As the waves crashed against the hull of the Marine Transport Vessel, strapped in a plethora of Sea Stone chains, Junbei, Alaric, Bazel and Nico all sat below the deck in the brig of the ship, each separated into different cages which ran vertically inside a holding area about fifty-two meters or so in width and about twenty two meters in height. Junbei's cell was situated in the centre, the apex between both Bazel and Nico, with Alaric to Bazel left. Since he'd regained consciousness, Junbei had been pretty much unresponsive. Nico had tried to start up a conversation with him multiple times, and even if Bazel did, he'd also chime out. It wasn't anything personal, where Junbei's mind was at honestly, concentration was the last mental function he'd possessed. He'd simply stare off into space mumbling, "I'm so sorry... Jerome... Octavia... Please forgive me.", over and over again, eventually until it became loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. This state is prior to what happened 1 hour earlier.

Awakening from this unconscious state, groggy and bewildered, the sight of Howard standing silently in front of his cell set Junbei into a blind rage. Lunging from his knelt position against the floor towards the gate, the Sea Stone's effects of his Devil within drained him to the point that after crawling a few inches, he'd already felt exhausted, yet, from his position peering up at Howard from the ground, he'd ask sternly, "Where's Octavia and Jerome!?" the Yonko commanded, after scanning the room and only seeing four prisoners among the twenty or so cell's present. After several minutes of asking with no response, Howard exited the room to Junbei's screams. "OI. WHERE ARE JEROME AND FROG!?" Junbei shouted, his voice tapping out from the pain of his screeches. Finally, Nico, breaking down in tears chimed in, "Junbei. That's enough!" Nico shouted. "Jerome Hart... alias Frog or Hilda Valentine was pronounced dead. Octavia... is also dead. They're gone Junbei." Nico said, tears streaming down onto the floor. "Nico." Junbei simply say, crawling towards Nico's cell. "I told you never to lie to me again. What do you mean... They're dead? Jerome would never die that easily... Octavia could've protected herself. What do you mean, they're dead!? Huh!? Oi!? I'll kick your ass if you lie to me like that-" Junbei began to scream but after a few moments of whimpers and silence from Nico, the Yonko's mind shattered.

"This is all my fault." Junbei stated plainly, over an hour later, breaking out of his zombie like chants. Dropping against the floor, his face rubbing against the dirty floors of the cells, "If I was stronger... I wouldn't have lost. I promised Octavia's Father I'd always look after her... Now this is the result of my selfishness. I'm done... They can lock me up... Execute me... It doesn't matter. Everyone associated with me, ends up dying anyway." Junbei said with the blankest of expressions and dullest of eyes. "Nico. As of today... The Songbird Pirates... I can no longer Captain them." Junbei stated sorrowfully. "I don't deserve to live anymore... Yonko... Supernova... I've always been in over my head." Junbei continued on. "That's enough Junbei." Nico chimed in. "If you say anything else, I'll come over into that cell and put two bullets in your head myself once I find us a way out of here." Nico said. "Besides... This is only the beginning. This might be the end of the marines hold on the world." Nico stated.


On Egypt, the remainder of the Songbird executives, Charlotte, Juju, Caprice and Mimi all sat around a long meeting room table, made out of mahogany wood. In the centre of the table, the Vivi Cards each member selectively possessed began to burn and shrink in size. "We need to let the rest of the crew know. Something's happened to Junbei.." Charlotte stated. "This is on you guys." Caprice chimed in. "I told you.. We should've all just went to the New World with him. Octavia isn't a fighter... and Nico's skilled yes, but without all of us with him-" Caprice commented, interjected by Juju who simply pour himself a glass of tea as Caprice spoke. "We all had different opinions on what should've been done but it's over now. What's apparent is that our Captain is in trouble. As long as the Vivi Card remains, Charlotte can lead us to wherever he is. Look, it's no longer pointing downwards either... It's definitely somewhere above water." Juju commented. "Then it's settled. Where going to War... Get the Pacifista's ready... Tell the men to load the Dutchman filled with enough food for at least a month or two, and get the vessel ready. I'll try to charter us all the possible islands in the direction of the Vivi Card as we move along the seas. Whoever has em' are as good as dead." Charlotte commented. "Junbei... What in the world is going on?" Charlotte thought to herself.