Sadi stopped what she was doing and pouted in displeasure.
"What does it matter? Sending trash like this over would just waste space. As a future employee of Impel Down, I'm taking the initiative to lighten my superiors' burden."
"One correction."
Domino shook her head gently, her gaze calm and indifferent behind her lenses.
"I'm the one going to Impel Down, not you. You're still just a trainee jailer here."
Impel Down was the world's greatest prison. There was no question about that.
But that did not mean it was the only prison in the world.
Many Marine Branches along the Grand Line had their own attached prisons, where criminals were held temporarily while awaiting transfer or release.
Outstanding staff at these prisons could earn promotions to Impel Down after passing a series of assessments.
Not long ago, Domino had personally visited Impel Down and passed every assessment there.
"Hmph. They're just assessments. I'd definitely pass them too."
Refusing to be outdone, Sadi flicked her whip against the floor. Its tip bounced off the ground, scattering a few specks of dust.
"I'll apply when I grow up."
"Then let's discuss it when you've grown up."
Domino lowered her head and looked down at the girl, who was half a head shorter than her.
"For now, you have to listen to me."
Sadi lowered her whip sulkily, snorted, and scampered away, her footsteps fading at the end of the corridor.
Domino watched her leave and fell silent for a moment.
The child had a solid foundation and a ruthless streak.
Her tastes were just too strange. Domino pushed her sunglasses up the bridge of her nose, then turned to continue inspecting the other cells.
At the prison entrance.
A tall, heavily muscled figure silently emerged from the darkness beyond the kerosene