Super Card System C.531: Betrail

The prison guards of Impel Down and the inmates of the Newkama Paradise, who witnessed this scene through surveillance, were all stunned.

What… what’s happening?

The slash from Shiryu not only caught Magellan off guard but also surprised Ian!

Ian had considered the possibility of Shiryu assisting Magellan against him or taking advantage of the situation to escape from Impel Down. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝓮𝓌𝑒𝒷𝘯ℴ𝑣𝓮𝓁.𝒸ℴ𝘮

However, he had never anticipated that Shiryu would attack from behind, and stab Magellan…

Magellan was careless, perhaps because, after the rescue with the Flying Slash, he believed that Shiryu was on his side and didn’t take any precautions against him.

“Uuugh… Aah…” As Shiryu slowly withdrew the blade from Magellan’s body, intense pain overwhelmed Magellan, causing him to scream in agony once again.

Magellan knelt on the ground, one hand planted on the floor, the other covering the wound on his abdomen, glaring at Shiryu with resentment. He said, “Assassinating me? Have you considered the consequences of what you’re doing?”

with a cigar in his mouth, Shiryu was wiping the bloodstains off the gleaming blade with a handkerchief. He raised his chin and replied, “Of course, I know. It’s just a matter of being labeled a criminal again.”

“This time, you’ll be imprisoned for life, with no chance of parole!” Magellan gritted his teeth.

“That’s not necessarily true!” Shiryu grinned, “When I came out of that cell, I swore in my heart that I would never go back!”

“You can’t escape!” Magellan retorted, “Your betrayal will be reported to Marine Headquarters, and the Gates of Justice will never open for you!”

“But I never thought of leaving alone!” Shiryu chuckled darkly, then looked at Ian across the way, saying, “Ian the Shichibukai, do you think I’m right?”

Ian, who was enjoying the spectacle of the two battling each other, didn’t expect Shiryu to suddenly bring him into the conversation. He frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”

“I’ve been looking forward to meeting a powerful man like you!” Shiryu sheathed his sword with a swing of his hand, saying, “Staying here in Impel Down, I’ll never see the light of day again. Even if I helped Magellan this time, considering my personality, I might end up back in prison. It’s better to take a chance and be free. I believe you’ve arranged a way out, right? Can you take me with you?”

Ian, feeling a bit incredulous, pointed at himself, asking, “Are you saying you want to join me?”

“That’s right!” Shiryu laughed heartily, “I believe we can be great partners…”

Ian’s expression at this moment was extremely strange. He never expected Shiryu to pull such a stunt, wanting to join him and escape from Impel Down.

Ian couldn’t help but wonder: Is he joking? Shouldn’t he be trying to ally with someone like Blackbeard Teach, an evil person?

Looking at Magellan, who was sweating heavily while clutching his wound, Ian finally understood why Shiryu suddenly stabbed Magellan in front of him. This guy was basically presenting a declaration of allegiance right in front of him…

After careful consideration, Ian seemed to have guessed Shiryu’s thoughts.

Shiryu, a person who enjoyed killing, joined Impel Down and even became the Head Jailer not necessarily out of loyalty to the World Government and the Marines. It was probably purely to indulge in the unrestricted slaughter of prisoners without facing consequences. Unfortunately, he clashed with Magellan in terms of ideology, and Magellan, disapproving of his actions, took action to capture him.

This made Shiryu realize that continuing to stay in Impel Down was meaningless. If Magellan could capture him once, he could do it again and again. Realizing that his freedom and indulgences were restricted, Shiryu conceived the idea of leaving Impel Down.

Originally, if it weren’t for Ian, Shiryu would have become Teach’s companion when the Blackbeard came to Impel Down and taken the opportunity to escape. However, the situation changed completely with Ian’s appearance. Ian demonstrated formidable strength, even leaving Magellan, the Chief Warden, powerless.

This immediately drew Shiryu’s attention to Ian.

