"From now on, your job will be to count the pirates being brought in, baptize them, and then escort them to the lower prison levels," Magellan said.
"Domino, show these two around the prison and familiarize them with their duties. I have a stomachache… need to go to the bathroom first."
"Understood, sir!"
With that, a slender woman wearing a military cap and reddish-brown sunglasses, with golden curls covering her right eye, walked over from the boiler room and looked at Vivian and Fujitora. "Your dormitory has been assigned. Follow me."
"Alright."
Domino, the deputy head jailer of Impel Down, appeared to be around 25 years old. As she spoke, Vivian observed her closely, noting her outstanding demeanor and fair skin. He wondered why she always wore sunglasses and covered her right eye.
Could she be hiding some secret?
He thought to himself.
Soon, they arrived at their dormitory, a suite of about 60 square meters with a private bathroom, two single beds, two bedside tables, and a large wardrobe. Apart from these, there was nothing else.
Compared to the cells they passed by, the only differences were the lack of iron bars and the presence of some furniture.
Oh, and regular cells didn't have private bathrooms with showerheads…
Vivian took off his clothes and enjoyed a comfortable shower before changing into his prison uniform. He stepped outside, cigar in mouth, and asked a passing guard, "Excuse me, is there a place in Impel Down where I can buy cigars?"
"Cigars?"
The guard glanced at the cigarette in Vivian's mouth and thought for a moment. "At the end of each month, there's a wish list collection. You can write down what you want, and as long as it's not too excessive, it will be delivered to the prison by mid-next month."
"I see."
Vivian nodded.
For some reason, he felt like he was in prison too…
Ten minutes later.
"Mr. Vivian, I need to remind you that although your rank at headquarters is Petty Officer, here in Impel Down, you are only my direct subordinate," Domino said.
"Don't worry, I'm not the troublemaking type," Vivian replied, puffing on his cigarette.
"What about that old man? Hasn't he come out of the room yet?" Domino asked.
"You know he's blind. Bathing and changing clothes take him more time."
Vivian exhaled a smoke ring.
He wasn't going to help Fujitora bathe or change clothes. The old man had Observation Haki, after all.
"Alright, I'll show you around first. Soon, a batch of new prisoners will be brought in. You'll be responsible for baptizing them and then locking them in the appropriate levels."
Domino handed Vivian a large bunch of keys. "These are the keys to the prison levels one to five. The smaller ones are for the Seastone handcuffs."
Vivian knew that for safety, each pair of Seastone handcuffs had a unique key design.
"What about the key to the sixth level?" he asked.
"The key to the sixth level is kept by Warden Magellan himself," Domino replied.
"Oh."
She then explained the rules of Impel Down to Vivian. After about half an hour, she said she needed to go back to bathe and rest, and walked away.
Vivian watched her leave, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Should I place a fake eye on her cap?
…
Level One, Crimson Hell.
"Boss Buggy, are we really going to try to escape?"
A few burly men gathered around Buggy the Clown, occasionally glancing outside the cell and cautiously asking.
"We can't stay in here forever!"
Buggy clenched his fists, recalling the figure who had beaten him up and thrown him into this hellhole. His anger began to rise again.
"So, what's the plan?" someone asked.
"Listen up, there's a guy in Level 2 named Galdino. He's a Paramecia-type Wax-Wax Fruit user who can instantly create any key pattern. If we find him and get him to unlock my Seastone handcuffs, I can escape Impel Down easily," Buggy said proudly.
Being a Paramecia-type Chop-Chop Fruit user himself, Buggy could split his body into countless pieces. Escaping this small prison would be a piece of cake if he could use his powers.
But just as he finished explaining his plan, one of the prisoners scratched his head in confusion and asked, "But isn't that Galdino guy also cuffed with Seastone handcuffs?"
Buggy: ∑(O_O;)
Right… right?
How did I forget about that?
"But I'm sure Boss Buggy has considered that, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, it's Boss Buggy. He wouldn't be that foolish."
"Hahaha."
The prisoners patted each other on the shoulders, laughing as if joking.
Buggy: "…"
"Ahem… of course!"
Buggy coughed, straightened his back, and righteously said, "I've already thought about it. It's just a Seastone handcuff key. I'll knock out a jailer and take it from him, no problem."
"Right."
"With Boss Buggy's strength, even with Seastone handcuffs, knocking out a jailer is a piece of cake."
The prisoners began to praise him again.
"But I think we shouldn't act rashly. First, there's that Deputy Warden Hannyabal. He's a bit stronger than me, so I can't make a move while he's around," Buggy said.
"Then there's Deputy Head Jailer Domino. She's a woman, and the great Captain Buggy never hits women…"
"So… who should we target?"
The prisoners thought, isn't the other jailer, Sadi-chan, also a woman?
"Heh, you don't know this. I've already heard from the jailers that a new guard is coming soon, supposedly a Petty Officer from the Navy base…"
Just a mere Petty Officer. For Buggy, taking him down would be a piece of cake.
Once they get the Seastone handcuff key from that guy, all the pirates imprisoned here could be freed.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
At this moment, Buggy had made up his mind to seize this opportunity.