“You can’t escape.”
Robin ran with all her strength.
She tried every method she could think of to shake off Lafitte’s pursuit, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t escape him.
Lafitte chased after Robin as though he were a cat toying with a mouse.
No one was more familiar with Ida City than he was, and with the advantage of flight on top of that, he knew Robin had no chance of escaping.
So he leisurely enjoyed the thrill of the hunt.
Eventually, Robin ran out of strength.
Seeing that his prey had finally been cornered, Lafitte slowly drew the cane sword in his hand.
He casually waved the blade and looked at Robin as though she were nothing more than prey.
“You’re quite good at running away.
To make sure you don’t try escaping again, perhaps I should cut off both your feet first?” Lafitte sneered.
A terrified expression appeared on Robin’s face.
“Dos Fleur: Clutch!”
Robin desperately activated her ability.
Two arms sprouted from Lafitte’s body and grabbed his arms, attempting to twist them backward.
Unfortunately, Robin was far too weak.
Lafitte forcefully broke free, and the arms created by Robin’s Flower-Flower Fruit dissolved into flower petals and disappeared.
“Looks like it isn’t just your legs.
I’ll have to cut off those hands too.”
A vicious smile appeared on Lafitte’s face as he walked toward Robin.
Robin retreated step by step.
“I already told you.
You can’t escape.”
Lafitte sneered and swung the sword in his hand before thrusting it toward Robin at extreme speed.
The viciously fast strike caused Robin’s face to pale.
It was already too late to dodge.
Just as the sword was about to pierce Robin, a large amount of iron sand suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked the blade.
“Iron sand?”
Lafitte froze when he saw his sword stopped by the iron sand.
The moment Robin saw it appear, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew that person had arrived.
The instant she relaxed, her exhausted body began to collapse.
At that moment, an arm caught her.
Robin looked up and saw that the person who had appeared behind her and wrapped an arm around her was none other than Yuri.
Yuri’s expression was ice-cold.
He glared sharply at Robin before scooping her up in a princess carry.
“You’ve really taken good care of one of my people,” Yuri said coldly as he looked at Lafitte.
“Who are you?
Nico Robin is an important criminal wanted by the World Government.
Do you have any idea what consequences you’ll face for sheltering her?”
“Are those your last words?
In that case, I’ll answer you.
If the World Government dares lay a hand on one of my people, then I’ll overturn the entire World Government,” Yuri said calmly.
As Yuri spoke, the Iron Sand Coat draped over his body began moving despite the lack of wind.
Countless grains of iron sand poured toward Lafitte like a dense torrential downpour.
Lafitte’s expression changed drastically.
The white wings on his back flapped madly as he shot into the air, trying to escape the Iron Sand Shower.
“Did I say you could leave?” Yuri asked flatly.
One sleeve of the Iron Sand Coat extended at high speed, transforming into a whip of iron sand.
It wrapped around Lafitte’s ankle and violently slammed him into the ground.
“Pfft!”
The impact caused Lafitte to spit out a mouthful of blood.
“Who the hell are you?” Lafitte stared at Yuri in horror.
“Your information is outdated,” Yuri replied calmly.
Streams of iron sand rose from Yuri’s coat and gathered in the air.
The iron sand rapidly changed shape, forming countless sharp cones.
The next instant, the iron-sand cones shot forward.
Lafitte struggled to stand and dodge, but there were too many of them, and they were far too fast.
Several cones pierced straight through his body, pinning him firmly to the ground.
“You’re the Railgun…
Gadile Yuri?” Lafitte suddenly realized, his eyes widening in shock.
“So you finally remembered before dying?
At least now you won’t die without knowing whose hands killed you,” Yuri said.
At the same time, an iron-sand cone shot through Lafitte’s head.
Lafitte went silent.
His eyes remained wide open in death.
…
“Finally found you.
Ida City in the Ross Kingdom?
Good.
It’s nearby.
Change course immediately.
Destination: Ida City, Ross Kingdom.”
Akainu, who had been furious after going several months without receiving any news about Yuri, suddenly received word that Yuri had appeared in Ida City.
He immediately ordered the warship to change course and head toward Ida City.
His current location happened to be in the waters near the Ross Kingdom, so the Marine warship quickly reached the kingdom.
“To think Gadile Yuri was hiding here.
The World Government and Marine intelligence networks failed to discover him all this time.
What the hell have those people been doing?” Akainu said coldly as he stepped onto the docks of the Ross Kingdom.
“According to the latest intelligence, Gadile Yuri and his group received assistance from a local gang in Ida City.
With the gang covering their movements, they managed to evade the Marine intelligence network.
If a local sheriff hadn’t discovered Nico Robin and publicly attempted to arrest her, we probably still wouldn’t have realized that Gadile Yuri had been openly hiding in such a major city.”
“A sheriff?
At least he was somewhat useful.”
“However, that sheriff has already been killed by Yuri.”
“Hmph.
As expected.
Do we know where that bastard is now?”
“We don’t know his exact location, but he should be with the Capone Family.
They’re one of Ida City’s three major underworld families and are believed to be the organization helping Yuri conceal his whereabouts.”
“Then we’re going to the Capone Family,” Akainu said coldly.
At the same time, many members of the Capone Family were stationed around the docks.
The moment they saw Akainu step onto the Ross Kingdom’s shore, their expressions changed drastically.
They immediately relayed the news through Transponder Snail to the Capone Family headquarters in Ida City.
When Capone Bege received the report, cold sweat poured down his forehead.
At the same time, he immediately ordered someone to inform Yuri.
“So you’ve finally come, Akainu.
Faster than I expected.
Perfect.
I’ll use you to test the results of these past few months of training.”
As Yuri spoke, he took out a coin.
Streams of invisible energy flowed over its surface.
In the blink of an eye, the coin turned pitch-black.
After confirming Yuri’s whereabouts, Akainu led a group of subordinates directly toward the Capone Family.
Then, without warning, an orange-red flash appeared in the distance.
The Rear Admirals and Colonels rushing alongside him watched in shock as Vice Admiral Sakazuki’s head was struck dead-on by the orange-red beam.
And this time, Akainu didn’t elementalize.
His physical body was hit directly.