Chapter 141: High Winds and Rough Seas, The Battle Begins.

The sound of gunfire was like water droplets falling into a hot oil pan, instantly causing the entire headquarters of the Galley-La Company to boil over.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!!"

"Attention, the enemy is wearing a mask and holding a whip!"

"Everyone, stay alert and don't let them get within ten meters of Mr. Iceburg!"

Amidst the commotion, all the armed shipwrights in the mansion mobilized to chase an assassin dressed in luxurious clothes, wearing a mask, and holding a thorny whip.

"It's started."

Taking advantage of the chaos, a tall figure wearing a bear mask and a checkered cloak, along with a woman in a white hooded coat and goggles, leaped down into the courtyard, immediately drawing the shipwrights' weapons towards them.

"You have nowhere to run!"

"Take off your masks and show your faces—"

Facing the surrounding guns, the tall figure in the bear mask just chuckled and suddenly pulled off the cloak!

"Fire!!"

Bang bang bang bang—

The shipwrights, who could set up a shipyard in this key transportation hub of the Grand Line, were no pushovers. Since the opponents refused to surrender, they didn't hesitate to fire! However,

??!

As the cloak, instantly turned into rags, slowly fell, there were no bodies as expected, only a bare wall.

"Those two have disappeared!"

"What's going on?"

"Could it be a Devil Fruit ability? We..."

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"It's started,"

Roman, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and glanced at the building that had started to catch fire and become noisy.

"The actors have made their entrance, it's our turn now!"

Slap,

With a slap on the ground, accompanied by the sound of rustling, the extra 'roof' quickly transformed and reassembled into the shape of a sailboat. The Straw Hat crew stood on the deck.

"Nami."

Roman tilted his head to look at the orange-haired girl beside him, and Nami nodded, spreading out the "Thieves' Ultimate Skill" book on the paper boat.

"Lighten - one kilogram."

When Nami activated her ability through the book, extending it to the paper boat, the sailboat, identical to the Going Merry, immediately became much lighter. At the same time, the sails rose and filled with wind, and the wings on both sides maintained balance. Then, in the strong wind before the tsunami:

"Fly, Merry!"

The huge white sailboat was lifted by the strong wind, cutting through the night sky towards the Galley-La Company headquarters.

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The shipwrights, no less skilled than elite pirates, fell;

The foremen, equivalent to a 40 million bounty, also fell;

The sounds of shouting and fighting quickly disappeared, and within just a few seconds, the entire Galley-La Company headquarters fell silent.

On one hand, the invaders' strength far exceeded theirs, on the other:

"Cough, cough, cough, Mr. Iceberg! You must leave—"

Crack, crack!

One of the foremen of the Galley-La Company, Rigging Foreman Barry, was suddenly pinned to the ground by several arms that grew out of nowhere. His boss, the mayor of this city, Iceburg, suffered the same fate.

"Get lost! I don't have what you're looking for—"

Smack, smack~~

In response to the defiant words of the mayor of Water 7, the owner of the Galley-La Company, and legendary shipwright Iceburg, a pigeon landed on the shoulder of the leader of the attackers, a man wearing a bull head mask.

"First of all, where should I begin?"

As the mask was removed, a face very familiar to both Mayor Iceburg and Foreman Barry appeared before them. — It was Lucci, one of the company's five foremen.

"You brought this upon yourself by refusing our offer, Mr. Iceburg."

Another assassin, wearing a skull mask, also removed his mask. It was Kaku, another foreman of the company, who, like Usopp, had a long nose, but his nose was rectangular.

"If possible, I would also like to leave good memories in this city."

The person holding a thorn whip also took off their mask, revealing none other than the mayor's secretary, Kalifa!

"Such stubbornness, inherited from his teacher Tom, I suppose."

Under the bear head mask was Bruno, the owner of a bar in this city.

"You all..."

Seeing this group of people he interacted with daily tear off their disguises, both Mayor Iceburg and Foreman Barry were shocked beyond belief.

