One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Listening to Luo Xia's doting voice and words.

Yun Que bit her lip, feeling weak at the knees and her head practically steaming.

"Hehe, you can't drink a single drop~."

Rorschach extended his right index finger and, under Lark's dazed gaze, wiped away a drop of wine from the corner of her lips, then yawned and stretched.

"I'm going to sleep now, Hibari. You should rest too. See you tomorrow."

As he spoke, he staggered toward Magellan's office.

Although his head was a little dizzy, Rorschach wasn't completely drunk yet. Judging from his appearance, he planned to spend the night in Magellan's office.

After Luo Xia had walked several dozen meters away, Yun Que finally snapped out of her embarrassment and ran towards Luo Xia.

“Brother Rorschach, Uncle Magellan said he has prepared a room for you to rest in. Let me take you there.”

As she spoke, she grabbed Luo Xia's hand and led the silver-haired boy, who was staggering from drinking, toward a row of rest rooms built next to the infirmary.

The lounge here is divided into single rooms and multi-person rooms.

The private lounges were usually reserved for important figures who inspected Impel Down.

For example, Sengoku period, Tsuru no Chusho, or officials from the World Government.

This is the first time someone like Rorschach has received such treatment while still a brigadier general.

As the door closed automatically, Yun Que carried Luo Xia, whose eyes were already half-closed and who was in a daze, to the bedside in the lounge.

"Brother Luo Xia, you get some rest. I'm going out now."

Yun Que helped Luo Xia sit down, and then let the boy, who still had a silly smile on his face, slowly lie down.

Her cheeks were rosy, and her peripheral vision would always drift involuntarily to Rorschach's sculpted abs and pectoral muscles.

Because of drinking, Luo Xia had previously torn off his shirt, and now he was bare-chested, revealing his muscular physique.

The bronze-colored muscles weren't the overly large type.

Rather, it is like steel bars coiled together, sculpted by the finest artist.

The muscles are clearly defined and incredibly tough, giving a strong visual impact.

As Yun Que blushed and helped him lie down, Luo Xia, who was already half asleep, subconsciously made the most ordinary gesture of pulling the blanket over himself.

However, the blanket he pulled wasn't the white quilt he was lying on, but rather the lark supporting him...

"what!"

Caught off guard, Yun Que let out a cry of surprise as her petite body was suddenly lifted up by a pair of strong, powerful hands and pulled into a broad embrace radiating intense warmth.

The lark was stunned.

Her brain went blank.

While asleep, Luo Xia's nose twitched as he smelled a comforting fragrance of hair and couldn't help but hug the soft 'blanket' in his arms.

He was 2.7 meters tall, and the 1.7-meter-tall Lark was almost completely swallowed up by his arms, disappearing from sight.

Lark's little head was pressed against Rorschach's chin, and her entire petite body was embraced by a pair of warm and strong hands, unable to break free.

The little girl was so confused by this sudden turn of events that she seemed to be drunk, just like Rorschach.

Rorschach's embrace radiated a warmth like the sun, causing the girl, who was already in low spirits due to Barrett's Conqueror's Haki attack, to drift off to sleep amidst a mix of panic and shyness.

Chapter 188 Will the Future Change?

"Skylark, this noodle soup tastes so good, why aren't you eating it?"

Rorschach and Hannibal squatted by the edge of the blood pool, each holding a large bowl of udon noodles, slurping them down.

He looked at Yun Que, who was also holding a bowl of noodles, but was standing not far away in a daze, with some confusion.

The girl's expression was a little off.

The redness is a bit abnormal.

"Could it be that it's sick? Or is it because this layer of hell is too hot and Hibari isn't used to it?"

Luo Xia thought to himself and nodded silently.

Also.

Hibari was, after all, just a little girl.

Their physical fitness is nowhere near as strong as those rough old men.

The temperature in this scorching hell must be at least fifty degrees Celsius.

Most people would die of heatstroke in this awful place, let alone manage daily life.

Although Lark's physical abilities are better than those of ordinary people, they are not by much.

It's normal to feel unwell.

