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Chapter 1167: Take Them for 'Baptism'!
Sea Star Mainland.
Grand Line's first half sea area.
Three Marine warships were floating on the sea, surrounding the central prison ship.
They were watching the giant Gate of Justice slowly open before them.
They came from Enies Lobby, escorting a batch of otherworld criminals who had just been tried by the Supreme Court.
They were heading to the Impel Down Great Prison behind the large iron gate.
On the deck at the bow of the prison ship.
Lucci was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, using nail clippers to meticulously trim his fingernails.
Around him were members of Cipher Pol 9, all wearing black suits.
This was because, according to the division of responsibilities, the interior of the Sea Star was under the jurisdiction of CP9.
Worlds outside the Sea Star ruled by the World Government were handled by Mima Amatori's CP8 for assassination-related missions.
Lucci's previous trip with people to the Familiar of Zero World was purely a special assignment.
In fact, this kind of escort mission wasn't normally their responsibility either.
It should usually be handled entirely by the Marines.
However, some of the prisoners being escorted were in special situations.
It required Lucci himself to be present to ensure everything was foolproof.
These were Sage Mimochaza, Dr. Shafali, Dr. Moermeng, and Hodoriyu, four magic users from World No. 0008, code name Falmart World.
Unlike Louise, Tabitha, and others from the Familiar of Zero World.
They didn't have the problem of being unable to use magic without a magic staff in hand or magic elements in the air.
Therefore, to prevent them from using magic, they could only rely on Lucci's Blood Control.
It's worth mentioning that the Supreme Court in Enies Lobby ruled that Hodoriyu's daughter, Dujia. Luna. Maerxi, did not need to be imprisoned in Impel Down.
She only needed to be confined in the women's prison at Baltigo White Earth Prison for half a year.
Although Louise and her group left the Schatten Gate Base without authorization to find her.
Dujia, in the end, did not participate in their operation and was unaware of it.
The reason for the half-year sentence was mainly because of her previous actions of resisting and attacking CP8.
But it didn't cause any actual casualties.
The Supreme Court also required the Ministry of Police Affairs to send Dujia to live in Nefertari City, Alabasta, after her sentence was served, in the downstream zone on the west side of the Sandora River.
That was where the elf race from the Familiar of Zero World gathered.
In addition, Louise's mother, Madame Karina, father, Duke de la Vallière, and second sister, Cattreya, were also given light sentences.
They were also sentenced to half a year of confinement in Baltigo White Earth Prison.
After their release, they could choose to apply to return to the Albion Kingdom in the Familiar of Zero World to live, or they could stay on the Sea Star and move freely.
However, their noble status was revoked; they would be civilians from now on.
This left Duke de la Vallière in extreme suffering, losing the efforts of over a dozen generations overnight.
At the same time, his heart was filled with resentment towards his young daughter, Louise.
He cursed her out in the Supreme Court, wanting to sever ties with her.
Madame Karina's expression was grim, but she didn't say much.
Thus, Louise had truly made a big mistake this time, directly destroying the duke peerage of the de la Vallière Clan.
Aside from these four, Louise's entire group was sentenced to Impel Down.
Among them, Hodoriyu, the source, was sentenced to the death penalty, and this would be announced to all worlds under the World Government in the form of a public announcement.
Because this matter required someone to bear the main responsibilities with their life.
Louise's value determined that even though she was actually the most responsible, she couldn't be the culprit.
Meanwhile, Hiraga Saito, Tabitha, and Kirche were sentenced to be imprisoned in the Starvation Hell on Underground Level 3 of Impel Down.
It was extremely hot here, with heat rising from the ground every moment, coupled with the extremely scarce food, leaving the prisoners in a half-dead state at all times.
Their sentence was ten years.
But for those not from the Sea Star, the survival rate here was the highest among all 'Hells', except for the Infinite Hell.
This was because the World Government didn't want Hiraga Saito and the others to die.
But they weren't qualified to enter the Infinite Hell.
Dr. Shafali and Dr. Moermeng would be imprisoned in the Blazing Hell on Underground Level 4.
Their sentence was ten years.
And the strongest, Sage Mimochaza, would be imprisoned in the Freezing Hell on Underground Level 5.
Her sentence was ten years.
However, Joseph, the current President of the Magic Association.
