instantly penetrated the thick and huge gate. An extremely huge piece of iron on the gate lost its support and sank into the sea.
Mihawk suddenly opened a large hole on the portal, which was enough for more than a dozen warships to pass through.
"Let's go!" Ji Guoyuan waved his hand and gave an order. The warship accelerated again and slowly passed through the gate of the Judicial Island.
(End of this chapter)
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