"Jotaro-san! What are you doing? Why did you hit Igaram?"
Vivi blocked Jotaro and loudly questioned.
With Alubarna in imminent danger, her heart was already burning with anxiety.
Now with internal conflict breaking out, Vivi's heart sank into complete despair.
"Out of the way!" Jotaro shouted in a deep voice, pushing Vivi aside with one hand.
Nami held Vivi and said in disbelief, "Could it be that this Igaram is actually the enemy?"
Jotaro had previously asked Vivi about Igaram's appearance and build.
When they met, he had used Star Platinum to measure the other's body measurements and height, and none of the data had shown any big problems.
Secondly, Vivi had been with Igaram for so long without noticing anything strange, so to be honest, even he could not be one hundred percent certain that the Igaram before him was an enemy.
But according to the photos Mr. 9 had sent back from Yuba, everything there was far too bizarre.
Such a large town, yet in broad daylight not a single human figure could be seen, Jotaro thought it impossible that nothing was wrong.
Jotaro's eyes grew cold as he slowly approached the Igaram lying on the ground as if unconscious.
"Whether he's the enemy or not, I'll just have to beat him up first!"
He bent down, intending to grab Igaram's collar and lift him up.
But just as his hand touched Igaram, Igaram's eyes suddenly snapped open, and like being pricked by a needle, he struck at Jotaro first.
"Okama Kenpo: Gorgeous Swan Dance!"
"What!" Jotaro hadn't expected that the Igaram before him would instantly transform into another person entirely.
He raised his arm in front of himself, blocking the other's kicking technique.
"Hohoho…" Igaram suddenly laughed charmingly, two white balls sprouting from his head. "Your body really is hard, isn't it? You're making me excited."
"How could this be?"
Looking at the unfamiliar person before them, everyone present was greatly shocked.
Jotaro asked with a grim face, "Who are you?"
"My codename is Mr. 2, known as Bon Clay."
Bon Clay introduced himself as he danced, full of looseness and ease.
"Truly surprising, isn't it? My imitation ability is real. Appearance, body shape, voice, even scent, I can perfectly copy them all. And yet you actually saw through me. Little Jotaro, you really are amazing."
Jotaro clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging on the backs of his hands.
"Your people are all ambushed in Yuba, right? You disguised yourself as Igaram just to lure us into the trap you set up in advance."
Bon Clay admitted openly.
"That's right. But too bad, the plan failed. Little Jotaro is even smarter than I thought. No wonder people say you're so difficult to deal with."
Jotaro frowned.
'Those people?'
Could it be that his enemies were not only members of Baroque Works?
"Where did you take the real Igaram?" Vivi urgently asked.
Igaram had been impersonated by Baroque Works, and their plan had been fully exposed to the enemy. The real Igaram might already be in danger.
Vivi couldn't help but worry about his safety.
Bon Clay said, "Miss All-Sunday has already dealt with him. Most likely, he's already been spit out by Crocodile."
Hearing this news, Vivi bit her lip hard, holding back her tears.
Jotaro glanced sideways at her, then asked Bon Clay one last question.
"Earlier, you said the rebel army had already attacked the royal capital. That was a lie too, wasn't it?"
Bon Clay shook his head, then suddenly transformed into Vivi's father, smirking wickedly, "That part was true. After all, it was I who incited them. They really are fools, not realizing the king was me in disguise."
Vivi's eyes widened and trembled violently.
"I understand. There's no need to keep you alive any longer."
Jotaro let out a light sigh.
For him, listening to Bon Clay talk was nothing but torment.
"Ora!"
Star Platinum's fist blasted into Bon Clay's face with lightning speed.
The ferocious power made his eyes roll back instantly, knocking him out cold.
"If Yuba is a trap, then there's no need for us to go." Jotaro immediately made a decision. "We'll head straight for the capital, Alubarna."
He wasn't clear on the exact route of the rebel army's advance. Only there could he intercept them.
Everyone nodded.
Suddenly, Shinobu's expression changed. With her Observation Haki, she sensed danger.
"Jotaro-san, many people are gathering toward our position."
Jotaro wasn't very surprised.
If they didn't go to Yuba, then sooner or later the people there would notice something was wrong.
"We'll split into two groups." Jotaro straightened his body. "I'll hold them here. Shinobu, Nami, you escort Vivi ahead to Alubarna."
"I'll catch up with you shortly."
"Jotaro-san, thank you." Vivi didn't say anything more.
She knew very well she had no more time left to hesitate.
She had to reach the capital Alubarna before the rebel army and the royal army officially clashed, to stop this war.
Jotaro also understood this point clearly, which was why he decided to split into two routes.
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"Sir, it looks like they've split into two groups."
Government intelligence agents reported to Spandam.
"Send people to intercept them!" Spandam ordered, then looked toward Crocodile beside him.
"This man is very strong, don't underestimate him. Our plan is already halfway complete. You'd better deal with him here!"
"Hmph!" Crocodile snorted coldly, ignoring Spandam.
Although the two had agreed to cooperate and made a deal, deep down he looked down on this useless man, only planning to make use of him.
"This fool thinks I want this kingdom, but little does he know my true goal is the ancient weapon hidden in this kingdom."
"The person he wants is Nico Robin. Heh heh… Once this woman deciphers the Poneglyphs, she'll be of no value to me anymore."
Crocodile thought it over, and the more he thought, the more he saw it as a guaranteed profitable trade.
The only thing he needed to do was to eliminate Jotaro here.
"What an arrogant guy." Watching Crocodile's departing back, Spandam muttered.
But once he thought of the rewards afterward, the irritation in his heart disappeared without a trace.
Killing Jotaro, obtaining Nico Robin, and then later seizing the blueprints of the ancient weapon from Water 7, completing these three things, without a doubt, would place him at the pinnacle of humanity.
"Sir, we've found Jotaro's flagship, with crew members still guarding it."
"Oh?" Spandam narrowed his eyes. "Jabra and the others said his ship hides many secrets. You go and seize that ship."
"What about the crew on board?"
"Kill them all without exception!"
With that, Spandam hung up the Den Den Mushi and called over two of his CP subordinates.
"That guy who can transform into others is a crucial part of our next plan."
"You two, bring him back."
"Yes!"
The two used Moonwalk, instantly vanishing from the spot.
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