"Stop! All of you, stop! Don't fight anymore!"
Hannyabal forced his way between Storm and Sadie-chan, trying to stop their battle with his body.
But Sadie-chan simply had no time to pay attention to Hannyabal.
She glanced anxiously at the group of Blue Gorillas.
Sadie-chan had only acted on a whim, wanting to test the mettle of this newcomer who had just entered the prison.
She wasn't insane enough to let the Blue Gorilla unit start a riot and cause bloodshed inside Impel Down!
But before Hannyabal and Sadie-chan could restrain the Blue Gorilla unit—
This group of "Sea Fighters" had already stopped their advance on their own.
Burger wasn't exactly a highly intelligent creature.
Although they were all members of the "gorilla" clan,
the Blue Gorillas were nowhere near the Monkey Family—cross that out—
they weren't even as intelligent as the baboons on Karakana Island known as "Human Mimickers."
Under normal circumstances,
the Blue Gorillas needed external orders to act.
Simply put,
the Blue Gorillas were actually beasts with very low intelligence.
For beasts with such low intelligence,
one important measure for judging the strength of friend and foe was—size!
Look at the White Gorilla's sturdy body, which nearly reached the ceiling.
Then look at its fellow creature lying on the ground, having been pummeled unconscious.
The Blue Gorillas had lost the courage to attack on their own.
They merely gathered together, constantly letting out warning roars at the White Gorilla.
But they did not approach it.
Seeing this,
Storm regretfully withdrew the clay surrounding him.
He was certain that if the group of Blue Gorillas had charged at him together just now,
he would have obtained dozens of Silver Trophies in one go!
But there was still plenty of time.
Storm wasn't in a hurry.
Once Sadie-chan successfully calmed the Blue Gorilla unit,
the sudden minor riot was completely brought to an end.
Only then did Hannyabal breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"
Hannyabal repeatedly slapped his chest and said with lingering fear,
"Impel Down nearly descended into chaos!
"Sadie-chan! You really went too far!"
Smack!
Sadie-chan didn't reply. She merely cracked an empty whip.
Hannyabal immediately turned his "muzzle" elsewhere.
"Vongola! You're at fault too! Jailer and prisoner wardens should get along harmoniously! What kind of behavior is it to fight and kill like this?"
Get along harmoniously?
Storm glanced toward Sadie-chan.
The woman was crazily whipping a Blue Gorilla—the same one that had been knocked unconscious by the White Gorilla's punch.
Sadie-chan was probably trying to wake the accidentally unconscious prisoner warden through physical whipping.
The crack of the whip rang out without end.
No matter how he looked at it, this scene couldn't be called "getting along harmoniously," could it?
Unless all Blue Gorillas were masochists!
Hannyabal had probably realized how awkward the situation was too.
He jerked his chin toward Sadie-chan and whispered,
"Sadie-chan came to Impel Down last year. She's only seventeen this year, and her personality is rather... proud.
"If you don't mind, I can introduce you to my subordinate Domino.
"My Domino is much gentler than Sadie-chan."
Smack!
Sadie-chan cracked another empty whip.
"Don't think I didn't hear you, Hannyabal!"
Sadie-chan strode over, her high heels clicking against the floor.
"Do you want to try my Crimson Demon Whip? Hmm!?"
Seeing that the situation was turning bad, Hannyabal frowned.
He immediately retreated behind Storm and stubbornly said,
"You should call me Lord Hannibal! Sadie-chan! I'm the Chief Jailer!"
"Tsk!"
Sadie-chan scoffed. She couldn't be bothered to deal with Hannyabal.
She looked at Storm with great interest, propped up her chin with her right hand, and licked the corner of her mouth with the tip of her pink tongue.
"A handsome man has finally come to Impel Down. What a pity I can't hear his screams."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Storm looked Sadie-chan up and down. He had to admit that her outfit was indeed very "eye-catching."
"But it looks like you really enjoy this sort of abusive play?"
"I wouldn't say I like it."
"Then you love it?"
"That's right! I love it!"
Sadie-chan revealed an incomparably radiant smile, her entire body radiating a wild and unrestrained aura.
"Vongola Storm? Want to come play with me?"
"Hey, hey! Sadie-chan!"
Before Storm could respond, Hannyabal, hiding behind him, spoke first.
"Vongola is still a newcomer. You can't lead him astray!"
"Hannyabal!"
Sadie-chan shot Lord Chief Jailer an impatient glare.
"You really have no sense of romance!"
Then, without waiting for Hannyabal to say anything else, she turned and left.
Only after she had gone some distance did Hannyabal emerge from behind Storm and wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"What a dangerous woman..."
Dangerous?
Storm watched Sadie-chan's back disappear into the dim corridor.
