Chapter 153: Buster Call and Awakening Potion.

"Cough, cough, do you think we are people who cherish our lives?"

"Underestimating people has its limits..."

Facing the heavily wounded Kumadori, who was covered in blood and could no longer heal his wounds with 'Seimei Kikan', Roman shook his head.

"I never thought you were afraid of death, but—"

Roman lowered his eyes,

"This is my most 'gentle' method."

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"I can threaten you with your mother, your colleagues." Roman dispersed the long sword in his hand. With his current state of maintaining true 'Kami-e' and full Observation Haki, ready to 'elementalize' at any time, the opponent had no chance of hurting him.

"You should be able to sense it,"

Roman walked step by step towards the kneeling Kumadori, whose long hair had been cut short. His staff was deeply embedded in the roof.

"Your colleagues are falling one by one."

Roman's battle had dragged on longer than others, and several battlefields had already decided their outcomes. After all, the Straw Hat crew's full strength was now beyond what CP9 could handle.

"I know you care about the bonds between your comrades, and so do I."

Roman stood in front of Kumadori, looking down at him.

"So, don't force me to use unpleasant methods to get what I want. — There is a lot of people know the 'Seimei Kikan' ability, I don't have to get it from you."

But if it drags on, many things will...

"I trained in the deep mountains for a thousand years, and then honed myself in the sea for another thousand years, living off the wind and dew, detached from worldly affairs—"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Roman frowned, considering cutting off a few of the other CP9 members' arms to make this guy serious.

"You're only in your thirties."

Where did the two thousand years come from? And how could assassins practice immortality~~

"Alright, actually 'Seimei Kikan' is about injecting consciousness into the body's cells, allowing free control of any part. The key is in this free control of cells, which requires years of training. But—Besides training, there's also a 'shortcut'."

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"Damn it, damn it!"

Dragging Robin through the underground passage to the bridge of hesitation, Spandam cursed as he ran.

"Hurry up! Once we reach the bridge of hesitation, the transport ship can take you through the Gates of Justice, and I'll gain a great merit—"

"So, you're all alone now."

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Before Spandam could process the meaning of those words, something tripped him, causing him to fall forward. At the same time, his weapon 'Funkfreed,' which was strapped to his back, was snatched by Robin.

Thud,

As Spandam fell face-first, a high-heeled shoe stepped on his hand, the slender heel making the CP9 commander scream in pain!

"Ahhh!!! It hurts, it hurts!"

"Get your foot off! What are you doing? Funkfreed! Funkfreed!!"

Smack!

"No need to shout," Robin said, kicking the despicable man away and playing with the long sword, or rather, the saber, in her hand. "Don't forget, I'm wearing Seastone handcuffs, so I can't use my abilities. Your 'elephant sword' can't either—"

Funkfreed, the name of Spandam's weapon,

This was a sword that had eaten the Elephant-Elephant Fruit, allowing it to transform into an elephant.

In its hybrid form, the front part of the sword turned into the front part of an elephant's body, using its immense strength, weight, tusks, and trunk-shaped blade for charging attacks. Since the 'user' was the sword, its weight didn't change even in beast form, making it easy for someone with low stamina to use.

"Why—"

Having his weapon snatched and being kicked away, Spandam looked incredulously at the slowly approaching Robin, suddenly transforming into a helpless girl being cornered by a brute.

"Don't come any closer!"

"Are you wondering why I still have combat strength despite wearing Seastone handcuffs?"

Robin pointed the saber at the CP9 commander, who was crawling backward on the ground, his legs too weak to stand. Although the saber's abilities were sealed, it was still sharp enough to kill.

"Thank Roman for that,"

Without the superhuman CP9 members, Spandam's true combat ability was that of a thug. —Though a resilient thug, it was of no help in this situation.

"If it weren't for Roman making us train with Seastone wristbands every day, I would probably be powerless with these Seastone handcuffs on."

Otherwise, with Robin's twenty years of experience in the underworld, taking down a weakling with a power level of 9 would be a piece of cake.

"Help!!!"

Panicking, Spandam pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, tears and snot running down his face.

"CP9, save me! Anyone, please save—"

Clang,

The elephant sword fell to the ground, and Nico Robin looked at Spandam's Den Den Mushi in despair.

"You bastard, that's—!!"

A golden Den Den Mushi.

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"Beep beep beep beep~~"

"Report, the silver Den Den Mushi has received a signal!"

