The Disappearance Incident

More than ten minutes later.

The enormous, dimly lit Impel Down Level 6: Infinite Hell.

Nicholas, the chief warden, arrived hurriedly in front of the enormous cell that had once held Golden Lion Shiki, accompanied by Vice Warden Magellan, Head Jailer Shiryu, and a group of guards.

Looking at the scene before them, all three men froze.

The enormous stone cell before them was completely intact, without the slightest sign of damage, yet the Golden Lion Shiki imprisoned inside had vanished.

Everyone's expression turned grim.

"What kind of joke is this? How exactly did he escape?"

The surrounding guards stared incredulously at the now-empty cell, unable to understand what had happened.

Magellan looked at Hannyabal, who had appeared before them, and asked,

"Were you the one who discovered this?"

It was the first time so many people had focused their attention on him. Hannyabal did not waste the opportunity. He straightened up, saluted, and answered loudly,

"Yes, Chief Warden Nicholas, Vice Warden Magellan, Head Jailer Shiryu. My name is Hannyabal, and I'm the one in the monitoring room specifically responsible for LV6..."

Hannyabal briefly recounted what had happened.

Magellan immediately understood and said to Nicholas,

"So it's only been a little over ten minutes? Chief Warden, the Golden Lion may not have escaped yet. If we seal off all of Impel Down now, we can definitely capture him again."

"Mm. You handle the arrangements, Magellan!"

"Mm!"

Magellan swiftly began issuing various orders. Everyone sprang into action, and the entire Impel Down fell into a tense atmosphere.

At that moment, Nicholas looked at the completely intact cell, turned his head, and said to the guards,

"Open the cell door!"

"Yes!"

As the cell door opened, everyone entered.

Just then, Shiryu seemed to notice something. His eyes lit up as he walked