Wow~
At this moment, on the warship commanded by Vice Admiral Romas, Luo Chen stood side by side with him at the bow, gazing at the distant sea. Having sailed for two or three days, they could now see the Gate of Justice towering into the clouds simply by looking up. Luo Chen was filled with emotion and said to Romas beside him.
"We're almost there, Lieutenant Vice Admiral Romas..."
"Yes, after passing through the Gate of Justice in front of us and sailing Luo Chen another half a day, we can reach the Impel Down," Romas replied, standing beside him.
"Really? Still half a day's Luo Chen? Heh, time really flies! Three days have already passed in the blink of an eye. From Sabaody Archipelago to the Gate of Justice, to be honest, I've had a pretty good time. Having you, a strong person, to exchange cultivation insights with every day has made me feel my strength soaring like a rocket. Thank you so much!!"
Luo Chen expressed his sincere gratitude to him. He had originally thought that the Luo Chen to the Impel Down would be very boring, but he was delighted to see that Romas was also practicing swordsmanship. He then exchanged ideas with him. Romas did not hold back, and the two showed each other their insights. Although his overall strength had not made a big leap, he had made rapid progress in swordsmanship and felt that he had taken another big step forward in the Iron-Cutting Realm.
"Hehehe, this is all thanks to your own hard work. Moreover, I've also felt my swordsmanship improve somewhat through my exchanges with you, Mr. Luo Chen. If you were on our Navy's side, how wonderful that would be! Then I could exchange insights with you every day. However..."
Romas's overall feelings towards Luo Chen were quite complex. On one hand, he was happy to have such a like-minded person to exchange sword techniques with.
On the other hand, this person's talent was simply too high. It had only been a few days, yet every time he interacted with him, he felt a subtle pressure—a surge in swordsmanship that made him worry for the Navy. Was it a blessing or a curse to consider such a person as an opponent?
"This is Marine Branch G~ We request that the Gate of Justice be opened!!"
In the ship's control room, the soldiers and the guardians of the Gate of Justice exchanged the code. After confirming that it was correct, a loud rumble resounded, and the Gate of Justice opened a gap just wide enough for one ship to pass through. The whirlpool in front of them was smoothed out, and the warship smoothly sailed through it, automatically heading towards the Impel Down.
Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and it was already noon. Luo Chen stood on Romas's warship and could already see the silhouette of the Impel Down in the distance. In his eyes, it looked from the size of an ant to a soybean to a fist. Soon, the warship arrived at the port of the Impel Down. He and Romas and the others disembarked and walked to the prison personnel who came to greet them.
"Welcome to my Impel Down... Impel Down. I am Hannyabal, the deputy warden. My dream is to become the warden. Magellan, that idiot, only needs to stay in the toilet and take diarrhea. It would be best if he died from diarrhea so I could smoothly become the warden."
As Luo Chen and his group approached them, before he could even speak, Hannyabal, the deputy director with a face resembling Prajna, wearing an Egyptian pharaoh-style headdress, and a belly bulging like a demon, began to introduce himself as if he were a child, revealing his ambitions without any attempt to conceal them.
"Uh... Deputy Director Hannyabal, please be mindful of your position. This is not something you should be saying, and please consider the occasion before you speak..."
His assistant Domino, couldn't stand it any longer and gave him a disdainful look, reminding him.
"Uh, oh dear, I accidentally let slip my true feelings. First of all, welcome to all our distinguished guests. As prison reception staff, we will certainly give you the best hospitality, ensuring you enter comfortably and leave comfortably!"
Hannyabal, alerted by his subordinate Domino's reminder, immediately snapped out of his reverie and extended his hand to them with great enthusiasm.
"Uh... hello, I'm Luo Chen."
"I am Commander G~ and Vice Admiral Romas. Nice to meet you..."
The two men shook hands with him briefly, introduced themselves, and then followed him inside.
On the way, Luo Chen quietly approached Romas, glanced at Hannyabal, and then whispered in his ear.
" Vice Admiral Romas, are all the people here like this?"
Although he didn't explicitly say so, Romas knew what Luo Chen meant. It was probably something like, "Have the people here gone crazy from being here for so long? They're all acting so silly."
"Uh... strictly speaking, our navy and this place aren't in a hierarchical relationship, and this place is usually closed off; even I don't know much about it!"
Although he felt embarrassed, Romas still spoke up to explain for his side of the navy.
"Well then, please follow me. Right now, Warden Magellan is in his office on the fourth floor. Domino and I will guide you here for now. Before you go there, please go to the changing room for a check. Since you are guests, you will be separated from the prisoners, so please don't worry."
Hannyabal and his men suddenly stopped walking and pointed to the changing room ahead, saying...
"Yes, Mr. Luo Chen, please forgive us for Seastone Handcuffs later, as we would be held very responsible if anything went wrong due to carelessness."
Domino then turned around and explained some of the prison rules to them.
"Okay, I'm perfectly fine. The locker room is over there, I'll head over there now..."
As Luo Chen spoke, he strode over, with Hannyabal following closely behind. After a brief routine check, the group led Luo Chen, who was still in shackles, and Romas's group into the elevator and headed to the fourth floor, where Magellan's cell was located.
Tap... Tap... Tap...
"That's a welcome gift for new prisoners. Every prisoner sent here will first undergo disinfection in the 100-degree Celsius boiling water of Impel Down, from which they will be divided into different classes."
Just like the former Shichibukai Crocodile and Portgas D. Ace who were sent here some time ago, they didn't even blink when they were being baptized. They are rare examples of high-quality prisoners here.
Please come in, both of you. Director Magellan is waiting for you on the fourth floor...
As the group walked, they looked around curiously. Upon seeing this, Vice Warden Domino offered to explain to them.
When the introductions were almost finished, the group had reached the elevator. She pointed there and invited them to join her.
"Hmm..." Luo Chen didn't say much about it, nodded slightly, and stepped inside.
With a click-clack sound, the elevator quickly started moving and soon arrived at the fourth floor of the prison, stopping shortly after the two people introduced it.
"Please come in, everyone. Director Magellan should be inside..."
Click...
Domino said, pushing open the door to the director's office and walking in first.
"The temperature here is very high, which may make you feel uncomfortable, but please bear with us, because outside the walls lies a scorching inferno, a place set up to punish prisoners..."
Seeing that Romas and Luo Chen were wiping the sweat from their foreheads with handkerchiefs, Domino knew that it was because of the hot temperature here, so she explained.
"Yes, we understand. By the way, hasn't your director Magellan arrived yet?"
Luo Chen nodded to her in understanding, then asked why Magellan was not present.
"Well, if the chief isn't here right now, he's probably in the bathroom. And to add a side note, the chief is Devil Fruit User; because he ingests a lot of deadly venom every day, he's often unwell and locks himself in the bathroom."
He goes to the toilet for about ten hours a day, plus eight hours of rest, and after deducting meals and other breaks for about four hours of work, this is likely his toilet break time.
Domino then explained matters related to their director to the two men.
"Really? Then how was he able to be promoted to the position of director?"
"Hehe, Director Magellan really comes through in crucial moments, so..."
Splash...
Before Domino could finish speaking, the sound of flushing water suddenly came from behind the closed door, followed by a click, and Magellan pushed the door open and came out.
"Ah... so comfortable, so comfortable. Another arduous battle today!"
If it weren't for the fact that he was clutching his stomach with a gleeful expression and hearing his words, one would have really thought he had just fought a powerful battle with some formidable enemy.
Magellan appeared before everyone with a slightly oblivious and joyful expression, and paused for a moment upon seeing them.