Take Sage's head?
Upon hearing this, a terrifying silence surrounded them, but soon, loud laughter erupted from the top seat.
"Ho ho ho ho, that's interesting, wanting my head?"
Sage downed the drink in the Gemstone Wine Glass in one gulp, as if he'd heard some funny joke, bursting into strong laughter.
"Oh my, brave indeed, but since it's an assassination, don't say it out loud." Marika smiled.
"Turns out they're idiots!" Renedia fiercely slapped the table with her small hand, mimicking Sage's laugh and revealing her little tiger tooth.
Lily, standing beside them, also curled her lips, "Bounty Hunter?"
Jabra took a deep breath, ready to step forward, when Owl couldn't hold back and defended, "We're not Bounty Hunters, we're CipherPol9, CP9 for short! Ho ho ho!"
"Hey! Otonashi!"
Jabra shouted, "There's no need to explain it all, just like last time, when we simply needed to assassinate three people, and you leaked it, we ended up killing twenty-three!"
"Ho ho ho..."
Owl tightly covered his mouth, his eyes darting nervously, "I leaked it again."
Kumadori crossed his legs, pushing his palms forward again, "Exposing ourselves here is a helpless move, my partner here is a notorious loudmouth. Since we can't conspire, we'll have to attack head-on! Yo yo yi!"
"CP9?" Sage was taken aback.
"Soru!"
Just as he was stunned, Jabra seized the opportunity and vanished from his place, about to launch his attack, but at that moment, he heard a voice beside him.
"Soru!"
A figure quickly appeared next to his nearly disappearing form, grabbing his wrist and forcibly stopping him.
Jabra's eyes widened in disbelief, glancing sideways to see a man with slightly dark skin and a sinister look holding his extended finger's wrist, whose knuckles were faintly turning white from exertion.
"How could this be, you..."
Before Jabra could finish, Gin exerted force with his arm and threw him out, "How could I let you get close to Captain Sage!"
Jabra was suddenly flung into the air, his body quickly righted while airborne, and he kicked out, "Rankyaku!"
A light blue slashing attack flew out from his legs, charging straight toward Sage.
"Rankyaku!"
Standing on the ground, Gin raised his head to see the approaching slash, and also swung his legs up, kicking forward, a similar light blue slash clashing with the one above, canceling each other out, turning into a burst of air waves dispersing.
"Moon Step!"
After the kick, Gin jumped up sharply, in Jabra's astonished gaze, he stepped twice on the air in succession, quickly reaching beneath Jabra, grabbed his leg and forcefully slammed him down.
"Tekkai!"
Jabra couldn't dodge in time, shouted loudly, his body solidifying.
Meanwhile, Sage's eyebrows furrowed, his hand pressing against the armrest.
Suddenly, Haki surged like waves, rapidly extending from the armrest, covering every corner of the banquet hall.
Bang!
Jabra's body smashed heavily onto the floor, the immense force should logically shatter the wooden floor, but the floor was as hard as iron, not only did it not break, but its hardness even made Jabra bounce slightly.
"Damn it!"
Seizing the rebound, he unlocked Tekkai, twisting his body to wrench his ankle from Gin's hand, and like a scorpion's tail whip, kicked at Gin, who dodged side-on, Jabra's kicked limb slammed heavily onto the ground, his body sprang up, and with a single finger stabbed at Gin's just-dodged form.
"Finger Gun!"
"Tekkai!"
Bang!
The index finger hit Gin's chest, that familiar hard sensation made Jabra's eyes widen with stronger disbelief, he quickly retreated and shouted, "Owl!"
"Ho ho ho! Six Styles technique 'Hand Fusion'!"
Owl's round body shot out, arriving in front of Gin, Gin's eyebrows furrowed, seeing this ball-like thing, he swung his leg sideways to kick it, and just like kicking a ball, he sent Owl's body flying back.
Owl bounced on the ground for a while, returned to the ground, closed his eyes as if to feel carefully, "Power level two thousand..."
He turned his head to Jabra and said, "Just a hundred and eight lower than you, ho ho ho."
"What?!"
Jabra exclaimed, "You're 'Oni Gin', with a bounty of thirty-five million, why is your power level so high, and where did you learn the Six Styles?!"
Six Styles!
The techniques this guy used during their fight were exactly the Six Styles!
Though only a few techniques were displayed, Jabra was convinced this guy definitely knew all the Six Styles!
