The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

Ike shrugged and said, "Anyway, we can't beat any of them."

Blake paused for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. "That's true."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and both saw the frustration in each other's eyes.

I originally thought that becoming an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit user would greatly increase my strength, and I should be able to catch up with Mitsuba.

It turned out that not only did Mitsuha fail to catch up, but he also failed to defeat Ichigetsu.

February and April weren't that far from the two of them.

"Ugh!"

After a long sigh, Blake suddenly said with schadenfreude, "Those underworld weapons suppliers are in for a rough time this time."

Ike laughed, made a fist, and then spread his index finger into a hook shape.

"call out!"

A black dragonfly landed on Ike's index finger.

It was a shadow dragonfly that flew out from Ike's shadow.

During this period, Moria connected the shadow spaces of all the pirate captains under his command.

However, the authority to command shadow servants was only granted to shadow slaves such as Ike and Black.

Ike looked at the Shadow Servant Dragonfly and sneered, "As long as we find those countries that manufacture weapons or islands with iron ore resources, and leave behind this little Shadow Servant Dragonfly that the boss created, then..."

Blake chuckled and replied, "Then everything belongs to our Movie Emperor Pirates."

During this time, Moria transformed into many small animals, especially dragonflies, but also flies and cockroaches.

These Shadow Servants were originally there to infiltrate Impel Down, but now it's not bad for them to mark the islands they want to occupy as Ike and his crew.

……

"Stop, that's enough for today."

In the sky, after three hours of fierce fighting, Syndra, slightly out of breath, raised her hand to stop Mitsuha, "Let's stop!"

"Haha! Do you admit it or not? Tell me, who's the second-in-command of the Movie Emperor Pirates?!"

Fifty meters above Syndra, Mitsuba, a twelve-meter-tall creature, spread her black wings and grinned.

The fierce battle did not give Mitsuha any respite. Her face was calm, as if she had just returned from a walk after a meal, showing only ease and no sign of fatigue.

"So beautiful!!!"

Looking at the figure of the dark archangel Mitsuba and thinking about her current strength, a hint of fervor flashed in Syndra's eyes, but she could only have that fervor in her eyes; in reality, she couldn't make Mitsuba her pollen slave.

Because Moria forbade it, Syndra had no choice but to suppress her restless heart.

"Um…!"

"Still not convinced?!"

Syndra's gaze infuriated Mitsuha, and her voice became icy as she clasped her hands together, displaying an air of determination to fight again without rest.

Syndra shuddered, quickly waved her hand, and said with feigned resentment, "You're amazing, fine, I'll give you the second-in-command position in the Movie Emperor Pirates!"

Before Mitsuha could say anything, Syndra flew towards her ship on the east side of the island.

Although she is not a match for Mitsuba in terms of strength for the time being, Syndra always felt that as long as she had enough time and beautiful women, even her master Moria would not be a match for her.

This confidence is befitting of someone who possesses Conqueror's Haki. Even after becoming a Shadow Slave, his obsession with a certain aspect remains unwavering and self-centered.

Perhaps this is the aura of someone who possesses Conqueror's Haki.

"I'm definitely stronger than a freak like you! Do you think you need to give way to me!"

Mitsuha muttered something as she watched Syndra flee, then flew toward the rooftop where Moria was.

During this time, since she was no longer going out to fight, Syndra stayed on the island.

And so, the two pirate crews that didn't see eye to eye came together.

One flight every day, without fail.

Both were pirate crews filled with beautiful women, and each of the women went up and fought.

After all this fighting, the Steel Hand Witch Pirates have achieved a complete victory.

……

Ten days later.

The new recruits have completed their training in Impel Down and have been assigned their positions.

Fortunately, the East Blue sent the most soldiers to Impel Down for rotation this time, so there were basically people in every position in Impel Down.

On the second floor of the Propulsion City, next to the monitoring and communication room on the east side, there is a long corridor along the wall.

The passageway was three meters wide and paved with bluish-white boulders. Two soldiers of similar height advanced towards the end of the passageway.

In Impel Down, there is no distinction between night and day.

The light source is all from wall lamps on the walls; there is no natural light.

"Big brother, is it true that the pirates we interrogated today have a huge treasure hidden on some island?"

The two prison soldiers walking down the long corridor were a new recruit from the East China Sea and an old veteran from Impel Down who would be rotated out in four years. He was currently in charge of training the new recruits. The one who was asking the question was the new recruit from the East China Sea.

He looked at his elder brother with disbelief and a hint of fervor in his eyes; after all, everyone is drawn to legendary treasures.

