After executing Shiryu, Kaito once again used the power of the Op-Op Fruit to teleport away.
The moment Shiryu died, all the inmates in Infinite Hell fell completely silent. Now, they were acting as docile as a herd of lambs.
In one of the cells, the man known as the "Red the Aloof," Patrick Redfield, sat with a grim expression.
His Observation Haki was extraordinarily powerful, making him one of the few who fully understood everything happening inside Infinite Hell.
Sensing the overwhelming, yet carefully suppressed aura radiating from Kaito, Redfield—who alone could rival the strength of a Yonko crew—couldn't help but mutter to himself,
"I've really been locked up too long… The new generation is already this strong?"
Adjusting his posture, Redfield sat upright, fully prepared to face death.
He was a proud warrior. To him, death held no fear—only dignity. Since he could not resist it, he might as well face it head-on.
The sound of approaching footsteps echoed through the corridor. Redfield's eyes narrowed.
"...He's coming."
And indeed, Kaito appeared, but after giving Redfield a mere glance, he shifted his eyes away and walked right past him with Kalifa.
Yet that single glance was enough to leave Redfield drenched in cold sweat. Frozen in place, he murmured,
"He didn't kill me... Why?"
Kaito, already far gone, naturally didn't hear his question. The truth was simple—he just couldn't be bothered to kill him.
Redfield was an old man now, and had behaved himself in Infinite Hell. More importantly, he had never eaten a Devil Fruit. Kaito had no interest in wasting energy on him.
Kaito had nearly completed all of his objectives. Now, he just wanted to clean up a few eyesores before leaving.
"Aaahhh!!"
"Stay away from me!!"
Two screams rang out.
Redfield flinched slightly. He knew exactly who those screams came from—one was the "Corrupt King" Avalo Pizarro, the other was Sanjuan Wolf.
Moments after their cries, both of their auras vanished completely. Soon after, the aura of that man also began to fade as he moved away.
With Kaito finally gone, all the inmates in Infinite Hell collectively let out a breath of relief. While he had been there, even their previous hellish life had seemed almost peaceful by comparison.
Now that the god of death had left, many of them collapsed like puddles of mush, gasping for breath, as if they'd just survived a brutal war.
...
On the way, Kaito suddenly remembered something. Turning to Kalifa, he said,
"Kalifa, I'll send you to the top level first. Wait for me there—I'll be up shortly."
Kalifa adjusted her glasses and nodded.
"Alright, Boss."
Kaito pulled her into his arms and kissed her cheek. Catching her off guard, he instantly activated his ROOM space and transported her to the upper level.
Swish!
Kalifa reappeared at the entrance to the top level of Impel Down, where Domino was still standing.
Startled by Kalifa's sudden appearance, Domino instinctively adjusted the sunglasses on her nose—Kalifa's signature move.
Kalifa didn't even notice Domino. A faint blush still lingered on her cheeks, so charming that even Domino felt her heart skip a beat.
Pouting her alluring red lips, Kalifa murmured to herself,
"Seriously, Boss… next time, pick a better place."
...
Meanwhile—
At the junction between Level Six and Level Five of Impel Down, Kaito stood with his eyes closed, sensing the entire structure of the prison.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, smiling.
"Found it. Can't believe I nearly forgot about this place."
With that, Kaito's figure flickered and vanished from the spot.
Impel Down Level 5.5—Newkama Land.
A crowd of flamboyantly dressed weirdos were throwing a party. At the center stood a man with an enormous head, a puffy purple afro, and garish makeup.
He was none other than the "Okama King," Emporio Ivankov, user of the Horm-Horm Fruit.
Ivankov was gleefully partying with a group of gender-ambiguous followers when—suddenly—Kaito appeared right in their midst.
The entire room, Ivankov included, froze.
After a long pause, Ivankov blinked his massive, sparkly eyes and asked,
"BOY~ Who are you, and how did you get in here~?"
Kaito scanned the towering four-meter-tall Ivankov, eyes briefly stung by his eccentric outfit.
Pausing for a moment, he put on a polite smile.
"So, you're the Okama King, Ivankov? Nice to meet you. I'm Admiral Kaito of the Navy Headquarters."
"Ohh~ So you're a Navy Admiral—Wait, WHAT!?"
The instant Kaito introduced himself as a Navy Admiral, the surrounding prisoners raised their hands in unison, eyes wide in shock.
Ivankov let out a dramatic scream, jumped in place, and landed heavily.
He stared at the epaulets on Kaito's shoulders and the "Justice" cloak on his back for a long while, until a massive bead of sweat formed on his forehead.
As a high-ranking officer in the Revolutionary Army, he recognized the uniform immediately—this was a real Navy Admiral.
But... this young face? He looked nothing like what Ivankov remembered of the Admirals—Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji.
Still suspicious, Ivankov swallowed hard and cautiously asked,
"BOY~ If you're really a Navy Admiral... could you prove it?"
"Sure."
Kaito agreed without hesitation.
His Rinnegan cracked open slightly, and a surge of terrifying pressure—mixed with purple-black lightning—instantly swept across Newkama Land.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Dozens of prisoners collapsed like wheat before a scythe.
Even Ivankov's face went pale. Looking at the perfectly calm Kaito, his heart pounded in terror.
"That's... not even his full power!?"
Panicked, Ivankov waved his hands frantically.
Kaito gave a slight nod and withdrew his Conqueror's Haki.
Ivankov bent over, gasping for breath. Struggling to lift his head, he asked,
"So, uh… Admiral-san, may I ask why you're here? You're not here to arrest me, are you?"
Kaito smiled gently.
He opened the Door-Door space and took out a Devil Fruit, then looked Ivankov in the eye and said,
"Don't worry. I just came here to trade for a Devil Fruit."
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