Chapter 13: chapter 13
A few minutes passed by, Jiro is still running around, he noticed that the Marine's are slowly dwindling in numbers. He felt bothered as he continued to run, feeling bothered by it, he stop and takes a couple of deep breath as he tried to regulate himself.
"What's going on? Am I in wrong direction?" Jiro looks around as he ponder about not seeing any cp9 along the way.
As he felt confused because of what's happening, he wants to find a quiet place to rest, in which he sight his eyes towards a corner.
"I just need to take a short rest, then I'll continue finding the cp9 members" he muttered as he walks towards the corner. When suddenly...
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
"What was that?!" Jiro immediately stood up, shocked as he felt the tower keeps shaking, some debris slowly fall around him as he doesn't understand what's going on.
"This... Are they bombing the tower?!" Jiro muttered, shock and horror visible from his eyes, as he quickly darted his eyes around the tower.
"I need to go and find Luffy and the others! This group of cp9 members are just plotting for us to die!" Jiro felt that the cp9 did not actually give the strawhat groups a chance to save Robin, he felt that they just give the strawhat group a hope so that they can give them a feeling of despair. So he urge himself to run immediately to find the strawhat members to let them know what he understood on what the cp9 and spandam are planning.
----- (before the explosion)
Meanwhile Sanji was being beaten by Kalifa, a cp9 member as he tried to defend himself without fighting back.
"If you don't attack me, you will die in my hands" she chuckled as Kalifa kicked Sanji in the chin.
"I can't attack you... I promise to myself that I will never hit a woman" he breathed heavily, as Sanji was battered from constant beating from Kalifa.
"Hohoho, ok then. For your chivalry, let this lady slowly kill you~" Kalifa covered her mouth as she laugh.
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Luffy keep adjusting his route until he found the correct path, as he run forward, he finally reach the top of the tower with a door standing infront of him. As he shoved it open, he found that the room is empty, without any sign of Robin around.
"Robin! I'm here to save you! Where are you?" Luffy clenched his fist as he shouted Robin's name as he look around the room for any sign of Robin.
Suddenly a voice with a tone of mockery and felt so cold spoke to him "You are too late straw hat... Robin... She's already taken away! HAHAHAHAHAHA"
Luffy spun around to see Fukurou, his lips curled into a smirk. "She's already gone. Spandam took her through the Gates of Justice. Even you can't reach her now."
Luffy's eyes widened as his fists trembled at his sides. "You're lying!" he roared.
Fukurou laugh for a while then shrugged. "Believe it or not, but the truth doesn't change. She's on her way to the gates, and you're wasting your time here."
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As Spandam led Robin and Lucci down the corridor toward the Gates of Justice, his smug expression grew wider as he get near the gates.
"HAHAHAHAHA they think that Robin is still there but the truth is that She's with me now, below the gates of justice! Robin, no one can save you!" Spandam laugh as he felt gleeful that he tricked the strawhat pirates. It's true that each member of cp9 inside the tower has the key and one of it can open the seastone handcuffs of Robin, but they don't know that he just did it for the purpose of distracting them, allowing himself to escape with Robin as his captive.
Robin look at Spandam and said calmly, "You're wrong. Luffy will save me... Everyone will save me, I have trust on them"
"HAHAHAHA that's impossible!" Spandam suddenly burst in laughter. Looking at Robin, he continued, " look at this!" He pointed at the huge steel gate "This is the only path to the Gates of Justice, and it's sealed tight. Even if Straw Hat gets this far, he won't have a clue how to cross this gate."
"But for me, this is too easy~" Spandam chuckle then he brought out something from his pocket.
"Do you see this?" Spandam look at Robin as he keep waving a remote infront of Robin.
Robin look ate remote and fell into silence.
"This... This is the remote for opening this gate! So, once I bring you there, it's time for you to say goodbye from your comrades~ HAHAHAHAHA" Spandam laugh as he felt that victory is in his hands.
Robin expression darkened. She naturally believes that Luffy can save her, but what spandam said to her made her shakened.
Spandam oblivious to what she thinks inside, straightened his back as he smiled with satisfaction.
"So... Do you understand Nico Robin?? It's impossible for the strawhats to save you! HAHAHAHA"
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Meanwhile, Zoro and Kaku faced each other.
Kaku smirked, wiping a small trace of blood from his cheek as one of Zoro's strikes had grazed him.
"You're not bad," he admitted, his voice calm with a hint of excitement. "It's been a while since I've had to put in this much effort."
Zoro tightened his grip on his swords "You talk too much."
"You're Roronoa Zoro right?" Kaku asked.
"Yes" Zoro respond as he slowly posed himself in attacking posture.
Kaku chuckled "You've earned my respect, Roronoa Zoro. As a swordsman, I can't let this fight end without giving you my best."
"What do you mean?" Zoro's eyes narrowed as asked.
Kaku smirked as he unbuttoned his suit, "I plan to used this when I faced a strong opponent" as he spoke calmly. Suddenly, the tone of his voice got colder "But you've proven yourself. Allow me to introduce you to the true power of a CP9 agent."
Before Zoro could respond, Kaku's body began to change. His arms stretched unnaturally, his legs elongated, and his face contorted as he transformed into a giraffe.
"This.... A giraffe?" Zoro blinked his eyes, looking at Kaku as he turned into giraffe.
Kaku look at Zoro and said confidently, "Don't underestimate me".
Kaku raised his leg and brought it down in a swift motion.
Zoro leapt back, narrowly avoiding the attack. "So you've got a new trick" he said, his tone calm as he slowly position himself into an attacking posture, "But I'm not impressed."
Kaku laughed "This is more than a trick. My Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Giraffe, gives me strength that no ordinary swordsman could hope to match."
"Oh really?" Zoro smirked as he slowly lower his body posture "Let's see if it can handle my slash."