101. The War Begins!
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He looked at Robin, Uta, and Makino, who were dressed in fighting style for the first time. After looking them over, Rob couldn't help but nod in satisfaction, a smile on his face.
Now—
Looking at Robin and Uta, whom he has known since childhood and even raised with his own hands, Rob's heart was full of joy and a sense of accomplishment.
For a while, Rob's face turned serious:
"We're going to Jaya Island soon! What's next isn't just playing house anymore; it's real war. I won't say I can go alone. But are you truly ready?"
Before that—
Rob's initial battle plan was the same as always: let Robin, Uta, and Makino stay in a safe place while he went to Jaya Island alone!
With absolute strength, he planned to handle all the forces Doflamingo summoned by himself!
But this battle plan was directly rejected by even the youngest, Uta, who firmly stated that they would also participate in this war. Even if Rob put them somewhere safe, they would fight in their own way!
After feeling their determination, Rob gave up his own battle plan.
In the heat of the battle, he would just have to pay more attention and take care of them.
Hearing Rob's words, Robin nodded with a smile:
"Already prepared!"
Uta clenched her tiny fists and said loudly:
"Uta is ready too!"
Although Makino didn't say a word, the determination exuding from her was not weaker than that of Robin and Uta.
Nodding, Rob's eyes turned serious:
"Let me tell you about the personnel arrangement again— Uta stays in the ship, and with the help of the big speakers and loudspeakers we prepared, use your Sing-Sing Fruit Hypnosis ability to support Robin and Makino!"
Hearing her assignment, Uta nodded seriously, indicating she understood.
Rob continued:
"Robin and Makino, you two will act together. You can participate in the battle or not participate in it, but whether you fight or observe, you must prioritize your own safety! And you must not be careless!"
"Some Devil Fruit abilities are quite strange. Even if I'm not careful, there could be problems! So don't underestimate any enemy, even if the opponent is a child! Do you understand?"
Hearing Rob's repeated exhortations, Robin and Makino looked at each other, appreciating the care like that of an old lady.
Robin put her hands on her hips with a confident smile:
"Don't worry! I'm no longer the little girl who needs to be protected by Oni-chan. Now I can help you!"
Makino also nodded seriously and said:
"Rob, don't worry, I will protect myself and not cause you any trouble!"
Hearing their words, Rob had a gentle smile on his face and said:
"You won't give me trouble. I like the feeling of being relied on by you!"
"And it's just a Warlord of the Sea, far from trouble! This battle is just a training session before we enter the New World and face the real overlords of the sea."
After fixing the mindset of Robin, Uta, and Makino, Rob had a self-confident and arrogant smile on his face.
Swish—
Turning around, he looked at the horizon where Jaya Island was already looming. Rob took a step and walked directly to the bow of the Angel, with Robin picking out a cloak and Makino personally putting it on him, fluttering in the wind.
Standing on the bow of the Angel, Rob folded his hands:
"Xiaobai, enter battle mode!"
Bang—
Bang.
Bang.
As Rob's voice fell, Angel responded immediately. On the bow of the Angel, a huge scatterable and converging seawater cannon instantly revealed its pitch-black muzzle. On the left and right sides of the hull, gates opened, pushing out large seawater cannons.
These cannons directly absorbed seawater to complete their charging!
At the same time, the sails were put away, and the system using seawater as power began to work, significantly improving the moving speed and handling performance of the Angel.
At this moment, the Angel entered battle mode for the first time!
Moreover, it was an intelligent and automatic battle mode. With the ship spirit Xiaobai, there was no need for Rob and the others to issue additional orders. The Angel could start a considerable-scale naval battle by itself.
"Let's start the..."
Watching the Angel enter battle mode, the smile on Rob's face grew even bigger:
"War!"
Clatter—
The Angel's sailing speed increased rapidly, approaching Jaya Island at an extremely fast pace, openly and without any attempt to hide its approach!
At the same time, many pirate groups on Jaya Island noticed the approach of the Angel, and the news quickly spread to Doflamingo.
