Breaking past the limits, the Great Swordsman Realm, Gear Fourth Prototype, Diable Jambe: Rotten Meat

After shattering the ice encasing the three of them, Liu Qing immediately held Robin in his arms, warming her body.

"Are you all right, Robin? You're still too weak to face an Admiral right now. There's no rush. Once Luffy and the others finish fighting, I'll beat him up for you." Liu Qing spoke gently as he softly stroked Robin's back, feeling warmth gradually return to her body.

Robin hugged Liu Qing tightly, as though she had found a sense of safety in his arms. She raised her head, looked into his eyes, and smiled faintly. "Mm~ I know. I'm not afraid of him anymore."

Liu Qing smiled back. He could feel that Robin's state of mind had changed. She was no longer as frightened and uneasy as before.

"That's enough, you two~ Chopper's still fighting! It's one thing not to help, but you're even showing off your affection here~" Nami looked at them speechlessly, inwardly grumbling that ever since these two had become a couple, the sickly sweetness of romance followed them wherever they went.

Liu Qing and Robin exchanged a glance and both smiled a little sheepishly.

"Let's go watch the fight from that pirate ship. You're not suited to joining the battle from here on out. If you force yourselves into it, there could be casualties." As Liu Qing spoke, he carried Robin toward the pirate ship.

Although Nami and Usopp felt somewhat reluctant at the sight, they knew Liu Qing would not lie to deceive them, so they followed the two without arguing.

There had not been the slightest falsehood in what Liu Qing had just said. His keen senses detected earth-shattering changes in the auras of Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, as though they had undergone a qualitative transformation.

If their fighting strength had previously been