One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 99 It's your good fortune that you weren't born in the same era as me!

Southeast of Marineford.

The enormous gate stands on the sea, as if it were a creation of the gods.

That is the 'Gate of Justice' that connects the three major centers of the World Government.

Behind that Gate of Justice lies an island in the Calm Belt.

Or rather, the word 'island' is not quite accurate—what appears on the sea surface at this moment is the 'top' of a huge tower.

Above the massive steel door is a distinctive symbol.

The yellow trident on a black background has wings on both sides, and a crown is painted on the upper side.

That is a place that all criminals in the world fear and dread.

Impel Down, 'Impedition'.

Built on the seabed of the doldrums, surrounded and protected by a large fleet, and guarded by countless jailers and powerful figures, it is the world's largest prison.

Meanwhile, inside the fourth level of Impel Down, 'Scorching Hell'.

[Analyzed Devil Fruits: Ox-Ox Fruit - Cow Mode LV1, Bear-Bear Fruit - Koala Mode LV1, Ox-Ox Fruit - Rhinoceros Mode LV1, Horse-Horse Fruit - Zebra Mode LV1]

The continuous stream of information from the Fruit Encyclopedia almost made Roy burst out laughing.

At that moment, he and Lieutenant General Bilos were outside an office.

Before them stood several enormous, beast-like monsters—the fruits that Roy had analyzed originated from them.

Of course, Roy knew that they were Impel Down's 'Jailer Beasts'.

He is essentially a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, but he turned into this form because the fruit awakened and went out of control.

In front of the jailer beast, there were three other people standing.

“Vice Admiral Bilos, Vice Admiral Roy, welcome to my Impel Down. Oh, no, not ‘mine’.”

The leader was a strange man who was shirtless, dressed like a pharaoh, and holding a trident—he hurriedly covered his mouth halfway through his sentence, looking quite ridiculous.

"Oh~ Didn't you bring any new prisoners? Sadie, I'm so lonely."

The woman who called herself Sadie was blonde, wore pink leather pants, and spoke in a very distinctive tone.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen—Director Magellan is currently dealing with personal matters and will be here shortly."

"Please put this on before you do that."

The last one was a woman in military uniform with red glasses—she seemed to be the only normal person present, and she was handing two gas masks to Roy and Lieutenant General Bilos.

Lieutenant General Bilos was clearly used to this. He took the gas mask and gestured for Roy to put it on, while briefly introducing the three of them to him.

Roy listened half-heartedly.

He certainly knew these three men—Hannibal, the deputy warden of Impel Down; Sadie, the chief jailer; and Domino, the deputy warden.

And it is quite obvious that compared to them.

What Roy cared about more was the person he and Lieutenant General Bilos were waiting for at that moment.

"Click!"

Soon, the office door was opened.

"call"

A refreshing cry rang out, and a huge figure emerged.

He was dressed in a jet-black Impel Down uniform, wore gloves, had a pair of horns on his head, and sported the distinctive bat wings of Impel Down, making him look exactly like a legendary demon.

A dark purple poisonous mist appeared along with him, and the people next to him quickly covered their mouths.

"I apologize for keeping you both waiting."

He said in a low voice, "My stomach was a little upset just now."

The user of the fruit has been identified as 'Magellan'.

[The Devil Fruit has been confirmed as the 'Paramecia-type Venom-Venom Fruit', and is currently being analyzed and stored in the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'.]

[Fruit Ability - Can release devastating toxins from the entire body]

[Effects at Each Level]

[LV3: Gain all fruit effects; respiration, bodily fluids, and all body parts become highly toxic; can manipulate venom to change shape; food may become toxic due to respiration, causing chronic diarrhea; but becomes immune to almost all toxins except its own.]

[LV4: Fruit deep development allows the creation of a more infectious and potent crimson venom. This venom can be used to create 'Poison Giants'. Requires 30 billion Berries to permanently unlock.]