Now—
In the luxurious conference room, after receiving the report from his subordinates, Doflamingo suddenly grinned:
"Fufufufu... has he finally come to die? Rob, that brat! Four people, one boat, daring to attack my base camp from the front! How arrogant! Fufufufufu!"
After laughing, Doflamingo looked at the three guests in the conference room, who were personally entertained by him—
With his most loyal subordinate Mr. 1-Daz Bonez, Crocodile from Alabasta; with his subordinate, Absalom, who has the ability of the Clear-Clear Fruit, from the Florian Triangle.
And finally, coming alone, Dracule Mihawk - Hawkeye!
"Everyone!"
Looking at the three people whose faces were completely unmoved, Doflamingo's face turned slightly restrained:
"Our target has arrived! The show is about to begin. Do you want to change to another place to watch the performance of the famous 'World's Greatest Swordsman'? It should be very interesting!"
Hearing Doflamingo's words, Crocodile, whose left hand was severed by Rob and later replaced with a scorpion hook, with indifference and deep killing intent in his eyes, responded:
"Sure."
After taking a puff of cigar smoke, Crocodile raised his head:
"Then let's go and have a look!"
"I've been training day and night all these years just to kill that guy... If he's not as powerful as I imagined, it will be much less interesting!"
As he spoke, Crocodile stood up, exuding a powerful aura, and walked directly towards the exit of the conference room, with Daz Bonez following silently like a puppet.
As soon as Crocodile left, Doflamingo laughed and followed.
Soon, in the luxurious meeting room, only Gecko Moria, Hawkeye, and Moria's subordinate, Absalom, remained.
"Aren't you going to take a look?"
With an unfriendly smile on his face, Moria looked at Hawkeye and said:
"I remember you lost to that brat on this island, in this town, right? Kishishishi..."
Swish—
Hearing Moria's sarcasm, Hawkeye didn't say a word. He just raised his eagle-like eyes and looked at Moria calmly, releasing a murderous intent.
After seeing Hawkeye's reaction, Moria, who is still a strong man now, laughed without fear:
"Kishishi... What a boring man! You can just stay here alone! Let's go!"
While speaking, Moria's sturdy figure of more than seven meters stood up. He then led his subordinates, carrying a big sword, and left the conference room, leaving Hawkeye alone.
After everyone left, Hawkeye slowly closed his eyes, constantly recalling the immature "Phantomless Blade" in his mind, and his hands trembled slightly.
"Am I scared?"
Hawkeye opened his eyes, looked at his slightly trembling hands, and murmured in his heart:
"No—this is excitement! I can finally fight with you again! Rob... This time, I will never take a step back!"
While speaking, Hawkeye also stood up, carried his Supreme Grade Sword—Yoru, and left gracefully. Unlike before, the blade of Yoru was now black, giving off an indestructible aura!
Obviously—
This Supreme Grade Sword, Yoru, had been thoroughly tempered into a Black Blade by him during this period.
The fact that Yoru was tempered into a Black Blade is enough to see Hawkeye's growth and progress. It's no wonder he appeared here on Jaya Island, determined to surpass Rob.
At this very moment—
The port of Mock Town was bustling. Dozens of pirate ships of varying sizes, firepower, and crew numbers sailed out of the port frantically, aiming to attack the oncoming Angel!
The pirates on these ships had ferocious faces and excited expressions, yelling:
"Forward! We can't let others take our bounty!"
"The World's Greatest Swordsman, Rob's bounty is one billion berries, and his sisters each have a bounty of 500 million berries! Kill them, and we're set for life."
"As long as one of their heads is taken, I'll retire and return to my hometown to get married!"
"Me too, 500 million berries is enough to last a lifetime!"
As the saying goes, heavy rewards must bring out the bravest men. Under the lure of a bounty worth 2.5 billion berries, these pirates had lost their most basic judgment.
And in front of this massive pirate fleet, the Lonely Angel continued to sail closer!
The Angel at this moment—
With the strength of one ship, was prepared to fight against a hundred ships!
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