Seems to want to apply to the World Government, stating that if Sage Mimochaza is willing to surrender to the World Government.
And hand over all the magic she knows to the Association, her punishment would be waived, or changed to house arrest within the Magic Association.
Speaking of which, Joseph's Magic Association recently received a mission from the World Government.
It was to research a magic version of the Ninja World's Fire Release: Heavenly Prison.
Fire Release: Heavenly Prison involves injecting energy chains that bind chakra into the human body of a prisoner, restricting the prisoner from condensing chakra, making them unable to use ninjutsu.
If the prisoner attempts to escape and steps outside the designated range.
The Heavenly Prison Curse Mark within their body will turn into flame chains, burning the body of the offender.
If they don't return in time, they will be completely burned to death.
So the World Government wanted a 'Heavenly Prison' specifically targeting the magic power within a magic user!
This also made President Joseph even more hopeful about bringing in magic users from the Falmart World.
The World Government also gave this importance.
Finally, there was Louise.
Just as Im had instructed.
This Void Mage was sentenced to the Infinite Hell.
As for the sentence, generally speaking, the prisoners here are given life sentences.
It mainly depends on the World Government's attitude towards them.
White Snake Sage, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Brogy, the Disaster Giant from the Giant God Soldier, who were captured in the Ninja World before, are all here.
As for the weaker ninja of the Chinoike Clan and cult followers, they are imprisoned in the Crimson Hell on Underground Level 1.
At the main gate on the Impel Down sea level.
Warden Columbus, leading Vice Warden Magellan, Head Warden Tarklama, and Moria, who was also recently promoted to Head Warden.
And Hanzo and others who had just joined Impel Down's establishment and were appointed as Head Jailer.
Came to receive Louise and her group, who were being escorted by Lucci.
After all, there was a prisoner for the Infinite Hell among them, so they definitely had to be given sufficient importance.
At this moment, Louise, whose magic staff and prayer book had been confiscated and whose hands and feet were bound by Seastone Chains, no longer had her usual lively and spoiled demeanor.
Now, her face was numb, and she followed the group silently with her head down.
In the past few days, she had cried enough and made enough fuss.
Finally accepting this cruel reality, her heart was completely filled with despair.
Hiraga Saito behind Louise had a better mindset, his worried gaze constantly fixed on her back view.
Because he knew he would soon not be able to see her anymore.
Hiraga Saito now regretted it greatly, regretting why he didn't stop Louise back then.
But what use was regret now?
"You've worked hard, Captain Lucci. We'll take it from here."
Warden Columbus walked forward with a smile.
Seeing Lucci nod with a cold attitude.
He didn't say anything more, turned around, and gave the order.
"Moria, Tarklama, Hanzo, get to work!"
"Yes!"
Moria and the other two, dressed in black prison guard uniforms, answered in unison.
First, Tarklama stepped forward.
He put a green ring around the necks of Louise, Sage Mimochaza, and the others, and then coldly stated a series of rules.
"One, obey the orders of the prison guards. Two, do not resist the prison guards in any way. Three, do not leave this prison without authorization!"
The next second.
The green rings on the necks of Louise and the others glowed with radiance, but immediately returned to normal.
"It's my turn. We'll keep your shadows for now. You must remember, without your shadows, you will turn to ash and vanish the moment you touch sunlight, Heh heh heh heh~~~"
The massive Moria grinned widely, holding a large pair of scissors in his hand.
Hearing his words, Sage Mimochaza and the others' expressions changed.
Dr. Shafali, who was skilled in Shadow Magic, had her pupils contract even further.
She seemed unable to believe that someone could do such a thing.
But they could only watch as the other party pulled out the shadow beneath them, quickly swung the blade to cut the shadow, and took it away.
Finally, it was Hanzo. He didn't have any special movements.
He just attached the Binding Spell Cursed Seal to Louise and the others.
This way, he could activate the ninjutsu at any time to control their bodies, preventing them from moving even slightly.
It could be considered an extra layer of insurance on top of the Pet Ring.
"Alright, take them for 'Baptism'. The water in the pot is freshly boiled, so it's still quite clean."
At this moment, Vice Warden Magellan said in a deep voice.
Baptism?!
Louise, Hiraga Saito, Tabitha, Sage Mimochaza, and the others were stunned.
