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Two minutes ago, the Rocketman arrived at the seas around Enies Lobby's Front Gate!
"That's Enies Lobby ahead. I'll leave the iron gate to you all!" Kokoro-baba said calmly.
Since they were uninvited and hostile guests, there was no expectation that Enies Lobby would open its gates to welcome them. The large iron grating was the defensive barrier meant to prevent ships from forcing entry.
However, Auguro simply said, "No need, Kokoro-baba, you should head back! We'll take it from here."
Like Luffy in the original timeline, fighting our way in from the Front Gate?
Auguro didn't want to waste the effort. Furthermore, getting too close risked the defenders seeing Kokoro-baba's appearance. He was here to rescue Robin, but he didn't want to implicate the old woman.
"It seems you already have a plan. Then this old woman won't interfere!"
Kokoro-baba walked to the train door, pulled it open, and looked back.
"Young people, please make sure you return safely!"
As her words faded, Kokoro-baba leaped out and submerged herself in the water, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Fishman blood, indeed. That's a talent you can't learn.
"Well then, it's time for us to go bring our friend home!"
Auguro faced the main gate of Enies Lobby, his gaze growing icy.
BOOM!
The Rocketman, accelerated to its maximum speed, slammed violently into the Front Gate of the island. Several figures shot out, flying directly over the Front Gate and heading straight for the Tower of Justice!
Riiing...
The alarm blared across Enies Lobby. As a vital facility of the World Government, it was garrisoned by a standing army of ten thousand personnel, including Navy soldiers and World Government agents.
"Open fire!" a commanding officer shouted, pointing at Auguro and the others in the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Over a dozen rifles fired simultaneously, but Auguro and his group easily dodged with Shunpo (Flash Step). Given the extremely high movement speed of Shunpo, it was impossible for the ordinary Navy personnel, who lacked Observation Haki, to hit them. Auguro, even holding Nami, who couldn't fly, ensured they remained completely unharmed.
"While they aren't a threat, too many insects can still be a nuisance!"
Watching the continuous stream of defending soldiers pouring out, Auguro's eyes hardened, and an invisible aura erupted from his body.
Conqueror's Haki (Haoshoku Haki)!
BOOM!
The Conqueror's Haki, mixed with Auguro's terrifying Reiatsu, swept across the entire Main Island like a hurricane.
The next second, the Main Island looked as if someone had pressed the pause button; all the defending soldiers froze in mid-action. Immediately afterward, their eyes rolled back, and they consecutively collapsed to the ground due to inertia.
If a normal application of Conqueror's Haki was like being hit over the head with a wooden stick, Auguro's version, amplified by his Reiatsu, was a bona fide spiked club! Those with weak minds could very well suffer a complete mental breakdown and die on the spot!
After all, in the realm of the soul, Soul Reapers stand at the pinnacle of the pyramid!
The staff in the Tower of Justice were so terrified by this scene that they nearly soiled themselves. They immediately scrambled in panic toward Spandam's office.
"Commander Spandam! The enemy has broken in! All the guards on the Main Island have passed out!"
Spandam was stunned, then roared, "What nonsense are you talking about! There are thousands of guards on the Main Island! How could they all pass out?"
The foolish Spandam had never had the opportunity to witness Conqueror's Haki.
"Commander Spandam, now is not the time to worry about why they passed out! The enemy is about to reach the Tower of Justice!" the staff member urged anxiously.
Spandam's face darkened.
"Do you know who the enemy is?"
The staff member immediately replied, "Yes! Based on observation, it is the 'Noble Scion' Xeet Auguro, bounty 200 million Berries, and his subordinates!"
It's him!
Both Robin and Spandam's faces changed.
Robin's mind was a mess.
"Why are they here? I only have a simple working relationship with them!"
She suddenly recalled Auguro's words: To establish a world where no one will be casually killed.
"Could it be that, in his eyes, I also belong in that world?"
In that moment, a sliver of life seemed to return to Robin's shattered heart!
Spandam also remembered Lucci's warning from earlier. The opponent wants to deal with me!
But why so fast? Logically, without the Sea Train, they shouldn't have been able to reach Enies Lobby this quickly!
"How did they get here?" Spandam demanded.
"The Front Gate sent word that they seem to have arrived on an old Sea Train! That train crashed right through the Front Gate!"
That bastard Iceburg! He actually hid another Sea Train! That was a property specially created for the World Government by the criminal Tom!
"Wait until I get the Pluton blueprints; I'll deal with you, too!"
After five years of investigation, CP9 had actually determined that the Pluton blueprints were in the hands of one of Tom's two apprentices: Iceburg or Cutty Flam (Franky). They just hadn't confirmed Cutty Flam's identity.
While they suspected Franky was Cutty Flam, they lacked concrete evidence. Once the Pluton blueprints were secured, purging Iceburg, a related insider, would be necessary!
After mentally sentencing Iceburg to death, Spandam looked at Robin and sneered.
"The Demon Child who constantly betrays others! Yet someone is risking everything to rescue you! You truly are skillful at manipulating people's hearts!"
Spandam silently mocked Auguro's foolish kindness, assuming he was being exploited without knowing it. But then, a sudden thought flashed in his mind.
"Wait! This Xeet Auguro's goal might be the same as mine: Pluton!"
In that instant, Spandam convinced himself he had seen through all of Auguro's intentions.
"Heh! Another ambitious opportunist, indeed!"
He ordered Bruno, "Bruno, gather all the CP9 members on the island! You must stop the intruders!"
"Yes, sir!"
Bruno opened a spatial door and left to gather the CP9 members stationed at Enies Lobby.
Spandam then pointed at the fallen Robin and instructed the staff member, "Take her with you; we are heading to the Gate of Justice!"
You people can fight here! I'm taking Robin away! Pluton can only be mine!
Without the hindrance of the ordinary guards, Auguro's group arrived at the Tower of Justice unimpeded.
"Halt, intruders!"
The moment they entered the main hall, a loud shout came from the staircase. Several CP9 members in black uniforms lined up, snarling at Auguro.
"Trespassing on Enies Lobby is a capital offense! Surrender immediately!"
Auguro swept his eyes over them. All familiar faces!
Bruno, Jabra, Kumadori, Fukurou... Apart from Lucci, Kalifa, and Kaku, who were still in Water Seven, all the CP9 members were present!
Auguro raised one finger, his eyes sharp as swords, and spoke.
"You have one second to consider. Tell me where Spandam is and move aside! Otherwise, death!"