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"Although I heard that the navy was going to bring a lot of prisoners this time, I really didn't expect the number to be so many."

Can't your navy just shut up for once? Impel Down is a prison for criminals from around the world, not a prison exclusively for the navy.

Bringing so many prisoners every time will not only deplete our cell space, but it will also increase our workload significantly.

The "Prison Chief" of Impel Down is a dwarf wielding a demonic trident and sporting a pair of demonic wings on his back; he doesn't appear to be a normal human.

However, Wood wasn't too surprised by this. There are just too many races in the world of One Piece, and the jailers and other management in Impel Down don't seem to be normal humans either.

In terms of rank, the "prison chief" was not as high as a rear admiral in the Navy Headquarters, but at this moment, the "prison chief" did not give the rear admiral in front of him much face.

Although everyone works for the World Government, they are in different departments. Besides, the Navy has been causing trouble lately, cramming pirates into Impel Down day and night, forcing them to work overtime every day and even canceling their holidays.

"The Navy's duty is to uphold justice. We can't just stand by and watch pirates cause trouble everywhere."

Pirates are criminals too. We're just following the rules. What's wrong with that?

The controversy surrounding Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, is almost over, and things should get better in a while.

Moreover, Marshal Sengoku was worried that everyone would be too busy, which is why he sent extra people here this time.

As the rear admiral spoke, he stepped aside to let the other man see Wood and the other unfortunate men.

That's right, they are the reinforcements sent by the Navy Headquarters this time.

Although Wood had heard from others that this was a great job before he came, seeing the attitude of the people in Impel Down, he felt that the Navy and the people in Impel Down did not seem to get along very well.

Taking over criminals from the Navy requires a series of procedures, and if a pirate is to be executed in the future, taking him out of Impel Down will also require a complicated process.

Wood and the others were sent to Impel Down, ostensibly to assist in guarding the prisoners, but in reality, they were just doing clerical work on the periphery, stamping documents whenever they had free time.

After handing over all the captured pirates to the people of Impel Down, the Marine Rear Admiral seemed reluctant to deal with them. After exchanging pleasantries, he simply sailed away in his warship.

Besides the captured pirates, Wood and his group of clueless newbies were also left behind.

Several Bruglies, known as the "Great Sea Fighters," brought out chains at the prison warden's signal. Then, the devilish warden looked at Wood and the others and said, "Now, let's proceed according to procedure. You should know what to do, right?"

Seeing the other person's somewhat impatient expression, Wood was dumbfounded. What did he know? He had no idea! It was his first day at work!

"I'm sorry, Warden, they're all new here and don't know the procedures yet. We'll cooperate immediately."

Wood and the other newcomers who were left behind were completely bewildered. Just as the warden of Impel Down began to show his impatience, several Marine personnel stationed in Impel Down finally arrived late and gestured to Wood and the others to produce the documents they had brought.

Chapter 37 Wood's Two Suggestions

"Dick the Rat Plague, bounty of 17 million Berries, powerless, imprisoned on Level 1 Crimson Hell."

"Spring Hand Beb, bounty of 30 million Berries, Devil Fruit user, imprisoned on Level 2, Beast Hell."

"Plaguester Asia, with a bounty of 130 million Berries, is a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million Berries. He is extremely vicious and cunning."

The user of the Logia-type Devil Fruit, the Disease-Disease Fruit, is imprisoned on Level 5, the Extreme Cold Hell.

……

With the information provided by the navy, the prison warden began ordering Bruglie, a creature resembling a blue gorilla, to take out leg chains and cuff the criminals.

For criminals who are not Devil Fruit users, ordinary shackles are used, while for Devil Fruit users, shackles made of seastone are used.

Seastone is a relatively precious resource at sea, and even Impel Down couldn't afford to equip every prisoner with seastone shackles.

"Isn't it a bit hasty to judge whether someone is a Devil Fruit user based solely on written information obtained by the Navy?"

What if… I mean, what if the other person is hiding the fact that they are a power user?

Watching the pirates being systematically shackled and sent to Impel Down's prison, Wood couldn't help but grumble.

If he remembers correctly, Buggy the Clown in the original story was able to roam freely throughout Impel Down prison because he concealed the fact that he was a Devil Fruit user.

Wood used to think it was necessary for the plot, but now he really didn't expect that the imprisonment ceremony in Impel Down was really so hasty.

"So do you have a different opinion? Or do you lack confidence in the intelligence your navy possesses?"

Upon hearing Wood's sudden remark, the Impel Down prison warden, wielding the Demon Trident, suddenly flew in front of Wood, clearly showing some interest in what he had just said.

To be honest, Saldeese, the prison warden of Impel Down, isn't too fond of the Marine Headquarters because they've been giving them far too much work lately.

So when he heard Wood, a naval officer, questioning the intelligence of the Navy Headquarters, he not only didn't blame Wood, but instead showed interest.

"No, I'm not questioning the intelligence capabilities of the Navy Headquarters... I just feel that being cautious is never a bad thing."

After all, pirates are cunning, and it's normal for them to hold back. Hiding their abilities is something that Devil Fruit users can do, and it's not impossible.

Upon hearing Saludes's accusation, Wood quickly waved his hand to indicate that it was a misunderstanding. He still wanted to gain experience and become a colonel in the branch, and he had no intention of becoming a traitor at the moment.

"It's common knowledge that Devil Fruit users are weak to seawater, so why not prepare a bucket of seawater for each of them before they go to prison..."

Saldeese left with a group of blue gorilla-like creatures called Brugli, taking with him a large group of pirates who had been categorized.

Before leaving, Saludes glanced back at Wood and said that he would discuss Wood's other suggestion with the warden of Impel Down.