The group of Blue Gorillas disappeared with her as well.
Storm had little interest in Sadie-chan's invitation to play.
But he was quite interested in her Big Trophy.
After that brief exchange,
Storm had made a basic estimate of Sadie-chan's strength.
Rounding up, she should also be a Silver Trophy!
A Big Trophy, after all—who would ever think they had too many?
"Hey, hey! Vongola!"
Hannyabal waved a hand in front of Storm's eyes.
"Stop looking! Everyone will see each other again tonight."
Impel Down had finally welcomed a newcomer.
Although this newcomer came from the Marines,
everyone still planned to hold a small welcome party for Storm.
Hannyabal passed the news on to Storm.
"There's one more thing."
Hannyabal scratched his head.
"Actually, you were supposed to complete a small test..."
Storm asked in confusion,
"A test?"
"The Marines have great confidence in your strength. The Admiral directly recommended that you become the Jailer Chief of Crimson Lotus Hell."
Hannyabal explained,
"The jailers of Crimson Lotus Hell are mainly that group of Blue Gorillas.
"Impel Down's test for you was to defeat a Blue Gorilla.
"That would also make it easier for you to manage them afterward.
"But as things stand, this test is completely meaningless..."
The White Gorilla created by Storm had knocked down, with a single punch, the Blue Gorilla known as invincible in Crimson Lotus Hell.
What the hell was there left to test?!
"Sadie-chan mentioned earlier that I was here to take over her job."
Storm hadn't taken this so-called "test" seriously. He was curious about something else.
"If that's the case, was Sadie-chan the Jailer Chief of Crimson Lotus Hell before?
"Now that I'm here, what job is she going to handle?"
"Sadie-chan was promoted. She'll be responsible for managing the Prison Beasts from now on."
Hannyabal pointed at the floor.
"That job is far more dangerous than being the Jailer Chief of Crimson Lotus Hell."
Prison Beasts?
When Storm heard that special name, several half-human, half-beast figures instantly flashed through his mind.
According to rumors,
the several Prison Beasts in Impel Down were all Awakened Zoan Devil Fruit Users.
More precisely, they were "Failed Awakenings"!
Although the Prison Beasts looked comical and harmless,
they were actually all cold-blooded and merciless creatures.
The failed Awakening of their Zoan Devil Fruits had caused all these failures to lose their original humanity.
Throughout all of Impel Down,
if Magellan stood alone at the very top of the strength pyramid,
then the strength of these Prison Beasts was at least in the second tier!
Storm was extremely interested in the Prison Beasts.
After all, even the Blue Gorilla had a three-star rating of "★★★."
So how high would the Prison Beasts' star ratings be?
Four stars? Five stars?
Even six stars?
"Lord Hannibal!"
Storm asked excitedly,
"I don't mind taking the risk. Can I manage those Prison Beasts in Sadie-chan's place?"
"You're interested in my Prison Beasts?"
Hannyabal slapped his head.
"That makes sense. You're a Devil Fruit User too.
"But job transfers within Impel Down... need to be arranged personally by that bastard Magellan.
"You've only just arrived at Impel Down. Get familiar with the environment first!"
Storm nodded regretfully.
After the little incident caused by Sadie-chan and the Blue Gorillas ended,
Storm continued touring Impel Down with Hannyabal.
However, their tour was limited to the First Sea Level.
Storm couldn't descend into Crimson Lotus Hell below, much less the other hells on the deeper levels.
Impel Down's greatest "feature"—pirates—
was something Storm didn't encounter today.
He had originally wanted to test what pirates felt like...
Just as the tour was about to end,
Hannyabal stopped Storm and passed on some advice about the job.
"Working at Impel Down is pretty easy."
Hannyabal gave him a few earnest reminders.
"If there's a problem, your subordinates can handle ninety percent of it, and Magellan can take care of the remaining ten percent.
"You're about to become the Jailer Chief of Crimson Lotus Hell, and the Blue Gorillas will be your subordinates.
"With them helping you, no prisoner in Crimson Lotus Hell will dare pick a fight with you.
"What I need to remind you about now are a few other things to watch out for."
At that, Hannyabal paused, and for once, his expression turned serious.
"First, don't provoke the Prison Beasts. Even if you're curious about them, they're not human anymore!
"Second, don't go wandering into Lower Hell. The prisoners held on each level of the prison are in completely different leagues.
"Then, whatever you do, stay away from Shiryu of the Rain! That guy... is even more cold-blooded than the monsters in Infinite Hell.
"Finally, and most importantly!"
When he reached the last point, Hannyabal took a deep breath and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"Vongola Storm!
"You're a man I approve of!
"Whatever you do, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely don't let that poison-spewing bastard Magellan recruit you!"
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