"I can't fight you, I can't escape, and if I anger you, I might even be killed. It doesn't matter if I die, but Nini cannot."
With such a force existing, the World Government's feelings were probably similar to hers at this moment.
Helplessness!
After failing to escape the Shadow Fiend's pursuit even with spatial transfer covering tens of thousands of meters in an instant, Ghost Grandma decisively chose to surrender.
This was a helpless move, but it was better than forcing the other party to kill them.
When under someone else's roof, one must bow their head.
"Nini," thinking of this, Ghost Grandma looked at Nico Robin and sighed, "Grandma is useless. I can't protect you."
"Ghost Grandma!" Nini looked at her with great concern.
Ghost Grandma's ability had side effects. In fact, she was only around fifty years old, but she looked like she was in her seventies or eighties. This was a side effect of her Devil Fruit, which had consumed a large amount of her lifespan when she was young.
And in the past few days, she had used spatial transfer multiple times, which only worsened her condition.
Seeing this, Vladimir couldn't help but speak. "It's not like we're going to kill you, so why the dramatic farewell? We just want to borrow the Treasure-Hunting Mouse. Without the Unicorn Pirates, it's better to say that with our Phantom Organization's protection, she'll be safer. After all, if the ability user dies, the Treasure-Hunting Mouse will be gone too."
Hearing this, Andy Poland snorted angrily. "Do you think you know how our Unicorn Pirates were destroyed?!"
Vladimir was too lazy to bother with him.
Without the Phantom Organization's intervention, the Navy naturally had other means to deal with these rebellious pirates.
However, Ghost Grandma was very pragmatic and nodded. "Shadow Fiend, you can have the Treasure-Hunting Mouse. We can give it to you, but Nini cannot be handed over to you."
"That won't do. As the ability user herself, she must be under our surveillance," Vladimir flatly refused. "Of course, we don't intend to restrict her freedom; we just want her to reside in a different location."
"This is going too far!" Andy was furious. This was tantamount to taking his sister into house arrest.
Vladimir didn't want to talk to this brainless person and simply ignored him.
Ghost Grandma's expression shifted, and she looked at Nini, seemingly seeking her personal opinion.
Seeing this, Nini gritted her teeth and said resolutely, "As long as you don't harm my brother and Ghost Grandma, I'll go with you."
"No problem," Vladimir said generously. "We in the Phantom Organization have always valued our credibility."
"I do believe that!" Nini said softly. "An organization as mysterious as yours hasn't had any rumors of broken credibility so far."
Saying this, she extended her left hand. On her wrist was a bracelet, from which hung a tiny toy mouse.
Nini Poland reached out and wiped it. The toy mouse immediately expanded, becoming palm-sized in the blink of an eye, emitting a squeaking sound.
The little mouse was pure white, wearing a vest with the character Treasure written on it!
"Little Mouse."
Nini petted it and placed it on the ground.
The little mouse immediately sniffed the air and slowly walked to Vladimir's feet.
Vladimir looked down and saw the white mouse open its mouth, trying to chew on the black smoke emanating from him. However, this black smoke was formless and ethereal, impossible to bite.
"How do I use this?" Vladimir asked.
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To absorb the power of the mysterious lake and unlock the ninth transformation, he first needed to get rid of Ghost Grandma and the other two. Vladimir didn't want to expose this secret.
As for how to get rid of them, that was easy.
After some thought, Vladimir suddenly turned and looked at Ghost Grandma and the others. "The Treasure-Hunting Mouse truly lives up to its reputation of being coveted by countless people. This time's harvest is quite good."
"What did you discover…" Ghost Grandma asked again.
Andy, on the other hand, was very displeased. The Phantom Organization had destroyed their Unicorn Pirates earlier, and now they were forcefully using Nini's abilities to gain benefits.
However, this displeasure could only be thought about.
"I don't know myself. This matter needs to be reported upwards!"
Vladimir said seriously. "It might even alarm the vice-captain, or perhaps even the captain."
Upon hearing this, the three were immediately startled. Were terrifying existences above the ruling-level executives about to appear?
"Re-report?" Ghost Grandma stammered, wanting to ask more.
But Vladimir no longer paid attention to her. He closed his eyes, pretending to meditate for a while.
A moment later, dense black mist emanated from his body, swirling and gradually forming a doorway shape in front of him.
The center of the doorway seemed like a cosmic vortex, swirling, and a figure gradually appeared.
"We members of the Phantom Organization can not only summon executives from afar but also communicate telepathically, ignoring spatial distances. Just now, I reported the mission to the captain, and he is tearing through space to come here."
Vladimir was earnestly deceiving them.
"Captain!"
"Tearing through space!"
"Vladimir Emperor!"
The three exclaimed in unison.
Nini's eyes widened, and she stared blankly at the dark doorway.
Inside the doorway, in the center of the vortex, a foot emerged first, followed by a figure.
The figure was dressed in snow-white attire, appearing to be in his early twenties. His features were handsome, but his face was stern, and he exuded an ethereal aura.
He seemed to be standing there, yet also not.
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