Yes, yes, yes, yes...
Sonic slowly walked up the stone steps until he reached the entrance to the prison.
But soon he stopped again and looked at the sky. The sun was incredibly bright, its light was blinding, and the temperature was quite high.
It was normal. After all, this branch of the Navy was located near the "desert country" of Arabasta, and heat was common here.
Fortunately, the air outside was fresh and pleasant, especially compared to the musty atmosphere of the prison.
- Ha-ha!
- Machete! Stronger!
– Whoever gives up first will have to clean the toilet all day!
- Run! Run! Whoever comes last will be left without lunch!
The area outside the prison was used for training, and many sailors took off their shirts and performed exercises.
Some practiced sword strikes, some trained with weapons, and some ran with heavy loads... Some, more experienced sailors, underwent even more intensive training.
A little further away were the office buildings, barracks, warehouses and other buildings of the 99th branch of the Naval Fleet.
"This is probably the last time you'll see the sun this bright, so enjoy it!" Jabra suddenly approached Sonic and mockingly pushed him.
Sonic took a few steps forward to maintain his balance, then turned around and said coldly, "I'll kill you."
- Enough empty threats, you will never have a chance! - Jabra smiled contemptuously, raised his index finger and pressed it to Sonic's throat. - If I want, I can kill you right now.
"All you can do is talk when we're in trouble!" Who's who stopped and looked at Jabra angrily.
- What are you talking about, stupid cat? - Jabra turned to him, the sneer on his face growing even more noticeable. - We are agents working from the shadows. Our methods are stealth attacks and poisoning. Learning to use your strengths and avoid your weaknesses is the basis of our work. So, of course, I will exploit your weakness.
At this moment, Fukuro opened the zipper on his mouth and blurted out, "Jabra the Elder has repeatedly failed to repay his debts and even tried to use his status to avoid repayment. As a result, Sonic beat him up twice. Jabra still owes Sonic 15 million beli, so he's glad that now he won't have to repay the debt, and he's also getting his revenge."
"Hmm..." Hearing this, Hina and the four marines looked at the CP agent with disdain.
A real small player who doesn't want to pay back his debts. What a disgusting person! No wonder no woman would be interested in such a person!
"You won't become mute if you shut up, Fukurou!" Jabra blushed in embarrassment at the presence of strangers. In a rage, he rushed towards Fukurou and zipped his mouth again.
"I spilled the beans again, chirp~" Fukuro commented innocently as Jabra zipped up his jacket.
However, their quarrel did not affect the escort of Sonic and Who's who.
Everyone left the prison, walked through a 200 by 200 meter training area and through large iron gates to the coastal port.
The port was under martial law, with hundreds of sailors standing guard. Against the backdrop of the vast blue ocean, a ship flying the flag of the "Marine Justice" was moored at the pier. The prison ship, painted dark blue, was clearly specially prepared for the transport of Sonic and Who's who.
It was a three-masted sailing ship, more than fifty meters long, with three decks - a special vessel for transporting criminals.
Since Jabra and Fukuro arrived in a hurry and did not have time to call the prison ship belonging to CP, they temporarily used a Navy ship and recruited 300 sailors to escort them.
In the history of the Blue Sea, the famous sailing ship "Sea King" was only 51 meters long, with 104 guns on board and a crew of more than 800 people. It was considered the largest ship of its time.
In the world of One Piece, many people between two and three meters tall have strength that is much greater than that of people on the Blue . Therefore, when a battleship sets sail, it must have a reserve of resources several times greater than usual.
Thus, a ship 50-60 meters long cannot accommodate more than 800 people. Usually a crew of 300 people is enough. The average ship of the Navy, 55 meters long, has a full crew of only 400 sailors.
At this moment, Sonic noticed the martial law in the Seaport and couldn't help but make a joke:
- Are you planning to mobilize so many troops? I'm even flattered.
"Don't you think too highly of yourself?" Hina frowned, unable to bear the arrogance of this young agent who was three years her junior. "If it weren't for your comrades insisting on martial law in the port, we wouldn't have made such a fuss."
"Tsk-tsk-tsk..." Sonic didn't answer, but only shook his head regretfully.
Suddenly, like a shadow, Jabra approached Hina. He leaned slightly and warned seriously:
- Don't judge him by his age, Captain Hina! Although I hate this guy, I have to admit - he really is very strong. Much stronger than all of us here!
At first, Hina tried to move away from him in disgust, but upon hearing these words, she froze and looked at Jabra in surprise.
- Really? - She couldn't even imagine that this inveterate gambler with a bad character would so easily admit the strength of another.
"If a normal guard with a gun has a strength of 10, then someone with a strength of over 500 is something like a 'superhuman.'" Jabra said with a serious expression and a stern tone: "According to the Six Styles test conducted half a year ago, my strength is 1700, and Who's who strength is 2300. And Sonic's... it reaches 4500!"
- 4500 units of power?! - Hina opened her eyes wide and involuntarily held her breath.
As an excellent student at the Naval Academy, she knew very well what the strength test was and what the number "4500" meant.
- That's right. Sonic's power has set a new record in CP9. He is the strongest person in the entire history of CP9! - There was a hint of envy in Jabra's voice, but he didn't hide it: - Even with the power of the Zoan Devil Fruit, I won't be able to resist him!
Within the CP organization, those with a strength of over 500 are eligible to join CP9. But within CP9, the average strength of members ranges between 500 and 1000. The stronger ones can reach 1500, which is comparable to pirates whose bounty exceeds 100 million. Those with a strength of over 2000 are extremely rare, and even the most brutal pirates with a bounty of hundreds of millions cannot compare to them. (Sanji's initial bounty was 77 million Belly. His actual strength is on par with Bege, Drake, and the others, not to mention Zoro. Among the supernovas, only Luffy, Kid, and Law are likely stronger than him.)
As for the 4500 units of strength, it was a number Jabra had never heard of before. Therefore, Sonic's enormous strength was more than justified for a normal Marine squad starting with a number.