Two days later, in Level Six.
Domino and Fujitora arrived at the staircase with a large group of guards, each carrying wood, bricks, steel bars, and various other materials.
"Vivian, here are the materials you asked for."
Domino said, instructing the guards to place the materials outside the duty room. She then looked at Vivian curiously, "What are you going to do with all these materials?"
"Oh, I'm going to build something," Vivian replied casually, then asked, "Is this all there is?"
"Impel Down only has this much building material, reserved for renovating or repairing cells and dormitories."
Impel Down, except for the first level above the sea, is submerged from Level One to Level Six. To prevent water leakage from flooding the cells, the Navy allocates significant funds for material procurement.
"But if you need more, I can send someone to buy it," Domino added. "And… I can cover the cost for you…" She quickly added, perhaps out of shyness or fear of being misunderstood, "I've saved a lot of money working here for so many years, and I don't have much use for it, so…"
"Oh…" Vivian smiled and nodded.
However, he thought to himself: She was so upset about losing money in mahjong a few days ago, why is she suddenly so generous?
Could it be because I confessed to her, and now she likes me too?
Wait, why did I say "too"?
I was forced into it!
He began to imagine what it would be like if he really dated this woman. If he returned to the headquarters in two years, wouldn't they have a long-distance relationship?
But the real issue was that Vivian didn't have any feelings for her. Compared to Domino, he even had a better impression of Tashigi.
After a brief conversation, he sent them away and picked up his tools to start his building project.
Meanwhile, in the cells.
Many prisoners watched curiously as Vivian worked.
"What is he doing?"
"No idea."
"Looks like he's building a house," someone said.
"Building a house at the prison entrance?" Everyone was puzzled.
An hour later.
"Is that guy even human?"
"How can he build a house so fast?"
Seeing the entire framework of a building erected in just an hour, everyone was stunned.
"How can he hammer so fast?"
"I've only seen such speed from an old shipwright who had been building ships for fifty years. No… even that old shipwright wasn't half as fast as this guy."
His skilled techniques were like a machine, with no mistakes, and even Vivian himself was amazed at his speed.
This wasn't just master-level building skills; it was like a superpower.
He continuously threw materials into the framework, moving around the house as if using Soru. After another two hours, even the outer walls were completed, just waiting for the cement to set before building the roof.
At this point, everyone finally realized that Vivian had built a two-story villa for himself.
The first floor, about 150 square meters, included a living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The second floor had a bedroom, balcony, and bathroom.
After all, he had to stay in this place for three months, maybe even two years. How could he live in a cramped duty room or a small dormitory on the sea?
"Let's take a break, have dinner, and then continue building…"
Vivian muttered to himself. He felt like he was playing "Minecraft." If he had enough materials, he thought he could happily spend two years here.
With a physique ten times stronger than the average person, building a house wasn't tiring at all.
"Maybe I could get the prisoners to help build an underground city here?" Vivian thought.
That evening.
After covering most of the roof, he was thinking about what color to paint the house in a few days when Hannyabal and Saldeath came down the elevator with a new prisoner.
"Vivian, this is a new prisoner. Find an empty cell and lock him up," Hannyabal said.
Vivian looked at the pirate prisoner, who was clearly a Fish-Man.
Over three meters tall, blue skin, two sharp teeth extending from his lower jaw, wearing a robe with floral patterns, and wooden sandals…
Wasn't this the future member of the Straw Hat Pirates, the current Shichibukai, Jinbe?
If even he had been brought to Impel Down, it meant that the storyline where Luffy comes to rescue Ace wasn't far off.
"Alright, leave it to me," Vivian nodded.
"What are you building here?" Saldeath asked.
"Oh, a villa for resting. In the future, if you want to come down and eat my food, it will be more convenient here," Vivian replied.
Hannyabal and Saldeath's eyes lit up, and they happily agreed, "Yes, yes, this house is great."
"Make the kitchen bigger and add a game room. Then we can come down every day to… I mean, to visit you."
Vivian: "…" {"I really understand."}
Taking the chain, Vivian smiled and waved at them, then led Jinbe to the innermost cells on the sixth level.
As they passed by the cells of Shiryu and Shot, he gave them the usual middle finger, then brought Jinbe to Ace's cell.
"Hey, Portgas, I brought an old friend to see you," Vivian said, knocking on the iron bars.
"Hmm?" Ace, who was hanging, looked up at the door. When he saw Jinbe, his eyes widened in disbelief. "How could it be…"
Jinbe, wasn't he a Shichibukai?
How could he be imprisoned in Impel Down like him?
"Before your execution, you have a friend to visit and talk to you. Isn't that nice?" Opening the cell door, Vivian pushed Jinbe inside, smiling and teasing Ace.