Immediately afterward, Yaen selected and absorbed some of the less useful Devil Fruits from the small mountain of them, allowing the tenth "Void Soul Reaper Blade" to successfully complete its awakening.
Within the consciousness space, on one side was a starry sky in which nine terrifying figures were scattered, each resembling a monster among monsters.
With the appearance of a silent roar imbued with "rage," a muscular monster with twelve legs emerged. Its body was more enormous than anything seen before!
"The Wrathful Beast!"
Yaen slowly opened his eyes, unsurprised by the result.
Whether it was a coincidence or followed some particular rule, the first nine "Void Soul Reaper Blades" Yaen had awakened were all members of the "Espada" from his memories. The only one still missing was the Wrathful Beast.
"In that case, it matches the expectations for the candidate I prepared in advance."
A smile appeared at the corner of Yaen's lips. He turned to baby-5 beside him and said, "Have Ivankov come to the cabin to see me."
"Yes, Lord Yaen."
baby-5's figure instantly merged into the ship's floor and disappeared, only to reappear on the deck moments later beside Ivankov, who was treating some of the prisoners.
Since Yaen did not yet fully trust these prisoners, and wanted to prevent news of Impel Down's destruction from leaking prematurely, he had baby-5's ship stop at a position where the changes at Impel Down in the distance could not be seen. As a result, most of the prisoners were still immersed in the joy of escaping Impel Down and regaining their freedom.
"Ivankov, That Great One wants you to meet him in the cabin." baby-5 relayed Yaen's order to Ivankov.
Enel, who was nearby, could not help walking up to baby-5 and asking, "That Great One didn't summon