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  Iceburg’s expression faltered, the realization that CP9 had pieced it together hitting him hard. He had hoped to keep Franky out of this, but now it seemed iable.

  Lucci, keenly observant, caught the flicker nition in Iceburg’s eyes. "So, you did pass the inal blueprints to him," Lucci stated with certainty, not a question but a clusion he had already reached. "You thought you could protect them by giving them to someone who was supposed to be dead, someone who had disappeared from the world’s eye."

  There was no need for Iceburg to firm it; his rea had given him away. Lucew his dedu was correct, and it only solidified CP9’s move. Franky, or Cutty Fm, would be their arget.

  Just as Lucci finished his cold, calcuted analysis of Iceburg's situation, the door to the room burst open. Coby, Nami, Zoro, and Chopper stormed in. They quickly took in the se—Iceburg bleeding on the bed, Robin standing by, and the masked men who had revealed themselves as CP9 operatives.

  At the same moment, Luffy, having freed himself and Paulie, smashed through the wall, debris scattering everywhere as he made his entrance. "I finally found you!" Luffy shouted, his voice filled with anger as he sed the room. The crew was now fully assembled, except for Sanji.

  Lucci’s eyes narrowed as he focused on Luffy, clearly annoyed by the crew’s persistence. "You’re being quite a nuisance," he stated ftly, his tone veying his irritation.

  Paulie, who had followed Luffy into the room, froze in shock as he saw the faces of his so-called colleagues. "Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, Blueno… What the hell is this?!" Paulie’s voice trembled disbelief and ahese were people he had worked alongside for years, people he had trusted.

  Lucci’s gaze remained icy as he faced Paulie. "We worked together for so long," he began, his tone devoid of aion. "But will you five me for stepping on Iceburg's face?"

  Paulie, eyes bzing with fury, snarled back, "You could talk, but you were mog us all along!" In a burst of anger, he shed out with his ropes, knives glinting in the dim light as they shot towards Lucci.

  But Lucci moved with a speed that Paulie couldn’t follow. One moment, he was across the room, and the , he had vanished, only to reappear beside him, his finger poised like a spear. "Shigan," Lucci said calmly, his fiabbing into Paulie’s side with the precision of a bullet. Blood spurted from the wound as Paulie gasped, paiched across his face.

  [Skill S initiated on 'Soru'. Analysis in progress… Soru is a high-speed movement teique that allows the user to move faster than the eye follow by kig the ground in a tenth of a sed to gee immense speed. Mastery of this teique requires exceptional leg strength and agility to achieve such rapid acceleration. Due to its utility in both offense and defense, and the physical demands it pces on the user's legs, the estimated cost for acquisition is 9,999 SP. Please firm if you wish to proceed with the Skill S and acquisition.]

  [Skill S initiated on 'Shigan'. Analysis in progress… Shigan is a teique where the user stabs their finger into a target at very high speed, creating a bullet-like impact. Mastery of Shigan requires signifit finger, wrist, and arm strength to gee the necessary force for this lethal close-bat teique. Due to its deadly offeure and the physical requirements for effective use, the estimated cost for acquisition is 9,999 SP. Please firm if you wish to proceed with the Skill S and acquisition.]

  Paulie staggered back, clutg his side as blood seeped between his fingers. Lucci’s expression remained unged, his voice cold and cutting. "You still don’t get it, do you? You thought of us as friends? We are gover agents, and we were never your allies."

  Before Paulie could respond, Luffy, who had been watg the se in growing horror, shouted out, "Rope guy!" His anger boiled over as he saw Lucci was about to deliver the finishing blow. Luffy unched himself at Lucci, foot extended in a powerful kick.

  Lucci easily caught Luffy’s leg, his grip like iron. Luffy, uerred, followed up with a flurry of punches. "Gomu Gomu no Gatling!" he roared, his fists flying at Luc a rapid barrage.

  But Lucci remained unfazed. "Tekkai," he said simply, his body hardening like iron. Luffy’s punches nded but bounced off harmlessly, uo pee Lucci’s defense.

  [Skill S initiated on 'Tekkai'. Analysis in progress… Tekkai hardens the user's muscles to the level of iron, enabling them to withstand powerful physical attacks. This teique requires exceptional physical endurand muscle trol to withstand the strain of hardening the body to su extent. Due to the deferength it offers and the physical ditioning required, the estimated cost for acquisition is 9,999 SP. Please firm if you wish to proceed with the Skill S and acquisition.]

  Lucci moved with a speed that seemed impossible to traoment he was standing still, the he vanished in a blur, reappearing directly in front of Luffy. Without a sed's hesitation, Lucci struck, driving his finger into Luffy's throat with a precise Shigan. The force of the attack sent Luffy flying backward, but thanks to his rubber body, the blow didn’t pierce—though it still khe wind out of him. Luffy hit the ground hard, gasping for air, but even as he fell, his arm stretched out to grab Paulie, pulling him to safety.

