A multitude of strangely dressed, muscular men pounced on him, but Shiryu felt his body growing increasingly sluggish, and was eventually powerless as he was pushed down.
A group of people, one holding his throat, another holding his arms, another holding his legs, layered on top of each other, Shiryu down and completely controlling him!
Gradually, even his struggles lessened until they completely stopped. After a while, just as everyone was wondering if Shiryu had suffocated or Awakening and was enjoying himself, Shiryu suddenly stood up again.
It sent the whole group of burly men flying...
However, Shiryu did not make any further moves. Instead, amidst everyone's vigilance, he put on an expression no different from usual and calmly lit his cigar again.
After exhaling the first puff of smoke, he still maintained that numb and indifferent expression, and even drew his Raiu, wiping it with a handkerchief... It was definitely Shiryu!
However, there was no intention to attack, not even hostility.
"Zig- Sig Boy? Did you succeed?" Ivankov asked nervously.
"Tch, you worthless prisoners, get out of here Chief Warden! The guards are coming soon!" Shiryu his Shiryu tone.
Upon hearing his words, Ivankov and the others cheered, clearly understanding that the current "Shiryu" had been replaced.
Then he quickly followed the surrounding sewer exits and crawled back down to the 5.5th floor.
Soon, guards arrived, led by Hannibal, who had a six-pack and looked extremely unkempt, and brought a group of "Blue Gorilla" with him.
In the world of One Piece, it's not a big deal for skilled fighters to have a large belly; they're generally considered to be "strong." However, Hannibal's limbs don't look particularly robust; only his round belly makes him appear quite cumbersome.
As for the Blue Gorilla, that's what the inmates call these humanoid "Monster." Their real name is "Blue Gorilla," a... magical creature.
It walks on two legs, wields a giant axe, and is covered in long blue fur, obscuring its face. Its upper body, waist, and thighs are very strong, while its calves are short and wiry. Its arms are extremely long and strong. At three meters tall, it is not particularly large, yet it is able to go into the sea and fight Sea King!
Blue Gorilla is one of the most common "guards" in Impel Down, responsible not only for guarding the Impel Down is located in the Calm Belt, making the transportation of supplies very costly, and 80% of their food comes from hunting sea monsters and Sea King.
Furthermore, within the Impel Down, the number of human jailers was far fewer than the various rare beasts!
The majority of the prison guards were Blue Gorilla and Army Wolf...
The strongest jailers are the Jailer Beast, whom Sig suspects are "out-of-control artificial Zoan Devil Fruit users."
"Shiryu, guard! What are you doing here?" Hannibal said to Shiryu in a reprimanding tone, brandishing a pitchfork in his hand.
However, after being confronted by Shiryu, Hannibal quickly backed down. "Ahem, what I mean is... Chief Warden Shiryu, have you found anything here?"
"It's nothing, just a few petty thieves trying to escape. I wasn't paying attention and they got away. They'll probably freeze to death somewhere." Shiryu ignored Hannibal and continued wiping his knife.
Looking at the bloodstains around him and Shiryu's tone, Hannibal felt that he wasn't telling the truth.
However, he couldn't possibly imagine what had happened to Shiryu. Based on Shiryu's past behavior, he could only guess... This guy must have been testing his knife on prisoners again!
Magellan and Hannibal both suspected that the "Demon's invitation" was Shiryu, and that he had actually killed all those people.
However, Shiryu deliberately alerted the jailers this time, which Hannibal found somewhat unusual.
However, Shiryu did not show any weakness, so Hannibal did not say much. While Hannibal was wary of Shiryu, his former superior, he still deeply feared him.
Although he was nominally the Vice Warden, a higher rank than Shiryu, the Chief Warden, Hannibal always felt that Shiryu might one day secretly kill him too...
After wiping his sword, Shiryu tossed the handkerchief on the ground, sheathed his Raiu sword, and turned to leave.
"Shiryu Shiliu, you... cough cough, Shiryu Chief Warden, you don't need to be on duty this year," Hannibal said, mustering his courage.
"I know, I'm just looking around. Does the Vice Warden need any guidance on the work? Hmph." Shiryu a slight sarcastic remark, and Hannibal immediately dared not speak again.
However, Shiryu did not continue to "search for a target to test his sword," but returned to his room on the ground.
This relieved Hannibal...
Although Sig had completely crushed Shiryu's spirit in his eagerness to possess his body and hadn't carefully examined all the details of his memories, Sig had still managed to extract the main ones.
Shiryu, as usual, swaggered into the elevator and ascended to the ground thousands of meters above the ground.
Unlike Magellan, Hannibal, and others, Shiryu somewhat out of place in this respect—only Shiryu's rest area and office were on the ground!
Magellan not only placed the warden's office on the fourth floor, but also arranged his living quarters there. Hannibal's office was on the third floor, while Vice Warden Domino and Chief Jailer Sadi, who commanded the four Jailer Beasts, usually worked on the second basement floor...
Besides being "dutiful and responsible," Sig also learned from Shiryu's memories that most of the cadres in Impel Down were "locals."
In other words, they are humans who originally lived on the Calm Belt island where Impel Down is located!
This tribe has a custom of wearing headdresses that resemble two horns, and also wearing Devil- like wings.
More than 700 years ago, the World Government took advantage of the unique topography here and transformed it into Impel Down. This group of people became the prison guards here, guarding it for generations.
They not only enjoy dark spaces and don't feel stifled living underground year-round, but they also have very peculiar tastes, such as liking leather jackets, leather pants, and small leather whips...
Sig had some doubts. Could the heartless Captain Kaido be related to this clan? Not only do they both have horns, but the Beasts Pirates' culture also has a similar feel to it.
However, Kaido and Yamato's horns are actually growing on their heads, while Magellan and the others' horns are just decorations. In the original work, Magellan even took off his horns and used them as weapons.
In contrast, Shiryu was a rare "outsider".
The reason why Shiryu, a swordsman of considerable skill, eagerly joined Impel Down was mainly due to Shiryu perverse "hobby" of using the prisoners there as a way to relieve stress.
Great Pirate Era, batches of prisoners were sent in every week, and many prisoners died as well. If the warden had been willing to turn a blind eye, Shiryu would have been no big deal.
But Shiryu was ultimately an "ordinary person." Outside of venting his bloodlust, he still preferred sunshine and fresh air during his rest time, so Shiryu arranged his office and rest area in a building above ground...
Until "Shiryu" returned to his room, preparing to study the new Sequence 5 abilities and organize the key points of his role, he didn't notice any suspicious glances directed at him!
Shiryu's usual aloofness and solitary nature proved very helpful to Sig at this time...