What was this?
Sea Star Mainland.
Grand Line's first half sea area.
Three Marine warships were floating on the sea, surrounding the central prison ship.
They were watching the giant Gate of Justice slowly open before them.
They came from Enies Lobby, escorting a batch of otherworld criminals who had just been tried by the Supreme Court.
They were heading to the Impel Down Great Prison behind the large iron gate.
On the deck at the bow of the prison ship.
Lucci was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, using nail clippers to meticulously trim his fingernails.
Around him were members of Cipher Pol 9, all wearing black suits.
This was because, according to the division of responsibilities, the interior of the Sea Star was under the jurisdiction of CP9.
Worlds outside the Sea Star ruled by the World Government were handled by Mima Amatori's CP8 for assassination-related missions.
Lucci's previous trip with people to the Familiar of Zero World was purely a special assignment.
In fact, this kind of escort mission wasn't normally their responsibility either.
It should usually be handled entirely by the Marines.
However, some of the prisoners being escorted were in special situations.
It required Lucci himself to be present to ensure everything was foolproof.
These were Sage Mimochaza, Dr. Shafali, Dr. Moermeng, and Hodoriyu, four magic users from World No. 0008, code name Falmart World.
Unlike Louise, Tabitha, and others from the Familiar of Zero World.
They didn't have the problem of being unable to use magic without a magic staff in hand or magic elements in the air.
Therefore, to prevent them from using magic, they could only rely on Lucci's Blood Control.
It's worth mentioning that the Supreme Court in Enies Lobby ruled that Hodoriyu's daughter, Dujia. Luna. Maerxi, did not need to be imprisoned in Impel Down.
She only needed to be confined in the women's prison at Baltigo White Earth Prison for half a year.
Although Louise and her group left the Schatten Gate Base without authorization to find her.
Dujia, in the end, did not participate in their operation and was unaware of it.
The reason for the half-year sentence was mainly because of her previous actions of resisting and attacking CP8.
But it didn't cause any actual casualties.
The Supreme Court also required the Ministry of Police Affairs to send Dujia to live in Nefertari City, Alabasta, after her sentence was served, in the downstream zone on the west side of the Sandora River.
That was where the elf race from the Familiar of Zero World gathered.
In addition, Louise's mother, Madame Karina, father, Duke de la Vallière, and second sister, Cattreya, were also given light sentences.
They were also sentenced to half a year of confinement in Baltigo White Earth Prison.
After their release, they could choose to apply to return to the Albion Kingdom in the Familiar of Zero World to live, or they could stay on the Sea Star and move freely.
However, their noble status was revoked; they would be civilians from now on.
This left Duke de la Vallière in extreme suffering, losing the efforts of over a dozen generations overnight.
At the same time, his heart was filled with resentment towards his young daughter, Louise.
He cursed her out in the Supreme Court, wanting to sever ties with her.
Madame Karina's expression was grim, but she didn't say much.
Thus, Louise had truly made a big mistake this time, directly destroying the duke peerage of the de la Vallière Clan.
Aside from these four, Louise's entire group was sentenced to Impel Down.
Among them, Hodoriyu, the source, was sentenced to the death penalty, and this would be announced to all worlds under the World Government in the form of a public announcement.
Because this matter required someone to bear the main responsibilities with their life.
Louise's value determined that even though she was actually the most responsible, she couldn't be the culprit.
Meanwhile, Hiraga Saito, Tabitha, and Kirche were sentenced to be imprisoned in the Starvation Hell on Underground Level 3 of Impel Down.
It was extremely hot here, with heat rising from the ground every moment, coupled with the extremely scarce food, leaving the prisoners in a half-dead state at all times.
Their sentence was ten years.
But for those not from the Sea Star, the survival rate here was the highest among all 'Hells', except for the Infinite Hell.
This was because the World Government didn't want Hiraga Saito and the others to die.
But they weren't qualified to enter the Infinite Hell.
Dr. Shafali and Dr. Moermeng would be imprisoned in the Blazing Hell on Underground Level 4.
Their sentence was ten years.
And the strongest, Sage Mimochaza, would be imprisoned in the Freezing Hell on Underground Level 5.
Her sentence was ten years.
However, Joseph, the current President of the Magic Association.
