Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 16 The Art of Clay! (Please continue reading!)

"You two! How could you start a fight in front of so many of your fellow prisoners?!"

Magellan's face turned purple—purple in a physical sense.

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

In his rage, Magellan's [Venom-Venom Fruit] unleashed an astonishing effect.

Deep purple venom covered his entire body and dripped down continuously.

The moment these venoms came into contact with the floor, they immediately emitted a "sizzling" sound, clearly indicating their potent toxicity.

In terms of attack power alone, the power of the [Venom-Venom Fruit] is beyond doubt!

Before the enraged poisoner.

The entire prison canteen was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Magellan didn't care whether it was Storm who beat Shiryu or Shiryu who was beaten by Storm.

It's wrong for two people to fight in public!

Magellan acted swiftly and decisively, cutting through the mess.

"You both need to be punished! Solitary confinement!"

The dragon stared at Storm and Shiliu, issuing the decree from the commissioner.

Storm received a "24-Hour Special Forces Travel Guide to Scorching Hell".

Shiryu received a "7-day tour package to the coldest hell".

Storm was surprised that he would also be punished, and he protested.

"Chief! I acted in self-defense!"

The little white dragon, which had somehow returned to Storm's shoulder, roared at the warden along with its master.

"But it still had a negative impact!"

Magellan spoke with a stern face.

"Considering this is your first offense, you'll only be sent to the scorching hell!"

The fourth level of Impel Down, the scorching hell.

The fifth level, the extreme cold hell, has an environment and climate that are even harsher than the fourth level.

Magellan's punishment plan already took into account the factor of Shiryu's initiative in launching the attack.

Therefore, his punishment of Shiryu was even more severe!

Perhaps he knew he was in the wrong, or perhaps he simply didn't want to argue with Magellan.

Shiryu dispelled his Armament Haki, cleaned the clay off the [Thunderstorm], and turned to leave cleanly and efficiently.

"Hannibal! Take Storm to the fourth floor!"

Magellan gave an order to the warden, and then left with Shiryu.

He was going to personally escort Shiliu to the fifth level of the extreme cold hell!

After both directors left.

Hannibal then slowly moved to Storm's side, smiling somewhat obsequiously.

"My lord jailer, you're truly amazing! Even that bastard Shiryu is no match for you!"

"It's still a long way off!"

Storm shook his head, offering no comment.

To outsiders, it might seem that he had been dominating Shiryu the entire time during the fight.

That's actually the case...

But the truth of the battle was not like that.

Storm made a series of moves as fierce as a tiger.

The damage is 2.5.

Storm's attack only caused Shiryu to bleed a little and did not pose a real threat to him.

As a great swordsman, Shiryu's physical abilities are terrifying!

It is far more durable than creatures like the Sphinx.

On the other hand, the attack power of the Clay Fruit is severely lacking.

If the attack power of the Clay-Clay Fruit could rival that of the Venom-Venom Fruit...

Forget it.

Storm shook his head inwardly.

The attack power of a Devil Fruit is determined by its fundamental properties.

The essence of the Clay Fruit is to create clay.

Even if you play with clay in creative ways and turn it into art—

and many more!

Art?

The image of a four-mouthed artistic young man who liked to play with clay flashed through Storm's mind.

Is it possible for him to imbue certain traits into clay to enhance its base attack power?

Hannibal had no idea what Storm was thinking at that moment.

Upon hearing his words, the warden chuckled and echoed them.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! That bastard Shiryu is nowhere near as good as you!"

After saying this, Hannibal hesitated for a moment.

"Well, Storm, it's time to head to the Scorching Hell."

Storm snapped out of his reverie and buried the idea of ​​"clay art" deep in his heart.

"I haven't eaten yet!"

"I'll send someone to deliver the food over immediately!"

A scorching hell, a single suite.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Storm sat cross-legged on the ground, unaffected by the terrifying heat around him.

His four-star physique was enough to make him completely ignore the temperature.

Storm summoned his own Grand Prix Cup, looking at the Armament Haki with a rating of "☆".

"So he really has awakened [Armament Haki]?"

Storm clenched his fist, somewhat awkwardly channeling the power.

next moment.

An invisible, transparent energy appeared on the surface of Storm's fist, enveloping it.

"It has no color, which is different from what I remember [Armament Haki]. Is it because its level is too low?"

Storm dissipated his Armament Haki, closed his eyes again, and assessed his stamina levels.

"Using [Overpowering Aura] consumes far more energy than using [Six Styles]!"

"As for its power..."

With a thought, a life-sized clay statue appeared before Storm.

boom!

He unleashed a punch imbued with Armament Haki, easily shattering the clay statue into pieces.

"A fist imbued with domineering aura possesses far greater attack power than an ordinary fist!"

Storm dissipated his Armament Haki and created several more clay clones.

Since the [Iron Block] can guide him to awaken [Armament Haki].

