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Chapter 43 - Magellan's Collapse into Terror

"Who—who's hitting me?!" Magellan roared, ears ringing. As he tried to lift his head to find his attacker, another brutal gust slammed him down—followed instantly by another heavy blow to the forehead.

Crack! The floor collapsed beneath him, dropping to his chest. Stars spun in his vision, blood gushing from his nose. He wiped madly and looked up—only to see a gigantic blood-red fist retreating from above.

"What… what?!"

"It was my own Forbidden Technique's giant?" Magellan gasped, horror gripping his soul.

His pupils shrank to pinpricks as he realized the deadly threat: the twin fists of the Toxic Titan—like colossal hammers forged from the life energy of hundreds of prisoners—were plummeting down to crush him, dripping with corrosive, life-sapping poison.

Overwhelmed by fear, Magellan sank into despair. The prison siege had failed, and death might be the better option.

The gale hit, and his head dropped, unresisting. Then, abruptly, silence.

Roya calmly stepped forward. With a light kick to Magellan's chin, he said, "My ship could use a cleaner for all the trash lying around. Your Doku-Doku Fruit ability should melt it away nicely."

Magellan felt an uncontrollable rush, nodding rapidly: "Understood, Master! I will serve faithfully as your cleaner, never spill a drop of poison without your permission."

Roya nodded and walked past. Instantly, the Toxic Titan softened, flowing back into Magellan's pores—vanishing as though it had never existed. Only Magellan knew the creature had nested within him, siphoning his powers as sustenance. The powerful warden had become a mere sheath to his own creation.

Just as Roya moved on, Crocodile burst from a nearby cell, kneeling at Roya's feet and head-butting the floor repeatedly:

"Sir! Please accept me! My Suna Suna Fruit is perfect for clearing the trash!"

Roya paused. He'd seized Magellan more to imprison the Toxic Titan than recruit allies. Most inmates were irredeemable criminals—rescuing them would just unleash havoc. He'd left a few officers behind to clean up the place later. But Crocodile's offer was unexpected.

After a moment's thought, Roya said, "Go with Buggy and find your old crew."

Crocodile instantly obeyed and dragged a stunned Buggy toward the 5th level.

In another cell, Shiryu emerged hopefully—only to be crushed by a giant red hand that erupted from Magellan's body and dragged him back inside, squeezing him to nothing. His sword, Rain Thunder, tumbled into Magellan's hand.

Roya then arrived at the innermost cell where Jinbe stood. Though the lighting was dim, Jinbe immediately recognized the new Supreme Commander.

"It's you—Whitebeard's new second-in-command?!" Jinbe exclaimed in disbelief. He'd been imprisoned for opposing Ace's public execution. He'd read of Roya's 1-Beli bounty and had thought Whitebeard must've gone mad promoting a nobody—until now.

Roya had shattered a prison thought impregnable, and even Magellan now followed him. The Empress was still stunned by his victory methods!

At that moment Jinbe was struck by a startling thought: "The future King of the World won't be one of the Four Emperors…but this unremarkable young man!"

With a surge of willpower, he forced himself upright. He bowed:

"Jinbe, fish-man karate warrior, at your service!"

Roya simply smiled—and all the seastone chains binding Jinbe fell away. The cell door creaked open.

"Only fifteen minutes left—it's been an hour. Sea Prison's conquest is complete!"

As Roya turned for the elevator, a thick, almost goofy voice called out:

"Kind Sir, can you let me out? I'm strong—I can help beat your enemies!"

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