Chapter 215: The Sake Cups of Brotherhood and the King of the Wind! The Vice Captain's Deal
Sabo's knees went weak from a violent headache, and he fell heavily to his knees amidst the white soil and sand.
Deep within his mind, those fragmented images, stimulated by the Sharingan, finally pieced themselves together into complete and clear pictures.
Luffy, Ace... those closest to him whom he had forgotten, finally crossed the mist of time and returned to the depths of his soul.
"Ah..."
Sabo stopped that heart-wrenching scream.
"Stop, everyone!"
He braced his hands firmly against the rough ground, gasping for air as if he had just experienced a life-or-death battle.
He slowly raised his head, and the gaze that had been filled with high fighting spirit and alertness changed completely.
His azure eye sockets were now bloodshot, and warm tears uncontrollably welled up and spilled out, rolling down his cheeks and dripping in large drops onto the dry white soil.
However, while streaming with tears, Sabo suddenly tilted his head back and burst into laughter without warning.
His laughter was filled with the ecstasy of recovering what was lost, endless regret, and final relief.
In the incredulous eyes of the surrounding patrol members, the Chief of Staff, who was the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, had completely dropped all his defenses.
He dropped the pipe in his hand, stood up without any defenses, and walked step by step toward the "wicked pirate" with a bounty as high as 600 million.
Sabo walked up to Tatsuya, bent down with utmost solemnity, and bowed deeply.
"Thank you..."
"If it weren't for those strange eyes of yours, I might never have remembered the most important brothers in my heart for the rest of my life."
"I almost caused an irreparable regret."
He straightened up, wiped the tears off his face indiscriminately, and looked at Tatsuya with a sincere and fervent gaze:
"Luffy... thank you for taking care of him all this time, Crimson Lotus!"
Just as the Revolutionary Army members were collectively stunned by Sabo's abnormal behavior.
The originally clear sky over Baltigo suddenly became covered with dark clouds.
A wind with unparalleled oppressive force swept across the entire desolate battlefield without warning, instantly blowing away the dust filling the air.
In the center of the storm, a tall man wearing a large deep green cloak, with a dark red geometric tattoo on the left side of his face, appeared silently on the scene like a god controlling the storm.
The supreme leader of the Revolutionary Army, the man known as the "World's Worst Criminal" — Monkey D. Dragon.
Dragon's gaze, deep as an abyss, first looked quietly at the tearful Sabo.
Then he calmly turned his gaze to Tatsuya and Robin.
He did not deliberately emit killing intent, yet he naturally exuded an aura of dominance that commanded respect without anger, causing everyone present to feel their breathing hitch slightly.
Dragon slowly raised his hand and made a simple gesture, signaling all the tense Revolutionary Army soldiers around to lower their weapons.
"Guests who have come from afar."
Dragon's voice was low and majestic, piercing through the whistling wind and landing steadily in everyone's ears.
"Kuma has already conveyed your movements and everything that has happened to me."
"Since you are friends cherished by Luffy, there is no need to continue talking in this wind and sand."
Tatsuya naturally took Robin's hand.
Under the guidance of Sabo, whose attitude had undergone a 180-degree turn.
The two followed in Dragon's footsteps and walked into the massive and sturdy secret base that the Revolutionary Army had hidden underground on the island of white soil.
Passing through heavy guards and intricate steel corridors, they arrived at the base's core secret room.
The moment the door was pushed open, Robin's breathing hitched slightly.
What appeared before her were mountains of precious ancient documents and unique books.
As well as top-secret intelligence about the darkest aspects of the World Government that the Revolutionary Army had collected from all over the world over the years.
For any scholar, these materials were priceless treasures.
Dragon turned around, looked at this sole survivor of Ohara with a solemn expression, and expressed his heartfelt respect to her.
"Nico Robin, we have been looking for you, this 'Lamp of Revolution'."
Dragon's voice carried sincere expectation and entrustment.
"All the materials and intelligence stored here are now unconditionally and completely open to you."
Hearing these words, Robin, who had experienced twenty years of displacement and had always been regarded by the world as the Child of the Devil, felt an unprecedented sense of respect and belonging well up in her heart.
Her eyes shifted, and she cast a look filled with deep affection and gratitude at Tatsuya beside her.
She knew very well in her heart that the reason she could enjoy this stability was entirely due to this man's protection.
After properly settling Robin, Tatsuya followed Dragon and Sabo to a secret room deep in the base and sat opposite them.
At the stone table, Tatsuya completely put away his previous relaxed and lazy demeanor, his eyes becoming deep.
As a transmigrator who knew the future direction of the world, he knew better than anyone.
The clouds of the Marineford War were approaching, and a greater storm of the era was coming.
The monsters of the New World were by no means comparable to these characters in Paradise.
He had to seize this rare window of opportunity to completely make up for his shortcomings in martial arts and Haki.
"Lord Dragon, the Straw Hat Pirates will surely step into the New World in the future to face those high and mighty Four Emperors-level experts."
"I can promise you that I will use my life as a bargaining chip to protect Luffy as he cuts through the waves and eventually ascends to the throne of the Pirate King."
He paused and continued: "At the same time, Robin will use her knowledge to help the Revolutionary Army decipher those key poneglyphs that hide the truth of the world."
"This will be an indispensable asset for you to overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons."
Listening to the heavy promise thrown out by Tatsuya, the expressions of both Dragon and Sabo became solemn.
"As an equivalent exchange." Tatsuya looked straight at Dragon, proposing the true purpose of his trip.
"I want you to impart all your top-tier Armament Haki application techniques of the Revolutionary Army to me!"
High-level Armament Haki at the internal destruction level could drive Haki into the enemy's interior to cause damage.
This was the final piece of the puzzle for Tatsuya to break through the limitations of his mortal flesh and fight against those top powerhouses with thick skin and tough flesh.
Dragon looked quietly at the young man in front of him, whose eyes burned with vibrant ambition.
In those young black eyes, he saw an astonishing capacity capable of shaking the entire era.
A hint of appreciation flashed in Dragon's eyes, and without the slightest hesitation, he solemnly nodded and agreed to this win-win deal.
And Sabo, sitting on the side, who felt that he owed Tatsuya a huge favor that he could not repay, stood up excitedly upon hearing this.
He cracked his knuckles forcefully, his eyes burning with scorching fighting spirit:
"Wanting to master internal destruction Armament Haki is very dangerous."
"That kind of power is extremely violent; if you are not careful, it will backfire and completely destroy your own meridians."
Sabo grinned at Tatsuya, revealing a smile that was full of sunshine but also carried a hint of danger:
"However, since you have taken care of Luffy for so long along the way, I must naturally repay you well."
"For the upcoming special training, let me, as his brother, 'entertain' you properly!"
Facing the bold words of the Revolutionary Army's second-in-command filled with fighting spirit.
Tatsuya not only did not shrink back, but the smile on his lips became even more intense.
He smiled and spat out four words:
"That is exactly what I want."
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