Fang Yi, captured by Sengoku, could only force a bitter smile. He really never imagined he would be captured by the Navy. As a member of the Roger Pirates, he never worried about such a thing.
But now, he was captured by the Navy due to an accident.
"Tell me... Did your Roger Pirates really encounter a shipwreck?" Sengoku looked at Fang Yi and asked.
Fang Yi shrugged and said, "I think you probably won't believe anything I say!"
Sengoku was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily and said, "What a funny kid! Alright, stay in the prison for now! I'll send you to Impel Down when I return to the headquarters!"
"Hey, hey... Vice Admiral Sengoku, seriously? You're thinking of sending me, a kid without a bounty, to Impel Down? Isn't that a bit of an overreaction?" Fang Yi whined with a pained look.
To be honest, even if he was sent to Impel Down, he'd probably just stay on the first floor. With his current abilities, escaping from prison could be either easy or difficult, depending on how he handled it at that time.
As for the probability of Roger and the others coming to rescue him... Fang Yi estimated it wasn't high.
It wasn't that Roger and the others were unwilling to save him; Fang Yi guessed Roger wouldn't know he'd been captured until after his future surrender.
After all, he didn't have a bounty and was just a kid. Who would pay attention to him?
He was even a bit surprised that Sengoku recognized him at a glance.
In fact, even though Sengoku had fought the Roger Pirates several times before, he still had no impression of Fang Yi, Shanks, and Buggy, who were the three trainee crew members of the Roger Pirates. Although he knew there were three kids on board, he never really cared about them.
But after hearing Fang Yi's name from Garp once, he became curious. Later, when he encountered the Roger Pirates again, he specifically paid attention to Fang Yi and found that he was indeed very promising. That's why he recognized Fang Yi as soon as he saw him.
Fang Yi didn't stay in the prison of the warship for long. Before he even had a chance to implement the several escape plans he'd come up with, he was taken to the deck by the Navy soldiers again.
"Captain!" The moment he saw Roger and the others, Fang Yi was extremely surprised. He really didn't expect that Sengoku's warship would run into the Roger Pirates.
After all, even if you didn't count the time he was unconscious, it had been almost two days since he went missing.
He figured Roger and the others had already left.
"Xiaoyi..." Seeing Roger and the others looking so delighted, Fang Yi felt a bit embarrassed. Being captured by the Navy would definitely cause a lot of trouble for the captain and the others.
"Guys... It seems the battle is unavoidable!" After seeing Fang Yi, Roger grinned and said with a big smile.
Originally, he didn't want to have such a direct confrontation with the Navy, because it didn't make much sense. Even if you defeated the Navy in front of you, more Navy would keep coming after you during your future voyages.
Moreover, the stronger the Navy you defeat, the more trouble you'll stir up. Because that means even more powerful Navy officers will come after you.
This is why, generally speaking, pirates don't hesitate to flee when they encounter the Navy.
"Xiaoyi... Wait for me to save you...!" Yamon took out her spear after a long time, which meant she was getting serious.
The rest of the crew members also perked up, ready to fight at any moment. This included Shanks and Buggy as well.
"Kid... It seems you're quite popular!" Sengoku said with a smile.
At this moment, he was leading three warships. There was no reason he couldn't defeat the mere Roger Pirates. Although Roger was already well - known at this time, as a powerful Navy officer, Sengoku didn't care who you were.
Soon, after the Oro Jackson approached Sengoku's flagship, the battle began immediately. The members of the Roger Pirates rushed towards the direction where Fang Yi was.
As for the Navy, they chose to form a triangular formation to surround the Roger Pirates. So, at the very beginning, it was actually Sengoku's flagship, with Sengoku being a Vice - Admiral, that came into contact with the Roger Pirates.
"To safeguard our justice... Eliminate the pirates in front of us!" Sengoku waved his hand, and the Navy soldiers charged straight at the Roger Pirates. However, it was obvious that the ordinary Navy soldiers were no match for Roger and his crew. But there were more Navy soldiers, and they blocked the pirates on their way to rescue Fang Yi.
"Evra! Find someone to watch that kid. If any pirate breaks through the defense line and tries to rescue that kid, kill him for me first!" Sengoku looked at the situation on the field and then turned to his adjutant.
"Yes, sir!" Evra, Sengoku's adjutant, nodded seriously and replied.
But just when Roger and the others were about to break through the Navy's blockade and rush towards Fang Yi, the other two warships had also arrived and completed the encirclement of the Oro Jackson.
A dazzling light flashed from the warship on the left and then shot out like a laser beam directly at Yamon, who was closest to Fang Yi.
"Teacher Yamon, watch out!" Seeing this extremely familiar sight, Fang Yi couldn't help but shout out loudly.