The old man looked ahead and warned, "Don't look around. There are surveillance Den Den Mushi everywhere here. Be careful not to be mistaken for a spy and thrown into an interrogation room."

Upon hearing this, the newcomer immediately turned his head and looked straight ahead, walking meticulously, only glancing left and right with his eyes. When he saw the surveillance Den Den Mushi on the wall, cold sweat broke out in his mouth.

Being assigned to the interrogation room indicates that he has a strong mental fortitude, but it doesn't mean he's unafraid of interrogation methods.

Just thinking about those methods sent chills down his spine.

"don’t worry!"

The older brother continued looking ahead and chuckled, "It's only like this near the monitoring and communications room and the key room."

call!

Hearing this, the newcomer breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Big brother, why don't you tell me about the treasure?"

The old man smiled and began explaining things to the newlyweds.

The reason Impel Down has interrogation rooms is not only to collect information from prisoners, but also mainly to interrogate them to uncover the treasure hidden by the pirates.

On this vast ocean, apart from a few pirates who truly love adventure and have ambitions to conquer the world, most pirates set sail for wealth.

Most of these pirates who love wealth will hide their stolen treasure in a place known only to the captain and a few others.

Piracy is a profession where people risk their lives; uncertainty is the norm, and no one would keep all their looted treasure on their ship.

What if one day you become the one who gets robbed by accident?

And if you manage to escape with your life and find hidden treasure, you can come back again, regroup your forces, and set sail once more.

After all, not everyone can be the Pirate King, starting with a straw hat and then getting everything for free to reach the pinnacle of pirates.

Many pirate captains recruit crew members not only because of their strength, but also because of their wealth; who would follow you if you didn't have money?

People go to sea for money; if they don't have money, they'll risk their lives to survive.

"..."

The newcomer gaped. Although he had been a Marine in the East Blue for many years and was no longer a newcomer, this was the first time he had learned about the inside story of pirates. He even asked his senior how he knew these inside stories.

The older brother chuckled and said, "After you spend a few years in the interrogation room, you'll know all the inside stories of pirates."

The newcomer was actually quite excited upon hearing this, thinking that coming to Impel Down didn't seem so bad. He planned to catch a pirate, interrogate him to find out the location of the treasure, and make a fortune off him once he finished his training.

During their conversation, the two finally reached the end of the long corridor.

A three-meter-high gate, guarded by two soldiers on each side.

After the older man showed his work ID for the interrogation room, two guards opened the door for the two men.

They went inside, the lights were turned on, and a small, square room appeared before them.

Apart from the wall where the main door is located, the other three walls of the room are covered with rows of hooks with strings of keys hanging on them.

The experienced officer explained to the newcomers that the keys here are placed according to the prison's area numbers. If you want the key to open the door or the handcuffs for a particular prison, just look for the number.

"I see there are a lot of prisoners in the jail, and it seems like there aren't enough keys here?"

The newcomer was puzzled. There were quite a few keys in the room, but definitely not many, certainly not as many as the handcuffs the prisoners were wearing.

The older man chuckled, "You think everyone's handcuffs have their own key!"

The newcomer said awkwardly, "Isn't it...?"

The older brother shook his head. "Of course not!"

As he spoke, the older brother walked to the wall to the right of the gate, picked up a bunch of keys, eleven in total, one long and ten short.

The older man turned around, raised the key ring in his hand, and explained to the newcomer, "Look at this bunch of keys. The only long one is the key to the doors of the ten prison cells in area A032 on the second floor. The ten shorter keys are the handcuff keys for the prisoners in the ten prison cells!"

The older brother smiled and asked, "Do you understand?"

The newcomer nodded, then said with a sudden realization, "Oh, I see. I thought..."

The older man joked, "I thought each handcuff had its own key! How many keys would that be? And it would be such a hassle to find them!"

The older man waved the key in his hand at the newcomer and walked towards the door, saying, "Let's go, we have the key now!"

The newcomer turned around and followed.

The moment the newcomer turned around, a shadow cockroach suddenly emerged from his shadow and quickly crawled to the corner of the wall.

"Buzz...!"

As the door closed and the lights went out, the room was plunged into darkness.

Half a minute later, a surprised voice suddenly rang out softly in the room.

"It's so dark!"

Suddenly a bright light appeared, the glow of an oil lamp illuminating the closed room.

Moria, who is two meters tall, appeared in the room carrying an oil lamp and a shadow servant. The shadow servant cockroach in the corner was gone; it had temporarily gone to Beehive Island for a vacation.