One Piece: Who made him the Pirate King!

Here's the revised translation with the name Vongola Storm replacing the previous one.

Chapter 8: Hannibal-sama, Why Don't We Storm the Scorching Hell and Snatch Magellan's Position?

Passing through the grand and majestic Gates of Justice, one enters the Calm Belt.

The sky was dim and gloomy as the prison warship stopped in front of the heavily fortified complex.

Impel Down—they had arrived.

The warship docked at the pier.

Everyone aboard, whether navy personnel or prisoners, disembarked in an orderly manner.

The officer in charge of escorting the prisoners was Vice Admiral Mole from Navy Headquarters.

Storm followed Mole as they moved toward the gates of Impel Down.

A figure stood silently by the entrance. His appearance resembled a fusion of a pharaoh and a demon, grotesque and fearsome.

As Storm and Mole drew closer, the figure finally spoke.

"Welcome to—"

Hannibal said calmly,

"My Impel Down."

Mole initially extended his hand for a handshake.

Hearing this, his movement froze mid-air.

If his memory served him right, wasn't Magellan the warden of Impel Down?

And who was this big-bellied, ghostly-looking oddball?

Before Mole could ask, Hannibal quickly grabbed his right hand and began shaking it vigorously.

"Ah! Sorry, sorry! I misspoke just now! Saying 'my prison' might've revealed my ambitions.

"I'm Hannibal, the deputy warden of Impel Down. Pleased to meet you."

Mole twitched slightly at the corner of his eye and responded coldly.

"…Mole."

"I've already been informed. This must be Vongola Storm?"

Hannibal released Mole's hand and turned to look at Storm behind him.

"My new subordinate—ah! There goes my ambition again!"

Mole didn't linger long. Using "pressing military matters" as an excuse, he bid a swift farewell and left.

Now, only Storm and Hannibal remained.

"Sir."

Storm took out the assignment orders given to him by Aokiji earlier.

"These are the official orders from Headquarters. Please have a look."

"Don't call me 'sir.' Call me 'Deputy Warden-sama!'"

Hannibal accepted the document from Storm, emphasizing seriously.

"If you prefer calling me 'Warden-sama,' I wouldn't mind that either."

"Actually, the moment I saw you, Hannibal-sama, I thought you had the makings of a warden."

Storm said earnestly.

"Hannibal-sama, why don't we storm the warden's office and take Magellan's position?"

What?

Hannibal involuntarily stepped back, startled.

Kid, I'm just an ambitious loudmouth, but you're taking this way too seriously!

"I think… you're a bit too aggressive, ahem."

Hannibal casually stuffed Storm's assignment orders into his pocket.

"Follow me. I'll give you a tour of my Impel Down."

Storm followed behind Hannibal into the interior of the prison.

The moment he stepped through the gates, he was greeted by the sound of anguished screams.

"Pleasant wailing, isn't it?"

Hannibal smiled in satisfaction, gesturing to the iron fences along the path.

"Prisoners sent here are first taken beyond these fences.

"They must strip and enter the 'Hell's Warm Water,' heated to 100 degrees Celsius, for disinfection and sterilization.

"This is the baptism all prisoners undergo upon arrival."

Storm nodded calmly, feigning curiosity as he asked,

"Hannibal-sama, why warm water and not hot oil?"

Hot… oil?

Hannibal's smile froze instantly.

Kid, are you trying to fry the prisoners alive?

"Because… it's tradition."

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Hannibal tried to end the topic quickly.

But Storm wasn't letting him off so easily.

"Sir, if you become warden someday, could you turn 'Hell's Warm Water' into 'Hell's Hot Oil'?"

Kid, you're too extreme!

Hannibal roared internally.

He finally understood why this kid was transferred from Navy Headquarters to Impel Down!

Hell is empty, and the devil's joined the navy!

"Rookie, not all prisoners in Impel Down are death row inmates."

"Why is that?" Storm asked, genuinely puzzled.

"Why doesn't the government just execute this scum? Are they waiting for them to escape?"

