"Hm?"
Hearing Nami's words, Robin looked ahead.
"It's the Hawkins Pirates, but what are they trying to do?"
Her gaze sharpened. Crossing her hands before her chest, Robin assumed a stance ready to attack at any moment.
On this vast sea, meetings between pirates were rarely accompanied by banquets. More often, they ended in blades clashing and both sides hacking at each other.
Behind them were the Pacifistas firing ceaseless lasers, while the Hawkins Pirates charged at them from ahead.
With the situation growing dangerous, everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates looked to their captain. "Luffy, they're Supernovas like you. What do we do? Should we just charge through them?"
Although Luffy normally did not seem to hold much authority within the crew, at critical moments, as the captain, his words carried the final say.
"I don't know why they're charging at us! But who cares! Escaping is what matters now. Everyone, make a detour and rush past them!"
Though Luffy was usually carefree, he was almost never muddleheaded when it came to important matters.
Looking at the current situation, he understood just how dangerous their predicament was.
Picking up speed, Luffy ran to the very front of the Straw Hat Pirates.
He looked at Roy, who was riding a bicycle ahead of them, and the Hawkins Pirates behind him.
Luffy's eyes were resolute.
"Oh, interesting. He's got quite the courage of a captain, huh?"
Watching Luffy prepare to turn and flee in another direction.
"Shave!"
His figure flickered.
"So fast!"
Hawkins and the others behind Roy watched as Roy merely flickered, then vanished from before their eyes in the next instant.
That kind of speed was beyond what an ordinary person could achieve.
No wonder he had been so calm when facing their pirate crew. He really did have