  "Why are you helping him?" Lucci asked coldly, his eyes narrowing as he watched Luffy struggle to get up.

  Luffy, still catg his breath, forced himself to stand. "I promised to protect Icle. And I’m not leaving without Robin," he said, determination clear in his voice.

  Robin, who had been standing quietly to the side, finally spoke. "I already told you, Luffy. I’m doh you. I used you for my goals. I sacrifiything to achieve them." Her words were sharp, leaving no room for doubt.

  Iceburg, who was still lying injured on the bed, tried to speak in Robin's defense, but before he could utter a word, Robin's arms sprouted from his body, twisting his ne a painful hold. "Don’t say anything more," she anded, her tone icy.

  Lucci, indifferent to the drama, turo Kalifa. "How long?" he asked, his voice clipped and businesslike.

  "Two minutes," Kalifa replied, adjusting her gsses without breaking her professional demeanor.

  Lucci grinned, a cold and calcuted expression that sent chills down the spines of everyone in the room. "In two mihis pce will be abze. Until then, try to escape if you ," he taunted, clearly fident in his team's abilities.

  Robin, turning her ba the crew, started to leave the room. "I’m done here. I’m leaving," she announced, her voice devoid of aion.

  Luodded in aowledgment. "You’ve done your part. Go ahead."

  Luffy, still determiried to stop her. "Robin, wait!" But before he could get any closer, Blueno appeared in front of him, blog his path. Luffy shed out with a powerful Gomu Gomu no Stamp, aiming to take down Blueno with a single blow, but Blueno, using Tekkai, absorbed the attack effortlessly. The force of Luffy's kick barely made him flinch, as if it was nothing more than a geap.

  With a sudden burst of energy, Blueno used Geppo to take to the air, positioning himself out of reach. At the same time, Kaku and Kalifa coordinated a swift and deadly assault, both ung Rankyaku at Luffy. The razor-sharp air bdes sliced through the air, aimed directly at him.

  Zoro, witnessing the attack, reized the danger immediately. "Cutting air?" he muttered, realizing the severity of the situatiouro the crew, his voice urgent. "Duck!"

  The crew dropped to the ground just in time as the Rankyaku attacks sliced through the room, cleaving the wall behind them with terrifying precision. The debris from the shattered wall scattered across the room, leaving a gaping hole where the wall oood.

  [Skill S initiated on 'Geppo'. Analysis in progress… Geppo allows the user to leap into the air and effectively "walk" on air by kig off the atmosphere itself. This teique demands immense leg strength and precise trol to gee enough force with each kick to stay airborne. Due to the strategic aerial mobility it offers and the signifit physical strength required, the estimated cost for acquisition is 14,999 SP. Please firm if you wish to proceed with the Skill S and acquisition.]

  [Skill S initiated on 'Rankyaku'. Analysis in progress… Rankyaku involves kig at such high speed that it creates a sharp pressed air bde, capable of cutting through solid objects from a distao execute this teique, immense leg strength and precise trol are necessary to gee and direct the air bde effectively. Due to its destructive potential and the physical demands on the user's legs, the estimated cost for acquisition is 9,999 SP. Please firm if you wish to proceed with the Skill S and acquisition.]

  Coby watched from the side, his fists ched as he observed the chaos around him. The sight of his crew struggling against CP9 made his blood boil. But he kept ting to himself, "O time," trying to vince himself that letting things py out was the right move. Yet, deep down, he k was a lie. He wanted Robin to fully join the crew, to admit she wao live, and to stop hiding behind her cold facade. For that, he had let these events unfold. But seeing his crew get hurt, he hated himself for it.

  He couldn't help but think ahead to what was i—Sabaody Archipego, where they would iably csh with an Admiral. He saw only two options to avoid that frontation: kneeling to the Celestial Dragons or somehow preventing Luffy from reag the isnd. But the thought of stopping Luffy from doing anything was ridiculous. Luffy was a D., and they were natural enemies of the so-called gods.

  Coby had already tried to learn Haki, pushing himself to the limit, but he had yet to spark it. And from what he uood of Enel’s Mantra, he knew Armament Haki would be just as costly to acquire. He had even thought about preventing Camie from getting caught altogether, but he k wouldn't matter. Luffy would somehow find a way to csh with the Celestial Dragons. That was who he was, and Coby couldn't ge that.

  Theime too, would he allow the crew to get hurt? Where was the end of it? Coby hated himself for it. But there was no time for self-loathing, as fmes were growing bigger and bigger.

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