Ultimate Ghost Sword Style: Storm!

Lu Zhuo's movements and words jolted Robin awake, slowly bringing her back from the memories that had filled her with fear.

Lu Zhuo held her gently and whispered in her ear, "It's all right now. Don't worry. Forget one Buster Call—even if the entire World Government provokes you, I'll make it disappear without a trace!"

Robin was so shaken by his words that she couldn't speak for a long time.

What incredible Haki!

On these seas, simply shouting, "My dream is to become the Pirate King!" was already an extraordinary ambition. How many people across the entire ocean would dare to say it—and actually pursue it?!

When the Four Emperors ruled the New World, even in the original story, only Luffy dared to make becoming the Pirate King his goal and fight for it.

But Lu Zhuo's words showed disdain for the Pirate King, and even for the World Government. It was as if there was nothing in the world that could inspire awe in him!

Lu Zhuo's words made Robin forget the Buster Call. She looked at him, confusion in her eyes, and asked softly, "What exactly is your goal?"

Indeed, even after being with Lu Zhuo for so long, Robin still didn't know what his true goal was.

She'd thought Lu Zhuo simply longed for freedom and aspired to become the Pirate King. But today, she realized that even though she had opened her heart to him, her understanding of him was still far too shallow.

Lu Zhuo chuckled, stroked her hair, and gazed into the distance.

"I want to stand at the very top of this world!"

Robin showed no mockery or surprise at his words. Instead, a trace of warmth filled her eyes.

"I'll be with you... No matter what happens, I'll stay by your side and go with you wherever you want to go!"

Lu Zhuo smiled gently, gazed at her lips, and kissed her.

The kiss lasted a long time. It wasn't until Nami and Luo arrived, and the ten warships had begun firing cannonballs, that Lu Zhuo finally let Robin go, reluctant to part.

Robin looked at the ten warships in the distance. The fear was gone from her eyes, replaced by a hint of slyness.

"Lu Zhuo, tell me—was this whole thing something you deliberately caused?"

"Ah!" Her words jolted Lu Zhuo so badly that his jaw nearly hit the floor. Just moments ago, he'd looked like an overbearing conqueror of the world. Now he looked like a schoolboy caught misbehaving.

Looking at him, Robin immediately figured everything out. She reached out and pinched his waist. "You naughty thing. Don't you think you've treated little Conis unfairly?"

"Uh... well, actually, everything was under my control!"

"Control, my foot! You'd better make it up to little Conis, or this isn't over. And don't even think about getting into my bed!"

At Robin's words, Lu Zhuo's face fell. He stared at her in shock.

Was that really something she should say?! What had she just said?!

Looking at Robin's teasing expression, all Lu Zhuo could do was let out a helpless laugh.

Nami had already come over to Lu Zhuo's side. She looked a little angry too as she grabbed his ear.

"Idiot! How dare you fool us like that? Do you know how worried I was?"

"..." Lu Zhuo was at a loss for words. He couldn't help sighing. "What do you think I should do? How can I make it up to Conis?"

Nami gave him a sly smile, then suddenly reached out and took something out.

The moment Lu Zhuo saw it, delight spread across his face.

"This thing was on Enies Lobby? You're truly my Cat Burglar Nami."

In Nami's hand was a fist-sized fruit, oddly shaped and covered in musical notes.

There was no doubt that it was a Devil Fruit, a Paramecia... the Music Fruit! The perfect Devil Fruit for Conis!

"Excellent!" Lu Zhuo laughed heartily, stood up, and kissed Nami and Robin on the cheek. Both of their faces flushed slightly.

The next moment, Lu Zhuo swung his sword.

The incoming cannonballs exploded in midair, more than a dozen of them at once.

Luo watched the cannonballs flying everywhere, a trace of shock on his face.

Lu Zhuo stopped fooling around with Nami and Robin and gently nudged them aside.

"If splitting one sword into sixteen isn't enough, then how about thirty-two?!"

Lu Zhuo laughed loudly and swung the sword in his hand at blinding speed.

With every slash, at least twenty cannonballs exploded in midair.

Hundreds of densely packed cannonballs filled the sky, but in an instant, every last one was shattered.

Clouds of smoke drifted skyward, and countless flecks of dust rained down, leaving Enies Lobby a little dirtier.

The Vice Admiral aboard the warship looked horrified, but the next moment he regained his composure and shouted, "Keep firing! Destroy everything here!"

The next moment, countless more cannonballs came hurtling toward them.

Lu Zhuo's expression turned cold. Enies Lobby had never been a place he meant to protect. Let it take a few hits!

He planted a foot, stepped on Geppo, and flew forward at speed.

He cut to pieces every cannonball whose trajectory seemed likely to take it near Robin and Nami.

The rest he couldn't be bothered with.

"Vice Admiral! That pirate is coming this way!"

"Th-that's Sword God Lu Zhuo, the pirate who fought Admiral Aokiji!"

The Vice Admiral roared, and his voice instantly quelled the chaos.

"What are you panicking for? We have five Vice Admirals here. What is there to fear? Wasn't that pirate sent running by an Admiral?!"

The forceful questions immediately calmed the Marines aboard several ships.

It was true: the report only said that the Holy Sword Pirates had escaped from Aokiji, and Hawk-Eye had been involved as well.

With that in mind, everyone steadied themselves again.

The five Vice Admirals gathered together, exchanged glances, then stepped on Geppo and flew to meet Lu Zhuo.

"Pirate Lu Zhuo, where did you learn Geppo?" Vice Admiral Onigumo roared. His fist suddenly turned pitch-black as he threw a punch at Lu Zhuo.

At the same time, the other four Vice Admirals launched their attacks as well.

Lu Zhuo's face remained expressionless. He said calmly, "Normally, I'd have some fun with you and use you to test my skills. But right now, I'm in a hurry to destroy this Buster Call!"

As he spoke, a massive sword slash crashed out, instantly blocking all five attacks!

"Arrogant!" Onigumo was deeply shocked that Lu Zhuo had stopped all five of them with a single slash. Still, he couldn't help rebuking him after hearing those words.

Lu Zhuo shook his head. "Right now... I really hate the Marines!"

The next moment, a powerful sword aura suddenly spread out. Lu Zhuo's Sword Domain, already on the verge of maturity, enveloped all ten warships.

One sword becoming a million: once a single slash produced forty-nine blades or more, the Sword Domain was complete. After it proliferated on its own, it became a million blades from one sword. Lu Zhuo was only one step away from achieving the Sword Domain and officially becoming a High-Level Swordsman.

Lu Zhuo stared coldly at the five Vice Admirals before him. The sword in his hand gave a sudden, slight tremor, then vanished from sight.

At the same time, Lu Zhuo suddenly appeared directly above the ten warships.

Buster Call... face your reckoning! Ultimate... Ghost Sword Style! Storm!