68. Rob: I'm A God!

Another month has passed!

Today--

On the sea, a considerable distance away from Raijin Island, the Angel is anchored. Robin and Uta, standing by the railing, look towards Raijin Island with anticipation!

Oni-chan has been training on Raijin Island for a month and a half.

Today, they'll leave Raijin Island and head to the next destination. But before departing, Oni-chan will test the results of his month and a half of practice.

So,

They'll watch carefully, as Oni-chan will showcase his powerful strength!

Meanwhile,

At the highest point on Raijin Island,

With his eyes closed, Rob is surrounded by purple lightning. He defies the planet's gravity, flying freely in the air. Behind him, the purple lightning forms a purple halo.

At the five symmetrical points of the halo, three hook jades made of lightning rotate slowly.

At this moment, Rob looks like a Thunder God coming to life!

Opening his eyes suddenly, Rob's gaze bursts with terrifying lightning power, making his eyes glow purple. He looks more powerful and fierce, exuding a sense of majesty!

Of course,

Although he is a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, even when Rob fully activates his ability, there are no external manifestations like a purple lightning halo, purple lightning hook jade, or electrified eyes.

But now that this happens, there's only one truth - Rob has made it up for show!

In fact,

From the way Rob created an elaborate, elegant, and stylish Thousand Swordsmanship for himself, it's clear he always wants to look cool.

Man!

Forever a boy at heart!

"Using electromagnetism to escape the planet's gravity and gain the ability to fly! And finally developing—"

Feeling his own strength, a smile appears on Rob's face:

"General Thunder!!!"

With Rob's roar, terrifying purple lightning erupts from his body, instantly covering the sky behind him, forming a huge upper body made entirely of purple lightning!

Just the upper body is nearly a hundred meters tall!

This isn't the Thunder God mode that Enel transformed into with his own body. That mode is a huge target for enemies who can use Armament Haki, making it impractical in the New World!

Rob's General Thunder is a body purely condensed by lightning, performing synchronized actions with him in a gigantic form.

"Then---"

Flying high in the sky, Rob looked down at the vast Rajin Island below, his eyes gleaming brightly.

Snap--

He raised his hand to grasp the handle of Shinto at his waist, and then slowly drew it from its sheath. Simultaneously, the massive body behind him, moving in sync, mimicked the same motion, drawing a sword entirely made of lightning.

It formed a Thunder Saber identical to Shinto.

Holding Shinto tightly,

Rob's eyes burst with a terrifying thunder:

"No thoughts, no thoughts! At this moment, at the time of death—"

Shing

Shinto slashed his saber, swinging it directly towards the huge Rajin Island below. As the terrifying saber energy slashed out, the General Thunder behind Rob also swung the Thunder Saber, unleashing a massive lightning strike.

For a moment,

The lightning slash and the sword energy from Rob's body overlapped, their power reaching an extremely terrifying height!

Then the blade struck Rajin Island.

Boom—

Rajin Island shook violently.

Starting from the highest point, the center of the island, the entire Rajin Island was split directly into two. The aftermath was so terrifying it even split the sea near the island, creating a large trench across the seabed!

Crash

Swish swish

The island trembled, the sea surged, and the hurricane roared.

Rajin Island was completely split.

Compared to when he was on Jaya Island before, where Rob only split a corner of Jaya Island, which is half of Mock Town, this Rajin Island is one-third larger than the entire Jaya Island, and was split more thoroughly!

Not only was it evenly split in half, but the gully in the middle, at its narrowest, was easily over a hundred meters wide, effectively creating two adjacent islands.

Moreover, there was a terrible thunderstorm raging between the ravines of the two islands. Even building a bridge to connect them would be quite difficult!

All of this--

All were caused by Rob's single strike!

At the same time, behind Rob in the sky, the condensed General Thunder had turned back into lightning and disappeared.

Only Rob himself remained flying in the air, looking at the terrifying scene below, witnessing the unstoppable turmoil. His face was full of excitement as he muttered:

"Although it is not genuine...but the 'Phantomless Blade' in concept was finally created!"

Swish—

Shinto returned to its sheath.