"You're all government agents?"

Although Iceburg knew the government would send people to infiltrate his company, he never expected that three of the five foremen he relied on the most, including his secretary, were undercover agents!

Should he commend their professionalism, or...

"The blueprints for the ancient weapon Pluton,"

Lucci, with a pigeon on his shoulder, stepped forward.

"Please tell us, Mr. Iceburg. — Before more lives are lost."

"Hey, hey, hey, you must be joking!?"

Foreman Barry's face twitched as he looked at the four people in front of him, two of whom were fellow foremen, one was the mayor's secretary, and one was a bar owner he frequented.

"Even though it's 'Mask Carnival' season, why are your faces under the masks!?"

"I always... I always considered you my friends! Damn it!!"

"Sorry, friend."

"I'm also very sad, but you must die here today—"

Facing the questioning of his 'friend', Lucci, the leader, calmly raised his hand.

?!

"Charge~~~"

At that moment, a huge white object rushed into the room.

Boom!

Crash—

The large floor-to-ceiling window shattered into countless pieces, like a shower of crystal-clear 'rain'. An oval-shaped ship's bow broke through the window and wall, forcefully entering the room.

"The Merry?"

The familiar sheep figurehead made the only person who hadn't revealed their face, a woman in a white robe and hood, exclaim in surprise. Her familiar voice also caught the attention of the others.

"Robin!!!"

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud

A row of figures jumped down from the 'ship' embedded in the room.

Luffy with his straw hat, Roman with a stern face, Zoro with three swords at his waist, Sanji with a cigarette in his mouth, Nami with an open book, and Chopper in his half-beast form.

"Why are you with these people?"

Luffy took a step forward, looking seriously at Nico Robin, who was standing behind several CP9 members, wearing a white hood and goggles.

"Even if you want to leave, you need to give us a reason!"

"...You're really persistent,"

Robin took off her goggles, revealing her true face, and stepped forward.

"With Roman's ability, you should have already received my 'message', right?"

"Those things don't matter."

Luffy pressed his straw hat, his serious gaze making the intellectual beauty opposite him unable to meet his eyes.

"I just want to know the real reason!"

...

"It's to fulfill my wish, a wish that I absolutely cannot achieve while being with you."

Facing Robin's words, the Straw Hat crew collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

"As expected, it's just as Roman said."

Nami sighed.

"Robin, is it these people?" Nami held the "Thieves' Ultimate Skill" book in one hand and pointed to the CP9 members in black suits in the room with the other.

"Are they threatening you with our lives?"

!?

"Why—"

After a moment of surprise, Nico Robin looked at Roman.

"As expected of Roman, you know everything."

"I don't know everything, I just happen to know what I know."

Swish,

An arm blocked Robin, and a serious man wearing a black hat with a pigeon on his shoulder looked at the intruding Straw Hat crew.

"That's enough reminiscing,"

"We originally just wanted to frame you, but it seems you know quite a lot..."

"Hehehe, when it comes to information, I do know quite a bit."

Roman looked at the four CP9 members opposite him. Finally, finally, they had met a group of 'worthy opponents'! This was such a rare occurrence for the Straw Hat crew~~~

"I know you are CP9 members, I know you came here for the 'Pluton' blueprints, I even know where those blueprints are!"

??!!

"So, Robin."

Roman spread his hands, facing the CP9 members whose faces had changed drastically, with a 'what can you do to me' look. His gaze passed over the CP9 members in front and fell on Nico Robin behind them.

"Look, once our Straw Hat crew knew this information, we were already at odds with the World Government."

"The premise of you 'sacrificing yourself' to ensure our safety no longer exists."

"So,"

Luffy ignored the murderous looks from the government agents opposite him, took a step forward, and extended his hand.

"Come back to us, Robin."

In the shattered floor-to-ceiling window, the Going Merry was embedded. In front of the Going Merry, six hands were extended.

"Come back, Robin" X5

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