APJ CHAPTER 159 BETRAYER

After the battle was over, Babanuki appeared somewhat lazy. This was also due to the influence of Slaking’s ability. Despite being powerful, laziness limits his fighting effectiveness during prolonged battles, which is why he was chosen to serve as a guard.

His ability was more suitable for fighting in his own territory. Although his ability has side effects, it couldn’t hide the power of his ability. Moreover, it was reasonable for the abilities of the Chief Warden to have some side effects.

Although he gave the order to send someone to Onigashima, he didn’t just sit idle. The defeated pirate prisoners were sent back to work, while the local gangsters of Wano Country were gathered together.

“Everyone, we have known each other for a long time. I believe that after such a long time of being together, there is none of you who is dissatisfied, right?”

Babanuki’s words made these people somewhat angry, but no one refuted it. They were all gangsters, and bullying the weak and fearing the strong was their nature. The so-called righteousness and fearlessness could only be found in one or two gangsters in the whole Wano Country.

Most of the gangsters use this as an excuse to cover up the fact that they bully the weak and harm their own people.

The strength of the guards at the Udon mining camp was overwhelming compared to these gangsters. Any signs of resistance would only lead to suffering.

On the contrary, honest labor reform could get them a job or be released. Although it was rare, there were indeed two hard workers who had regained their freedom.

And the hard-earned sweat made them understand the value of freedom. After returning home, they became more honest, which surprised their neighbors, and the Udon mining camp became something that adults use to scare children.

Seeing that no one stood up to refute, Babanuki showed a satisfied smile.

“Today, there was an intruder here. I don’t believe he came here for no reason.” No one would come here for sightseeing, and he had just said that he would bring out some newcomers, so the answer was already clear.

“Among you newcomers, someone has a relationship with him. Anyone who can tell about him will get three days off and meat to eat, but only one person can get it.”

As he spoke, he gestured to his subordinates. Kin’emon, who was bound by chains to a wooden cart, was pulled around for one lap, letting these people see his face clearly.

Although Babanuki was confident that he had severely injured Kin’emon, it was evident from the fact that he was not yet dead that his vitality was remarkably tenacious, so to prevent him from waking up halfway, Babanuki ordered the other pirates to use the Seastone-made chains to lock him up.

Seastone was very rare in the outside world, but in Wano Country, it was a very common material, only the forging process was difficult.

Moreover, Babanuki believed that Kin’emon was a devil fruit user. Whether it was the smoke that appeared on his body when he changed clothes earlier, or his ability to ignite flames on his sword, it all made Babanuki feel that something was not right.

So just to be on the safe side, they chained him up. Although King is an interrogation expert, he needs to gather basic information before sending him away.

“He’s called Kin’emon, and-“

“He’s called Kin’emon, also known as Foxfire Kin’emon. He’s currently a vassal of Kozuki Oden! His wife is named Tsurujo and she runs a teahouse in Kuri’s Okobore Town!”

One person had just recognized Kin’emon, but before he could finish speaking, another person beside him interrupted him.

“Hey! Aren’t you his former underling?”

“So what? That’s all in the past.” Although he was also betraying Kin’emon, his former underling was quicker than anyone else, and took advantage of his familiarity with Kin’emon to reveal even more information.

Because he had had enough of being held here for so long, and could not escape even if he wanted to, so he naturally doesn’t want to miss any opportunity to leave.

“Very good, excellent. Reward him and switch this person to the most tiring position.”

Watching the few arguing gangsters, Babanuki ordered the reward to be given to the first person who spoke, and then switched the former underling who betrayed Kin’emon to the most tiring position.

“Why? Didn’t you say-“

But all he received was a whip from a guard.

“I’ll say it again, the first person to speak will receive the reward. Interrupting is invalid. Also, the most important thing about this Udon mining camp is that I am the boss here! He came to save you all, while you lowlifes who betrayed your boss should work until you die here.”

Following his order, the others continued to work, while Kin’emon and the information about his identity were sent to Onigashima together.

“Boss King, that’s the situation. He infiltrated the Udon mining camp and was caught by Chief Warden Babanuki. Here is his personal information.”

“Understood, send him in and let Nightin treat him first.” After feeling around Kin’emon’ body to determine his injuries, King gave new instructions.

In the last years, Nightin had shown her worth. Apart from not officially joining the Beasts Pirates, she was no different from the other members. However, she was very resolute in this matter and had been working hard to save money while waiting for World’s return.

With his state, Kin’emon was clearly unable to withstand torture, which was why he allowed Nightin to treat him. Nightin and Queen represented the two medical paths of the Beasts Pirates, the traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, respectively. Both have achieved significant accomplishments in their respective fields.

Nightin didn’t have the authority to command the Beasts Pirates’ combatants or to know about the core plans. However, Kin’emon’s information didn’t need to be hidden from her. She simply used some drugs to keep him alive and then looked at the information that was sent over.

“Hasn’t everything that needed to be investigated already been investigated? Why do you still need to torture him?”

“Sometimes torture isn’t about getting results. I just want to go through this process,” King said, stretching his hands before pulling out various oddly shaped objects, but Nightin could easily discern their uses with a quick glance.

King’s research was comprehensive in the sense that he could bring immense pain without destroying the human body. He was probably more knowledgeable in this field than she was as a doctor.

“Have you taken the medicine I gave you before? Your condition truly needs to be regulated. I don’t know how you’ve managed to endure this long, but an ordinary person in your situation would have already gone insane.”

“Ordinary people would have died long ago. You don’t have to worry about me. As long as those guys are still alive and well, I will be fine. But your medicine does have some effect.”

Before leaving, King began to acknowledge this fact. Nightin was skilled in herbal medicine, which may not produce immediate results in many cases, but she was particularly skilled in restorative medicines.

She believed that both King and Shayna had some mental disorder that needed to be controlled and not allowed to grow. Therefore, she prescribed restorative medicines for both of them.

Of course, this method only treated the symptoms and not the root cause. It was no different from their usual methods of venting their emotions. Ultimately, only they can truly heal themselves, and the special medicine for this illness was located on the Red Line.