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"What? Is that why I got sold out by Lucci??"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "He dares!! I'll beat him to death!!"
Nami: "I don't think so....! So far, all our crewmates over there have gotten on board, haven't they~~?"
Roronoa Zoro: "You still have the nerve to speak? Your eyes were practically glowing when you saw Lucci's bounty over there!!"
Nami: "You can't just talk about me...! Look at Luffy. He almost drooled when he saw the bounty just now."
Monkey D. Luffy: "Huh? No, it wasn't me... Anyway, it wasn't me..."
"What? Is there a problem...? ???"
[Seeing Luffy's odd reaction to her bounty, Lucci walked over to a nearby rock and slowly sat down.]
[After witnessing Luffy's strength, she had no intention of resisting anymore.]
"There's a problem!"
Lucci pointed at the word "8 years old" with his finger and said, "Since you were already captured at the age of 8, and your bounty is still 79 million Berry, has your bounty not increased by even a hair in the past 20 years? Doesn't that prove there's a problem?"
Zoro rubbed his head, "Luffy, what are you talking about? It's not strange for bounties not to increase. As long as you don't keep doing bad things, your bounty won't increase~"
Luffy chuckled, "Isn't that the problem? This guy hasn't done anything bad for 20 consecutive years, yet he wants to collude with Rob Lucci to destroy this country's peace. Isn't that strange?"
"Can't it just be that I did bad things and didn't get caught?" Lucci lightly raised his left leg, propping his body up on his right leg, resting his head on his hand, leaning against a tree behind him.
"Anyway, he's already given up resistance, so it should be a little easier."
"With Princess Vivi's provided intelligence, in Baroque Works' company, only Ms. All Sunday can directly contact Crocodile. And coincidentally..."
"I analyzed the intelligence she gave me, and the information she obtained seems to be what Ms. All Sunday intentionally let her know..."
"So you are Ms. All Sunday! Why did you intentionally reveal this information to Princess Vivi? What is your goal?"
[Luffy calmly looked at Lucci.]
Hearing this, Lucci shook his head slightly and smiled, "I had no specific goal. It was just that little Prince was too foolish, so I subtly leaked some information to her~~"
[Seeing Lucci acting like a jerk, Luffy didn't ask any more questions and just said directly:]
"You can go!"
[As soon as these words were uttered, Lucci was stunned.]
"Huh? You're not trying to capture me for my bounty??"
Luffy said faintly, "You infiltrated here and tracked Princess Vivi. Then I asked you to help me capture Crocodile. This country's civilians were saved from an early disaster thanks to your efforts."
"I never thought that far ahead, actually," Lucci said.
"Yes! This was all just a coincidence! But... if it weren't for you, Princess Vivi wouldn't have come to me either. And we might have already left Alabasta Kingdom."
"Although this wasn't your main goal, your efforts in saving the civilians of Alabasta Kingdom are an indispensable part of it!!"
"And these efforts aren't worth 79 million Berry!!"
"Consider it atonement for your sins, I won't capture you. You can go!"
[Listening to Luffy's words, a different kind of light flickered in Nico Robin's eyes...]
[This kid's words make sense, he actually makes people unable to refute~]
"Huh? No! That's wrong!!"
"He wants to let me go...! Why am I hesitating to react??"
[Thinking this, Nico Robin put down her hands and stood up.]
She patted the sand off her butt and looked at Luffy, saying, "Since that's the case, thank you for sparing me!"
[Saying that, Nico Robin picked up her small bag and turned to leave.]
Nico Robin: "So... I still didn't get on the ship????"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Damn it, that perverted Lucci, he actually doesn't want Nico Robin!! This makes me how am I supposed to enjoy delicious Nico Robin!?"
Trafalgar D. Water Law: "Sanji's... as expected, he's different from the rest~~"
Jewelry Bonney: "Hmm..."
"...A pervasive perverted aura assails us..."
Roronoa Zoro: "The eyes of the masses are sharp!!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "White-haired green head!! You shut up!!"
"Wait!!" "Just then, Buggy suddenly shouted."
"Then he turned to look at Luffy and said, 'Luffy, aren't we going around the Grand Line, and even going to the Final Island, Raftel?'"
