One Piece: General Blue

"What's with this guy? As the Chief Warden of the prison, it's bad enough that he openly slaughters defenseless prisoners. But now, even knowing I'm a Marine, he dares to draw his blade and threaten me?"

Rorschach's eyes turned cold, his fingers gripping the hilt of Tenryū no Yari (Celestial Dragon Spear) so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

He could feel the terrifying killing intent radiating from the middle-aged man standing opposite him.

This guy isn't joking!

"Hey! I'm a Marine! I have direct orders from Marine Headquarters to take this pirate with me. Are you planning to defy their command?"

The overwhelming pressure forced Rorschach to question him directly.

"Marine Headquarters' orders? Hah..."

Shiryu stepped forward, smoke swirling from his mouth and nose. Blood dripped from the tip of his crimson blade, sizzling as it hit the hot floor and evaporated into a bloody mist.

With a flick of his wrist, he suddenly swung his sword in a diagonal slash.

"Swish!"

A blood-red slash, more than ten meters long, swept through the air, narrowly missing Rorschach's head and aiming straight for the ten-meter-tall giant Pamel's neck.

"I never received any orders."

"Damn it!"

"ROOM!"

Rorschach's face darkened as he spread his fingers wide. A swirling gust of energy instantly expanded, forming a translucent spherical dome with a thirty-meter diameter.

"Slaughterhouse!"

"Boom!"

Pamel's massive body crashed heavily onto the ground.

At the same time, Shiryu's crimson slash collided with the prison's rugged walls, sending shards of rock flying and carving a crack more than ten meters long into the stone.

Cold sweat dripped from Rorschach's forehead.

"Damn it! Pamel is shackled with Seastone cuffs—I can't move him with my Room ability. And..."

He scanned his surroundings.

The walls and cells of Impel Down were reinforced with Seastone everywhere, amplifying their suppressive effect against Devil Fruit users to the extreme.

"Oh? A Devil Fruit user? Interesting."

Seeing his attack miss, Shiryu's grin widened. Holding his sword in one hand, he slowly advanced, relaxed, as if toying with his prey. He wanted to see despair in Rorschach and Pamel's eyes.

Meanwhile, realizing that Shiryu wouldn't listen to reason, Domino gritted her teeth and signaled the guards to open fire.

Without hesitation, dozens of rifle-wielding guards fired at Shiryu's back.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The gunshots echoed through the barren Hunger Hell, stirring prisoners from their dazed states. They dragged their weary bodies to the bars, curiously peering out.

"Tch, a bunch of weaklings."

Shiryu paused, casually swinging his sword behind him.

"One-Sword Style: Torrential Rain - Blood Pool!"

"Shhhh!"

A colossal blood-red slash surged backward toward the terrified guards.

Like a crimson tide, the attack split mid-air, scattering into countless blood droplets that rained down, engulfing the guards within moments.

In the next instant, deep wounds exploded across their bodies.

Dozens of guards, who were just firing, were now screaming in agony as they collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from them.

"Chief Warden Shiryu!"

Domino's eyes widened in horror. She drew her pistol, aiming it at Shiryu.

"Annoying."

Shiryu abruptly turned, his bloodshot eyes locking onto Domino with a chilling glare.

"I already held back from killing them all as a favor to that bastard Magellan. But if you say another word..."

He turned around, looking at Rorschach standing in front of the giant with an amused smile.

"I'll just take out this little Marine."

"Don't do anything reckless! He's a disciple of Instructor Zephyr!" Domino shouted anxiously.

"Zephyr? Just a pathetic has-been clinging to his ridiculous 'no-kill justice.' He'd rather watch his students die at the hands of pirates than embrace true slaughter!"

"In this world, only killing creates the most beautiful scenery!"

"Heh heh heh... heh heh heh..."

The bloodlust in Shiryu's eyes grew even stronger. Suddenly, he took a step forward, and his figure vanished from Rorschach 's sight in an instant.

"Not good!"

Rorschach 's heart tightened. Instinctively, he swung Tenryū no Yari in front of him.

"Clang!"

A sharp metallic clang echoed as Rorschach 's right hand split open at the palm, blood flowing freely. He grunted and was sent flying backward.

"Too fast!"

Shiryu's speed was so overwhelming that Rorschach couldn't even activate his Devil Fruit powers before being struck and sent airborne.

"I won't allow any criminals to leave Impel Down unless they're corpses!"

Shiryu grinned wickedly, landing in front of Pamel and raising his sword, Thunderstorm.

"Die! Elbaf Spear!"

Fear flashed deep in Pamel's eyes, but he gathered his courage, swinging his massive fist down at the tiny Shiryu before him.

The heavy Seastone shackles became his weapon as he swung them in a wide arc, aiming for Shiryu's head.

"Yes, that's it! Prey that doesn't resist is boring to kill."

As the enormous shackles came crashing down, Shiryu stood his ground, swinging his sword with ease.

"Clang!"

Metal clashed with iron chains, sending a resounding echo.

"Slash!"

A burst of blood erupted!

The crimson blade sliced through the gaps in the chains, cutting deep into Pamel's arm, tearing through his flesh and muscle. The giant let out an earth-shaking roar of pain.

The thick muscles on Pamel's arm, which seemed impenetrable, proved no match for Shiryu's blade.

"Giants are a rarity in Impel Down. When it comes to such prey, you need to take your time."

"You can't kill him! That pirate is Colonel Rorschach's target!"

Domino, supporting the injured Rorschach, shouted desperately at Shiryu.

"Colonel Rorschach? Never heard of him."

Shiryu leaped into the air, landing on Pamel's shoulder. With a flick of his sword, he prepared to stab the giant's left eye.

"Zzzzt... zzzzt..."

Suddenly, streaks of silver-white electricity shot up like a web from the ventilation shafts below, rapidly spreading across the entire floor in a radius of several hundred meters.

Amid the flashing electric currents, a figure moved like lightning.

A black military boot emerged from the crackling bolts, aiming a powerful kick straight at Shiryu's face!

"Hmph, the Marines again?"

Shiryu smirked and spun his sword to block the attack.

In the next instant, a massive force struck Thunderstorm, pressing his wrist down with overwhelming power. Shiryu's eyes widened in surprise as the impact sent him flying.

"Boom!"

A shockwave blasted through the air.

Like a meteor, Shiryu was sent soaring from Pamel's shoulder, crashing over a hundred meters away into an iron cell gate with a deafening clang.

"Clang!"

The heavy iron bars twisted and deformed from the impact, startling the prisoners who had been peeking outside.

"Tap."

A tall figure, draped in a large white "Justice" cape, landed gracefully before the slumped Shiryu.

"Were you looking for me, Shiryu of the Rain?"

(End of Chapter)

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