Facing Magellan's question, Dawn smiled. "Let's meet him first. We can discuss the rest afterward."
"Very well. Then please follow me." Magellan nodded and took the lead.
Along the way, Dawn took in the sights of Impel Down. It truly deserved to be called a prison built by the World Government.
It was utterly dark.
All manner of cruel methods were employed here, and even the various monstrous guards were no saints.
Still, Dawn had no sympathy for these pirates. Trash was trash; if they died, they died.
The fourth level, Blazing Hell, and the fifth level, Freezing Hell, in particular, were a true depiction of a real-life hell of ice and fire.
As for Level 6, it was a hidden floor. Every prisoner there was an utterly vicious criminal. They were either sentenced to death or life imprisonment—monstrous pirates whose very traces had been completely erased.
"I wonder why you're so free today, Magellan. You actually found the time to come see me."
When the two arrived at the place where Shiryu of the Rain was held on Level 6, the man inside the dark cell spoke first with a raspy laugh.
"I'm not the one who came to see you." Magellan's tone was unfriendly. "Vice Admiral Ink Snake wants to see you."
"Oh? The one who defeated Golden Lion?"
There was a shift in Shiryu's tone, but rather than asking why Dawn had come, he directly asked, "How strong was Golden Lion?"
"Cutting sword energy capable of splitting the sea for hundreds of kilometers wasn't a problem for him," Dawn replied with a smile.
"Is that so? What a pity. I didn't get to fight him when he escaped."
Shiryu sounded somewhat regretful, then looked at Dawn. "So, what have you come here for today? I don't recall