"Is this the difference between a Seven Warlords of the Sea and a Death Admiral?"
Nico Robin felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at Crocodile, who was in a state of collapse, devoid of his usual confidence and arrogance.
She saw it all clearly just now, from beginning to end.
Crocodile stood on the beach the whole time, facing the sea, the air, and the sky, sometimes talking to himself, sometimes unleashing his fury.
Thinking they had left the illusion, they had actually only entered another layer of illusion.
Although they were all false illusions, Crocodile was powerless to succumb to the illusion woven from the mirage.
"Donquixote Doflamingo".
"Dracule Mihawk."
"No wonder these arrogant, cruel, powerful, and unreasonable Seven Warlords of the Sea didn't dare to resist after Rosen put collars on them and could only obey his orders."
After witnessing Crocodile's experience, Nico Robin finally understood.
Why would those Seven Warlords of the Sea, each with their own ideas and capable of single-handedly conquering a nation, bow down to Rosen?
All of this is because of one reason.
That's Rosen's strength.
It surpasses the power of the Emperor and even surpasses the power of the Pirate King.
With this power, coupled with a few tricks, the pride of all the Seven Warlords of the Sea was completely destroyed.
I have experienced this kind of despair and terror that is difficult to describe in words.
Having collapsed time and time again, the Seven Warlords of the Sea could only obey orders like tamed hounds after being collared by Rosen.
"Ah la la la la la".
"Although I was just watching from the sidelines, I could more or less understand Crocodile's despair."
"Even knowing it's all fake, I still can't break free."
Kuzan was also horrified when he saw Crocodile's horrific state.
If he had to face Rosen's Kyōka Suigetsu, he would rather fight two Yonko at the same time and die a heroic death than become a prisoner of Kyōka Suigetsu and gradually head towards despair and collapse between illusion and reality.
Thinking about this...
Kuzan suddenly felt a sense of relief he had never felt before.
Yes.
I'm just glad.
He was incredibly grateful that Rosen had chosen the Marines instead of becoming a pirate a year ago.
otherwise.
Now, like a defeated dog, crawling on the ground, it is not Crocodile who is collapsing and despairing under the power of the Kyōka Suigetsu, but perhaps himself, as a Marine Admiral.
Although he believed his strength far surpassed Crocodile's, after witnessing the illusion of Kyōka Suigetsu, Kuzan still lacked any confidence.
Forget cracking it, there's not even a way to deal with it.
Sizzle
Seeing Crocodile lying on the ground like a dead dog, no longer stirring up a single grain of sand, Rosen flicked his finger and released Armament Haki, which transformed into visible purple threads that bound Crocodile's body tightly.
"What...what do you want to do?"
Crocodile felt uneasy upon seeing Rosen's actions.
The main reason is that the scene before me is quite familiar.
It brought back a past he least wanted to recall.
"Let you relive your past experiences."
Rosen knew very well that Crocodile had given up completely and would no longer engage in the meaningless act of fighting, but that did not mean he would submit like Donquixote Doflamingo.
so.
Before putting on a collar, the necessary training steps are still essential.
"you!"
Crocodile's expression changed drastically; he had already guessed Rosen's next move.
"Calm down first, and then tell me your answer."
After saying that.
With a casual flick of his wrist, Rosen's powerful threads wrapped around Crocodile, dragging him into the air like bait on a fishing hook, before flinging him onto the sea surface.
thud
With a splash of waves, Crocodile disappeared into the sea as if he had sunk to the bottom.
Even if his hands and feet were severed and his spine was pierced, as a Devil Fruit user, as someone who falls into the sea, he could only close his eyes and wait to die.
after all.
Not every Devil Fruit user is named Kuzan, who can freeze the ocean.
Not every Devil Fruit user is named Kaido, the strongest creature on land, sea, and air.
Even Crocodile, a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, is helpless once he falls into the sea.
It could only remain stiff and slowly sink deeper into the sea.
at the same time.
Because his hands and feet had been severed, blood was slowly flowing from his wounds, rapidly merging into the sea.
"Damn it!"
"This guy is just like Whitebeard, he actually used me as bait!"
"No, he's much more ruthless than Whitebeard!"
Crocodile lay motionless in the sea, his pupils revealing anger, unease, helplessness, and anxiety.
Watching the blood mist slowly drift away, he could easily imagine how excited the nearby sea beasts or sea kings would be after smelling this scent.
As expected.
After the wisps of blood mist dissipated, about five kilometers away from Crocodile, a colossal beast lying prone in the deep sea suddenly opened its enormous pupils.
Cold, cruel, bloodthirsty, and exciting.
It was like a ferocious beast that had just woken up and found food laid out in front of it.
This is a medium-sized sea king.
Upon smelling the blood, it immediately swam swiftly towards Crocodile's location.
On the other side.
After throwing Crocodile into the sea, Rosen fished while glancing at Nico Robin, who was not far from him.
"Your turn."
Nico Robin.
Upon hearing this...
Nico Robin shuddered uncontrollably, like a small fish being targeted by a giant sea monster.
Faced with this terrifying being who used the King of the Desert as bait to fish in the ocean, she couldn't muster any courage to fight.
"so."
"Are you the one who arrested me?"
Nico Robin took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
Years of betrayal and being betrayed forged her into a resilient will, and she did not show any panic or screaming.
"Would it be necessary to deploy two admirals to arrest you?"
After hearing this, Rosen asked a question instead of answering.
"If they don't arrest me, then they'll interrogate me about the location of the Dark King and then kill me."
"That's true."
"After all, I've been searching for the Poneglyphs, and now I'm even searching for the Ancient Weapons with Crocodile, which is a taboo of the World Government!"
Nico Robin seems to have come to terms with it, or perhaps she's just gone all in.
She actually mustered up the courage to walk up to Rosen and, just like him, sat down directly on the ice.
"really."
"Whether it's the Poneglyphs or ancient weapons, these are taboo subjects of the World Government."
"but."
Upon hearing this, Rosen nodded slightly, acknowledging what Nico Robin had said, but the next second he abruptly changed the subject:
"This is not a taboo in the Marines."
These words were spoken.
Nico Robin couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on her face.
Is there a difference?
Isn't the World Government just the Marine Headquarters?
Isn't the Marine Headquarters the World Government?
Not only her, but in the eyes of the world, there is no difference between the two.
Because the will of the World Government is the will of the Marine Headquarters.
That was certainly true in the past.
"Didn't you read the newspaper?"
Seeing Nico Robin's surprised expression, Rosen took a rolled-up newspaper from the pocket of his Justice Coat and tossed it to her.
Nico Robin took the newspaper, opened it, and was immediately stunned by the headline.
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