Hello bros and sises! How’s everyone doing?

  Alright, so I know the st couple of chapters have been a bit repetitive and dragged out, but hear me out. While writing those chapters, I was juggling what to do with CP9. Soooo, I had to stretch things a little, just so I wouldn’t o rewrite ter. The other option was not writing at all and waiting to make a decision, but at the time, I was in a writing frenzy, so I just rolled with it. On the bright side, it gave us some pretty cool fight ses! Hopefully, you guys ehose too.

  Sedly, about those teique names—yeah, they’re getting long and kinda fusing, huh? Holy, the idea behind them was simple: "WWLD"—What Would Luffy Do? I just asked myself what Luffy would name his moves, and whatever popped into my head first, I went with it. In hindsight, maybe I overdid it a bit, but hey, they’re fun to write!

  Anyway, just wao say I love you all. Thanks for stig with me through this crazy ride. Keep it real!

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  Coby scaled one of the t pilrs on the roof of the Courthouse, the wind whipping through his hair as he took a deep breath. His voice echoed across Enies Lobby as he shouted, "ROBIN! I'VE E FOR YOU!" The urgen his voice cut through the noise of battle below.

  Ihe Tower of Justice, Robin's eyes widened as she heard his voice. Her hands were bound by seastone cuffs, and the ret beatings from Spandam left her bruised and exhausted. She bit her lip, her mind rag as she processed the reality that her crew had truly e for her. Beside her, Franky grinned wide, his voice full of fidence. "Here they are. Those Straw Hats are something else."

  Outside, Luffy unched himself toward Coby using his rubber powers, his body stretg as he reached the top of the pilr to stand beside him. “Coby, you bastard! You stole my lines!” Luffy grumbled, his face a full scowl.

  Coby chuckled, eyes still focused otlefield. “Haha, sorry Captain. How about you let her know you’re here too?”

  Luffy ed an arm around Coby’s shoulder, his voiing with determination as he shouted, "ROBIN! I AM HERE TOO. WE’LL SAVE YOU IN NO TIME!"

  Ihe tower, Franky, who was ed o Robin, began to transform the his body into gas. His stomach ballooned outward as the pressure built up. With a powerful motion, he ed his legs around Robin and bsted a jet of air toward the opposite wall. The force tore his s apart and shattered the walls, freeing him. As the debris settled, Franky fired his left arm like a on at the marines and agents surrounding them, clearing a path. He carried Robin to the baly, and across the chasm, they spotted Coby and Luffy standing on top of the Courthouse.

  Seeing them, Robin's eyes widened in shock. Luffy grinned widely, his arm gripping the pilr, ready to unch himself. "Robin!"

  But before he could move, Robin shouted, "WAIT!" Her voice carried anguish and desperation. She closed her eyes, shaking her head. "I've told you several times... I will never e back to you. Go away. I don't want to see your faces ever again!"

  Even Franky, caught off guard by her words, stared at her in disbelief. "Huh?"

  Robin’s voice trembled with emotion as she tinued, "Why did you e to rescue me? When did I ask you to do that?" She looked directly at Luffy and Coby, her eyes filled with sorrow. "I just want to die!"

  CP9 agents suddenly arrived, they joined Robin on the baly, their presehreatening and oppressive. Kaku delivered a brutal kick to Franky's face, sending him sprawling.

  Luffy looked at Robin, puzzled, as he absentmindedly picked his nose. “You want to die? What the hell are you talking about?” he asked, fusion clear in his voice.

  As the rest of the crew climbed their to the roof, Luffy didn’t wait for Robin's answer. He looked at her with his most ear expression, and with the fidehat only Luffy could have, he said, “We already came here, so we’re going to save you anyway. If you wanna die afterwards, you do that after we save you.” He shrugged, his tone casual despite the gravity of the situation.

  Sanji and Chopper joined Luffy on his left, while Nami and Zoro took positions to Coby's right. Sogeking stood o Zoro, his hand adjusting his mask as he surveyed the se with intense focus.

  Luffy’s voice rang out again, this time with more urgency, “I beg of you, Robin. I don’t care what you want to do—whether you choose to live or die—but whatever you decide, say it while you’re with us!”

  Nami, Chopper, and Sanji all nodded in agreement, their voices eg Luffy’s plea. “That’s right.”

  “Robiurn to us!” Nami urged, her voice filled with emotion.

  Luffy gave Robin a cool, reassuring look. "Now, leave everything to us," he said, his voice firm.

