Hearing Luffy's words, the fear in Spandam's heart magnified to the extreme, his pupils shrinking to a dot, and snot streaming out of his nose.
But then he thought of his own identity, and seeing a golden den den mushi on the table, he immediately regained his confidence.
He said, feigning composure.
"Straw… Straw Hat! Do you know who you're talking to?"
"I am the chief of CP9, and I represent the World Government!"
"Threatening me now is threatening the World Government, you are provoking the dignity of the World Government."
"Do you want to be an enemy of the entire world?"
After saying all this in one breath, the confidence on Spandam's face grew stronger and stronger.
The World Government represents the absolute power of this world, with over 180 countries as its member states.
Whoever dares to oppose the World Government is an enemy of the entire world.
He believed that after hearing his words, Straw Hat would be scared out of his wits and would not dare to be so presumptuous with him anymore.
However, just then, the voice from the den den mushi continued.
"Don't say you're just some damn CP9 chief."
"Even if you're a Celestial Dragon."
"As long as you dare to touch my people, I will chase you to Mary Geoise and kill you!"
Creak!
Bang!
Upon hearing this, Spandam was so frightened that he fell off his chair, landing on the floor with a thud.
His eyes were filled with horror, long trails of snot hung from his nose, and his entire body was drenched in cold sweat.
This pirate is too terrifying!
Why can't the World Government even suppress these new generation pirates anymore?
For a moment, he even began to regret getting involved with Nico Robin.
But when his gaze fell upon the golden den den mushi on the table, he regained some confidence.
With this item, he believed that Straw Hat would definitely not be his opponent.
Moreover, he had already proposed the idea of resurrecting Pluton to the Gorosei and had received their support.
Nico Robin was also a key to activating Pluton. If he could get Nico Robin into his hands, he would surely achieve great merit and a high position!
Thinking of this, Spandam's mood calmed down again, and he spoke to the den den mushi.
"Straw… Straw Hat!"
"Nico Robin chose to stand with us voluntarily."
"So I advise you to release our man quickly."
"Otherwise… you will definitely regret it!"
Upon hearing this, Luffy no longer wasted words with Spandam. He simply squeezed Blueno's hand harder, and the latter immediately let out another miserable scream.
"Ah ah ah ah…"
This scream was more intense than any before, making Spandam even more alarmed, his heart completely suspended.
Just then, Luffy gave his final warning.
"This person is a warning!"
"If you don't listen to me and harm Robin in any way."
"The next one to die… will be you!"
"Click!"
The den den mushi was hung up, and Spandam's expression was one of extreme horror.
He suddenly felt as if he had lost all his strength and collapsed onto the floor.
It was only when his back touched the ground that he felt the coldness coming from behind him.
It was also then that he realized his cold sweat had already soaked his clothes!
Recalling Luffy's last words, Spandam couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Looking up at the ceiling, he murmured.
"That… that demon actually killed Blueno right in front of me!"
Spandam couldn't believe it.
Someone actually dared to kill a World Government agent right in front of the World Government.
He had only heard before that this extremely evil pirate was lawless, but he had thought at the time that a new generation pirate could easily be suppressed with some irresistible force.
However, this time, he truly understood why this new generation pirate was called the "Worst Generation."
After lying on the ground in shock for a long time, he suddenly remembered something, abruptly sat up, and picked up the den den mushi to contact another person.
It took a while for the den den mushi to connect.
"Is that Rob Lucci?"
On the other end of the den den mushi, Rob Lucci, hiding alone in a corner, couldn't help but frown at the voice from the den den mushi, looking puzzled.
Spandam's voice sounded very panicked, and he contacted him suddenly. Had something happened?
Rob Lucci replied in a deep voice.
"It's me!"
Hearing this voice, Spandam immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew…"
"That's great! It seems you weren't captured!"
After letting out a long breath, he continued to speak to Lucci in a very panicked tone.
"Listen carefully! Rob Lucci!"
"Blueno was killed by Straw Hat."
"You don't need to hide anymore, act quickly today."
"Bring me the blueprints for Pluton and Nico Robin as fast as possible!"
Lucci frowned upon hearing Spandam's words. This sudden turn of events made him feel incredibly troublesome.
But he still responded, "I understand!"
After finishing the call with Lucci, Spandam sat in a daze, lost in thought.
