That was exactly what Haruno thought, so with another sigh, he opened a portal to one of his empty rooms and said: "If you want to fight without been noticed, come with me." Robin was suspicions but when Crocodile stopped forward she followed and they entered the room, suddenly the scenery around them changed from a shabby hotel to an empty and clean s.p.a.ce, completely blue. Haruno looked around and slapped his fingers while talking: "I'm sorry, i forgot to change the color..." After snapping his finger, the blue color began to change and the entire place changed. The blue floor changed to a tatami floor, the walls changed to paper walls, it was like Haruno activated the training room, but he just changed the appearance of the whole room.

Robin and Crocodile looked at Haruno with interest and Haruno smiled lightly and said: "Now we can fight. Do you guys want to fight two vs two or one vs one?" Haruno's expression was extremely calm, he didn't mind being stared by them while switching his clothes. Yea, he was switching his clothes. Wearing a battle robe, Haruno felt that he was ready and Torryk that was beside him wore the same clothing as him but with different colors, while Haruno's robe is black, Torryk's robe is white. Crocodile looked at Robin who said: "Well, let's do first a one vs one battle. After a two vs two battle." Haruno nodded and pointed at Crocodile saying: "Me and you. After, my apprentice and that woman." Crocodile smiled and removed the cigar from his mouth, then his body turned into sand and Haruno smiled lightly. The sand-mode Crocodile rushed toward Haruno who clapped his hands and several fireb.a.l.l.s appeared.

Haruno said: "Fire Control: Fire Gatling Gun." All the fireb.a.l.l.s turned into bullets that shot toward Crocodile at a high speed, Crocodile seems to be stunned but started to dodge with his sand body. One fire bullet hit Crocodile's shoulder and with a *fiiis* sound of something burning, Crocodile's shoulder that was made of sand turned into gla.s.s. Even Robin was stunned by it! Crocodile felt pain and his expression changed, this reminded him of one certain person with a white mustache... Crocodile looked angrily at Haruno and shouted: "Desert La Spada!" The sand on his body changed and turned into blades that left his body at a high speed toward Haruno. Who said: "Defense Portal: Deflect." The blades touched the portal and they simply disappeared when Crocodile saw his attack touching the portal and simply disappearing he thought that it was strange and decided to transform into his sand form again and he did it in time because his own attack appeared again but this time he himself was the target! 

Well, he was in his sand form, so the attack didn't hit him. He turned to his human form and sighed, looked at Robin who nodded and said: "Now it's my time. We don't want to waste too much energy in this only fight, right?" Haruno smiled and then punched Torryk's head and said: "Go on! Brat!" Torryk sighed and walked to the arena, followed by Robin. Then Haruno shouted: "Start!" Robin jumped backward because her sixth sense told her so and she was right! After jumping, a figure appeared and hit where Robin was. It was Torryk, who after Haruno said 'start' he used his ability: "Reflect Movement." And jumped to attack Robin. Then Haruno sighed and shouted: "Hey! Torryk! Don't kill her!" Torryk looked at Haruno and nodded, then he slowed down a bit. Robin looked at Haruno and smiled lightly, then she smiled and said: "Seis Flouru! Clutch!" Six arms appeared when Robin used her favorite a.s.sa.s.sination technique! The arms grabbed Torryk's body and tried to crush his spine. Well, it didn't work because of Torryk's Ak.u.ma no Mi, he absorbed the impact of the attack and reflected Robin's arms, making them disappear.

Robin continued to use her Ak.u.ma no Mi, maintaining a distance while attacking his with arms, after some seconds, Torryk shouted: "Damage Reflect!" Torryk's fist began to glow white and he rushed toward Robin, ready to attack! When Torryk appeared on the front of Robin and she couldn't have time to react, she thought: 'I lost.' But what happened next stunned her, a fist appeared mid-air and hit Torryk's head, making him scream loudly. Crying he asked Haruno why and he just said: "I said to not kill her. Are you stupid? Sorry, miss, he is completely stupid." Robin smiled lightly and sighed saying: "It's okay." Haruno looked at Crocodile that was beside a Robin and asked: "Well, two vs two fight?" Crocodile slowly said: "No, is not necessary. I have made a decision. I want you to join the Baroque Works."

Haruno: "What?"

