Chapter 125

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"Oh my~ this has to be the most bizarre ship I've seen in my entire life."

In front of Rowan, there stood the man named Iceberg, the mayor of Water Seven and president of Galley-La Company.

Yes, the Grimheart pirates, Nami, and Youchiha family, arrived at the Water Seven around 4 hours ago.

Although Prominence's size is quite huge, by lowering the altitude and flying right above the surface of the sea, they managed to enter through the back entrance of the Water Seven without alerting many.

And upon their arrival, Carina and Nami has gone to research the navigating method regarding the New World, Carmen went to restock the food supplies along with Urouge, Dan went to restock the medicinal supplies, Alfred and Robin went to the library for the pursuit of the knowledge, and Sob, Job, and Mob went to explore the infamous Water Seven.

As for Cavendish and Farul?

"""Kyaaaaaa!!!"""

That's right, they were enjoying their popularity.

"He's so handsome!!"

"Marry me, prince Cavendish!!!"

While the women were swooning over Cavendish, who was chewing on a rose with a brilliant smile,

"Neigh~"

The female horses, although it was intriguing where they came from, began to surround Farul with hearts in their eyes.

Farul, still wearing the steel armour made by Alfred, lifted his head up in pride.

And now, Rowan, who sat by with Prominence, was ready to hear the assessment that Iceberg personally made.

"Now… listen carefully. I have my own sense of professionalism, so please do understand even if it sounds harsh; I don't want to die after all." Iceberg, prior to reporting the details, asked with a hint of nervousness in his tone.

"I'm always counteractive." Rowan replied with a smile, "As long as you don't touch my friends and me, we are good."

"Alright." Iceberg nodded and took a deep breath.

Then, as his eyes turned calculative and sharp, he began to speak seriously,

"It's a miracle that your ship even made through the first sail within the Grand Line. The connections between the keel and the other joints are clunky. The materials that constitute this ship are subpar. In comparison to such a fragile inner structure, the size is unnecessarily big, further destabilizing it.

On top of that, you added many things to your ship. The outer layer of steel alloy, which provides some sense of stability but increases the ship's weight by a huge margin, the messy wiring network that spreads throughout every part of the ship, and the mechanisms like those wings and steel-fork-like things."

Iceberg scratched his head for a second, before asking, "Can your ship float even?!"

Rowan sighed, "Barely. We can float, but not sail."

"Haa… this is one chaotic ship." Iceberg crossed his arms, "I, for sure, believe that this ship needs some sort of treatment, however, I don't know where to begin from."

Rowan knew that the situation was more dangerous than it seemed to be. If, one day, the mechanisms that allow Prominence to fly become impaired, and he isn't there to utilize Bounce as an alternative method, his crew will be in trouble.

"I recommend that you buy a new ship."

"No thanks." Rowan rejected immediately as he placed his hand on Prominence's side, "Prominence is my final ship. Once she collapses beyond repair, my journey ends. No one else can carry me to the next destination."

Iceberg frowned, "Regardless of the attachment that you may have, you have to think logically for the sake of your crew. Are you going to have them killed in the middle of the sea?!"

"So find a damn way to repair her." Rowan's eyes narrowed, "And your logic is flawed, for Prominence is a part of my crew as well."

Iceberg, with a troubled expression on his face, turned back and began to walk away, "I… suppose that we are getting nowhere with this. I'll come back later when both of us have cooled down."

"Cooled down? I've never lost my reasoning." Rowan raised his eyebrow before speaking up to his left,

"Right?"

Within the site, no one but Rowan and Prominence lied. Initially, Rowan seemed to have gone crazy for talking to the thin air, until—

<Hmph! Messy? Messy?! Me?!! What a prick!!>

—a voice was heard.

It has been some time since Prominence seemed to have acquired a will of her own. Rowan wasn't sure as to how, but he decided not to bother himself with it, for the fact that he could chat with one of his oldest friends brought him nothing but a joy.

But he had to say, she was a little… childish.

<Rowan, go kill him please, will you?!!>

…And brutal.

