After leaving Skypiea, Luffy and the others set off for Water Seven.
After their continuous adventures, the Going Merry had gradually begun to fail, and their purpose in going there was simple: to repair the ship.
For pirates who sailed the seas, their pirate ship held special meaning. It was their companion, their "family" that ensured their safety.
Many pirates believed that their ships possessed something called a "ship spirit." Even if they could not communicate with it, they still believed in it deep within their hearts.
Before arriving at Water Seven, Luffy and the others had heard all sorts of legends about the place. But when he truly saw its prosperity, Luffy still let out one of his characteristic cries of amazement.
And so, their usual wandering began, with the Straw Hat Pirates running all over the island.
But the series of shocking events that followed went beyond the Straw Hats' imagination. Unlike in the original story, Robin did not submit under CP9's threats this time, but chose to resist.
Unfortunately, although Robin herself had grown much stronger, she still had little ability to resist CP9's members. She was captured without suspense and taken to Enies Lobby.
As for what Luffy and the others would do when their companion was taken away, there was naturally no need to say more.
They used every possible method to charge toward Enies Lobby.
Speaking of the CP organization, it was a spy and Intelligence Department under the World Government, yet it was not merely a spy and Intelligence Department. Its members possessed formidable combat power.
Unlike the Marines, CP was more like the World Government's personal guard. CP0, in particular, answered directly to the Celestial Dragons, and any ordinary member possessed strength comparable to a Marine vice admiral.
Under such circumstances, the