Chapter 10: World Destroyer, Die!
"That Saint Roy is quite interesting."
Back outside the gates of the sixth level of Impel Down, Akainu suddenly spoke to himself.
"Ah?"
Stussy was taken aback.
Then, as if remembering something, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she nodded: "Indeed, he is completely different from ordinary Celestial Dragons."
"This is what I imagined Celestial Dragons should be like! Powerful! Noble! Ruthless! Showing absolutely no mercy!"
Shiryu of the Rain stared intently at the door with a fanatical gaze, as if he could see through it the thrilling scene of Roy slaying pirates.
If the power of the 'Chaos Dragon Leviathan' had instilled fear in Shiryu of the Rain, Roy's subsequent unbridled actions in the underwater prison had only inspired his admiration.
This brutal, unbridled act of slaughtering others was exactly what he craved and was willing to sacrifice his life for!
"Truly!"
Akainu nodded, a slight smile appearing on his serious face. Perhaps because he didn't smile often, it looked a bit stiff.
In his opinion, this Saint Roy despised pirates. He didn't seem to reject Akainu's own 'Absolute Justice' and had repeatedly expressed confidence in him along the way.
Has my spring finally arrived?
Because he was so brutal towards pirates, even sacrificing civilians and his own men to achieve his goals, Akainu had always been vaguely ostracized by most of the Navy's high command. He rarely felt the joy of being understood.
'Those two guys' smiles are disgusting...'
Unable to tolerate the expressions on Akainu and Shiryu of the Rain's faces, Stussy subtly distanced herself from them.
As expected, handsome men like Saint Roy are more likable!
"Huh?"
Stussy suddenly paused and subconsciously asked, "Wasn't the Pirate King Roger also imprisoned on the sixth level of Impel Down? Why didn't I see him just now?"
"He's at the very back."
Magellan immediately replied, then froze on the spot, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
The Pirate King!
The Pirate King whom the World Government wanted to publicly execute in front of the entire world!
That Celestial Dragon wouldn't kill the Pirate King too, would he?!
"No, I have to stop him!"
"Zheng—"
Magellan never expected that the moment he took a step, a sharp, famous sword would be placed against his neck.
Famous Sword: Raiu (Thunderstorm).
"Shiryu of the Rain!"
Magellan gritted his teeth and stared at the Deputy Warden who had just been promoted alongside him: "Do you know what you're doing?"
"Of course I know!"
Shiryu of the Rain, puffing on his cigar again, said with a contented expression, "Don't move, Magellan! I will pledge my allegiance to Saint Roy!"
The Sixth Level of Impel Down.
Thanks to Sea Stone and Magellan's venom, most of the prisoners here, even those who were not weak, were powerless to resist at this point.
Roy only needed to strike one sword after another to easily reap the lives of these powerful warriors who had traversed the seas.
He killed a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with a bounty of 200 million Berries. Based on his legendary exploits as the "Bomber Man," he obtained a Noble Phantasm called [Explosion], which allowed him to transform other Noble Phantasms into powerful bombs and throw them out.
He killed a swordsman with a bounty of 200 million Berries who had once destroyed a kingdom. Based on his legendary deeds of the 'Blood Sword,' he obtained a Noble Phantasm that could increase its strength level by drinking blood—the [Blood-Drinking Sword].
He killed a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with a bounty of 150 million Berries. Based on his legendary feat of "cutting steel," he obtained a sharp Noble Phantasm that could easily cut through the twenty-one Great Swords—the [Steel-Cutting Sword].
It seemed that none of the Blackbeard Pirates' officers from the original manga were currently imprisoned here.
Roy felt quite unlucky. He had killed dozens of people, whose bounties ranged from 70 million Berries up to several hundred million Berries.
The result was that most of the Noble Phantasms obtained were weapon-type Noble Phantasms, unlike the powerful light cannons in the Type-Moon world, and they didn't even have any special effects!
The only somewhat useful item was the [Enhancement Necklace], a Noble Phantasm dropped by the user of a Paramecia-type Enhancement Fruit. This item could double the user's various attributes.
"What kind of nonsense is this?! Do I have to collect hundreds of thousands of weapon-type Noble Phantasms and become the Gilgamesh of the One Piece world?"
