In the underground prison beneath the Flower Capital, several severely injured officers of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates lay weakly on the ground.
Though they possessed extraordinary constitutions that allowed rapid self-recovery, their wounds were grave.
They had been imprisoned for seven days without a single food to eat, their bodies deprived of any means to replenish their strength.
Their eyes were hollow, their breaths faint, teetering on the brink of death.
"Dammit! Even with Kaido and Big Mom joining forces, they were still defeated. How the hell did the Straw Hats pull that off? We should've left Wano long ago!"
Ulti of the Tobiroppo, sat fuming in a corner of the cell, her wrists bound in seastone cuffs.
Beside her lay Page One, drenched in blood.
Far weaker than Ulti, his injuries were critical—by the time he was dragged in, he was already hanging by a thread.
The people of Wano, seeing his condition couldn't even be bothered to shackle him with seastone.
They simply tossed him inside, leaving him to his fate.
Among those similarly on the verge of death were the other members of the Tobiroppo, as well as Perospero of the Big Mom Pirates.
Big Mom eldest son lay motionless on the ground, a pool of blood spreading beneath him—whether he was still alive was anyone's guess.
"Hey, little bro, you better hold on! Don't you dare die on me!" Ulti pouted, cradling Page One head as tears streamed down her face.
In this prison, he was the only one she cared about.
The others? Even if they dropped dead, it wouldn't matter to her.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion shook the entire underground prison, sending thick clouds of dust raining from the ceiling.
"What the—?" Ulti looked up in confusion.
A massive hole had suddenly been torn open in the pitch-black dungeon, flooding the space with blinding sunlight.
A colossal brachiosaurus plummeted headfirst through the breach!
"QUEEN?!" Ulti expression shifted.
She set Page One down and rushed to the cell bars to assess the situation.
WHOOSH!
A black blur flashed past as King reverted from his pteranodon form to his human form, landing just outside the cell.
Ulti face instantly lit up with wild excitement.
"King! You came to rescue me?!"
"Yeah." Without wasting words, King pulled a bottle from his coat and slid it through the bars.
"What's this? Keys for the cuffs?" Ulti took the bottle, curiosity flickering in her eyes.
"No. It's medicine—healing elixir. Give a tiny bit to everyone. Don't overdo it—this stuff's too potent. You'll kill them if they take too much!"
King spoke rapidly as he dashed toward Queen, who had crashed to the ground.
He yanked the brachiosaurus up by the collar and dragged him to the cell door.
"Queen! Hurry up! Use your spare key to unlock the cells and remove everyone's seastone cuffs!"
Dazed from the fall, Queen only snapped back to his senses after King shook him violently.
His dinosaur forelimb shifted into a mechanical claw with three hooks.
From within the mechanical hand, a morphing key emerged.
"Made from Dr. Vegapunk's special memory alloy—heh. This seastone skeleton key is one of a kind. Only I've got one."
King glared at him. "Shut up and move faster!"
Queen flinched and hastily unlocked the cell door.
Inside, Ulti was the first to take a sip of the elixir from the bottle.
"Mm? What kind of medicine is this?! It's so hot!"
Ulti felt as if she had swallowed a burning coal, its intense heat turning her delicate body into a furnace.
A surge of powerful energy instantly cleared away all her exhaustion and injuries.
"Wow! I'm completely healed! This medicine is amazing!"
Overjoyed, Ulti quickly ran to Page One, lifted him up and carefully poured a bit into his mouth.
Splash!
Above them, the sound of rushing water suddenly roared.
King turned in alarm, his expression darkening as he saw the gaping hole in the ceiling now flooding like a waterfall, the torrent of water pouring in with terrifying force.
"Damn it! Ulti, hurry up! Queen, unlock their shackles now!"
King realized the dire situation—this prison was underground, with only one exit near the moat.
If the water kept pouring in unchecked, things would take a disastrous turn.
A quick scan revealed the imprisoned officers: Ulti, Page One, Who's-Who, Black Maria, Jack the Drought, Perospero and several of the Beasts Pirates' top fighters.
All of them were Devil Fruit users.
If this place flooded, they would all become easy prey for Jinbei.
In the water, Jinbei combat prowess could rival that of an Emperor!
"Ocean Current Shoulder Throw!"
Encased in a swirling current, Jinbei spotted the open prison gate and Queen moving inside.
His face paled as he hurled a massive water column straight into the cell!
"Damn it!"
King cursed, wasting no time as he dashed into the cell, grabbed Perospero in a flash and vanished through the exit.
Queen blinked in surprise but said nothing.
Perospero was Caesar and Big Mom son—of course King would save him first.
Queen plopped down on the ground, his massive body displacing a large volume of water as he blocked the only exit with his broad back.
"Jack! You idiot, are you dead or not?! Wake the hell up! Ulti, you little brat, why aren't you done yet?! If the water fills up, we're all dead!"
Queen unlocked the seastone cuffs on Jack and checked his breathing, relieved to find him still alive.
"Stop nagging, you fat pig!" Ulti snapped, swiftly pouring the elixir into each person's mouth—some got more, some less.
There was no time to be precise.
"Don't use it all up! Save some for Jack!" Queen shouted, barely catching the bottle Ulti tossed at him in a panic.
"Be careful with this! It's a precious gift from Caesar-sama!" Queen grumbled as he poured the contents into Jack mouth.
Once done, he froze.
"Shit! I didn't leave any for that guy upstairs... Am I gonna get beaten up by Caesar-sama when we get back?"
The memory of Caesar pummeling Ryokugyu and Kaido flashed in his mind, sending cold sweat down his chubby face.
"Wonder if I can take it...?"
"Vagabond Drill!"
A terrifying force shattered Queen thoughts as excruciating pain shot through his back—the makeshift door barrier.
Blood spewed from his mouth as Jinbei punch sent his massive Brachiosaurus body flying forward.
The water level rose rapidly, now two meters deep, submerging the prison gate.
Ulti and Page One, given their smaller statures, were already completely underwater.
At that moment, everyone was healed by Caesar blood, each brimming with energy as they opened their eyes.
Who's who looked at his fully restored body, his face filled with shock and ecstasy, only to darken again when he spotted Jinbei standing at the cell entrance.
"JINBEI!" Who's who gnashed his teeth, activating the Six Powers techniques as he charged across the water toward Jinbei with ferocious determination.
Meanwhile, the others—Sasaki, Black Maria, Page One, and Jack—awoke one after another, both astonished and overjoyed.
"Hahaha! Caesar-sama, my mission is complete! This time I'm sure to earn Caesar-sama reward—maybe even surpass King and become the Beast Pirates' third—no, fourth god-tier member! Hehehe."