  Spandam, crazed by the sight of the pirates, snarled, "CP9, I permit you to kill them all. Whatever you do, just make them vanish!" He then pulled a golden Den Den Mushi from his pocket, waving it menagly. "You lowly pirates, do you even know what this is?"

  Robin’s face twisted in fear as she reized the device. Spandam noticed her rea and grinned maliciously. "Yes, that’s right! This is what was used on Ohara years ago. It obliterated your hometown!"

  Robin said with fear filling her eyes, “If you press that button, you’ll be blown up too, along with this isnd! With everything.” she warned, her voice filled with dread.

  Spandam scoffed, waving off her . “How could I be blown away by an ally’s attack? Don’t be stupid!” he mocked, his fidenshaken.

  She fell to her knees, her body shaking as the memories overwhelmed her. The devastation, the loss—everything she had tried to bury came rushing back. "How could a person like you know what happened 20 years ago? How people died? How everything I onew ceased to exist?” Robin’s voice trembled as she looked up, her eyes brimming with tears.

  "Twenty years ago, just oack took everything from me and ruined many lives. That is the Buster Call. And now that attack is aimed at the dear nakama I finally found." Her voice quivered as she addressed the crew. "The more I wish to be with you, the more my fate bares its fangs at you. No matter what sea I go to, I have this foe that I ot shake off. Because my enemy is the world, and its darkness."

  Robin’s tears streamed down her face as she tinued, her voice growing louder with each word. "First the i with Aokiji, and now this! I have already gotten you involved twice. If this goes on forever, even good-natured people like you will eventually sider me a burden. In time, you will betray and abandohat is what I am most afraid of. That is why I didn’t want you to e and save me."

  Her shoulders shook as she cried, her voice choked with emotion. "If it is a life I will eventually lose, I just want to die right here, right now."

  The crew stood in stunned sileheir hearts heavy with the weight of Robin’s words. The reality of her pain was undeniable, and it cut through them like a knife. Luffy, who had been watg Robin ily, ched his fists.

  Spandam relished in Robin's pain, ughing cruelly. "Haha, of course, you're a burden with all your troubles." He s Luffy and the others, pointing up at the Gover Fg fluttering above the Tower of Justice. "Look at that fg. That's the Wover's Fg. That mark represents the unity of over 170 nations across the four seas and the Grand Lihis is the World! Do you uand how insignifit you are to stand against us? Do you uand how big of an anization is after her?"

  Luffy stared at him, unfazed. "I uand her enemy very well." He then turo Coby, his voice firm. "Coby."

  Coby was already ready, his fist bzing with fire. "Shoot that fg," Luffy ordered.

  "Aye, aye, Captain," Coby responded without hesitation. With a swift motion, Coby unched a mighty punch, his fist rocketing toward the top of the tower. The fiery fist shot through the air, crashing into the Gover's Fg. The impact set it abze instantly, the fmes ing the symbol of the Wover in seds. The charred remnants fluttered down, the ashes scattering in the wind.

  The moment the fg caught fire, Spandam's eyes widened in shod disbelief. "What... What have you done?!" he sputtered, his voice filled with e and fear. The fmes tio burn, the once-proud symbol now reduced to nothing more than ders.

  Surviving agents, Marines, and even CP9 looked stunned as the Wover's fg burned into ash. Below the Courthouse, the Marines were bewildered, their eyes wide with disbelief.

  "Do you have any idea what they've just done?" one Marine whispered, his voice shaking. "Burning that fg means deg war. They’ve really do. Those pirates have just decred war against the Wover!"

  Spandam, standing beside the sm remnants of the fg, lost his mind, his face torted in rage. "You bastards!" he shouted, his voice crag. "Do you even know what you’ve just done? You’ve made the world your enemy! Do you even dream of surviving after this?!"

  Luffy retorted with a fierce shout, "I’m happy to live with that!"

  His words cut through the chaos, and as he turo Robin, his voice softened, filled with earness. "Robin, I haven’t heard from you yet. Say it. Say you wanna live."

  PS: OF COURSE Coby stole the fg-burning moment from Sogeking. I mean, e on, it’s one of the most epic ses in all of One Piece! That decration of war, letting Robin know the crew is ready to go to ahs to protect her? Absolute perfe.

  Holy, Luffy would’ve do himself if he had any kind ed fire ability at the time, but sadly, he didn’t. So yeah, Coby swooped in and stole the thunder on that one. s, though—it’s su iient, it had to be done justice!

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