"Miss All Sunday, go and get that bastard some money! And you, get the money and get out of here!"
"Understood, Boss!"
Crocodile suppressed his anger and sent Robin out to raise money. This was only the second time in his life he had felt so humiliated; the last time was because he lost to a stinky old man.
"Etc!"
"Please have 100 million of it packed up separately for me."
Although Robin did not know his intentions, he obeyed his orders.
After she left, the conference room fell into a deathly silence. Crocodile glared menacingly at Cifer, while the other three kept their heads down, not daring to meet their gaze.
When gods fight, mortals suffer.
They don't want to be used as a punching bag for someone.
Rainland truly lives up to its reputation as the dream city of Alabasta, and Rain Dinners is indeed the largest casino!
In just a short while, several strong men carrying packages followed Robin and came to Cifer.
"You can leave now!"
The burly men put down their things and fled quickly. Crocodile and the others recognized him, and he didn't look too good!
"Here is what you wanted, along with Belly and various jewelry, worth no less than 1 billion. In addition, here is the extra 100 million Belly you requested!"
After saying that, she tried to leave Cifer's side and walk back to the agents.
"Etc!"
Cifer reached out and stopped her.
"The Child of the Devil —Nicole Robin, Bounty 79 million Belly, if I remember correctly!"
In the dim light, Cifer's dark green tear stains and pupils looked particularly terrifying.
Upon hearing this, all five people present were shocked. Daz and the others were surprised because they hadn't expected Robin's Bounty to be so high.
Crocodile and she themselves were reminded of the Cifer's crackdown on bounty hunters.
"Oh my gosh~ It's rare for a big shot like you to remember a nobody like me. Are you trying to collect my Bounty?"
Robin joked that if Crocodile wanted to kill her, she would fight back fiercely, because she would have a chance.
But if it were this man, she couldn't think of any way to escape from him.
She was aware of Crocodile's strength and weaknesses, and similarly, she knew just how terrifying Cifer, who could rival Marine Admiral, truly was.
"Ulquiorra, you'd better not push your luck!"
Crocodile was already at his wit's end, and went to great lengths to attack Alabasta in order to find the legendary Ancient Weapon that could destroy an entire island with a single shot.
Nico Robin is the only person I can find who can read the Poneglyph. If she dies, all my plans over the years will have been for nothing!
"No, no, no! You've all misunderstood me. Am I some kind of bloodthirsty person?"
"Nicole Robin, would you like to become my companion?"
"Consider this 100 million Belly as buying you from your boss, and the portion exceeding your bounty as a tip to him."
The hand that hadn't even been pulled out when defending against Crocodile's attack was now being extended towards her.
"Huh?"
Robin was stunned. She clearly hadn't expected the other party to extend an invitation to her, let alone that the extra money was for buying her!
"You bastard, do you have a death wish?!"
Crocodile finally couldn't hold back any longer and invited his partner to join him in front of him, even going so far as to use the money he had stolen to buy it.
This is no longer a simple humiliation; it's completely treating oneself like a street performer!
His Scorpion Poison Hook pierced straight at Cifer, but all that was heard was the sound of swords clashing.
The poisoned needle at the tip of the hook only pierced Cifer's clothes, unable to penetrate even an inch!
"What is that..."
Daz and the others were covered in cold sweat. As fellow Shichibukai, their boss's sneak attack had failed to harm them!
Armament Haki?!
Crocodile was a worldly man, and although he didn't sense Haki from Cifer, that was the only way he could think of it.
"I really can't understand how someone as weak as you could become Shichibukai!"
Cifer grabbed the hook stuck in his clothes, his words full of disdain.
No matter how hard Crocodile tried, he couldn't break free. With a slight effort from Cifer, the hook snapped in half, and Crocodile fell backward to the ground due to inertia.
"You bastard... you're really infuriating!"
"Nicole Robin! Get out of here if you don't want to die!"
Crocodile could no longer contain his rage; he only wanted to kill this brat who dared to look down on him right now, in this place!
Along with Robin, the four Senior Agent huddled in a corner of the room.
As for why we didn't go up?
Ulquiorra was standing at the top of the stairs!
"Crescent Dune!"
His lower body transformed into sand and he soared into the air towards Cifer, enlarging his arms into crescent-shaped sand blades to launch a slash at him.
The sand blade pierced through Cifer's body, but to his dismay, Cifer, who he had imagined should have been drained dry, was completely unharmed.
"How is that possible..."
The guy who could ignore my attacks last time is now known as the World's Strongest Man!
He suddenly remembered that this guy seemed to have fought Whitebeard in the report.
Although he didn't believe Whitebeard could be defeated, judging from Cifer's calm demeanor, he figured his strength wouldn't be much weaker than that monstrous old man.
"Sables!"
A small sand scroll appeared in his hand and continued to expand, causing the entire Rain Dinners to teeter on the brink of collapse.
"Are you crazy! This is in the lake! Using this move will destroy the entire building!"
Almost everyone present was Devil Fruit User! Robin couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Ulquiorra, I'm giving you a chance now. Take the money and get out of here, or you'll be sleeping in this Rain Dinners!"
Crocodile had not lost his mind at this moment. He guessed that the other party was also a Devil Fruit User, so he used this method to threaten the other party.
As a Logia Devil Fruit User, he can transform into an element and create a hole above the water the instant it rushes in, allowing him to escape.
However, these subordinates played a crucial role in the Operation Utopia and could not be replaced by ordinary lower-ranking members.
He naturally didn't want to suffer a lose-lose situation.
"First, I'm not Devil Fruit User, so I'm not afraid of seawater. Second..."
Cifer vanished from Crocodile's sight in an instant; when he saw him again, he was already struck hard in the abdomen.
The sandstorm vanished, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood and knelt on one knee.
"Logia Devil Fruit abilities can only bully the brats in Paradise. Do I really need to tell you that?"
Crocodile's performance disappointed Cifer. Without the aid of his Devil Fruit powers, his physical skills were only slightly better than Luffy's at the moment.
Furthermore, having spent several years playing house in the Paradise, his reaction time and other abilities are far inferior to Enel's at this stage.
"Have you forgotten how to use Haki? Or have you been playing in the Paradise for so long that you think Logia are invincible?"
Crocodile's only response was that fierce gaze.
"That Crocodile actually..."
Daz's eyes were filled with disbelief. Could there really be such a huge difference in strength between Shichibukai?!
At this point, Bon Clay was so terrified that he felt like his soul was about to leave his body. Disobeying the BOSS's orders would definitely result in his death!
But the BOSS is about to be killed by that man!
"If you don't want to answer, that's fine. I had a pleasant trip today. Also, I'm a person who keeps my promises. I won't interfere with your Operation Utopia."
Cifer ignored Crocodile and flicked his finger, causing all the treasures on the ground to float into the air.
The latter breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if the fight continued like this, all his hard work would be ruined. Although it was frustrating, there would always be a time to get revenge.
"So what's your answer, Nico Robin? Following me is much better than following this crocodile bastard. You can do whatever you want!"
"After all, I'm a madman~"
The upturned corners of his mouth sent a chill down the spines of the three Senior Agent.
"Hmph~ Can I think about it?"
Robin neither directly refused nor agreed.
For her, following anyone was just about finding a protective umbrella, and judging from the current situation, the other party's strength was indeed much more reliable Crocodile's.
But he is, after all, an unpredictable man, so we still need to consider this carefully.
"Is that so? Well then, I'll give you a little more time!"
"I rarely wait for people!"
If a character is someone you like, and the other party hasn't explicitly rejected you, Cifer doesn't mind being a little more patient.