First Meeting with Magellan

This was Impel Down 'Ortolan first visit to this place in nearly ten years since joining the Marines.

The entire Impel Down Impel Down is a giant, tower-shaped building with its base in the deep seabed. It then ascends in layers, with the smallest layer being the fortress that emerges above the sea surface.

Even so, this fortress that protrudes from the sea is about the size of a typical small island.

Outside the fortress, there was a thick wall surrounding it, and beyond that wall, a powerful Marines fleet stood guard.

The surrounding sea is inhabited by many large sea Sea Kings. In addition, this place is located in the Calm Belt, and apart from taking the sea currents created by the influence of the Gate of Justice, it is difficult for other ships to reach this place.

Together with the Island of Never-Night Enies Lobby, and the Marines' Marine Corps Marineford, a trinity of defenses is formed, hence this Impel Down is also known as the 'Iron Wall'!

In the original story, Shiki broke his own legs to escape from prison, which was called the first mistake Impel Down in eight hundred years. But in reality, this is not the case. Long before Shiki's escape, the current Revolutionary Army member, the Giant race Mori, had already achieved this feat.

It's just that nobody knew how this guy disappeared back then, so they just ruled him missing.

Later, when he reappeared on the high seas as Revolutionary Army, his escape was truly confirmed. However, at that time, few people paid attention to or understood Mori's situation. Impel Down and the World Government would not make trouble for themselves, so this matter was kept secret and only a very few people knew about it.

After Ortorun disembarked from the outer military port, the gate of the city wall slowly opened. Then, Magellan, who was tall and wearing a warden's uniform, with a naive smile on his face, came to greet him with a lot of key members of Pelton.

"Hahaha, Vice Admiral Bane, welcome to Impel Down!" Magellan greeted him with a hearty laugh as he approached from afar.

Magellan was promoted to Impel Down Impel Down about two years ago, around 1502.

He is also very young. He was only 29 years old when he was promoted to warden of the Impel Down, and he is only 31 years old now, not much different in age from Ortolan.

As this guy laughed heartily, Ortolan sensed a dangerous aura. Although it was not very clear to the naked eye, if one observed carefully, one could see that his every move seemed to be spreading an imperceptible toxin outwards!

The air you breathe carries away, and the tiny vapors of sweat, skin flakes, and so on all contain highly toxic substances!

Magellan wrapped himself up very tightly; in fact, only his head was exposed. The rest of his body was completely covered by his specially made prison warden's coat and gloves.

And this is Magellan's Devil Fruit power: Paramecia type- Doku Doku no Mi!

Anyone who knows anything about Magellan knows that if Magellan are his enemy, you should never engage in close combat with him. If you dare to get close to him in battle, you will be poisoned one hundred percent of the time. Once poisoned, it will definitely affect your physical condition, thus causing the outcome of the battle to begin to shift.

As for Magellan's poison, basically speaking, there's nothing that can cure it using conventional methods, except for his own special antidote, unless it's done through methods other than conventional ones, such as using special abilities.

His poison is not only extremely potent, but also present in large quantities. In its explosive state, it can even briefly rival Logia type burst of energy, making it incredibly terrifying.

Magellan particularly enjoyed claustrophobic, sealed-off spaces, because he was virtually invincible in battles within such spaces.

At full power, Magellan could fill the entire Impel Down Impel Down with poisonous fog and venom, and had the authority to purge the entire Impel Down if necessary!

Ortolan possessed exceptional physical attributes, but he didn't want to try to fight against Magellan's poison. Magellan's poison was no longer a simple physical attack; if you had to categorize it, it was a magical attack. No matter how Steel Bones and Iron Muscles, it wouldn't have any effect. At most, it would just make him more resistant to the poison.

Although these thoughts were on his mind, Ortolan showed no sign of it on his face. He laughed warmly and said, "Director Magellan, you're too kind. We've been working together for so long, just call me Ortolan. Besides, I'm not here to inspect the work, I'm just here for a stroll..."

As he said this, Ortolan made no attempt to hide anything, opening his arms as if to embrace the towering Magellan, though even at over three meters tall, he could only reach Magellan's chest...

However, just as Ortolan made his move, a man who looked like a demonic brat quickly rushed between the two, brandishing a gas mask, and kindly reminded them, "Vice Admiral Bane, our chief is covered in poison. Although you are very powerful, we suggest you make some preparations..."

Magellan seemed to only then realize his mistake, quickly stopping in his tracks with an embarrassed smile, "I forgot by accident, sorry, sorry."

Ortolan didn't stand on ceremony, taking the gas mask from the brat and saying with a smile, "Hannyabal, right? Thanks."

That's right, this little devil was none other than Hannyabal. After hearing Ortolan's thanks, he asked in surprise, "Vice Admiral Bane, do you know me?"

"The Admiral Sengoku told me that you are the kindest and bravest person in the Impel Down of Impel Down." Ortolan held out his hands in a cupped hand.

When Hannyabal heard that even Marine Admiral was praising him like that, he was so happy that he almost cried, and he also felt grateful to Ortolan.

After putting on gas masks, Ortolan stood side by side with Magellan, and the two chatted and laughed as they stepped through the gates of Impel Down.

"How are things? How's the pressure here lately?" Ortolan asked casually.

"We have to thank your G-5 for that. You just happened to miss it, but they transported them over this morning. A huge, densely packed fleet of warships, overloaded, carrying about 15,000 Japanese pirates captured during this period. Normally, we get lucky and this happens once a month, but we've had it happen as many as four times in a month... At this scale, even with Impel Down's huge capacity, it wouldn't be able to handle it," Magellan said with a sigh.

This was after all the supplies were collected and sent together; there were also some scattered supplies on ordinary days, which Magellan didn't even bother to mention.

Hearing this, Ortolan was a little envious. "For you, it's a burden, but for us, it's all labor!"

At this point, Ortolan quickly spoke up, "Director Magellan..."

"We've already said we're friends, so just call me Magellan, Ortolan." Magellan spoke first.

Seeing this, Ortolan didn't hold back and laughed, "Magellan, let me tell you, don't feel guilty. If you can't fit it all here, just say so. We at G-5 can take as much as you want!"

"With you saying that, I won't hold back." Magellan said happily upon hearing this.

The first floor of the Impel Down, located on the sea, is not a prison area, but rather the office area, rest area, and storage area of the entire prison system.

On weekdays, the prison guards would hang out here after get off work.

However, Magellan's office is not here, but in the fourth level, the Blazing Hell.

This allowed Magellan to quickly travel to any level of the prison.

Normally, everyone must undergo a thorough inspection before entering Impel Down, but Ortolan certainly didn't need to. Magellan didn't even mention this step before leading Ortolan into the prison fortress.

Then, without asking for any accompaniment, the two dismissed the core members of the group who had come to greet Ortolan and Impel Down, telling them to go about their business. Magellan then personally led Ortolan onto the private elevator and descended towards the area where his office was located.

Standing in the elevator, Ortolan glanced up at the four surveillance Den Den Mushi above the elevator.

Magellan noticed his action and smiled, "In the entire Impel Down, only my office doesn't have any Den Den Mushi (snail-monitored Den Den Mushi). We can talk there if we have anything to say."

"That's exactly what I was thinking too..." Ortolan replied with a smile.