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Chapter 374 - INIIDF-Chapter 354 Vanished

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Chapter Header Serial・Love-Sickness Part 6・Elder Sister!

After Sander Sonia landed and learned that her elder sister had suddenly collapsed in the palace, she instantly Beastified completely, transforming into a massive, winged, jade-scaled flying Orochi. She let Mari Glud and Bonney climb onto her back, then with a single flap of her wings, soared into the sky, roaring straight toward Kuja City's royal palace…

Flashbulbs exploded around them, "ka-cha ka-cha ka-cha", flashing nonstop.

Behind Amande, the Big Mom Pirates crew members shouted angrily:

"What do you mean 'just that'!?"

"What do you mean 'only that'!?"

"'Not that impressive'?! That brat really deserves a beating…"

"This Bastard! Does he have any awareness of how dangerous he is?!"

Mihawk said, "I heard someone mention him once."

Liam: "Hmm?"

Mihawk continued, "I know who you are because someone brought up your name."

"Hey…"

"This is what he said, " Mihawk said slowly, "'That kid... he's definitely going to make a name for himself on the seas.'"

"Hey!" Liam complained. "Why are you suddenly acting all dramatic? Weren't we about to fight?"

He swung his iron club, shocking the air.

Liam glanced left at Hawk Eyes, then right at Amande, and laughed: "Fighting both of you at once? I don't mind!"

"You plan to resist two at once?" Amande said coolly. "Arrogant man."

Suddenly, her wide-brimmed hat lifted, revealing Amande's cold eyes slightly widened, staring at Liam's body.

Mihawk's sharp gaze also flickered slightly. Like a hawk, he focused on Liam's back, where, faintly, a black humanoid figure was emerging from Giorno's body.

Its face had narrow, gleaming eyes, emotionless, like a ghost.

"BOOM--!!"

A thunderous explosion echoed from afar.

People turned their heads, exclaiming:

"It's coming from the arena!"

"Was there an explosion?"

"Doesn't sound like one. Could it be a fight breaking out?"

"That noise was massive…"

Robin, like the crowd, looked toward the source of the blast, and suddenly noticed a gaze watching her. It was Charlotte Amande, glancing at her.

Amande then looked over at Captain Jolyne, who merely gave her a small, polite smile.

Amande reached up, removed the thin cigarette from her lips, exhaled a wisp of smoke, then glanced at Mihawk and asked Liam:

"Chopper Giorno. Are you here to participate in the tournament too?"

"Yeah." Liam gripped his iron club, nodding with a serious look. "Since I'm here anyway, I might as well give it a shot."

Amande nodded. Beneath her hat brim, cigarette smoke curled softly. Her famed blade, White Fish, slowly drew a gleaming arc in front of her, then smoothly slid back into its sheath.

She turned around and led the other Big Mom Pirates members away.

Whoosh…

Just then, a massive, bone-chilling slash burst from the path Amande's blade had cut through the air earlier, sweeping violently outward!

From the left toward Mihawk, across Liam, and slashing right past Robin at the edge of the crowd!

A horizontal flying slash, unstoppable, cleaved straight toward them!

"Ahhh!" The onlookers were shocked. "Ghost Lady appears just like that! Too scary!"

The crowd panicked, like an ant colony scattering, pushing and shoving, scrambling to escape, terrified they'd be hit by that ominous, terrifying slash and lose their lives in the chaos.

Bang!

Mihawk, expressionless, rotated his massive Black Blade, intercepting the incoming slash.

His control over his sword's momentum was precise, cutting down the attack without even a trace of collateral damage to the fleeing crowd behind.

He casually slung the Black Blade back onto his back.

"A delayed move? A slow blade... not bad at all…"

Liam clicked his tongue in admiration. As the flying slash swept toward him, he didn't dodge or retreat, instead, he stepped forward, wrapped his iron club in Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki), and smashed the slash into fragments of light.