But Fang Yi's warning was too late. By the time Yamon reacted, the light had already penetrated her body.
"Pfft!"
"Ah!"
"Plop!"
A splash of blood bloomed in the air, followed by the sound of Yamon falling to the ground.
"Damn it! Borsalino... I'll never let you get away with this!" Seeing Yamon being hit and falling to the ground, Fang Yi gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice.
His words made the Navy soldier guarding him beside him stunned for a moment, and the soldier looked at him in surprise.
"What are you staring at?" Fang Yi glared and roared.
The Navy soldier let out a soft laugh and said, "Kid, you've got good eyes! Without even seeing the person, you knew it was our Navy's rising star, Lord Borsalino!"
Four years ago, that is, one year after the end of the God Valley battle, Navy Vice - Admiral "Black Wrist" Zephyr was promoted to Admirals, while his contemporary, Navy Vice - Admiral Garp, refused the promotion to Admirals.
Different from Garp, who refused promotion to Admiral, Black Wrist Zephyr, who successfully advanced to the rank of Admiral, had a rather tragic fate.
After his promotion to Admiral, he had far fewer opportunities to go to the front - line battles and usually stayed at the Navy Headquarters. With more free time, Zephyr sorted out his personal affairs. He married the girl he loved, and they had their child the following year.
However, at the beginning of this year, an event that shook the world took place at the Navy Headquarters. All of Zephyr's family, including his three - year - old son, were killed by pirates.
Black Wrist Zephyr got his nickname because of his powerful Armament Haki. Besides "Black Wrist", he had another nickname: The Non - Killing Admiral!
Because of his family circumstances, after becoming an Admiral, whenever Zephyr was on the front line and defeated pirates, if the pirates said they had elderly family members or children to care for at home, Zephyr would give them a lesson and then let them go, giving them a chance to turn over a new leaf.
That's how he got the title of The Non - Killing Admiral.
But not all the pirates he let go were grateful to him.
Some of them felt humiliated but were unable to defeat Zephyr. So they secretly infiltrated the Navy's living area and assassinated Zephyr's family when they got the chance.
After that, the shocked Zephyr began to hate pirates. However, because of his age and physical state, his strength was starting to decline. So, nominally to protect him, Fleet Admiral Kong made the decision to retain his Admiral rank and transfer him to be an instructor for the entire Navy, making him stay at the Navy Headquarters.
The Navy supernova who emerged at this time was Kizaru Borsalino, one of Zephyr's first - batch students and one of the future Three Admirals of the Navy!
He was a new recruit who joined the Navy today. He was in the same batch as Akainu Sakazuki, who would later become one of the Three Admirals and even the Fleet Admiral. They were both among Zephyr's first - batch of students.
As for the reason why he was here, just like Akainu, as soon as he joined the Navy, he had already obtained the title of "Monster". They were the two most shining Supernovas in the Navy. So Zephyr specifically asked Sengoku to take him and Akainu out on missions while also gaining some practical combat experience.
"Supernova? I'll beat the hell out of Supernovas!" Fang Yi, who was tied up, made a quick movement with his hand, took out a dagger from his backpack, cut the ropes that bound him, and then slashed the throats of the two Navy guards beside him.
"Teacher Yamon, are you okay?" Originally, he didn't plan to reveal his ability to escape so soon. Because Roger and the others hadn't arrived yet. If he escaped at this moment, he would still be surrounded by the Navy, and the chance of breaking through the encirclement was not high!
If he waited for Roger, Rayleigh and the others to arrive and then took action, it would be safer.
But seeing Yamon lying not far from him, Fang Yi didn't care about anything else. He broke loose from the ropes and rushed to Yamon's side.
"Cough... I was a bit careless. I didn't expect their attack to be so swift!"
There was still blood trickling from Yamon's mouth corner. Although Kizaru's attack was extremely fast, thanks to Fang Yi's warning, Yamon instinctively dodged the vital parts. So, despite being severely injured, she was not in immediate danger of death.
"Teacher, let's go!" After checking Yamon's injuries, Fang Yi knew they couldn't afford to waste time. Otherwise, excessive blood loss alone might cost her life. Without hesitation, he carried Yamon on his back. Then he planned to break through the encirclement.
However, there were simply too many naval soldiers around. Moreover, Fang Yi was still young at this time. With Yamon on his back, he had no space to use his bow and arrows. Therefore, he could only dodge the attacks from side to side.
"Heh heh heh... Ever gotten kicked by a Light Speed Kick?" Just as Fang Yi was dodging the naval soldiers while moving towards Captain Roger, a sudden flash of light appeared, and a somewhat unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar lecherous face emerged before his eyes.
Then he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. Taking Yamon with him, they were directly kicked away by Kizaru.