Hearing Franky's words, Sora gave a calm smile and issued his command:
"Reiju, take him down."
Whoosh!
In an instant, Reiju flew from Sora's arms and charged toward Franky.
"Heh..." Franky smirked coldly and raised his right hand to counter.
But suddenly, multiple arms sprouted from his body and restrained him tightly—he couldn't move.
Robin had crossed her arms over her chest, her expression blank as she activated her ability.
"What the hell is this?!"
Franky shouted in surprise as the mysterious arms bound him.
The next second, Reiju appeared before him and kicked him in the face.
Clang!!!
A metallic clang echoed out as Franky was sent flying, slamming hard into a nearby wall.
Reiju glanced down at her high heels in confusion, then looked toward Franky again.
Seeing her puzzled reaction, Sora chuckled.
"Reiju, he's a cyborg—metal body in the front, flesh in the back."
That explained it.
No wonder something felt off with that first hit.
Now understanding the situation, Reiju launched herself at Franky again, this time targeting his back.
With Robin's support, she quickly subdued him and dragged him before Sora.
"Franky—real name Cutty Flam—hand over the Pluton blueprints, and I'll spare you and your gang."
"Don't bother trying to stall. I know the blueprints are hidden in your body."
"If you refuse… I'll take you apart piece by piece to find them."
Sora said it all with a smile as he held Robin in one arm and looked down at Franky, who was kneeling before him.
So the Pluton blueprints really were on this man.
Robin glanced at Franky in surprise.
Sora had told her back on Skypiea that the blueprints were in Water 7, and it turned out to be true.
But what puzzled her was—Sora knew she understood the history and likely knew about Pluton's location. Yet he had never asked her and instead came here for the blueprints.
"You… you know my real name?"
Franky stared in shock. He never expected Sora to know not just his name, but also the exact location of the blueprints hidden in his body.
Those were secrets only he should've known.
Sora smiled again. "Not only do I know your secrets, I also know your relationship with Mayor Iceburg."
"And if I don't find the blueprints on you… well, I might go have a chat with him instead."
"How do you know all this?!" Franky gritted his teeth in disbelief.
"That's not something you need to worry about."
"You've got one minute to decide. After that, if I don't have the blueprints, I'll take you apart and find them myself."
Leaning back against the sofa, Sora's voice went cold as he stared at Franky.
Reiju, Robin, Anna, and Shalria stood silently, their eyes locked on Franky.
The room went dead silent.
After struggling internally for a few seconds, Franky finally growled,
"Fine. I'll give you the blueprints. But you have to keep your word!"
This man not only knew everything but left him with no other options. Franky had no choice.
"As long as you hand them over and stay quiet, I'll honor the deal," Sora replied.
Franky opened a compartment in his chest, and a bundle of blueprints popped out.
Reiju stepped forward, took them, and casually flipped through the pages.
"They're definitely ship schematics—but the writing is all in an ancient language. I can't read it."
"Robin, take a look."
She handed the blueprints to Robin beside Sora.
Robin accepted them and examined them closely.
A few minutes later, she said,
"The writing isn't fake. It's written in ancient script, and the content matches ship engineering, with consistent structure and logic."
"This is most likely the real blueprint for Pluton."
Franky looked at Robin in shock, realizing she could read the ancient language.
And he was grateful he hadn't tried to pass off a fake. That would've definitely backfired.
Sora nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he raised his hand—zap!
A bolt of lightning shot from his fingertip and struck Franky directly.
"AAAHHH—"
Franky screamed and fell unconscious.
With that done, Sora turned to Anna and Shalria, both soaked in blood.
"Go get cleaned up. I'll wait here."
"Yes, Master."
Anna and Shalria immediately ran to the dismantling house's bath area to clean up. In their current state, it wasn't suitable to keep serving him.
Bang! Bang!
After they left, Reiju kicked Zambai and Franky across the room and sat next to Sora.
Robin looked at Sora, hesitated for a moment, then asked,
"You knew I understood Pluton's secrets. Why didn't you just ask me?"
Sora grabbed a cold beer from the table, popped the cap, and took a drink.
Then he smiled at her.
"I knew you had concerns. I didn't want to burden you with them. That's why I didn't ask."
"To me, you're the most important one. Ancient weapons? Just piles of rusty metal."
Despite being hunted by the World Government for years, Nico Robin was a kind-hearted woman. Deep down, she didn't want the ancient weapons to bring harm to the world's people.
Sora knew this, which is why he never pressured her about Pluton.
Besides, he doubted a ship could survive intact for 800 years. In his eyes, Pluton was probably already a pile of scrap metal.
That's why he planned to have Judge build a new one—to challenge Im.
I'm the most important one…?
Robin froze, staring at Sora in shock.
When he looked at her with a smile, her heart suddenly skipped a beat—thumping wildly in her chest.
"What do you think? He's quite the man, isn't he?" Reiju teased with a grin.
"Mhm..."
For once, Nico Robin blushed and nodded shyly.
『Ding! Nico Robin's favorability toward the host has increased...』
『Ding! Nico Robin's favorability toward the host has increased...』
Seeing the system notifications, Sora smiled and sipped his beer.
Once Anna and Shalria returned, freshly cleaned, he led the four women to their next destination—
A bar run by CP9 member Blueno.
Sora pushed the door open without hesitation.
He'd been eyeing Blueno's Doa Doa no Mi—the Door-Door Fruit—for a long time.
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