Rob stretched, then a wild smile appeared on his face.

While flying towards Platinum Angel, driven by Robin and Uta, which was far from Rajin Island, he opened his arms.

He was quite arrogant:

"Acquiring the 'Phantomless Blade', plus the ability of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit! I've ascended to godhood! Hahaha...

Of course,

His version of the 'Phantomless Blade' isn't as powerful as the original, but since there is no demon god in this world to test, it doesn't stop him from showing off!

Similarly, after creating the 'Phantomless Blade', it also marks that Rob's sword skills have truly reached the apex of the current sea.

The Hawkeye who said he wanted to fight him again and take away the humiliation of losing his title of 'the world's greatest swordsman,' and the red-haired man who felt he would never lose to him again, these two people, from now on,

Have completely lost the chance to match him.

Soon,

After returning to the Angel, Robin and Uta came directly to Rob's side. The two girls, one older and one younger, looked at Rob with admiration.

"Oni-chan, that move just now was very strong!"

Robin's face was full of admiration as she hugged Rob's arm.

"Ni-chan, you're so handsome!"

Little Uta hugged Rob's leg and gave him a thumbs up.

Receiving the admiration of the two girls, one older and one younger,

Rob, who had been feeling proud just now, became even more so at the moment.

With a smug smile on his face:

"From now on, no one is allowed to speak loudly to us! We can go wherever we want! Hahaha..."

While speaking, Rob discreetly moved his arm out of Robin's embrace.

Robin is now thirteen years old.

She is in the prime of her youth, and her body has started to develop. Due to using potential medicine and body training medicine, she has developed very well. At thirteen, she is not just a budding flower, but a real beauty!

Honestly--

It's not that Rob hasn't thought about Robin, who he brought up with his own hands, but no matter how much he has those thoughts, it can't be now.

So, to avoid getting too emotional and causing trouble, he had no choice but to keep some distance from Robin.

Taking two steps forward,

Rob waved his hand:

"Let's go! Continue our journey and head to the next stop!"

While talking,

Rob had already pulled up the anchor, then raised the sails, steering the Platinum Angel towards the next destination indicated by the Log Pose.

Seeing Rob like this,

Standing beside him, hands behind her back, the pretty Robin had a meaningful smile on her face, her mind full of thoughts.

Oni-chan's heart has stirred, and her target is still her.

In this situation--

It's Subarashi! (T/N: It means splendid)

And Oni-chan, who is shy and hiding, is really——— Kawaii! (T/N: If you don't know this then you are a certified non-weeb)

Three days later.

On an island with a spring climate in the New World, Rob, Robin, and Uta are eating in a restaurant in a town.

While Rob is eating, he glances at the newspaper in his hand. Today's headline features him again:

[Raijin Island at the entrance of the New World was split yesterday by "the world's number one swordsman" - Rob, turning it into two islands! According to the great swordsman himself, this sword technique is named Phantomless Blade!]

Seeing the front-page headlines and the picture of Raijin Island split by his sword,

Rob looks satisfied:

"That's enough! As the world's number one swordsman, how can I not have my own signature moves?"

Indeed--

The name "Phantomless Blade" was given to the reporter by Rob. The news that Raijin Island was split by him was also provided by him, and then Morgans sent someone to verify and take photos!

All in all--

This time, the front-page headlines were orchestrated by Rob himself, who notified Morgans. There weren't many reasons; he simply wanted to do it, so he did.

If he had to find a reason, it would be that Rob wanted to tell the pirates in the New World through the newspaper that he is strong enough, and those who aren't qualified should avoid provoking him!

Putting down the newspaper,

While picking up food for little Uta, Rob thinks to himself:

"Today's newspaper... If Hawkeye reads it, what kind of reaction will he have? I'm so curious!"

With Hawkeye's sharp vision, he will surely notice that this technique is an upgraded version of the one he dodged earlier. I wonder if he will feel confident enough to surpass me after seeing this news?

And there's also Shanks. The news of my appearance in the New World has been spread through the newspapers.

I wonder if he will come looking for me to fight again!

Rob is really looking forward to seeing Hawkeye and Shanks again!

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