"Hmph,"
Lucci, dressed in a black suit and hat, with a pigeon on his shoulder, calmly looked at Roman with his hands in his pockets.
"Regardless of whether your boast is true or not, it seems CP9 has been underestimated."
"I don't care if you look down on us or not! Give Robin back to us!"
Luffy stepped forward, but a tall figure instantly blocked his way. The man, standing at 2.5 meters tall, was like a solid wall.
"A group of evil pirates being so arrogant, it's because of people like you that ordinary people suffer..."
"Get out of the way!"
Luffy had no interest in debating 'justice' with the other party. He was someone who acted purely on his own principles! He followed his own will, had his own moral bottom line and way of doing things, and hated those who coerced others.
A typical chaotic good.
Whoosh—
Since the other party was blocking the way, he would use his fists to clear the path!
Facing Luffy's sudden punch, the tall man named Bruno, with a bull head hairstyle, coldly smiled, stood firm, and took a stance to withstand the attack.
"Tekkai!"
Clang!!
Luffy's fist slammed into Bruno's chest with a dull thud, causing Luffy to frown.
"So hard."
It felt less like flesh and blood and more like a solid steel statue!
"Cough... We are different from you pirates. We have mastered a technique called 'Rokushiki'. Our bodies are like steel—?"
Bruno, enduring the pain in his chest, was stunned because the pirates in front of him weren't listening to his monologue. Instead, they all turned to look at one of their companions.
"...Why are you all looking at me?"
Facing the inexplicable gazes of the Straw Hat crew, Roman was speechless, "Although I can use 'Tekkai', I'm not stupid enough to stand there and get hit."
Doesn't everyone know that CP agents die from using Tekkai?
...
"Hmph, hmph, hmph," Bruno, who had taken a heavy punch from Luffy, decided to show these 'country bumpkins' something new. He suddenly charged at Luffy! Luffy instinctively countered with a punch, but:
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
In the midst of countless fist shadows, Bruno's tall figure swayed left and right like a piece of paper. He moved like a feather, dodging Luffy's heavy punches like cannonballs by a hair's breadth.
Swipe,
Bruno retreated gracefully, barely avoiding Luffy's combo, and continued speaking calmly.
"Such unskilled attacks are useless against 'Kami-e'—?"
The group of people opposite him once again collectively looked at the handsome young pirate, leaving the CP9 members puzzled.
"...Why are you all looking at me again?"
Facing the strange gazes of the Straw Hat crew, Roman was helpless, "Kami-e is a simple technique... It's normal for me to use it..."
?????
"Stop playing around—"
"Rankyaku!"
Kaku, wearing a cap and with a long nose, suddenly kicked out, creating a sharp, massive white slash that swept towards the Straw Hat crew at supersonic speed! Ordinary people wouldn't even know how they died. But:
In a flash, Sanji stepped forward and kicked out with the same stance, sending an equally massive white slash to meet the incoming crescent slash.
Boom!
The two slashes collided fiercely, grinding, rubbing, and cutting against each other at an extremely fast frequency and speed in a very short time, then exploded with a bang, turning into chaotic winds that whipped up spiraling gusts in the room! Everyone's clothes flapped loudly in the wind.
However, this was not the result the CP9 members wanted!
"Rankyaku?!"
The leader, Lucci, looked at Sanji with a grim expression.
"How do you know our CP9's exclusive technique...?"
"Hey, hey, hey, pigeon guy."
Sanji put down his foot and tapped his heel.
"This technique of rapidly contracting and extending the leg muscles to create kinetic energy and unleash a slashing wave with a kick, you can learn it just by watching, right?"
He then took the cigarette out of his mouth and flicked the ash.
"Could it be... that this is some precious 'secret technique' to you?"
...
I never realized Sanji could be so sarcastic.
"Rokushiki, huh? It's not like no one else can do it." Roman stepped forward and spread his hands. "You don't need to show off Geppo, Soru, Shigan, or any of that."
With a wave of his hand, sheets of white paper flew over from the White Merry and wrapped around Roman, forming the appearance of an armored knight.
"Let's skip the trash talk and get straight to the fight!"
"Interesting!"
Although his expression didn't change, the bulging veins on Rob Lucci's forehead showed how annoyed he was! The techniques that CP9 prided themselves on seemed like nothing special to the opponent. Such arrogant evil,
Unforgivable—
Soru!
In an instant, he disappeared from his original spot. Before anyone else could react.
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!!!
A series of rapid impacts sounded like a machine gun firing at tank armor! Sparks flew everywhere! Then, the tall figure of the 'White Knight' appeared in front of Nami, along with Rob Lucci, who had just attacked with his finger.
"Shigan 'Yellow Lotus'!"
This was Lucci's special Shigan, where he bent his index finger and then used super high speed to stab at the enemy's body, changing the position of the next shot up, down, left, and right, creating the damage of a machine gun barrage!
"Tekkai!"
And blocking his surprise attack was, of course, Roman, with his Observation Haki fully activated. Hundreds of sheets of paper, as tough as steel, overlapped tightly to form armor, which was the real Tekkai!
I didn't expect him to start with CP9's stubbornness... but:
"Attacking first is one thing, but attacking a woman—"
"Evil knows no gender," Lucci was unmoved by Roman's words. "And in battle, you should prioritize eliminating the most threatening weaklings."
"...Makes sense,"
Lucci could easily see that Nami was the weakest in the Straw Hat crew, but he could also discern that she was a 'big threat,' which could only mean one thing:
Observation Haki!
"Then don't blame us—"
Roman, who had just blocked an attack from Shigan, flipped his hands and grabbed Lucci's wrist, then:
"Gear Second!"
As Roman blocked Lucci's surprise attack, Luffy's voice came from the side. And then:
Swish,
A figure flashed, and Luffy appeared beside Lucci out of thin air, just like when Lucci used 'Soru' earlier.
"Gomu Gomu no Jet Bullet!"
Boom—!
In a circle of white airwaves, the house suddenly exploded, and a human-shaped hole appeared in the wall. Luffy and Roman immediately jumped out of the hole one after the other, clearly going to find trouble with Lucci.
After all, Lucci was known as the strongest CP9 agent in 800 years. Roman estimated that he definitely had both types of Haki. Even if his training had been delayed for many years due to undercover work, underestimating him could lead to a trip to Impel Down.
Silence...
For a moment, the room was dead silent. The remaining people on both sides looked at each other, but only for a second.
Clang,
Zoro drew his katana and pointed it at the long-nosed Kaku.
"This guy is mine."
"Then I'll take care of this big guy."
Sanji took a drag on his cigarette and walked towards Bruno.
"Then I—"
Chopper was about to say something when Nami interrupted him.
"Chopper, you save the people."
In this room, there were still the seriously injured Mayor Iceburg and Foreman Barry. The Straw Hat crew had no intention of taking the blame, and only by saving these two could they clear their own 'injustice'.
Although the Straw Hat crew didn't really care.
"I'll take care of her."
The last enemy in the room was, of course, the former secretary Kalifa, holding a thorn whip. Facing Nami's 'call-out', she pushed her glasses with her fingertip in annoyance.
"Do you think I'm weak? I'll be careful not to kill you, after all, that's our condition with Nico Robin."
"Is that so?"
Nami opened the book in her hand, and sheets of white paper flew out, swirling around her.
"But I can't guarantee not to hurt you, after all, we're 'evil' pirates."
Swish!
In an instant, everyone in the room moved simultaneously, rushing towards their respective opponents.
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