From what he heard from Straw Hat, even if Rob Lucci brought Nico Robin to Enies Lobby, Straw Hat might still chase after her.
Although all of CP9 are masters, Straw Hat's strength had shocked the entire world at that time.
He was still a bit worried that CP9 might not be able to defeat him.
Thinking of this, he once again shifted his attention to the golden den den mushi on the table.
This was his greatest reliance.
After getting Robin and the blueprint of pluton, he must use a Buster Call to kill the Straw Hat.
Otherwise, Straw Hat might really keep chasing him, just as he said on the den den mushi.
...
Luffy's side.
After he hung up the den den mushi, he intended to end Blueno's life there.
He did this not only to give Spandam a warning but also to eliminate Blueno, who had a somewhat unsolvable ability.
If he kept him, it would be troublesome if he used his ability to transfer Robin to a place difficult for ordinary people to reach.
Just as Luffy made up his mind and was about to act, his peripheral vision caught Karu running quickly towards him.
And he called out to him, "Gah!"
Luffy was stunned by the sound.
He looked at Karu in confusion.
It seemed that because the ability to listen to all things, hidden within him, suddenly took effect, he instantly understood Karu's meaning.
"You mean you want this ability?"
"Gah!" Karu cried out in response and nodded resolutely.
Before, Luffy had used his Heaven-Defying Comprehension to help him attract a Devil Fruit.
But it didn't succeed.
However, that time allowed Karu to discover his hidden talent.
But because he had never been exposed to the concept of space ability, he had never known how to describe his talent.
And just now, seeing Blueno use the Door-Door Fruit's ability to open a door out of thin air, his brain seemed to be activated, and he instantly determined that it was an ability that matched his hidden talent.
Seeing Karu's extremely serious look, Luffy decided to give it a try.
Moreover, if such an unsolvable ability could really be used by them, it would definitely be of great help to the Straw Hat in the future.
After making Karu ready, Luffy applied Heaven-Defying Comprehension to him.
At the same time, the hand he pressed on Blueno's head was suddenly enveloped in a black glow.
Above the black, a mass like a red aura quickly appeared.
The red aura, like a flowing water ball, flowed down his hand to Blueno's head.
Boom!
With a violent sound, the ground directly below Blueno's head was blasted through by the powerful impact, revealing the seawater below.
And Blueno, bleeding from all seven orifices, instantly died.
Then, it was a quiet wait.
The blood flowing from Blueno's head dripped into the sea below through the ground broken by Luffy.
Soon, Luffy saw many kinds of sea fish with sharp fangs, attracted by the smell of blood, appearing in the sea, tearing at each other because of the bloody smell.
The scene quickly became extremely chaotic.
At this moment, a clever sea fish seemed to discover that the blood was flowing from this hole, so it rushed towards the hole with its fangs open.
Looking at the approaching sea fish, Luffy's eyes suddenly lit up.
He unexpectedly saw a Devil Fruit stuck on the sharp, sword-like long nose of that sea fish.
The moment he saw the Devil Fruit, a prompt appeared in his mind.
[Your comprehension is heaven-defying. Through spiritual transmission, your transmitter is extraordinarily talented, and the Door-Door Fruit has been attracted!]
Seeing this prompt, Luffy couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He didn't expect that Karu actually possessed spatial talent and had even attracted the Door-Door Fruit.
When the sea fish's sword-like nose extended through the hole, he seized the opportunity to pull the Devil Fruit from its nose.
Then he handed it to Karu.
Karu, as if guided, had found the ability that suited him, so at this moment, without hesitation, he picked up the Devil Fruit and took a bite.
"Ugh…" Even a duck couldn't stand the taste of the Devil Fruit and let out a dry heave.
At this time, Luffy again used his Heaven-Defying Comprehension to help Karu quickly understand his ability.
Then he opened his mouth and said to him, "Try your ability!"
Karu nodded at the words.
He raised his wing-like arm and pushed it into the air, and an air door was opened by him.
From the outside, it looked like a green, Different Space inside.
Seeing such a scene, both Luffy and Karu were overjoyed.
After that, they did not continue to play but began to return towards the direction of the shipyard.
Robin's matter was sudden, and they had to hurry back and explain it to the others.
...
"Now, an island-wide alert is issued:
According to the meteorological bureau's observation, Aqua Laguna will descend tonight!
