Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who has been in office for over a year, arrived at Impel Down the jurisdiction of the Navy...
The Marine Headquarters, Enies Lobby, Impel Down were once the three major institutions of the World Government, forming an iron triangle that suppressed the first half of the Grand Line.
However, after Enies Lobby was destroyed and lost face two years ago, it has become much more low-key. Meanwhile, Impel Down, which mainly imprisons pirates, is gradually moving closer to the responsibilities of the Navy.
If Ivankov hadn't disappeared in prison, she, as a suspected Revolutionary Army, would now be transferred to the secret prison of Mary Geoise, not Impel Down!
In the future, the main detainees of Impel Down will be pirates...
On the one hand, after the World Government turned its attention to the Revolutionary Army, it gave the Navy much more "free rein," increasing the Navy's autonomy and hoping that the Navy could "self-manage" the suppression of pirates, so that the World Government would not have to be distracted by the sea.
On the other hand, it was also the Sengoku's tactics that were far superior to those of his former superior, "Fleet Admiral Kong"!
Impel Down has now become an annex of the Navy...
In the original work, after the Paramount War, Magellan not only resigned due to the Impel Down escape incident, but also tried to commit suicide to atone for his sins. This was reported to Sengoku, Sengoku ordered that Magellan be kept under surveillance and appeased. Afterwards, Magellan was still entrusted with important responsibilities and appointed as the Vice Warden.
Meanwhile, on Impel Down Island, Magellan, along with his prison guards, was welcoming the Marshal's warship aboard the Triangle Current.
Besides the Marshal's flagship, a massive black warship followed behind, with an enormous, airtight deck...
This is an escort ship.
Ostensibly, Sengoku was transferring a group of important prisoners to Impel Down and "casually" came to check on them, so as not to offend Magellan if he directly said it was an "inspection".
After all, Impel Down had only recently become a department under the Navy's jurisdiction...
To Magellan's left and right were Hannibal and Shiryu, respectively—no matter how much Magellan disliked Shiryu, Shiryu still the Chief Warden.
Moreover, before Fleet Admiral Sengoku came to Impel Down, he must have heard about Shiryu's "reform of prison discipline".
Magellan reported this to the Marine Headquarters, which now oversees Impel Down, Shiryu also bypassed Magellan and sent a telegraph bug directly to the Marine Headquarters!
Since everyone's relationship was already strained, Shiryu didn't give Magellan any face.
"Shiryu... why are you still smoking!" Hannibal glared at Shiryu with displeasure.
He was more proactive than Shiryu and Magellan. After all, Impel Down would be under the Navy's jurisdiction from now on. Although they wouldn't be entirely subordinates, and personnel appointments would still be made by the World Government, Fleet Admiral Sengoku would still have a say, right? Today, Hannibal dressed up smartly, wanting to make a good impression on his superior.
"First of all, call me 'Chief Warden Shiryu.'" Shiryu glared at him, then blew smoke from his cigar in his face.
"You!" Hannibal was about to explode, but Shiryu glared at him menacingly.
Sengoku had already disembarked from his warship and walked up with a mixture of majesty and warmth. Magellan also took a few steps to greet him.
Although the recent reshuffle downgraded Impel Down's status, Magellan won't hold a grudge as long as the Navy doesn't mess things up. After all, he just wants to protect Impel Down and doesn't have much of an ulterior motive.
Shiryu openly stared at Sengoku, not at all worried that this would arouse any suspicion—after all, Shiryu, the Chief Warden, was originally designed to be arrogant and unlikable.
During the Sengoku period, he wore a white officer's uniform, a Marshal's cap, and a large seagull on his hat. His beard was long but carefully trimmed, except for a tuft on his lip; his chin was braided into a "pigtail," and he wore black-rimmed round glasses...
Judging from appearances alone, Sengoku is now Marshal and has toned down his style—after all, he used to have a naturally afro, but now he's kept it tightly bound by a hat.
Before leaving his post, Fleet Admiral Kong was most worried about was the domineering and stubborn nature hidden beneath Sengoku's rationality and wisdom.
Just like after the Celestial Dragons auction incident, Sengoku did not expect that Mary Geoise did not want the Navy to really investigate, but he still couldn't help but investigate—because he was still bothered by the fact that his favored Rear Admiral, Strawberry, had become a wanted criminal!
Now that he has become Marshal, Sengoku is better able to restrain his thoughts, hiding his sharp edges and domineering nature, and instead displaying more majesty.
Magellan personally greeted Sengoku, indicating that he had no objection to the change in the division of power in Impel Down, and also introduced Shiryu and Hannibal to Sengoku.
Hannibal appeared somewhat obsequious, clearly flattering the Fleet Admiral Sengoku marshal—this attitude... it seemed even more "arrogant" than Shiryu's! Magellan's face turned even more purple.
"You're Shiryu? I've heard Warden Magellan mention you..." Sengoku's sharp eyesight allowed him to immediately see that Vice Warden Hannibal was a complete novice, while Chief Warden Shiryu the air of a master.
However, before Sengoku could finish speaking, Shiryu took the cigar out of his mouth, slowly exhaled the smoke, and said, "First of all, call me 'Chief Warden Shiryu'."
Sengoku:...
Hannibal:!!!
"Shiryu Shiliu... Sir, you are being extremely rude!" Hannibal rebuked, suppressing his fear.
He was really going all out to make a good impression on Sengoku, even daring to yell at Shiryu. However, Shiryu just looked at him coldly, and even... tapped the guard of "Raiu" with his thumb.
"Haha, Vice Warden Hannibal, you flatter me. I was unaware of the rules of Impel Down." Sengoku immediately changed the subject, paused, and then said, "I'm only here to transfer two important, confidential prisoners, and also to visit everyone and see Impel Down."
Two?
Sig's heart skipped a beat—they were indeed classified prisoners. Even Magellan hadn't known who they were before. He'd initially thought there were a group, but now he realized there were only two?
Then, two enormous cages were pushed out of the transport ship...
Seeing its size, Sig knew it must be Giant Race!
However, it was covered by a black cloth, so the inside couldn't be seen.
Perhaps it was the swaying as they disembarked that alerted the prisoners to their new location. Suddenly, they exerted force, and a series of clanging sounds could be heard, clearly the sound of chains being tightened. As a professional, Sig could tell that these were extremely thick chains made of an incredibly strong alloy, and that they were now taut to a very high degree!
The next moment, under the force of the materialized aura, the black cloth was lifted, revealing two giants whose shoulders and thighs were not only pierced by thick chains, but whose heads were also locked with specially made iron helmets!
Although Sig had never met these two before, just looking at their vitality, he felt they were not to be trifled with...
"They are..." Magellan clearly didn't know the identities of the prisoners either.
Sengoku then took out a document from his robes and said, "Speaking of which... they 'should' have been prisoners Impel Down long ago."