[Luffy nodded:] "Yeah... what's wrong?"
[For him, since he intends to see this world, then the so-called Final Island Raftel is naturally something he wants to see!]
[Of course... if Raftel truly has the Pirate King's treasure, Luffy wouldn't hesitate to take it.]
[Upon receiving Luffy's confirmation, Buggy slapped his thigh:] "Then she can't go!"
[Luffy picked his nose:] "Why?"
[Buggy immediately explained:] "There are many stone tablets in this world called Poneglyphs. Four of them are red Poneglyphs! They are called Road Poneglyphs!!! To get to Raftel, you must collect these four Road Poneglyphs. According to the four road points they provide, two intersecting lines are formed. The center intersection point is the location of Raftel!!"
[As an apprentice who once sailed on Roger's pirate ship, Buggy was very clear about how to get to Raftel!!]
[Hearing this, Luffy immediately looked interested.] "Poneglyphs??? Have they existed for many years??"
[At this, Nico Robin spoke:] "Yes!!! Those are indestructible stone tablets that have been passed down for over 800 years. They are engraved with the history that the World Government erased about 100 years ago..."
"800 years ago..."
"...the blank century of history..."
[Hearing this, Luffy's face showed interest.] "If that's the case, then this Raftel Island should have some scenery preserved from 800 years ago, right?"
[His face revealed joy:] "That's great! This island must be visited...!!!"
[Originally, in Luffy's understanding, Raftel Island was where the Pirate King Roger's treasure was hidden.]
[Now, hearing Lucci and Buggy's words, he immediately understood the special meaning of this island!!!]
[He realized...]
[Roger's claim that his treasure was left on Raftel was probably just a lure~~~]
[Roger might have seen something on that island, and then hoped others could also see it~~~]
["Interesting..."]
[Luffy rubbed his chin, then looked at Lucci.] "If I'm not mistaken, the writing on these Poneglyphs is not modern script, but... something... that can be translated, right?"
[Buggy immediately corrected:] "Not only can she translate the writing on the Poneglyphs, but she is very likely the only person in this world who can translate those writings...!!!"
[Nani!!??]
[Hearing this, everyone except Buggy's eyes widened in shock!!!]
[After all this fuss, this woman in front of them is actually the unique one who can translate ancient texts....]
["So... I... I can't escape getting on board...?"]
[Lucci also looked at the situation before him and silently walked away.]
[Anyway, for her, joining any organization was the same...]
[As an excellent traitor, the most basic quality is that you won't care about the strength of the force~~]
[She herself has no "normal person's ideals and goals." She only wants to translate the historical texts of this world, thereby understanding the blank century of history from 800 years ago!!!]
[Of course, she is said to be a traitor, but in fact, Lucci betrayed her every time. Then she brazenly joined the organization.]
[Otherwise, if she lived a stable life, why would she bother to forge enmity with another force? Isn't that foolish?]
"Wahahaha! Welcome, beautiful Lucci, join us!!!"
[Sanji dashed over in a stride, then instantly slid into a welcoming pose.]
[Nico Robin flinched slightly, then looked at Luffy.]
[She's smart. She naturally saw at a glance that among this group, Luffy was the leader.]
[It's not that we absolutely have to keep you...]
[Luffy thought for a moment, then said, "How about this! For now, you can stay on our ship for a while. Once I learn your translation knowledge, you can leave right away~~"]
Sengoku: "Idiot!! He's playing with fire...!!!"
Garp: "To actually go research Poneglyphs... oh..."
Kong: "I want to emphasize this point! The records on the Poneglyphs are all about ancient weapons! Who would research this?! World Government absolutely forbids this!!!"
Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha!!! I didn't want to bother with you, but your act of opening your eyes and speaking nonsense is truly infuriating! Is the World Government worried that information about ancient weapons will be translated?! You old farts, I'm too embarrassed to expose your petty secrets!!!"
Shanks: "Oh?? Tell me more, tell me more~~"
Raftel: "Back when I was with Captain Roger, besides seeing those four Road Poneglyphs, I also saw some other Poneglyphs, but the records on them seemed to be about 800 years ago, and they also mentioned a great ancient kingdom..."