[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Domain of Death Poison, can assimilate the surrounding environment into a poison domain, making everything around it poisonous. It can produce a very small amount of pitch-black 'Death Poison'. This poison does not act through 'neurotoxic' or 'cytotoxic' toxins, but directly affects the life force of the poisoned person. There is no antidote. It requires 110 billion Berries to permanently unlock.]

[Analysis progress: 0%]

The voice from the Fruit Encyclopedia in his ear made Roy even more satisfied.

Yes—the person standing before him was none other than Magellan, the warden of Impel Down.

He is a poisonous person who has consumed the poisonous fruit.

Roy naturally knew that, in terms of its destructive power against living beings, this fruit was definitely one of the top fruits in the entire pirate world.

Especially given Impel Down's unique terrain and environment, this fruit is practically invincible.

In the original story, Magellan almost wiped out the future Yonko 'Blackbeard Pirates' all by himself.

Of course, if one leaves Impel Down, the effect and deterrent power of this fruit will be greatly reduced, but it is still a top-tier Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

"This must be Lieutenant General 'Black Xie' Roy?"

However, just as Roy was pondering this, Magellan looked at him.

"it's me."

So Roy quickly composed himself and nodded.

After confirming Roy's identity, Magellan got straight to the point: "I have received the news that I will personally guide you this time—please come with me, I will take you to inspect Impel Down."

Lieutenant General Bilos's so-called handover work was certainly not a complicated task.

As the manager of the detention force, Roy would need to frequently enter and leave Impel Down in the future, so he brought Roy here for his first inspection and also to get acquainted with the managers of Impel Down.

"Then I'll have to trouble Director Magellan."

Of course, Roy had no intention of offending the other party.

At this moment, Lieutenant General Biros looked at Magellan with some confusion: "Where's Shiliu? Is he in solitary confinement again?"

".Um."

Magellan covered his face, looking somewhat troubled.

Shiryu of the Rain – Warden of Impel Down.

He was bloodthirsty and was frequently put in solitary confinement for torturing and killing prisoners in jail.

This time was no different—a few days earlier, Shiryu had used the excuse of 'investigating the unusually rapid consumption of food in the warehouse' to directly kill more than 30 prisoners, and was therefore put into solitary confinement again.

As they spoke, the three of them quickly stepped onto Impel Down's only elevator.

"From which floor do you plan to begin your patrol?"

Magellan asked in a deep voice.

"Of course, it's the sixth floor."

Without any hesitation, Roy said, "Since it's an inspection, we should start with the most dangerous criminals!"

Upon hearing this, Magellan naturally did not refuse.

As the elevator descended, the surrounding environment became increasingly quiet.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound indicating arrival at the destination, the elevator doors opened.

What appeared before Roy was a deep, dark prison.

"This is Level Six of Impel Down—'Infinite Hell.' The world's most heinous criminals are imprisoned here."

Magellan explained in a deep voice as he walked.

But it is precisely at this moment
"Oh? Someone's coming... Hey, look, it's the navy!"

"Hahaha! Magellan, are you leading the way? You're acting like a lapdog!"

"A vice admiral? Such a young brat? The navy is really going to fall apart. I never heard of such a ridiculous thing when I was at sea!"

"Upon closer inspection, isn't that old geezer Bilos next to me? Hey, old man, is this kid your son?"

From inside the sixth-floor cell, the snickers of countless prisoners echoed.

"."

Upon hearing the prisoners' provocation, Magellan's expression instantly darkened.

A faint purple venom emanated from his body, preparing to teach the most aggressive of the group a lesson.

"Director Magellan."

But at that moment, Roy gently raised his hand to stop him: "Can I do it myself?"

Upon hearing this, Magellan was also taken aback.

Then he nodded: "Okay, but don't kill them."

He was a man of principle—only he, as the warden, was qualified to conduct trials of the prisoners in Impel Down.

"of course."

Roy nodded.

Then, he took a small step.

"Boom!"

Within this pitch-black, endless hell, his footsteps sounded extremely muffled.

"."

