Free Web NovelChapter 84: Chapter 84
Chapter 84
"Hello? Is this Mr. Vinsmoke Judge?"
As soon as the Den Den Mushi connected, Rorschach spoke in a casual, carefree tone.
"..." The only response was silence from the other side.
"Moshi moshi?" Rorschach looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand with confusion. It should be the one Judge gave him before.
"Brat, what do you want? Spit it out."
Judge’s impatient voice finally came through.
"Ahahaha, it’s been a while since we last spoke, so I suddenly thought of you. By the way, are my raid suits finished?"
He had urgently pushed Judge to make the raid suits back then, but after they were completed, he had ghosted the man for a year and a half. No matter what, Judge was now one of his fathers-in-law, so Rorschach felt a bit embarrassed.
"They were completed a year and a half ago. We’ve already made the third generation by now."
"If Reiju hadn’t told me you were ’evolving,’ I would’ve thought you died somewhere in the Grand Line."
A visible # symbol popped up on the Den Den Mushi’s forehead, showing exactly how annoyed Judge was.
"Jerma Kingdom is currently near xxxx in the North Blue. If you want the raid suits, come get them yourself."
After giving the location, Judge immediately hung up, not giving Rorschach any chance to reply.
In his view, Rorschach was only calling to collect the suits. There was no point wasting time on pleasantries when he could be doing research instead.
The busy tone from the Den Den Mushi made Rorschach laugh awkwardly. He handed the snail back to Reiju, who simply smiled. She was already very familiar with her father’s personality.
By evening, Nami and the others finally finished shopping in Water 7 and returned to the ship. They excitedly told Rorschach about the interesting places and delicious food they found on the island.
The night spent with Nami and the girls was never boring. They chatted casually or went to the training room to polish their strength.
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The next day.
Rorschach went down to the third level of the cabin, the prison area, and looked at the four CP9 members with interest.
The CP9 agents had woken up last night. Nojiko had even kindly prepared dinner for them.
However, they remained completely silent until Rorschach appeared. freewebnøvel.com
"’Golden Lion II’ Rorschach... So it really is you."
"Rumors said you died two years ago. I didn’t expect you to still be alive. Looks like we ran into a big shot this time."
Lucci’s serious face showed no emotion. Even though he was now in prison, his expression didn’t change.
"Hehe. So you’re CP9, huh? You’ve got quite the nerve, kidnapping someone under my protection." ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Rorschach chuckled, looking very approachable.
But in the eyes of CP9, he was a white-cut-black devil.
"May I ask what exactly Your Excellency Golden Lion II wants by capturing us? With your strength, you could have easily killed us. Why go through the trouble of capturing and imprisoning us?"
Lucci’s question was also shared by the others. They really couldn’t figure out what value they had that made Rorschach want to keep them alive.
World Government secrets? They weren’t high enough to know those. As for CP9’s internal secrets, revealing them would lead to pursuit by the World Government.
Either option was a dead end. Their moods were extremely heavy.
"Hahaha, it’s simple. You have decent strength, and I happen to need a few capable fighters. I want you to join me."
Rorschach didn’t hide anything and stated his intention directly.
"What? Did I hear wrong, or are you joking? You want World Government agents to join your pirate crew? Aren’t you afraid we’ll be spies?"
The CP9 members’ pupils shrank. They never expected Rorschach’s goal to be recruiting them.
"Spies? To me, subordinates are only divided into useful and useless people. Any schemes or tricks are meaningless against me. I will crush all challengers with absolute strength."
Rorschach didn’t care at all. A flash of confidence appeared in his eyes.
With their current strength, even if the World Government sent two Admirals after them, his crew had the power to fight back. He could even retreat safely against three Admirals. Why fear the World Government?
This arrogant attitude of Rorschach’s seemed unbelievable to the four.
A pirate from the first half of the Grand Line actually didn’t fear the World Government’s threats. He had even faced a Navy Admiral before.
Saying such words now... Did that mean he had already reached Admiral-level strength?!
"You’ve already reached Admiral level?"
Lucci asked directly, his eyes filled with shock.
"Hehe. You’ve seen the strength of my other crew members, right? Two years ago they weren’t as strong as you, but now they can completely crush you. So, how about it? Want to join?"
Rorschach didn’t directly state his own strength level, but he told them about the girls’ growth.
"What will you do with us if we refuse?"
Lucci didn’t answer Rorschach’s question immediately. Instead, he asked about the consequences of refusal.
Although Rorschach hadn’t said his own strength earlier, his words implied he was at least on that level. Mentioning the girls’ improvement was essentially telling them he could easily raise their strength to a higher level.
The temptation of power was very strong for CP9, especially for Lucci. He had originally joined the World Government for the right to kill legally, but real power made that insignificant.
"Death." Rorschach smiled brightly and answered with just one word.
Instantly, cold sweat broke out on the four’s backs. The seemingly harmless, smiling young man in front of them had spoken words that made their hearts tremble.
The other three immediately looked toward Lucci. He was the de facto leader of CP9. As for their nominal superior Spandam, they didn’t care about him at all.
After thinking silently for a moment, Lucci calmly replied, "We’ll join."
"However, I have one question for Captain Rorschach. Did you recruit Nico Robin because you want to become the Pirate King?"
Lucci quickly changed how he addressed Rorschach, switching to "Captain" very smoothly.
But he still had one doubt regarding Robin — whether Rorschach truly had the ambition to become the Pirate King.
"Hehe? Pirate King? Well, I’ve said it twice already, but I don’t mind telling you again."
"Right now the World Government displeases me. What I want to do is overthrow the World Government, establish a new order, and become the King of the World. A mere Pirate King means nothing to me."
Rorschach spoke of something he considered very ordinary with a smile. But to the others, an overwhelming aura erupted from his body at that moment.
Even without using Conqueror’s Haki, that majestic presence still shocked them. All four stared at him in a daze.
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