The All-Powerful Magic Swordsman Hides His True Abilities and Aims To Live In the Countryside ~His Ideal Life Is Far From Over When He’s Spotted by a Noble Lady and a Saint!~ - Chapter 55
While searching for the stairs leading to level 4 Bentham being the comical person he is started singing “Okama way! Okama way! Okama waaaaaay!” galdino can’t take it anymore he shouted “Mr.2 please stop singing it’s really irritating!!” Bentham looked at galdino then said “Oww, join me in singing Mr. 3 or else our captain-chan~ would be bored.”
Seth hearing their bickering just smiled and continued searching for the stairs, Bentham then asked seth “Captain-chan~ what are we going to do in level 4?” Seth answered “I’ll try recruiting Mr.1 if he won’t agree then I’ll kill him and take his devil fruit.” Bentham and Galdino were shocked “Captain you can take devil fruits from the host?!”
Seth nodded “Yes I can but don’t say it to anyone else, I told you my secret because I would use it this time with you around and can’t keep it a secret so might as well tell you in advance so that you won’t be shocked when you saw me extracting a devil fruit.”
They both nodded “Don’t worry captain we wont tell anyone about your secret”
After searching for a couple of minutes they found the stairs leading to level 4, they descended after walking for 20 minutes they finally reached the door of level 4. seth destroyed with ease and continued walking until they reached the cell hall of Inferno Hell.
Seth was surprised because not even a single prison guard tried to stop him, he then ignored the anomaly and went to search for Mr.1. They checked every single cell when he heard Bentham shout “Captain-chan~ I found Mr.1 he is here!” Seth then went towards Bentham’s direction.
When he reached Bentham he saw Mr.1 inside the cell looking towards him with a calm expression. seth then said “Nice to meet you Mr. 1, I’m here to invite you to join my crew.” Mr.1 looked at seth then he turned towards Bentham he asked “Is that guy joining as well?”
Seth nodded “Yes, he is already part of my crew, so how about it?” Mr. 1 looked at seth then said “I’m only loyal to crocodile and I don’t want to be with that guy!” while pointing at bentham. Seth released a sigh “Well that’s too bad Mr. 1” he then told Mr. 3 to open the cell, seth then walked in and summoned red.
“This is your last chance, do you want to join my crew or not?” Seth released his conqueror’s haki to threaten Mr. 1 he then continued “Don’t worry I will also invite crocodile, If he doesn’t agree to join my crew then the both of you can die together.”
Mr. 1 closed his eyes and then opened it looking at seth saying “Okay I will accompany you to crocodile if he doesn’t agree to join your crew the same goes for me.” seth nodded “yeah yeah, I know you’re loyal and sh*t”
Seth then looked at Bentham and Galdino “Go and ask the other prisoners if they have a devil fruit and what type they have.” They both nodded and immediately went to each cell asking the prisoners,
After filtering over 30 devil fruit users seth chose 3 of them, Seth would ask them questions and If they passed they wouldn’t be killed but be invited to join seth’s crew.
The first one introduced himself “My name is Iris C. Presley I’m a musician, I ate the enhance enhance devil fruit, while playing a music I can enhance my allies powers.” Seth nodded hearing this “So Mr. Presley why were you captured and brought to impel down?”
“I was the musician of the “Jingle Pirates” we were hunted by bounty hunters and that’s how I got here.” Presley said, “Do you have any bounties?” Presley nodded ” my title is “Maestro” Presley with a bounty of 55 million beli”
“Last question maestro do you want to join my crew?” Presley bowed “I would gladly join your crew captain.” seth nodded “Good then join those three” he pointed at Bentham,Galdino and Daz Bonez, Presley nodded then went over them.
The next prisoner introduced himself “My name is Sentinel, I don’t have a family name because I’m an orphan, I ate the gate gate devil fruit. I can set a teleportation gate and connect it to other gates that I made and can travel through them.” seth nodded “Continue”
Sentinel nodded and continued “I’m a bounty hunter from north blue, But I killed a king of a country because he was terrorizing the citizens, the marines caught me afterwards and threw me here. I don’t have any bounty” Seth asked “So do you want to join my crew?
Sentinel was quiet for a moment the asked “Are you an evil pirate who terrorize the weak?” Seth laughed hearing his words “Well don’t worry Sentinel I’m not that kind of person so you can rest assured.”
Hearing seth, Sentinel kneeled “I would gladly join your crew captain and help you in every way possible.” Sentinel then went towards Bentham’s side.
The last prisoner then introduced herself “Hello handsome guy *wink* My name is Hyland N. Lucy, I ate the mind mind devil fruit. I can influence a persons mind and make them spill out their deepest secret, I think I’m useful if you want someone to be interrogated.”
“I was a captain of the “Mind Pirates” but unlike that Presley guy, I was captured by the marines and they brought me here. My title is “Lucy the Mentalist” with a bounty of 65 million beli, and I would gladly join your crew my handsome captain *wink*”
Seth nodded hearing then said “You can join my crew but stop flirting with me, if my wife ever saw you doing that then I can’t help you if she ever want’s to throw you out or feed you to a sea king.” Lucy had a defeated look on her face, she then nodded “Understood Captain”
“Okay we don’t have anything to do in level 5 so let’s go to level 6 were the most notorious prisoners are held.” everyone was shocked then Bentham ask “Captain, There are only 5 levels in Impel Down, I think you got it wrong”
Seth shook his head “I’m not wrong level 5 isn’t the last level but level 6, If you don’t believe me then It’s your choice but I don’t like my crew doubting my decisions understood?” Then seth released his conqueror’s haki to let them know who’s boss.
When they felt seth’s pressure they immediately paled they didn’t know that their new captain was this strong just his aura alone can make them surrender, they then followed seth towards level 5.