Rowan shook his head as he spoke up, "Don't worry about that man. He simply doesn't know. Now, do hear me out. If it truly is impossible for a shipwright to improve your state, we have one more option."

<Eh… which is?>

"Devil fruit. We aren't really sailing on the sea anyway, are we?"

<Oh, oh, I know those!! It's that weird fruit that Dan ate, right?!>

"You got it right." Rowan placed his hand on his chin in contemplation, "You'd want a fruit that gives you a toughness. Something like Ace's Harden Harden fruit. An alternate option is a fruit with healing capability, like Marco's Bird Bird fruit, model: Phoenix."

<That one! I want the Phoenix one!!>

"Unfortunately, someone already took it."

<Kill him!!!>

"Bohaha! He's our ally. We can't. Besides, he's a good man." Stretching his arms together, Rowan let out a small sigh, "Let's discuss further when others return."

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[Enies Lobby]

"What? The Grimheart pirates?!!!" The chief of CP9, Spandam, cried with his eyes widened in shock, "Those b******s who killed my father and brother?!"

"Yes, indeed." The voice boomed out from the Den Den Mushi. "What shall we do?"

Now, Spandam was a coward. Under normal circumstances, he would've ordered not to engage.

However, at the same time, Spandam was an idiot.

"Kill them!!! Kill them all, Rob Lucci!!!"

"Heh, roger that—"

*Puk*

Suddenly, the voice was cut off.

"Moshi moshi~"

Instead, a feminine voice was heard.

"H-huh?" Spandam couldn't follow what just happened, and simply spoke once more, "Lucci!!! Do you follow?!!"

"Oh… this guy's name is Lucci? Well, my condolences." The playful feminine voice boomed out.

Spandam immediately stood up in realization, "Don't tell me—"

"Heh," The Den Den Mushi in front of Spandam grinned wickedly, "This is Carina, the vice captain of the Grimheart pirates."

"YOU!!!!!"

"Reporting to whoever is listening: I've killed every single fly that's been following me. So… have a nice day!"

Then the call was hung up, leaving Spandam dumbfounded.

"Rob Lucci... the well-known prodigy of Rokushiki... died just like that?!"

"Sir!!!"

Subsequently, an agent hurriedly ran to Spandam with a sense of urgency,

"The agents on a mission to retrieve Nico Robin, have all been wiped out by Nico Robin herself and Alfred the Maniacal Butler!!!"

Spandam's jaw opened wide.

"Purururu, purururu."

Then, the Den Den Mushi in front of him began to ring once again.

With shaky hands, Spandam grabbed the dial and placed it in front of his face,

"H-hello?"

"What's up? Uh… is this Enies Lobby?"

A casual voice of a man was heard. And Spandam instantly knew; it wasn't an agent.

"I'm assuming that it is. Now,

I heard that you tried to touch my crew."

The agent within the room and Spandam froze in realization.

"Give me… hm… 5 minutes. I'll be there; try running if you can."

Then the call was hanged up.

"D-did we just talk to…" Spandam fell to the floor powerlessly.

"*Huff* *Huff* *Huff*…" The agent began to hyperventilate as the fear overwhelmed his whole body.

"Grimheart Rowan?!!!!!!" Spandam, while sweating profusely, exclaimed in disbelief.

"No no no, now's not the time! No! Yes! L-let's call the Marine for the backup!!"

Spandam was about to grab the Den Den Mushi and call once more, however,

"""Purururu, purururu, purururu…"

All Den Den Mushis in the room began to ring simultaneously.

"W-wha…" Spandam, while shaking fearfully, grabbed onto one of the Den Den Mushis and lifted the dial up.

"Sir Spandam!!! Agent Blueno… h-he—"

Spandam mediately hanged up the call, as his face became pale.

"…What have we done?"

That was his last word before the whole Enies Lobby exploded into the oblivion.

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[Water Seven]

"Haa... what a wonderful day it has been!"

"Neigh!"

Cavendish and Farul walked back to the Prominence with blushes on their cheeks.

"You guys, what took you so long?"