"Escape?"

Hannibal laughed as if he'd heard the greatest joke.

"Impel Down is built with impenetrable walls, the world's most secure prison.

"No prisoner could possibly escape from Impel Down!"

Storm glanced at Hannibal and dropped a name directly.

"Golden Lion Shiki?"

"Uh…"

Hannibal froze again.

A little-known fact about Impel Down:

Hannibal had personally witnessed Golden Lion Shiki's escape.

Shiki even asked Hannibal where his swords Sakura Ten and Kogarashi were stored.

Repeatedly cornered by this rookie's questions, Hannibal was losing face.

"Rookie! Impel Down has rules! Subordinates can't talk back to their superiors!"

Really? I don't believe that.

Storm smirked.

If subordinates weren't allowed to talk back, Hannibal would've been thrown into Level Six of Impel Down the first day he revealed his ambition.

Still, Storm rather liked this blustering superior.

Seeing Hannibal about to lose his temper, Storm mimicked zipping his lips with his fingers.

Only then did Hannibal nod in satisfaction.

The first floor of Impel Down wasn't particularly large.

Hannibal led Storm on a tour, showing him the baptism chambers, generator room, infirmary, monitoring room, and staff dormitories.

When they passed the staff cafeteria, Storm saw a group of blue gorillas dragging massive chunks of meat into the kitchen.

The leader of these blue gorillas was a woman wearing a pink leather outfit, with long orange wavy hair.

"My dear Sadie-chan!"

Hannibal greeted her warmly.

"How's the food supply today?"

"Perfect!"

Sadie-chan's orange bangs covered her eyes, but her vision seemed unaffected.

She quickly noticed Storm standing beside Hannibal.

"Hmm?! Is this the rookie here to replace me?"

As she spoke, Sadie-chan twirled the long-handled trident in her hand.

The trident's tips detached, revealing a thin, sharp whip.

Crack!

Sadie-chan snapped the whip, producing a loud crack in the air.

"Rookie, what's your name?"

"Vongola Storm."

Storm stepped forward, meeting Sadie-chan's gaze.

"Ma'am?"

"Call me Sadie-chan!"

Without warning, Sadie-chan lashed the whip at Storm from a distance.

Her skill with the whip was far superior to most.

The black whip gleamed ominously, and upon closer inspection, tiny barbs lined its surface.

If struck, the consequences would be dire.

Yet Storm didn't flinch.

Though he didn't move, his body emitted faint white ripples.

Suddenly, a clay serpent emerged from Storm's body and lunged at the whip.

Crack!

Sadie-chan's whip struck the serpent's head, causing it to burst apart.

But the serpent didn't "die."

Instead, it transformed into a dense clay net, ensnaring the whip.

Storm controlled the clay like a white chain, locking horns with Sadie-chan.

"Sadie-chan! Vongola! Stop fighting!"

Hannibal cried nervously.

"If you continue, the blue gorillas will go berserk!"

Sadie-chan froze, turning just in time to see a blue gorilla charging toward them.

The Blugori, as they're called, are massive creatures with immense strength and skeletal markings on their faces, earning them the nickname "Sea Gladiators."

The charging gorilla held a double-edged axe, aiming straight for Storm.

Still expressionless, Storm raised his hand, summoning white clay that quickly formed a mountain beside him.

The clay mountain shifted and reshaped into a colossal white gorilla.

The blue gorilla swung its axe, cutting through the white gorilla's knee.

Despite its power, the clay beast didn't falter.

Storm manipulated it to slam a massive clay fist downward.

Boom!

The blue gorilla collapsed under the blow, rendered unconscious.

[Silver Trophy: Blugori]

[Trophy Rank: ★★★]

One blue gorilla was equivalent to a silver trophy?

Looking at the incoming herd of blue gorillas, Storm saw them not as beasts but as silver trophies!

He could almost hear a voice in his mind:

Main quest triggered! Dominate Impel Down, starting with the Blugori!

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