Chapter 2 : Chop-Chop Fruit!

Calculate the time when the fuse that triggered the Summit War, Fire Fist Ace, is about to be imprisoned in Impel Down, and his younger brother Luffy will rush to Impel Down to rescue Ace after hearing the news!

As the main character, wherever Luffy goes, chaos follows! After Luffy arrives at Impel Down, he is destined to cause a commotion! This would be the perfect opportunity for Buggy to escape!

In fact, in the original plot, Buggy also managed to escape from Impel Down by taking advantage of the chaos caused by Luffy's arrival!

Buggy, however, does not know the exact timing of this event, so he can only continue to improve himself while waiting!

Once he was sure no one was watching, Buggy spread out his right palm and held it up to activate his Devil Fruit power! 

The iron shackles on his wrists instantly transformed into small iron pieces, each about 1 cubic centimeter in size, floating above his palm!

Before Buggy crossed over to this world, he had always wondered while watching the One Piece anime whether the ability of the Chop-Chop Fruit could only affect himself or if it could also act on objects other than himself!

In the original plot, when Buggy uses his Devil Fruit power, various clothes on his body can be rearranged and fused with his body!

This seemed to suggest that the Chop-Chop Fruit's power could indeed be applied to objects other than himself!

However, apart from his clothes, Buggy had never tried to split any other items!

This left the true nature of his powers somewhat ambiguous! After crossing over, Buggy found that his Devil Fruit ability could indeed affect objects besides himself! 

It's just that he had never intended to develop his Devil Fruit powers before, so aside from his clothes, he had never demonstrated this ability!

But now, Buggy certainly wouldn't remain as powerless as he once was!

After realizing that the Chop-Chop Fruit's powers could be applied to external objects, Buggy came to understand just how formidable his Devil Fruit truly was!

In this world, Devil Fruits grant nearly extraordinary abilities!

If he pushes the limits of his Split Fruit further, he might even be able to tear apart space and time itself!

So now, alongside his regular physical training, Buggy dedicates most of his time to honing his Devil Fruit powers.

Fortunately, even though Buggy had not specifically focused on developing the Chop-Chop Fruit's abilities before, his decades of experience had made him quite adept at it! This familiarity made his practice with splitting objects smooth and effective.

Buggy concentrated, and the small squares floating in his palm began to split again—one into two, two into four, and four into eight. Due to environmental constraints, he could only train so much.

This constant practice of splitting objects not only sharpened his control over the fruit's abilities but also enhanced his perception, making it an excellent training method!

"Knock, knock, knock."

At that moment, dull footsteps accompanied by the sound of something being dragged across the floor drew nearer. Buggy immediately ceased his activity and reassembled the fragmented shackles.

"Squeak~"

"Bang!"

The door to cell 5 next door was yanked open and slammed shut!

"Goo Dong~, whose turn is it today?"

Inside the cell, a flunky nervously swallowed and asked in a trembling voice.

Before anyone could respond, a tall, blue gorilla jailer appeared at the cell door. He opened it and cast a cold, indifferent glance over the occupants.

"Raymond, it's your turn today!"

A flunky abruptly shoved another person forward.

"No! Not me! I was there the day before yesterday!"

Raymond screamed in terror and tried to run back!

But before he could get far, the blue gorilla jailer reached out with his massive hand, seized Raymond by the head, and dragged him away.

"No! Not me! I was tortured just the day before yesterday! It can't be me!"

Raymond struggled desperately, but his efforts were futile against the sheer strength of the blue gorilla. 

The more he thrashed, the more excited the jailer seemed, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. After slamming the cell door shut, the blue gorilla dragged Raymond towards the torture chamber.

Once their footsteps faded away, the remaining prisoners in the cell exhaled in relief, their faces showing a mix of fear and the joy of having narrowly escaped their fate. 

In Impel Down, guards would randomly select prisoners from each cell for torture. However, the so-called "torture" often had no real purpose—just a method to intimidate and break the spirits of those imprisoned.

This was the grim routine of the prison, and Buggy, who had witnessed this scene countless times, paid it little mind. 

As soon as the blue gorilla jailer was out of sight, Buggy began to focus on practicing his Devil Fruit abilities.

Meanwhile, on the Level 4: Blazing Hell of Magellan's office:

"Poof~~~"

"Warden Magellan, are you alright? I have an important matter to report!" Domino, the Deputy Head of the Guards, called out with a stern expression as she stood before a gigantic toilet.

"Poof~~ *sizzle~~*"

Domino's frown deepened as she continued, "Warden Magellan, this is an order directly from Admiral Aokiji of the Navy Headquarters. You need to confirm it personally!"

"Wait, wait," Magellan's voice finally came from within the toilet.

Shortly after, a tall figure emerged from the toilet. The man had two horns on his head, bat-like wings on his back, and a demonic appearance. Along with him came a visible cloud of purple poisonous gas.

Domino held her breath, eager to hand over the documents she had meticulously prepared for Magellan. She quickly took a few steps back, retreating from the thick purple poison gas that enveloped the area.

Once she was safely out of the gas's reach, Domino spoke up. "Fleet Admiral Sengoku said that a prisoner will be arriving at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. We need to be prepared to receive them without any issues!"

Magellan frowned, a look of suspicion crossing his face. "Which prisoner requires direct interrogation from Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"

"The prisoner is Fire Fist Ace, the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

Domino said the name with a serious expression.

Magellan's eyes widened in shock. He quickly opened the document in his hand and scrutinized it.

If word of this leaked, it could potentially upheave the entire world!

At the same time, in the basement of Impel Down, in Level 1: Crimson Hell..

"Where are you taking me?! No! Please, no!" Raymond, who had resigned himself to his fate, was being dragged by the blue gorilla. 

As he was being pulled, Raymond noticed that instead of heading towards the ordinary torture room as expected, the blue gorilla had suddenly changed direction. 

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Raymond began to struggle frantically!

If it were just the torture room, the pain would be excruciating, but at least there would be occasional breaks for the guards. However, the blue gorilla was leading him straight to the "Kenju" forest!

That place was the most terrifying part of this level—where Crimson Hell got its name!

"Please, spare me! I know a secret! If you let me go, I'll tell you!"

Raymond begged desperately, his voice filled with panic.