Chapter 329: Chapter 30: Disappear Before My Eyes
"It’s confirmed, the blueprints are in Franky’s hands. His body’s reactions have clearly answered."
Kaku spoke, and the members of CP9 felt relieved, their mission already accomplished.
Su Xiao was also in a good mood. Under his guidance, a process that originally required two days was done within an hour.
"So, we..."
Just as Luffy started speaking, he suddenly sensed a surge of killing intent behind him. The four members of CP9 immediately became alert, Robin involuntarily stepped back, and Iceberg’s eyes turned to a man in the room, gulping. He always had the feeling that today’s mishaps weren’t masterminded by Luffy but by the man accompanied by a dog.
Everyone’s eyes fixed on Su Xiao, unsure why his killing intent suddenly surged.
"Someone’s coming, five in total."
Su Xiao didn’t look too pleased. He vaguely sensed a familiar aura, a person he had encountered before.
Upon closer inspection, he suddenly recalled whose aura it was—Barry, the shipworker who used ropes as weapons.
"Didn’t you kill those three shipworkers?"
Su Xiao coldly looked at Luffy and Kaku. Luffy was stunned for a moment; he had already killed two of them.
"Barry won’t wake up anytime soon."
Five years of daily interactions had softened Kaku’s resolve; Barry should’ve been his responsibility.
"Then tell me, who is it now?"
Su Xiao’s eyes turned toward Kaku.
Bam! Barry crashed through the door into the room, his face covered in blood. After staggering a few steps, he collapsed heavily to the ground, severely injured.
"Speak, who is it!"
Su Xiao slowly drew his Dragon Slash from his waist, coldly eyeing Kaku, who looked down.
Su Xiao walked towards Barry slowly. Just as Barry tried to get up and resist, he suddenly realized his body couldn’t move, a fine metallic wire cutting into his flesh.
"Ah!!"
Barry let out a scream; blood gushed from his wounds.
"Stop!"
"Halt!"
Iceberg shouted loudly, and from outside the room came another shout.
Zzi—.
The Boundary Line tightened, Barry’s body paused, and after writhing on the ground a few times, he went silent.
[You have killed Barry]
[Barry is a key plot character, obtaining 2.2% of World Source, now totaling 2.2% World Source.]
[Your Talent ’Soul Eater’ activated, permanently adding 12 mana points, current Mana Value 813 points.]
A Blue Treasure Chest dropped to the ground, which Su Xiao collected. This was the first treasure chest he had obtained in the Pirate World.
The initial phase of the Derivative World was over. Surviving until now marked the beginning of the harvest period.
Blood stained the room’s floor, and Iceberg stared blankly at the scene before him. Not just him, the four people standing outside the door also looked on stunned.
These four were:
Main Character: Monkey D. Luffy.
Swordsman: Roronoa Zoro.
Navigator: Nami.
Ship Doctor: Chopper.
The four members of the Straw Hat Pirates gathered here, with their appearance definitely related to the recently deceased Barry.
Upon seeing Barry’s death, Luffy’s brain momentarily couldn’t process it. Zoro looked cautious, and Nami, hands covering her mouth, was filled with fear.
Su Xiao closed his eyes, sensing the surroundings. Luckily, no other Contractors were present, so the situation wasn’t too dire. Kaku’s compassion had caused some complications.
"This was Kaku’s mistake, and I apologize for it."
Luffy spoke, implying that he would take responsibility for Kaku’s actions.
"It doesn’t matter; this is an internal issue we can resolve later. The priority is to deal with the current enemy."
Monkey D. Luffy is the protagonist in the Pirate World, known for his plot armor. Every seemingly unbeatable enemy can be defeated by him. Su Xiao even suspected that Luffy’s Luck Attributes might be over 50 points.
This is not an exaggeration. Unlike protagonists like Kaneki Ken, Eren, or Red Eye, Luffy can truly be considered a Child of Qi Luck, and a top-level one at that.
"That’s for the best. Kaku, Kalifa, Bruno, prepare to engage."
Luffy felt relieved. Su Xiao didn’t dig deeper into Kaku’s act of mercy. In the current situation, internal conflicts couldn’t be allowed to arise.
Just as the four members of CP9 were about to act, the silent Robin suddenly spoke.
"No need for forceful solutions; they are here for me."
Robin stopped in front of the four CP9 members, facing the four Straw Hat members head-on.
"Robin, we finally found you. Why did you suddenly disappear?"
Seeing Robin, Luffy smiled. The disappearance of a comrade had worried him greatly.
"Monkey D. Luffy, aren’t you mistaken about something?"
"Eh?" Luffy was taken aback.
"First, I never said I would join you. I was merely staying on your ship temporarily, so where I go has nothing to do with you."
Robin’s somewhat ruthless words left the four Straw Hat members stunned. Chopper, who was emotionally fragile, already had tears welling up in its eyes, having always considered Robin a companion. But Robin...
"Impossible!"
Luffy shouted.
"You are my comrade; we’ve been through so many adventures together."
Robin bit her lip hard. Now, she had to make the four leave. Not only was there CP9 in the room, but also a more terrifying and ferocious man. The bloody corpse still lay there.
"Don’t you understand plain language? I want to realize my dream, and with you, I can never achieve it."
Robin’s current wish was to replace the Straw Hat Pirates and clear their crimes. The City of Seven Seas was now full of CP9 operatives. If the Straw Hat Pirates engaged these people in combat, their chances of survival were slim. They would also provoke the World Government, an outcome Robin did not want to see.
"So don’t bother me pointlessly. I’m no longer one of you. I’ve found a bigger backer, which is the World Government."
After speaking, Robin stood beside Su Xiao.
"Being with you poor pirates is no help to my exploration of history, so please disappear from my sight. We were never companions, or rather, we were never on the same path."
After Robin’s speech, the four members of the Straw Hat Pirates were all silent.
Su Xiao pondered whether to deal with the Straw Hat Pirates now.
Although the idea was tempting, it was clearly unreliable. The task of escorting Robin took precedence. When Robin reached Enies Lobby, both the Straw Hat Pirates and other Contractors would gather there.
"This can’t be possible, Robin. You’re lying."
Luffy lowered his head, pressing his straw hat down.
Luffy’s confident tone made Robin furiously angry.
"Think whatever you want, just disappear from my sight. I no longer wish to see you."
After saying this, Robin turned her back, seemingly unwilling to look at Luffy and the others again. In reality, she was suppressing the urge to leave with the Straw Hat Pirates. She wanted to escape here, but she couldn’t do that.
"Robin."
Chopper called softly. Robin’s shoulder trembled imperceptibly. Cute Chopper, Robin liked a lot.
"Three, two, one."
Su Xiao suddenly began counting down. The CP9 members immediately understood what was happening.
"Jump."
Su Xiao grabbed Robin and leaped out the window.
With a crash, the glass window shattered. While mid-air, Su Xiao detonated the Alchemy Bombs inside the room, a total of five.
Inside the room, just before the Alchemy Bombs exploded, two people sensed the danger: Luffy and Zoro.
"Luffy!"
Zoro shouted; the normally not-so-bright Luffy immediately understood what Zoro meant.