CP9 Traitor? Crisis Strikes!

On the other side.

The fleeing Blueno, just as Natsuya had anticipated, immediately contacted the current chief of CP9, Spandam.

"What!? Natsuya swallowed the Celestial Dragon's item for himself and even tried to kill you!?"

Upon hearing Blueno's report, Spandam was instantly shocked.

Although this mission concerned a Celestial Dragon, in his view, it was merely a minor task; how could such a turn of events occur!?

Natsuya swallowing the Celestial Dragon's item, and even attempting to kill Blueno?

What was going on!?

However, Spandam's expression soon turned grave.

Blueno was not a man prone to exaggeration, and the key intelligence he reported provided a very compelling narrative.

First, among the items lost by the Celestial Dragon this time was a Devil Fruit.

It was precisely because of the Devil Fruit that Natsuya had been overcome by greed.

As for why Blueno was no match for Natsuya, it was because Natsuya had been hiding his true strength!

His mastery of the Six Powers was even higher than Blueno's!

Since Natsuya had been concealing his strength, his greed for the Devil Fruit and his attempt to kill Blueno became perfectly logical.

Of course.

Spandam did not entirely trust Blueno's one-sided account.

After ending the call with Blueno, he attempted to dial Natsuya's Den Den Mushi.

The result, however, was that the call was hung up.

With that, Spandam became convinced that Natsuya had truly betrayed them.

"Damn it, how could that guy dare!?"

Coming to his senses, Spandam cursed under his breath.

To be honest, he still couldn't quite understand why Natsuya would dare to do such a thing.

Was it really just for a single Devil Fruit?

He had been in the CP department for quite some time; how could he not know the terror of the World Government!?

Was it really worth it for one Devil Fruit?

Even if that Devil Fruit were precious, by offending the World Government, he might not even live long enough to enjoy it!

Or perhaps, even if he ate it, so what?

Could he really master the Devil Fruit's abilities in the short time it would take for them to dispatch forces to annihilate him!?

If he couldn't, even with his hidden strength, he would at most be slightly stronger than Blueno.

Such power was utterly insignificant in the face of the vast World Government!

Thinking of this, Spandam let out a cold snort.

Unable to figure it out, he couldn't be bothered to think about it any longer.

As the chief of CP9, now that Natsuya, a member of CP9, had betrayed the organization, he could not escape responsibility.

Concerned for his own career, Spandam decided to resolve this matter as quickly as possible to minimize the fallout!

With that thought, Spandam immediately summoned Rob Lucci and the others who were currently off-duty, ordering them to head to the East Blue to assist Blueno in capturing, or even killing, Natsuya!

"What, Natsuya has betrayed us!?"

Upon hearing this news, Rob Lucci and the others were also quite surprised.

Especially Kalifa.

Her pretty face suddenly turned pale.

The affection she held in her heart for that young man instantly transformed into immense panic.

"Impossible, how could Natsuya betray us!?"

"Could there be some misunderstanding!?"

Stunned for a moment, Kalifa spoke up for Natsuya with some urgency.

The CP9 members summoned, besides Rob Lucci and Kalifa, also included Kaku.

However, aside from Kalifa, Rob Lucci and Kaku remained silent.

Seeing this, Spandam nodded in satisfaction.

He had worried that if he sent Rob Lucci and the others to deal with Natsuya, they might be swayed by their camaraderie.

But as it stood, only Kalifa was defending Natsuya; Rob Lucci and Kaku were clearly more obedient to him and the World Government.

That was enough.

In truth, Spandam did not dare to underestimate Natsuya too much.

After all, he had hidden his mastery of the Six Powers, and now he might even be a Devil Fruit user!

But if Rob Lucci were to make a move, then there would be no problem at all!

Because he was the strongest in the eight-hundred-year history of CP9!

Furthermore, he was also a Devil Fruit user!

Added to that was the not-so-weak Kaku.

Even if Natsuya had truly become a Devil Fruit user, Spandam believed he would absolutely be unable to stir up any major trouble.

As for Kalifa, he trusted that she would not dare to commit an act of betrayal against the World Government.

Thinking this, Spandam let out a cold snort and said, "Hmph, are you suggesting that Blueno is lying? And how do you explain Natsuya not answering the phone!?"

Hearing this, Kalifa was momentarily stunned.

That was true; all the circumstances pointed toward Natsuya.

The fact that Natsuya was not answering his phone was already highly suspicious.

Moreover, Blueno had always maintained a rather honest and simple-minded persona.

In contrast, Natsuya was extremely lackadaisical, always saying shocking things, and sometimes had very strange ideas.

Who was more likely to betray the World Government? Clearly, it was Natsuya!

Seeing Kalifa like this, Spandam immediately frowned. "Kalifa, you don't have to go if you don't want to."

He suddenly felt a bit worried.

Could it be that this woman might actually cause some trouble for the sake of that pretty boy?

However, at this moment, Kalifa's expression suddenly turned resolute. "I will go!"

"But I will only strike after I have confirmed the facts!"

Spandam's expression shifted slightly, and he was just about to say something.

But right then, Rob Lucci had already stood up and said indifferently, "Enough talk, let's head out immediately!"

"It will take some time to get from here to the East Blue."

Kaku didn't say a word and followed right behind him.

Seeing this, Spandam naturally couldn't say anything more, so he simply offered a reminder.

"Go quickly and return quickly; I'll be waiting for your good news!"

And just like that.

Rob Lucci and the others immediately set off for the East Blue.

They were all superhumans of the Six Powers and had mastered Moonwalk.

Under these circumstances, their mobility was far superior to that of the average Marine.

Thus, Rob Lucci and his team departed from Enies Lobby and arrived in the East Blue in just a few days.

Soon, they rendezvoused with Blueno, who had been lurking in the East Blue.

"You've finally arrived."

Seeing Rob Lucci and the others, a look of excitement appeared on Blueno's face.

"Blueno, did Natsuya really attack you?"

At this moment, Kalifa stepped forward and asked Blueno directly.

Blueno's expression changed, appearing somewhat angry, and he pointed to the bandages on his body. "Of course, would I lie to you all?"

"If you don't believe me, we can have a face-to-face confrontation with him once we find him!"

As he spoke with such conviction, Blueno felt a slight headache coming on.

He knew that Kalifa had a very good relationship with Natsuya, and he feared that with her present, his lies might be difficult to maintain.

Fortunately, Rob Lucci and Kaku were also there.

Those two had a better relationship with him than they did with Natsuya.

He believed that even if some issues arose during a confrontation with Natsuya, those two would stand on his side.

Besides, what else could go wrong!

So much time had passed that Blueno was one hundred percent certain that Natsuya must have eaten that Devil Fruit.

In that case, even if Natsuya hadn't betrayed the World Government, he was still a sinner!

Because that was the property of the Celestial Dragons!

And in order to provide an explanation to his superiors, they would naturally have to hand over Natsuya.

Hearing Blueno say this, Kalifa naturally found it difficult to press the matter further.

Rob Lucci didn't say much either, simply stating, "Alright, let's go find him now."

With that, the four of them returned to the crime scene immediately and began to search the surrounding area.

At this moment, Natsuya did not seem to anticipate the approaching crisis.

He was still in the East Blue, remaining on that very same pirate ship.

This meant that it did not take Rob Lucci and the others much effort to discover Natsuya's trail!