Robin saw a flash before her eyes. The adorable cats surrounding her vanished, replaced by a dim room with barrels and assorted odds and ends scattered about. It was clearly a ship's storeroom.
Despite this sudden turn of events, Robin was startled but did not panic. Before she had even figured out exactly what had happened, she reached back to grab the unfamiliar man whose hand rested on her shoulder, intending to subdue him first and question him afterward.
But his reactions were just as quick. The moment Robin counterattacked, he vanished and reappeared several meters away.
"Shave? No... a Devil Fruit?"
Unable to determine whether he was a Cipher Pol agent, Robin could only probe cautiously while surveying her surroundings out of the corner of her eye...
For now, he seemed to be the only enemy here, but she could hear the deafening clamor of cannon fire outside. A large-scale naval battle seemed to be underway.
A large-scale naval battle...
Robin's heart sank as a terrible suspicion arose in her mind.
"That's right. I'm a Teleportation Human who ate the Warp-Warp Fruit, so don't even think about running. No one in this world can outrun me."
Triff, who looked like an utterly unremarkable middle-aged man, acted as though he already had Robin in the bag. He had not even taken a fighting stance, instead leaning lazily against a nearby barrel.
"And don't expect 'Sapphire Star' Xie Wen to come save you. We're aboard a G-5 Branch Marine warship, and Kaido is out there. He won't come back just to die. Don't think about drawing other Marines here to save you, either. This ship is already under my control."
Naturally, Triff had ample reason for his confidence. He had made thorough preparations long ago and was not remotely worried that