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Chapter Header Serialization・Longing Serialization Paused Seven・The Second-Rate Hypnotist Who Changed Careers
Lurucia Kingdom, passersby were still discussing the shocking scenes broadcast during the Swordsman Tournament. At the street corner between areas 3 and 2, some stopped casually to watch Tilda performing her clown act. Not far away, the drunken wandering painter George was staggering toward them... Above, a news bird flew by.
…
Along with Robin, more than forty swordsmen also ascended the arena stage.
Seeing this "Kuujou Jolyne" walking onto the stage empty-handed, just like her former partner "Chopper na Giorno" had done before, although her sleeves fluttered, her hands were clearly empty, the other more than forty swordsmen, the hosts, commentators, judges, and all the spectators both on-site and watching the big broadcast screens felt a strange tension...
This female pirate captain, surely she wouldn't come on stage without a weapon just like Giorno did before, only to pull some huge stunt…?
If that happened again, would this Swordsman Tournament even continue?!
Robin stood at the center of the stage, her robe wide-sleeved, dyed hair, and a high, sharp nose that made her look less East Asian, but her demeanor gave Liam the sense of an ethereal, otherworldly aura. A faint, almost elusive smile touched her lips as she calmly surveyed the other swordsmen on stage.
They all gripped their swords, wary of each other, but it was clear that most of their attention was fixed on her.
This woman was Giorno's captain! They absolutely couldn't be careless!
The last match had been instantly ended by a woman… and the match before that, Giorno was even more ruthless. Unbelievable, why were there so many extraordinary monsters in this Swordsman Tournament?
Robin didn't have many thoughts about their gazes. As she ascended the stage with the crowd… her flowers had already bloomed on each of their clothes, touching their aura.
Her Hana Jizai (Flower Freedom) had already copied all of them.
Before the match even started, Robin already knew she had won.
At the host's signal, the match officially began.
The audience watched tensely and expectantly, keeping their eyes glued to the stage, not missing a single move.
But the more than forty swordsmen made no rash moves.
Their eyes silently communicated, quickly deciding on the same plan as the previous group, to cooperate and eliminate the unsettling Kuujou Jolyne first!
Countless blades came slashing from all directions.
Robin didn't move.
Petals surged under her robe, condensing into Liam's strong flesh, tightly wrapping around her delicate figure…
Naturally, she couldn't come on stage carrying a backpack. Before ascending, Robin had handed her shoulder bag to Liam.
On the sidelines, Liam casually wore the small shoulder bag around his neck...
Inside the bag, the Den Den Mushi Paulie petals swirled and condensed into the hearts of those more than forty swordsmen on the arena…
Seeing this, Paulie, trained by Robin to receive food, immediately knew what to do, skillfully using the Shiro Shiro no Mi (Castle-Castle Fruit) to operate a workshop complete with axes, halberds, hooks, and forks, sharpening the hearts he had copied with his Hana Jizai…
Liam watched from afar as the swordsmen attacked Robin on stage.
Earlier, when the two were chatting, Robin had deliberately touched his face multiple times… quite obviously, to "update" the status of "Hana Jizai・Hana Ki" (his flower ability).
Everyone anxiously stared at the stage, why was this female pirate motionless? Would she be cut to pieces by the blades, or--?!
"You are full of openings!!" The swordsmen attacking Robin shouted in their hearts, knowing that this strike definitely wouldn't miss!
With their extensive experience in cutting people, they could already sense the feeling of the blade slicing through flesh just a fraction of a second away… They were starting to think, after cutting down this arrogant woman, how they would deal with the other forty-plus opponents!
Then, the hearts exploded.
All the swords aimed at Robin suddenly froze for a moment. The more than forty Swordsmanes on the stage, whether they were attacking Robin or not, all at that instant felt the agonizing pain of their hearts as if they had been blasted apart.
Beneath her flowing wide sleeves, Robin's slender arm was wrapped tightly by Liam's strong, muscular arm, showing clear, powerful lines of strength and beauty.
With Giorno fully armored, Robin naturally took advantage of the moment when the others faltered due to the heart-shattering pain and decisively struck.
Bang bang bang bang bang…
A rapid series of punches and kicks swiftly swept around the opponents.
More than a dozen Swordsmanes spat blood and were sent flying backward.
"That move!"
Marine Gion, watching the broadcast, whispered urgently. She fixed her gaze on the big screen. The expression on the swordsmen who had rushed toward Kuujou Jolyne suddenly changed pale with the intense pain, it was exactly the same as when she had fought Kuujou Jolyne just yesterday.
"Oh my god! Both female fighters… both with such incredible power, and in just an instant, Kuujou Jolyne, just like Charlotte Amande in the previous match, knocked down all her opponents on stage!" the announcer shouted rapidly. "The other fallen fighters seem to be in agony, some pounding the arena floor, sweating heavily, faces twisted… What on earth is happening? What kind of technique is Kuujou Jolyne using?! Uh, "
No matter how fast the announcer spoke, he couldn't keep up with the pace at which Robin, dressed in "Liam armor," was clearing the stage.
Those Swordsmanes writhing in pain, trembling uncontrollably and unable to move, could barely open their eyes to see Robin walking slowly toward them, a rare show of strong will. But soon, Robin kicked each one off the stage, sending them tumbling down…
The clones created by her Hana Jizai only transmitted sensation, not actual damage. So the excruciating heart pain they felt was merely an illusion.
But prolonged illusionary pain isn't good for the heart either.
So, out of mercy, Robin quickly kicked each of the more than forty Swordsmanes off the stage.
Compared to the explosive speed and power she used initially against the dozen or so Swordsmanes who attacked her, her current speed clearing the stage was not fast at all, it was the pace of a casual stroll. When kicking those fighters who were lying on the ground or kneeling and clutching their chests in pain off the stage, she didn't even seem to exert much effort…
The audience even thought that if they were on the stage, they could probably kick these Swordsmanes, who theoretically could easily kill them with a single slash, off the stage one by one just as leisurely.
The more so, the more chilling the audience felt watching Kuujou Jolyne calmly clearing the other fighters from the arena.
The previous match's ghostly (harmonized) lady's victory, although most people hadn't fully seen the process, was still within their understanding, Amande's sword strikes were just unbelievably fast! That was something they could comprehend and imagine.
But this Kuujou Jolyne… how did she do it?
Why did the Swordsmanes look so agonized?
Why, faced with Jolyne's slow, leisurely kicks, did they have no ability to resist and were completely at her mercy?!
"Haoshoku Haki?"
The ominous Shiryu of the Rain clenched his cigar, the Charlotte sisters wearing wide-brimmed round hats looked up, Crocodile in the private box watching the broadcast, as well as many knowledgeable people present or watching online, whether pirates, underground world figures, or Marines interested in the match, all were fixated on the tall young woman, Kuujou Jolyne, who slowly walked off the stage after clearing more than forty fighters.
So this female pirate actually had such strength, no wonder she could be Chopper na Giorno's captain…
"It's a little different from the kind of scene caused by Haoshoku…"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk crossed his arms and stared at Jolyne as she walked toward Giorno after her victory.
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