One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 103 Vice Admiral Vergo

The navy officer was stunned upon hearing the name, then began scratching his head in disbelief. "I've never heard of this before. My department is mainly in charge of prisons, and I don't know many of the pirates we've imprisoned."

You couldn't get any reliable news, and your heart sank to the bottom.

"How about I go to the prison now and ask around? The witch is waiting here for a while?" the little navy man suggested.

"Go get me some clothes, and I'll go in with you." You didn't have the patience for that; she would only be careful if she saw it with her own eyes.

The navy thought about it and agreed.

They quickly found a set of clothes, which You put on and followed him into the base.

The prison was incredibly dark, and it held quite a few pirates. But after looking them over one by one, none of them were Katakuri, the man she longed for.

This was the last cell where they were held, and because it was at the very back, it was even darker and harder to see clearly.

Yu could only peek over to check, but unexpectedly, there was a clanging sound of chains and the sound of heavy objects flying behind her.

"What are you doing!" Yu dodged in time and questioned the navy officer who attacked her from behind.

The navy officer had already changed his expression, grinning maliciously, "What are you doing? Still think you're the same little navy witch you used to be? Since you're a pirate now, you should be caught and beheaded as a warning to others."

Yu thought she had been careless, but remained calm. "You're not a member of G-1's navy."

In hindsight, there weren't many naval personnel at G-1 base today, and on the way to the prison, Yu didn't see Vice Admiral Momonga's personal warship, but instead saw a warship marked G-5.

"You are a Navy officer belonging to the G-5 branch."

Great!

Lieutenant General Momonga had a good relationship with his grandfather, so Yu had a lot of contact with him. Yu wasn't very wary of the people from the G-1 branch, but he didn't expect them to be from the G-5 branch.

This branch is the most chaotic; they do things entirely according to their own will.

Yu was confident in his ability to handle the navy man in front of him. However, from the darkness behind him, a figure gradually emerged.

The man had a bowl-shaped cap on his head, wore sunglasses, and had a serious expression, looking quite unapproachable. Incongruous with his expression was the fact that his face seemed to be covered in leftover food scraps.

If Rosinante were present, he would have immediately recognized that this man was none other than the first Corazon, Vergo, the highest-ranking member of the Don Quixote family.

Unfortunately, Yu never met him.

"Is that you, Yu? I've been waiting for you for a long time," Vergo said calmly.

But Yu in front of her couldn't calm down either. Her intuition told her that this person had a deep grudge against her, no, she had an inexplicable hostility towards him!

Yu did not sit idly by and wait for her fate; she fought back and tried to escape.

But for some reason, his body gradually became exhausted as he attacked. In the end, he was knocked to the ground by Vergo's "Demon Bamboo," a bamboo stick covered in Armament Haki, and lost consciousness.

The navy officer beside him tied Yu up, carried him on his shoulder, and followed Vergo out of G-1 base.

They encountered the navy along the way, but were evaded by all of them.

On the G-5 warship, Celluloid had been waiting at the mast for a long time. When she saw Yuu on the back of the navy officer behind Vergo, she barely straightened up and said, "Pleasure doing business with you."

Celluloid knew that the Don Quixote family was searching for Yu, so she found a naval undercover agent, Vergo, to cooperate with her.

Celluloid was responsible for bringing Yu to the G-1 base, while Vergo was responsible for capturing and "killing" her.

However, Celluloid was unclear about the Donquixote Family's purpose in searching for Yu. She thought Yu had offended them and was being hunted down, but in reality, they wanted to capture him alive and hand him over to Kaido, who had been cooperating with Doflamingo all along.

Vergo didn't know what Celluloid was thinking, but he managed to catch Yuu, solving a major problem for Doflamingo.

In a daze, Yu heard Celluloid's voice, but she had no strength left and could only faint helplessly.

Confined to a cramped, airtight cabin, never seeing the light of day, Yu had no idea how much time had passed. She regained some strength, but was now bound by sea-stone chains.

It makes sense, considering the Navy knows about his ability to control plants. It's not illogical for them to mistakenly believe he's a power user.

The chains only bound his hands; his feet moved freely, and he could still use his abilities.

All that's needed now is a plan that will allow her to escape safely.

Yu guessed that the warship's final destination was likely G-5's base. Once the ship stopped, someone would definitely come to open the door and take her out.

The presence of other boxes piled up in the cabin actually gave Yu a space to hide.

A plan that would satisfy You gradually emerged in her mind.

The ship came to a stop, and footsteps could be heard outside. After a while, a sliver of light shone into the dimly lit cabin. A navy officer entered, glanced at Yu lying on the ground still unconscious, and reported outside, "Vice Admiral, she's still not awake."

Lieutenant General Vergo outside grunted in acknowledgment, then ordered the man to be locked up in jail, saying he would handle the rest personally. "Tell the brothers to prepare for Dressrosa. I'm also going home to take care of my sister."

Doflamingo is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so there's no problem with him going to Dressrosa as a Marine. Bringing Yuu along with Doflamingo will make things easier for Kaido.

"Understood." The young navy officer didn't forget to add a flattering remark, "The lieutenant general is so kind. By the way, lieutenant general, should we prepare some good food for your sister? She's been sick for a long time and must be feeling very uncomfortable."

Vergo didn't stand on ceremony because of his rank as a lieutenant general. "I'll tell my sister."

In the Navy, Vergo always appeared kind, charming, and approachable, making him the only person in the unruly G-5 branch who could command their obedience.

Of course, beneath his kind facade, he wasn't all that great. He was simply adept at disguising himself and never left any evidence behind when handling matters.

For example, the navy officer who showed him the secret document Yu had passed on last time died "accidentally".

No one knew it was him; after all, who would suspect a superior who was deeply grieving the death of his subordinate?

Since Yu didn't wake up, the navy had no choice but to carry her out.

From the cramped ship's cabin to the dark, damp prison, Yu's situation seemed unchanged. However, what Yu couldn't understand was that the G-5 branch's prisons were actually separated!

This is a small, separate room; there are no other prisoners or other cells around.

Yu couldn't even imagine what happened to the last prisoner who was locked up here. This lieutenant general was acting so strangely, and he even wanted to go back to his hometown to see his sister.

Judging from the conversation, this wasn't his first time visiting his sister back in his hometown. Even a lieutenant general couldn't just leave so casually, especially not a branch base commander.

There's definitely something wrong with him!

But Yu's current situation doesn't allow her to investigate thoroughly. Preserving herself is the best policy; she must leave as soon as possible.

Yu withdrew her consciousness from the clone and struggled to support herself. She was still in the warship's cabin; the one the navy had taken away was a plant-based clone of Yu, while the real her was hiding behind a wooden crate.

The plan was a success; now, she would leave the warship.

The chains of the sea stone handcuffs were rather long. Yu held the middle chain in his hand to prevent it from making noise and attracting the navy.

The cabin door had no glass panes that let in light, so Yu could only hide behind the door and make sure there was no noise nearby before opening it a crack. There were no naval personnel outside; that's understandable, since warships at their own base usually don't have guards.

Nevertheless, Yu dared not let her guard down.

The journey was smooth and unobstructed, and You quickly arrived on the deck.

With no one around, You mustered her courage and quickly jumped into the sea.

With a "plop," Yu was so startled that she held her breath and dared not move in the sea. After waiting a while and making sure no one had noticed, Yu controlled the seawater to form a bubble that enveloped her.

The bubble descended in the sea, away from the horizon, and then moved rapidly along the coast, leaving the island where the G-5 base was located.