Robin heard the disdain for the World Government in his tone and sighed inwardly, thinking that if the World Government couldn't scare him, then Crocodile probably couldn't either.
However! She absolutely couldn't leave with him like this; Alabasta still had the Poneglyphs, and she couldn't give up this opportunity.
Thinking of this, she smiled helplessly,
"My dream is to decipher all the Poneglyphs and uncover the truth of the Void Century, which was buried by the World Government."
"If you can promise to help me achieve my dream, I will become your Goddess Consort."
"No problem."
Robin nodded, but Asmodeus's quick answer didn't put her at ease.
"You probably don't know that the president of Baroque Works is none other than the Shichibukai, Crocodile."
"He wants to seize the Alabasta Kingdom and have me decipher the Poneglyphs here. Afterwards, I will most likely be killed by him."
Asmodeus listened expressionlessly. Perhaps he could use the information asymmetry to make Robin more obedient and submissive to his actions.
"So, before I become your Goddess Consort, I want to read the Poneglyphs here. If you truly want me to be your Goddess Consort, you can come and rescue me when the time comes."
"I think, Lord God, you wouldn't refuse my small whim, right? After all, if you won't even let me see the Poneglyphs that are almost within reach, then I can't trust your guarantee either~"
"No need for such trouble," Asmodeus said, looking confident of victory.
"We'll just go directly to Alabasta and kill Crocodile. The members of Baroque Works don't know he's the president."
"At that time, I, the God, will personally take you to read the Poneglyphs."
Robin had no objection. She suddenly smiled teasingly and quipped:
"Earlier, I saw you take two women onto the airship. I suppose they will also become your Goddess Consorts. Could it be that even a god cannot escape worldly desires and is so infatuated with human beauty?"
"A god's desires are stronger than a mortal's. Moreover, all Goddess Consorts chosen by me can provide assistance for my cultivation, making me even stronger."
"They can even make you stronger?!"
"This is the wonderful use of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. When you and I develop it for a while, you will naturally understand."
Asmodeus explained calmly. Anyway, no matter how absurd the skill, he could just attribute it to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Don't ask, just say that he, the God, is awesome, and his Devil Fruit ability is well-developed.
Robin's face flushed. She turned and put the books she had been holding into her sling bag, then casually gestured to Asmodeus.
Asmodeus understood, picked her up from the small boat, and returned to Little Maxim.
Sea King Turtle: What about me???
.....
On the vast sea, extremely far from Asmodeus and the others, the Foxy Pirates were accelerating forward.
They enjoyed playing the ridiculous pirate game called Davy Back Fight, which involved competing to steal each other's crew members.
In this world where strength reigns supreme, perhaps only Luffy and his crew would not use their power to bully others, lowering themselves to play house with them.
Just then, Pickles, holding a telescope, shouted in surprise:
"Captain! The Marines seem to have been attacked! The Marines on the deck are all lying on the ground; they must all be dead."
"What?!"
Foxy was startled and quickly snatched the telescope from his hand. He peered through it and indeed saw a group of Marines collapsed together, their fates unknown.
"Captain, are we still going over? Looking at this situation, that female colonel was probably captured. If they're nearby, we'd just be walking into our deaths."
"Damn it!" Foxy angrily punched the railing. "I wonder how Big Pan and Porche are doing."
"Captain, our lives are important! Anyway, those pirates were just taken, so it's fine to abandon them," Pickles quickly advised, afraid that the Captain would cause trouble.
"Boom!!!"
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning rapidly expanded in Foxy's eyes. Before he could use his Slow-Slow Beam, a giant foot made of lightning stomped on his head, embedding him deep into the deck.
"Slow-Slow Devil Fruit user, Silver Fox Foxy."
Asmodeus looked at Foxy, who was originally ugly but now a bloody mess beneath his foot, and a smile curled at the corner of his mouth. Slow-Slow Fruit, I'll take it!
"Captain!"
The pirates immediately cried out in panic. Foxy was instantly killed; they couldn't possibly win. But now, stranded on the open sea, where could they escape?
Asmodeus's eyes gathered lightning. Following the guidance of his Observation Haki, his gaze locked onto the crowd on the pirate ship.
[Lightning Style: Electric Eye!]
The next moment, two beams of electricity that cut through everything shot out from Asmodeus's eyes.
As his gaze moved, the pirates fell into eternal silence amidst screams of horrifying terror.
The power of the electric light was terrifying, and the residual heat ignited the pirate ship.
Some unlucky pirates who didn't die immediately would be burned to ashes by the flames.
Asmodeus's control ability was extremely strong. Foxy was only severely injured and on the verge of death, not instantly killed.
He spread out his right hand, and a strange White Lightning surged from it. He slammed it hard onto Foxy.
In a vision imperceptible to the naked eye, a pale pink energy mass, enveloped by the White Lightning, was extracted. That was the power of the Slow-Slow Devil Fruit.
Asmodeus unhurriedly took an apple from his inner pocket. He placed the Slow-Slow Devil Fruit ability into it. Watching the apple transform, he smiled with satisfaction. It was time to head to Alabasta.
"God's Judgement!"
As his words fell, Asmodeus directly transformed into lightning and departed. A true man never looks back at an explosion.
As for the Beri on the pirate ship?
Asmodeus wasn't short on Beri, and Foxy was too poor. His Observation Haki only detected a few million Beri, which he could only regret.
Only when he acquired spatial abilities, such as after plundering the Door-Door Fruit, would he be able to conveniently collect spoils of war.
.....
Three days later, Marineford, Marineford, Marshal's Office.
Sengoku, wearing frog-eye glasses and with his long beard tied into a braid, was currently engrossed in deep thought, clutching the documents in his hand.
In front of him, Aokiji Kuzan, wearing an eye mask, was lazily sprawled on the sofa, with his feet crossed on the coffee table, openly enjoying his paid leave.
"Buru Buru!! Buru Buru!!"
Suddenly, a high-pitched, urgent cry from a Den Den Mushi interrupted Sengoku's thoughts. He frowned and quickly raised his hand to pick up the receiver.
"Pata~"
"Marshal Sengoku! Urgent intelligence! The Rumble-Rumble Fruit user has appeared! He abducted Navy Colonel Hina!"
The Den Den Mushi vividly imitated the urgent expression of the intelligence officer. The words it spoke made Sengoku's pupils constrict.