The Situation Takes a Sharp Turn: The Buster Call

"Emergency Broadcast: Mayor Iceberg has been attacked again!"

"To reiterate, Mayor Iceberg has been assassinated again..."

Rumble—

"It's Nami!"

The sound of a broadcast echoed through the deserted streets, which had been empty due to the approaching tsunami, as two figures, one tall and one short, rushed towards them.

As the Inazuma bolts from the sky struck Galley-La Company's headquarters, the short figure looked up, the chilling Lightning Flash his golden mask and long nose.

"Hey, young man! Are you sure—"

"I'm absolutely certain it wasn't my crew... the Straw Hat crew Pirates who did it!"

Holding a newspaper, Usopp looked at Franky beside him, who was looking anxious. Although his face was covered by a mask, his firm voice showed no wavering.

"Luffy and his crew would never do such a thing, I swear!"

"I trust you,"

Franky, wearing swim trunks and showing off his two hairy legs, nodded.

"A pirate crew capable of giving birth to Ship Spirit can't be the kind of crazy bunch. It seems—"

The enemy is someone else!

Has the government finally had enough and taken action?

Iceburg, please don't let anything happen to you...

"Robin?"

"Sister Robin..."

What are you doing?!

Next to the collapsed Galley-La Company headquarters, the battle situation instantly reversed!

"Thirty Petal Blooms - throat lock".

Faced with hands lodged in their throats, the Straw Hat crew couldn't believe their eyes. Just as Roman had always emphasized, Robin's abilities were far too dangerous. Anyone whose strength didn't reach a certain level could be instantly killed by her!

Luffy's rubber body makes him immune to joint locks, and Roman's full-body armor makes him fearless. But what about the others...?

Zoro is a bit better, after all, his Three-Sword Style has given him neck strength that's no less than his arms! Robin might not be able to twist him. But Sanji... Robin touched his neck, and he went limp like a noodle!

As for Nami, let's not even mention her. After Usopp left the crew, she became the weakest in terms of physical constitution... No, I should say that even if Usopp hadn't left, Nami would still be the weakest in terms of physical constitution.

On the contrary, if Chopper transforms into his 'Fur Coat Reinforcement' state, he can immediately ignore Robin's attacks.

"Well done, Nicole Robin."

The still-shaken CP9 members finally breathed a sigh of relief, never expecting that they would have to rely on 'hostages' to barely turn the tide. However:

Mayor Iceberg remained defiant to the death, and the attempt to intimidate him had failed. Now, all they could hope for was a successful attempt to lure the enemy out...

"Robin, have you really... become our enemy?!"

When questioned by the Straw Hat crew, Nico Robin simply turned her Guotou away, and glistening tears slid down her cheeks.

Please...

!

"Please, please leave me alone!"

Guotou, Robin, with tears streaming down her face, shouted at the Straw Hat crew, completely losing her usual composure and intelligence.

"I know you mean well, but this will only hurt all of you! I'm begging you, please give me up..."

!!

"I····"

Luffy adjusted his Straw Hat and looked seriously at Robin was on the verge of collapse.

Why should I listen to you?!

???

"As long as you are still our partner, I will never abandon you!"

"CP9 or the Buster Call, I'll take the fall for you! Because—"

Luffy shouted to the sky, his voice piercing the heavens.

"I am the captain!!!"

·······

"Why, why are you so good to me... Waaaaah,"

Ah... Luffy, you're the real 'Sea King'! Seriously, this situation is a bit confusing...

Tap tap tap,

Just as Roman was also in a dilemma, two footsteps came from afar. A long-nosed boy wearing a cape and a mask, and a muscular, eccentric middle-aged man with sunglasses, a floral shirt, and a pompadour, turned the corner and appeared in everyone's sight.

"Huh...?"

"Fran—!"

In an instant, the Straw Hat crew was puzzled, Mayor Iceberg was shocked, and Rob Lucci was overjoyed!

"Careful!"

