In the novel " Shinigami the Unforgiven," Chapter 58, the bullets of the Going Merry flew haphazardly without any control, and in such an open space, they could not exert much killing power.
Not to mention, the fifty naval soldiers and hundreds of special agents gathered here are all elites with agile skills and firm will.
They sought cover from the bullets, shouting, "Block them!!"
"Don't let these pirates get near the Sea Train!"
The sounds of gunfire and clashing swords echoed continuously at the station, but their efforts did not slow down the Straw Hat Pirates ' advance.
These elite troops are stronger than the regular soldiers, but not compared to the Straw Hat Pirates.
As for the experts among them:
"I hate underhanded swordsmanship the most!"
"Right Angle Flash - Penn's Empty Cut!"
Navy Captain T-Bone swung his longsword in the air, creating a right-angled sword wave, and then swung his sword to form a rectangular slash that crashed down on Zoro. However, Zoro was fearless and met the attack head-on, suddenly flicking his three swords upwards.
" Three Sword Style: Ox-Demon Slash!"
Zoro charged headlong into the sword light, skillfully deflecting the opponent's longsword with his three swords, and then suddenly twisting them together.
Oh no, the opponent has caught us off guard!
Click.
The longsword shattered, and Navy Captain T-Bone was startled. Then, the sharp katana had already sliced through his chest, and blood spurted out as the force of the rapidly flowing blood dissipated.
clang!
Supported by his broken sword, the naval captain, still kneeling on the ground, refused to fall. "I can still fight!"
"If we let you pirates run rampant, countless more ordinary people will bleed and weep! Even in this unjust world, I will prove that justice and fairness still exist here!"
Thump,
The back of the blade struck the back of his head, Zoro forced T-Bone to the ground, removing his turban.
"I'm so sorry, we're the ones who should be suffering injustice, aren't we? Although it doesn't matter to me."
Zoro's goal has always been to become the world's greatest swordsman, not some hero who maintains world peace.
That being said, Zoro still finds it difficult to kill those upright Marines.
He understood that the world needed people like him to glimpse a ray of light that humanity should have in the darkness.
" Ramen Kenpo!"
" Parage Shoot - Eyes - Nose - Cheeks - Mouth - Teeth - Chin!!"
The CP7 Ramen Kenpo, Wanze, who was sent flying backward by Sanji's six kicks to the face, touched his now-handsome cheeks and was furious.
"How dare you disfigure my face! I won't let you get away with this!"
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No, no, no, this is plastic surgery, right? It's definitely plastic surgery!
Could this be the legendary "face-changing foot"...?
A guy with bulging eyes, buck teeth, a horse-like face, and a triple chin was transformed into a handsome man by Sanji's series of kicks.
With that skill, why bother being a chef? Wouldn't a plastic surgeon be better?
Shiraishi mentally grumbled about those things, standing side by side with Retsu Unohana on the roof of the building, looking down at the situation below.
Retsu Unohana glanced at the departing sea train, "If we don't act soon, she really will be leaving."
"Trust Luffy and the others." Shiraishi shook his head; the shadow in his heart couldn't be overcome simply by brute force.
Robin was terrified of the Buster Call, but there was really nothing she could do about it. Aside from the destruction of Ohara, it was mostly the Vice Admirals who carried it out.
Two of the future Marine Admirals participated in the Buster Call, and their destructive power goes without saying. In particular, Aokiji wiped out the Straw Hat Pirates, creating an even stronger deterrent.
"Aaaaaah!"
Luffy the Roar, and amidst a flurry of punches, figures were sent flying backward.
Given Luffy's physical abilities, even random attacks would be fatal. It's time to test the toughness of these elite soldiers' bodies.
On the contrary, because Nami was too slow to activate her Clima-Tact, her opponent was almost dead before she could even make a move.
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"It seems the escort force has been completely wiped out."
On the speeding train, Lucci glanced back, a sense of unease rising within him.
He hated unexpected accidents and felt deeply ashamed for failing to kill Iceburg and frame the Straw Hat Pirates.
However, feelings no longer matter; it's all over. The sea train has started moving, City of Water 7 has become a distant landscape.
