"These arms, can they channel Armament Haki?" Smoothie's eyes widened, not considering the arms that were seemingly far from Robin. It's even possible to utilise Armament Haki for constriction!
This realisation also made Smoothie understand that Robin's Haki had reached a level where it could be unleashed.
Simultaneously, Charlotte Cinnamon and other members behind Smoothie finally grasped that something was amiss. Smoothie wasn't underestimating Robin's fruit abilities; she truly couldn't break free from Robin's grasp for the time being!
"Damn it, release Sister Smoothie!"
"Nico Robin, lower your hands!"
"Quick, aim at that woman and open fire!"
A group of pirates pointed their guns and shells at Robin, trying to help Smoothie escape. Observing this scene, Robin momentarily halted her assault on Smoothie, her gaze fixed on the pirates who had raised their weapons at her.
In the next moment, a violent aura surged from Robin's being, swiftly enveloping the nearby sea area. Smoothie and the pirates behind her naturally fell within the range of the aura Robin had released.
"C-Conqueror's Haki?!"
"R-Robin can also wield Conqueror's Haki?!" Gion widened her eyes, grabbing Rifan's arm tightly.
"It's not surprising, it's just Conqueror's Haki. You've seen Mikita and me use it," Rifan waved his hand casually. Despite his words, his broad chest and the constant upturn of his mouth revealed his satisfaction with Robin's display and Gion's astonishment.
"You also know that both you and Mikita can use Conqueror's Haki on your ship."
"On a pirate ship, three people who can Conqueror's Haki is almost impossible!"
"Rifan, how many secrets are you and your crew hiding?" Gion shook her head and sighed. Robin's demonstration of Conqueror Haki had expanded Gion's desire to uncover the mysteries of Rifan and the Black Pearl Pirates more than ever before.
"Would you like to find out?" Rifan raised the corner of his mouth and leaned in, whispering to Gion, "You know what it would take."
Gion's heart raced at the suggestion. Rifan's words, coupled with the warmth of his breath against her ear, brought back memories of Rifan and Nojiko having fun with her appearance. It was evident that Rifan was hinting at a desire for intimate contact similar to Nojiko's use of her body data to have fun with him.
Just the thought of it sent shivers down Gion's spine. Thankfully, after Rifan mentioned it casually, he didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he turned his attention back to the confrontation between Robin and Smoothie.
Taking a deep breath to steady her emotions, Gion looked up in the direction of Robin and Smoothie. The fact that Robin could use Conqueror's Haki would surely surprise Marshal Sengoku and the others.
"However, Robin's Conqueror's Haki seems far from being on par with Rifan and Mikita's. After its release, it scattered randomly, as if she couldn't control it. Is Robin concealing her true strength, or has she only just awakened her Conqueror's and can't yet master it?" Gion's heart was now shrouded in strong doubts.
Meanwhile, within the Nine Snake Pirates:
"This woman unexpectedly unleashed Conqueror's at will!" Hancock glanced at some of the fighters who had fainted from Robin's Conqueror's Haki.
Her initially bad expression grew even darker. Having witnessed Robin's Haki, she now regarded Robin with newfound seriousness.
"An 80 million Berry bounty Robin wielding Conqueror's Haki, displaying exceptional Armament Haki, and capable of restraining Smoothie's strength... What kind of power do the other members of the Black Pearl Pirates, with higher bounties, possess?"
"That Rifan, what sort of strength does he possess?" Hancock mumbled to herself. Her gaze shifted from Mikita, Nami, and the others, finally settling on Rifan.
"Conqueror's... Haki?!"
"How can this woman possess such courage?!" Smoothie gazed at Robin in disbelief. However, as she watched her fallen subordinates, disbelief gave way to reluctant acceptance.
Even if Smoothie wanted not to believe it, she had to accept the reality!
