"Offending so many people, we might end up being sunk to the bottom of the sea." Robin propped her face in her hand, not sure if she was worried or speaking the truth.
"Hey! Robin! Don't say such hopeless things! Sage is your brother, can't you cut us some slack?" Nami looked utterly despairing.
Even though she said that, deep down she knew that after the Fishman Island incident, it would be hard for them to maintain the lukewarm relationship they had with Sage.
Yes, they couldn't even keep it lukewarm!
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it too much. If we offend them, we offend them. Anyway, our Captain doesn't really care about this, right, Luffy?" Nami shook her head and sighed.
"Huh? What did you say?" Luffy giggled.
A vein popped on Nami's forehead, "Nothing!"
"Really outrageous, Ro..."
Vergo, who was embedded in the wall, slowly said, "You disrupted Doff's plans, you'll regret it. You have no idea about Doff's past or what's backing him."
"Do you think the younger generation causing a ruckus can easily replace those deeply rooted powerful figures? You're wrong, especially after you destroyed the factory; soon, you'll regret..."
Sching!
Law swung his sword down vertically, splitting Vergo's head in two again.
"Shut up, loser Pirate."
Law didn't even bother looking at him, hoisting Caesar and walking away, "Doing nothing is what would make me regret."
But just as he stepped forward, he suddenly sensed something, his expression changing as he looked in a certain direction.
Apart from him, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were also staring towards the place buried in rubble.
"What?" Usopp realized a moment later and quickly followed them to look over.
Zoro drew two swords, staring intensely at that spot, sweat trickling down his forehead, "Scarier than that dragon!"
Boom!!
Just as he spoke, the rubble was blasted open, stones flying and scattering against walls and ground, breaking into even smaller pieces.
As if something had violently cut through it.
"You idiot! I told you to follow the direction, why did you hack all the way through?"
From within the rubble, a girl's voice full of spirit and the sound of furious banging emerged.
"Did your head fill up with seawater? Maybe you'd think more clearly if you replaced it with some fresh water? Just let that idiot Caesar experiment on you!"
"It hurts, big sis, I was wrong..."
Then, a pitiful voice sounded, accompanied by heavy footsteps.
As the footsteps drew closer, two figures—one large, one small—emerged. At their sight, Law and Smoker's pupils constricted, both taking a step back.
"That is..."
Tashigi gripped the hilt of Shigure with both hands, instantly taking a fighting stance.
The larger one, about seven meters tall, had terrifying scars on his neck and face, wearing something like Whitebeard's pirate attire, holding a naginata, also seemingly imitating Whitebeard.
But they knew it wasn't an imitation...
That sword...
"Supreme Grade Blades·Murakumogiri!"
Tashigi gritted her teeth and said, "It's Edward Weevil!"
And...
Sitting on Weevil's shoulder, with a mechanical hammer hitting Weevil's head, was a small, pink-haired, freckled girl.
"Hey, I didn't hear this guy having dealings with the Disaster Pirates too." Smoker glanced at the unconscious Caesar, his expression extremely solemn.
One of the Seven Stars, 'Blast Hammer' Renedia!
How did two High-Ranking Officers end up here!
"These are the guests Caesar invited..."
Law took a deep breath, gripping Caesar's hand a bit tighter, speaking in a low voice, "We're in trouble."
"Yo!"
Seeing the pair appear, Luffy raised a hand in greeting.
"Yo my ass! Are we close or something?"
Renedia rolled her eyes, jumped off Weevil's shoulder, gave Weevil a disdainful glance, then looked at Luffy and the others, saying:
"Whatever, as long as we found them."
As she spoke, she glanced at Vergo who had parts strewn everywhere, "Excuse me... how come you're dismembered but still alive? That's so weird."
"Law's Op-Op Fruit ability."
Vergo's head, split in two, still managed to speak, "They destroyed this research lab."
"I can see that, they've been halved."
Renedia didn't seem to care at all, just glancing at the fainted Caesar, making a displeased sound, "This piece of trash, caught so easily even when he was just a little late?"
"Don't move!"
Law pressed Kikoku against Caesar's neck, saying, "I don't know what dealings you have, but if he dies, there'll be nothing left!"
"Hmm... doesn't matter."
Renedia waved it off, "Sage mentioned this before, the investment has already brought sufficient returns. If this kind of thing happens, it's unnecessary to worry about this person at critical times; Sage doesn't really like him anyway."
"Most importantly..."
She bared her teeth, revealing bright little fangs, "Sage says, we Disaster Pirates don't get threatened by anyone!"
Law tightened his expression, pressing Kikoku further, the blade breaking a bit of skin on Caesar's neck.
But her expression didn't change in the slightest.
She meant it!
"Law... as for you, you took Monet's heart, didn't you? Return it to her, and reverse that mess. Sage likes her a lot, maybe she'll join us someday. Also, when are you going to repay the 5.2 billion you owe us? Wait, it's not 5.2 billion."
Renedia remembered something, saying, "It's been two years, overdue with an annual interest increase of 100%, the first year plus principal is 10.4 billion Belly, now it's the second year, so you owe us 20.8 billion. Hmm, with Sage's usual fees, considering overdue mental distress fees, let's say 25 billion."