He saw himself torturing one criminal after another, and he also saw himself secretly killing jailers.
"So that's how it was... Looks like Magellan knew all along."
"And I thought he really was an idiot."
Shiryu saw many scenes he had never known about.
It turned out that every time he secretly killed a jailer, Magellan knew exactly what had happened, and had given him chance after chance.
Just then, a voice came from beside him.
"So even someone like you has feelings."
"I thought you were just born loving to kill."
Roy stood with both hands in his pockets, his tone as casual as if he were chatting with an old friend.
Shiryu might not have known where this place was, but Roy knew perfectly well.
He had never expected Cursed Energy to produce even a life flashing before someone's eyes.
Shiryu did not turn around, merely smiling bitterly. "We're human, not plants. Who could be without feelings?"
"Perhaps a person's fate is already set from birth."
Roy sounded uninterested. "That question's too complicated. It's like asking whether the chicken or the egg came first."
Seeing Shiryu lost in thought, he added earnestly, "Still, perhaps people are originally good when they're first born."
"They only change gradually after going through more things."
Shiryu fell silent.
A moment later, he finally turned to face Roy and asked curiously, "What about you, then?"
"Were you a good person at first, or were you born bad?"
"Of course I was born..."
Roy answered instinctively, but as he spoke, he himself burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha, Shiryu, you really are interesting."
"All I can tell you is that I kill when I want to. Good people, bad people-it makes no difference."
"I think I'll remember you."
Shiryu fell silent.
Watching the scenes and Roy's figure gradually fade away, he seemed to understand something.
Yes, there were no people in this world who were born evil.
They simply changed along with their surroundings.
Perhaps the boy before him had also gone through something terrible, turning him into someone who truly killed without count.
On the battlefield.
Roy slowly lowered his crossed fingers.
Before the horrified eyes of every jailer, Shiryu's body slowly slid down from midair.
An extremely thin line of blood ran from his left shoulder all the way to his right waist, then abruptly split open.
Blood gushed out like a waterfall as his upper body slid off diagonally and crashed heavily to the ground.
The crushed-out cigar still lay quietly nearby, slowly soaking in the spreading pool of blood.
"Impossible... What happened? Chief Warden Shiryu was cut in half in an instant!"
All the jailers sank into despair, unable to believe it.
Domino's eyes turned bloodshot. She abruptly drew the sword at her waist and stood in front of the other jailers.
"Chief Warden Shiryu has fallen! He bought us quite a bit of time before he died!"
"Hold on a little longer! Once Chief Warden Magellan arrives, we'll..."
By the end, even she had not realized that she had already instinctively come to believe Roy could not be defeated by force.
Who could have imagined that someone like Shiryu would be crushed the instant Roy attacked seriously?
Like an ant, he had been cut straight in half.
Who could stop a monster like this?
"Haha! Jailers, hurry up and welcome Lord Roy! Just wait for your deaths! He'll crush you any second now!"
"Pfft... That's Lord Roy for you! I knew he was invincible! No matter how strong Shiryu was, he could never beat him!"
The subdued criminals all began to cheer.
Shiryu's defeat meant they still had hope.
Yake in particular had the most fervent gaze, despite being covered in wounds.
He desperately longed for Roy to slaughter every jailer here.
His hatred, after all, had originated with the Marines.
And the jailers belonged to the Marines' side as well.
Killing them all would do.
Roy, the man at the center of it all, rolled his neck and coldly watched Domino and the other jailers blocking the staircase.
"Well, that's one down. Who's next?"
At those words, Domino and the others could not help feeling chilled, even with their numerical advantage.
Against a monster like this, they really could die.
But just then, two voices rang out one after another.
"Damn you! How dare you kill Chief Warden Shiryu! I'll take your life!"
"Boy, you're awfully cocky! Killing Impel Down's Chief Warden-are you challenging me, the Deputy Chief Warden?"
Roy's lips curled as he looked toward the voices.
A blonde woman with a voluptuous figure strode toward him, whip in hand and fury on her face.
Beside her was a fat man holding a trident.
He shouted fiercely, but the tip of his trident could not stop trembling slightly.
Behind them followed more than a dozen Jailer Beasts of various appearances.
Clearly, this was Impel Down's true strongest lineup of jailers.
They were none other than Impel Down's Chief Jailer Sadi and Deputy Chief Warden Hannyabal.
This also reminded him of a line.
Here they came. Here they came.
There was no time to mourn Shiryu's death.
Next to appear were Impel Down's Chief Jailer Sadi and Deputy Chief Warden Hannyabal.
The jailers were initially delighted to see Sadi and Hannyabal arrive.
They instinctively looked behind the two, hoping to catch sight of Chief Warden Magellan.
But no matter how they looked, that reassuring figure was nowhere to be seen.
This inevitably plunged everyone into utter despair.
"Chief Warden Magellan... He didn't come?"
Even Domino, the Vice Warden, had a trembling voice.
She knew perfectly well why the jailers were so desperate.
Even Shiryu had been slain by Roy. Hannyabal and Sadi, both weaker than Shiryu, were only coming to their deaths now.
"I'm sorry... We're the only ones who made it here."
"Chief Warden Magellan should still be on his way."
Hannyabal's body trembled as he answered.
His fear of Roy had already sunk deep into his bones.
He knew even better that he had only reached the position of Deputy Chief Warden through seniority.
He had the title, but not the fighting strength to match it.
In terms of strength, he fell far short of Shiryu.
With Hannyabal's personal confirmation, the last hope in Domino and the other jailers' anxious hearts finally died.
How were they supposed to fight a monster like this?
Even with more than a dozen Jailer Beasts, there would not be enough of them to withstand his slashes.
"Ahem. So, are you two here to stop me?"
Roy's sudden voice rang out like death itself.
He looked at the terrified jailers and the wildly excited criminals, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.
Now this was adventure. This was exciting enough.
With Ryomen Sukuna's abilities, he finally had what it took to gain a foothold on these seas.
To that end, he would improve the template at any cost.
Even if he had to stain his hands with blood along the way, he would not hesitate.
As his words fell, the atmosphere abruptly turned icy.
Everyone felt the killing intent seeping from Roy's words, especially the jailers, who felt it most keenly.
They felt as though saying even one more word would get them cut down on the spot.
Yet at this moment of life and death, Hannyabal raised his trident and stepped to the very front, even though his legs were weak.
"Y-you're called Roy, right? What you've done today has brought disaster upon Impel Down!"
"As Deputy Chief Warden, I, Hannyabal, will never let you leave!"
"If you want to leave, you'll have to step over my corpse first!"
Hannyabal all but roared the final sentence, showing just how firm his resolve was.
His legs were simply still a little weak.
"Deputy Chief Warden Hannyabal... He's so brave. It's so moving. He's clearly scared to death, yet he still stands at the very front!"
"Yeah, I used to look down on Deputy Chief Warden Hannyabal, but seeing him stand in front of us today really makes me want to cry!"
All the jailers, including Sadi and Domino, were filled with complicated feelings.
Who in Impel Down did not know that Hannyabal had always coveted the Chief Warden's position?
But he was cowardly and weak.
Magellan never took it seriously either, and even found it rather amusing.
It had practically become a joke throughout Impel Down.
Yet now that true disaster had struck Impel Down, Hannyabal stood before everyone without backing down, despite his fear.
How could they not be shaken?
Even Roy gazed intently at Hannyabal for two seconds.
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