"Gion! Are you alright?!"
Seeing Momousagi injured, Kizaru's lover, the Vice Admiral known as the Tea Dolphin (Chaguru), became extremely nervous and quickly rushed toward her.
However, just as he took a few steps, a massive claw landed in front of him, blocking his path. It was undoubtedly Liji, who had increased his size again, making him look even more frightening.
The Tea Dolphin roared in anger, "Get out of the way, you brute! I need to check Gion's injuries!"
But Marie, sitting comfortably on Liji's back, commented casually, "That's a touching display of love, but Momousagi's taste is clearly terrible. She actually likes such a sleazy uncle—he's even worse than Uncle Kizaru."
"Hee hee, you're wrong! Gion absolutely likes me!" The Tea Dolphin puffed out his chest with pride.
"Who would like an idiot like you!" Momousagi reprimanded him loudly. "Hurry up and take down the Straw Hat Crew! They are vicious criminals who killed a Celestial Dragon. If we fail this mission, the high-ups will hold us accountable!"
"But Gion, your injury…"
"It's just a scratch! I won't be defeated by these two rookies!"
Momousagi wiped a trace of blood from her stomach, then aimed her sword at Zoro and Law again.
Seeing that Momousagi was fine, the Tea Dolphin felt relieved and turned his attention back to Liji and Marie. His performance earlier had been poor, and he felt he needed to quickly defeat this duo to save face.
At that moment, a massive man in a red haragake (bellyband) charged into the area, accompanied by two Pacifistas and a group of Marines.
"Manly Battle Franky, Sentomaru, is here!"
Sentomaru rushed forward with his huge ax resting on his shoulder. "Straw Hat Crew, I won't fall into your trap again this time! Wake up, PX-13! PX-17! Eliminate them for me!"
The two Pacifistas received the order. They jumped into the battle, locking their attention onto the four opponents, and began charging lasers in their palms.
Nami let out an impatient shout, "Why are you always showing up! It looks like you haven't learned your lesson yet!"
She then dashed toward Sentomaru, her Weather Staff resting on her shoulder. She was completely fed up with Sentomaru. This was the third time they had met since the Paramount War, and every time, he appeared with a group of Pacifistas, acting like a righteous and imposing man.
It was irritating to watch!
"Little Thief Nami? You're no match for the manly Sentomaru!"
Sentomaru yelled. After a few powerful jumps, he arrived in front of Nami, his large palm ready to strike her. However, a sudden chuckle from Nami reached his ears, and Sentomaru was momentarily stunned.
She's laughing? Something's wrong!
"Watch out for the slippery road!"
As soon as Nami finished speaking, Sentomaru felt his feet slide, and he tumbled backward.
Nami took the chance to press the tip of her Weather Staff against Sentomaru's chest, activating the Impact Dial switch. The violent impact immediately sent Sentomaru flying into the air.
Sentomaru was tough and thick-skinned, though. He managed to roll mid-air and land smoothly, but a faint trail of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth, a sign that the Shock Shell had caused internal injury.
"So that's it, you can make the ground slippery! Your Devil Fruit has been developed to this extent!"
Sentomaru wiped the blood from his mouth and immediately stopped looking down on Nami.
Sentomaru believed his previous defeat was due to Marie's trap, but deep down, he still didn't take Nami and Robin seriously. This casual attitude was what led to his current loss. It could be said that his repeated failures stemmed from severely underestimating the Straw Hat Crew!
But it was not too late now. As long as he paid proper attention to his opponent, he wouldn't be so easily defeated!
On the other side, Franky saw the two Pacifistas and his eyes lit up with excitement. Franky thought Sentomaru was a genuinely good person. Every time he showed up, he practically delivered two combat machines to him, which was truly moving.
Franky had been studying the Pacifistas for a long time and knew how vital their special materials were.
Now, the material had come right to him!
"Suuuper—! Don't you dare move! These two iron guys are for me, the pervert! General Franky, charge!"
Franky yelled as his massive body sprinted forward and slammed directly into the arms of PX-17, successfully knocking the cyborg down.
Seeing this, PX-13 immediately aimed its laser palm at Franky , but suddenly felt its waist seized. It was Bepo's former captain, Jean Bart (Jambalu), who gritted his teeth, hoisted PX-13 up from the ground, and slammed the heavy body onto his back in an arching bridge. PX-13's head instantly smashed a large hole in the ground.
"Nice work, Jean Bart!"
Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin couldn't help but cheer for him.
But Jean Bart was slightly breathless and unable to speak because the Pacifista was incredibly heavy and had drained a lot of his strength. He could sense that the Pacifista hadn't been critically hit.
Worse, a pair of laser-emitting palms were now pointed right at him!
Jean Bart immediately dodged to avoid the attack, and two laser beams shot out from PX-13's palms, blowing up a nearby piece of debris.
As expected, this laser was an imitation of Admiral Kizaru's technique, and its power was unreasonably strong. Jean Bart was thankful he moved quickly; otherwise, he would have been pulverized by the laser.
Franky, meanwhile, was riding on PX-17 and engaged in a wild boxing match that left the cyborg confused.
PX-17 tried to launch a laser from its palm, but Franky stepped on its wrists. If the Pacifista tried to launch a laser from its mouth, Franky would hit it with an uppercut. Franky had effectively nullified the machine's primary attacks.
However, Sentomaru had brought more than just the Pacifistas; a huge number of Marine foot soldiers were flooding into the battle zone.
"There are too many people; this is not ideal."
Robin crossed her hands in front of her chest. Suddenly, an immense number of legs and feet sprouted from the ground and the surrounding trees, so densely packed that it made the Marines' skin crawl.
"Dazzling Tempest Kick Storm!"
All the newly sprouted feet swept forward in unison. Countless Rankyaku (Tempest Kicks) intertwined to form a slicing storm, which instantly lifted a large group of Marines into the sky.
The sky rained blood.
This horrifying scene terrified both the Marines and the World Government agents. In that moment, they all remembered Robin's epithet: the Devil Child.
Devil Child? She was simply the Devil himself!
Robin's Hana Hana no Mi (Flower-Flower Fruit) combined perfectly with the Marine Six Styles (Rokushiki) attacking moves. Whether it was this Tempest Kick storm or the super-large Rankyaku and super-large Shigan (Finger Pistol) she had used earlier in the Paramount War, the power was truly terrifying. This potent combination was why the Marines had given Robin such a high bounty.
Not only the Marines and World Government, but the Straw Hat Crew were also momentarily stunned.
Although they knew Robin was powerful, they hadn't expected her combat power to be so terrifying.
"That's our crew's historian! She's seriously Super-powerful!" Franky yelled, giving a thumbs-up.
"Although it has nothing to do with being an historian, Ms. Robin is truly amazing. My heart is beating faster, even though I don't have one! Yohohohoho!" Brook cheered enthusiastically.
"Nicole Robin, your danger is indeed immense! Therefore, I, Sentomaru, will be the one to take you down!" Sentomaru declared with total confidence.
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