Chapter 39: Playing a Little Dirty
The sudden scene made the shop owner's jaw literally hit the floor.
His whole body shook uncontrollably, cold sweat pouring down.
"HELP!!!"
He screamed and sprinted out of the shop so fast his legs blurred, disappearing in a flash like he'd seen the devil himself.
Luo Lin and Robin didn't even glance at him.
He was useless now anyway.
The white-beret captain—his entire squad wiped out in seconds, sword now at his throat—gnashed his teeth.
But he wasn't scared.
He looked vicious.
"How foolish! You dare resist us! You're courting death!
The all-powerful God will punish you! Prepare to die without a grave!"
"You still don't get who's in charge here, do you?"
The arrogance pissed Luo Lin off.
One punch to the gut, then an elbow to the back while the guy was doubled over.
The captain's mouth gaped—he couldn't even scream.
Still not satisfied, Luo Lin turned to Robin.
"This guy is seriously asking for it. I really wanna kill him."
"Hold it for now. Ask first, kill later."
"Fine. I'll beat him a bit more first—I'm still mad!"
Another flurry of punches and kicks.
The captain's face turned into abstract art. Half his teeth were on the floor.
"Robin-baby, he's all yours."
Robin crouched gracefully in front of the mosaic-faced captain.
"Have you ever seen a Poneglyph on this sky island? Square stone with unknown writing.
And your 'God'—what exactly is he?"
The captain wheezed for a while before answering.
"Heh… heh heh heh… you'll die horribly! Filthy trash!
The all-powerful God and His priests will slaughter you all!"
Luo Lin: ???
Are you actually not afraid of death?!
Just answer the damn question!
"Looks like you still don't understand the situation."
SLASH.
One clean cut—arm severed at the shoulder.
Before the captain could scream, Luo Lin stomped on his mouth, turning the scream into muffled grunts.
Now he was toothless.
"Feeling clearer now?
I don't know if we'll die, but even if your 'all-powerful God' shows up, I'll kill him, chop him into fish food.
Most people are scared of dying. Turns out you're no exception."
Faced with death, the captain finally cracked.
"God is omnipresent… but He and the priests won't come here.
They wait in the forbidden land, Apayado.
Anyone who defies Him must go there themselves… and God and the priests will personally deliver punishment!"
"Oh? Sounds fancy. People who don't know any better might actually fall for it."
The captain stiffened.
"This is no bluff. When God's judgment falls, you'll see how ignorant you really are!"
"Shut up with the bullshit. Have you seen a Poneglyph or not?"
SMACK SMACK—two more slaps.
"I don't know. If it exists, it's in Apayado where God lives."
"And where's Apayado?"
The captain paused, sneering inwardly.
As expected! They're scared! Want to know where God's holy land is so they can avoid it?
Hah! Too late!
(Luo Lin had no idea what the guy was monologuing. If he did, he'd ask: "Do I look scared? I'm going there to visit.")
"God already knows everything that happened here. Punishment is coming.
Even if you run now, it's useless!
But I'll tell you anyway—Apayado is the island next door. Head east, take the Cloudy Path, and you'll reach it!"
Luo Lin nodded, satisfied, and looked at Robin.
She nodded—she was done.
Luo Lin thought about it and decided not to kill the captain after all.
He'd already beaten him half-dead and taken an arm was enough revenge.
Let him live.
He wasn't some bloodthirsty demon.
They left the shop and stepped onto the street.
The once-bustling road was now completely empty—everyone had vanished.
Because the two of them had "blasphemed God."
There had been plenty of blasphemers before. Their endings were never pretty.
Even locals instinctively avoided anyone marked for divine punishment.
"Hm?"
Just as they were about to head back, Luo Lin suddenly looked up.
"What is it?"
"Something's coming!"
The corner of Luo Lin's mouth curled.
To attack from this far… worthy of one of the strongest Logia fruits.
"What?"
Robin looked up too—saw nothing.
Luo Lin scooped her up and ZAP—flashed to the side.
At the same instant—
Two massive lightning bolts crashed down from the sky.
One struck where they'd just stood.
The other hit the shop they'd left.
Luo Lin obviously dodged his.
But the white-beret captain inside?
He got the full blast—screaming as he was charred black.
Luo Lin and Robin glanced over.
Yikes. Charcoal now.
"That was the 'divine punishment' from your God?"
Robin was a little stunned.
Lightning powers? Weird… she had a guess but wasn't sure.
"Yep. Don't worry—just a Logia user. The locals just never seen one before."
"As expected."
(The sky islanders are weird—they know about Devil Fruits, even recognized Luffy as a Paramecia, yet still insist Enel is an actual god. Huge plot hole!)
…
Meanwhile, Enel lounged on his throne, looking briefly surprised before smirking.