"In that case, let's say goodbye to Uncle Magellan later and head to our next destination."

With that thought in mind, Rorschach quickly slurped up the noodles in his bowl and disappeared from the astonished Hannibal and the others' sight.

When Rorschach reappeared, he had a set of elevator shaft switch keys in his hand.

This was obtained from Magellan.

Before leaving Impel Down, Rorschach wanted to talk to Ivankov.

Although he was familiar with the comic's plot, he still made up his mind to reveal the transvestite paradise ahead of time.

This prevented Ivankov from having the chance to wait in the transvestite park for Luffy to come and escape together in the future.

But Ivankov himself was probably not a bad person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been valued by Dragon and treated as a key member of the Revolutionary Army.

If possible, Rorschach would prefer that such a person stay put in Impel Down.

Because perhaps one day in the future, I might want to collaborate with Ivankov or something.

To presume to change the world, one must gather together all kind-hearted people with a sense of justice.

Rorschach was no longer hesitant about changing his mind and arresting Ivankov ahead of schedule.

Since I know some of the future trends of this world, and what bad things might happen in some places.

Therefore, we must not do nothing.

Even if doing some things in advance causes the future to deviate, some things are beyond one's control.

We can't just do nothing now and wait for the right opportunity to come.

Bad things can be avoided in advance, and Rorschach will do his best to avoid them.

He would also consider things that would benefit the development of the navy in advance.

In the future, he may share some of the information he possesses with the higher-ups at the Navy Headquarters, as well as with Akainu, Sengoku, and others, to help the Navy gain more influence in the world.

...

Accompanied by the dull clatter of steel pulleys colliding in the elevator shaft, Rorschach returned to the Infinite Hell once again.

His arrival this time attracted the attention of many prisoners in the Infinite Hell.

But this time, no prisoners made a fuss.

Everyone just watched silently as Rorschach walked toward the cell where Basquejote was being held.

Rorschach's madness and formidable strength, displayed after his last descent into the Infinite Hell, served as a wake-up call for the prisoners.

They learned that this seemingly young naval boy was actually a ruthless and decisive individual.

If you're not careful and get targeted by him, you could very well end up like Basquejote, Pizarro, and Depon.

Rorschach glanced at the larger cell not far away.

In that cell, Pizarro and Depon, their bodies wrapped in bandages and looking quite miserable, showed intense fear and an inescapable dread in their eyes when they saw Rorschach arrive, and they voluntarily retreated to the depths of the cell.

The two of them were almost beaten to death by Rorschach yesterday.

Now I'm genuinely afraid of this young navy man.

Rorschach certainly wasn't there to see Baxchote.

The unfortunate barrel had already died long ago.

The body has already been disposed of by the jailers of Impel Down.

The one currently imprisoned in that cell is Ivankov.

As for Shiliu...

Because there was a possibility that Akainu would recruit him, Magellan imprisoned him in the Scorching Hell floor.

Inside the cell, Ivankov, hearing footsteps, looked up and saw Rorschach appear outside the cell, sitting cross-legged gently.

“You’ve arrived, Rorschach boy.”

"You knew I would come?" Luo Xia raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

“I have a feeling.” Ivankov, dragging his heavy sea stone shackles, walked to the opposite side of Rorschach and sat down across the fence.

He was dressed in a black and white striped prison uniform, his face looked pale, and he seemed weak.

Rorschach, however, knew.

Ivankov was being punished by Magellan, who used his poison to weaken his body.

“I have a feeling that you will come and tell me about the Ilya brothers, about the North Sea, about… the Mythical Zoan type Kirin Fruit that you have.”

Ivankov grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "How about it? Was my hunch right?"

“Heh.” Rorschach chuckled and shook his head slightly. “By the way, I did come here to tell you all this. So you can die knowing the truth, instead of going crazy in this endless hell. If that happens, Dragon will definitely come after me. I don’t want to mess with the most vicious criminal in the world.”

"I would be very grateful, I'm all ears."

Ivankov smiled, showing no anger at the boy's revelation of the transvestite amusement park.

"Regarding Ilya, it's like this..."