Abu's reaction instantly drew everyone's attention.
Realizing she had been recognized, Robin tensed up and instinctively looked toward Arashi.
"Nico Robin!!!"
Before anyone else could react, Chinjao slowly raised his head and fixed his gaze on her.
"I recognized you the moment you walked in."
"What?!"
Lao Cai, who had been sitting beside him, shot to his feet in shock, staring at Robin and Arashi.
Back when he first met Arashi at sea, he had already felt that this so-called traveler wasn't simple.
But since Arashi showed no hostility—and had agreed so readily to visit the Happo Navy—he hadn't thought too deeply about it.
Now, hearing Chinjao's words—
Everything clicked.
Not only was Arashi unusual—
Even his "maid" was none other than the infamous Devil of Ohara.
"The Devil of Ohara…"
After staring at Arashi for a moment, Lao Cai turned his gaze to Robin.
"Nico Robin."
"There is no 'Devil of Ohara' here."
Arashi frowned slightly and spoke calmly:
"There is only Nico Robin—the attendant of a traveler."
"Horohorohoro…"
Perona, sitting beside him, lifted her head when she sensed Arashi's displeasure.
Her eerie laughter echoed as she looked at Lao Cai.
"You've made Arashi unhappy~"
The moment her voice fell—
Several ghostly figures shot out from her body, instantly passing through Lao Cai and the surrounding Happo Navy members.
In the next instant—
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Lao Cai and more than a dozen others dropped to their knees.
"I'm sorry! I don't deserve to sit with you!"
"Let stray dogs trample me to death! I've wronged everyone!"
"I'm guilty…"
"Please, let me die!"
In the blink of an eye, the once-proud warriors were kneeling in despair, begging for forgiveness—and even death.
"Horohorohoro…"
Perona giggled, delighted at the sight.
"Arashi doesn't like you calling Robin 'Devil of Ohara'~ From now on, you're all my slaves!"
She paused slightly, then turned toward the only one unaffected.
"I'm the Ghost Princess—the user of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit! So, old man… are you planning to capture Robin?"
Chinjao remained silent.
Though surprised by Perona's ability, he knew—
She wasn't the real threat.
His eyes shifted to Arashi, who sat calmly at the side.
Sensing his gaze, Arashi rubbed his forehead lightly.
"This is troublesome…"
He looked at Chinjao and said evenly:
"I have no intention of making enemies. But I also don't fear anyone."
"How composed…"
Chinjao glanced at Lao Cai and the others kneeling in disgrace, then slowly stood up.
His beard began to rise, swaying with the surge of his aura.
"Traveler Arashi… this is the first time I've heard your name. But bringing Nico Robin with you means you cannot remain a 'pure traveler.' Her existence is too special to the World Government."
He leaned forward slightly, his voice growing heavier.
"Even if I don't oppose you—once word spreads that Nico Robin is in Kano Country, the Marines will come."
"How do you intend to stay uninvolved?"
A brief pause—
Then suddenly, Chinjao bent forward, roaring:
"More importantly—what have you done to my grandsons?!"
Boom!
A violent wave of energy erupted from his body, sweeping through the hall like a storm.
Robin and Perona's pupils shrank instantly.
Before they could react—
Another crushing wave followed, making it hard to breathe.
Just as they were about to be overwhelmed—
Arashi lifted his foot and gently stepped down.
Thud.
A simple step—
Yet the entire hall trembled violently.
A visible wave of energy spiraled upward from him like a vortex.
Buzz—
The two overwhelming forces collided.
The air itself shook, emitting a dizzying hum.
In the next moment—
The Happo Navy members who had been kneeling collapsed one after another, losing consciousness.
Outside the hall, those affected by the shockwaves also fell in droves.
"Th-this is…"
Robin and Perona stared in shock, their eyes wide.
A clash of mere presence—
And it caused such devastation?!
Unimaginable.
Chinjao took a step back, his expression filled with disbelief.
"You… you also possess Conqueror's Haki?!"
As a veteran who had once dominated the New World, he understood exactly what had just happened.
He had lost.
Not only had Arashi matched his Conqueror's Haki—
He had done so while protecting Robin and Perona.
Meanwhile, Chinjao couldn't even shield his own men.
This meant one thing:
Arashi's Conqueror's Haki was far stronger than his.
If he hadn't withdrawn in time—
The entire hall, perhaps even the whole Happo Navy, might have been destroyed.
"Who… exactly are you?!"
Arashi slowly withdrew his aura.
"Old cone-head, if we talk nicely, we can still be friends."
He looked at Chinjao calmly.
"I am a traveler. That won't change."
"But travelers also have boundaries."
"If you cross mine—if you harm those by my side—"
His voice remained calm, yet carried undeniable weight.
"I won't hesitate to treat the Happo Navy… or even Kano Country itself… as an enemy."
"And destroy it completely."
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