"He dodged it? Another Heart Net user? This is getting interesting.
But it doesn't matter. They'll come to me eventually."
…
Luo Lin and Robin left the area, heading back to the Devil anchored at Angel Beach.
All along the way, locals peeked from windows and rooftops.
"Luo Lin, look! The Merry!"
"Mm! Saw it! Looks like Luffy and the others made it up here!"
"But where are they?"
"Dunno! They'll show up eventually."
"Mm!"
Right now, Luffy's crew was at Conis's house, stuffing their faces.
They'd spotted the Devil when they arrived.
Nami, Chopper, and Usopp had even excitedly boarded it looking for Luo Lin and Robin—because being near them felt safest.
Only to find the couple missing.
Then they met Conis walking her cloud fox on the beach and got invited over.
…
Luo Lin and Robin re-boarded the Devil.
Luo Lin's stomach growled—he hadn't eaten since morning.
He headed to the kitchen.
Robin was decent at cooking, but Luo Lin was better. He usually cooked.
Robin went back to her beach chair with her book.
"Robin!"
"Hm?"
Robin closed her book and looked around—no one.
"Over here!"
She stood.
Luo Lin came out of the kitchen too.
They instantly spotted Luffy and Usopp waving frantically from a distant house window.
"Only them, huh. In someone's house already, eating and drinking our share.
Meanwhile I have to cook for myself…"
Robin burst out laughing.
Luffy and co. were thrilled to see them again.
"Robin! The food up here is amazing! Come try some!"
"No need! Luo Lin's already cooking!"
Luffy didn't push.
He turned back to fight Usopp and the others for the last pieces.
Robin sat back down.
Then frowned—the ship just moved?
Luo Lin was seasoning in the kitchen when the whole ship lurched.
His hand slipped—half a jar of salt dumped into the pot.
(Observation Haki isn't always on, but it triggers passively for danger.)
Luo Lin: @#%×#
BAM—he kicked the door open.
Who the hell—! My sky fish I worked so hard to catch is ruined! I wanted to share it with Robin-baby!
No way it was Robin—she was the epitome of gentle and quiet.
Occasional mild sadism, sure, but never sudden chaos.
Unless danger.
But if there was danger he'd have sensed it instantly!
Robin was already at the railing, looking down.
"What happened?"
"There's a really big shrimp!"
"…Huh?"
Luo Lin joined her.
Yep. A shrimp even bigger than the Express Lobster was carrying the Devil on its back.
"Uh… free delivery ingredient?"
Robin: …Your first thought is eating it?
"Isn't this like the Express Lobster? Just bigger and darker?"
As she spoke, the shrimp leapt—flinging the Devil toward an altar ahead.
BOOM—the ship landed with an ear-splitting groan.
The super-express shrimp dove back into the water to escape.
"Don't you fucking run! You damaged my ship with that throw! Your tail is dinner!"
ZAP—Luo Lin teleported onto the shrimp's head and slashed.
One clean cut—super-express shrimp, deceased.
Luo Lin happily dragged the corpse aboard, tied it to the stern.
He also reeled in the rope from earlier—the harpoon still had the sky shark attached.
He quickly prepped both sky island specialties and started grilling.
He was starving!
Robin watched his smooth, practiced movements and sighed.
"Luo Lin?"
"Mm? What's up?"
"We're just… having a barbecue here?"
"Yeah! Where else? No other place to go!"
"I mean… we should be careful. That shrimp was clearly sent to bring us here for 'punishment.' Someone could attack any second!"
"No worries. I'm here. Sky's the limit, but dinner comes first! I'm hungry!"
"Oh."
Robin trusted him completely.
She'd only said it to remind him to stay alert.
Luo Lin really wasn't worried.
Enel? Just a Logia + Observation Haki.
Top-tier, sure, but no Armament or Conqueror's.
Luo Lin?
Great-grade swordsman, Supreme Grade blade, top-tier three-color Haki, perfect Rokushiki.
One Conqueror's coating and he was already invincible.
The advantage was 100 % on his.
He was going to enjoy his meal first.
…
Ten minutes later, the super-express shrimp carried the Devil into an island.
"Is this Apayado?"
"Probably. Or we're just passing through."
The shrimp soon proved it wasn't passing through—this was the destination.
The river ended at an altar.
As they neared, the shrimp leapt again, hurling the Devil onto the altar.
After the crash, the Devil sat stably atop the altar.
The shrimp tried to flee into the water.
Luo Lin had already decided its fate for ruining his sky fish.
He harvested it, tied it up, and started barbecuing both sky island delicacies.
Robin watched and shook her head with a smile.
Soon the smell of grilled sky shrimp and sky shark filled the air.
They ate, chatted, and waited for the "God" to show up.
Because why not?
They were already here. Might as well enjoy the local cuisine first.
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