And... what is up with that power level?
Judging by the figures, it's nearly the same as his own...
Jabra was CP9's second!
This guy is only worth thirty-five million?
Did the Navy mess up somewhere?
"Power level?" Gin glanced at Owl, thoughtfully saying, "A measure of combat power? A useless measure, as Captain Sage once said, willpower is the real key to victory."
How can a person's will be measured?
"Go!"
Jabra made a snap decision and charged toward the window in the banquet hall.
Whether or not Gin's bounty was an error, guys like him were just one of many in the Disaster Pirates, and there were even stronger people here.
Just dealing with Gin alone was troublesome enough, so many people here, the three of them had no chance.
Retreat first and then talk about it!
Outside was the track for the Sea Train, as long as they could get out, they could escape along the tracks!
Boom!
Jabra was very fast, but just as his head hit the window, there was a muffled sound, and he was bounced back, falling to the ground.
What kind of window is this?!
Something's wrong...
This floor has issues too!
Jabra finally realized, quickly got up, and dashed toward Sage.
"Prioritize capturing Sage!"
As he moved, his body suddenly swelled and grew fine fur.
If they can't leave, then they'll deal with the target!
As long as they capture him, there's still a chance!
"Alright!"
Just as he began his transformation, Sage uttered, his pupils flashing with crimson as he glanced at the three of them.
Buzz!
With just one look, the bodies of the three wanting to move all froze, cold sweat dripping from their foreheads, their bodies stiff and immobile like sculptures.
Even Jabra, who was halfway through transforming and somewhat resembled a wolf, reverted from his transformation, his pupils shaking violently as if frightened by something.
This feeling...
"Supreme King Haki!" Jabra gritted his teeth and said.
A Disaster... a man with the Supreme King Haki!
Sage released his finger, and the Armament Haki surrounding them dissipated. He propped his face with one hand, tilting his head slightly, scrutinizing the three of them, "CP9? Sounds familiar..."
"CipherPol, the secret intelligence organization of Enies Lobby, directly under the World Government."
Hawkins approached and said lightly, "But there's only CP1-CP8, never heard of CP9, is it a more secretive organization?"
Jabra confidently smiled, "It's impossible to get this information from me."
"Yes, we are a more covert organization directly under the World Government, not Enies Lobby, heh heh." Owl turned his head and overturned Jabra's words.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he covered his mouth in fright, looking at Jabra with apologetic eyes, "I spilled the beans again, Jabra."
"Shut up! You might as well commit seppuku!" Jabra roared.
Kumadori drew a Ryofu from his waist and aimed it at his own abdomen, "The task has reached this point, mission failed, the only option is seppuku, yo yo e!"
"Tekkai!"
But just as the blade touched his abdomen, a crisp clink rang out upon contact with his abdomen, being blocked.
"Didn't you want seppuku to die?!" Jabra roared.
"I think it would hurt," Kumadori said honestly.
Jabra's eye twitched, "Hurry up and die! Enough already!"
"CP9, Enies Lobby, secret intelligence, oh..."
Sage nodded and said, "Rob Lucci, right? I've heard of him, but why are you three here? Has the World Government run out of patience and aims to take the head of me, an O'hara Survivor?"
Hearing this, Jabra stared blankly at Sage.
O'hara?!
"Not that, heh heh."
Owl answered, "You robbed Carnival City, where our superior Spandam's business is located. We happened to rest here on our way, so we reported it, and our superior was furious, hence he ordered us to take your head and bring the money back."
The three of them had just completed the assassination of a Revolutionary Army branch chief and were returning to Carnival City to rest, planning to take the Sea Train to Enies Lobby, but ended up encountering Sage during the robbery.
This led to them infiltrating the Pirates to take Sage's head.
"Heh heh heh... interesting, CP9 isn't here to gather intelligence or targeting O'hara, but simply for money," Sage laughed.
"Should we kill them?" Lily asked.
"No..."
Sage bared his teeth, "I am always lenient to talented people, killing them would be a waste, especially this Kabuki..."
"His name is Kumadori, that one is Jabra, and I am Owl," Owl couldn't help but spill the beans again.
"You might as well just go die!" Jabra wished he could strangle Owl.
"How about this..."
Sage poured a glass of wine and said slowly, "Since you've already infiltrated to be my subordinates, why not go all the way and join my Pirates instead."