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Robin was startled. Before she could raise her hand to dodge, the dark green liquid rushed in like a sharp arrow.
Jiabode and Coyatl lost their footing in midair and fell toward the ground.
Liam, who had been holding them, vanished without anyone noticing.
Behind Haiyna, B.I.B. clenched its fist. Jet-black Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) condensed and entwined around its fist as it punched straight toward Haiyna's back.
With a burst of speed from Soru, Liam flashed over, wrapped an arm around Robin, and pulled her out of danger.
The dark green liquid brushed past them and splashed onto a shattered vase inside the City Fortress room. The once-fresh bouquet inside withered at an astonishing rate.
Thud, thud.
Jiabode and Coyatl hit the ground, and Rasha rushed over at full speed.
Black lightning burst and danced behind her. Almost at the same time, there was a deafening bang as Haiyna turned and blasted the black specter away with a single punch.
Huff...
B.I.B. wasn't a physical entity. Although it was sent flying dozens of meters by the blow, it didn't crash into anything, coming to an abrupt stop in midair far away.
Robin lifted her head from Liam's arms.
Zzz...
Faint wisps of smoke rose from Haiyna's blackened fist.
B.I.B.'s narrow eyes glowed white. Both B.I.B. and Liam, its true body, stared at Haiyna, who had just thrown that punch. Standing under everyone's gaze, she sighed softly.
"It seems the Rot-Rot Fruit has given you a misconception..."
"Did you think I was the kind of person who relies solely on Devil Fruit abilities and plays petty tricks from the shadows? Heh heh heh..."
Rasha sneered. "The four of us were all taught hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship by the Captain herself!"
"Rasha," Haiyna said calmly. "Call me Haiyna."
"Oh..." Rasha replied.
Jiabode and Coyatl had also managed to struggle back to their feet behind her. They chimed in one after another:
"Kami's sword is just for show. She likes charging straight in. When she uses a blade, she just flails around with brute force."
"I switched to a flexible sword long ago! And Haiyna didn't teach me everything I know!"
"You two useless idiots, shut up already!" Rasha finally snapped, turning around and roaring.
"Hey, Rasha, you're spraying blood from your mouth..."
"It got on our faces..."
Rasha coughed violently and glared at the two of them; her eyes practically shot fire.
Watching them bicker, Haiyna showed a faint, gentle smile.
About a dozen meters behind her, in midair outside the shattered City Fortress, the black-armored figure extended its right arm to the side.
On Haiyna's other side, Liam, having released Robin, made the same motion, raising his right arm horizontally as he stared at her.
"Thunder Plow..."
The moment Haiyna noticed their movements, Liam murmured those two words, and... whiz!... he turned into a black shadow and charged toward her.
"Hot Blade..."
B.I.B. followed suit and flashed forward as well. It was so fast that the faint white glow in its narrow eyes stretched nearly into a straight white line pointing directly at Haiyna.
Haiyna remained standing where she was.
Giorno and the black phantom, one in front and one behind, both raised their right arms horizontally. Their arms were wrapped in Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki), like two guillotine blades crossing as they slashed toward the woman at the center!
BANG... RUMBLE!
Black lightning erupted once more from Haiyna's position. However, it did not happen as Robin had imagined. Liam and B.I.B.'s combined strike did not instantly behead Haiyna, sending her beautiful head spinning through the air like a ball while blood gushed from her severed neck…
Instead, Haiyna raised her arms, one forward and one back, and blocked Liam and B.I.B. head-on.
Jet black from head to toe like polished obsidian, her slender arms met their thick, blackened ones. They seemed as unyielding as indestructible steel, sinking inch by inch into Liam's arm muscles.
Bang!
Liam and B.I.B. were knocked apart, one in front and one behind.
"Whew... kinda hurts! Your Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) is seriously impressive."
Liam landed in front of Ross and the king, shaking out his slightly numbed arm.
It was the first time he'd lost a Haki clash since leaving Kuja, and it happened before he even entered the New World. That was downright bizarre.
Well, that's exactly how many people had felt when facing him before. Bizarre. Who wouldn't think it was insane to run into someone of this level in the first half of Paradise?
After being knocked away, B.I.B. drifted back toward Robin's side.
"I'm not allowing you to interfere in the Captain's fight," Rasha said coldly to Robin, rubbing her fist.
"Call me Haiyna..." Haiyna called out from over there.
Behind Rasha, Coyatl and Jiabode stopped yelling at each other and moved closer together.
"..." Robin exhaled softly, her expression turning solemn.
Three of the Four Knights, huh...
B.I.B. suddenly disassembled like a Saint Seiya armor, clattering as it equipped itself onto Robin's body.
"No..." Robin's first instinct was to refuse. Liam needed his Stand more than she did for his fight with Haiyna.
She only needed to stall these three female knights for a while.
If she fought freely using the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) and her Blooming Freedom techniques, she could hold off all three by herself.
Two of the knights had already been defeated by Liam and were in terrible condition. The scar-faced pirate had also been injured by Robin and wasn't at full strength.
It wouldn't be a problem.
But B.I.B. had already armored her.
In an instant, an inexhaustible surge of power flooded into Robin's body, granting her combat strength copied directly from Liam's main body.
From over there, Liam shouted a reminder: "The glasses one has the Bubble-Bubble Fruit! The busty one has the Impact Fruit; just think of it as a sister fruit to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!"
The narrow eyes of the black armor covering Robin's face flickered as she immediately understood.
It was Kalifa's Devil Fruit from CP9 in the manga, the same one she used against Nami. The bubbles it created could wash away a person's stamina, and its finishing move turned people into smooth, powerless dolls with a touch.
So that was it. All that yelling earlier about the busty one being "touched all over" by the girl in glasses—that's what it meant.
As for the Impact Fruit, since Liam said it was similar to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, its ability was easy to grasp. It's probably an ability that releases shockwaves through the hands.
"Heh heh heh, how considerate," said Jiabode, pushing up her glasses as she looked at Robin. "You've got yourself a good man, Kujo Jolyne."
"Jealous?" Coyatl shot back sarcastically.
Robin sighed lightly. Wearing the black armor, she smiled and said, "And he's handsome, too."
"Oh, thanks for the compliment!" Liam called back from afar.
That black shadow... Rasha stared coldly at Kujo Jolyne. Had that black specter just flown into her body?
Bang!
A massive shockwave engulfed Robin.
As the three-on-one battle began, the fight between Liam and Haiyna was also reaching a fever pitch.
"Little boy," Haiyna said calmly. "When do you think I became a Devil Fruit ability user?"
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