World Destroyer! Breaking the Ice and Returning

"What kind of joke is this?"

"I know that clashes between kings can strengthen Conqueror's Haki, but that Navy brat's improvement is way too absurd."

"He only exchanged a few blows with Bullet, yet compared to the start, his Conqueror's Haki has at least doubled in strength."

"If he can maintain this rate of progress and clash with Bullet for another two or three minutes, he'll catch up head-on—or even surpass him."

"These Marines suddenly came to Infinite Hell for this reason, didn't they?"

Having witnessed the clash of Conqueror's Haki between Rosen and Douglas Bullet, every prisoner wore a dumbfounded expression.

Some had even guessed the purpose of Rosen and the others' visit.

"Hey."

"Bullet, was it?"

"Why not continue?"

Rosen looked toward Douglas Bullet's cell.

Having experienced the rocket-like rate at which his Conqueror's Haki had improved, he found himself unable to stop.

"Continue?"

"Sure!"

"Let me out, and I guarantee I'll satisfy you."

Douglas Bullet's face darkened. He raised his Seastone handcuffs and grinned fiercely.

He liked fighting, and he liked challenging the strong even more, but he had no interest in nurturing a new era.

Especially not for the Marines who had imprisoned him.

Compared to that, he only wanted to destroy the power of the new era.

"Remember what you just said."

Hearing This, Rosen did not refuse. Instead, he spoke meaningfully.

Letting Douglas Bullet out was inevitable.

Douglas Bullet's name was on Zefa's list.

Just not yet.

Although a single clash of Conqueror's Haki had increased the strength of his own Haki by more than twofold, Rosen knew full well that, having trained Haki for only three days, there was no way he could defeat Douglas Bullet.

Unlike clashes of Conqueror's Haki, where it was difficult to determine any substantive victor, once they truly fought and employed Haki techniques, even the slightest gap in the Three Colors of Haki between two kings would be infinitely magnified.

Just Like Monkey D. Luffy and Teacher Kai.

Without activating Gear Five Nika, even with a gauntlet battle and a group assault, and even with Teacher Kai carrying Onigashima throughout the entire fight, Monkey D. Luffy could not beat Teacher Kai in either Conqueror's coating or Armament Haki.

"It won't be long."

"Once the names ahead of you on the list are dealt with, it'll be your turn."

"Douglas Bullet."

Rosen glanced at Douglas Bullet's cell.

Their next clash would not be a clash of Conqueror's Haki, but a real battle.

Physical Techniques, Haki, Paramecia Ability, and more—a full-scale clash at their limits.

It would no longer be as mild as that earlier clash of Conqueror's Haki.

"What did he mean?"

"Could he really be planning to let me out?"

At this moment, Douglas Bullet was still uncertain and suspicious over Rosen's earlier words.

Although reason kept telling him it was impossible—after all, the Navy had needed to deploy Garp, Sengoku, and a Buster Call to capture him back then—a faint hope had already taken root in Bullet's heart.

Even if they did not release him, it would be enough if they removed these Seastone handcuffs and let him have a satisfying fight.

"Teacher Zefa, start the lesson."

Rosen no longer paid attention to Douglas Bullet and instead had Teacher Zefa begin class.

After tasting the rocket-like speed of Haki improvement from Douglas Bullet, his expectations for this practical lesson had completely soared.

Even if Zefa, Sengoku, and Garp joined forces to drag him back to Navy School now, he would refuse to leave.

If he stayed at Navy School, eating and sleeping every day without training or fighting, it would take at least three to five years to reach the combat power of a Navy Admiral.

But attending class in Impel Down—

within a year, he could speedrun his way to becoming an Admiral.

Potential, capacity, aptitude—all that was empty.

In Rosen's view, only power was real, and it was something to grasp as early as possible.

Because the Grand Line was a place full of miracles and change, and you never knew whether tomorrow or an accident would come first.

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Only by mastering strength would one have the capital to face every accident.

Otherwise, no matter how heaven-defying one's talent was, it was still only talent.

If it could not be turned into strength, then it was utterly meaningless.

"Class?"

Hearing Rosen say that, Shiryu's spirits lifted, and an excited expression appeared on his face.

As for the accompanying Domino, she had already been knocked unconscious by the surging waves of Haki unleashed when Rosen's Conqueror's Haki clashed with Douglas Bullet's.

"The first one."

"Byrnndi World."

Zefa opened the list he had carefully prepared.

He had given every name on it thorough consideration.

It covered every type—Haki, Physical Techniques, Swordsmanship, and Paramecia Ability users.

They were arranged from weak to strong, ensuring that Rosen would not run into an Emperor Class monster right at the start and suffer an immediate defeat.

"The World Destroyer?"

Borsalino rubbed his chin.

He happened to have some impression of that name.

Not because of his strength, nor because of his Paramecia Ability, but because among the many Sixth Level Prisoners, Byrnndi World had the most unique method of imprisonment.

Other prisoners got the standard combination of Seastone chains and prison cells, but Byrnndi World was different.

Frozen in suspended animation.

"I'm only responsible for bringing Byrnndi World In Front of you. As for what consequences it might cause afterward, I won't care."

Although Shiryu was Impel Down's Chief Guard, his personality was completely different from Warden Magellan's.

At his core, he was filled with ambition—one could even say he thrived on chaos.

If it had been Magellan, he would probably have argued with Zefa. But Shiryu merely left those words behind and headed straight for the cell holding Byrnndi World.

"What are they trying to do?"

"From what that brat and Zefa said, they're planning to release the frozen Byrnndi World."

"Why?"

"Could it be that the World Government needs Byrnndi World for an experiment?"

"Probably!"

"Otherwise, I really can't think of why the Marines would be kind enough to come all the way to Infinite Hell just to release Byrnndi World."

"How pitiful, Nyah! Being strapped to an operating table and toyed with however they pleased, sliced up for research... he might as well be Are Dead sooner."

Having heard every word of Rosen and Zefa's conversation, the prisoners in Infinite Hell were quite curious.

However, they had never been good people to begin with. Rather than pitying Byrnndi World's fate, they took pleasure in his misfortune.

"This is the prisoner you wanted."

Not long after.

Shiryu returned carrying an enormous block of ice, then set it on the ground and kicked it toward Zefa.

Zefa raised his foot to stop the ice block. After sweeping his gaze over the green-bearded man inside, he slapped his palm against the ice.

Armament Haki surged forth, and the solid ice several men tall instantly exploded into fragments.

Bondy Wald burst out of the ice, standing upright as he faced Zefa.

A moment later.

The World Destroyer, who had been frozen for nearly twenty years, slowly opened his Eyes. His gaze shifted from confusion, to incomprehension, and then to rage.

Twenty years in frozen suspended animation.

After breaking free from the ice, in just a few minutes, without any treatment and without any rest, he had awakened on his own. He even looked as though nothing was seriously wrong with him.

It fully displayed his monstrous physique.

This Is Infinite Hell.

This Is the prisoners of Impel Down Level 6.

"Why did you betray me?"

"Damn it! You all deserve to die! Everyone who stands in my way should be destroyed!"

"Whether it's the Marines, the World Government, or pirates, they're all the same."

Bondy Wald's Eyes were filled with savage bloodshot veins.

His memories were still fixed on the moment twenty years ago, when he had been betrayed by his subordinates and his body was frozen.