"Roronoa Zoro!"
Vivian's roar echoed throughout the sixth level of the prison.
"Huh?" Startled by the sudden shout, Zoro, who had a sword in his mouth, instinctively turned his head. A flash of lightning passed by, and before he could react, he was sent flying several meters, landing on the lawn.
"Spit!" Spitting out the grass from his mouth, Zoro stood up, bewildered, and looked at Vivian. "What are you doing?"
"What am I doing?" A vein popped on Vivian's forehead. "I just had someone plant those orange tree saplings a few days ago, and you cut them down?"
Zoro: "…"
"Sorry, it was mainly because that red-nosed guy was looking for trouble, so I took action," Zoro explained.
"Who are you calling red-nosed?!" Buggy, who had just been blown away by the wind, immediately got up to fight Zoro but stopped when he saw Vivian, standing still and not daring to move.
"Tell me, what's this hot pot about?" Vivian asked.
"Well…" Buggy scratched his head, looking at the group of underlings behind him, hesitating.
Meanwhile, a shorter one stepped forward to explain, "We've been working in the factory for a long time, forging and brewing, barely sleeping. We finally saved up enough tickets to throw a party to relieve some stress."
"Yeah, we have no chance of getting out of here. We just want to have a party, feel like we're sailing the seas again. Is that too much to ask?"
For a pirate, the greatest pain is never being able to return to the sea. But those imprisoned in Impel Down, except for those like Ace awaiting public execution, are mostly serving life sentences.
This made Vivian wonder if the prison would ever get overcrowded.
"Sniff… sniff…"
Many prisoners started crying, covering their mouths.
"This is our only wish…"
"Yeah, we just want to have a hot pot party, eat hot pot, and drink. Besides…" The prisoner wiped his tears and glanced at Vivian, "You said we could use the tickets to exchange for items anytime. You didn't say we couldn't save them up and exchange them all at once…"
Seeing their pitiful expressions, even Zoro, who almost decapitated them with his wind breath, showed some sympathy.
However, Zoro, who had been training hard in the prison for two years, didn't feel lonely or bored.
But as they were complaining…
[Option 1: Agree with Buggy, buy ingredients, and throw a grand party for the prisoners. (Reward: 3 unlimited power phones)]
[Option 2: Refuse and throw Buggy into solitary confinement. (Reward: Random skill experience +1)]
Vivian: ???
Oh?
These guys definitely have a plot.
He thought things wouldn't be as simple as they said.
But the reward this time is unlimited power phones again?
He already had one. What would he do with two more?
Play three-player card games?
Pouting, he was about to choose the second option when he suddenly had an idea.
If these three phones are all unlimited power phones, can they call each other?
Or video call, send messages…
Even though this world doesn't have cell towers, the system's items should be able to do that, right?
After thinking for a while, Vivian nodded. "Alright, you guys, go to the treasury, get some money, and buy ingredients. Fill the granary."
"Yes, Captain Vivian."
Although they were a bit surprised, since Vivian had already said so, they didn't dare to ask more questions. They quickly saluted and ran towards the treasury.
Zoro and Domino, along with the others, looked at Vivian with big question marks on their faces.
"Well, I just feel sorry for them," Vivian sighed, pretending to be sympathetic. "It's just a party, right? The height difference between the sixth and fourth levels is over a hundred meters. As long as we do it at midnight, Director Magellan won't notice."
"But…"
Domino still felt it was risky. After all, Vivian only had six months left in confinement. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome.
So she said, "Let's hold the party in my name. If Director Magellan catches us, you can say you didn't know about it."
Vivian: (°ー°〃)
"Never mind…"
"Don't say that. For you, I'd do anything."
Domino put her finger on Vivian's lips, her eyes shining with sincerity as she looked up at him.
Vivian: "…"
[You chose option 1]
[Received follow-up task: Make a super large hotpot for 120 people. (Current second stage)]
"Hey, Zoro."
"Hmm?"
"Go get those chef apprentices and bring them to the kitchen to cook with me."
"Okay."
Zoro nodded.
But after taking a few steps, he turned back and asked, "Where's the kitchen?"
Vivian: "…"
"Never mind, I'll go myself."
Feeling a bit helpless, Vivian covered his forehead, pulled Domino away from his embrace, and said to her, "Take them to the dining hall. Report to me if anything happens."
"Got it!"
…
About four hours later.
The team responsible for procurement brought the ingredients up one by one from the elevator.
Many prisoners, who had been locked back in their cells after labor, looked on with envy.
"Did you hear? Boss Buggy is throwing a party for his crew!"
"A hotpot party…"
Many prisoners who had used their vouchers for hotpot once or twice couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"If I had known, I would have followed Boss Buggy," someone couldn't help but sigh.
As he finished speaking, two other prisoners in the same room jumped up and grabbed his shoulders.
"Keep quiet. Someone will come to open our cell door soon. We'll take care of the guards. You help release the other prisoners, got it?"
"Yes, yes!" The prisoner nodded quickly.
After so many years, was someone finally planning a prison break?
Suppressing his excitement, he thought to himself.