"They really are a bunch who don't know their limits." Kaku narrowed his eyes as he looked into the distance.
Watching the Straw Hat Pirates standing side by side at the highest point of Judgement Hall, Kaku could not help feeling emotional. He had never expected to live to see pirates like this.
"No matter how you got here, you'll die here today!" Spandam shouted harshly.
"Hey, CP9, I order you to finish them on this island!"
"Show no mercy, understand?!"
What had happened today was beyond his expectations, but... no matter what, his life and promotion mattered most.
For that, he would not hesitate to sacrifice a few CP9 agents!
"Oh-ho~"
"The boss has given his orders~" Jabra said with a bloodthirsty expression. "Show no mercy!"
While speaking, Jabra glanced at Xi Yan, who stood off to the side not far from Nico Robin. His eyes were filled with cold killing intent.
That bastard had actually dared call him a little wolf dog. He truly did not know his place. Jabra would make him regret it.
"Chababa, this is really exciting."
"Don't underestimate them," Blueno said. "The fact that they made it this far means they are no ordinary opponents."
"Hey, Blueno, after spending a few years as a bartender, has your fighting ability gotten worse?" Jabra said.
He admitted that the enemy standing on their side was not weak, but among the Straw Hat Pirates, only Straw Hat and the Pirate Hunter had bounties. The others did not even have bounties. How strong could they possibly be?
Blueno said nothing and merely glanced at the silent Xi Yan.
He really knows how to keep his composure...
"Don't worry, Robin!" Nami called out. "We'll go over there and save you soon!"
"All right, just give up." Spandam instinctively wanted to walk over to Nico Robin, but stopped when he saw Xi Yan beside her. He turned and walked toward Rob Lucci instead.
Only after stopping beside him did Spandam say, "This woman will never willingly go with you, and you won't be able to take her away either."
After saying that, Spandam pointed at the people beside him.
"On my side, I have the powerful Assassination Group—CP9!"
"And look at that enormous Gate of Justice behind me!" Spandam said excitedly. "Once we cross it, there will be no way for you to take her back!"
"And I will become a hero to the entire world!"
"Hahaha!"
The Straw Hat Pirates looked toward the incomparably massive Gate of Justice, their expressions turning solemn.
This was also their concern. Once Robin was taken through there, they would not be able to save her even if they wanted to, because beyond it was the Calm Belt!
They had no means of crossing the Calm Belt to save her, so they had to rescue Robin here.
"You can't do it," Luffy said.
"Hm?"
Spandam, who had been laughing wildly, froze like a duck with its neck grabbed. Then he snapped angrily, "What makes you say that?!"
"Because Xi Yan is on your side."
At that moment, Luffy firmly believed that Xi Yan could keep Robin safe. Perhaps he could even bring her back.
"Tch."
"What can he accomplish alone?!" Spandam suppressed his anger and sneered. "Straw Hat, I'm afraid you still don't know who your enemy is."
"Do you see that flag in the sky?!"
Luffy looked up and immediately saw the World Government flag flying above Judicial Island. It symbolized the authority of the World Government!
"What you are doing now is not merely making an enemy of me, but making an enemy of the world!" Spandam shouted. "Do you have the courage to stand against the entire world?!"
Luffy said nothing. He merely stared coldly at Spandam.
"Also, aren't you curious why this woman has not dared to leave this place from beginning to end?" Spandam smugly took out a Golden Den Den Mushi. "Because I hold the authority to launch a Buster Call!"
"Marine Admiral Aokiji granted me the right to launch a Buster Call. With one light press, five Navy Headquarters vice admirals will arrive with ten warships and erase an island from the map with the most terrifying firepower!"
"Just like Nico Robin's hometown~"
"Hahaha!"
"Robin's hometown..." Chopper was clearly stunned. It seemed that she had mentioned before that she was someone with no home.
At the time, he had thought it was merely something she said. He had not expected it to be true.
"What a despicable man," Sanji said furiously.
"Hmph, that is capability. What do you know?" Spandam snorted, waving the Golden Den Den Mushi in front of him. "With one light press..."
"Stop!!" Nico Robin's pupils shrank. "Do you even know what that means?!"
"If you launch a Buster Call here, you'll be blasted away along with Judicial Island!"
Spandam was stunned for a moment, then said speechlessly, "Why would I launch a Buster Call here? I'm not an idiot."
Launching a Buster Call here would mean blasting away their own people as well. More importantly, Judicial Island represented the face of the World Government!
If this place were destroyed, there was no telling whether the Five Elders would use him to vent their anger.
After shaking his head, Spandam said, "But I can still launch a Buster Call elsewhere. Hahaha~"
Watching the Golden Den Den Mushi continuously sway in Spandam's hand, the cold sweat on Nico Robin's face grew heavier. The nightmare she had once lived through resurfaced in her mind.
The deaths of her family, the loss of her friends, the destruction of her hometown... scene after scene emerged in Nico Robin's mind, making her body tremble.
"Yes, that is exactly the reaction," Spandam said with a smile.
"Robin..." Nami looked at Robin worriedly. Seeing her like that made Nami's heart ache.
"Twenty years ago, the attack that took everything from me and threw countless lives into chaos... the Buster Call." Nico Robin bit her lip. "And now, that terrible disaster is threatening the partners I finally found—the ones I can be honest with..."
"The more I want to be with you, the more my fate will hurt you!"
"No matter where I go in this sea, enemies I cannot shake off will be waiting for me, because my enemies are this world and that darkness..."
"The incident with Aokiji and this incident were both like that... I've dragged you into this twice already. If this keeps going on without end..."
"No matter how broad-minded you are, one day you'll see me as a burden and abandon me!"
"I'm afraid of that day coming, so I don't want you to save me. Since I'll die someday anyway, then let me die here!!"
After saying that, Nico Robin took two steps back, as if those words had drained all her strength.
"Hahaha, did you hear that?!" Spandam laughed loudly. "This woman herself said she has no desire to keep living."
"So just obediently watch her die. Why bother doing something so unnecessary?"
"Ahahaha!"
"What a noisy bastard." Franky looked at Spandam with clear displeasure, wishing he could go over and smash the man to death right then.
"I finally know what to do," Luffy said. "Sniper King, shoot through that flag for me."
"OK."
"New weapon—Giant Slingshot: Rhinoceros Beetle!"
"Get a good taste of its power!" Usopp pulled back the slingshot, aimed at the flag in the sky, and shouted, "Sure-Kill: Fire Bird Star!"
Boom!!
A massive fire bird flew from the slingshot and slammed viciously into the flag in the air, piercing straight through it!
This scene deeply shocked everyone in CP9. They had never imagined, even in their dreams, that these people would truly dare to do such a thing.
"Bastards, do you know what this means?!" Spandam roared furiously. "You are declaring war on the World Government!"
It was one thing for one kid to have the audacity to declare war on the Buster Call, but now more people had appeared who dared declare war on the World Government. Had these people gone mad?!
"That's exactly what I wanted!" Luffy roared. "Robin!!!"
"Say it: you want to live!!"
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