When Vic returned to the first floor, Rebecca and the others hadn't returned yet; with so many people, it naturally took longer.
Hannyabal then fawned over Vic. Magellan had sent him to inspect the lower levels, and Hannibal only saw him when Shiryu took Vic to the sixth level. He came immediately after the inspection. In Hannibal's eyes, Vic was a potential connection for him. This Egyptian Pharaoh was quite interesting, and Vic didn't mind chatting with him.
After Vic and Hannyabal chatted for a while, Domino returned with Rebecca and the others. Magellan also received the news and came out of the toilet, muttering something strange about why he hadn't been able to poop. He then apologized to Vic.
Ignoring Domino's flirtatious glances, Vic said goodbye to Magellan and returned directly to the warship. Domino watched Vic's departing figure with a resentful expression, wondering if she should apply to leave Impel Down and join the Navy. Wouldn't that give her more opportunities to interact with Vic? Impel Down was too isolating for her.
Vic was unaware of Domino's inner thoughts, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. He was already having a headache; the more women he had, the more trouble he'd cause. He couldn't afford to be nice to anyone anymore, and he needed to nip any signs of this in the bud.
Vic had achieved his goal in Impel Down. After waving goodbye to the people of Impel Down, he returned to the foredeck of the warship. Ahead on the open sea stood the towering Gate of Justice, which was now slightly ajar, but this small opening was enough for the warship to pass through.
" Vic! I noticed Domino's gaze towards you was a bit off. Did you do something to someone when you came to Impel Down last time?"
Rebecca approached Vic with a hostile expression and said, " Domino's gaze made me uneasy. There must be something going on between them. This is only Vic's second time meeting someone else; how could they have such intense feelings for each other?"
Vic swore he really didn't do anything to Domino this time; he was too busy hiding to do anything.
"What can I do to her? You were there the whole time last time, weren't you? I was just communicating normally with her. How would I know what's wrong with her this time? From now on, if you send pirates to Impel Down, you'll be in charge of handing them over to her!"
Vic said with a hint of helplessness, " Rebecca has started being petty again after just a few days. Wasn't she very nice to Gion before?"
"That's good! With Gion- neechan around, you can't fool around outside anymore. I'll keep an eye on you when Gion- neechan isn't around!"
Rebecca said with an air of composure, too lazy to expose Vic's true intentions. She simply agreed and ignored him, sitting down cross-legged and closing her eyes.
Although Vic closed his eyes, he did not cultivate; instead, he sank his consciousness into the Dimensional Space.
In front of the Poneglyph in the Dimensional Space are three small wooden boxes, each containing a strange fruit with spiral patterns—yes, Devil Fruit.
One is the Paramecia Round Table Fruit, which gives rules to a small Desktop World; another is the Zoan Ape-Ape Fruit; and the last one is the Paramecia -More-More Fruit that Vic just obtained!
The cell opposite Bullet's was where Bondi World was imprisoned, but he was frozen in ice and had no ability to resist.
While Shiryu setting up Bullet, Vic took World into his Dimensional Space. Vic doesn't need to physically touch things to put them away; he can simply cover them with his mind.
Then, Vic silently dealt with the frozen World using his newly developed lightning ability, without experiencing any pain or even damaging the ice that encased World.
When the More-More Fruit reattached itself to the fruit in the Dimensional Space, Vic put the large ice block back in its original place. The whole process took less than half a minute. Shiryu was still chaining Bullet and didn't notice anything. The Surveillance Den Den Mushi couldn't detect anything unusual either. Vic obtained the More-More Fruit without anyone noticing.
Vic's purpose in coming to Impel Down was to obtain this Devil Fruit; he had been planning this ever since he met Bullet.
He initially planned to capture Bullet alive, but something unexpected happened. Gion was almost killed by Bullet. At that time, Vic really had the intention to kill Bullet and avenge Gion. There were always opportunities to go to Impel Down, but Gion only had one life, which was incomparable.
When Vic learned that Gion was still alive, he gave up on killing Bullet. Otherwise, given the circumstances, even Garp wouldn't have been able to stop Vic from making the fatal move!
At that time, Vic had already deduced that the old man would have him escort Bullet to Impel Down. If something unexpected happened and Garp was going to escort him himself, Vic would also volunteer, and he would have a reason to make Garp willingly let him go.
Magellan was also tricked by Vic. His stomachache was caused by Vic using the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, with the aim of preventing Magellan from personally taking Bullet to Level 6. If Magellan hadn't had diarrhea, he wouldn't have let Vic go to Level 6. Level 6 of Impel Down is still a relative secret.
However, if Magellan can't go, he will definitely send Vic, the one who defeated Bullet, with Shiryu. Because Shiryu's strength is not enough to stop Bullet from causing trouble. If something goes wrong, Impel Down will definitely cause huge chaos, comparable to Blackbeard releasing all the prisoners.
Vic's plan worked perfectly. He successfully reached Level 6 of Impel Down and stopped opposite Bondi World's cell, where there happened to be an empty cell.
Vic hadn't spoken to Shiryu in order to put pressure on him—pressure from a powerful figure—so that when Vic made a decision, Shiryu, the taciturn one, would go along with Vic's decision.
In the end, Shiryu a man of few words, did not refute Vic's opinion and chose the empty cell. Vic had grasped Shiryu's personality, and Shiryu was outmaneuvered by Vic.
If there are people in the cell opposite Bondi World, it won't be a big problem. After settling Bullet, Vic will still stop here and ask the people in that cell about their deeds. In order not to arouse suspicion, he will not only ask people in this cell. Considering Shiryu's taciturn nature, he cannot be too far away from the cell when he starts asking questions.
Vic planned and schemed against so many people just to fulfill his promise to Wendy. He had been preventing Wendy from eating Devil Fruit, and he hadn't given her the Devil Fruit from the Dimensional Space, all while waiting for this Devil Fruit.
The More-More Fruit was just lying dormant in Impel Down, which Vic thought was a great waste. Moreover, its future owner might escape and continue to wreak havoc on the sea. Therefore, Vic had long had his eye on this fruit and had been trying to figure out how to get his Devil Fruit.