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The woman is calm and composed, while the man grins widely, seemingly unbothered by the Marines' attacks…
Swor looks at their names: Kujo Jolyne, bounty 160 million Belly; Chopper.Giorno, 200 million Belly.
200 million Belly!
The string of zeros on the bounty poster stings Swor's eyes, and he grits his teeth in silent resentment.
That bastard even said Kujo Jolyne was the Captain— what a load of crap!
What kind of pirate Captain has a lower bounty than their crewmate?
At the same time, he feels a chill of fear— this 200-million-bounty pirate probably didn't even go all out when fighting him earlier.
Masterful Rokushiki, unfathomable Haki— this guy called Giorno, just how strong is he?
Could it be that he's already comparable to a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, or even an Admiral?
Swor refuses to believe it!
But in that earlier battle, the opponent's Rankyaku blades, like a raging wind Rainstorm, and that overwhelming sense of powerlessness still linger vividly in his heart, bringing a feeling of humiliation whenever he recalls it.
"This face…"
He stares at Liam's face on the Bounty令, feeling a nagging familiarity, then suddenly remembers something and grabs the Grand Line Paradise Bounty令 book he flipped through earlier.
He flips through it rapidly with a rustling sound and soon finds one of the pages—
It's also called Kujo Jolyne!
It's also called Chopper Giorno!
Only, in the photos in this book, Jolyne and Giorno are much younger— more like children.
This so-called female Captain Kujo Jolyne looks so young it's doubtful she's even ten years old!
"Is this their first Bounty when they were wanted? At such a young age… and their debut bounty was already 100 Million Belly?"
Swor frowns, piecing it together, and finds the corresponding information.
After all, they aren't Marines, so their records of this Information aren't detailed—just a brief mention of this teenage pirate who debuted with a 100 Million Belly bounty.
But in those few words, two key pieces of Information are mentioned: "suspected to have ghost-like abilities" and "can extract others' Devil Fruit abilities while they're alive."
Ghost?
This is bad!
Swor is startled and suddenly looks up.
B.I.B., with its narrow eyes glowing white, stands silently behind him.
Swor turned around in horror, only to be struck in the face by an invisible shadowy fist—his cast shatters, and he crashes through the wall, flying outward.
"What, what, what… what just happened?!"
The "mummy" senior official lying in bed stares in terror at the tilted desk and the gaping hole in the wall— Swor seems to have been knocked away by something, but there's clearly no one else in the room!
Steadying his nerves, just as he thinks nothing more will happen, B.I.B., without turning its head, casually swipes a hand backward.
It somehow conjures a slashing strike out of thin air with its hand, sending a sharp gust toward the guy on the bed in the corner.
Blood splatters, and B.I.B. floats away gracefully.
Swor, spitting blood, tumbles and crashes onto the deck.
The sky is dark, and the Battleship deck is pitch black, with lights flickering in many of the cabins, faintly illuminating the silhouettes of soldiers sprawled chaotically inside, flickering along with the lights.
"Ghost… it's you, Chopper Giorno!"
Blood stains the bandages on Swor's body as he roars into the silent night sky, "Is this your true face? If you've got the guts, face me one-on-one!"
His voice echoes across the deck, but no one answers him.
B.I.B. takes a few Eternal Pose from the Battleship, skims through the ship's book collection roughly, and before leaving, it pauses to think, then extends a hand.
Its palm turns pitch black and presses against the books on the shelf…
After holding still for several minutes, a corner of one page finally sparks under its dark hand, then spreads into a fire that engulfs the entire bookshelf, burning with a Pī Li Pā Lā crackle.
'This doesn't even qualify as a Fire Fist— at best, it's a spark fist…' The Stand muses to itself but doesn't dwell on it too much.
Haki's elemental techniques, in this extraordinary world where the ceiling of raw power knows no limit, are really just icing on the cake.
Even Ace wasn't truly burned to death by magma— he was killed by Akainu's punch.
It was the strength of Akainu's fist that mattered, not the heat of the magma.
Which boss has Luffy ever finished off with his made-up Fire Fist? In the end, it always comes down to unleashing Gear Fourth for a head-on clash.
Liam and B.I.B., master and servant, have spent these past few years focusing their energy on honing Life Return and Haki itself.
Fancy moves are nice, but Liam isn't so foolish as to lose sight of priorities.
The night sky and Sea blend into a seamless blackness.
A burning Battleship drifts slowly forward across this dark expanse.
B.I.B. leaps into the air, carrying a few Eternal Pose within its armor, following its connection to its master as it vanishes into the vast darkness…
"huā lā!"
White waves crash against the shore, water glinting in the light.
The village chief grandma, with feathers stuck in her hair, leads the islanders to see them off.
B.I.B. stands to the side as Liam toys with the Eternal Pose it brought back— unfortunately, none of them point to Koala's hometown, Foolshout Island.
Robin kneels down and pats the little girl's shoulder. "We'll find your hometown."
Koala still wears that unchanging smile, neither nodding nor shaking her head.
The village chief grandma says: "Please take care of this child."
In this world, the government's self-defense forces can't be trusted, yet they have to entrust her to two pirates… the village chief grandma sighs inwardly.
"Let's go!"
Liam flicks the green Den Den Mushi with his finger, and it "bop lu" bites his finger, grumbling before spitting out the small pirate ship stored in its City fortress body.
Liam grabs the ship's railing, lifts it up, and tosses the pirate ship onto the sea with a "bang," then leaps onto the deck, with B.I.B. following close behind.
Robin jumps aboard too, bringing Koala with her.
They raise the sails and set off.
Robin notices that after stepping onto the swaying deck, Koala seems even more reserved, filled with unease.
"I'll clean, I'll work hard…" Koala, hyper-sensitive, immediately notices Robin's gaze lingering on her for a moment.
She quickly pulls out a rag, kneels on the deck, and starts wiping it down, murmuring with a smile, "Please don't kill me… please don't kill me…"
Robin squats down and watches for a moment— this child, who just bathed and changed into clean clothes… when did she start carrying a rag with her?
Robin doesn't say anything; she grabs a rag herself and kneels on the deck to wipe it alongside Koala.
"…" Koala keeps her smile, not looking up, not speaking, just scrubbing harder.
"Oh, come on!"
Liam, standing at the bow, watches for a while and can't take it anymore.
With a flip and a "bang," his feet suddenly plant themselves in front of Koala, who's scrubbing the deck, blocking her path.
Koala lifts her sleeve and naturally starts wiping Liam's shoes, looking up with a placating smile.
Robin, wiping the floor nearby, glances up at him.
"…" Liam stretches a hand to the side. "Old Black, hand it over."
A chip covered in airflow patterns is placed in his hand.
Liam grumbles, "And your hand."
B.I.B.'s right arm, covered in red flame patterns, leaves the body.
"Left hand! Idiot!"
Click— B.I.B.'s left arm, covered in blue flame patterns, leaves the body and slowly floats over to fit onto its master's left hand.
Liam, now with the arm甲 on his left hand, holds the Gasu Gasu No Mi (Gas Gas Fruit) chip.
With his other hand, he lifts Koala, who's still wiping his shoes on the floor.
He pats the frail shoulder of the sweetly smiling little girl kindly, then drives a fist into her skinny chest.
(End Of This Chapter)