"I have no attachment to that place where I lived for five years. It's so good that it ended soon."
Lucci murmured to himself, emphasizing that he must not be swayed by emotions. The reason why an agent is an agent is not because he has no emotions, but because he can suppress them.
Even if there are lingering feelings, when it's time to act, there will be no mercy; that's the quality of a professional agent.
The other agents nodded, all understanding that they couldn't bear to leave the land where they had lived for five years.
Kaku, in particular, sometimes wished he could just be an ordinary shipwright, not needing to do anything related to justice, dealing with ships every day, and living a simple and happy life.
Iceburg is a good boss; it's great that he wasn't killed.
Kaku thought to himself.
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Shiraishi, seeing the battle was over, jumped down from the roof and said, "I have good news and bad news for you."
"The good news is, I can pinpoint the location of the Sea Train. As long as I catch up with it, I can get Robin back."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set sail!"
Luffy immediately shouted, forcing Shiraishi to remind him, " Luffy, we don't have a ship. You just lost the Going Merry to Usopp, what are you going to use to set sail now?"
"Hey hey hey?!"
Luffy was so shocked that his jaw dropped to his chest. To be honest, the series of events had made him forget about the ship, and he subconsciously thought that the Going Merry was still quietly waiting in the port as before.
All they need to do is get there, and with Nami's command, they can sail at full speed across the sea and catch up with the enemy.
The Going Merry is gone, Usopp has left, and Robin has been taken away. A series of events Luffy with a worried expression. He asked, " Nami, what should we do?"
"There's no other way but to talk to Mr. Iceburg and see if we can borrow a boat. After all, we saved his life."
Nami rubbed her temples. "But with the wind and waves outside..."
Pointing to the ever-rising waves outside, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a raging torrent.
The entire ocean seemed to be churning, with waves rising and falling like mountain peaks.
Nami sighed helplessly. Facing such a situation on her first time commanding a ship she wasn't familiar with, even she felt a lot of pressure.
After thinking for a moment, Shiraishi decided to play it safe and stick with the abandoned sea train Rocketman from the original story. "Then, let's go find the mayor here; he should have some good suggestions."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Shiraishi."
Upon hearing the voice, Shiraishi looked utterly astonished and turned around abruptly.
The Sogeking Sogeking next to him was also shocked. Although Usopp's face was covered by a mask, his trembling appearance showed the shock he was experiencing.
Because in their line of sight, a child wearing a raincoat and holding a mallet was standing on the shore not far away.
The Klabautermann of the Going Merry?!
A hint of surprise flashed in Shiraishi's eyes. " The Going Merry, you don't actually want...?"
"Mr. Shiraishi, you must have a way to let me sail one last time."
The child's voice was very soft, as if it would dissipate with a gust of wind, "I can hold on as long as I can save my companions!"
" Merry?!" Nami covered her mouth, almost unable to believe her ears. The Going Merry could actually talk? Did Klabautermann really exist?
Zoro and Sanji both looked surprised.
Chopper and Luffy were both in tears.
Luffy, in particular, felt guilty for having to abandon the Going Merry due to his duty as captain. Now, hearing the Going Merry's words, he could hardly contain his grief.
" Sogeking!"
Shiraishi turned to the masked man beside him, "We need to borrow the Going Merry to retrieve Robin. Will Usopp agree?"
"Of course I agree!"
Usopp burst into tears, forgetting even to conceal his identity, and hurriedly added, "No, it was Usopp who gave me permission to use his ship freely when he left, so please take Merry with you."
" Luffy, what do you think?"
Shiraishi turned around and asked another question.
Luffy a deep breath, pressed down on his straw hat, and laughed through his tears, "Of course! Let's go get our crewmates!"
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"Hey, Straw Hat! Stop fooling around!"
"This isn't heroism, it's just suicide!"
When Mayor Iceburg and Foreman Paulie arrived at the beach, they saw the Going Merry out of Franky's secret warehouse, and the Straw Hat Pirates preparing to depart.
"Look at the ocean now, how could this ship possibly catch up?"
It might be reduced to dust in a single wave.
"Yeah, yeah."
"Calm down, let's think of another way..."
