Chapter 108

"What is this? A Devil Fruit ability?" Luffy frowned.

"Idiot, when have Devil Fruit abilities ever been the same?" Zoro retorted.

"Sima?"

"......"

"One Sword Style—"

Zoro went all-out at once, slashing at the lead, Lucci, at top speed, and didn't hold back on his Armament Haki either!

But Lucci knew full well the gap between the Navy's Six Powers and Haki, and refused to clash head-on with Zoro.

He dodged the slash once more with "Paper Drawing."

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"Yes!"

Kalifa immediately pulled out of the encirclement, slung Bingshan over her shoulder, and leapt straight out the window.

Robin hesitated, glancing at Luffy and the others being surrounded.

"Robin! Are you really going to leave with them?" Luffy hurriedly shouted. "You're going to abandon us? Abandon Sima? They must be forcing you, right?"

Robin's figure faltered......

Then, without looking back: "It was just an act, nothing more. You don't really think I'd accept you lot, do you? Ha—"

She let out a cold laugh,

Robin spread her angel wings and flew off, chasing after Kalifa.

Sanji, being surrounded by the citizens below, spotted her and immediately panicked!

"Robin-chan! Don't go!"

Crocus narrowed his eyes slightly, looking toward some dark direction.

Not going to stop her?

"Crackle—"

Nami transformed into lightning and cut off Robin's path.

"Robin! What's wrong with you? If you're being threatened, just tell us!"

Robin didn't reply,

she drew a long spear from her wide cloak and aimed the muzzle at Nami.

"I don't believe you'd actually fire..."

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out,

an iron net sprang open from the muzzle, inlaid with Sea Prism Stone, ensnaring Nami and nullifying her Devil Fruit ability, sending her falling toward the ground.

"Whoosh—"

A figure flashed past.

It was none other than Sima Di, who had been missing for some time. He held Nami with one hand, and with a casual tug tore the Sea Prism Stone net apart—the Sea Prism Stone had no effect on him whatsoever.

"Sima! You finally came! Robin, she..."

"I know." Sima Di cut in. "You go back first. I have something to say to Robin."

"This... alright! You absolutely cannot let Robin leave!" Nami urged.

Sima Di nodded noncommittally.

Nami left.

Sima Di and Robin faced each other in midair—clearly just yesterday they had been intimate lovers, yet at this moment they looked like strangers.

"Are you really leaving?" Sima Di asked.

"Just an act, that's all. You didn't take it seriously, did you?" Robin said expressionlessly.

Sima Di nodded.

"Since you've chosen to leave, I won't stop you. Go."

His tone was very flat,

as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Robin looked deeply at Sima Di, then turned and left without looking back.

Sima Di watched her leave just like that, truly not stopping her.

Only after Robin's figure vanished did he return to the Straw Hat crew.

The first thing to greet him was Sanji's flying kick!

But it only kicked against a telekinetic shield.

"Bastard! You actually let Robin-chan leave just like that!" Sanji cursed angrily. "She must have had her reasons! How could you just ignore her?"

"Yeah... Sima-chan, Robin-sis couldn't possibly not love you." Vivi chimed in.

"You promised me you'd bring Robin back!" Nami glared.

Though the others said nothing, their gazes toward Sima Di were all filled with disappointment and doubt.

"Stop him!"

"Damn it!"

"They actually got away!"

Luffy and Zoro's furious roars came from upstairs, and the two of them jumped down through the window with dark faces.

"They have some weird Devil Fruit ability, opened a door in the air and ran off." Zoro said irritably.

It was Blueno's Door-Door Fruit ability.

"Where's Robin?" Luffy frowned. "You're not just going to let her walk away, are you?"

Everyone immediately turned their eyes to Sima Di — let's see how you explain this?!

Sima Di swept his gaze around the group, then suddenly laughed.

"You can still laugh?!" Nami glared.

"Exactly! Robin-chan has done so much for you... unforgivable!" Sanji gritted his teeth.

Seeing everyone about to heap verbal abuse on him, Sima Di hurriedly raised a hand for quiet.

"Did I ever say I was giving up on Robin?" Sima Di clenched his fist. "I know what's weighing on her — isn't it just CP9 threatening our lives and the like? But just stopping her like that won't untie the knot in her heart."

The knot in her heart?

The others truly didn't know.

Sima Di continued, "Ohara, where Robin is from, was wiped out by the Marines' Buster Call — that's the demon she'll never shake... So, as her companions, we have to give her enough faith!"

"Everyone — are you afraid of declaring war on the World Government?"

Faced with Sima Di's question...

"Robin is my companion. Even if it means making an enemy of the whole world, I will definitely bring her back!" Luffy was the first to declare his stance.

"The World Government? As pirates, isn't cutting them down just normal?" Zoro said, shouldering his blade.

"How dare they threaten Robin-chan — unforgivable!" Sanji blazed with fury.

Even the most cowardly Usopp muttered, "Screw them."

Sima Di laughed again.

He raised his hand and cried out, "Then let's raise hell! Our target is Enies Lobby — we need to let Robin know that as long as they're a companion we've chosen, even the World Government is nothing but a fart!"

"Yeah! Let's raise hell!"

"It's nothing but a fart!"

"For Robin!"

"For our companions!"

"Sink Enies Lobby!"

Watching the Straw Hat Pirates shouting about "Braving Enies Lobby," the onlookers were all stunned!

They'd seen arrogant pirates before, but never this arrogant!

Enies Lobby is a pirate's "graveyard" — no prisoner sent there has ever come back alive!

How dare they?

"BOOM—"