Robin followed his pointing finger and looked up at the sky, immediately furrowing her brow.
"The sky? Could it be Sky Island? Although I have indeed heard rumors of Sky Island, does an island situated ten thousand meters high in the sky really exist?"
Robin frowned, pinching her chin with one hand and muttering to herself.
Bitz just chuckled at this. "You can guess slowly. I can only say that the secrets of the Saiyans are guaranteed to be beyond your expectations."
"Ara~ Then I really am starting to look forward to it."
Robin showed an interested expression, but her words made no mention of having a child for Bitz.
"Hehe, the books are right indeed. Beautiful women are born liars."
"You're pretending to be very interested in the secrets of the Saiyans, but you actually don't care at all."
"Or perhaps you're just thinking about how to stabilize me first, and then plan how to escape from my side."
Robin covered her small mouth in surprise, putting on a cute act of being seen through.
"Ara, discovered. So how has our great Lord Bitz decided to punish me?"
Seeing her hugging her arms, putting on a 'pitiful' act of being at the mercy of others and helpless, Bitz pulled her close and planted a kiss on her lips.
A few minutes later, Robin, flushed and almost breathless, pushed him away.
She stood up as if nothing had happened, brushed off her pants, and extended an invitation to Bitz:
"My ship is anchored by the coast. Would you like me to give you a ride?"
Bitz also stood up, patting the dust off his backside. "What do you mean your ship? From now on, it's mine."
Robin didn't argue, just looked at him with a smile.
"Then let's go, back to where I work – Alabasta."
........
On the modest-sized brigantine anchored by the shore, the employees of Baroque Works were gathered in small groups, leaning against the ship's railings and chatting idly.
They were long accustomed to the habit of their Vice President, Miss All Sunday, who would go out exploring periodically.
Based on their past experience, the Vice President would usually stay on an island for two to three days at most before returning.
"Hey, it's the Vice President! The Vice President is back after only staying one night this time!"
A bored member glancing at the scenery happened to look towards the island and was surprised to see their Vice President emerging from the dense forest.
Hearing the commotion, the members gathered around and looked towards the beach.
Then, to their surprise, they discovered that the Vice President, who had gone ashore alone, had returned with a man by her side.
'Where did that guy come from?'
This doubt arose in everyone's minds.
Seeing her subordinates peering over the side of the ship, Robin commanded them:
"A few of you, come down and carry our things up."
"Also, I've decided to return. Make preparations to depart."
"Yes, Vice President!"
It was clear that Robin held considerable prestige among the Baroque Works members.
Upon hearing her order, several people immediately ran down from the ship and took the large and small packages Bitz was carrying, as well as the head of the pirate, Himan.
"Eh? Th-this is the head of 'Sea Ranger' Himan, known for being cunning and slippery, who escaped from us not long ago!"
"Vice President, did you... take care of this?!"
The subordinate holding Himan's head couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing the face.
Robin shook her head gently without answering, instead glancing at Bitz beside her.
The subordinate seemed to understand and turned his scrutinizing gaze towards the suddenly appeared man.
When he looked over, Bitz smiled and waved at him.
"Yo, thanks for the hard work. Please exchange this head and those gold and jewels for Belly for me."
"Ah, no, you're too kind, sir."
Before figuring out Bitz's identity, the subordinate instinctively used polite language.
But only after speaking did he realize that this request went against the company's rules.
So he turned his pleading gaze towards their Vice President, wanting her to decide.
"Do as he says," Robin said, very cooperatively.
With her approval, the subordinate said no more, nodded, and turned to board the ship with the packages to take inventory.
"Having underlings is great. For these small matters, you just need to say the word, and the underlings efficiently take care of them. No need to trouble yourself at all."
Bitz looked somewhat enviously at how Robin could order people around and also felt like nurturing his own underlings.
Hearing his murmur, Robin chuckled lightly and actively moved closer, wrapping his arm in hers.
"Ara~ Aren't my subordinates the same as your subordinates?"
"If you want them, I can even give them to you, no problem."
"Gasp~ Truly my woman, you really know the ropes."
Feeling the heavy sensation enveloping his arm, Bitz praised her sincerely and turned his head to plant a firm kiss on her forehead.
Robin still wore a smiling expression, offering no resistance to Bitz's actions.
Crack~
Somehow, Bitz seemed to hear the sound of shattering glass.
Looking up, he saw many members staring in their direction with their mouths agape in surprise.
Seeing this, Bitz immediately understood. He wrapped his arm tightly around Robin's slender waist and gave her a loud 'smack' on the lips right in front of them.
"Mmm, your lips are so sweet."
'Bastard!! Who is this guy?! How dare he be so intimate with our goddess!!!'
Under the murderous gazes of the Baroque Works' employees, Bitz boarded their ship just like that, embarking on the journey back to Alabasta.
Throughout the journey, watching Bitz and Robin's undisguised intimate behavior, everyone was so jealous they nearly lost their minds and challenged Bitz to a fight.
It wasn't until they saw Bitz use a Dodonpa to kill a 30-meter-long serpentine Sea King, happily saying he wanted a Sea King feast, that they abandoned those unrealistic ideas.
As the de facto person in charge on this ship, Robin indulged all of Bitz's various actions, being extremely accommodating to his every wish.
If Bitz didn't know about her past experiences, he might have really thought the renowned 'Devil Child' had been so easily 'conquered' by him.
......
Far away in the oasis city of Rainbase, known as the 'City of Dreams,' within Alabasta.
Crocodile, stationed at the Rain Dinners casino, put down the Den Den Mushi with a gloomy expression.
"That woman, Nico Robin, actually got herself captured. What a useless waste."
He had just received a coded message from Robin, meaning she was temporarily held captive and was currently returning to Alabasta by ship with her captor.
She asked Crocodile to send people to rescue her after the ship arrived.
"Bastard, why now of all times? If Nico Robin's whereabouts are discovered by the Government, leading to the failure of my plan, I will absolutely grind you into dust with my sand!"