Chapter 34 Moria and Shiryu's Changes!
Impel Down Prison, Lower Levels, Scorching Hell.
The environment here was still as scorching and dry as a subterranean abyss, with a nauseating stench of blood permeating the air.
Zebra-striped Prison Uniform-clad prisoners, under the fierce Jailer's shouts and whips, endured the burning pain in their feet as they carried bundles of Firewood towards the boiling Blood Pool, then queued to throw them into the Sea of Fire beneath the large pot.
At this time, Gekko Moria, who had just become a lowly Jailer, was holding a two-meter-long Large Scissors, going in and out of the Prison Cell.
Just like now, having just walked out of a Cell, he opened the next Cell Door. Under the prisoner's terrified Gaze, he pinched the other's upper body with his left hand like catching a chicken, snipped off the Shadow beneath him with a *snap*, then casually threw it onto the wall to the side. Immediately after, he tossed the struggling Shadow in his hand into the Shadow Box he carried, as if it were trash.
This Shadow Box was actually shaped and created using his Shadow, which was the 'Shadow Magician'. Because to preserve a Shadow, apart from a physical body, only a box made of Shadow could do it.
Compared to the former, the latter could store an almost infinite number of Shadows. After all, a Shadow was not really substantial; it could be stuffed into the Shadow Box with a little kneading.
He had prepared four of these Shadow Boxes, specifically to store the prisoner Shadows from 'Scorching Hell', 'Starvation Hell', 'Beast Hell', and 'Crimson Lotus Hell'.
Warden Columbus stipulated that he could only operate between these four levels.
Because the prisoners held in the 'Freezing Hell' on Lower Levels were all great Pirates with bounties over a hundred million, and the prisoners in 'Infinite Hell' on Lower Levels were even more extraordinary. Each one was a monster-level Pirate who had been erased from History for being too vicious.
Moria didn't care either. The prisoners on these four levels were enough for him to cut Shadows for several years. It was also good to have two fewer levels to deal with; at least on the surface, he appeared very obedient.
Moreover, he found that the Environment in Impel Down Prison was very suitable for his Life. This place, where the sun never shone, was very comfortable for Oni Race, except it was difficult to perform the 'Light Burial' program again.
Just as Moria walked out of the Cell with a cold face, preparing to go to the next one, two colleagues in Jailer uniforms, holding Firearm, patrolled while chatting.
Although their voices were somewhat lowered, they were still quite audible in this Environment.
"Warden Chief Shiryu is actually being transferred out!"
"That's really great. With that killing star gone, we lowly Jailers won't have to worry anymore about dying at the hands of our own people one day."
"Who says otherwise? But the happiest ones should be those prisoners. In recent years, those who died at the hands of Warden Chief Shiryu, if not a thousand, must be hundreds, oh no, it's probably several hundred, right?"
Hearing this, Moria didn't care in the slightest, because he really didn't know any Shiryu. On the contrary, Deputy Warden Magellan left a deep impression on him. His appearance of exuding poisonous gas all over his body was quite frightening.
Warden Columbus's aura was even more unfathomable. In any case, he was not someone the current him could deal with!
However, there was a problem: how to get promoted in this place?
Merit? But where would merit come from?
Thinking of this, Moria stopped in his tracks, his whole body froze. He thought to himself, "Not good, looking at it this way, as long as the World Government is willing, I won't even think about getting promoted in my entire Life. So, I might have to stay here for twenty years?"
For some reason, his thoughts began to wander, inexplicably associating with the Future. If he was still a Jailer ten years or so later...
Then what would he be? The strongest Jailer in Impel Down Prison History?
In the Warden's Office in the distance, Shiryu of the Rain had already completed the departure procedures with the Warden and was walking out holding a Paper Bag containing various documents.
But as soon as he came out, he saw a black-clothed Figure nearly five meters tall standing there, dressed in a devilish style with long curved pointed horns on his head and Demon Bat Wings on his back.
