Paper Paper Fruit In One Piece

"Hmph, so you found my secret."

After easily dealing with a group of little soldiers, Sugar immediately picked up a den den mushi and started broadcasting.

"Trebol, come back quickly!"

"This is an enemy trap—"

"Please look, Master Trebol," Robin pointed to a group of pirates nearby, who were acting all wild.

"The pirates are causing trouble, and we can't stop them."

Whoosh—

In an instant, Trebol, with an agility that didn't match his body size, dashed to the pirates and shoved his snot-covered face right up to the pirate captain Ibusu's.

"I say, what's your problem?!"

"Ah, too close!!" 

Facing a high-ranking member of the Donquixote family, Ibusu, the pirate captain, awkwardly smiled and waved his hands.

"It's fine, it's fine, just a bunch of bees buzzing around. We wouldn't dare to cause any trouble."

?! Suddenly turning around, he saw the 'messenger' already running away. If he still hadn't realized he'd been tricked, then Trebol wasn't worthy of being called the Donquixote family's 'advisor.' So:

"I say, I say, stop right there, girl!!"

The large body slid quickly in a pool of slime and caught up to Robin, forcefully pinning her down to the ground.

"Got you! Now tell me—who are you?"

Facing the disgusting, slimy man behind her, Robin simply turned her head and smiled calmly.

"You've got me, not the other way around."

"Triple Flower Wheel - Choke Hold!"

Suddenly, countless arms sprouted from Trebol's body, forming a tight weave. Two arms bent into an L-shape and clamped tightly around his neck, yanking him backward with force! This move would work on anyone who didn't have strong enough Armament Haki or a tough enough body—

"I say, I say... That face..."

"Are you the 'Devil Child' Nico Robin from the Straw Hat crew?"

Even though his head was twisted so far back it nearly touched his back, Trebol seemed completely unfazed. He responded with a question of his own while flinging out an arm, the sticky slime on it forming a chain that latched onto the ship of the nearby Ibusu Pirates. With a sudden burst of strength, he yanked hard!

"Sticky Meteor!"

The enormous pirate ship was suddenly pulled into the air and came crashing down toward the tower of officers with great force.

"I'm telling you—this is seriously infuriating!"

BOOM!!!

The pirate ship smashed into the tower like a massive flail. The mast snapped, the keel fractured, and the deck shattered! Though the pirate ship was destroyed in an instant, the tower didn't fare any better—bricks and stones flew everywhere, walls collapsed, pillars crumbled, and thick dust filled the air.

Though such a 'lose-lose' move might hurt Sugar too, Trebol didn't care about the details anymore. As long as he could stall the enemy for a moment, he could rush over immediately—?!

"I already told you, I'm the one holding onto you."

"Soft Spider Web!"

Countless arms surrounded Trebol tightly, forming a dense net like a giant fishing net. Of course, this meant Robin herself was also firmly stuck to Trebol, but she calmly said, "Trebol, I heard that your staff is actually a lighter?"

A high-ranking officer using a lighter as his weapon... If Roman hadn't provided this information, the Straw Hat crew would never have guessed that such a 'pathetic' weapon existed. Its only use was to ignite the sticky slime—what an absolute embarrassment!

When it came to lighting things on fire, both Luffy and Sanji had always assumed it was just a matter of rubbing the air quickly enough, right?

Click. One of Robin's arms reached out, opening Trebol's club-shaped staff. A small flame immediately sparked to life.

"I say, I say! Stop that!!"

As the flame drew closer to the sticky slime entangling the two of them, Trebol's expression turned frantic! His slime was extremely flammable, and once it touched an open flame, it would instantly catch fire and possibly even explode…

"You'll burn yourself too!"

Seeing Trebol panic, Robin gave a gentle smile.

"Sorry, but the one who's going to burn—"

In an instant, half of Robin's calm, intelligent face dissolved into flower petals and drifted away.

"—is you."

BOOM!

A massive fireball erupted, engulfing Trebol, Robin's clone, and the countless arms in an intense explosion! The fireball expanded rapidly, creating a hellish blaze that shot up several stories high in the enormous underground port. The collapsing floor and debris from shattered buildings were blasted in all directions by the shockwave, sending up thick clouds of dust.

'What was that?'

For a brief moment, the fighters in the arena—who had been turned into toys and ordered to transport goods—felt their hearts jolt. If only they could take advantage of the chaos... Yet even when the fierce wind from the explosion knocked them over, their bodies mechanically got back up and resumed working, numb and indifferent.

This was worse than any grueling work schedule—996, 007, you name it. 

"What's going on?!"

"Just now, I think I saw Lord Trebol lose his temper, and then..."

"And then, there was an explosion..."

What the heck was that...? While the lesser members of the Donquixote Family exchanged confused looks, Robin peeked cautiously out from a nearby alley.

"An explosion like that should've..."

Before she could finish, a mass of slime shot toward her at terrifying speed, instantly piercing through the brick walls of the alley! Although Robin dodged as fast as she could, one of her arms was hit, sending a detached limb flying to the side.

