Meanwhile, chaos erupted across Mary Geoise just after Jack left this place.
Both the Marines and the Holy Knights were so surprised seeing the footage of Jack sneaking inside Mary Geoise. Jack had infiltrated the most heavily guarded place in the world, completely undetected by them. Not just that, he had killed the guards and kidnapped Saint Rosward Charlos without anyone noticing until it was too late.
Mary Geoise was supposed to be impenetrable and the last time this happens was done by Fishman and he had few helper, but that time the Holy Knight went to other places leaving the place unguarded by them
Now It was protected by countless elite Marine and even an Admiral capable of using Haki and have the power of Logia Ice. There are also several Holy Knight who stayed in this place while training their Haki and devil fruit power.
And yet, after reviewing the footage, the truth became clear. Jack had appeared out of nowhere using his speed, stopped Saint Rosward Charlos mid-action, eliminated every guard in an instant and taken him away as if it were nothing.
From what they could see, his speed rivaled that of Admiral Kizaru.
Sommer, Killingham, and the other Holy Knights watched the footage in silence.
Now they finally understood how the former Supreme Commander, Figarland Garling, had been defeated.
The sheer speed that Jack had just shown even rivalled them while using Haki.
No one had even noticed Jack presence until it was already over, this show how difficult Garling was in the battle.
"GET ME MY SON!" Saint Rosward shouted and can be heard in Mary Geoise, his voice filled with rage and panic.
He could not believe that his son had been taken from this place of all places that should be safe for them.
"If you don't want to die, you'd better bring Charlos back immediately!" Saint Shalria added, her voice trembling with fury as she threatened everyone around her.
The atmosphere grew tense and no one dared to respond.
Thankfully, Garling come to stop them.
"Enough."
A cold voice cut through the chaos.
Garling stepped forward, his expression calm but they can heard threatening tone on that voice.
"Stop this, Rosward," he said firmly. "The one who took him is not someone your 'guards' can handle."
"Garling…" Rosward voice faltered.
Despite his anger, he didn't dare act recklessly in front of him.
After all, Garling was the former Supreme Commander of the Holy Knights and even now, the current Supreme Commander was his son.
Saint Rosward can only swallow his anger, he know well that how strong the enemy. He also had heard how this man Jack F Corrie manage to enter this place.
His ordinary guard can handle him and only those like an Admiral can defeat him.
***
MARINE HEADQUARTERS
"Sengoku… did you inform the World Government about Teach?" Garp asked.
"I will," Sengoku replied calmly. "If this Teach is truly the son of Rocks, then we can't take him lightly anymore."
"I never expected Rocks real name to be connected to Davy Jones…" Tsuru said thoughtfully.
Everyone in the room fell silent.
Before Garp could respond, the Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
Ring… Ring…
Sengoku picked it up.
"Hello."
His expression changed instantly when he heard the report on other side.
"What?! Mary Geoise has been attacked?!"
Everyone in the room turned toward him sharply.
Sengoku listened quietly to the report, his face growing darker with every passing second. After a moment, he ended the call with a single word.
"…Understood."
"Oi, Sengoku," Garp said, frowning. "What do you mean Mary Geoise was attacked?"
"Garp… head there immediately and find out what happened," Sengoku ordered.
He made his decision quickly because sending Kizaru would only complicate things or harming him. One of their Admirals had already suffered a setback against the Straw Hats.
Garp, at the very least… might be able to handle the situation.
"What exactly happened?" Garp pressed again.
The other Marines in the room stared at Sengoku, waiting for an answer.
Sengoku took a breath. "Jack F. Corrie… infiltrated Mary Geoise," he said gravely. "He killed the guards and kidnapped a Celestial Dragon, Saint Rosward Charlos."
"WHAT?!" Shock spread inside the room.
A rookie pirate… had dared to invade the Holy Land itself and succeeded.
No it should be, this is second time he did something outrageous after kidnapping an Admiral.
***
Before returning to Mary Geoise, Jack decided to create another device.
He remembered a concept from a Marvel-inspired idea—a device capable of mapping out an entire structure from the inside while they are mapping it from outside.
"If it works… finding Imu will be much easier," he muttered.
It took him about half an hour to construct it. After carefully testing and confirming that it functioned perfectly, Jack activated his illusion ability once again and infiltrated Mary Geoise.
Just like before, he slipped in unnoticed because he carried no killing intent, neither the Marines nor the Holy Knights were able to detect his presence.
Jack moved silently through the halls, scanning each section of the massive structure. Bit by bit, the device began to map out the entire layout of Mary Geoise.
The device scanned the area perfectly from corridors, chambers, hidden passages and nothing escaped his scan devices.
Then... He found something unusual.
An isolated interior space, deeply hidden within the structure. Unlike the rest of the castle, this area seemed a place where the king should live, different from the rest of the building where the other place are for living.
Jack eyes narrowed.
"Maybe… this is it," he muttered.
Without hesitation, he activated his speed again and slipped inside.
He arrived at the Empty Throne room, he looked at the sword on the ground and empty throne at the top of the stair.
"He is not here."
So he continued searching and went to the room that are full of flower based on the 3D Scan Map.
Moments later before he entered the flower room.
He felt it... presence that he met before just inside the room.
He took a deep breath.
'If I'm meeting Imu… I can't appear weak.'
His expression hardened, his posture straightened and his aura looked domineering.
There was no way he would face Imu without presence, he wanted to become like Rocks and maybe he can give Imu another PTSD.
If Rocks could stand before the world like a king…
Then so could he with that thought—
Jack stepped forward.
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