Exile Trap: Roman Gets Banned

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

The two guards looked at the maid carrying a bucket and mop with suspicion. This was a 'restricted area'. Normally, these captured servants would stay as far away as possible, and wouldn't come near unless specifically asked to clean.

Snap,

Thump! X2

The two guards collapsed, and Sanji's figure slowly emerged behind them.

"I'm so envious!"

Sanji a haughty snort as he looked at Luffy and Chopper's gleaming eyes.

"If it weren't for Brulee, I wouldn't want to wear this Vinsmoke outfit..."

"Alright, alright~~"

Roman waved his hand dismissively, "You're all talk. If it weren't for Brulee keeping a close eye on you, you probably would have already sneaked into the women's bathhouse using your invisibility, right? By the way, all four men in the Vinsmoke family are lecherous, their instincts uncontrollable even by Life Factor modifications. This shows..."

In his youth, Vinsmoke Judge was probably not exactly a refined man.

"This is it, Lady Brulee."

The black-haired girl Lia, hesitated before pointing to the room behind the two guards, "The place where people often bring food down..."

"Isn't this... the basement where Mom used to keep rare and exotic animals?"

It seems that this place is still used to imprison 'living beings', only the objects have changed to their former masters.

"Well then, let me see~~"

Since there have been no 'accidents' along the way, could the trap be hidden in the dungeon below?

Even though the young girl, Lia, showed no signs of distress, and the Straw Hat crew's infiltration, guided by her, proceeded without incident, Roman wouldn't let his guard down. Many traps don't require the participant's cooperation, meaning the girl who thought she was leading them might also be unaware, leaving no room for error...

"Hehehe, I can feel a lot of energy down there~~"

Roman didn't stop Luffy from barging in. After all, Luffy now possessed all three types of advanced Haki, allowing Armament Haki, Future Sight, and tear through the heavens. It was difficult for any trap in the world to threaten him.

—Unless Luffy suffers amnesia and forgets he has Haki, which is a ridiculous plot point.

"Everyone, keep up!"

As Luffy rushed in to scout ahead, Roman followed him down the spiral staircase, with the rest of the Straw Hat crew close behind. Robin even brought along the young girl Lia. After all, the Straw Hat crew wouldn't do something like abandoning someone after they've served their purpose; they definitely had to ensure the safety of their companions.

?

Deep within the prison, the suppressed commotion made Charlotte Katakuri, suspended by Seastone chains, lift his eyelids slightly. Although he had already 'seen' the future, however:

"Hehehe~~ Rice Cake Guy, so you were here!"

Looking at Luffy before him and the many Charlotte family executives who had been rescued behind him, Charlotte Katakuri was momentarily speechless. However:

"Even though you already 'know', I still want to say thank you."

Tsk, two Future Sight geniuses colliding, they're practically riddles. Behind Luffy, Roman nodded at Katakuri, who was bound by Seastone chains.

"You know what I'm going to say—"

Relax, don't resist.

Puff!!

The jet-black Inazuma longsword flashed, and facing the Seastone chains and the large lock also made of Seastone, Roman didn't bother to create a key and slowly experiment to unlock it. Instead, he used a more convenient method:

They cut off Katakuri's arms directly.

"Katakuri- san?!"

"I'm fine."

Amidst the horrified cries of the Charlotte Family children who had just been released from their restraints, Katakuri, now free of his bonds, calmly used mochi to suck up his two arms and attach them to his own. Then:

Snap,

After Roman snapped his fingers and deactivated the 'Surgery Ability', Katakuri moved his perfectly intact arm.

"Thank you all... I understand,"

"Brulee, thank you."

"Kata—"

"I'm so glad to see you like this now."

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Hey, stop showing off your Future Sight! You've stolen all the other people's lines!

Roman was speechless and was starting to think that he might as well not explain the situation to Katakuri, since Katakuri could find out anyway through 'Future Sight'.

However, this leads to a paradox: if Roman explains, he already knew it, so he doesn't need to explain; but if Roman doesn't explain, how did he know these words?

Tsk tsk tsk, thinking about it this way, the so-called 'Future Sight' is actually quite interesting~~

"Dear members of the Charlotte family, here's what happened..."

Even if he didn't explain to Katakuri, Roman had to explain to the other Charlotte Family children. After quickly stating their purpose, Roman's gaze swept over them:

"Where's Perospero? I haven't seen him—"

"Brother Perospero, he..."

"He was in battle..."

Roman glanced at the silent rest of the Charlotte Family and understood. It seemed poor Perospero had fallen to the Blackbeard Pirates. What an unlucky fellow, considering he was usually a fairly calm and reasonable person.

"Anyway, let's talk about other issues after we get out of here."

Since the 'trap' hasn't been activated after all this time, there's only one last possibility:

Splash splash~~

Sheets of emerald green paper flew out from Roman's body, fluttering and wrapping around the Charlotte Family's children, instantly revitalizing their bodies that had been imprisoned and left empty. At the same time, these 'blood bottle papers' 3.0 were also soaked in potions created by Chopper.

Stopping bleeding and restoring life are child's play; they can even leave no scars. Otherwise, the Straw Hat crew, who have fought countless battles, would have long since become a wild pirate crew covered in scars.

Great, Cracker and Smoothie are here too.

With Roman's 'blood vials' providing a large amount of life force, a group of listless Charlotte executives immediately perked up! Various weapons and armor created by their abilities fell into their hands, saving Roman the trouble of providing weapons.

"By the way, were you the one who led the way?"

