"Tekkai."
Clang!
The dagger once again clanged against his abdomen, unable to penetrate.
"Just hurry up and die already!" Jabra's voice was almost hoarse.
One after another, none of them were making things easy.
"Navy? Hahaha, isn't it normal for pirates to encounter the navy? What's there to be afraid of! My goal is to raid Water Seven, if you want to notify them, then go ahead."
Sage sneered as he heard this: "It's not that I look down on the navy's ability to act, I mean... you're all just trash!"
He already had spies in his ranks, if they really wanted to notify, they would've done it long ago. But so what, up until now, the navy still hadn't managed to catch him?
If the World Government's response was that quick, there wouldn't be so many pirates on the seas.
Besides, if they were really targeting him, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
His goal was to raid all the way through, especially the final target, the famous shipbuilding city of Water Seven. If these CP9 agents spread the information, then so many navy forces would be gathered at Water Seven, but... he's not going there!
As long as he can confirm the navy is stationed near Water Seven, he can trick them, bypass them, and raid other places. Once the navy leaves, he can launch a surprise attack!
If they don't notify... then business as usual.
"Water Seven?"
Jabra was taken aback for a moment, lowering his head slightly, his eyeballs darting around.
O'hara survivors...
And Water Seven...
Sure enough, he and Nico Robin are connected.
But does he know Nico Robin is already on her way to Water Seven?
Could he have figured out their plan?
Impossible, they themselves just found out and haven't even acted yet, how could Sage know.
It's likely just a coincidence, he wouldn't know about this...
"Is it to rescue Nico Robin? Officer Spandam wants us back to Enies Lobby because Rob Lucci's mission is ending, and we're preparing to capture Nico Robin at Water Seven and bring her back to Enies Lobby for trial."
The Owl let Jabra understand what it meant by 'I'll let you know'.
"Otonashi!"
Jabra lunged forward, grabbing his collar, and said fiercely: "You're not supposed to say that!!"
The Owl zipped his mouth shut and covered it with his hand, beads of cold sweat rolling down, "I let it slip again, shabbapa!"
"Nico Robin..."
Sage paused slightly, his drinking action stalled, "Enies Lobby, oh... so you're going to capture her."
He remembered, the Enies Lobby incident.
The Straw Hat Gang made a ruckus at Enies Lobby, becoming famous worldwide.
This reminded him of another thing, after Enies Lobby, this group seemed to have been delisted because the CP9 organization cannot be exposed to the world.
As for capturing Robin, it's normal; as a survivor of O'hara, she has the ability to read Poneglyphs, even if the World Government doesn't want to know, they wouldn't let someone else know.
But...
"Doesn't concern me, that's her choice and freedom."
Sage downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, laughing to the crowd: "Let's get lively and welcome the new members! Hahahaha!"
It's not that he had nothing to do with Robin, after all, there's blood ties, but to say the relationship is deep... it's not.
After Robin declined his invitation in Alabasta, they went their separate ways.
If she were to die in the sea the next moment, that's her business, just like if Sage were to have an accident at sea.
Instead of pondering too much, it's better to get lively first, then continue with his plans!
"You're Kumadori, right? Keep dancing! Jabra, you seemed to have transformed just now, transform again for me to see, what kind of animal is it!"
The banquet hall was filled with Sage's laughter and the hollering of the pirates.
Kumadori loved the art of Kabuki; once he confirmed there was no threat of death, and Sage didn't mind, he really started dancing again.
As for Jabra...
He's a Zoan-type ability user who ate the Dog-Dog Fruit: Wolf Form.
Now...
He was in the banquet hall transforming into his Human-Beast Form, becoming a werewolf, and amidst Kumadori's Kabuki performance and the shouts of other pirates, he circled around Kumadori, extending his left claw, leading with his right leg, then switching sides, like he was dancing around a campfire.
The banquet continued until nightfall; only then was Sage satisfied and left with his men, leaving behind pirates sprawled all over the ground.
Among them, a drunken Jabra suddenly opened his eyes, kicking the nearby snoring Owl awake, who had a bubble of snot like a balloon, shouting: "Stop sleeping!"
Owl's sleeping was really owl-like, not lying down but sleeping while standing.
"That hurt, shabbapa!"
Owl bounced up and angrily said: "Nighttime sleep is very important!"
"You're an owl, what's the point of sleeping at night!" Jabra angrily said: "When will your big mouth ever quiet down, you've spilled all the secrets!"
"I can't help it, shabbapa."
He's not the type that doesn't want to speak but speaks involuntarily, nor does he claim to be the 'strongest defense'; he's just a big-mouth, enthusiastic about spreading gossip, and it's very uncomfortable to keep things bottled up inside.
That's why there's a zipper on his mouth.
"What do we do now, should we leave?"
Kumadori had woken up earlier than Jabra; he didn't drink much but expended a lot of energy in his performance, yet he was happy.