Impel Down is just too big...
Not only is the area large, but the underground space on each floor is also extremely large!
Impel Down is located in the Calm Belt, where the seawater is over 7,000 meters deep.
The island's base extends all the way to the seabed, with the sixth layer already more than 5,000 meters below the surface. The elevation of this single layer alone exceeds 500 meters...
You can see how high each level is in the underground section!
Sig estimated that most of the terrain here was naturally formed, and then the World Government developed it, rather than it being entirely man-made; otherwise, it would have taken a hundred years to excavate.
This also caused Sig some trouble—the height of each floor exceeded the limit of the Dream Traversal distance!
But then a perfect "stepping stone" finally appeared, and I fell asleep...
San Juan Wolf was normally three or four hundred meters tall, and his prison cell was only big enough for his buttocks, so he could only sleep in a sitting position.
The location of the "dream," if we're being precise, is in the brain. So, after arriving in San Juan Wolf's dream, using this as a starting point, Sig discovered a foothold from above!
"Excellent! It's no wonder he's so big!" Sig thought to himself, praising San Juan Wolf.
He then used his dreams as stepping stones to travel to an even higher level.
Really...
It's not the Lv5 Freezing Hell, but the legendary 5.5 level!
Because each floor is high enough and the gaps are thick enough, a hollow area has been carved out between the fifth and sixth floors!
Sig basically knew where he was the moment he arrived...
While she was asleep, the person she was using as a resting place, as well as the people around her, were not only strangely dressed, but also... in a state of "gender indistinct"!
Although they are not completely transgender, they are all now exhibiting a neutral state due to the influence of hormones.
This familiar technique...
Since he was here, Sig saw no need to hide any longer and simply "emerged" from the man's dream.
It wasn't Gungnir's state, but rather a somewhat translucent spiritual state!
Of course, not everyone can see this "semi-transparency." If it were just an ordinary person, Sig would look no different from a normal person.
However, anyone with even a little Observation Haki could tell that Sig was now... somewhat transparent!
Just like only those who possess Observation Haki can see the color of Armament Haki.
"Huh? Who are you?" A burly man wearing a Santa hat and a strangely dressed tank top immediately noticed that something was wrong with Sig.
Why do you look so normal? You must not be one of us!
The other party seemed slightly wary, but did not immediately show hostility. Sig's current state looked very strange, but the tattoo on his arm was still there. Even though this person had been in prison for several years and had never seen "Siegfried" before, he could still tell that the Sig in front of him was a pirate, not a marine or a prison guard.
If Prisoner accidentally wandered into the 5.5th floor, it wouldn't be a big deal...
"Where is Ivankov? Take me to see him," Sig said, putting on airs.
In Sig's memory of "not long ago," Ivankov was arrested, which means... she was arrested a year ago, and judging from the situation on the 5.5th floor, it should be her doing.
Although he was somewhat annoyed by the semi-transparent guy in front of him, who had such a big mouth and airs, the burly man in the tank top readily agreed to lead Sig way after being glanced at by Sig.
"Are you Her Majesty's friend? Or a companion? Were you captured by the Navy?... Don't worry, once you're here, we're all family..." The burly man in the tank top wanted to ask more questions.
Sig realized that this person probably knew Ivankov's identity as a "Revolutionary Army" member, which was why he wanted to test whether he was a pirate or Revolutionary Army posing as a pirate!
"I came in by myself," Sig replied sullenly.
This is no exaggeration!
Sig did indeed infiltrate Golden Lion's dream on his own. As for his "true form"... it's likely in the hands of the Marines, but not in Impel Down.
However, the burly man in the tank top just chuckled, clearly not believing it.
The 5.5-story building is not small in area, but the height is not that high, since it was just formed by hollowing out the space between the fifth and sixth floors.
"Your Majesty! Someone says your friend has come to see you!" The burly man in the tank top shouted from afar, also on guard.
Meanwhile, Ivankov was dancing to a lively tune with a group of androgynous individuals when he heard this. He looked over, and then... his expression immediately turned to surprise.
"Siegfried? What are you doing here? When were you locked up?" Ivankov recognized Sig at a glance.
Although he wasn't completely unknown when we last met!
"Siegfried? He's the Sea King?"
"Hiss... He's locked up in Impel Down too?"
"No, it should be said that they've finally been 'locked up in Impel Down '..."
"Why does it look semi-transparent? Isn't he a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
The others around them also gasped in surprise, including the woman in the tank top who had just led Sig.
They were no strangers to the name "Siegfried"—even though some of them had been imprisoned for more than five or ten years, before Sig had risen to prominence or even time-traveled!
However, since it was in the Prisoner's Paradise of 5.5, I had often heard people mention the name "Siegfried" before, so I had long heard of him. It's just that I had never seen the wanted poster, so I didn't know what it looked like.
At the same time, Sig sensed from their emotions that he might have done something he didn't remember, but which was quite remarkable.
"Ivankov, can we talk alone?" Sig asked Ivankov with a slight headache.
"Of course! Sweethearts, you guys have fun first, I need to have a private chat with Sig! Yoho~" Ivankov acted as if he were in a dance hall.
Still holding a wine glass, she twirled a few times in a ballet-like motion, leading Sig into a fork in the cave...
"Sig, how's the past year been? What exactly did you discover back then?" Ivankov asked with great interest right from the start.
Sig replied helplessly, "The past year... I'd like to know too! What does 'I discovered something' mean? What did I do a year ago?"
Ivankov was taken aback by what he heard, and then looked at Sig more closely...
Hmm, he's practically transparent now, completely different from when we met before. But I doubt anyone would impersonate Sig to try and trick me into revealing anything, right? After all, I only know a few things—information brought in by the people who just got into prison...