During this period of time, on the way to Alabasta, Jotaro had collected quite a lot of information.
Up until now he finally knew why he had become a thorn in the eye and a nail in the flesh of the World Government.
"Yare yare!"
Jotaro clenched his fists, staring at the portrait in the newspaper.
So the man with his left face full of tattoos whom he had run into in Loguetown, turned out to be the one the World Government called "the world's most vicious criminal," the Revolutionary Army's leader, Monkey D. Dragon.
"This bastard deliberately wrote my name in his own book, his purpose was to borrow the hand of the World Government to force me into his camp."
Jotaro let out a cold snort, and tore the newspaper in his hand into fragments.
Monkey D. Dragon had continuously overthrown the tyranny of dozens of kingdoms across the world, liberating dozens of countries.
His ultimate goal was to overthrow the World Government and establish a free, dream-filled new world.
This was a man full of ambition, and one who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
This was Jotaro's understanding of him.
Having been calculated against unintentionally, Jotaro naturally felt unhappy in his heart.
But also, thanks to the other party, in the matter of deciphering the Poneglyphs, he had finally made a breakthrough.
'Nico Robin, the sole survivor of the Ohara Incident, she might be the only person in this world who can understand these writings.'
Jotaro's gaze was sharp as he stared at the wanted poster in his hand.
No matter what, he had to find this woman.
After all, no matter how smart he was, it was impossible to decipher the writings of the Poneglyphs without any supporting materials.
"Dinner time, everyone."
Shinobu stood in the second-floor corridor of the Ark Maxim, shouting down to the few people below.
Jotaro put Robin's photo into his system space and went down the stairs toward the dining room.
The Ark Maxim had a total of four levels, and its interior space was very vast.
The first floor was divided into dozens of rooms, which were where everyone rested.
The second floor was where the kitchen, dining room, and medical room were located.
The third floor was the gym and a spacious training room.
The underground first floor was the storeroom, and at the same time, it was also where all sorts of power devices and machinery that kept the Ark Maxim running were placed.
Out of consideration for everyone's safety, Jotaro had also installed modern reconnaissance equipment and weapons on the ship.
Things like radar, sonar, photoelectric detection systems, as well as swarms of drones.
Anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, torpedoes, cannons, and so on.
Only the huge hull of the Ark Maxim could bear so many modernized pieces of equipment and weapons.
Of course, none of these pieces of equipment and weapons had been initially included in the system space, but had been supplemented in the Tokyo Ghoul world.
The technology of the Ghoul world was more advanced than the world he was currently in.
Jotaro had also specially studied these technologies while there.
As for the large amount of gold embedded in the ship's body, last time when Enel discharged electricity, Jotaro had him melt it down together.
Gold decorations on the ship were basically useless, not only increasing the hull's mass, which led to greater energy consumption,
but also the light it reflected made them more easily become a target for enemies.
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While everyone was enjoying a delicious dinner, government warships were slowly moving closer to the Ark Maxim's position.
"Chief Spandam, sir, we've already spotted the target, we are gradually closing in."
The leader of this operation, CP9's Jabra, stared at the huge ship ahead and reported to Spandam.
He was a Rokushiki expert, and at the same time a Devil Fruit user, the Mutt-Mutt Fruit ability user.
The Transponder Snail transformed into Spandam's appearance, his voice coming through.
"Make sure not to alert the enemy. If you can wipe them out without anyone noticing, that would be best."
CP9's Fukurou unzipped the zipper on his mouth.
"Jabra just said, 'The commander in the field can refuse orders from afar.' He just instructed us to swagger onto the ship and give them a surprise."
"Idiot!!!"
Spandam and Jabra shouted in unison, though the people they meant were different.
"Jabra, don't be careless. Even if the enemy only has an empty reputation, he is still a criminal with a 1-billion bounty. We had better be cautious."
Spandam was afraid Jabra would mess things up and affect his own promotion, so he hurriedly advised.
"I know you were recently dumped by the cafeteria waitress on Enies Lobby, and you really want to make a big achievement so she'll change her mind."
"But this mission is extremely important to us, no mistakes are allowed."
Jabra's face twisted in anger.
"Bastard! Who was it that spread the news about me getting dumped!"
Fukurou pulled his zipper tight at the corner of his mouth, his eyes drifting evasively.
Spandam continued, "To be on the safe side, I also contacted reinforcements from the Navy. Although they didn't send an Admiral, the person hurrying here is still a powerful support."
"Alright, proceed according to plan, keep following them closely, and when they fall asleep, then you make the assassination move."
"This is exactly what your CP9 is good at. I'll be waiting for your good news in Alabasta!"
The call ended, and the warship, in a place not easy to detect, followed the Ark Maxim from afar.
Jabra leaned back in the chair in the command room.
"So boring, we even have to wait until they fall asleep. I already can't wait for blood!"
———
[Ark Maxim, Second Floor Dining Room]
"Jotaro-san." Shinobu put down her chopsticks, her face tense as she looked at Jotaro, "You felt it, right."
"Mm, someone is approaching us." Jotaro's gaze pierced through the dark mist, staring into the distance.
At the same time, the Ark Maxim's radar system kept flashing, issuing an alarm.
With Observation Haki, Star Platinum, and modern detection systems, the Ark Maxim had equivalent to three layers of defense.
Not even a fly could get in.
Jabra thought their movements were very concealed, but in reality Jotaro had already discovered their existence.
"Mr. 9, launch the drones!" Jotaro commanded.
"Got it, boss!" Mr. 9 threw down the bowl in his hand and ran to the control room, using the drone controller to operate.
His combat ability was limited, but in other areas he had some talent, for example in operating drones.
Jotaro had only taught him a few times, and he had already mastered the way to operate drones.
Now, the swarm of drones on the Ark Maxim was under his command.
Zzzt! Whirr~
The sound of the drone motors warming up rang out, then the drone swarm on both sides of the ship quickly shot up into the sky, rising to a hundred-meter height.
They blended completely into the night sky, like dark elves, circling above the CP9 warship.
The reconnaissance cameras they carried transmitted the scene on the warship completely to the display screen of the controller.
"Report, boss, they're government people."
Mr. 9's voice came through the communicator installed in the hull. Jotaro slightly nodded and coldly said, "Then they are the enemy."
"Lock onto the enemy ship, sink them!"
"Understood!"
Mr. 9 grinned, revealing a cruel smile.
He knew very well his abilities were limited, that in hand-to-hand combat he couldn't help Jotaro, but as long as he controlled the drones, for some reason, he would feel a sense that he was omnipotent.
He really liked watching the locked target get destroyed on the screen.
"Boss, I'll make every aim accurate, I won't let down your… my machine!"
Mr. 9 silently thought, locking onto the target, and pressed the bomb release button.
Whoosh~
At the same time, all the thermite grenades mounted on the drones were released.
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