By the next day, the mood on the streets had grown noticeably tense. Marines patrolled in groups of three or five everywhere.
"What do we do?"
Lucci stood quietly by the window. After watching the street for a while, he turned back to the others and asked.
"Are we safe here?"
Ye Chen pointed at the floor beneath them. Nami replied, "This is a Celestial Dragon's residence. The Marines probably won't come in to search it."
Ye Chen wasn't so sure. After all, the Marines had even dared to search the Sacred Temple. There were more Celestial Dragons on this island than anyone could count. If their homes were all off-limits, Ye Chen would have nothing to worry about. Those residences alone would be enough to keep them safe.
"Those are... Pacifistas!"
Heavy footsteps suddenly sounded in the street. Lucci hurriedly turned back to the window and saw two enormous humanoid Murder Weapons appear across the road.
The others didn't recognize the Pacifistas, but Lucci knew exactly what they were. After all, he had once belonged to CP9, Enies Lobby's intelligence unit.
"Pacifistas? What are they? They're huge. Are they monsters?"
Curious, Nami came over to the window and looked out. When her eyes fell on the enormous Pacifistas, she gaped, her mouth wide enough to fit an egg.
"The Marines are clever. They don't need to come inside and search. The Pacifistas' eyes can scan straight through the buildings."
"What?"
Ye Chen frowned and smiled bitterly to himself. Wasn't that cheating? They were like the robotic cops he had seen on television, able to lock onto a target through a wall.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
A dim beam of light suddenly shone through the window. Ye Chen hastily flipped backward and dodged aside, but the beam swept after him at