Seeing the look of delight on Lucci's usually cold, expressionless face, Roman knew things were going to get bad and immediately rushed towards Usopp and Franky! However, his speed was clearly no match for Lucci's 'Shave' technique; a figure flashed before his eyes. Then:

Click, click!

With Usopp and Franky each in one hand by the throat, Rob Lucci suddenly turned around and used them as shields, forcing Roman had just charged forward, to stop in his tracks.

"As expected, fate is on the side of justice."

With the armed boatmen all dead, the citywide broadcast was originally just a last resort to try and trick others into revealing the truth. Unexpectedly, some people actually came to their deaths.

"Mr. Iceburg, this big man in my hand wouldn't happen to be—"

Lucci spoke calmly, keeping his eyes on Roman while focusing most of his attention on the mayor, who was being shielded by Chopper.

"You're the one who entrusted 'that thing' to, right?"

!!

"... I didn't know you were there—"

"You don't need to make excuses,"

The man named Iceburg is indeed a figure, but he is ultimately just an 'ordinary person'.

"My Observation Haki clearly sensed the intense panic in your heart."

"It seems fate is indeed on our side— Bruno!"

As Lucci shouted, the silent, bull-haired Bruno suddenly leaped up, grabbed Robin's arm, and nimbly stepped back!

Null,

The two of them vanished into thin air at the same time! Then, in an instant, they reappeared beside Lucci and the others, and then:

Goodbye, Straw Hat crew!

As the group of people flew backward simultaneously, they disappeared into thin air one after another, as if by magic.

???

"This is······"

With the arm on their neck gone, the Straw Hat crew hadn't yet recovered from the series of unexpected events.

"It's probably some kind of teleportation-type Devil Fruit ability."

Roman sighed. He had originally planned to take care of CP9 right there. It seemed Robin's 'Buster Call phobia' wouldn't be so easily erased; a direct confrontation at Enies Lobby was inevitable...

"What do we do now, Luffy?"

"We must continue our pursuit..."

"And that long-nosed one just now, it was U..."

Faced with the group who seemed hesitant to speak, Luffy didn't rush to catch up with them, but instead:

"Roman, what is the Buster Call?"

"A military operation authorized by the World Government and organized by the Marine Headquarters to carry out indiscriminate and destructive attacks on the areas where the signal is emitted, in order to completely eliminate things and people in a region that pose a threat to the World Government's rule."

Roman's words stunned everyone; his words were filled with ruthless coldness.

"Composed of ten warships, five Vice Admiral, and elite naval soldiers, it is a force capable of destroying cities and annihilating nations!"

Vice Admiral

Although the Straw Hat crew has never encountered Vice Admiral, the absolute strength of Admiral Aokiji is still fresh in their minds, and Vice Admiral, who is only one rank below Admiral, must also be incredibly powerful, right?

As if he felt the crowd wasn't desperate enough, Roman continued his earnest explanation.

"If five Vice Admiral are assigned to ten warships, then each lieutenant Vice Admiral would need ten captains as subordinate officers. It's impossible for each Vice Admiral to command two ships; each warship must have a captain. Field-grade officers are not qualified to command such battles..."

"Therefore, the Buster Call's configuration is: 5 Vice Admiral + 5 Rear Admiral + 200 field officers + nearly 10,000 naval elites + 10 top-tier warships."

Hiss--

It's numb, it's numb~~~

The Smoker who chased the Straw Hat crew all over the place... no, it was 'White Hunter' Smoker, who was just a Marine who had recently been promoted from Captain to Commodore, yet the Buster Call had at least a dozen Smoker involved—this...

No wonder the usually calm and the intelligent Robin changed drastically upon hearing the words "Buster Call," and she even turned against... or rather, protected the Straw Hat crew. It turns out it was because of the overwhelming pressure of such a powerful force.

"So, what do we do now, Luffy?"

This time, it was Roman who asked the question. Unlike before, the Straw Hat crew now knew what they were fighting against.

"Need I say more, guys?"

Luffy strode forward, chasing after the direction Lucci and the others had fled.

"Let's go get Robin! We'll tell her we're not afraid of any Buster Call!"

"Understood, Captain." X5