The Battle Begins

At this moment, Lu Yu and Rebecca arrived at another part of the underground Trading Port. Rebecca stopped and said, "I never expected there to be a place like this underground."

"I mean... um..." Rebecca was about to speak when another voice suddenly rang out. "Hey! You actually left me behind? That's going too far, senior!" Bartolomeo came running toward them from afar. "Though I am a manly man, and I can indeed protect myself with barriers."

Robin spotted them from a distance and hurried over. "Boss!" As Robin ran, her proud peaks swayed as well.

"Oh, Robin. So you were here," Lu Yu said.

As soon as Robin reached him, she quickly wrapped her arms around Lu Yu's arm! "Boss, that was really dangerous just now. Good thing you came!"

"Are you all right?" Lu Yu asked.

"With Boss here, I feel at ease." Robin clung tightly to Lu Yu's arm without letting go, and Lu Yu could feel the soft sensation against him. Lu Yu was helpless.

"R-R-R-R-Robin-senpai!" Bartolomeo shouted excitedly from the side.

Meanwhile, Usopp was lying unconscious on the ground nearby.

"Usopp!? No, no, there's no such name on the Straw Hat Pirates' wanted posters." Bartolomeo hurriedly flipped through the Straw Hat Pirates' wanted posters in his mind, then suddenly remembered the poster of that long-nosed guy. "C-C-Could it be!?"

Elsewhere, the streets were now a complete mess. There were not only pirates, but all kinds of giant monsters as well—elephants, lions, and more.

"The situation is getting worse and worse!" Dellinger said.

"Commander Issho, what should we do?" A Marine ran over and asked Fujitora.

Inside the Toy Factory, Franky shakily climbed back to his feet.

Before the outer wall tower of the Royal Plateau, Zoro looked down at everything below. "They're making a racket.