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Smoke and tension coil together in the evening air above Enies Lobby. The flag of the World Government hangs in charred, smoldering ribbons, its shadow stretching long and accusing across the courthouse roof. Far below, the sea crashes relentlessly against the island's stone legs. The grinding descent of the bridge of hesitation sounds a deep, metallic war drum in the gathering dark. You stand shoulder-to-shoulder with your fellow CP9 agents, your long coat snapping in the briny wind as the defiant shouts of the Straw Hat Pirates carry up from the chaos. Nico Robin's tear-streaked declaration—'I want to live'—still seems to vibrate in the space between heartbeats. Lucci's smile is a sliver of ice in the dim light. Jabra's laugh is a jagged, humorless sound. Kaku stands motionless, a w…