"Oww."

After blocking Amande's departing slash, Liam clutched his chest and abdomen and let out a slight groan.

"Ka-cha ka-cha ka-cha..." Even in the panicked crowd, flashbulbs from cameras continued to go off relentlessly.

At the head of the departing Big Mom Pirates, Amande turned her head and glanced back, she saw Captain Jolyne, who had also come out of her slash completely unharmed.

"..."

Mihawk, arms folded, glanced at Liam who was still rubbing his chest and softly asked:

"You're entering the Sword Hero Tournament too?"

Liam looked at Robin, then turned back and said:

"What? I can't enter?"

Not just Mihawk, even the spectators, now more stable after the initial chaos, especially the reporters who had been hammering their camera shutters, glanced down at the iron club in Liam's hand.

"I'm telling you, this is my sword," Liam said seriously. "It's just... a bit blunt. You believe me?"

"If it's in a swordsman's hands," Mihawk said with a faint smile, "then naturally, it's a sword. Since you're entering, see you on the battlefield."

With that, Mihawk turned away, the massive Black Blade strapped to his back as he left.

The crowd instinctively parted, forming a path to let him pass gracefully.

And naturally, he was sent off with a corridor of flashing cameras.

"Pretty cool," Liam muttered, watching Mihawk's retreating back. He shook his head and casually tossed the iron club toward Robin.

Originally, he had intended to use his Magnet-Magnet Fruit (Jiki Jiki no Mi) powers to guide the club into Den Den Mushi City Fortress near Robin.

But, he forgot.

He currently didn't have the Magnet-Magnet Fruit in his body at all…

Whizz whizz whizz…

The club spun toward Robin, who calmly raised her hand and caught it. After living and training on Amazon Lily for the past few years, while she wasn't as showy as Liam, Robin was no longer the soft academic who couldn't fight without her Hana Hana no Mi. She now possessed the solid strength of a standard Kuja warrior.

The crowd was still lingering, eyes sharp with curiosity. The spectators seemed unwilling to leave, and the few reporters remaining looked eager to dash forward and interview Liam and Robin on the spot.

Liam couldn't be bothered. He walked up to Robin, embraced her, and then performed a "Soru", vanishing from sight.

"They're gone?!"

"Vanished..."

The reporters stared blankly at their cameras.

B.I.B., hovering over an open space, paused and then used Soru to follow in the direction it sensed Liam had gone.

Not far off, at the corner of a nearby street, Liam and Robin suddenly "shua", flashed into view.

Robin's long hair fluttered gently. She casually slipped the 1 to 2-meter iron club into her not-so-large backpack as if by magic.

Liam, rubbing his chest and abdomen, asked:

"Just now, when I faced that slash…"

Even though he had clearly broken the incoming slash with his club, he still felt the pain of being hit in the chest, along with a strangely soft sensation.

Robin looked up and smiled:

"There's no way I could've blocked that kind of slash and walked away unscathed... so, I just borrowed your body for a moment."

"Oh…" Liam nodded in sudden realization. Then, stroking his chin, he looked down at the impressive curves rising and falling beneath Robin's collar and muttered, "How did that even fit…"

Two arms sprouted from Liam's cheeks, Hana Hana no Mi-style, and covered his mouth.

Robin lowered her head slightly and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear:

"Go sign up. We should still make it in time."

She walked ahead. Liam noticed a soft blush blooming along her jaw and neck.

At that moment, B.I.B. drifted over like a ghost…

Liam followed behind Robin, speaking casually:

"What are you doing? Hand over the Magnet-Magnet Fruit."

B.I.B. produced the Magnet-Magnet Fruit chip.

Liam waited for a moment, but didn't feel it merge with his body.

As he walked, he turned his head and saw the black combat armor, floating beside him, holding the triangular chip tightly. The narrow, glowing eyes of the suit were fixed on him in silence.

(End of Chapter)

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