249 Chapter 249

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Right after the call with Mr. 1, most of the Straw Hats went towards Rainbase for Kuina's and Crocodile's evident showdown.

Ace, Masked Deuce, and Sabo went to another part of Alabasta where there were rumors of Blackbeard being there. Even though it was just rumored, Ace wanted to check it out before leaving the island.

And then came the last group that went to the capital to fix the bomb issue.

Nico Robin didn't feel good as she held her stomach. She did not puke right now. Along with feeling nauseous, she was also very irritated. She gave a light glare to her new captain. Along with her was Vivi, who was also glaring at Luffy.

The boy in question, scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Yeah, but in my defense, I did warn you guys that it might be a little bumpy." Luffy said, holding out his hands toward both of them, "And we did get here in time. Heck, we still have around ten minutes left."

"I really hate you," Vivi took the boy's hand and picked herself up, still glaring at him.

"Nah, honey, you love me." Luffy winked, while the blue-harried teen grumbled.

Robin, on the other hand, picked herself up without Luffy's support. But she was on wobbly legs, so Luffy did have to support her before she fell back down. Other than giving her captain another glare, she said nothing.

All three of them were on top of one of the buildings in the capital. Underneath, they could see some fighting going on between the Royal Army and the Rebels. The Marines had also been spread out trying to stop the infighting as a female Marine Captain guided them.

Even though Robin didn't know who she was, she suspected it was the famous marine known as Black Cage Hina. But even with her help, the fight was too spread out for the marines to stop it.

"No…" Vivi said horrified looking at Luffy, "We have to stop them."

The Straw Hat nodded, and held her by the shoulder. Vivi looked like she was holding herself back from going down there and stopping the whole fight.

Robin shook her head, feeling a bit bad. She was one of the reasons why the country was in so much chaos. But again, she justified her reasoning, telling herself that she did what she needed to do to survive.

Robin then glanced at Luffy, who was thoughtfully looking at the situation, with a solemn expression. Most probably, trying to figure out how to stop the whole mess from escalating any further.

She wondered how her new captain could move so fast. She was sure that her captain just casually broke the sound barrier a few times during his sprint towards Alubarna, the capital of Alabasta. And that was with two passengers over his shoulder. That level of speed was just unimaginable and absurd.

Moreso when you consider the fact that it had nothing to do with his devil fruit power.

The distance between Katorea and Alubarna should at least be a hundred or so kilometers. And they just crossed that distance in just a few minutes.

Even though Luffy wasn't bothered by the fast travel, his passengers were. Robin was yanked off her feet along with Vivi, before they were carried like sacks of potatoes, over the boy's shoulder during the whole ride. And that was the reason why two females had been glaring at Luffy.

Nico Robin just glared at him, before sighing. Now wasn't the time. "The bomb is in the Watchtower…" Robin said, bringing both of their attention to the whole situation. She brought her arms under her chest as she pointed at the Watchtower "Now, get going before the whole thing explodes, and we all die." She said dryly, a bit of concern laced in her voice, that she hid professionally.

She really didn't like it that Luffy had brought her here, in the radius of the bomb. Things could go very badly for her…

"Hey, don't worry, Robin," Luffy said, giving her a thumbs up. "Even if the bomb explodes, I'll protect ya… you and Vivi both. Can't let my friends get hurt. Now, let's stop the chaos and make our entry."

Robin blinked wondering what Luffy meant. They were here, early, the bomb had still about ten minutes left before it exploded. So she wondered what the Captain of the Straw Hats was planning.

Robin suddenly felt Luffy's arm wrapped around her waist as he did the same for Vivi.

"Head's up," Luffy said, before jumping from his spot along with Robin, towards the Castle Wall. With a few jumps in the air, the Straw Hat landed in between the Royal Guards that were on the castle wall, all of them panicked pointing their weapons at the intruders.

"Who are you, folks?!" One of the guards asked, pointing their weapons at both of them. "Wait… that straw hat?!"

"Wait… Princess Vivi?! Is that you?" one of them asked, it was Chaka, one of the head guards of the Alabasta Kingdom.

Before Luffy or Robin could say anything a figure came down from the sky, like a falcon.

"Pell the Falcon…" Nico Robin muttered, looking at the man as he transformed back to his human form.

Vivi stepped up, "Pell… Chaka…" she said, before looking at Luffy and Robin, "They are my friends…"

"Princess…" Pell said, "Where have you been…?"

But Vivi cut him off, "We have to stop the fight, immediately… there's a bomb here in the capital. And if we don't do anything… it won't end well."

Hearing that all of the guards were shocked, "What?! Princess, are you sure? Where?"

"It's in the watchtower." Vivi said, "We have to hurry and defuse the bomb…"

All of the people present looked at the watchtower before their expressions turned grim.

"But princess… the rebel army is guarding the place… even the marines aren't able to stop the fighting," Chaka said as the Watchtower was on the rebel's side of the army. Even Pell wouldn't be able to get there unless getting shot by guns and arrows.

"Well, defusing the bomb was never an option. I can maybe do something about it. But before that…" Luffy said, walking towards an elevated platform on the wall, where he could address all of them. "Now… you guys should cover your ears."

Vivi and Robin hurriedly held her ears, prompting a few others to do the same.

Luffy took a deep breath before he yelled, "STOP!"

He roared the command, his voice sparking with red lightning and the Authority of Conqueror's Haki. Freezing the whole fight down below, as the walls shook, glass shattered and many people were on their knees panting in a cold sweat due to Luffy's outburst. Some of the guards that were near Luffy were unfortunate enough to lose consciousness. The whole fight between more than twenty thousand soldiers stopped.

Luffy could have easily knocked them all out, if he tried. But held back as that wasn't his goal. Now everyone was looking dumbfoundedly at the Fallen Hero. Afraid and awed by the power displayed.

Some were gasping that a famous pirate was here, others were surprised as they saw Princess Vivi, and others were asking themselves what just happened. All in all, all of them were confused.