Chapter 406

Seven level-100 monsters cast a look of contempt at the level-1 Spandam, while expressing their condolences to his mother and eighteen generations of ancestors.

Third, Spandam declared that even though his level was low, he still possessed a golden telephone worm (Dragon-Slaying Blade) granted on click. Immediately, Spandam uttered the three-character incantation of the "Demon-Slaying Order" and activated it with the golden telephone worm, targeting the level-67 Robin Beast.

As expected, Spandam successfully suppressed the Robin Beast using the divine artifact and obtained the item "Ohaara Island Massacre Memory Kill."

Item used.

Memory begins.

Everyone on the island was still alive.

Everyone on the island was dead.

But Robin was not dead.

Memory ends.

Robin wept, "The more I want to stay with you, the more I drag you down! Even if I flee to the ends of the earth, I cannot escape my enemies' grasp! Because my enemies are the World Government and the shadows they create! When I met Kuzan before, it was this way—now again! I don't want to burden you anymore! If you keep tolerating me like this, you'll eventually see me as a liability—and then betray and abandon me! That's what I fear most! So I don't want you to save me! If I'm going to die anyway, let me die right here!"

At this moment, the seven equipped the item "Robin's Confession," gaining effects: Rage UP, Level UP, Attack Doubled… except for Sima Di, who was still pondering whether to buy Robin some Golden Throat Lozenges.

Level-1 Spandam, seeing the opponent's attack power still far below the threshold to wipe out CP9, launched another taunt.

"Wahahaha! What profound reasoning! It's not anyone's fault! No one would be stupid enough to drag along a burden like you! Hahaha!"

As he spoke, Spandam pointed out the next mission target to the Straw Hat crew.

"Look at that flag! Pirates! That emblem represents the alliance of the four seas and over one hundred seventy allied nations of the Grand Line! This is the world! Facing the world, don't you finally understand how insignificant you are? Don't you finally understand the colossal organization this woman is up against!"

【Your ultimate quest has been acquired.】

Luffy stared blankly up at the flag.

"Thanks for telling me who Robin's enemy is… Usopp, knock that flag down!"

"Understood!" Usopp pulled out his new weapon, "Let you see the power of my new weapon—the Giant Slingshot 【Dōgō】!"

"Finishing Move! Firebird Star!"

Everyone in the Straw Hat crew knew what this act meant, but not one of them moved to stop him.

Because it was exactly what they wanted to do.

Spandam screamed, voice cracking, "Are you insane? Do you know what declaring war on the World Government means? Fighting the whole world—you won't survive!"

Sima Di laughed. Wasn't this just nonsense? Becoming a pirate didn't already mean opposing the World Government? In their eyes, once you stepped onto the pirate's path—no matter the reason—you were no longer considered human. You were treated like a fish-man, something to be bought and sold… If so, what did it matter if they knocked down a flag?

"We welcome it!" Luffy shouted back just as loudly, "Robin! I haven't heard you say it yourself yet! Say it! I want to live!!!"

- The sea is vast; you'll surely meet partners who believe in you and will protect you! (Hagawal??? g??

"I… I want to live!" Robin sobbed, "Take me with you! To the sea!"

"That's what I've been waiting for! Let's go!" Luffy beamed with determination.

Meanwhile, the drawbridge leading to the Justice Tower descended.

Coco and Chimney charged through the drawbridge on Rocketman.

"That Luffy…" Sima Di suddenly remembered something.

"We can talk about it later!" Luffy grinned, stretching his arms out to wrap around all his crewmates, "Let's go!"

"Wait! I wanted to say… Aaaah!"

With Luffy's help (and force), the Straw Hats leapt from the dozens-of-stories-high courthouse onto the top of Rocketman's carriage, then soared across a hundred-meter river at train-speed, landing on the opposite side of the Justice Tower.

Of course, besides the Straw Hats and Coco, there was also Franky, who had been kicked off by Spandam for burning the plans of the Pluton.

Sima Di, having landed successfully, fiddled with his latest spiked mohawk, trying to look as normal as possible.

"Oh, right, Sima Di—what were you going to tell me?" Luffy turned his head, grinning.

"I just thought we could've flown over on Agyin—Agyin with dual souls could've seated all of us… but now it's unnecessary." Sima Di shrugged helplessly.

