Chapter 363: Chapter 363: Cutty Flam
Zoro, Nami, Conis, Vivi, Mikita, and Maya sprinted toward the large mansion. They heard a loud explosion. It's coming from there," Nami pointed out.
"We need to hurry," Mikita urged.
"I hope Robin is okay," Conis said.
"If she's there, she'll handle herself," Vivi reassured.
As they jumped over the mansion's gates, they were met with a chaotic scene. Over a dozen men stood before them. Their eyes widened. "Look, the Strawhats are here!" one of them shouted, alarmed.
"And there's Mikita from the Love Pirates!" another yelled.
Mikita sighed, shaking her head. "So much for my disguise," she muttered.
The men's eyes darted to the others. "Who are those other three girls?" one man asked, his gaze lingering on Vivi.
"The one with blue hair looks like a princess," another observed.
"They're holding a princess hostage!" someone else shouted.
"Evil Strawhats!" a man bellowed.
A vein throbbed on Zoro's forehead, his patience wearing thin. "You guys are seriously annoying," he muttered darkly. Without waiting for a response, he launched himself at the group, moving with lethal speed.
"Zoro, they're shipwrights!" Nami warned.
"I'll use the back of my swords," Zoro replied coolly. He crashed into the group, his swords flashing as he struck them down with the blunt edge. The men were sent flying, some crashing into walls, others collapsing to the ground.
"They may not be cut, but he's still giving them life-threatening injuries," Maya remarked.
As the last of the men hit the ground, Zoro sheathed his swords. "Let's keep moving," he said.
They all nodded and entered the mansion. "Oh my," Cois gasped.
"It looks terrible," Maya added.
"Let's keep moving," Vivi said as she looked at the piles of bodies on the floor. There was a line of people all scattered on the floor. Blood was leaking from various wounds. They moved through the mansion.
Meanwhile in Iceburg`s room the members of CP9 and Robin looked at Iceburg. "Tell us where it is now," Kaku said.
"You have it," Iceburg replied.
Lucci looked at him. "These are fakes," he replied as he kicked Iceburg.
Iceburg slid back. He was panting. "Kaku checked his pulse," Lucci ordered.
Kaku approached Iceburg and grabbed his shoulder and his pulse. He twisted his arm. "Pardon me," Kaku apologised.
"To tell you the truth we came up with a hypothesis a while ago," Lucci said. He added, "I am sure your blood will tell us the truth."
"We thought that if you trusted someone you would have given the real blueprints ages ago," Lucci explained. "We were right as you did not give the real ones today. For the past 5 years of surveillance we did not see anyone. In addition the person who you would give these blueprints must have exceptional ship building skills. I had a look at the blueprints and the names Tom, Iceburg and Cutty Flam were written on them. Tom only had two disciples. According to a government report Cutty Flam was killed trying to stop the train." he added.
"However, I remember hearing this name Cutty Flam before. It was 4 years ago, a little after we started. There was a man who came through the gates once. He used that name once. Tom`s other disciple, Cutty Flam is alive and still lives in this town after changing his name to Franky," Lucci explained.
Iceburg looked shocked. "Using a dead guy like that was surprisingly smart but one mistake," Lucci said. He walked toward Iceburg.
In another room, Luffy struggled and slipped out his head. "I am rubber," Luffy giggled. He then slipped out his entire body from the locks.
"Strawhat get me out," Paulie said. He added, "Just wait, you damn skull and cow mask."
Luffy pulled Paulie up. "Come on, we need to find Ice Pops," he said. Luffy dashed toward the room next door, his foot connecting with the door in a powerful kick. The door splintered under the force, flying open as Luffy shouted, "Ice Pops!"
"Wrong room, you idiot!" Paulie yelled.
Luffy turned his eyes. Without a second thought, he charged straight at the wall separating the rooms. He smashed through the wall, debris flying as he forced his way into the next room.
Meanwhile, Zoro, Nami, Vivi, Mikita, Maya, and Conis sprinted toward the room. Zoro flashed swords as he sliced through the door, wood and metal giving way. The group charged in, Zoro leading the way.
Luffy and Zoro burst into the room simultaneously. They skidded to a halt. Standing near a severely injured Iceburg were Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, Blueno, and Robin.
"Hey Luffy, where the hell have you been?" Zoro asked.
Conis stepped forward. "Robin, what's going on?" she asked. She looked to see a man lying on the floor and Robin wearing a cloak.
"Hold on, something is wrong here," Nami interjected. These were the shipwrights but they were not protecting Iceburg.
Mikita looked at Robin. There was sadness in her eyes. "There's something very wrong," Mikita agreed.
Vivi stepped closer. "Robin, we've been looking for you," she said, her voice soft but firm.
Robin's eyes flickered with a mixture of regret and sorrow, but she remained silent, her expression unreadable.
"These are the shipwrights which are with you?" Luffy asked.
"The square nose guy outside," Zoro commented.
"Could this be an inside job?" Nami asked.
"It looks like it, these shipwrights are the ones who planned and attempted to kill Iceburg and frame it on us," Mikita declared.
"Working with Crocodile, you should know all about it," Kalfia commented. She had gathered information on all members of the Love Pirates however the other three girls she had no idea about. No, that looked like Princess Vivi. Mikita gritted her teeth.
"Paulie to tell you the truth, we are Government Intelligence officers," Lucci said. "Should I step on Iceburg face, just to take you out of the shock," he added.
"He sounds horrible," Maya remarked.
"Why is Robin after him," Maya said, looking at Robin with a gun in her hand.
"Damn it, the cow mask was your voice," Paulie said as he clenched his fist. "You can talk normally," he added. "How dare you mock us," he shouted as he charged towards Lucci.
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