Facing the towering (five meters) Katakuri, the petite, curly-haired girl nodded rapidly and repeatedly; if she also had a tail...

"You live at '64 Sugar Street,' and your father is a scribe under Lord Nozart? — His name is Hel, right?"

"Um... my father's name is Gott, Katakuri."

"Hmm, it seems I remembered it wrong."

While Katakuri subtly probed the girl leading the way, Roman had already turned to look at his captain.

"Luffy— "

When Roman looked at him, Luffy adjusted his Straw Hat and nodded.

"Leave it to me!"

Since the rescue went surprisingly smoothly, it's Luffy's turn to do his job:

Boom!

Luffy kicked open the door in front of him and reached out to grab a Luffy that had been flying in an arc silently from the side. The high-speed spinning bullet landed in his palm! This made Van Augur on the other side sigh.

"Even precious Seastone Bullets couldn't hurt this guy. That's just fate~~"

"I've seen this kind of attack before from 'Black Arm Uncle'."

As Luffy strode out, his five fingers made a grasping motion. The Seastone Bullets, which was still a few centimeters from his palm, fell helplessly to the floor with a clatter after exhausting its kinetic energy.

As Roman said, with Luffy's Luffy to 'Future Sight' and 'Armament Haki,' unless he suddenly loses his memory and forgets his abilities, it will be very difficult for any sneak attack to hurt him.

As for why they didn't use the 'Air Door' to leave directly, one reason is that the Straw Hat crew still had the mission of attracting the Blackbeard Pirates, and another reason is that Roman didn't have the ability to take so many people away directly.

Not to mention Roman, even Bruno, the original owner of the fruit, didn't have this ability.

However, just as Roman had predicted, the real test lies here:

"Blackbeard!!"

"Teach— "

Following Luffy were the Straw Hat crew, and then the children of the Charlotte Family. — The moment they saw the burly, dark-skinned man standing in the center of the group of people opposite them, a collective, furious murmur of gritted teeth rippled through the crowd.

Every battle inevitably results in casualties. Besides Big Mom, quite a few members of the Charlotte Family died at the hands of the Blackbeard Pirates. Now that their enemies have met again, it's no wonder they're filled with hatred!

"Hahaha, how about that?"

The tall Teach completely ignored the angry glares from Charlotte family and turned to look at the executives behind him.

"I knew that with Straw Hat Kid's temperament, rescuing Charlotte family would be his top priority. If it were me, I would use this opportunity to gang up on and take down a few of the enemy's officers and captains! Weaken their fighting power, instead of rescuing a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"Hmm, thankfully our opponent isn't the admiral~~"

Catherine Demi, hands on her hips, let out her signature laugh. Although the Blackbeard Pirates' officers were all confident in their strength, if their boss really went all out and ambushed them, even Shiryu would only have time for a dignified fall...

"There is no difference—"

Luffy a big step forward and looked intently at Marshall D. Teach opposite him.

"As long as I beat you up here, everything will be solved!"

"Hahaha~~"

Blackbeard, laughing heartily, crouched slightly, raising one clenched fist. His muscle fibers, like steel cables, were stretched to their limit, like a fully drawn bowstring!

Call out--

What is this pose?

As Roman raised an eyebrow, Luffy had already taken the lead and rushed out, his fist imbued with Conqueror's Haki and black Inazuma, striking Blackbeard's fist without any fancy moves.

"Don't even think about it!"

Click-clack-clack—

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Conqueror's Haki Entwine, and the two opposing forces of space-shaking energy, one black and one white, collided violently with everything!

Dark Inazuma and white light radiated endlessly along a vertical plane between two fists spaced a dozen centimeters apart. Wherever they struck, buildings exploded and tumbled; even the poor cake tower was torn apart! It was as if an endless wall, shattering and destroying everything, matter and energy, had cleaved the world in two insurmountable halves, centered on the point of their confrontation.

"Hahaha, you've reached that level too?"

Blackbeard glanced at the black Inazuma around Luffy's fist and grinned, revealing his missing teeth.

The laughter was wild, the laughter was... filled with resentment?

"I really envy you privileged kids. Excellent bloodlines, top-notch teachers, powerful fruits—you can have them all at your fingertips... I've struggled for decades for this power, yet you 'destined' guys got it in just a few years!"

"Enough talk, Teach!!"

Luffy glared at his nemesis, "My strength comes from fighting alongside my crew. If you land that punch, things will get really bad—"

"Hahaha, I knew you could Future Sight too! This is exactly the effect I wanted!"

Seeing Blackbeard's triumphant smile as they locked fists in a struggle, Luffy's expression changed drastically as he abruptly turned around, only to see:

"Roman, watch out!!"

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"It's too late,"

With a crisp sound, Lia, who had just been hiding behind Roman in fear like a normal girl, smiled slightly. Suddenly, a towering black mist erupted from her hand as she touched Roman's! Instantly stripping Roman of all his Devil Fruit abilities, and then:

The black mist began to swirl in mid-air, like a vortex! Before Roman, whose abilities were completely suppressed, could even use his Haki to break free, he was sucked into the black mist vortex and disappeared without any resistance, just like being hit by Kamui from next door!

??!!

Our invincible strategist just disappeared like that?

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Marshall D. Lia."

The short-haired, cat-like maid lifted her dress slightly and politely bowed to the stunned Straw Hat crew and Charlotte Family children around her.

"Teach is my brother, and of course, our father's name is indeed Gott ..."

"Roman!!!"