Chapter 224: Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan! Shocking Front-Page News
The Revolutionary Army's stealth clipper cut through the waves in the deep night, its speeding wake tearing through the pitch-black sea surface as it gradually distanced itself from the sinful waters of the Iron-Blooded Kingdom.
On the deck, the sea breeze carried a biting chill.
The intelligence agents who had just been rescued from the underground dungeon were resting in corners in small groups.
They occasionally looked up at the tall, black-clad figure at the bow.
Their eyes still held lingering shock and deep awe.
That figure, who had wiped out enemies as easily as cutting vegetables, was deeply etched into their minds.
Sabo stood with his arms crossed, leaning quietly against the sturdy railing.
Listening to the sound of the waves, his mind replayed the scene that had occurred in the corridor just a short while ago like a revolving lantern.
The single strike with which Tatsuya had killed Diamante was simply illogical.
That crisp, decisive, fatal blow...
Sabo felt a secret shock in his heart.
He realized with absolute clarity that this man, known to the world as the Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates of the "Worst Generation," possessed true combat power that had undoubtedly reached the terrifying level of a top commander under one of the Four Emperors in the New World.
At the very front of the clipper, Tatsuya sat cross-legged on the bow alone.
He let the strong sea breeze blow through his black hair, his eyes slightly closed.
On the surface, he seemed to be resting, but in reality, his consciousness had long since sunk deep into the system panel in his mind.
Looking at the 10,000 Ninja Points he had successfully gained after killing Diamante, plus the foundation he had accumulated along the way, his current balance of Ninja Points had finally broken through the major threshold, steadily reaching 60,000.
Without the slightest hesitation, Tatsuya directly opened the advanced exchange interface of the system store in his consciousness.
He decisively paid a full 50,000 Ninja Points to upgrade his Mangekyo Sharingan, which had been aching from overuse, directly transforming it into the one with endless pupil power—the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!
As a cool and vast, strange ocular power circulated and reshaped within his optic nerves, Tatsuya's consciousness withdrew from the system.
He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the vast power in his eye sockets that seemed capable of seeing through all illusions in the world without any fear of exhaustion.
The corners of his mouth could no longer be restrained from curling upward.
A low, pleasant chuckle also escaped his throat.
"Hehehe..."
This laughter, which seemed somewhat eerie in the silent night, drifted with the sea breeze to the deck behind him.
It made Sabo, who was deep in thought, and the group of Revolutionary Army soldiers nearby feel a chill down their backs for no reason.
Everyone looked at each other, then tacitly took a few steps back.
...
A few days later, in the early morning, the clipper skillfully passed through the sandstorms that raged year-round and successfully returned to the Revolutionary Army's headquarters—the hidden underground port of Baltigo.
As soon as they docked.
Sabo and Tatsuya took the rescued comrades and headed straight for the spacious office of their leader, Dragon, without a moment's delay.
"Bang."
Sabo stepped forward and slammed the top-secret arms ledger, stained with dried blood, onto Dragon's large desk.
Dragon, wearing his dark green cloak, solemnly flipped through the shocking transaction records in the ledger.
At the same time, he quietly listened to Sabo's detailed report on the entire process of the raid.
When Dragon heard that Tatsuya had actually killed Diamante, a top commander under Doflamingo, within just two moves, even this man, whom the World Government considered the most heinous criminal, had a flash of obvious surprise in his deep, abyss-like eyes.
He closed the ledger and expressed high praise for the swift and decisive action Tatsuya had demonstrated without hesitation.
He also stated in a solemn tone that the Revolutionary Army owed him a huge favor because of this.
After the brief report, Tatsuya bluntly declined the victory banquet prepared by the Revolutionary Army.
He strode with his long legs, skillfully navigating the intricate underground corridors, and walked straight to the top-secret archives buried deep at the base of the facility.
Accompanied by a dull grinding sound, Tatsuya reached out and pushed open the heavy stone door.
The archives were lit with soft light.
Robin was wearing intellectual gold-rimmed glasses, sitting amidst a mountain of ancient documents and yellowed scrolls.
Holding a fountain pen, she was writing intently in a notebook.
Hearing the familiar footsteps at the door, Robin stopped her work and looked up.
When she saw the unscathed, black-haired man through her lenses, a bright smile like spring flowers bloomed on her beautiful face.
Robin put down her pen, stood up, walked quickly forward, and threw herself into Tatsuya's broad, warm embrace.
She pressed her cheek against Tatsuya's chest, greedily taking a deep breath of the reassuring scent on him.
Although she knew better than anyone the strength of this Vice Captain, on this sea filled with crises, as long as he had not returned safely, the heart hanging in Robin's chest could not truly be put at ease.
Only at this moment did that worry completely dissipate.
Tatsuya smiled gently and stretched out his strong arms to wrap around her waist.
The two of them embraced quietly in this quiet room filled with the dust of history, enjoying this brief warmth of reunion.
However, this rare tranquility did not last long.
Just as the two were being intimate, a chaotic and urgent sound of running footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside the stone door.
"Bang!"
Koala didn't even bother to knock, but crashed through the door of the archives.
She was clutching the latest copy of the "World Economic News" that smelled of fresh ink.
Her originally rosy cheeks were now pale as paper, and she was panting.
"Something... something big has happened!" Koala's voice carried an undisguised tremor.
She walked quickly to the two of them and handed the newspaper to Tatsuya and Robin with trembling hands.
Tatsuya released Robin and took the newspaper.
He saw that the front-page headline of the newspaper was printed with blood-red characters that took up almost half the page—
[World Government Highest Notice: Whitebeard Pirates Second Division Commander, Portgas D. Ace, will be publicly executed at the Marineford of the Marine headquarters in one week!]
The moment they saw this line of large characters, the air pressure in the archives seemed to drop to freezing.
Immediately after, a gust of wind swept in.
Sabo's eyes were red, and he rushed into the archives like a mad, lone wolf.
Having fully recovered his memory, how could he allow such a tragedy to happen again!
Looking at the photo of Ace on the newspaper, tightly bound by Sea Stone chains, Sabo, who had only recently regained his memories, clenched his fists, and a terrifying, violent Haki erupted from his body.
"Absolutely unforgivable..."
Sabo growled through gritted teeth, his voice filled with inseparable grief and determination.
"I absolutely cannot let this go! I must go save Ace!"
Tatsuya's mouth slowly curled into a cold smile instead.
He threw the newspaper onto the dusty stone floor with a flick of his hand.
"After Luffy sees this newspaper, he will definitely kill his way to Impel Down without regard for anything."
Tatsuya's voice was steady and firm.
"Since that's the case, as his Vice Captain, how can I let him take all the spotlight in that hell alone?"
Tatsuya turned around and gently kissed the forehead of the anxious Robin.
Robin was obviously well aware of how much her Captain valued his partners and brothers; Luffy would definitely go to save Ace.
The road ahead was destined to be a sea of blood and corpses.
She looked at Tatsuya, her eyes showing no retreat, only the determination to face it together:
"Tatsuya, tell me what to do now."
"What are we going to do for Luffy?"
Tatsuya nodded slightly.
Then, he slowly turned around and met the gaze of the bloodshot-eyed Sabo beside him.
The two's gazes collided in the dim archives; no words were needed to reach a consensus.
Target: The world's number one undersea prison, Impel Down!
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