School Officers Spar, Flag Officers Oversee

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh, did you hear that?"

They tumbled and rolled their way into the massive building beneath the Bridge of Hesitation.

The two figures suddenly separated, and Rob Lucci, unable to quickly defeat his opponent, began to launch a verbal attack.

"The Marines have arrived. How's Nico Robin? How are the other pirates? — Don't you want to go rescue them?"

I'm going to kill you first!

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As an assassin who believes in 'dark justice', Rob Lucci certainly doesn't care whether using words to sway his opponents is honorable or not, but he underestimated his opponent!

It's not just about strength, but also about mindset.

"I trust my comrades; they'll handle whatever enemy they encounter. But—"

Luffy looked at the tall, black-suited Leopard Human in front of him.

"If we let you escape, you will kill them."

"Apart from Roman, your sneak attack was far too dangerous for anyone else!"

Luffy stared intently at Lucci, his domineering and unyielding aura firmly locking onto his opponent! This made the strongest member of CP9 on the other side completely afraid to turn his back on him.

"So I'm going to take you down first!!"

"Hehe,"

Incisive and to the point, with a strong sense of responsibility.

"What Admiral presence... I really want to show that idiot commander what you look like—"

Boom—

A figure flashed, and the battle continued!

Since words can't influence the opponent, let's see who's the real deal with their skills.

Meanwhile, the 'idiot commander' that Lucci mentioned was:

"Four-Wheeled Flower - slap in the face".

Clap clap clap clap clap!

Spandam, whose face had been slapped repeatedly by Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit and turned into a pig's head, was still shouting.

"The mud is gone... the stone is gone..."

"Hi, sir..."

"Let's go, Robin."

With a wave of Roman's hand, a long whip made of white paper flew over, circled around, and pulled the intellectual beauty onto the boat. —Spandam may be a villain, but he can't die here.

If he dies here, who will take the blame for the Buster Call bombarding Enies Lobby? And even if we take a step back and kill Spandam, his dad might give him the title of "martyr" or "hero," which sounds disgusting.

Of course, Roman and his companions also had their own battles. That was:

"No one below the rank of major is required to participate in the battle!"

As several Vice Admiral openly went to row, rows of field officers, dressed in Justice Coat and with a distinct 'style' from the regular soldiers, stood on the Marine warship that surrounded them.

"A two-hundred-strong elite force... a swift and decisive victory!"

As the officers from the Marine warship leaped over, sheets of white paper wrapped Roman up, transforming him into the White Knight.

"Don't panic, um..."

"Just do your best in the fight."

Roman knew, of course, that the Navy was openly 'putting on a show,' but the rest of the Straw Hat crew didn't. It's likely that even those below the rank of admiral on the Marines were unaware, so the fight was inevitable! It would be a good opportunity to test the results of their recent training.

For the Navy, this is also a good opportunity for 'training'. After Vice Admiral admirals and Rear Admiral under their noses, what's there to fear about casualties? The Straw Hat crew can teach the officers a lesson: don't underestimate the masters among pirates.

And so the Straw Hat crew and the Navy officers engaged in a fierce and chaotic battle!

"Waist Meat!"

With a kick, the burly naval captain opposite him immediately bent over.

"Tekkai— "

Thump!

The naval captain, clutching his stomach, knelt on the ground, prompting Sanji to give him a strange look.

"What? They're not even as tough as the CP9 members."

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"Let me test your skills with this whirlwind kick—"

"Strong Right!"

Franky punched an afro-haired officer in the stomach, but the officer instantly split into several spheres. These spheres then rapidly reassembled into human form as they rolled around.

"Bean-Bean Fruit - splitting".

"Be careful, the opponent is capable—"

In response to Franky's loud warning, Robin hid behind him and then crossed her arms in front of her.

"Each other,"

"Thirty-round Flower - Neck Hanging!"

Click click click click,

Two arms sprouted from his neck and twisted violently, causing a number of naval officers to fall to the ground!

