Chapter 95

"What's going on?"

Compared to the astonishment of the Straw Hat Pirates, although Robin was also somewhat surprised, there was no sign of worry in her eyes.

He believed Sima Di would not harm her.

Even if...

Sima Di suddenly condensed black Armament Haki and punched down at her!

Robin still did not dodge, standing motionless in place.

"Boom—)"

Just then, the phantom image of the Golden Little Bell appeared around Robin; Sima Di's advanced Armament Haki struck it, merely making it tremble violently, yet could not injure Robin in the slightest.

However, the color of the Golden Little Bell's phantom image dimmed slightly.

Sima Di estimated it could probably withstand his full-force attack for about half an hour—on the premise of using only Armament Haki.

This is already incredibly powerful!

You have to know...

His current Armament Haki is at an advanced level!

"The effect is just as you see," Sima Di said. "This is also a masterpiece of the Giant Kingdom, specially crafted to protect their royal family."

Anything that cannot be explained, just blame the Giant Kingdom.

Everyone felt greatly amazed, yet quickly accepted this explanation.

Then...

Sima Di acted as if picking up some object and pressed it against Robin's back.

The next second,

Robin suddenly hovered off the ground and then began to fly toward the high sky—

【Safety Shorts!】

Sima Di added a safeguard for Robin.

In the eyes of outsiders,

Robin was flying directly in the air just as if Sima Di were using telekinesis—others could not see the "substitute wings."

But in the eyes of Sima Di and Robin, it was that pair of white wings that granted her the ability to fly; with her curvaceous figure supported by the white wings, she truly looked like an angel descending to the human world.

Quite a unique flavor!

Sima Di had even thought ahead, deciding that later he must make Robin spread these wings and then...

Hehehe!

Seeing Vivi's envious gaze nearby, Sima Di pretended to suddenly remember something.

"Oh right! Vivi, that hammer of yours is a weapon named Lei Shenzhichui, called Mjolnir. I recall that swinging it at high speed and throwing it can carry you flying."

"Really?"

Vivi, excited, wanted to try. She grabbed the hammer rope and swung Lei Shenzhichui at high speed, but whether due to nervousness or unfamiliarity, Lei Shenzhichui was thrown out, yet she herself remained standing in place.

It slipped from her hand!

"Ah! Quick! Sima, help me get it back!" Vivi hurriedly said.

But Sima Di showed no intention of moving.

"Open your palm and try calling its name in your heart."

Vivi subconsciously complied, and then saw Lei Shenzhichui, which had previously been falling toward the sea surface like a meteor, suddenly brake sharply in mid-air, turn around, and fly toward Vivi, landing steadily in her open palm.

Vivi: "!!!"

Everyone: "!!!"

It even comes back when recalled?

This weapon is too awesome!!!

"So amazing! I want one!" Luffy said enviously.

"Just like a living creature; the civilization of the Giant Kingdom... truly is brilliant!" Crocus sighed.

"I wonder if there are other Lei Shenzhichui hammers hidden somewhere in the Grand Line?" Sanji said hopefully.

"Tch, what's so good about swinging a hammer?" Zoro showed slight disdain.

"You don't know a thing about hammers!" Sanji retorted. "Don't you wish your swords could be summoned back at will?"

Zoro fell silent.

As a swordsman, the most troubling thing is what to do when you have no sword.

If it could be recalled...

"Hah—"

Vivi swung Lei Shenzhichui again; this time she was successfully carried away by Lei Shenzhichui, also experiencing the joy of flight.

The only drawback was that it could only move in a straight line; to change direction, one had to swing and throw the hammer again.

But she was already very satisfied!

A little over half a minute later,

Vivi and Robin both returned to the deck satisfied, tacitly holding Sima Di's arms on the left and right, passively unlocking the achievement of being embraced on both sides.

Making Sanji's eyes turn red with jealousy!

"Sima, is there any connection between these wings and the angels of Skypiea?" Robin asked, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Eh? Wings?" Vivi asked strangely. "Sister Robin, what are you talking about? Where did wings come from?"

"Right behind me! White wings similar to the Skypiea angels, only several times larger." Robin pointed behind her.

Everyone stared and stared again; the only conclusion they reached was that her back was very beautiful!

Wings?

None!

Both sides fell into a state of doubting their lives. What was going on?

Sima Di coughed again; it was time for him, the great charlatan, to take the stage.

"The laboratory I visited should be a place that created the Sky Island and researched longevity elixirs and the like, but its scale is much smaller than that of the Little Garden, so it must be of a private nature."

"These Angel Wings are their final achievement; they grant the user the ability to fly. However, just like the Lei Shenzhichui, they require certain qualifications to use and even to see."

Everyone suddenly understood!

"But the Angels on the Sky Island cannot fly."

"So they are failed products?"

"If private research could create a Sky Island and Angels, how exactly did the Great Kingdom disappear?"

"What exactly happened during that blank century of history?"

For the first time,

everyone developed a strong interest in the Great Kingdom.

No one doubted Sima Di's words, after all, there was the precedent of the Little Garden.

Kureikai, who joined later, also received a patient explanation of the matter from Usopp.

As they chatted,

everyone's gaze turned to the Goro Goro no Mi floating in the air.

Nami looked at Sima Di with full expectation; surely you won't refuse to give it to me now?

Sima Di pretended to reach for something again, leaving Nami somewhat helpless while the others were full of interest.

What else is there?

The answer is—

Nothing.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore," Sima Di smiled. "But I must remind you that although the Goro Goro no Mi is a very powerful Logia, it requires a sufficiently strong physique to support it, and it also has the weaknesses of fear of water and Sea Prism Stone. Have you thought it through?"

"No problem! I have thought it through completely!" Nami affirmed.

Just look at how Enel ruled with an iron fist on the Sky Island, and you will know how powerful the Goro Goro no Mi is!

Sima Di then handed the Goro Goro no Mi to Nami.

Without hesitation, Nami peeled off the outer skin and took a bite—

"Ugh—"

She vomited it all out on the spot.