Nami ran to the closest rooftop to Luffy, took a deep breath, and shouted,
"Luffy!!! What are you doing over there!!!"
Luffy, squeezed between two buildings, struggled to turn his head, "Na... Nami... are you behind me?! It's not like that, listen to me... I was punched by the pigeon breeder and flew over here, then got stuck. Orochimaru came and didn't help me, he even poked me with a stick.
Orochimaru!! That's enough! Stop poking, I'm going to get angry!"
Nami looked at the two unreliable individuals and then thought of Robin; tears still couldn't be held back and began to fall.
"Stop messing around! Don't you two see what time it is, such an important time! While you two have been dilly-dallying! Robin... Robin was taken away by them!
Robin chose to die for us!"
Orochimaru looked at Nami, who was uncontrollably wailing, and suddenly felt a bit flustered. He nervously dropped the small stick in his hand. He suddenly felt a bit hesitant to tell Nami that he had seen Robin...
Nami wiped away her tears, "Robin wants to sacrifice herself alone to protect us from government attacks. She knows she'll be killed if she's taken away."
"Then... Robin was really lying, right? Just as Orochimaru said, she was threatened into saying those words, right?"
Nami nodded, crying, "Mm."
Luffy felt relieved, "That's great... Don't worry, Nami! I won't let Robin die!" Looking at the distant waves, Orochimaru was preparing to help Luffy. Luffy gathered strength in his hands, and with an explosive burst, he directly pushed down the two buildings that were squeezing him. His rubber hands wrapped around Nami, and he directly sprang back to the upper connection.
At the same time, Chopper, on the other side, also flew over with Zoro. On the shore, Nami and Chopper excitedly looked at each other, high-fived, and just as they were about to get up, they heard the people on the shore telling them to run quickly. The waves had not yet stopped and were sweeping towards them.
Seeing the waves approaching, feeling a bit dazed, Orochimaru suddenly appeared in front of them, crossing his arms in front of him, biting his thumb, and pressing it on the ground.
"Rashomon."
A giant Ghost Facegate rose from the ground, blocking the waves. Luffy and the others were also pulled back by Pauli's rope.
Pauli shouted at them, "Run to the shipyard!"
Everyone instinctively got up and ran with all their might to the high ground at the shipyard, supporting their knees with their hands and panting heavily.
"Oh no... Orochimaru." Luffy turned to run back.
Orochimaru slapped the back of Luffy's head, "I'm already here... If you waited until you thought of me, I'd be dead."
Luffy came back to his senses and mumbled, "You won't really die, and also! Orochimaru!! You didn't save me just now!! You even poked me with a stick!!! Do you still remember that I'm the older brother!!! That's too much!" Luffy glared at Orochimaru with a shark face and roared.
"Is that so... I don't remember... You must have misremembered, I just arrived." Orochimaru refused to admit it.
Nami's figure appeared behind Orochimaru and Luffy, growing taller, her shadow enveloping the two. She punched her palms together, and with a *dang* sound... she knocked them both down.
"You two brothers are both idiots!!! What time is it?! And you're still talking about useless things!"
Orochimaru's hands, covering his head, were trembling slightly... This is unscientific... Not scientific at all.
Luffy rubbed his head and looked at Zoro, confused, "Huh? Zoro? Why were you also chased by the waves? Were you in the town below?"
Zoro was a bit embarrassed, "No... nothing."
Ψ(◉ω◉)Ψ Chopper suddenly popped out, his face innocent, "He was stuck in the chimney... like a sea anemone."
Zoro mechanically turned his head, looked at Chopper in his hands... and directly choked the deer's neck, only to be punished by Nami with a punch, who then carried Chopper away.
"Honestly! None of you make things easy... Wuwuwu Robin~"
"By the way, where are Sanji and Usopp?" Luffy scratched his temple with his index finger, thinking for a moment.
"The two of them infiltrated the train first, waiting for the right moment to act," Nami said, holding a transponder snail.
"Soga... Is that so... Then let's go! Let's save Robin."
Pauli sat on the ground, puffing on a cigar, "It's impossible. You saw the situation just now; you were almost swept away by the giant waves. Even in previous years' Sea God, no ship could cross it.
You also saw the collapsed back streets, didn't you? Towns that were unscathed in previous years' Sea God are now submerged... Even the largest sailboat would be pulverized by a single wave.
I can't knowingly lend you a ship to your death. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning."
Pauli got up, brushed the dirt off himself, and prepared to leave.
Nami called out to Pauli, her voice very agitated.
"Even if we wait until tomorrow morning, will our wish come true?! I know Enies Lobby; isn't that where the Gate of Justice is?
There are only two places you can reach after entering the Gate of Justice:
One is Marine Headquarters, the gathering place for the world's top combat power.
The other is Impel Down, the deep-sea prison filled with torture and executions.
Enies Lobby is the judicial organ that judges criminals and sends them to these two places.
For Robin, who has a bounty! That place is a hell she can enter but never leave!
Right now, Robin is continuously approaching the Gate of Justice; how can we possibly wait until tomorrow morning?"
Pauli was a bit angry, "Don't forget you're also pirates; the outcome for you will be the same! Give up! I won't lend you a ship."
"In that case, it means we have to defeat you first." Luffy struck an attacking pose, and the atmosphere between him and Pauli became tense.
Kokoro, tipsy, came out to stop them, taking a swig from the alcohol in her hand.
"Only the sea train built by that legendary man can cross the Sea God. If you're prepared to die, then follow me..."
Kokoro led everyone to a basement? Unexpectedly, the door was open. "Here's a sea train that hasn't been used in twelve years."
Luffy's eyes lit up as he looked at the train, "So cool!! Is it the Rocket Man?!"
Iceberg came down from the train and told everyone he had already inspected it, after all, he couldn't just leave this group of idiots alone.
Luffy was a bit dizzy from excessive blood loss. Orochimaru took out a package of food Nami had prepared for them and threw it over.
"Eat!"
While everyone was resting, Orochimaru found Iceberg. "After we depart, please go to the beach we were at earlier and look for the going merry. Please help repair it, thank you..."
Iceberg was a bit puzzled. Orochimaru just told him that he might find out if he went.
Luffy was diligently devouring meat. The Franky Family squeezed in through the entrance door.
Seeing Luffy eating meat, they cried and knelt on the ground.
"We want to go too! Big Brother Franky was taken away by the government, but the few of us can't cross the Sea God... Please... Straw Hat... take us with you. Although it's shameless, we want to save Big Brother Franky, even if it costs us our lives."
Luffy chewed on the meat, looking at the group of people with a serious expression. The meat bone crunched as he bit it. Finally, he pointed to the Rocket Man.
"Get on! Quickly."
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