As Robin stared in shock, a gaunt, skeletal figure shot out from the explosion at high speed! If not for his grotesque, lecherous face, no one would've believed that this was the same Trebol from before.

"I said," 

A charred, furious 'skeletal version' Trebol charged toward the dismembered Robin, creating a sticky chain in his hand that lashed down with a fierce wind aimed directly at her.

"You're dead!"

Boom—

Though it looked like nothing more than disgusting slime, Trebol's furious strike carried terrifying, unmatched power! Forget flesh and blood—even the hardest steel and concrete couldn't withstand the sheer destructive force of his blow.

Wherever the enormous sticky whip swept, it was like a massive saw slicing everything in its path—buildings, floors, pirates, toys—all instantly reduced to a pile of sludge along its several-meter-long trajectory. However—

"Damn woman! You can't escape!!"

A normal person wouldn't turn into flower petals after dying. The 'Robin' in front of him was just a puppet clone.

Trebol, blinded by rage, caught a glimpse of a fleeting figure nearby and immediately swung his sticky whip in a wide arc! With a tearing sound, he cleaved a row of buildings cleanly in half! Robin barely managed to dodge by tumbling awkwardly to the side.

In reality, Robin was standing in the dark, quietly in an inconspicuous building next to the officer's tower, arms crossed over her chest and eyes closed. From her hidden location, countless eyes and ears collected every bit of battlefield information, allowing her to remotely direct her 'flower clones' to lead Trebol away.

This snot guy was no joke—he was a senior officer, after all! His strength, speed, and Haki were top-notch. Robin couldn't match him unless she wore him down first.

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Looks like it's all up to you now, Usopp— 

Meanwhile, Usopp: 

"Damn it, damn it!" 

"Special attack—Green Star Wutong Leaf Shuriken!" 

Usopp launched flying tools shaped like wutong leaves. These leaves had steel-like hardness and sharp cutting power from their high-speed rotation, fully capable of slicing through flesh and bone! But— 

"Head-clamp toys!" 

At Sugar's command, several massive metal toy soldiers blocked her front. Though Usopp's attack shattered their limbs and knocked their heads off, they kept moving fearlessly, closing in on him even after losing parts of their bodies. 

"Are... are these things immortal?" 

I really want to run away~~ Honestly, fighting against these freaks with special powers was way out of a 'normal person's' league! Even so—

"I am—"

"The Straw Hat crew's sniper, Usopp, warrior of the sea!" 

What kind of strong foes hadn't he faced before? Crocodile, who stirred up sandstorms, Enel, who rained down lightning, CP9's assassination experts, and even the insane Roman… 

"Compared to those guys, these toys are nothing!!"

Boom! Boom!! 

The violent sounds of explosions and fighting echoed throughout the officer's tower, making the nearby toys secretly cheer for him. 

'I don't know who that guy is, but please, save me!' 

'The Straw Hat crew's sniper, warrior of the sea?' 

'Usopp—' 

Countless toys hoped that this man named 'Usopp' could emerge victorious, but— 

"I've seen plenty of hotheaded fools like you," Sugar sneered. 

The battle quickly turned against Usopp. After all, even Cavendish found it tough to deal with these unkillable giant metal toys. A sniper like Usopp—especially one already injured—stood little chance.

"Once I turn you into a toy, you can keep spouting your slogans while working yourself to death here."

Suspended in a cross-like position by two giant toy soldiers gripping his arms, Usopp hung helplessly as blood dripped from his toes. He lowered his head as Sugar slowly extended her hand toward him.

"This is my fight. Stay out of it."

? 

"Who says 'slogans' can't lead to victory?" 

As the badly wounded Usopp raised his head again, something gleamed between his teeth: 

"A... shell?" 

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"Wrong!" 

Usopp loosened his grip, and the shell in his mouth slowly fell as a sly grin spread across his face. 

"It's a 'Powered Sound Shell.'" 

"?! Brain-clip doll! Protect me!!" 

Sugar quickly retreated while ordering a large metal doll to shield her. But the moment she stepped within three meters of Usopp, her defeat was already sealed! 

"Special Move—Shock Star!" 

"I am the fearless warrior of the sea, Usopp!!!" 

In an instant, an ear-piercing sound close to 200 decibels blasted out from the Powered Sound Shell. The entire underground port echoed with the deafening noise, and even dust rained down from the ceiling due to the vibrations. 

Sugar, being the closest, was hit hardest by the soundwave. Her ears completely lost the concept of "hearing," and her entire body trembled violently as if even her brain was being shaken into mush. 

Foam spilled from her mouth, and her eyes rolled back. 

Thud. 

The little girl in a bear cape collapsed to the ground, and her crown rolled away. Sugar was out cold! With a clang, the giant metal dolls fell lifelessly, and Usopp, landing on the ground on one knee, grinned through his blood-covered face. 

"I win!" 

"Well done," 

A white dove flapped down, placing several green sheets on Usopp. Tilting its head thoughtfully, the dove spoke again. 

"I should say, that was impressive!" 

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PS: I'm not running away anytime soon. I'll keep writing… cough cough… Thanks for your support, everyone. I'll see if I can post another chapter tomorrow—it's getting late... (End of chapter) 

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