It was noon, and the Judge brought Fishman Tom to the scene. Looking down at Tom, everything seemed to return to over a decade ago; it was the same scene back then.
The difference was that Fishman Tom had successfully revitalized the entirety of Water Seven with his sea train. A few years ago, he was reviled by everyone for building a ship for Roger, but now, he was beloved because of the sea train.
The Judge's gavel struck, announcing the final verdict: "Fishman Tom, for the crime of building a ship for Roger and the achievement of the sea train, according to the original agreement, the merit offsets the fault. You are hereby declared innocent."
The crowd watching cheered. The declaration of Fishman Tom's innocence uplifted everyone's hearts, but things often do not end so simply.
Using a telescope, Spandam saw his subordinates approaching in the 'franky shogun' and gave the order to fire.
The sound of cannon fire rang out, and the entire plaza fell into chaos. The people gathered there looked in despair at the cannonballs falling from the sky.
Hera saw the cannonballs being fired at the people and smiled. "You couldn't hold back so soon, Spandam."
Ain floated into the air, her Float-Float Fruit power taking effect. The incoming cannonballs were frozen in mid-air by Ain, unable to move, before floating higher into the sky and exploding.
Spandam was a bit distraught seeing this scene and said through gritted teeth, "CP9, don't let anyone else interfere with my plan."
Hearing Spandam's command, Jabra, a user of the Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Wolf, used 'Moonwalk' to fly into the air, intending to strike down Ain, who was controlling the bombs in the sky.
Ain ignored Jabra flying toward her. Just as Jabra thought the girl hadn't noticed him, he felt a flash of lightning, and another person appeared before his eyes.
Nami elementalized into lightning and flew over. She used 'Tempest Kick' in mid-air, kicking Jabra back with a single blow.
Spandam used his sword 'Funkfreed', which had swallowed the Elephant-Elephant Fruit. With 'Ivory Strike', the blade extended, and two tusks appeared beside the edge as it slashed toward Nami.
Kuina unsheathed the wado ichimonji and unleashed a slash. 'Funkfreed' let out a mournful cry upon being struck by this attack.
Feeling the force transmitted through 'Funkfreed', Spandam could no longer hold onto the sword, and it fell from his hand.
Hera's 'Saikū' cut a rift in the air, then 'Saikū' vanished into white light. Hera reached her hand into the rift, grabbed the sword, and brought it back.
Casually tossing 'Funkfreed' into the City of Devouring Time, Hera looked at the struggling 'Funkfreed' in its elephant form and mocked, "This person is truly trash; I wonder if he can even beat his own weapon."
Spandam was furious upon hearing Hera's mockery, but without a weapon, he didn't dare fight her. By now, Hera and the others had changed into Marine uniforms, and he wouldn't dare fight a Marineford Vice Admiral.
Without a weapon, he could only threaten Hera. He lowered his voice and said to her, "I am from the World Government. You Marines better not ruin my business."
Hera didn't buy it and shouted loudly, "What? You attacked the Marines who are protecting the people and even impersonated someone from the World Government? I don't believe the World Government would act like this."
Spandam quickly put a finger to his lips and said, "Shh, keep it down! This is a secret mission, not something a Marineford Vice Admiral like you should know."
After saying that, he even took out the gold den den mushi that could trigger a Buster Call. "You should recognize this, right? This is the gold den den mushi that can launch a Buster Call. Now tell your subordinates to move aside."
Hera frowned. She wasn't afraid of the Buster Call; she just couldn't figure out why Aokiji would give the Buster Call to such an unreliable person.
Spandam breathed a sigh of relief seeing Hera's expression. Thinking she was scared by the Buster Call, he immediately became arrogant again. "This is the real deal. As soon as I press the button on this thing, this place will turn into a sea of fire."
"What are you dazing off for? Hurry up and have your subordinates stop. Don't worry, just pretend you can't hold them off and let a few cannonballs through. If that doesn't work, tell her to control the cannonballs to only destroy buildings."
Seeing the silent Hera, Spandam's tone softened, and he even tried to find a 'best of both worlds' solution for her.
Hera sighed. "Forget it, I'll ask Kuzan about it later."
The spear 'minute hand' in her hand fired a 'Seventh Bullet' at the shadow. While Spandam was confused, an energy bullet flew out of his shadow, pausing his time.
Hera walked over and took the gold den den mushi from his hand. "This thing is too dangerous in your hands. It's better off with me."
Afterward, the effect of the 'Seventh Bullet' wore off. Spandam hadn't realized the gold den den mushi had been taken by Hera and was still threatening her: "Did you hear me? Don't think I don't dare press this button."
He turned his head to look at his hand, only to see his empty palm. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Where is my gold den den mushi?" Panicked, Spandam looked at the ground and knelt down, trying to find the gold den den mushi on the floor.
Hera tossed the gold den den mushi in her hand. "The thing you're looking for is right here."
Spandam looked up, watching the gold den den mushi being tossed in the air. His eyes followed it up and down as he said through gritted teeth, "It was that bullet just now. How dare you..."
An Air Door suddenly opened beside Spandam, and three men and one woman, wearing coats that concealed their figures and masks, stepped out of the Air Door.
The tallest man saw the gold den den mushi Hera was playing with. He opened the air in front of him, and a door formed behind Hera as well. He reached his hand through to snatch the transponder snail.
Hera had already felt the spatial fluctuations coming from behind. The shadow behind her grabbed the man's outstretched arm, and with immense strength, she even pulled him out of the door and pinned him to the ground.
Another masked man with a rectangular nose used'Shave' to try and rescue his comrade. As he swung his blade in mid-air, he was directly intercepted by Kuina.
Kuina felt the force from the blade and said, "Too weak. An opponent like this doesn't even require me to use Spiritual Power."
Kuina was somewhat dissatisfied with the opponents Hera had been finding lately. These small fries who didn't even have Haki could no longer satisfy her desire for battle.
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