Chapter 213 - 3

Chapter 195: The Dangerous Great Pirate"Blueprints?" Robin raised an eyebrow."Yeah, the blueprints for Pluton, the legendary ancient weapon." Franky lowered his voice, his tone heavy.Robin's pupils contracted slightly. "The blueprints for Pluton?"She indeed knew where the ancient weaponPluton slept; it was information she had read from the poneglyph in the Alabasta Royal Tomb.But she had never imagined that blueprints for Pluton actually still existed.While she didn't believe the World Governmentcould easily recreate such a world-destroying weapon with just a single set of drawings, she was more than happy to see anything that would cause trouble for the World Government."I see, so that was their true purpose for lurking under cover all these years."Robin nodded in understanding. She walked over to Franky's side, and with a slight flick of her fingers, said, "Thirty Fleur: Unarmor."Amidst dancing petals, the sturdy ropes bound around Franky's body were undone as if by invisible hands, snapping and falling away one after another."Phew, free at last. Super comfortable!"Franky moved his stiff mechanical limbs, making a series of clicking sounds. "Thanks, lady. But what do we do now? Enies Lobby is right ahead!""What do we do?"Robin looked out the window again, her gaze following the going merry as it sped through the wind and waves. A smile of genuine relief and anticipation appeared on her face. "Naturally, I'll wait for my Captain to come and take us home."Meanwhile, outside the sea train."Faster! Merry, Vivi, can we go any faster?!"Nami gripped the railing tightly, her short orange hair dancing wildly in the gale. She shouted toward little Merry at the helm and Vivi, who was using the full power of the Wind-Wind Fruit at the stern."Nami-san, this is already top speed!"Little Merry struggled to control the direction, his small face flushed red with excitement and focus.At this moment, the hull of the going merry was enveloped in a layer of powerful whirlwinds. The sails were swollen to their limit, and the bottom of the ship even slightly left the water's surface, as if it were flying just above the sea.This was a miraculous speed generated by Vivipushing her Wind-Wind Fruit abilities to the extreme, combined with little Merry's perfect control over the ship itself as its Ship Spirit!They had to rescue Robin.Vivi would not forget the words the CP9 group used to threaten Robin.So she also knew that Robin must be waiting for them.As for CP9's threat to target the Merry, that group had all been dealt with by Nika.Vivi used the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit to gather everyone together in a short time, and Namirelayed Luffy's orders as Captain to proceed at full speed."Waaaaah, we're going to fly!"Usopp clung to the mast for dear life, tears welling in his eyes from fear."This speed is too insane."Chopper shifted into his reindeer form, his four hooves gripping the deck tightly, both terrified and excited.Before, they were envious of being able to ride the sea train; now, the Merry was the sea train."But at a time like this, where's Luffy?" Usoppasked."He's already ahead."Nika pointed toward the sea train and said, "I don't know what method he used, but he's already reached that sea train."Sure enough, in the next second, a terrifying aura erupted from that train.Zoro and Sanji stood on either side of the bow, staring solemnly at the sea train ahead."That idiot Captain, I hope he doesn't tear the carriages apart while he's still on them." Sanji lit a cigarette, his tone carrying a hint of worry."He is our Captain, after all."Zoro held his swords; though his words were tough, his tight grip on the hilts showed he was not at ease.Beside them was a strangely shaped steam train that looked like a rocket head.This was the rocketman, running almost neck-and-neck with the Merry—no, the Merry was faster. It was crowded with the underlings of the Franky Family, who had come to rescue their boss."Hey, why is that wooden ship's speed even more ridiculous than the rocketman?!" The Franky Familyunderlings watched the flying Merry beside them, their eyes nearly popping out of their heads."Hahaha! Interesting, too interesting!"From the driver's seat of the rocketman came Kokoro's boisterous laughter. She took a swig from her wine bottle and said, "As expected of a pirate crew that could catch Iceburg's attention. That ship has already gained its own soul!"Just as Luffy arrived, the reporting official trembled all over upon seeing him and fell to the ground."straw hat Luffy, with a bounty of 200 million Berries?!"The World Government official stumbled back in fear, slumped on the ground, and pointed at Luffywhile screaming."Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy."A calm voice rang out from behind.——"Bounty of 200 million Berries. Starting from the East Blue, he defeated pirates with bounties higher than his own all the way. He got involved in the rebellion in Alabasta, then defeated Sir Crocodileof the Seven Warlords of the Sea, disrupted the World Government's plans, and made off with the princess of a member nation. To us in the World Government, he is a major criminal in every sense of the word."Lucci walked around from behind him and stood in front, eyeing Luffy. "There hasn't been any information for a while since you left Jaya Town. Harboring a woman like Nico Robin and attacking our CP9... are you trying to provoke the World Government?"The atmosphere inside the carriage instantly dropped to the freezing point.All members of CP9, except for the unconscious Blueno, entered a combat stance almost simultaneously, their eyes locked onto this intruder!Because the guy in front of them had defeated Blueno, whose dovly value was not low, and it looked like he had done it quite easily.Even though the guy before them looked completely relaxed, they didn't dare to be careless. Because Luffy was completely different from the petty thieves they had dealt with before.Having worked in Water 7 for several years, they had naturally encountered pirates. Those pirates were mostly guys with bounties of tens of millions; they weren't weak, but Lucci and the others could handle them with ease.Over time, they had come to look down on those pirates.But for a pirate with a bounty over a hundred million, no matter how you sliced it, the bounty wouldn't be inflated by much.This current companion of Nico Robin's, even just standing there, emitted a dangerous aura so thick it made one involuntarily shudder.It was the aura belonging to those famous and dangerous Great Pirates!A bounty of 200 million was a frightening thing in itself, and CP9's intelligence naturally knew the truth behind what was reported in the newspapers; they were privy to many inside details.Being able to defeat Crocodile was proof of strength in itself; the Seven Warlords of the Seawere universally recognized as Great Pirates of these seas.Furthermore, the Marines assessed pirates based on their level of danger. Pirates who weren't strong enough couldn't do anything too dangerous, and their bounties wouldn't be very high.In the first half of the Grand Line, the most dangerous ones were only around two or three hundred million.The Straw Hat boy before them had already proven that he was the most dangerous existence in the waters of the first half of the Grand Line.