"Well, let's continue." Robin smiled at Smoothie, immediately using Armament Haki to twist Smoothie's body. Smoothie's eyes froze, and she opted to disengage from the struggle with Robin entirely. Instead, she chose to employ her Devil Fruit ability, allowing her body to contort like clothing or rubber.
While Robin's strength contorted Smoothie's body at an astonishing angle, Smoothie remained unharmed. Capitalizing on her body's twist, Smoothie aimed her longsword at Robin's arm, which was sprouting from her body, and swung it.
A red gleam filled Robin's eyes as she promptly scattered the sprouting arms on Smoothie, causing them to disintegrate into tiny petals.
"Sister, are you alright?" Cinnamon hurried to Smoothie's side, her expression filled with concern. Although Robin's Conqueror's Haki was potent, due to her physical prowess, it was still considered a lower-tier Conqueror's Haki.
Hence, someone as strong as her didn't succumb to unconsciousness.
"I'm fine, Cinnamon. Step back; I'll handle things here." Smoothie waved a hand to signal Cinnamon to move behind her and turned her gaze to Rifan with seriousness.
"Rifan, I've grasped the Black Pearl Pirates' power. How about we call it quits now?"
Following their recent battle, Smoothie had gained a rough understanding of Robin's strength. Even in the vast Big Mom Pirates, Robin's abilities would certainly rank quite high. While she might not surpass the Four Generals, she was superior to a significant portion of Big Mom's crew.
A single Robin possessed such might, leaving Smoothie convinced that Rifan's strength was even more enigmatic. Now, Smoothie believes she doesn't have to deal with Robin.
Even if she returned to the Big Mom Pirates at this juncture with her mission failed, Smoothie could justify to her mother that she had made the attempt. While this might potentially enrage her mother and put her life at risk, it was a preferable outcome compared to being vanquished by Rifan and his crew right now.
After all, if they were defeated by Rifan and Robin, Smoothie harboured doubts about their safe return to Whole Cake Island. Remember, Marine presence accompanied Gion.
Smoothie feared that if they became incapacitated, Gion might have Rifan arrest Big Mom Pirates members, citing assistance to Rifan as a Shichibukai as grounds for action.
—•—|Rifan Live Broadcast Chat Room|—•—
[Eagle Audience: No way, did this woman just give up like that? Isn't she one of the Big Mom Pirates' Four Generals?]
[Chollima Audience: This woman claiming that she's the strongest woman in the Big Mom Pirate group, second only to Charlotte Linlin? This has to be fake, right?]
[Hehe, come on, guys, admit it. Smoothie was clearly overwhelmed by Robin's power.]
[Green Pheasant Audience: Impossible! No matter how strong Robin is, she can't be stronger than Smoothie. This woman is obviously afraid of Rifan and dares not continue the fight!]
[Camel Audience: Even so, this Smoothie's behavior is too embarrassing. Robin just pulled off a few tricks, and she's already thinking of running away?!]
[Kangaroo Audience: Damn, I was hoping to see Rifan seriously injure or even kill Smoothie so we could witness the feud between Rifan and the Big Mom Pirates. Boring.]
[Who cares about feuds! I've already said that Brother Rifan's Black Pearl Pirates won't be afraid of the Big Mom Pirates, and Big Mom can't control everything.]
[Eagle Audience: When Rifan really has a feud with Big Mom pirates, you'll see if she can control everything... Wait, is this guy Rifan not planning to let Smoothie go? Does this mean we still have a chance to witness a feud between Rifan and the Big Mom Pirates?!]
—•—One Piece Dungeon World—•—
Witnessed by the Blue Star audience, Rifan directly rejected Smoothie's proposal.
"Smoothie, you said earlier that your mother gave you compulsive orders, didn't you."
"Since that's the case, if you can't take me back, you will definitely be in great trouble, right?"
"I've heard of Charlotte Linlin's abilities; she seems to be able to take a person's lifespan."
"Even if her children make mistakes, she will take away their lives."
"Although the two of us have nothing to do with each other."
