On the distant ocean, a B.W. Sea Ship was sailing towards them, with a figure standing at the bow.
This was a burly man, over two meters tall, wearing a black, open-fronted long shirt with white patterns and yellow trim. He wore training pants, the legs of which were wrapped with cloth strips.
He had white cloth wrapped around his waist, a bald head, and incredibly thick, bare arms, exuding a powerful aura.
"They're here," Robin's voice rang out. She watched the B.W. ship approach, her eyes narrowing.
"Is that him?" Xia Qiu pushed himself up, looking into the distance, his expression animated. This was the target he was meant to kill this time.
"His strength is considerable, be careful. Don't initiate the attack," Robin said softly. "If he doesn't agree with our actions, then wait until he's in the sea to kill him."
"Understood," Xia Qiu nodded, suppressing his urge to attack.
The Sea Ship slowly drew closer. Once it reached the shore, Bonis leaped directly from the bow, landing steadily on the ground.
Robin took a small step back, positioning herself beside Xia Qiu's head, her hands clasped behind her back.
Bonis walked towards them step by step. Upon reaching them, he looked at Robin and said softly, "Vice President."
"Just use my codename," Robin said with a light laugh.
Bonis nodded, then looked around and asked curiously, "Miss All Sunday, why did you choose to meet here?"
This was an uninhabited and remote island near Alabasta.
Robin smiled and said, "Have you heard the news about my identity?"
"Of course," Bonis replied, looking at Robin. "Nico Robin, the Child of the Sea, who just killed one of the Shichibukai, Crocodile."
Robin said helplessly, "The Marines are tracking me, so I can't meet you in Alabasta."
"I understand," Bonis nodded, then asked curiously, "Am I the only one who came?"
Robin nodded. "That's right. You're the only one I wanted to see."
Bonis inquired curiously, "What does Miss All Sunday need me for?"
Robin looked at Bonis and said, "It's like this: because of Crocodile's death, the second phase of Utopia can begin. Therefore, Mr.0 temporarily cannot divide his attention to manage Baroque Works. Furthermore, my whereabouts have been exposed, and most Baroque Works members have recognized me. Since I'm the only one who knows who Mr.0 is, it could potentially affect him. So, he has decided that from today onwards, I will be responsible for all matters of Baroque Works, including relaying orders and assigning tasks."
"Are you saying Mr.0 won't give me orders anymore, and you'll be the one to pass on mission information?" Bonis asked Robin.
Robin nodded. "That's right. Mr.0 will focus all his attention on the Utopia plan, so from now on, you need to obey my orders."
Robin intended to directly transfer Mr.0's authority.
One reason was that Robin could not get close to Alabasta right now and dared not venture deep inland. Among the people she could contact, there was no suitable candidate to impersonate Mr.0.
The second reason was that she wanted to test the other party.
As the longest-serving member of Baroque Works, Mr.1's strength was second only to Crocodile's. Moreover, since the day he joined Baroque Works, his numerical ranking had been first.
So, did he know Crocodile? Did they have any other means of contact?
Therefore, she didn't beat around the bush but directly asked him to obey her. If he refused, she would find an opportunity to kill him.
And from the moment Robin decided to test him and regarded him as a potential problem, she would unconsciously doubt him.
Consequently, she would use a method that expressed more trust to test him.
Bonis shook his head. "I'm sorry, Miss All Sunday. The moment I joined Baroque Works, I could only accept direct orders from Mr.0, via Den Den Mushi or written directives. He even told me that he would never let anyone else relay his orders for him at any time."
Robin's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, but she said calmly, "I know that, of course. But the situation is different now. He's not concerned with managing Baroque Works. And I have personally delivered orders before."
"But when you gave me the plan, he notified me via Den Den Mushi and told me the agreed-upon code phrase," Bonis said, looking at Robin. "Therefore, I will only follow Mr.0's orders and no one else's."
"Is that so?" Robin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then how about I have Mr.0 contact you personally?"
"You can," Bonis nodded. "As long as Mr.0 gives me the order."
"Then you should go back," Robin waved her hand. "I'll go find Mr.0."
"Alright," Bonis turned and walked towards the B.W. Sea Ship.
Robin glanced at Xia Qiu and nodded slightly.
Xia Qiu immediately understood and planned to kill Bonis once he entered the sea.
But just as Bonis reached the Sea Ship, he suddenly raised his hand and slashed forward.
Slash.
The next moment, a crack appeared on the front of the B.W. Sea Ship, and it slowly split into two halves.
"Huh?"
Robin's expression changed drastically, and she looked at Bonis in confusion.
Xia Qiu immediately straightened his body and stared intently at Bonis.
Swish, swish, swish.
Bonis grabbed the air with both hands. Before the Sea Ship in front of him could fall, the entire ship suddenly turned into tiny, dense cubes.
And everyone inside became shattered corpses.
"A Sea Ship cut into pieces." Robin was extremely surprised, and a sense of panic filled her heart. Such destructive power was completely beyond her imagination.
"As expected, he's strong."
Xia Qiu wasn't as panicked. In the original story, he could cut through multiple floors thrown by Zoro into cubes, so shredding a Sea Ship was naturally not a problem.
But he was different. His fish scales had impact toughness and fracture toughness stronger than iron, and their hardness exceeded that of rock. His muscles were strong, and his bones were as tough as alloy.
The Harpoon Crossbow that could pierce the head of a Sea Beast was merely a thin crack to Xia Qiu.
Unless you can cut steel, your slashes won't be able to cause me much damage.
"What are you doing?"