Since Wood's suggestion to pour seawater on the prisoners was not troublesome, Saludes eventually accepted the suggestion and had Brugri pour seawater on the prisoners.

But they didn't know until they tried. This test really made them realize that one of the people they had previously categorized as having no abilities collapsed to the ground as if he had been completely exhausted after being splashed with seawater.

After realizing that his abilities had been exposed, the person with the ability glared angrily at Wood in the crowd.

His Devil Fruit ability is actually not suitable for escaping from prison. Even without being shackled with Seastone leg irons, he would not have been able to escape Impel Down.

However, as Devil Fruit users, they undoubtedly all despise things like seawater and seastone.

Even when he was imprisoned in a labor camp, he could still be as energetic as an ordinary person. But now that he has been put in shackles made of sea stone, his condition has instantly turned into a sickly state, even worse than that of an ordinary person.

As for Wood's second suggestion to Saldes, it was actually a suggestion that he should consider that for some powerful Devil Fruit users, it would be better to not only shackle their feet, but also their wrists!

Wood remembered that Shiki the Golden Lion had to cruelly cut off his own legs in order to finally break free of the seastone shackles and use the power of the "Float-Float Fruit".

If the other person's wrists were also handcuffed, even if Shiki the Golden Lion is ruthless, he probably wouldn't cut off both of their hands, right?

The reason why the prisoners in Impel Down were handcuffed was because of the Golden Lion's escape. Wood is just bringing up this suggestion in advance.

However, Saludes, a prison warden, had no right to make such a decision. The craft of cutting sea stone handcuffs was extremely difficult, and even adding a pair of handcuffs for each prisoner would be a considerable expense.

"You're something else, kid. You actually dared to talk to Saludes like that just now. Don't let his small appearance fool you."

But the fact that he works in Impel Down, dealing with criminals every day, and can command those monstrous prison beasts shows that he's not someone to mess with.

"Do you know what those blue ape-like creatures were? They're called Brugli, also known as the fighters of the sea. Each one has the strength of a pirate with a bounty of over ten million."

Wood and the group of newcomers were led around by the senior naval personnel stationed in Impel Down. During the journey, the veterans reminded Wood and his companions not to provoke the management staff in Impel Down.

As he spoke, he looked intently at Wood and pointed out that Saludes, who had seemed quite agreeable just moments before, was actually a very dangerous person.

The Navy's office, located within Impel Down, is a small cubicle above Level 1, Crimson Hell. The small room is filled with various files and documents, mostly belonging to the pirates in Impel Down.

Although this area is considered part of Impel Down, strictly speaking, it can only be considered the outer area.

The Navy is the Navy, and it's not part of the Impel Down system. Even if you work here, you still need to go through multiple layers of checks to get to the floors where prisoners are held in Impel Down.

Of course, the Navy stationed in Impel Down wasn't particularly interested in the prisoners there, and unless there were special circumstances, they didn't even want to go to the lower floors of Impel Down.

Impel Down has six levels, but each level is hell. The lower you go, the worse the environment becomes, and the more cruel the punishments for prisoners become.

Although they were from the navy and it wasn't them who were being punished, every time they witnessed those screaming prisoners, it sent chills down their spines.

And those inhuman beasts that roam Impel Down, every time you encounter them, they bring an extremely strong sense of intimidation.

Chapter 38 Building a Good Relationship with Impel Down

It's probably because every level of Impel Down is absolute hell for prisoners. Seeing those cruel tortures every day, ordinary people simply couldn't bear such immense psychological pressure. That's why the guards of Impel Down are all strange creatures.

Most of the jailer beasts take pleasure in torturing prisoners, so even the Navy usually doesn't like to enter the floors where prisoners are held, because they are afraid of having nightmares.

This is why the navy stationed in Impel Down avoids the management personnel of Impel Down.

They believed that anyone who could make those ferocious jailer beasts obey must be an even more ruthless character.

The navy stationed in Impel Down dislikes entering the areas where prisoners are held, yet sometimes they are forced to do so.

With so many pirates imprisoned, people were naturally taken away to be executed every day. And when that happened, even if they were unwilling, they had to witness this real hell with their own eyes.

In the past, whenever the pirates from Impel Down were sentenced, they would always make excuses about who would go to Impel Down to bring out the prisoners.

But after Wood came to work in Impel Down, they no longer needed to play the lottery system.

Previously, it was said that Wood was a new recruit who had just graduated from naval school, and judging from Wood's extremely young appearance, everyone thought that Wood was just a greenhorn.

However, to the veteran's surprise, when Wood first entered Impel Down to bring out the pirates who were about to be executed, he was not traumatized at all. He even started to befriend the monstrous jailer beasts!

The new recruit was more capable than expected, so Wood naturally took over the job of bringing prisoners out of Impel Down every time.

Wood tried to resist, but it was all in vain. He had thought that as a private, he could at least become a squad leader in this godforsaken place.

And what happened...? The naval squad left behind in Impel Down consisted of only ten people, mostly sergeants or corporals, with one even being a lieutenant.

In terms of experience and seniority, Wood was a newbie among the group, having just graduated from naval academy.

In terms of military rank, he was a private, and in this small unit, he definitely belonged to the exploited class.

Under the guise of promoting relations between the Navy Headquarters and Impel Down, they were essentially dumping the job they least wanted on Wood.

The squad leader wasn't a devil either, and bluntly stated that since Wood had "voluntarily" taken on such a heavy responsibility, he wouldn't need to be responsible for clerical work anymore.

And at the end of the year, he would write a letter to the higher-ups in the captain's name to commend Wood's outstanding performance.