Iceburg's room was brightly lit.
The Straw Hat crew and CP9 stood facing each other.
Rob Lucci kept his hands in his pockets, showing no fear.
"Paulie," Lucci said coldly, his voice sharp as a blade.
"We are agents of the World Governnt. If you still can't accept that…"
"I can prove it by stepping on Iceburg's face."
His tone was filled with contempt.
"That's enough!" Paulie shouted.
Clenching his fists, he charged at Lucci. A rope with a blade attached slid from his sleeve as he swung it toward him.
But it was useless.
Lucci lightly tapped the ground with his foot and vanished with explosive speed, dodging Paulie's attack before delivering a powerful kick.
BAM!
Lucci's eyes widened.
Paulie hadn't been hit.
A leg had blocked the attack.
"You really think we'd let you hurt soone right in front of us?" Sanji said calmly.
Sanji suddenly pushed forward—
The air exploded from the force.
Lucci was sent flying backward, landing with one hand on the ground, completely unfazed.
"Perfect timing," Lucci said, excitent creeping into his voice.
"Now I can capture Nico Robin as well."
Sanji glanced toward Zoro.
"Curly-brow, how is he?"
"He's strong," Sanji admitted with a slight frown.
"Even with Armant Haki, I can only suppress him temporarily."
Zoro turned toward the towering Blueno and drew his swords instantly.
"Iron Body!"
Their figures crossed in a flash.
Three deep cuts appeared on Blueno's body, blood spraying outward.
Blueno dropped to one knee in shock.
Impossible…
That was Tekkai!
"Soru!"
Lucci suddenly dashed toward Zoro at blinding speed.
"Finger Pistol!"
His finger shot forward like a bullet.
Clang!
Zoro blocked the strike with his blade, sliding backward several steps.
"Interesting," Zoro muttered.
Just as he prepared to counterattack—
Kaku struck.
"Tempest Kick!"
A white air blade shot toward Zoro.
Zoro raised his sword and swung.
A blue sword slash collided with the attack, shredding the air blade before crashing into the wall behind them—
Punching a massive hole through it.
anwhile, Sanji and Lucci continued their battle.
Sanji's kicks coated in Armant Haki placed trendous pressure on Lucci.
After several rapid exchanges—
Sanji landed a direct kick to Lucci's face.
BOOM!
Lucci was blasted through a wall and crashed onto the grass outside the villa.
"Damn it! Retreat!" Kalifa shouted.
Her whip swept through the air, scattering dust and debris.
Zoro drew his swords again, blue light flickering along the blades.
"Three-Sword Style — 180 Pound Phoenix!"
Three intersecting blue slashes roared forward like a massive bird of energy, blasting through the wall and soaring into the night sky.
Outside, CP9 regrouped near where Lucci had fallen.
Lucci's injuries weren't serious—but his expression was furious.
"You go capture Franky," he ordered.
"I'll handle Nico Robin."
The others hesitated.
"…Understood."
They quickly sped away.
Back inside the room—
Iceburg coughed weakly.
"I beg you… please save Franky."
"The Pluton blueprints must never fall into the hands of the World Governnt."
Zoro glanced at Sanji.
"So?"
"What else can we do?" Sanji shrugged, lighting a cigarette.
"We've already offended them completely."
"I'll go."
"As long as I follow CP9, right?"
Sanji stepped forward lightly—
Then suddenly began running through the air.
Sky Walk (Geppo)—mastered instinctively.
"Then I'll take care of the one down there," Zoro said.
He leapt through the broken wall.
Outside—
Lucci's body suddenly transford.
He beca a leopard.
Sharp claws collided with Zoro's blades.
Their speed was so extre that ordinary observers couldn't follow the movents.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The sound of tal colliding echoed through the air.
anwhile—
In a shabby room elsewhere in Water 7, Franky sat drinking.
"Damn it! My 200 million Berries!"
Tears stread down his face.
"My dream…!"
He gulped down another bottle of alcohol.
Suddenly—
BANG!
The door exploded open.
Three figures appeared.
"Excuse us," Kalifa said, lowering the leg she had used to kick down the door.
"The Galley-La secretary?" Franky rushed forward with a punch.
"What do you want here?!"
But Blueno knocked him down instantly with a single punch.
"I'll keep this short," Kalifa said calmly.
"Our real job is World Governnt agents."
"You should already know why we're here, Cutty Flam."
Franky's eyes narrowed.
"So you know quite a lot."
"But I'll never hand that thing over to you!"
He charged again—
Only to be tied up imdiately.
"Damn it! Let go!"
"Take him to Enies Lobby," one of them said.
"Understood."
The three agents dragged the struggling Franky out of the building.
Waiting outside—
Smoking calmly—
Was Sanji.
"Oh?"
"So you finally ca out."
Sanji kept his hands in his pockets as he scanned them one by one.
When his eyes landed on Kalifa, he froze.
No, no…
She's the enemy…
But she's really beautiful…
Sanji took a deep drag of his cigarette, forcing himself to calm down.
"Tempest Kick!"
A nearly ten-ter air slash shot toward Sanji, aiming to cut him in half.
Sanji said nothing.
He simply coated his waist with Armant Haki.
The slash struck his body—
A violent gust exploded outward.
Sanji remained unmoved.
He instantly dashed forward and kicked Blueno.
Too fast! Blueno thought.
He barely had ti to activate Tekkai.
BOOM!
Blueno was launched hundreds of ters away.
A whip suddenly lashed toward Sanji.
Sanji slid backward, avoiding it as dust flew into the air.
anwhile—
Kaku leapt into the sky.
His legs moved rapidly.
"Tempest Kick — Ran!"
Dozens of crescent-shaped air blades rained down from above.
Sanji smirked.
"Not bad."
He rubbed the sole of his shoe against the ground.
Flas erupted instantly.
"Diable Jambe!"
Sanji kicked off the ground and soared upward, facing the barrage of slashes.
His flaming leg swung forward—
A massive pillar of fire blasted through the air blades.
Kaku's eyes widened as the flaming kick rushed toward him.
BOOM!
Kaku crashed to the ground in flas.
Sanji landed calmly.
The fire on his shoe slowly faded.
He raised an eyebrow at the stunned Kalifa.
"My beautiful lady…"
"How about we go on a romantic date instead?"
Kalifa stared at him, stunned.
Then her eyes turned cold.
"Die!"
Her whip lashed out again.
Sanji easily dodged.
Behind him—
A door suddenly opened in midair.
Blueno erged.
"Tch."
Sanji casually kicked him back into the Door-Door dinsion.
Yet Sanji's expression grew more serious.
One opponent had a strange Devil Fruit ability.
Another was a master of the Six Powers.
But the biggest problem was—
Kalifa was here.
Kaku slowly stood up again, charred but still standing.
After all, CP9 agents were extrely durable.
"Kalifa," Kaku said.
"This man… doesn't seem willing to attack you."
Kalifa's expression changed.
She cracked her whip again.
Sanji dodged.
She used Soru and launched a kick.
Sanji dodged again.
"A gentleman who refuses to hit won," Kalifa said with amusent.
Then she attacked relentlessly.
Kaku and Blueno joined from the sides.
Even so—
Sanji slipped through their attacks like a slippery eel.
Kalifa couldn't land a hit.
anwhile, Kaku and Blueno were occasionally kicked away by Sanji—but because his attention was divided, the damage wasn't severe.
And just like that—
The battle fell into a stalemate.
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