"We've all gotten separated," Nico Robin lowered her eyes as she walked alone in the forest.
"No, I should say I 'intentionally' got separated."
She recalled what Roman, who was still in a wheelchair at the time, had told her back in Alabasta.
'I know your goal,'
'But the historical stone tablet in Alabasta is not the 'Poneglyph' you're looking for. However, it's okay. As long as you don't interfere, I'll let you see that stone tablet after everything here is settled.'
'You don't have to worry about me going back on my word. Compared to a piece of stone, I care more about my companions' safety. After all, your ability is too dangerous. You also don't have to worry about the royal family going back on their word. Vivi's relationship with us and King Cobra's character are not the type to betray us...'
'Moreover, if you still want to pursue the Poneglyph after seeing Alabasta's historical stone tablet, you can come aboard our ship. There might be an opportunity soon. Of course, whether you agree or not depends on the captain.'
"Since Roman is so certain, that means..."
This city has a 'Poneglyph'! But where exactly is it...
Thud,
A figure descended from the sky, landing on a stone tablet. It was a soldier under Enel, known as a 'Divine Soldier'. He was equipped with Wind Shells on his feet and a Slash Shell in his hand.
"Blue Sea person, you have violated—"
Crack,
Unfortunately, the Divine Soldier didn't even finish his line before six arms grew out from his legs, waist, shoulders, and neck, twisting him simultaneously.
"Six Wheel Flower: Pretzel Twist."
In an instant, he was turned into a literal 'pretzel'.
This is why Roman's fear of Nico Robin was not unfounded. This kind of attack that directly appears on others is truly unavoidable.
Even basic Observation Haki is ineffective. As long as it's a humanoid creature, Robin can easily take them down in one move. Fortunately, Robin isn't a bloodthirsty person. Otherwise, even a pirate with a bounty of a hundred million could be taken down instantly with a poke to the eyes or a kick to the groin.
"This is..."
Robin brushed away the vines on the stone tablet in front of her and carefully read the ancient text.
"A city monument?"
"Shandora? As expected, Roman didn't lie to me."
"...It was in the year 402 of the Sea Circle Calendar... A prosperous city from 1100 years ago. It was destroyed 800 years ago!"
"This corresponds exactly to the Void Century, the history erased by the government. It seems Roman's identity is really—"
"Who?"
Boom!
"A really..." A tall Divine Soldier commander leaped over, "cute little girl."
"Did you easily take down my Divine Soldier?" The three-meter-tall, three-meter-wide Divine Soldier commander glanced at the unconscious Divine Soldier beside him and Nico Robin, who was holding a notebook and pen.
"I Just took down a Shandian leader, and now I encounter an interesting Blue Sea woman."
Facing the attacking stance of the Divine Soldier Chief, Robin calmly put away her paper and pen and pointed at him.
"Under your feet,"
"Under my feet?"
Looking at the ruins created by his massive weight crashing down from the sky, the Divine Soldier Chief, Ashan, looked puzzled.
"Trying to be mysterious, do you think this can distract me?"
"Don't underestimate me just because I'm not a priest. It's only because I haven't learned 'Mantra' yet! In terms of strength, I won't lose to those four..."
...
"Forget it, talking about the importance of history with a brute like you is like playing music to a cow."
?
"How dare you, take my Tenfold Slash!"
With a light leap, his several hundred-pound body lunged forward! At the same time, the Divine Soldier Chief pulled out ten Slash Shells, equivalent to ten swordsmen attacking simultaneously. As he said, this Divine Soldier Chief was no weakling!
However,
Facing the high-speed charge like a meat tank, Nico Robin calmly waved her hand.
"If this is the level of so-called priests..."
*Bloom*,
A circle of arms appeared on the charging Divine Soldier Chief, two hands covering his eyes, and the other hands skillfully flipping the Slash Shells in his hands. Then:
"Hey, hey, hey?? Wait——"
*Slash slash slash slash!!*
Ten sharp slashes shot out from the shells! The attacks that could split rocks and stones instantly fell on their owner.
Easily taking down an enemy that would take the Straw Hat crew half a day to defeat!
The Divine Soldier Chief, who took his own Tenfold Slash, fell to the ground, his massive body sliding forward powerlessly, stopping only in front of Robin.
*Snap*,
Several arms lifted the blood-covered Divine Soldier Chief, and Robin, with one hand on her hip, looked at the brute in front of her.
"Although history always repeats itself, it is because we remember history that humanity can progress."