"But Charlotte Linlin is planning to arrange you as my wife after all."
"This can also be regarded as the fate between the two of us."
"Also, I really can't bear the thought that a beautiful woman like you, who has characteristics different from ordinary human beings, has her life taken away."
"So, I have to help you."
"Because of this, I really have no choice but to let you go in like this," Rifan shook his head and said.
"You want to help me? So you can't just let me go back like this? What do you mean?" Smoothie frowned and looked at Rifan suspiciously.
"My idea is very simple, that is, I let Robin beat you badly."
"In this way, even Charlotte Linlin will think that you have worked hard enough, and she won't take your life."
"I think when you bring back the news of what happened here, she will only put all the fault in my head," Rifan stretched out his index finger and pointed to himself.
"Hehehe, thank you for thinking of me," Smoothie arched the corner of her mouth, as if she never thought that Rifan would come up with such a plan.
"You're welcome, who told you and me to be destined?" Rifan waved his hand, said something indifferently, and then gave Robin a look.
Robin nodded knowingly and once again posed for Smoothie to use the Flower-Flower Fruit ability.
"Miss Smoothie, your ability seems to have a certain restraining effect on my devil fruit ability."
After the words fell, the petals of the flower began to dance around Robin's body.
"Now that you know I have such power, do you still choose to fight me, Miss Robin?" A red light flashed in Smoothie's eyes, and her outstanding Observation Haki clearly felt the growing aura of Robin.
In order to be cautious, she used her ability to absorb many factors, including the moisture in the bodies of her subordinates who fell from Robin's Conqueror's Haki.
In an instant, because of the concentration of much moisture, Smoothie's original height of more than four meters increased to nearly ten meters in the blink of an eye.
And the long sword in her hand was extra sharp because of its elongation.
"Rifan, it's better to stop this, if we continue to fight, maybe there is no way to stop."
"I'm not sure I won't hurt Robin."
"This woman is very important to you right?" Smoothie stood in front of him holding swords in both hands and said solemnly to Rifan.
Although she lost in the previous contest with Robin, Smoothie doesn't think she will lose to Robin.
And if this fight continues, Robin would probably be seriously injured by her slash.
And Robin is an archaeologist who can understand the Poneglyph.
Smoothie naturally knew her importance.
If Rifan wants to find the One Piece, then Robin's knowledge will be necessary.
From this point of view alone, Robin has quite a value to him.
And if you add the combat ability shown by Robin.
The value contained in Robin itself will be even higher.
So even if Smoothie doesn't understand how close Robin and Rifan are on the Black Pearl Pirates.
But she can also guess that Robin's importance to Rifan is definitely not low.
"That's what she said, Robin," Rifan raised the corner of his mouth and said to Robin with a smile.
"It seems that I have been underestimated."
"In this case, I will use more power."
"Miss Smoothie, don't think that your ability can really restrain me."
"I've already thought of a way to deal with you."
"Next, please keep your eyes open."
Robin raised the corner of her mouth and said relaxedly.
Squeeze fruit can indeed make the power of the Flower Fruit ineffective to a certain extent.
But this is only to prevent Robin from breaking the enemy's body as easily as before.
But if you switch to a blunt object such as a fist.
Robin knows she could still do damage to Smoothie.
And if she uses the Armament Haki that can destroy the inside.
Fighting will become much easier again.
'However, it really is necessary to learn hand to hand combat.'
In the future, if he encounters an enemy like Smoothie, she will have one more trick.
'Looks like I have to carve out some time to train with Rifan.'
'At least until I learn one of Fishman Karate and Dragon Claw Fist.'
As Robin thought, the stamens around her began to fly faster and focus behind her.
A few seconds later, under the astonished eyes of everyone.
A black body, with two horns on its head, and a huge wing growing from its back.
About fifteen meters tall, half a body taller than the current Smoothie, a figure like a female demon appeared behind Robin!