"Yo, Deputy Warden Magellan, I didn't expect you to come to see me off. Looks like you don't hate me that much after all." Shiryu teased.
"No, I hate you very much."
Magellan didn't give any face to this departing former colleague, and said coldly, "I'm just here to personally watch you roll out of Impel Down Prison, to make sure I really won't see you again in the Future."
"Ara, how ruthless."
Shiryu wasn't angry either, grinning and chuckling. He took out a valuable Cigar from his Overcoat pocket, put it in his mouth, then lit it with a lighter, taking a deep drag of Smoke.
He glanced at the harsh Environment of 'Scorching Hell', and while exhaling Thick Smoke, he sighed, "Actually, I quite like this place. Now that I'm going to the Navy, I don't know if I can still feed 'Thunder Rain'."
After speaking, he brushed past Magellan and walked towards the Elevator leading to Surface Level.
The former watched the latter's Figure walking further and further away, shaking his head and sighing.
"The Navy really doesn't know what wind they caught, actually wanting this bastard. I hope someone over there can suppress him, otherwise, it will really become a river of blood."
But conversely speaking, for Impel Down Prison, it was indeed a great thing.
Shiryu, on his side, came with a heart of regret and nostalgia, and arrived at Surface Level via the Elevator.
This place was still as lively as ever. The newly captured prisoners were queuing, waiting for their undressing baptism.
Hmm, a full-body baptism of boiling water at a hundred degrees Celsius, absolutely stimulating.
Then they were made to change into brand-new Zebra-striped Prison Uniforms, and in 'Scorching Hell' on Lower Levels, they underwent a second disinfection with High Temperature scorching.
After finally becoming half-dead, they were then thrown into different 'Hells' according to their bounties.
The Jailers and other staff members who were supervising the prisoners, after seeing Shiryu's Figure, were stunned, and not a single one dared to come up to greet him or anything.
At most, they just used fearful or fortunate Eyesight to see him off.
Shiryu didn't care about this either.
In his Eyes, these were all weaklings.
And weaklings were simply not worthy of receiving his concern.
They were only suitable for killing time and letting 'Thunder Rain' drink blood.
After passing through the iron railings, he saw the Gates of Justice leading to the outside world.
This was a gate embedded in a high wall, made entirely of Solid Steel.
The following things were simple.
He smoothly boarded the Navy Warship that came to pick him up and slowly sailed away from this Great Undersea Prison where he had stayed for many years.
Strangely, even though he had just looked nostalgic a moment ago.
At this moment, Shiryu didn't even have the action of looking back once.
In his Eyes, instead, there was full of Expectation for the Future.
No matter what, coming out from inside was equivalent to Freedom!
If he didn't feel comfortable staying in the Navy, he could leave whenever he wanted, right?
Therefore, Shiryu's mood was quite joyful now.
Joyful to the point that looking at the Eyesight of the surrounding Marines, they were slightly red, and suddenly he felt a little itchy.
It was just that when the Warship sailed out of the first Gates of Justice, he noticed something was wrong.
Because this ship didn't follow the Triangle Current to the next Gates of Justice.
"Aren't we going to Marineford to Report?"
Shiryu asked the Major who was commanding in front, while also becoming vigilant in his heart.
"Originally, it was like this, but because you were transferred to Vice Admiral Red Dog to be his Deputy, and Vice Admiral Red Dog just received a Mission, so he notified us to take you directly there. After completing this Mission, we will return to Marineford together."
Because Shiryu was appointed as a Colonel Military Rank in Marine Headquarters, this Major naturally answered in honorifics.
"Vice Admiral Red Dog?"
Shiryu's Expression froze for a moment. Although he was on duty in Impel Down Prison, he wasn't really completely ignorant of the outside world.
The World Economic News was delivered on time every issue. Coupled with the harsh Environment inside, reading the Newspaper became the number one leisure activity.
Therefore, he still knew about the three newly promoted Admiral Candidates of the Navy.
"Sakazuki, the Logia Type Devil Fruit Ability user with Magma fruit?!"
"Yes."
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