What a stunning beauty.
Sora admired the conflicted, hesitant expression on Nico Robin's face, genuinely impressed.
Robin was an extremely intelligent woman—otherwise, she wouldn't have survived for so long while being hunted by the World Government.
But smart people had a clear weakness: they overthought things.
A simple gesture from others could lead to a dozen interpretations in their minds.
Just like now.
If it had been Nami who woke up and found Sora beside her, she would've screamed immediately and woken up the whole Straw Hat crew—ruining all of his fun.
Only someone like Robin, who instantly understood the power gap and weighed all the consequences, would choose to cooperate rather than resist.
Just like how she had surrendered without a fight to Admiral Aokiji.
That was why Sora had chosen to mess with Robin first instead of Nami.
Still, maybe he went a bit too far—Robin couldn't help but let out a cry.
"N-No..."
The second the sound escaped her lips, her face turned ghostly pale. She hadn't even realized she was going to call out.
Just as she made the sound, Sora grabbed her and leapt to the side.
Boom!
The next instant, attacks from Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji struck where Sora had just stood.
"You bastard! Let Robin go!" Luffy growled, clutching his straw hat with fury in his eyes.
"What the hell did you just do to Robin-chan?!" Sanji yelled, his whole body burning with rage.
He recognized the tone of Robin's cry immediately—it was a sound he knew all too well.
Zoro, meanwhile, stood expressionless. He still hadn't dropped his guard around Robin, the newest member of their crew.
"What happened? Robin?" Nami sat up, confused and groggy.
"Scumbag! Let her go!" Usopp and Chopper shouted from a safe distance, afraid to approach but full of righteous anger.
Sigh.
Sanji, is that really how you talk to your future brother-in-law?
If your sister wasn't watching, I'd beat your ass right now.
Sora chuckled inwardly and smiled at the crew. "I'm Robin's husband. Name's Sora."
Robin, still in his arms, looked up at him in utter shock.
She hadn't expected him to say something so shameless.
Was he planning to completely trap her now?
"Oh, really? Why didn't you just say so?" Luffy slapped his palm with his fist, realization dawning.
"You idiot!"
"Obviously that's a lie, how can you believe that crap?" Zoro and Sanji shouted, smacking Luffy upside the head.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Robin herself," Sora said with a smirk, glancing at her.
Then he gave her backside a firm slap.
Smack!
Robin's face turned crimson again. Her heart wavered.
That bounty… 1.5 billion.
This man clearly had overwhelming confidence in his strength. His brazen attitude only made that more obvious.
Fine, she thought. If I'm his target, there's no need to drag the Straw Hats into this.
In the end, she nodded silently, her face flushed.
Sora's eyes lit up in surprise.
He hadn't expected Robin to cooperate so well—and the way she looked right now was absolutely irresistible.
"See? Even Robin agrees."
Luffy looked at her and quickly tried to justify his earlier belief.
No way... is he really Robin's husband?
The rest of the Straw Hats stared, stunned.
"Damn it! You bastard! You already won over Robin-chan?!"
Sanji collapsed to his knees, pounding the ground in anguish.
"Wait, did you just say your name is Sora?"
"Godslayer Sora?!"
Nami's face twisted in shock.
Godslayer Sora—the man who attacked the Celestial Dragons in the North Blue, murdered two kings, and racked up a bounty of 1.5 billion Berries.
Nami remembered reading about him in the reports. Her face turned pale.
Someone like that… there's no way they could win.
"Haha, looks like you figured it out, Nami," Sora laughed.
"Truth is, I lied earlier. I'm not Robin's husband. She just played along so you wouldn't get dragged in."
"Bye-bye!"
With a laugh, Sora dashed off into the night with Robin in his arms.
"You bastard! Put Robin down!"
"I knew there was no way you were her husband!"
Luffy and Sanji exploded with rage and gave chase.
Zoro hesitated for a moment, then moved to follow—only to be grabbed by Nami.
"Wait, Luffy, Sanji, stop!" Nami called after them, grabbing Zoro's arm.
"What is it?" Zoro looked at her, confused.
"He's Godslayer Sora! A pirate with a 1.5 billion bounty! You guys aren't a match for him!"
"Now you understand why Robin didn't resist, don't you?"
"Go get Luffy and Sanji back—now!"
Zoro's pupils shrank. "1.5 billion…?"
Usopp and Chopper stood frozen, utterly shocked.
A calm voice interrupted from the side.
"You're a smart girl, Nami. No wonder Sora's interested in you."
"But it's too late now."
"Ever since he set his eyes on you and Robin, your fates were sealed."
Reiju stepped out of the shadows with a squad of Sky Knight soldiers. Her voice was calm and emotionless.
"What?! Me too?!"
Nami's heart dropped. Her face turned as pale as a corpse.
"W-Who are you people?!" Usopp stammered.
"Who cares? Let's just cut them down!" Zoro snapped, charging straight at Reiju.
Reiju waved her hand, and her guards surged forward to intercept Zoro.
"Nami, her eyebrows… they look like Sanji's…" Chopper whispered, eyes wide.
Nami froze. Now that he mentioned it… they did look alike.
But before she could speak, Reiju made her move—charging directly at her.
"Nami, run!"
Usopp raised his slingshot while Chopper transformed into his human form. Both stood in front of her despite their fear.
Reiju casually knocked them aside and grabbed Nami as she tried to escape.
Because these people were Sanji's friends, she had no intention of hurting them.
As Nami struggled in her grip, she looked up at Reiju with pleading eyes.
"Big sis… can you let me go?"
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