So, can paper drawing also help awaken Observation Haki?

Under Storm's control, several clay clones attacked him simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of attacks.

Faced with the attack from the clay clone, Storm held his breath and focused his energy, releasing his power and dodging the attacks as easily as paper.

I don't know how much time passed.

A new category has been added to Storm's abilities—

[Observation Haki: ☆]

……

The confinement period passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Storm gained a basic grasp of the powers of Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

Not only that, he also completely absorbed the [Six Styles] ability that he had previously upgraded.

To Storm's surprise, after he mastered all four-star [Six Styles],

He gained a new ability—

【Life Returned: ☆】

The Six Styles are physical techniques that surpass the physical limits of ordinary humans.

The "Life Return" technique highlights the "Six Styles" technique's ability to maximize physical development.

Storm has mastered the "Life Return" technique, which allows him to freely control his body, including his internal organs and even individual hairs.

Once consciousness is instilled into him, he can control any part of the body at will.

Storm was well aware that there was still a lot of potential to be explored in "Life Return".

However, his confinement period was limited, and he could not complete the task in the cell.

He was released from solitary confinement and left the cell.

Storm was immediately taken to the director's office, which was also located in the fourth level of the scorching hell.

This time, he finally met Magellan in the office—not the restroom.

"Storm, I'm sorry."

Magellan looked apologetic.

"I've put you in solitary confinement."

Storm looked at the director without saying a word.

If apologies were enough, what would be the point of laws?

"I have thoroughly investigated what happened that day."

Magellan raised his hands and gestured.

"Shiryu, Shiryu... Shiryu is a madman!"

"Don't take him seriously."

"Common sense?"

Storm laughed absurdly.

"Chief, you mean he attacked me with a knife, and I can't be angry, but instead I have to forgive him gracefully?"

"I know this might sound a bit awkward."

Magellan wanted to say something more.

"but--"

"If you know you're making things difficult for people, then don't say anything."

Storm interrupted the other person.

"Director, if there's nothing else, I'll be going to work now."

"I haven't inspected the prison for several days, and I'm getting a little itchy to do it."

Itchy hands?

Magellan watched Storm's departing figure, and his eyelids suddenly twitched.

He was worried that Shiryu would turn into a madman who couldn't distinguish friend from foe and killed countless people.

But now it seems that Storm also has that potential?

"It must be an illusion! An illusion!"

Magellan, with his buttocks clenched, rushed into the toilet.

The hallway outside the director's office.

Storm had only taken a few steps when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the side.

"Vongola!"

Storm turned his head and saw that the now fully recovered Sadie lashed out at him with her whip.

"...Remember to discipline those prison guard beasts!"

"I don't have such terrible habits."

Storm waved to Sadie and took the elevator directly to the first floor above sea level.

After cleaning up and changing into his uniform, Storm once again began his patrol of Impel Down.

However, the "battle between the prison guard chief and the deputy director" that occurred a few days ago.

Through word of mouth among the prison guards, many prisoners also learned the news.

Shiryu of the Rain is a ruthless killer who doesn't blink an eye.

It's amazing that Storm can suppress such a ruthless person.

The prisoners immediately transferred their fear of Shiliu to Storm.

This also resulted in his Impel Down patrol being incredibly safe throughout.

How can this be allowed?

Storm, who was eyeing the Grand Prix Trophy, found another excuse.

—He doesn't like striped clothes today.

Then they went straight to the guy with the highest bounty in the Burning Hell.

Bounty: 9100 million Berries. User of the Zoan-type Chameleon Fruit!

Even in Impel Down, a place teeming with prisoners, Devil Fruit users are still a rare sight.

At least in the first four levels, the number of Devil Fruit users can be described as small.

Storm approached the other party simply to see if this pirate with a bounty of over 90 million could offer the Golden Cup!

But the result disappointed him.

This "chameleon man" can only provide one Silver Trophy.

"A bounty of over 100 million, corresponding to a golden trophy!"

This confirmed one of my suspicions.

"It seems the hope of hunting for the Golden Trophy lies in the extreme cold of hell!"

I received a Silver Trophy today.

Considering the other party's identity as a Devil Fruit user.

Instead of using the trophy to add points, Storm impulsively used it to "make a wish."

"Chameleon, a three-star trophy... could it be a three-star 'Devil's Ring' instead?"

Storm looked at the melting silver trophy in front of him with a hint of anticipation.

But he never saw the actual trophy until it completely disappeared.

"Could it be... a new ability?"

Storm checked his ability panel and saw a new ability.

【Name: Color Changing】

【Star Rating: ★★★】

[Effect: Freely change the color of your skin]

[Comment: Why did I change color?]

"Changing color, that's the chameleon's signature skill."

Storm released a lump of clay, the color of which changed according to his will.

"The effect is that it can create more realistic dolls?"

"The clay art I want isn't this kind of art!"

(End of this chapter)