Robin asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Destroying the ship so that when I kill you later, I won't be disturbed,"
Bonis said softly, his eyes somewhat indifferent.
"Why do you want to kill us?" Robin asked with an ugly expression.
Bonis said, "Mr. 0 said that he wouldn't let anyone command me. Even if he died, as long as he didn't contact me for a period of time, he would let me leave on my own. But if anyone tried to command me, it would mean rebellion, and traitors must be killed."
"Is that so?"
Robin clenched her right hand involuntarily. She had anticipated this outcome but hadn't expected him to be so strong.
Even if his physical condition was better than Little O.V., combined with the Slicing-Slicing Fruit's abilities, on land, she and Xia Qiu would be confident in defeating him.
But his current performance left Robin with no confidence at all.
But at this moment, Xia Qiu suddenly charged forward, opening his mouth to bite.
"I've killed countless beasts like you."
Bonis snorted coldly, crossing his hands and slashing forward.
His forearms transformed into blades, and with a swing, two slashes shot out.
These slashes could split a beast in two.
Bonis had already anticipated Xia Qiu being split in half by him.
Clang, clang.
But with a collision sound, the two slashes hit Xia Qiu's teeth directly, leaving two fine marks on the surface of his teeth but causing no significant damage.
How could this be?
Bonis's expression froze, and he couldn't believe it.
"My teeth are my hardest part."
Xia Qiu sneered.
Teeth are the hardest part of the body. Enamel has extremely high hardness, with a Mohs hardness of 6 to 7, close to quartz and topaz.
And Xia Qiu's teeth, after countless reinforcements, were even tougher.
Especially the front row of fangs, which resembled tiger fish teeth, were high in hardness and had good strength and toughness, like tungsten steel with a Mohs hardness of 9, even harder than steel.
Although not as hard as diamonds, their toughness far surpassed them.
Your slashes cannot break my teeth.
Xia Qiu paused slightly but continued to charge forward, biting towards Bonis.
"Teeth are very hard. Attack elsewhere."
Bonis thought, flashing his body, intending to dodge Xia Qiu's attack and then strike from the side.
Xia Qiu's scales had high toughness but low hardness, and could not completely withstand Bonis's slashes.
A few hits to Xia Qiu's neck would severely injure him.
But Bonis didn't dodge at all.
Arms extended from the ground and from behind him, grabbing his feet and locking his joints.
Pfft, pfft.
Bonis's body transformed into blades, instantly slicing through those arms.
"Ah!"
Nico Robin, far away, her expression changed, her wrist trembling, but she gritted her teeth and waved her hands.
"Ronde de Fleur, Deux Cygnes."
Two massive arms slammed towards Bonis.
Puff puff.
Bonis's hands moved, slashes flying, directly cutting into Robin's palms and advancing towards her wrists. After a short distance, they stopped abruptly.
The arms Robin grew possessed strength comparable to her main body. Though her main body was weaker, before training, her arms could lift several hundred pounds without issue.
Now, they were much tougher. The twenty arms converging into a Giant Tree barely managed to block Bonis's slashes.
Puff.
But the next moment, Robin's palms split open, blood flowing directly out.
"Ah."
A piercing pain shot through her, causing Robin's arms to tremble violently.
When a clone was injured, the main body bore all the pain, and a portion of the injury was transmitted.
Robin now felt as if her arms had been cut open, pain spreading, causing her body to twitch slightly.
However, Robin's two attacks had restricted Bonis's movements.
Crack.
Xia Qiu lunged down, biting onto Bonis.
"Get off me."
Bonis raised his hand, his arm turning into a blade, blocking Xia Qiu's teeth.
Gala-la-la.
But it was useless. The immense biting force, combined with his sturdy teeth, directly bent Bonis's arm.
"Spiral Slicing."
Mr.1's arm suddenly transformed into rotating blades, layers of circular blades appearing.
Crack.
But the next moment, his arm broke, shattering into pieces.
And the instant his arm shattered, Mr.1 leaned back, Xia Qiu's mouth closed, grazing his body.
Puff puff puff.
"Run!"
Mr.1's legs transformed into long blades, slicing through Robin's arms. Robin's main body's arms sustained more and more wounds, blood spilling out, turning her entire arm a deep red.
But she didn't give up, continuously growing arms where Bonis hadn't turned into blades, blocking Bonis's escape.
Xia Qiu opened his mouth again, biting towards him.
"Ah."
This time, Bonis was too weak to dodge and was caught directly.
Crack, crack.
Bonis's head was bitten off, the blades on his body vanished without a trace, and he collapsed twitching.
Finally, he was killed.
Seeing this, Xia Qiu let out a breath and spat the head to the side.
His gums were cut, and blood flowed out. The injury was light, just a minor one.
It was still relatively easy.
Plop.
Robin, far away, collapsed heavily onto the ground, her arms covered in blood, her face contorted in pain.
Such a severe injury.
She had sustained such a heavy injury by blocking Bonis with all her might.
The reason he had it so easy was because Robin had held him in place, preventing him from escaping.
If he had managed to escape, Xia Qiu would have had to flee.
"Quick."
Xia Qiu hurried over, lying there, hoping she would climb on, so he could take her for treatment.
"Okay."
Robin gritted her teeth and stumbled onto Xia Qiu's back. Xia Qiu pushed himself up and ran towards the shore, biting down on Bonis's corpse, and entered the sea.
Splash, the seawater churned.
Xia Qiu swam away at high speed, taking Robin towards the port city of Nanohana in Alabasta.
Behind them, Binchi slowly followed.
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