Just as Vergo was about to make contact, a crack opened up from the transponder snail, and a hand reached out to snatch the transponder snail from his grasp.
Sensing that things had gone south, Vergo activated his Armament Haki, intending to reclaim the transponder snail.
Another spatial crack opened, and Hera flicked Vergo on the head with a finger coated in Armament Haki, instantly shattering his Armament Haki and knocking him unconscious.
When he woke up again, Vergo had been tied up in the prison of the Marine branch. Hera was tossing the transponder snail in her hand, asking him with a smile:
"Who is on the other side of this transponder snail? Why were you so eager to contact them the moment I arrived?"
Vergo glanced at Rear Admiral Hina standing beside Hera and still intended to be stubborn, thinking to himself:
"As long as there's no evidence, even an Admiral can't torture a fellow Marine like me right in front of Rear Admiral Hina."
He made an excuse for himself: "This is my family's transponder snail. They are also admirers of Nightmare Admiral, and I wanted them to have a chance to see you."
Hera shook her head: "No, lying is not a virtue a Marine should possess."
The dial of Satori emerged behind Hera, and a white light shone upon the bound Vergo. He suddenly found that his mouth seemed to be out of his control.
He spilled everything regarding Doflamingo, even revealing his own identity as an undercover agent.
Hina, who had originally intended to plead for Vergo, was dumbfounded. Having just taken office, she never expected her colleague to have such an identity.
"Hina is very angry. This fellow Vergo is actually an undercover agent sent by Doflamingo."
At the thought that she had questioned Hera just now because of Vergo, Hina became even angrier.
Looking at the enraged Hina, Hera floated up and patted Hina's head, the white light of Satori flickering in her eyes:
"Don't worry, Hina. He will soon become a qualified Marine."
Hina found it a bit amusing to see Hera floating up just to comfort her. While she was wondering, the white light of Satori filled Vergo's pupils.
Under the washing of Satori, Vergo's loyalty to Doflamingo was quickly replaced, turning into loyalty to the Navy.
With his mindset changed, Vergo was instantly flooded with regret. Having been reformed, he remembered the evil deeds he had done under Doflamingo's orders and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Hina was startled by the transformation of the man before her. A tough guy had actually started crying: "Hina is very curious. What's wrong with him?"
Seeing the repentant Vergo, Hera nodded with satisfaction:
"His evil personality has been transformed into a kind personality by me. Thinking of the evil deeds he did before, he would naturally react this way."
Then, a flash of white light sliced through the shackles binding Vergo.
Regaining his freedom, Vergo's first instinct was to lunge toward Hera. Rear Admiral Hina immediately extended her arms, wanting to use her Paramecia Ori Ori no Mi ability to bind Vergo.
Vergo dove down, dodging Hina's ability, and then immediately dropped to both knees, prostrating himself before Hera and shouting loudly:
"I'm sorry, Nightmare Admiral! I have failed the Navy!"
Although Hera's Observation Haki had already foreseen this scene, seeing it actually happen before her eyes was still a bit much to take, and she burst out laughing.
Hina was also a bit dazed by this tough man's combo of a lunge followed by a kneel. She had mistakenly thought Vergo was going to attack Hera directly,
so her ability had extended iron bars into the air, never expecting Vergo to dodge it with a sudden kowtow on the floor.
Watching the man before her nearly crack a hole in the Marine prison floor with his head, Hera quickly used her shadow to support him.
"Alright, alright. Since you've come to your senses, then serve the Navy well. Tell me, what do you know about Doflamingo?"
Vergo instinctively spoke everything he knew about Doflamingo, including everything on Dressrosa Island.
When Hina heard that the toys on the island were actually humans transformed, and that anyone touched by Sugar's Hobi Hobi no Mi would turn into a toy while others forgot about them,
she was so furious she nearly went on a rampage, ready to take the G5 Branch Marines and blow things up with Doflamingo.
"Hina is very angry! Doflamingo actually hid such a massive conspiracy. I'm going to report this to Marine Headquarters and have his Shichibukai title revoked!"
Hera hurriedly held Hina back: "Don't worry, I came here specifically to deal with Doflamingo."
Hina had never imagined that those living toys were actually transformed humans. She had always thought it was some special fruit ability that gave life to toys.
Hera said to Hina: "Since we've confirmed Doflamingo's crimes, let's not alert the enemy for now, lest he do something desperate."
"Since he doesn't know I've arrived yet, we'll first scout out Doflamingo's forces. After neutralizing the ability that turns people into toys, we'll then arrest Doflamingo."
Hina calmed down and thought about Hera's words, then nodded: "Hina was too angry. Since Nightmare Admiral is here, I'll follow Nightmare Admiral's command."
Hera looked at Vergo and stated her plan: "First, block all news of my arrival. Then, have Vergo take you and pretend to visit Dressrosa for a vacation."
"My companions from the Argo and I will pose as your subordinates on vacation together, while we secretly gather intelligence."
Hina thought for a moment, still a bit worried: "Hina is very worried. Don't we need to report the situation to Marine Headquarters?"
Hera smiled, her soft voice filled with confidence: "Don't worry. As long as I can step onto Dressrosa, then nothing will be a problem."
Hera wasn't afraid of Doflamingo leading his subordinates in a direct confrontation; even without her acting, the crew of the Argo could defeat Doflamingo.
What she feared was that if Doflamingo realized she was about to arrive, he might commit suicide with his subordinates and trigger a super bomb to blow up Dressrosa.
If that happened, it would be quite troublesome for Hera. Not to mention Sengoku's foster son and Hera's own subordinate were still under Doflamingo, there were also the innocent civilians.
Therefore, it was better to go ashore quietly. Once ashore, it wouldn't matter; Hera's Observation Haki could easily cover the entire country.
And within the range of her Observation Haki, everything would be under her control.
Hina looked at Hera, who was slightly clenching her palm as if the entire island of Dressrosa was held in her hand. That powerful confidence made her realize something.
This cute loli before her, who needed to float in the air just to pat her head, was also one of the Navy's strongest combatants—Nightmare Admiral, who could go toe-to-toe with Whitebeard.
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