Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Besides... Merry and the others are so cute!

How dare that bastard leopard do that?

However, all she said was, "What kind of skill is it to bully a brat? I'll spar with you."

With a thud.

Gion leaped into the air, and sword flowers rained down from the sky.

Lucci couldn't even see the attack clearly at one point; it was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, making it difficult to judge.

Bonnie was a little surprised, "Why is Gion-neechan here?"

Merry chuckled, "Of course I called him."

Calling for help when you can't win is a characteristic of ship spirits.

Of course, she could have called more people, but after hearing that Gion had arrived, no one else came.

As one of the Straw Hat Pirates' top fighters, Gion is more than capable of handling this situation.

"Pretty!"

Seeing Lucci being sent flying by a single blow, Merry clenched his fist and shouted.

"It's not that simple. Zoan-type creatures are incredibly resilient."

Bonnie had barely finished speaking when a dusty rustling sound came from the ruins, followed by a leopard-print figure bursting through the rubble.

It's very uncomfortable.

"Don't think you can be so smug for long. The pirates will be wiped out by the World Government!"

Lucci, somewhat losing his temper, roared, "Do you really think pirates can fight against the World Government? Before long, this place will be completely wiped out, disappearing from the history of the entire world, just like a blank century of history."

"He was beaten so badly that he could only talk nonsense."

Gion was completely unconcerned: "If the World Government could really do it, what is it waiting for? What it couldn't do in the Impel Down War, it's even less likely to do now."

"Hmph, stubborn guy. Let me see how strong you are as a candidate general. It'll be a good opportunity to verify my progress."

The look in Lucci's eyes gradually sharpened to the point of being like that of a hawk.

He thought that as long as he and Kizaru joined forces, they could wipe out the Straw Hat crew. Of course, facing this Straw Hat crew... one Kizaru wouldn't be enough; maybe a few more admirals would be enough.

Gion stepped forward, and the sword intent on the Kinpira suddenly surged. "Don't disappoint me."

The two figures disappeared from the spot at the same time.

"shave!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out in the air.

Lucci and Gion collided.

Then came the second sound, the third sound... a series of dense collision sounds exploded like raindrops.

Various chaotic afterimages intertwined in that narrow space, forming a blur that was difficult to detect with the naked eye.

"So fast, I can't see it at all."

Bonnie looked up at the area where sparks and shockwaves were constantly exploding, her eyes filled with awe.

Is the difference between supernovae and them really that great?

"Stop looking."

Merry tugged at her sleeve. "Gion-neechan is holding that guy back. Let's take care of this one first!"

She pointed to Foz F. on the other side.

It wasn't that they were deliberately ignoring it, but rather that Foz-Foe had been singled out by Kuma since the beginning. Seeing Lucci being entangled by Gion, a dissatisfied snort came from under his mask.

"Rob Lucci is a real no-no."

He distanced himself from the bear and twirled the dagger in his hand. "Tooth Gun!"

He fired tooth-shaped air bullets from his mouth, and the bear's body went straight to block the attack, followed by several laser machine gun shots.

"What a nuisance. I never intended to work with Lucci anyway."

He took a step toward Bonnie and Big Bear, his aura began to expand, his muscles bulged, and his bestial features became more obvious.

The saber-toothed tiger's pupils shrank to a vertical line, and then it suddenly leaped.

boom!

His sharp claws grabbed the bear's body and then he flung it away with force.

"You bastard, who gave you the right to lay a hand on Father!"

Bonnie gasped upon seeing this.

She roared, and the power of the Year Fruit erupted once more. Her body rapidly expanded and grew larger, returning to her original age. The lines of her muscles became clearer and more powerful, and white flames churned around her.

She clenched her left fist and lowered her body slightly.

"Merry, help me hold him off for a bit."

"it is good!"

Merry's body transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight towards Foz-Foe.

Foz-Fou frowned and covered his hands with Armament Haki to block it.

Suddenly I felt a chill down my back.

Boom!

The bear slapped him down.

Foz-Foe knew something was wrong and was about to break free when suddenly a crystal bloomed below, fixing his lower body in place.

"I won't let you escape!"

It is as clear and transparent as ice crystals, and even stronger.

The bear remained silent, only increasing its strength until its figure became a blur.

Boom!

With the immense force, Foz-Foe was sent flying.

This blow sent Foz F. flying towards Bonnie, perfectly showcasing the unspoken understanding between father and daughter.

"Nika Nika!"

Bonnie's fist was enormous, and it slammed down so hard that, visibly, Foz-Foe's eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness instantly.

The so-called "Flying Six" team was defeated in a short period of time.

The battle outside was quite intense, with booming sounds like muffled thunder coming one after another, and occasionally bursts of flame and icy blue air rising alternately.

Robin and Perona could hear the loud noise from afar, and the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly from time to time, clearly indicating that a fierce battle was taking place over there.

"Wow, it's so noisy over there!"

Perona floated in mid-air, covering her ears with her hands.

"But to be honest, I'm not worried about them at all. Nami may be fierce at times, but she's a real fighter. Vivi is the same; with the Wind-Wind Fruit and the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, anyone who comes near will have to spin around."

Robin, who was walking ahead, smiled slightly upon hearing this: "You seem to have a lot of confidence in them."

"Of course!"

Perona put her hands on her hips and proudly puffed out her chest. "We're partners, you know. Don't underestimate the bond between partners."

Robin smiled.

Of course, no one understood the meaning of those two words better than she did.

I have unconditional trust in my partners.

They also have other tasks.

Her gaze fell on the downward-sloping passage ahead. The stone steps looked quite old, with moss climbing the walls on both sides and a damp, musty smell in the air.

They had ventured deep underground into Ghost Island, getting further and further away from the surface. The sounds of fierce fighting gradually faded, leaving only the echoes of their footsteps and breathing in the empty passageway.

"By the way, Perona, are you sure you're over here?"

Robin looked around. "This looks like a dungeon. Who knows when a ghost might suddenly appear?"

Perona glanced at her ghost and wanted to complain about how Robin could say such things with such a straight face.

This woman was not afraid at all.

It seems the more exotic or unusual something is, the more she likes it.

No wonder he was so happy when he was with Luffy...

Perona shook her head, quickly clearing her mind of those thoughts. "I did see my ghosts here, but they said we need to go through several doors to get to our destination, and we haven't seen a single one yet."

She said with a grin, "Kaido would be furious if he knew someone was taking advantage of the war to steal from his lair."

Robin smiled and said, "That's why we can't be discovered."

"Hmph, that arrogant guy."

Perona pouted, "Luffy will beat them to a pulp."

Robin smiled without saying a word.

The two descended the stone steps, encountering several locked iron gates along the way, but Robin used her Flower-Bloom Fruit powers to unlock them from the inside.

There seems to be someone ahead.

Perona suddenly stopped, her brow furrowing slightly. "There's a masked guy over there rummaging through things."

Robin stopped in her tracks, her gaze falling on the corner at the end of the passage. Her Observation Haki extended outwards, and she indeed caught a faint aura.

That aura wasn't strong; it even carried a sense of weakness, like that of an elderly person, unlike the fierce warriors of the Beast Pirates.

"Go take a look, but be careful."

Robin said in a low voice.

The two of them tiptoed and approached the corner silently.