Buster Call,

Authorized by the World Government and assembled by Marine Headquarters, it is a non-discriminatory destructive attack on the area where the signal is sent. It is used to completely eliminate anything and anyone that poses a threat to the World Government's rule.

Equipped with a golden Den Den Mushi to send the signal and a silver Den Den Mushi to receive it. — And now, the silver Den Den Mushi at Marine Headquarters has rung!

"Requesting to initiate Buster Call! Repeat, requesting to initiate Buster Call!"

"Location?"

"Enies Lobby!"

"Immediately call the five Vice Admirals nearby to assemble!"

"From the distance... it's faster to depart directly from headquarters, we can arrive in thirty minutes!"

"Immediately gather five Vice Admirals, deploy ten warships! Destroy all living things at the target — Enies Lobby!"

With the Buster Call issued, Marine Headquarters sprang into action. Warships set sail, soldiers boarded, and officers took their positions! The target was Enies Lobby, determined to wipe it off the map!

As for whether it's reasonable to bombard one of the three major subordinate institutions of the World Government?

What does that have to do with us soldiers? We just fire the cannons and kill, you go find the person who initiated the Buster Call~~~

Brilliant.

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"This is the thing you said could quickly teach 'Seimei Kikan'?"

In Spandam's office, Roman opened the drawer and took out a high-tech-looking box.

Don't ask why such a valuable item was casually placed in an unlocked drawer, — no one had dared to steal from Enies Lobby in the past eight hundred years. As for now:

Roman declared he was taking it openly! Definitely not stealing~~

"Cell Will Awakening Potion?"

Hey, hey, hey, is it really okay for something so 'high-tech' to suddenly appear?

Is this the proverbial pillow delivered when you're sleepy? Roman had been wondering what to do if 'Seimei Kikan' required years of training to master, and now he was told there was a 'shortcut'.

And—

Inside the box was a vial of crystal-clear potion, looking very mysterious. It also came with a manual, which Roman casually opened. The first thing he saw was the bold and emphasized warning: 'Dangerous Potion, Use with Caution!!'

"This is a special potion developed by the Marine Science Unit, allowing one to quickly master the 'Seimei Kikan' ability, but the risk is very high, not recommended for use."

The bloodied Kumadori pointed to the box.

"You see, even our superior didn't dare to use it, it's been sitting here all this time..."

Spandam, that coward?

A guy who didn't even dare to eat a Devil Fruit, using a potion specifically marked as dangerous? But...

This shouldn't be a trap, because the opponent couldn't have known in advance that Roman would come here to covet the 'Seimei Kikan' ability. It would be more rational to capture a Rear Admiral who knew the ability at sea than to storm Enies Lobby.

And the manual... was filled with phrases like 'use with caution', 'high willpower required', 'best method is training', which didn't seem like something meant to tempt others.

Moreover, Roman had been using 'Observation Haki' to constantly monitor Kumadori, and there was no 'lying' aura from him.

So now, there were two choices in front of him—

To drink or not to drink?

Gulp!

Roman tilted his head back and swallowed the potion in one go, fully activating his Haki! If anything felt off, he would force himself to vomit it out. With Roman's current strength and constitution, ordinary poisons couldn't harm him.

As Roman closed his eyes to carefully feel the effects of the potion, Kumadori's face lit up with joy!

It worked!

This wasn't poison; it was indeed the genuine Seimei Kikan awakening potion developed by the Marine science unit.

However, the side effects of this potion were not just 'a little bit' as stated in the manual.

But a whole lot!!

This potion wasn't meant for Spandam himself but for CP9 members who met the willpower criteria.

Its danger level was evident!

As the potion went down, Roman's Kenbunshoku Haki clearly 'saw' a warm current spreading from his stomach, and then countless tiny voices began whispering inside his body, growing clearer and louder!

In an instant, billions of voices formed a torrent, impacting Roman's mind! He instinctively 'understood' the content of these voices:

Greed for food;

Desire for mating;

Pursuit of power;

And more...

This was the resonant vibration from countless cells in his body, the collective demands of countless cells. Controlling them would allow mastery of the 'Seimei Kikan' technique, but conversely—

Snap,

A pair of sinister eyes suddenly opened, filled with primal desires!

"Hahahaha, excellent!"

'Roman' clenched his fist in satisfaction, his face full of arrogance.

"This feeling of controlling everything is great, really great. —But I'm a bit hungry,"

Licking his lips, 'Roman' looked at Kumadori beside him.

"You... look delicious."

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PS: Ahem, shortcuts come with a price, but don't worry. Can the protagonist fail? Impossible~~

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