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Haruno woke up when his Kenboshoku detected someone entering the house. Suddenly an image appeared in his mind, Nico Robin... He remembered that he had a sensation of being stared when he was fighting with the pirates on the street and now this! So getting up from the bed, he jumped and woke Torryk up and when he saw Haruno's expression he sighed and nodded, they left the room where they were and walked toward the downstairs where Haruno heard a masculine voice saying: "Are you sure that they are here? Miss All-Sunday?" Then a feminine voice said: "Yes, Mr. 0." Then Haruno walked downstairs again while saying: "So... Who exactly are looking for me?" The two seemed a little stunned and looked at the stairs where Haruno was looking at them. Crocodile smiled and said: "So... It's you." Haruno was a little confused but then Robin said: "We are here to talk with you." Then Torryk that was behind Haruno said: "Talk? You invade someone's house to talk to the person?" Haruno chuckled and Crocodile said: "I heard that you are very strong. So i came here to see your strength." 

That was exactly what Haruno thought, so with another sigh, he opened a portal to one of his empty rooms and said: "If you want to fight without been noticed, come with me." Robin was suspicions but when Crocodile stopped forward she followed and they entered the room, suddenly the scenery around them changed from a shabby hotel to an empty and clean s.p.a.ce, completely blue. Haruno looked around and slapped his fingers while talking: "I'm sorry, i forgot to change the color..." After snapping his finger, the blue color began to change and the entire place changed. The blue floor changed to a tatami floor, the walls changed to paper walls, it was like Haruno activated the training room, but he just changed the appearance of the whole room.

Robin and Crocodile looked at Haruno with interest and Haruno smiled lightly and said: "Now we can fight. Do you guys want to fight two vs two or one vs one?" Haruno's expression was extremely calm, he didn't mind being stared by them while switching his clothes. Yea, he was switching his clothes. Wearing a battle robe, Haruno felt that he was ready and Torryk that was beside him wore the same clothing as him but with different colors, while Haruno's robe is black, Torryk's robe is white. Crocodile looked at Robin who said: "Well, let's do first a one vs one battle. After a two vs two battle." Haruno nodded and pointed at Crocodile saying: "Me and you. After, my apprentice and that woman." Crocodile smiled and removed the cigar from his mouth, then his body turned into sand and Haruno smiled lightly. The sand-mode Crocodile rushed toward Haruno who clapped his hands and several fireb.a.l.l.s appeared.

Haruno said: "Fire Control: Fire Gatling Gun." All the fireb.a.l.l.s turned into bullets that shot toward Crocodile at a high speed, Crocodile seems to be stunned but started to dodge with his sand body. One fire bullet hit Crocodile's shoulder and with a *fiiis* sound of something burning, Crocodile's shoulder that was made of sand turned into gla.s.s. Even Robin was stunned by it! Crocodile felt pain and his expression changed, this reminded him of one certain person with a white mustache... Crocodile looked angrily at Haruno and shouted: "Desert La Spada!" The sand on his body changed and turned into blades that left his body at a high speed toward Haruno. Who said: "Defense Portal: Deflect." The blades touched the portal and they simply disappeared when Crocodile saw his attack touching the portal and simply disappearing he thought that it was strange and decided to transform into his sand form again and he did it in time because his own attack appeared again but this time he himself was the target! 

Well, he was in his sand form, so the attack didn't hit him. He turned to his human form and sighed, looked at Robin who nodded and said: "Now it's my time. We don't want to waste too much energy in this only fight, right?" Haruno smiled and then punched Torryk's head and said: "Go on! Brat!" Torryk sighed and walked to the arena, followed by Robin. Then Haruno shouted: "Start!" Robin jumped backward because her sixth sense told her so and she was right! After jumping, a figure appeared and hit where Robin was. It was Torryk, who after Haruno said 'start' he used his ability: "Reflect Movement." And jumped to attack Robin. Then Haruno sighed and shouted: "Hey! Torryk! Don't kill her!" Torryk looked at Haruno and nodded, then he slowed down a bit. Robin looked at Haruno and smiled lightly, then she smiled and said: "Seis Flouru! Clutch!" Six arms appeared when Robin used her favorite a.s.sa.s.sination technique! The arms grabbed Torryk's body and tried to crush his spine. Well, it didn't work because of Torryk's Ak.u.ma no Mi, he absorbed the impact of the attack and reflected Robin's arms, making them disappear.

Robin continued to use her Ak.u.ma no Mi, maintaining a distance while attacking his with arms, after some seconds, Torryk shouted: "Damage Reflect!" Torryk's fist began to glow white and he rushed toward Robin, ready to attack! When Torryk appeared on the front of Robin and she couldn't have time to react, she thought: 'I lost.' But what happened next stunned her, a fist appeared mid-air and hit Torryk's head, making him scream loudly. Crying he asked Haruno why and he just said: "I said to not kill her. Are you stupid? Sorry, miss, he is completely stupid." Robin smiled lightly and sighed saying: "It's okay." Haruno looked at Crocodile that was beside a Robin and asked: "Well, two vs two fight?" Crocodile slowly said: "No, is not necessary. I have made a decision. I want you to join the Baroque Works."

Haruno: "What?"