Seems to want to apply to the World Government, stating that if Sage Mimochaza is willing to surrender to the World Government.
And hand over all the magic she knows to the Association, her punishment would be waived, or changed to house arrest within the Magic Association.
Speaking of which, Joseph's Magic Association recently received a mission from the World Government.
It was to research a magic version of the Ninja World's Fire Release: Heavenly Prison.
Fire Release: Heavenly Prison involves injecting energy chains that bind chakra into the human body of a prisoner, restricting the prisoner from condensing chakra, making them unable to use ninjutsu.
If the prisoner attempts to escape and steps outside the designated range.
The Heavenly Prison Curse Mark within their body will turn into flame chains, burning the body of the offender.
If they don't return in time, they will be completely burned to death.
So the World Government wanted a 'Heavenly Prison' specifically targeting the magic power within a magic user!
This also made President Joseph even more hopeful about bringing in magic users from the Falmart World.
The World Government also gave this importance.
Finally, there was Louise.
Just as Im had instructed.
This Void Mage was sentenced to the Infinite Hell.
As for the sentence, generally speaking, the prisoners here are given life sentences.
It mainly depends on the World Government's attitude towards them.
White Snake Sage, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Brogy, the Disaster Giant from the Giant God Soldier, who were captured in the Ninja World before, are all here.
As for the weaker ninja of the Chinoike Clan and cult followers, they are imprisoned in the Crimson Hell on Underground Level 1.
At the main gate on the Impel Down sea level.
Warden Columbus, leading Vice Warden Magellan, Head Warden Tarklama, and Moria, who was also recently promoted to Head Warden.
And Hanzo and others who had just joined Impel Down's establishment and were appointed as Head Jailer.
Came to receive Louise and her group, who were being escorted by Lucci.
After all, there was a prisoner for the Infinite Hell among them, so they definitely had to be given sufficient importance.
At this moment, Louise, whose magic staff and prayer book had been confiscated and whose hands and feet were bound by Seastone Chains, no longer had her usual lively and spoiled demeanor.
Now, her face was numb, and she followed the group silently with her head down.
In the past few days, she had cried enough and made enough fuss.
Finally accepting this cruel reality, her heart was completely filled with despair.
Hiraga Saito behind Louise had a better mindset, his worried gaze constantly fixed on her back view.
Because he knew he would soon not be able to see her anymore.
Hiraga Saito now regretted it greatly, regretting why he didn't stop Louise back then.
But what use was regret now?
"You've worked hard, Captain Lucci. We'll take it from here."
Warden Columbus walked forward with a smile.
Seeing Lucci nod with a cold attitude.
He didn't say anything more, turned around, and gave the order.
"Moria, Tarklama, Hanzo, get to work!"
"Yes!"
Moria and the other two, dressed in black prison guard uniforms, answered in unison.
First, Tarklama stepped forward.
He put a green ring around the necks of Louise, Sage Mimochaza, and the others, and then coldly stated a series of rules.
"One, obey the orders of the prison guards. Two, do not resist the prison guards in any way. Three, do not leave this prison without authorization!"
The next second.
The green rings on the necks of Louise and the others glowed with radiance, but immediately returned to normal.
"It's my turn. We'll keep your shadows for now. You must remember, without your shadows, you will turn to ash and vanish the moment you touch sunlight, Heh heh heh heh~~~"
The massive Moria grinned widely, holding a large pair of scissors in his hand.
Hearing his words, Sage Mimochaza and the others' expressions changed.
Dr. Shafali, who was skilled in Shadow Magic, had her pupils contract even further.
She seemed unable to believe that someone could do such a thing.
But they could only watch as the other party pulled out the shadow beneath them, quickly swung the blade to cut the shadow, and took it away.
Finally, it was Hanzo. He didn't have any special movements.
He just attached the Binding Spell Cursed Seal to Louise and the others.
This way, he could activate the ninjutsu at any time to control their bodies, preventing them from moving even slightly.
It could be considered an extra layer of insurance on top of the Pet Ring.
"Alright, take them for 'Baptism'. The water in the pot is freshly boiled, so it's still quite clean."
At this moment, Vice Warden Magellan said in a deep voice.
Baptism?!
Louise, Hiraga Saito, Tabitha, Sage Mimochaza, and the others were stunned.
What was this?