So all the prisoners in the jail stopped shouting and looked at Roy.

"You're right, I'm still very young."

At that moment, Roy's voice was very soft: "But that's exactly what you should be thankful for."

"Because that means—you weren't born in the same era as me."

Upon hearing this, the entire sixth floor fell silent instantly.

But a moment later.
"Hahaha! What are you, a mere brat, talking to yourself about?"

"Who do you think you are? Garp or Zephyr?"

"Do you know how much my bounty is? Dare to let me out, and I can finish off an arrogant young man like you with a single blow!"

"State your name, you arrogant brat!"

They shouted even louder.

But it is precisely at this moment
"Buzz!"

Roy raised his hand and then gently shook it.

"boom!"

Dark, flowing cherry blossoms and golden waves burst forth from his body, instantly enveloping the surroundings.

next moment.
“Uh.”

"puff!"

Screams erupted instantly—the criminals who had sworn the foulest curses in the many cells coughed up blood in a flash.

Their bodies were instantly blasted away by the shockwave, crashing heavily against the wall before falling to the ground without a sound, clearly having completely lost consciousness.

In an instant, the infinite hell returned to silence once more.

"What kind of technique is that? Is this guy a Devil Fruit user?"

"Such a powerful and domineering aura!"

"No! It's not just a simple domineering aura, it seems to be Ryuo?"

"To have mastered this level of Ryuo at such a young age? This guy..."

After a long while, the prisoners' incredulous voices gradually came through.

Just as mentioned before, the prisoners of Level 6 of Impel Down are not to be trifled with; in the past, they were almost all renowned warlords on the high seas.

They certainly have good judgment.

Therefore, they could feel Roy's intense flowing cherry blossoms and the oppressive aura unique to the strong from that attack.

Moreover, although these prisoners were all bound by sea stone handcuffs and unable to move, their physique and vitality were not weakened.

But with that casual grip from Roy, which was clearly not at full strength, so many people fell down in an instant.

"This guy"

One of the prisoners spoke in a low voice, and finally, there was no longer any contempt in his words.

They were certain that the other party was not some ignorant and foolish young man.

That was indeed a strong person.

At this moment, Roy had slowly walked to the center of the entire sixth floor and scanned his surroundings.

Especially when looking at the few 'single cells' among the many cages.

Those were some of the most dangerous prisoners in this cell, legendary figures who had once dominated the seas.

But
“I am ‘Black Xie’, Roy Amos—Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and the future commander of the detention forces.”

"I came here today specifically to say hello."

He calmly stated his identity, and the expressions of the prisoners present changed in unison.

They certainly understood what the word 'Black Xie' meant—this ridiculously young guy was not only a vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters, but also a 'candidate for admiral'!
"The fact that you are imprisoned here proves that you are the 'losers' of the previous era."

Ignoring the prisoners' terrified or fierce gazes, he spoke softly.

"Since you're a loser, shut up."

The words fell.

Within the infinite hell, tranquility finally returned.

At this moment, even Magellan behind Roy was slightly taken aback, and then a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

That makes sense—what legends, what heinous pirates, if they're imprisoned here, then they're nothing but 'losers'.

"This boy."

At this moment, Lieutenant General Bilos looked at Roy in astonishment: "After the martial arts demonstration, you have indeed grown."

Such arrogant and domineering words were not something the old Roy would have said.

"Young man."

The old lieutenant general sighed, feeling somewhat nostalgic for his past self.

But just as Lieutenant General Biros and Magellan were each feeling a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both feelings and reflections),...

They, of course, would never know.
The user of the fruit has been identified as 'Douglas Barrett', and the fruit is a Paramecia-type 'Fuse-Fuse Fruit'.

The user of the Devil Fruit has been identified as 'Bondy Wald', and the fruit is a Paramecia-type 'Multiply Fruit'.

At this moment, Roy stood in the center of the Infinite Hell.

Hearing the sounds constantly around him, he suppressed his shame, experiencing both pain and pleasure.

(End of this chapter)