Just as Gawain was speaking, Jinbe Gion each arrived beside Gawain carrying two boxes of treasure.
Gion gestured towards Rob Lucci and his group with her lip, Jinbe immediately understood, then decisively handed the treasure in his arms to Lucci.
"Haha, I'm really not good at these things. The adults need you guys!"
As for miscellaneous items like treasure, now that you have them, I can entrust them all to you!
With a smile and a greeting, Jinbe then offered the treasure chest in his hand to Lucci.
Seeing this, Lucci's hawk-like eyes became unusually confused. He instinctively took the treasure chest and then silently handed it to Kaku beside him.
At the same time, Kalifa's pupils beneath her glasses suddenly lit up, and she stepped forward to take the things from Gion's arms, freeing Gion's hands.
Having no longer needed to retrieve the treasure, Gion rested her left hand on her sword and patted Kalifa's shoulder with her right.
"Hard."
"No... no need to be so polite, it's what we should do!"
Kalifa's voice trembled slightly as she replied. Gawain and his men were all so familiar with her; had they already been accepted?
Gawain is so generous, accepting us as his followers so readily?
We've suddenly become the followers of the great Celestial Dragon?!
Just as Kalifa was letting her mind wander, Gawain looked around and then went to the edge of the Water Station.
"Shirahoshi, are you there?"
Gawain stood beside the platform and gently called out to the water.
Behind him, Lucci quickly followed, and when they reached the shore, Lucci saw a huge face emerge from the seawater near the platform.
"Of course I'm here~".
Shirahoshi gripped the platform with both hands, excitedly feeling the water rushing over her body.
"Gawain, I love this city so much! It's full of waterways!"
The houses are all built right next to the sea, which is so convenient for me!
"Even if it's convenient, don't wander off. Be careful not to get lost. I'll arrange for someone to take you on a tour of Water 7 in a bit."
Gawain ruffled the little girl's hair, then looked at Lucci again.
Noticing Gawain's gaze, Lucci lowered his head respectfully, indicating that he was listening.
So Gawain said softly.
"From now on, you are mine. Do you understand?"
"Able!"
Rob Lucci nodded emphatically.
"Alright, get busy. I'm not one to sit idly by. Get used to it as soon as possible."
"No matter when or what the order, we will never let you down!"
Lucci responded righteously and firmly.
Seeing this, Gawain smiled and nodded, then casually pointed to the Iceburg not far away.
Seeing Gawain's actions, the CP9 group, who had just snapped out of their daze, immediately sprang into action.
Apart from Kalifa and Kaku, who were carrying treasure chests, Jabra and his group rushed behind Iceburg and immediately subdued Iceburg as he knelt on the ground!
The assistant team behind the Iceburg immediately erupted in commotion, but before they could Kumadori a word, the lion's sharp hair was pointed at their necks.
"Sir, the Iceburg is under control. Shall we proceed with the interrogation?" Lucci asked softly.
"Stop fooling around."
Seeing the couples treating everything as a major event, Gawain smiled and waved his hand gently.
"I am different from them. You may obey me, but do not try to guess my intentions."
With that, Gawain strolled leisurely to the kneeling Iceburg.
"For example, right now, let go of the mayor! This is rude!"
"Yes, sir!"
Jabra and his group quickly released the Iceburg, Kumadori also removed his dangerous hair. They knelt beside the Iceburg, bowing their heads and awaiting Gawain's instructions.
And Gawain.
He raised his hand slightly.
"Get up, Iceburg."
"Yes."
Iceburg stood up with a sullen face and trembling. After he stood up, Gawain turned to Kalifa.
What time is it now?
"Sir, it is one forty-two in the morning."
"It's too late. Let me check. Water 7, except for Iceburg, should leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain glanced at the assistant team behind Iceburg. In just one glance, they all knelt down and desperately fled into the distance like madmen.
As they fled, Gawain glanced around at the groups of men in black suits.
Suddenly snapping out of their daze, the men in black suits immediately began moving things around the train car with renewed vigor!
Boxes of treasure were unloaded from the carriages, and Kalifa, pen and paper in hand, began to calculate rapidly.
While they were calculating, Gawain walked out of the station on his own, Gawain Gion and the other two following Gawain, leaving Lucci and Iceburg further behind.
Gawain ignored their location and spoke without turning his head.
"Don't think that what I just said was a show of force; it's just the exaggerated style that the Cipher Pol has always used."
"That's actually not good, Lucci. Make a note of this: what I need isn't an exaggerated work style, but a pragmatic work attitude."
"Yes, ma'am." Lucci nodded quickly.
"Alright, now that you've finished telling me your story, let's talk about Iceburg, Iceburg. Do you hate me?"
"What?!!"
Just a second ago, Iceburg was barely walking, but upon hearing Gawain's words, his legs went weak again, and he almost stumbled and fell!
Gawain ignored Iceburg's fear and continued speaking naturally.
"You must deeply respect your master, the Tom, but he died at the hands of the World Government. Do you feel hatred towards me now?"
Faced with Gawain's words, Iceburg broke out in a cold sweat and dared not utter a word.
Gawain glanced at the silent Iceburg and chuckled.
"It's nothing, we were just chatting. If I wanted you dead, how come you'd still be alive?"
You don't think that Pluton's blueprints will save your life in front of me, do you?
Who has that thing? Franky? Or perhaps... Carter Flam?
Lucci, your two years of infiltration have been a complete failure! You couldn't even uncover such important information!
Thump!
Lucci immediately knelt down behind Gawain.
Thump!
This was the sound of Iceburg kneeling behind Gawain.
At this point, Gawain appropriately stopped, turned around to face the platform, and even more so to Iceburg and Lucci, and continued speaking.
"Are you nervous? That's to be expected. What happened before wasn't a show of force; this is the real one."
But don't worry, since I'm still chatting with you, you still have a place in my heart. I just hope you understand that some things have changed since I arrived in this city!
I hope you can recognize this change and respond positively, instead of clinging to the past and letting hatred tear apart your lives that should have been more fulfilling!
At this point, Gawain smiled and squatted down, gently patting Iceburg's shoulder.
"Iceburg, your teacher did indeed build Roger that ship for him to sail the seas, and his crime was indeed pardoned by the World Government, right?"
So who exactly caused his death? What do you think?
By this time, Iceburg's heart had already been broken by Gawain. First, there was a CP lurking around him, and then even the whereabouts of the Pluton Blueprints were revealed.
Iceburg felt as if Gawain had seen right through him, so he seemed relieved and answered Gawain in a low voice.
"It's Spandam... Saint Gawain!"
Upon hearing Iceburg's words, Gawain nodded, then looked at Lucci kneeling there.
"Rob Lucci, the strongest rookie member in CP9's 800-year history!"
Someone like you shouldn't be stuck at CP9; you should have been at CP0 by now, right?
So, why were you sent here on this covert mission? Who sent you?"
"It's Spandam!"
Lucci answered meticulously.
Having received the answer, Gawain smiled and looked at the Iceburg.
"Look, Iceburg, I've never been your enemy. Spandam is far more dangerous to you Koby I am to you, isn't he?"
Not long ago, when I arrived at Enies Lobby, that guy offered me a clue to the blueprints of Pluton, and begged to join my ranks with it.
So now I'm facing a choice: on one side is Spandam, who is foolish, powerless, and incompetent, but he is loyal enough to me, and such a person can always be of some use.
On the other side is you, Iceburg.
You should know Spandam's character; if he gets my support, he won't let you live.
And you, just imagine, what would you gain if you got my support?
What do you want?
Eighteen hours left! It'll be available tomorrow at noon. I'm so nervous!