"Jihahahaha! Is a guy like you all that's guarding Impel Down now?"
A wild, unrestrained laugh rang out like a lion's roar. Three figures descended from the sky, passing through the enormous hole left by the slash and dropping all the way to Freezing Hell.
Golden Lion Shiki, Uranus Reinhardt, and Breath of the Gale Goenitz were all figures who commanded fear across the seas.
Especially Golden Lion Shiki—the mastermind behind the brutal war that had dealt the World Government devastating losses.
Shiki took in Doto's appearance, his uniform, and the aura that marked him as the strongest person here, yet posed no threat at all.
Golden Lion Shiki guessed who Doto was.
But neither his words nor his gaze showed Doto the slightest regard.
As far as Shiki could tell, Doto wasn't much of a fighter.
He fell well short of the warden they had faced when they followed Rocks D. Zebek into Impel Down.
If Shiki got serious, he could finish Doto with a single blow at full strength.
Even among Top Combatants, there were differences. A fighter at his peak and an ordinary one were as far apart as a gold medalist and a bronze medalist.
If he had to put it another way, it was like the gap between the future Red-Haired Shanks and Eustass "Captain" Kid, whom Shanks would defeat in an instant.
Shiki had expected this invasion of Impel Down to hold a few surprises. It seemed it would be easier than he'd imagined.
Facing the three figures, who appeared calm but were like ferocious beasts beneath the surface, Doto felt sweat bead on his brow.
His body was already warning him of danger, ready to move at any moment.
He came from Mary Geoise and had spent years serving the Celestial Dragons. He