Robin is Captured

After Law dismantled Franky, he quickly found the stack of blueprints. Lu Zhuo took out an Image Dial brought down from Skypiea, recorded everything on them, and said, "Put him back together. We have what we wanted."

Law nodded, his fingers dancing with a few light movements, and Franky was instantly restored, as if he had never been taken apart at all.

This ability is truly essential for thievery, Lu Zhuo thought, a smile suddenly appearing at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Law.

Law stared at the image projected by the Dial in Lu Zhuo's hand and remarked, "These blueprints seem to be written in an ancient script. Could it be that Nico Robin can decipher them?"

"Of course," Lu Zhuo nodded.

When Law joined the Holy Sword Pirates, everyone had only briefly introduced themselves. From the fact that Nico Robin was an archaeologist to seeing these ancient Pluton blueprints, he had immediately connected the dots; one had to admit that Law's deductive reasoning was exceptionally strong.

"But, by doing this, won't Nico Robin and Conis be in danger?" Law glanced at Lu Zhuo with some concern; after all, that was CP9, an agency of the World Government.

Lu Zhuo's feelings for Nico Robin and Conis were no secret to him. He was already well-versed in almost everything regarding the Holy Sword Pirates. It was precisely because of this that he admired Lu Zhuo even more.

In his heart, he had completely come to believe Lu Zhuo's claim that he had a hundred percent certainty of taking down Doflamingo.

"Don't worry, they won't hurt Nico Robin. Based on my understanding of those people, they will find it difficult to capture her, so they will definitely use Conis to threaten her, forcing her to surrender."

In a corner of Water 7, Lu Zhuo rubbed his chin, a trace of killing intent appearing on his face.

"Although the two of them will suffer a bit, this must be done to resolve the knot in Nico Robin's heart. I'll have to apologize to Conis afterward. But as for CP9, I'll just wipe them all out."

Law looked at Lu Zhuo beside him, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

To resolve a single emotional burden for the women around him, he would meticulously execute such a plan, even going so far as to use CP9 as pawns and stand against the World Government.

How could someone with such complex emotions in his heart calculate so many things so clearly?

In Law's view, if one were entangled by countless emotions, the path forward would be met with heavy resistance. That was why, in the original story, even when the plan failed, Law had not agreed with Luffy's ideas.

It was only at the very end, upon seeing Luffy's conviction, that he was truly enveloped by Luffy's protagonist halo...

"Alright, for the time being, let's find a place to train. Your strength still needs improvement!" Lu Zhuo looked at Law and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

Law looked at Lu Zhuo and nodded; he was deeply impressed by the precision of Lu Zhuo's insight. Just by knowing the general nature of the Op-Op Fruit, he had instantly deduced the path Law could take in the future.

In truth, the reason Lu Zhuo could point out the direction of development so incisively was partly due to his open-minded thinking, but also largely due to the original plot.

Knowing the original plot could be considered Lu Zhuo's most powerful trump card. Without it, he might still have reached the pinnacle of this world, but it would have been difficult, full of detours, and fraught with more danger.

Enies Lobby, Central Tower.

Spandam looked at Blueno before him, an excited expression in his eyes.

"Is it true? That Nico Robin has appeared? Excellent! Go and capture her at once!"

On the other side, Rob Lucci, who was sitting on a sofa wearing a top hat, spoke slowly: "Nico Robin is now a member of the Holy Sword Pirates. The Holy Sword Pirates are even capable of fighting Admiral Aokiji; their strength is not to be underestimated. We must not act rashly!"

Spandam's expression stiffened, his heart fluctuating violently.

"Regardless, bring her back to me!"

Spandam finally made up his mind and said viciously, "I've had you investigating the Pluton blueprints for so long with no results; I've already run out of patience!"

"Spare no cost to bring Nico Robin back. Once she is captured and brought here, even if that Lu Zhuo has the audacity of the heavens, he will have no choice but to back down!"

Lucci stood up and said coldly, "Regarding the Pluton blueprints, we already have leads, why..."

"You bastard, are you defying my orders?!" Spandam roared, glaring coldly at Lucci.

Lucci met his gaze, and after a few seconds, he stepped back and said coldly, "I understand!"

"Sister Robin, this thing is so pretty." Conis held a beautiful crystal ornament and looked at Nico Robin.

Nico Robin chuckled and said, "Buy whatever you like. We still have plenty of treasure left from Skypiea."

"That's great!" Conis gave a sweet smile.

Just then, Nico Robin suddenly felt that the atmosphere around them was wrong.

She saw the pedestrians in the distance suddenly duck into various alleys and vanish.

The owner of the ornament shop in front of them also suddenly changed color, ducked into the building behind him, and slammed the door shut.

In an instant, the entire street was left with only Nico Robin and Conis.

A look of fear appeared on Conis's face as she watched the masked figures walking toward them.

Nico Robin's expression turned cold. "Is it the World Government's CP9?"

"Child of the Devil, Nico Robin, currently with a bounty of 130 million Beli. Will you surrender quietly, or... be taken by force?" asked Lucci, who wore a top hat and had a pigeon standing on his shoulder, in a flat tone.

Damn it... Water 7 is so big, I'm afraid the Captain and the others won't be able to discover the situation here, Nico Robin thought, her expression darkening slightly. If she were alone, she wouldn't fear this CP9, but she had Conis with her, who had very low combat ability.

Not far away, in an inconspicuous corner.

The crisp sound of swords clashing echoed incessantly.

Cold sweat broke out on Law's forehead as he panted heavily, saying, "It's no use. The gap in strength between you and me is still too great!"

Lu Zhuo slowly sheathed his sword, looked at the sweat-drenched Law, and sighed, "It is a pity. You are an Op-Op Fruit user, not a pure swordsman; there are many things I cannot teach you."

Law slowly slid his sword back into its scabbard, his expression unchanging as he said, "I am merely a doctor."

Hearing Law's words, Lu Zhuo let out a hearty laugh. The next moment, however, his expression turned slightly cold, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

Has it begun?

This CP9 has truly taken the initiative. Since that is the case, prepare yourselves for total annihilation. I will not leave you alive for two years!

Half an hour later, Lu Zhuo found Nami and Bepo, and the group of four returned to the ship.

Seeing Lu Zhuo's gloomy expression, Nami's face was filled with worry, yet she still tried to comfort him, "Don't worry, Sister Robin and Sister Conis will be fine!"

Of course! Everything was planned by me, so naturally, everything is under my control.

Lu Zhuo thought this to himself, yet he kept his face sullen and said coldly, "That CP9 is finished this time. Even a Marine Admiral won't be able to protect them!"

The current Lu Zhuo certainly had the qualifications to say such a thing.

With his current strength, he could hold off an Admiral single-handedly. Even if he couldn't win, he would not be defeated in the short term.

As for Law, who had recently joined the crew, his strength had reached the level of a Vice Admiral under his guidance.

Nami possessed the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and was progressing rapidly, reaching the standard of a top-tier Vice Admiral.

Following Lu Zhuo's command, the Holy Sword sailed at full speed toward Enies Lobby.