All residents are requested to leave the island as soon as possible or evacuate to higher ground…"
On the way back to the shipyard, such a broadcast sounded on the island.
Amidst the anxious cries of the citizens, Luffy returned to the shipyard with Karu.
When the two of them returned to Enel's Ark Maxim, the Straw Hat had all returned.
Of course, except for Robin.
And the moment they saw Luffy and Karu appear, Nami immediately ran to Luffy with a panicked expression and said to him, "This is bad, Luffy!"
"Robin is gone!"
"We went shopping, and when we came out of a store, we found that Robin had disappeared at some point."
"We searched for a long time using Observation Haki but couldn't find her."
Nami's Observation Haki range was extremely wide, and even she couldn't find her, which made everyone very worried.
Then she continued, "We searched for a long time and couldn't find Robin, so we thought she might have come back here first."
"But when we came back, we found that Robin wasn't here either."
"What should we do, Luffy?"
Nami spoke very anxiously, and everyone else also had solemn expressions, full of worry.
At this moment, Luffy slowly spoke, "I saw Robin!"
"She said… she wants to leave our crew!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised.
They all spoke up.
"Why? Why does Robin want to leave us?"
"Did we do something wrong that made Robin angry?"
"Luffy, did you see Robin? Why didn't you bring her back?"
"Yeah! Luffy! Did you just let Robin leave us like that?"
"Did you agree to her getting off our ship?"
Listening to everyone's continuous questions, Luffy raised his hand to signal.
Everyone immediately stopped talking and looked at Luffy, waiting for his answer.
At this moment, Luffy spoke, "Robin's choice to leave is her own, and of course, I won't agree."
"But I also won't stop her or force her back."
Hearing Luffy say this, everyone's faces were filled with confusion.
"Why, if you don't bring her back, isn't she still leaving us?" Nami couldn't help but ask.
Everyone else had the same thought.
Luffy replied, "Robin is currently afraid of something, and even if she's forced back, she'll still try every possible way to leave us in the future."
"So we need to help her dispel what she's afraid of, so she can truly return to us."
At this moment, Uta asked, "What is Robin afraid of?"
Luffy's gaze swept over everyone, and then he said word by word, "She's afraid that because of the [darkness] on her, she'll implicate us!"
Although they didn't know what Luffy meant by [darkness], just by the meaning of his words, everyone already understood.
That is, Robin didn't want to leave them.
Instead, she had no choice but to leave to protect them.
At this moment, everyone suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles appeared on their faces.
"That's great! It seems Robin doesn't really want to leave us!"
"So she did this to protect us, I thought we did something wrong to make her angry!"
"How is that possible, Chopper?! Robin isn't that kind of person."
"Robin sacrificed herself for us, we must bring her back."
As everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Sanji then asked Luffy,
"Luffy, you're saying the 'darkness' around Robin must refer to some secret she has that will attract powerful enemies to us, right?"
"So, our enemy is…"
When Sanji asked this question, everyone else looked at Luffy.
They didn't care what secrets Robin had, nor did they care about the danger it would bring them.
Everyone's first reaction was to face the powerful enemies that were about to arrive.
Luffy looked at the crowd and slowly said,
"The World Government!!!"
Hearing this name that pirates feared, the Straw Hat at this moment not only showed no fear but became incredibly resolute.
Because they had a goal.
Afterward, Luffy told everyone about CP9.
After finishing, he continued, saying,
"Now, this secret organization of the World Government wants to take Robin away."
"And Robin chose to go with them, so they must have something that Robin fears in their hands."
"So what we need to do next is follow this organization and find what Robin fears."
"Then destroy that thing and make Robin truly willing to return to us!"
Luffy did not directly state what Robin was afraid of, nor did he choose to take everyone directly to make a ruckus at Enies Lobby.
Because what he wanted to change was Robin's mindset, so the most crucial thing was to hear Robin's true feelings.
Only when Robin was willing to tell them that she wanted to return would their goal truly be achieved.
After hearing Luffy's words, everyone understood the general process of bringing Robin back.
They then proceeded to ask about the specific details.
"Then what exactly should we do?"
Just then, the island-wide broadcast sounded again.
"Now issuing an island-wide alert:"
"According to the meteorological bureau, the Aqua Laguna will arrive tonight!"
"All ports are now progressively closing."
"The sea train will officially cease operation after its last departure at 7 PM."
"All residents wishing to evacuate the island, please hurry…"