She spread her hands, "Hand over the money, and we'll settle the current account."
"There's no such thing as inflating the discount!"
Law shouted angrily, "I'm a Pirate! Besides, that debt was forcibly imposed; I never borrowed a penny from Sage!"
"Fine, not acknowledging the debt..."
Renedia's gaze moved away from Law and settled on the Straw Hat Gang.
"Renedia, long time no see."
Feeling that something was off, Robin spoke up first.
"Yes, long time no see."
Renedia nodded and continued, "Two hundred million Belly, overdue for two years. That makes it eight hundred million, plus compensation for emotional distress... Considering you're Sage's sister, the total comes to one billion Belly. Pay up."
"One billion?!"
Nami clutched her forehead in desperation, "Selling our whole crew wouldn't even fetch that much!"
The Pirates, all combined, don't add up to one billion!
Chopper is only worth 50!
Although they seized treasure on Fishman Island, easing their financial issues a bit, if they really pooled everything together, they might possibly have enough...
But who's going to do that!
"So, you can't repay it, huh? Alright, another debtor refusing to pay."
Renedia twisted the hammer handle, extending the Mechanical Hammer, aiming it at the group.
"Hey, it's just a debt; no need to get physical. We didn't say we wouldn't pay!" Nami shouted.
"Yeah, let's set that aside. I'm not responsible for debt collection operations."
Renedia grinned, flashing a smile as sinister as Sage's, "You stole our treasure on Fishman Island; Sage said... here's a little reminder for you!"
Crack!
"Kinetic Energy Heavy Cannon!"
The flat surface at the front of the hammer opened up, gathering a beam of white light. As she twisted the handle, a massive beam occupying a third of the corridor's space was fired.
In the blink of an eye, it reached Luffy and his group; the white light nearly engulfed everyone.
Bang!!!
From the outside, the interior of the entire laboratory was violently exploding, the upper half that had been sliced open flew up like a lid flipped open by the explosion's impact, while the remaining half burst at the center, scattering fireworks like meteor showers.
In this time, the advancements aren't limited only to these Pirates who just entered the New World.
Renedia, staying in the intense environment of the New World, made quite substantial progress too!
"Oh?"
She glanced at the smoke-filled void ahead, her eyes flashing red as she instructed, "Weevil, ten o'clock direction, besides the one without glasses and with long straight black hair, for the others... hit them with all you've got!"
"Roar!!"
Weevil roared fiercely, turning in that direction with a powerful stomp that unleashed a gust of air. With a swing of Murakumogiri, he sliced open a hole and charged furiously forward.
Renedia pulled out a small Radio Snail, dialing Monet's number.
Her Observation is wide, hence she's very adept; despite the intensity of the explosion, the apprentices remain unharmed.
"Monet, get our apprentices onto the ship, and pack all of Caesar's research materials, this place can't be used anymore, it's going to explode soon."
This isn't related to her attack; she sensed some devices are on the verge of exploding as soon as she noticed the laboratory being sliced open, eventually impacting the entire lab.
There's nothing to do but evacuate now.
She hoisted the Mechanical Hammer onto her shoulder and glanced at Vergo, who was splattered everywhere, "Hey, want me to pick up the corpse for you?"
"Probably not possible."
Vergo replied calmly, "My heart was pierced by Law just now. Could you leave the Radio Snail for me? Preferably dial Dof's number."
"Yeah, your life energy is indeed weak now, can't be saved, good luck."
Renedia dialed a number and tossed it in front of Vergo, turning and walking out without looking back.
Indeed, it's beyond saving.
Otherwise, considering he's Dof's subordinate, she might've patched him up.
"Really quite troublesome, not that strong, causing chaos wherever you go, just like Sage said. Disaster should be your name instead."
Renedia took a couple of steps and suddenly spat, then curled her lips into a smile, "A Four Emperor's lesson isn't something you can easily escape..."