The Xuanwu Naval Base.
Azukaban!
Benedict touched his nose instinctively as he looked at Buzz, whose eyes were hollowed by the Dementors, devoid of joy and hope.
Dementors in reality seemed even more terrifying than those in novels.
These Dementors were too greedy, appearing punctually as if it were mealtime, and taking a few sips from these captured prisoners.
The key was that these people's fists couldn't do anything to these Dementors.
However, Benedict couldn't blame them, for they were exceedingly loyal.
"Buzz?"
"Where did you get your Devil Fruit ability?"
Benedict looked at Buzz and asked.
Buzz dazedly turned his head and looked at Benedict.
For a moment, Buzz's expression began to change.
Sometimes ferocious, sometimes fearful, sometimes full of anticipation, and sometimes laughing heartily...
"Has he been driven to split personality?"
Benedict looked at Buzz, stunned for a moment.
Benedict stepped forward, raised his hand, and delivered a slap.
The loud sound echoed in the cell, and a glimmer of clarity appeared in Buzz's eyes.
"Please, kill me."
"I don't want to be here, not for a moment!"
"This is hell, devils live here, I don't want to live anymore."
"Waaah~"
Buzz was like a timid coward, his nose and tears streaming down his face, looking ugly and utterly pathetic.
This was quite a blow.
"Tell me, how did you get your Devil Fruit ability?"
In the past few days, Benedict had some matters to attend to and also wanted to break Buzz, so he had thrown Buzz into Azukaban for a few days, all to find out about the Devil Fruit ability from Buzz.
However, what Benedict didn't expect was that Buzz had been driven to a state of split personality by the Dementors.
"I don't know. When we were adventuring, we stumbled into a sea area and were hit by a storm. The others' ship was destroyed and they all died. When I woke up, I was already on an island, and I found out that ten days had passed since the day we had our accident."
"After I woke up, my body felt like it had been modified, very uncomfortable, my whole body was very heavy. I thought I had a cold or a fever, so I didn't pay attention. I slept for a night, and when I woke up, I found that I had a Devil Fruit ability."
"That's all I know, I really don't know anything else."
"Please, just let me die, I don't want to be imprisoned here."
Buzz was extremely terrified. Faced with Benedict's questioning, he spilled everything out.
Upon hearing this, Benedict was unsatisfied with Buzz's answer.
He had inquired and found out that Magellan, the big guy, was not guarding the underwater prison at this time but was managing a naval base in the New World as a Rear Admiral and possessed the Mero Mero no Mi ability.
Given the setting of this world where there couldn't be two identical Devil Fruit abilities, Buzz's Devil Fruit ability made Benedict extremely curious.
Could it be that someone was secretly researching artificial Devil Fruits at this time?
Benedict pondered for a moment, then looked at the pleading Buzz and said, "Are there any signs of modification on your body?"
"No, I suspected it myself once, but I had people examine me, and there were no signs of being sutured or modified."
"It's as if I suddenly gained the Devil Fruit ability."
Hearing Buzz's answer, Benedict frowned again. Could it be an innate ability?
"Are you a special race?" Benedict asked persistently.
"No, I'm just a very ordinary human," Buzz replied.
Looking at Buzz, aside from being a bit taller, he couldn't see any difference from an ordinary human. Therefore, he shouldn't be a special race with special talents.
Benedict believed Buzz wouldn't lie about these things, but it made him somewhat troubled.
If he couldn't get the answers he wanted, Buzz would be useless.
So, should he keep him in Azukaban, or send him to the re-education base?
After all, Buzz's strength was not bad.
Now that he had many enhancement stones, he could also be enhanced to improve his physical fitness and strength.
Lost in thought, Benedict walked out of the cell.
Buzz, seeing Benedict about to leave, immediately cried out in a panicked plea, "Kill me, kill me, I don't want to be locked up here."
Benedict paused his steps, then left without any hesitation.
Buzz had committed too much slaughter. Years ago, there was an island with tens of thousands of inhabitants who died at the hands of the poison and gas he created.
Even if such a person went through re-education and joined the Xuanwu Navy, he would be a stain on the Xuanwu Navy.
Leaving Azukaban, he returned to his office.
"What are you all doing here?"
Benedict looked at Kenshiro, Sakata Gintoki, Wang Zhi, and others sitting there, and asked with a curious smile.
"Marshal, look at this."
Wang Zhi handed a newspaper to Benedict and said with a serious expression.
Benedict, puzzled, took the newspaper and began to read.
A moment later, Benedict's expression became somewhat shocked.
The Great Pirate Golden Lion had escaped from prison, and was the first pirate in history to successfully escape from Impel Down, being rendezvoused and taken away by members of the Flying Pirates.
However, what truly made Benedict tremble was the timing of the Golden Lion's escape and his current state, which were different from what he had imagined.
The Golden Lion's escape had been brought forward.
In the original work, the Golden Lion escaped from prison two years after the Pirate King Roger was executed.
But now? It was a certain day two months after the Pirate King Roger was executed.
Was Impel Down careless, or too weak? After escaping from Impel Down, the Golden Lion's legs were not crippled, and many dangerous criminals also escaped, including legendary pirates.
The terror of the Golden Lion with his legs intact was unimaginable.
At the same time, this also meant that the Golden Lion would not need to lie low for as long as in the original work before making a comeback.
In the original work, the Golden Lion started from the East Blue to prepare to conquer the pirate world.
Therefore, in the coming period, the Xuanwu Navy might very well become the target of the Golden Lion's attack.
After all, after a series of incidents, the Golden Lion's aversion to the Navy was very strong.
Benedict said calmly, "This is truly a big event. The seas must be very lively now!"
"However, it is admirable that the Golden Lion caused chaos at Marine Headquarters for Roger, and was able to escape safely after being captured, and even issued threats to the Navy."
Wang Zhi said with a solemn expression, "The Golden Lion is a very troublesome person. Sometimes, he is more wicked than Kaido."
"But it cannot be denied that he is a very principled person."
"It just feels a bit strange about this escape, as if someone helped him get away."
After all, this was known as the most impregnable underwater prison – Impel Down.
Benedict was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Although I didn't want to face it so soon, we might be in trouble next."
The Golden Lion's Flying Pirates, with the Golden Lion's safe escape, did not disintegrate as they did in the original work.
Therefore, the Golden Lion's revenge would also arrive soon.
The East Blue was his preferred choice.