"A guy like you who destroys history——"
"I'll kill you!"
Facing the Divine Soldier Chief's sudden close-range attack, Nico Robin calmly turned around.
*Crack, crack*,
"Ahhhh!!!"
Arms appeared again on the Divine Soldier Chief's shoulders, grabbing his fingers and bending them back! —— As long as the strength difference isn't like an ant shaking a tree, humanoid creatures in front of this intellectual beauty with a cowboy hat:
He can only obediently 'surrender.'
"Get lost."
"Blooming Hundred Flowers·Great Swallowtail!"
Arms raised to the sky appeared from the ground, forming a 'track.' The fat Divine Soldier Chief was like a rolling ball on it! Amidst long screams, he 'rolled' to the edge of the island and was thrown out by the arms.
Starting a free fall.
Instant kill!
"Interesting."
With a flash of lightning, a figure appeared high above the ruins. It was a man named Enel!
"This woman's ability..."
Maybe, she will be one of the last five standing.
"There's still some time left, so let the gods enjoy your struggling 'dance' a bit longer."
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Bang!
Two legs kicked fiercely, and the figures separated.
"Hey, hey, hey,"
Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked at the jungle warrior with dual guns in front of him.
"Didn't they say that only the 'gods' and their 'priests' are our enemies here? You—"
"Don't look like either of them, do you?"
"Sorry, Blue Sea person."
The Shandia leader Braham, holding dual guns, replied coldly.
"It doesn't matter if it's the gods or you Blue Sea people. This is our homeland, and anyone who steps on it is an enemy!"
"Tsk, your 'laws' are really harsh."
Whoosh—
Words were useless, so let the fists and feet do the talking!
"Waist meat!"
Facing Sanji's fierce kick, the Shandia warrior named Braham jumped on the spot, and the wind shell under his feet suddenly spouted a stream of air, throwing him high backward! In mid-air, he fired his dual guns, forcing Sanji to close his eyes and chase by instinct.
But just as he was about to catch up—
"Cloud shell!"
Braham threw a shell from his waist backward, creating a cloud path in the air like a slide! Braham, who could see normally, stepped on a small waver and slid up the cloud path, while Sanji on the ground—
"Tsk, what a sneaky tactic."
Bang bang bang!
Amidst the continuous flashes and flying bullets, came the calm voice of the opponent.
"The first rule of combat is to control the distance."
"As a gunman, keeping a distance to disrupt the opponent's vision and then taking them down with long-range attacks is the most effective way to fight. —Did you expect me to compete with you in kicking skills?"
Swish—
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle,
Sanji had no choice but to dodge to a big tree, and a series of bullet holes followed his footsteps, finally being blocked by the tree.
"If someone wants to compete with me in kicking skills, that would be nice, but—"
This world's close combat archer, Usopp, is enough.
"If it weren't for Roman forcing me to play blindfolded hide-and-seek every day, facing such an opponent would be very difficult." I have to admit, Roman's training is very useful. So:
Let's use that move—
Step step step,
Sanji walked out from behind the tree, making Braham, who was occupying the high ground, stunned.
"What? Blue Sea person, have you given up resisting so soon?"
"To be honest, you're already quite good..."
"You,"
Sanji, standing on the ground, just took the cigarette from his mouth and flicked it into the sky.
The cigarette slowly rotated and ascended—
"Have you ever seen flying kicking skills?"
Whoosh—!!
Facing the suddenly charging Sanji, Braham calmly fired a flashbang while throwing a Cloud Dial to the side, creating a cloud slide to quickly move and try to distance himself.
But from within the light, Sanji's voice came through.
"Fool, your cloud path gives away your direction!"
So what?
You're just a guy who relies on kicks and has no long-range attacks. Can you really take me down in one move? If you can, I'll eat this cloud path right here...
Swoosh!
A white slash wave flew out from the flash, instantly reaching Braham, who was gliding on the cloud path! His pupils shrank sharply,
Dodge—
Splat!
Blood splattered as the Shandia leader was sent flying backward, blood gushing from his chest.
"By rapidly contracting and extending the leg muscles, generating kinetic energy, then quickly kicking out, surpassing the speed of sound, causing air compression in front of the leg, creating a 'vacuum' that sends out a sharp slash wave."
As the figure flew backward, he caught the slowly falling cigarette. Sanji took a puff and calmly blew out a smoke ring.
"It's not as difficult as I imagined."
"It's just... I really don't want to use a skill that clashes with that moss head~~~"
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