I'm Not Interested in Devil Fruits

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Besides, they were enemies now, so there was no need for politeness. Liam lifted his foot and kicked her away.

Suddenly, Liam's gaze shifted toward the distant horizon. Hancock, sensing something with her Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), remarked, "Your ghost is about to return, isn't it?"

Hina, who had just been kicked away by Liam, collided with Smoker, who was regrouping and flying back into the fray.

Smoker didn't use his Elementalization to let Hina pass through him. Instead, he remained in his physical form, allowing her to crash into him, acting as a cushion as they both tumbled to the ground.

While the battle here was one-sided, over there, "Shark Cutter" Bastille, wielding his massive shark-cutting blade, intercepted Robin, who had been trying to hide quietly.

"Kujo Jolyne, you actually… don't have much strength, do you?"

"Oh? Is that your conclusion after watching me for so long?" Robin replied, her expression unchanged. She wasn't a naive girl who would panic at the words of an enemy.

"That's right!" Bastille declared solemnly. "You'll pay for your false reputation!"

With that, his enormous shark-cutting blade swung down toward Robin.

Bang!

The ground split open with a deep crevice.

Robin dodged.

She didn't want to reveal her Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) powers in front of the Marines, and she wasn't particularly skilled in hand-to-hand combat. 

However, she had mastered both types of Haki, often wore Liam's Stand armor in battles, and had lived in the highly martial environment of Amazon Lily Island for so long. Her skills weren't weak enough to be laughed at… 

Even if she couldn't defeat the masked Marine Vice Admiral in front of her, she could still evade a few attacks.

However, her evasion only confirmed Bastille's judgment.

"Just as I thought!" Bastille shouted, raising his blade and pursuing her.

So, the captain of this two-person pirate crew was actually a fraud. Was she only famous because the other member, Giorno, had built her reputation?

Bastille didn't have time to ponder. He aimed to subdue this woman first. Otherwise, Vice Admiral Momonga's death (turning to stone) would have been in vain.

Facing the relentless pursuit of a skilled Marine Vice Admiral, Robin's escape became increasingly desperate.

Other Kuja warriors saw this and wanted to help, but Robin didn't want to trouble them— they were still fighting their own battles— so she avoided them.

Panting heavily, Robin dodged another slash from Bastille and looked up, planning to flee toward Liam and Hancock.

She knew that a Marine Vice Admiral, who couldn't easily defeat her, wouldn't pose much trouble for Liam and Hancock.

However, Bastille's anger only grew, and his attacks became more ferocious. Robin struggled to keep up, and a slash caught her arm, leaving a bloody wound. She could no longer evade.

Thud! Robin rolled to the ground and looked up to see Bastille raising his shark-cutting blade high above her.

"You… have nowhere to run!" Bastille roared.

'No way…' Robin turned her head and saw Liam and Hancock standing together, even looking in her direction.

'Were they unwilling to save her?'

Robin's mind dismissed such thoughts.

Instead, she relaxed and smiled.

"Have you given up struggling?" Bastille swung his blade down.

Since the two of them were so calm, there could only be one possibility… Robin turned her head and stared directly at the sharp blade descending toward her.

In the blink of an eye, a black shadow rushed in from afar. In a dizzying, almost imperceptible moment, it equipped itself and fitted onto Robin's body.

Robin stood up, agilely and calmly dodging the blade at the last moment. As a few strands of her hair floated in the air, Robin, now empowered by B.I.B.'s full strength copied from Liam, pivoted on her left foot, twisted her body, and unleashed an unprecedented force with her right foot, kicking Bastille's bull-horned mask.

'What?!' Before Bastille could react, he heard a faint "crack…" as his mask began to split.

He was sent flying by the tremendous force of the kick.

Could it be… she was faking it all along…?!

Bastille was kicked away by Robin, crashing into several pirates in the chaotic battle. Cries of pain echoed as many pirates took the opportunity to play dead. The Marine Vice Admiral blocking the entrance was also knocked aside, and they prepared to seize the chance to escape.

"Thank you for your trust." The black visor covering Robin's face, invisible to ordinary people, emitted a mechanical electronic voice, its narrow eyes glowing white.

"You're welcome." Robin exhaled lightly, smoothing her hair and looking at her hands in a daze. "The arm's mech…"

She looked toward Liam and Hancock. Sure enough, B.I.B.'s arms hadn't equipped her from the start. Instead, they had flown straight to Liam— carrying a glowing triangular chip.

That must be the Magnet-Magnet Fruit chip Liam had come to this island for. It seemed B.I.B. had fulfilled its mission and finally succeeded!

Liam extended his arms, and the blue flame-patterned and red flame-patterned arms of his good brother fitted onto his hands.

Hearing the commotion ahead, Liam looked up to see Smoker and Hina charging at him again, full of fierce momentum.

"They really aren't afraid of death," Hancock said, her killing intent rising.

No, it should be called a murderous thought. These two were only worthy of making Hancock have a passing thought, not stir her heart.

Liam calmly watched Smoker and Hina charge at him, leisurely using the red flame-patterned right arm to extract the Gasu Gasu no Mi (Gas Gas Fruit) chip from his body.

Then, with the blue flame-patterned left arm, he inserted the Magnet-Magnet Fruit chip B.I.B. had brought back into his body… As for the Gasu Gasu no Mi chip, he casually tossed it like a throwing dart toward Robin. She would naturally know to store the chip in the mech's "reactor" location currently in her chest.

Just as he finished swapping the chips, Smoker and Hina reached him.

Liam smiled. "I suggest you stop being so reckless. If you accidentally damage your Vice Admiral's statue, he'll really be dead for good!"

Smoker and Hina were shocked but also relieved. It seemed Vice Admiral Momonga hadn't been sacrificed after all!

Meanwhile, Liam's left hand swiftly reached into Smoker and Hina's chests, extracting the Smoke-Smoke Fruit and Cage-Cage Fruit chips.

The two were horrified. They didn't yet realize their Devil Fruit abilities had been stolen. The visual impact of Liam's arm penetrating their chests was too terrifying, and they thought they had been killed by a punch through the heart…

When Giorno inexplicably switched hands and repeated the process with his right hand, they began to sense something was wrong.

Could it be…?!

Hina looked down as the man's hand slowly withdrew from her chest. She realized something was wrong, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a stream of thick smoke poured out…

(End Of The Chapter)