"That's right! We could've flown over!" Nami snapped, furious, "Do you have any idea how close I was to dying just now?! Can't you ever plan ahead…? Never mind, I don't expect you to have brains. But before we go in, we need a plan… Hey! Luffy, come back here!"

"Good job, Nami… Let's follow the captain in, just in case he's about to cause another mess." Sima Di soothed.

"You're right…" Nami always felt so drained—maybe she should get Chopper to prescribe her some heart medicine.

Entering the Justice Tower, the first thing to appear before them was the voiceless owl, whose only utterance was a cacophony of varying tones of "Jiobaba."

Sima Di genuinely wondered if this thing was secretly in love with Chopper.

But thanks to its mouth, the Straw Hats quickly learned many vital details, including the location of their keys.

97 How old are you really?

"In that case, let's split up and retrieve all the keys as quickly as possible," Sima Di said. "Any objections?"

"No objections!" Luffy said, then dashed off.

He had no intention of searching for keys—he headed straight for Robin.

Sima Di rubbed his temples. "I… I'll stick with you."

The Straw Hats split up to search for keys, while Sima Di prepared to follow behind Luffy.

Because among them all, Luffy's path was the easiest to predict. In other words, that person would know too.

Sure enough, Sima Di and Luffy encountered two roadblocks within less than five minutes.

"Your journey ends here. Don't even think about going further."

The speaker was a handsome black-haired boy, around sixteen or seventeen—about Luffy's age. His bangs were dyed a deep purple, and his demeanor carried a hint of swagger.

Sima Di recognized him—he was one of the thirteen. And the color of his hair dye confirmed his name: Zi Zi Busheng.

Standing beside Zi Zi Busheng was another boy of similar age, with brown hair and dark eyes, delicate and scholarly-looking.

But… Sima Di didn't recognize him.

Sima Di's heart skipped. He suddenly remembered her first enemy—the Red Flag Fish-Man Surara—who didn't appear in the script, as if he had been created solely for her.

"A dumb kid and an auntie… Seriously, I thought my opponent would be that beautiful girl," the brown-haired boy said, gesturing dramatically.

"Who are you?"

Sima Di stared directly at the brown-haired boy.

"What? You're only asking me? Interested in me? But I prefer young women with big breasts. You, auntie, should look in a mirror."

The brown-haired boy's personality was clearly the exact opposite of his gentle appearance—utterly vile.

"Ves." Zi Zi Busheng spoke, "I'm Zi Zi Busheng. Though we're both interns of CP9, our strength far exceeds your imagination…"

"Hmph, Busheng, why waste words with this old woman? Just kill her. Maybe if we quell this unrest, we'll get promoted." Ves's expression turned impatient.

Sima Di's expression grew even more displeased.

The annoyance from being dismissed by those fools hadn't yet faded, and now here came a brat calling her "old woman."

Sima Di clenched her fists, her body radiating flames of rage.

"Luffy, go ahead. This brat… is going to regret it."

Luffy turned back and saw Sima Di's face twisted into a cruel smile.

That smile was all too familiar to Luffy—back in Alabasta, after those fraud birds stole Sima Di's manuscript, she'd worn exactly this expression.

"Hehehe, got it. Leave it to you." Luffy grinned, extending her right hand to grab a handle nearby, pressing her left hand against her straw hat, then launching herself away.

"Hey! Don't you dare run!"

Ves immediately moved to chase after her, but a two-meter-tall white horned eagle blocked his path, its emerald, ferocious gaze fixed on him.

"What the hell is this? Auntie, is this your ability?" Ves turned back to Sima Di.

"Say it again. Call me—"

Sima Di's face had turned icy, devoid of any smile.

"Hmph, why? Don't you still refuse to admit you're old? A twenty-something old woman."

Ves's attitude was utterly begging for a beating.

"Shut your mouth," Zi Zi Busheng said, unable to watch anymore. "Do you know why we're still interns? Because your mouth keeps ruining everything."

"But I'm just stating facts. And you can't blame me entirely for botching these missions—wasn't it your joyless personality that scared off our targets? All you ever talk about is deduction, deduction. How many things in this world are there for you to play at childish detective games?" Ves showed no remorse.

"You… need help?" Zi Zi Busheng asked.

"Me? No. An auntie's still manageable," Ves said matter-of-factly.

"Yes. Give this brat a good beating." Sima Di had already drawn her Divine Art Blade.

"Understood." Zi Zi Busheng had already slipped on his knuckle dusters.

Ves stared at them in shock.