Jaguar D. Saul: "Shut up!!!—"
Makino: "Don't talk nonsense!!!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Hahaha!!! You two old fools, why are you so anxious?! Are you clearly telling everyone that you have ghosts in your hearts???"
Trafalgar D. Water Law: "What is the Great Ancient Kingdom?"
Jewelry Bonney: "Yes, why is that period of history from 800 years ago blank...? Does this have something to do with the Great Ancient Kingdom???"
Ithiel, Baron of Nasu: "Are you people deaf? Stop talking about what happened 800 years ago! Otherwise, the world government will be notified in the most severe way possible!"
[Monkey D. Dragon: "So many Five Elders are anxious all at once, hehe.... Looks like they're really anxious!!!"]
[Monkey D. Garp: "Watching a show, what's with all the nonsense!!! Dragon, you shut up!!!"]
[Upon hearing that Luffy actually wanted to learn archaeology and translation knowledge, Robin instantly chuckled!!!]
["Ahahaha..."]
[Her slender fingers covered her nose, Robin shook her head: "Don't even think about it. I can't teach anyone else!!!"]
["Why?" Luffy asked, puzzled.]
[Robin said directly: "No reason. In short, I just won't teach you!"]
[Luffy pondered for a moment, then suddenly his face showed a look of sudden realization: "I know it... you, you want to protect me?"]
["Oh~~~"]
[As soon as these words came out, even Nami and Zoro couldn't help but snort with laughter.]
["Luffy! How could you... become so narcissistic????"]
["Hey!! What are you talking about?"]
["Why would she protect you?"]
["..."]
[Although Luffy's companions snickered, Robin, hearing these words, her delicate face couldn't help but show a trace of bewilderment.]
[She looked towards Luffy~~~]
[Before, she was only shocked by Luffy's strength!!!]
[But now... Robin suddenly realized... that this seemingly sixteen-year-old boy must not be viewed with common sense....]
["How do you mean????" Robin's face was as calm as still water, asking seriously.]
[Luffy spread his hands out to both sides: "Look... at the age of 8, you had a bounty of 79 million Berries!!! It's not a big deal for a kid that age to do something bad! But the bounty issued by the World Government is clearly the kind that intends to drive you to your death!!! It clearly means there's something on you that they must eliminate!!!"]
["Strength? Impossible!"]
["Devil Fruit? Also impossible!"]
["Knowledge!! At your age, it can only be because you mastered some kind of knowledge that you were given a kill order!!!"]
["Of course, you don't need to show that surprised expression. Actually, I didn't think of this level at first! But Buggy told me before that you might be the only person in this world who can translate Poneglyphs, and when I asked you to teach me, you immediately refused to teach me."]
["So... are you afraid that if I learn this knowledge, I'll also be hunted down by the World Government like you?"]
["Hmm~~~"]
[Robin's heart was shaken beyond words!!]
[This boy actually quickly connected so little information and made the most accurate deduction!!!]
[He even grasped her inner thoughts perfectly!!!]
[At this instant, Robin even felt a little scared!!!!]
["If I get on board with such a person, it might not be a simple matter to keep my secrets safe when facing him in the future...."]
[But then she thought again~~~]
["Such a fellow... whose strength is enough to instantly kill Crocodile!!!"]
["And possesses such powerful intelligence and deductive ability..."]
["Undoubtedly... in the near future, such a person will definitely not be an ordinary individual!"]
["This kind of person, does she need to worry about him????"]
["And for herself... if she could gain this person's protection, it seems it wouldn't be bad either!"]
["The most crucial thing is... this guy has now shown a strong interest in Poneglyphs!"]
["Then... wouldn't that just be perfect!!!!"]
[Robin's ideal was to translate all the Poneglyphs in this world and understand the history that happened 800 years ago~~~]
["Now if Luffy goes and does this, then she just needs to follow Luffy, and she can do this too..."]
["This is much more comfortable than her continuous betrayal and being betrayed by various forces before!!!!"]
[Thinking of this, Nico Robin immediately said: "Since you already understand the consequences this knowledge will bring you, then if you still insist on learning, I can teach you!!!"]