The Franky Family nearby also joined in trying to dissuade him. Although they really wanted to save their older brother immediately, simply throwing their lives away was definitely not an option for them.
Even if the ones sent to their deaths are the Straw Hat Pirates whom they've only known for a few minutes.
Even Shiraishi and Nami, who previously used force to negotiate a deal, are no exception.
"It doesn't matter."
Shiraishi raised his hand, " The Bakudō #4: Hainawa, this Hainawa."
Golden ropes formed from Spiritual Power forcibly bound the entire Going Merry together, temporarily creating a sturdy ship.
"But how are you going to catch up with the Shanghai train?"
Foreman Paulie was still trying to persuade the Straw Hat Pirates, saying, "You know, the Sea Train travels at 20-28 knots, which is about 36-52 kilometers per hour. Anyone with a brain knows they're going full speed ahead right now!"
"And your ship... excuse my bluntness, its speed is no more than 15 knots, which is 27 kilometers per hour."
Although the blond foreman Paulie, who wears sunglasses, looks like an unreliable and slovenly old man, he is actually Mayor Iceburg's apprentice and a true shipbuilding master who can tell the condition of the Straw Hat Pirates's ships at a glance.
"You're right, foreman."
Nami, already standing on the ship's railing, stretched out her index finger and pointed upwards. "Under normal circumstances, the Going Merry couldn't possibly reach a speed of over 15 knots, but today is different."
A fierce wind was howling in the sky!
The waves were crashing all around me!
"What affects a ship's speed are ocean currents and wind direction, and only these two things."
Confident Nami clenched her fist as if to grasp the invisible wind and water in her palm.
"I can make them work for me!"
They've gone mad...
Even against the wind and waves?
"Hey, foreman, aren't you being a bit too hasty? Isn't sailing against the wind just basic sailing?"
Nami boarded the Going Merry, full of confidence, and whispered, "Let's go, Merry!!"
" Robin, we're here!!!"
As usual, Luffy stood on the sheep-shaped figurehead and shouted loudly, as the Going Merry bravely charged into the surging sea.
On the deck was a group of fearless individuals who were about to challenge the World Government.
"Are we just going to watch like this?"
"No! Brother Franky has been captured!"
"Even if we die, we'll die with our brother!!"
Faced with the impassioned Franky Family, Mayor Iceburg sighed.
"Now that the Straw Hat Pirates has set off, you can have the Sea Train Rocketman, which was originally intended to be their mode of transportation. However, it needs to rest and recuperate first."
"Speaking of that sea train, it was actually built with the help of your boss Franky."
He exudes Franky's wild and unrestrained style.
I don't even know if what I did was right or wrong... Franky, your senior brother is really useless.
"Hahaha, the Going Merry is definitely the best!"
Nami arrived on the ship and almost immediately understood how to steer the Going Merry through the storm.
The Going Merry was like her body.
Zoro kept turning the rudder, making the Going Merry against the wind at high speed on the sea in a zigzag pattern.
Although the route was lengthened, it still kept a close watch on the sea train ahead, even at a speed of over 30 knots.
"At this speed, we'll likely arrive about an hour later than the other side."
Shiraishi looked up, explained the specific time, and said, "You need to be prepared."
"Yes, before that,"
Sanji lit a cigarette amidst the storm.
"Listen up, you idiots, except for Nami, Unohana, and Shiraishi!"
Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke, Sanji brow furrowing, and said, "Those guys in the government are only able to threaten Robin because they know she doesn't want us to get hurt."
"What if we break into Enies Lobby, and Robin still refuses to come with us?"
This is indeed a very serious problem. If Robin still doesn't want to go with the Straw Hat Pirates, the rescue attempt will fail and instead put all of their own people in danger.
Sanji embodies chivalry, but he is by no means mindless.
If he were alone, he would of course rush forward without fear, just to save Robin -chan who might be crying.
No, even if they weren't his comrades, Sanji would do everything in his power to help any of these ladies if they cried in front of him.
However, since the lives of so many Straw Hat Pirates members were at stake, Sanji dared not gamble on that unknown possibility and had to think beforehand about how to persuade Robin to return.
"I don't care about any of that!!"
Luffy roared to the sky.
"I will never forgive them!!"