Roy, looking utterly exasperated, posted these Noble Phantasms—which weren't entirely useless, but were certainly not very useful—into the chat group, his mentality completely shattered.
Uchiha Miyuki: "Ah... it seems that the final quality of a 'Noble Phantasm' really does have something to do with luck."
Yamamoto Genryūsai: "Indeed. The people you just killed, even if their strength wasn't as good as that Bone Dragon Vice Admiral, wouldn't be much worse, yet the rewards they received were worlds apart."
Tohsaka Sakura: "It's okay, Roy-nii. The 'Chaos Dragon Leviathan' you got before was already very strong. Don't be too sad."
Esdeath: "Indeed, but I think there are still a few survivors on the sixth level of this underwater prison. Roy, why did you stop?"
Uchiha Miyuki: "Judging from the live stream footage, there should still be three survivors, right? They're all people I know!"
Yamamoto Genryūsai: "That's right! The 'World Destroyer' Bundy World, who was frozen in ice; 'Lone Red' Baron Redfield, who defeated Marine Fleet Admiral Kong; and the Pirate King Gol D. Roger."
Yamamoto Genryūsai: "These three have extremely high fame and legendary lives in the world of One Piece. If there's anyone in Impel Down during this period who could give you a powerful Noble Phantasm, these three are the most likely candidates!"
Nerona Saint Roy: "Indeed."
Uchiha Miyuki: "Wait a minute! Where's Golden Lion Shiki? Shouldn't he be here too?"
Nerona Saint Roy: "The news of Roger's execution hasn't been announced yet, so Shiki hasn't caused any trouble at Marine Headquarters."
Uchiha Miyuki: "Oh, I see!"
Uchiha Miyuki: "@Nerona Saint Roy, remember to give us a live stream then! You definitely won't let Golden Lion get away with this, right?"
Nerona Saint Roy: "Yeah, don't worry, I won't forget."
Esdeath: "Golden Lion, yet another legendary pirate? I really look forward to seeing what kind of abilities he possesses."
Esdeath: "But I'm more interested in whether Roy can obtain other powerful Noble Phantasms. I just saw it; after releasing the 'Chaos Dragon Leviathan,' your stamina seemed to be a bit lacking. That won't satisfy me."
Nerona Saint Roy: "Ah, this..."
Roy blushed, something he rarely did. Men are most afraid of women saying they're not up to the task; it was the ultimate insult!
On the contrary, the other girls in the group didn't think there was anything shameful about it. Rather, they believed Roy's physical strength was already quite outstanding, given that he was able to unleash such a terrifying monster in the world of One Piece.
In the Underwater Prison, Roy turned his gaze to his three remaining targets.
1. Bundy World: The Destroyer of the World, frozen in ice since his capture, is a user of the Momo Momo no Mi (Multiply-Multiply Fruit). He had developed this fruit quite well, as it could amplify the force, speed, volume, and weight of himself or objects he came into contact with by a hundredfold. This could be considered a god-level fruit, but unfortunately, the fruit's owner was ultimately too useless. And he was the easiest of the three to kill, being completely unconscious and utterly powerless to fight back.
2. Baron Redfield: The Lone Red. Fleet Admiral Sengoku believed that he was a powerful being who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Roger and Whitebeard on his own. However, Redfield himself believed he was not as good as the two of them. In short, he was a powerful, top-tier player. Even in his weakened state due to old age, he should not be weaker than a Navy Admiral. Most importantly, he was not a Devil Fruit user, so even though he was currently in a weakened state, he was not easy to kill. Unless Roy directly unleashed the 'Chaos Dragon Leviathan' and destroyed the entire underwater prison. At this moment, Redfield was lying in his cell with his eyes closed, seemingly completely oblivious to the bloody massacre taking place outside.
3. Gol D. Roger: The Pirate King. Top-tier strength and top-tier fame in the One Piece world—that was Roy's main objective for this trip. At this moment, the Pirate King was staring at Roy with a curious expression, seemingly lost in thought.
Roy ignored Roger; his first priority was to eliminate the easiest target.
"Whoosh—"
Just like the glittering Gate of Babylon, the newly acquired Noble Phantasm, the [Blood-Drinking Sword], shot out from Roy's back, piercing straight through Bundy World's heart in the ice.
World Destroyer, Die!