Following a powerful individual would make killing even more enjoyable and unrestrained in the future, right?

Such thoughts were normal for Shiryu. However, he forgot to consider one thing: he had no idea about Ian’s personality!

Shiryu only saw Ian leading a group to raid Impel Down, completely disregarding the World Government and the Marines. Therefore, he assumed that Ian was a pirate who would stop at nothing.

It’s not his fault for thinking that way. After all, anyone who held the title of a Warlord was a notorious pirate. They just ended up being recruited by the World Government and the Marines later on…

Moreover, being confined to the sixth-level prison for so long, Shiryu had no way of obtaining information from the outside world. Therefore, he had no idea how Ian obtained his Shichibukai title.

Ian, unlike other pirates, didn’t gain his notorious reputation by randomly killing innocent civilians. His fame came from killing Celestial Dragons and confronting Marine admirals. Even though he had now turned against the Marines, even Sengoku had to admit that among the Seven Warlords, Ian had the clearest reputation!

If not for this, do you think Ian would have friends within the Marines? People like Hina, Garp, and Smoker. If Ian were truly ruthless, how could they treat Ian with such a calm and friendly attitude?

It can be said that Shiryu’s desire to join Ian is simply a case of mistaken identity!

So Ian’s expression at the moment is extremely strange because he is being genuinely recognized by an evil person for the first time…

Is this a case of gaining more fame or gaining a worse reputation?

Especially considering that originally, Shiryu eventually became Teach’s companion, this makes Ian feel like he has swallowed a fly… If he accepts this guy’s surrender, should he change his alias to “No Beard”? (haha XD)

Ian can accept Enel, he can accept Trafalgar Law because, in Ian’s view, these two can still be reformed and are not irredeemably evil. But Shiryu… Ian doesn’t know if this guy can be reformed…

What’s most unacceptable to Ian is that Magellan used to be Shiryu’s superior, his leader. Despite this, Shiryu didn’t hesitate to stab Magellan in the back. Such a person cannot be used with peace of mind. Who knows if he will, at some point, treat Ian, his “Supposedly ally,” the same way he treated Magellan?

In an instant, Ian made a decision in his heart, but he didn’t immediately refuse. His eyes turned, and Ian burst into laughter, applauding as he said, “Well done! A great performance, but it seems not quite enough!”

“Oh?” Shiryu asked in surprise. “What else do you want me to do?”

“Take me to the sixth level of the prison!” Ian said with a cold and arrogant look. “Also, my people are poisoned. Since you were once Magellan’s subordinate, you might know where the antidote is. Help me get it!”

“…” Shiryu remained silent for a moment and then said, “Okay, wait for me a moment!”

After saying that, he turned and left, heading to Magellan’s office. It seemed that the antidote was there.

Once Shiryu left, Ian came to Magellan, frowning as he looked at the bleeding wound that pierced through Magellan. “Is his sword so powerful?”

Earlier, Ian had inflicted three wounds on Magellan, but according to Ian’s observations, those three wounds had quickly stopped bleeding. Magellan’s body indeed had exceptional resilience to withstand attacks. However, the wound caused by Shiryu, up until now, was still rapidly bleeding.

Ian couldn’t believe it was due to the wound being too deep, so he couldn’t help but ask.

Magellan remained calm, humming, and said, “Shiryu’s sword is a nodachi called Raiu, a cursed sword! Wounds caused by this cursed sword cannot heal and will continue to bleed incessantly. Unless one has a more powerful self-healing ability, otherwise, they can only wait for the blood to drain slowly until death.”

As he spoke, Magellan struggled to get up. He held his left hand over the wound on his abdomen, raised his right hand, and shouted, “Venom Demon: Hell’s Judgment!”

With his roar, the venom on Magellan’s body suddenly expanded countless times, forming a huge humanoid monster behind him!

Different from the deep purple venomous dragon before, the humanoid monster formed by the venom now had a crimson color!

Using his ultimate move, it seemed that Magellan was determined to go all out…