Aside from those with special physical abilities or those skilled in using metal Tekkai as human shields, even agile officers wouldn't be instantly killed by Robin's sudden twist. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they would lose most of their fighting ability instantly.

Robin's Devil Fruit ability is definitely best suited for crushing weaker opponents!

Bang!

After slicing a sword-wielding officer away, Roman felt like he'd forgotten something. It wasn't until he saw a masked officer lunge at Zoro empty-handed that he suddenly remembered.

"Zoro, don't touch him—"

Brush,

However, Zoro had already slashed at his opponent without hesitation, causing Roman's lips to twitch.

Facing Zoro's long, gleaming sword, the officer fearlessly reached out and grabbed Zoro's sword, 'Yuki'. Then, he clenched his fist tightly.

Karaara

The 'Yuki' of Ryou Wazamono 50, was instantly corroded into several pieces of broken iron that fell to the ground.

Yuki you rest in peace.

"Roman, what did you just say?"

Faced with Zoro, who jumped back in fright with veins bulging on his face, Roman was rushing over, thought for a moment.

"... It's nothing, I'll take care of him."

This officer is Devil Fruit user!

It could rust metal and even the human body, but it didn't matter to Roman. — The officer opposite him saw an 'armored man' charging towards him, sneered from behind his mask, and met the attack with his hands without fear.

Click,

Taking advantage of his height and long arms, he placed his hands on Roman's shoulders first. However, the officer's eyes behind his mask widened in surprise! The opponent's armor was not instantly corroded by his ability, but remained completely unmoved!

Such a mistake in close combat can immediately turn into a fatal crisis! Roman, under the 'White Knight', parried away his opponent's hands with a single block, then grabbed his opponent's neck with his other hand, and lifted him up like a chicken and pulled him aside in the opponent's horrified gaze, just in time to meet a silent, cold light, which was a rapier that attacked with Inazuma speed.

"Mean!"

The officer wielding the rapier's expression changed, and he had no choice but to sheathe his sword! But a flash of light appeared behind his colleague, and the other's sword struck first and pierced his shoulder.

"An attack without a plan will only hinder each other."

After Roman crippled the rapier officer with a single sword strike, he continued to draw a circle on the spot! The officer wielded the Rust-Rust Fruit in his hand like Pinwheel, causing the officers surrounding him to instinctively retreat.

Once they retreated, the subtle differences between each person became apparent: some took a large step back to defend against the next attack; some barely dodged before eagerly lunging forward; some instinctively followed their colleagues' attacks; and some cautiously waited for their opportunity...

This gave Roman the opportunity to defeat them one by one!

Um?

Vice Admiral Doberman glanced briefly at the battlefield with his right eye, and the 'White Knight' in white armor caught his attention. With his strength, he could easily tell that the armor was merely a creation of his abilities, and that the person opposite him was a young man encased in it.

But,

Interesting. He seems quite adept at handling being surrounded by so many officers? His Observation Haki looks impressive, and with that armor, even the officers needed to charge up their attacks to barely manage a scratch. Quite a skilled fighter!

What's most interesting is that, compared to the other Straw Hat crew members who were fighting with all their might, the opponent was very measured in their attacks, never targeting vital points, and immediately moving on to the next one after defeating one.

He seemed like a dedicated sparring partner;

As if:

Do you also know the Navy's true intentions?

"How could that be?" Vice Admiral Doberman shook his head.

Apart from Admiral Aokiji personally overseeing the situation and hinting to his officers to "act as they see fit," how could anyone else have imagined that this was a naval "performance"?

Hmph, CP9...

A bunch of short-sighted, good-for-nothing bastards!

Why are you chasing after ancient relics from eight hundred years ago? It's utterly absurd.

It's one thing to extend your reach into Water 7, but to disregard the life or death of Water 7 for your own gain! Don't you know that Water 7 our navy's official shipyard?!

Vice Admiral Doberman, unmoved as a mountain, glanced at the building next to him, where two figures were locked in a high-speed entanglement!

Let's see how good the so-called 'strongest CP9 in eight hundred years' really is.