As Cavendish and Farul reached Prominence, Dan waved his hand as he greeted the two.

"I saw him while passing by." Carmen answered in Cavendish's stead with a snort, "Surrounded by the crowds due to his clown-like acts."

Cavendish flipped his hair while smiling haughtily, "Why, you jealous?"

"Oh please." Carmen smirked, "I graduated that long time ago."

"I miss the old Carmen." Dan slouched, "Now, the only thing that remains is the practicality-loving menace—"

"What's wrong with being practical?"

"What happened to the flamboyance!!"

Carmen turned her head the other way while crossing her arms together, "When it comes to food, it's the taste and nutrients that matter the most. Similarly, flamboyance or flashiness is naught but a clown's wish to stand out."

"Guahaha, she simply can't admit that I'm more popular than her!!" Cavendish, placing his hands on his waist, stated with a wide grin. "Anyway, where is captain?"

Carina, who was gazing at the new Log Pose with three needles, raised her head up and answered, "Enies Lobby."

"Huh? Why?"

"We were attacked." Carina replied as she gazed at Robin and Urouge. "Around 50? I think that's how many I killed today."

"I think they were after me." Robin said in a grim tone.

"Therefore, we defeated them, however, it seems that captain Rowan has become angry for us for such an event." Alfred carried on. "He stated that he will be back in 15 minutes, and went on his way."

"Cipher Pols, eh?" Sob clicked her tongue in annoyance, "Those cockroaches; they are the same as always."

Job and Mob stared at each other upon hearing Sob's words, before shrugging.

"Oh... damn." Cavendish's eyes shook, "Enies Lobby is f*****."

Nami tilted her head in confusion as she heard Cavendish's claim, "The whole Enies Lobby?"

The more she thought, the more impossible it seemed, "Not the whole thing, right? I mean, it's really big, so... even if it's Rowan, there's no way—"

Nami stopped mid-way as she saw the Grimheart pirates, with the exception of Urouge, gazing back at her with a deadpan.

"...Huh?"

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[Marineford]

"What?" Sengoku, while sitting next to Garp's hospital bed, lifted up the dial as the Den Den Mushi rang.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! 5 minutes ago... although i-it doesn't sound possible... the whole Enies Lobby seemed to have been destroyed into the ruins."

"...Say that again." Sengoku was so done with this already.

"Enies Lobby..." From the Den Den Mushi, the marine soldier gulped, "...has disappeared from the map!!!"

Sengoku groaned, "How?"

"The culprit is speculated to be none other than Grimheart Rowan—"

Sengoku immediately hung up and stood up from his chair.

"Where are you going, Sengoku?" Garp asked while chewing on his rice cracker.

Then, to Garp's shock, Sengoku snatched the rice cracker from him and began to chew with a deep frown.

"Hey!!!"

"I'm... *Munch*... going to resign my position right now." Sengoku, with his mouth full of the rice cracker, turned around and stormed off in stress,

"I quit."

Garp stared at Sengoku with jaw opened wide, before sighing, "Grimheart... that kid is worse than Ace and Luffy. This petty brat... stop destroying everything in your way!!!"

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[Enies Lobby]

"Done." Rowan said while huffing slightly, "If Enies Lobby attempts to harm Robin, then the best solution is... to make it disappear."

For the past 5 minutes after his arrival, what he's been doing was simple: non-stop pummeling into the Enies Lobby.

Call him dumb. However, he had to show them. He had to show them that he doesn't go easy when his crew member is involved in the matter.

As for the agents who sank along with the island?

If they survive, they survive. If they die, they die. After all, they are the ones who brought this.

"If y'all want to stay alive... f****** stop bothering us." Rowan placed his hands in his pockets before casually using his bounce to run back to Water Seven.

All that remained in Enies Lobby... was nothing but a vast blue sea. However, if looked closely,

"*Huff* *Huff*..."

"One two, one two!"

Many people were seen to be swimming toward the Gate of Justice nearby. What was interesting though, was the fact that the colour of the water that they were swimming within, was yellow.

And Spandam wasn't among them.