Robin's Painful Past: The Tragedy of Ohara (Part One)
The footage in the Jianying video instantly shifted from Enies Lobby to Ohara twenty years ago.
Robin went from a mature woman to a little girl, but her childhood had not been a happy one. As both a child left behind by her parents and a Devil Fruit User, she was discriminated against and bullied by most of the people on the island. Only the scholars at the Tree of Knowledge library were willing to accept her and teach her about archaeology.
Little Robin also showed a talent for archaeology. At the age of eight, she passed the "doctoral exam" with a perfect score and became a true archaeologist.
At her celebration, Clover Dr. Clover, an authority on archaeology, expressed his hope that Robin would contribute to the world in the future by studying its various histories and cultures.
Robin immediately told him that she wanted to study the "Void Century."
Clover Dr. Clover immediately opposed the idea. He solemnly told her that studying the "Void Century" was forbidden and would put her life in danger, then demanded to know whether she had used her ability to peek at the materials in the basement.
Robin did not deny it. She said that seeing them secretly researching it in the basement whenever it was late and quiet had made her curious about the "Void Century."
Clover Dr. Clover then told her that deciphering the "Void Century" was their mission as scholars, and that they had long since put life and death out of their minds. She was still young, and nothing could be allowed to happen to her. He then looked at her gravely and told her to swear on the Tree of Knowledge that she would never again use her ability to secretly study the "Void Century," or he would not allow her into the library.
In tears, Robin looked at Clover Dr. Clover in confusion. In the end, she listened to Clover Dr. Clover's words and swore the oath in front of him.
But afterward, still in tears, she pushed open the library door and ran out.
At that moment, a few scattered bullet comments suddenly appeared on the screen, all from kings and nobles around the world.
{Damn it, those hidebound scholars really were researching the "Void Century"? Did they really want to awaken those powerful weapons and destroy all of humanity?}
{Those bookish scholars really weren't afraid to die, daring to touch the forbidden subject of the "Void Century"!}
{Thank goodness the World Government acted in time. Otherwise, those damned bastards would have succeeded!}
{Long live the World Government! Long live the Navy!}
{It's just a shame that the one called Nico Robin got away. Otherwise, it would have been even better!}
{If they could have killed that Nico Robin too, they could have put an end to this evil research forever!}
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Holy Land, Mary Geoise, inside Pangaea Castle.
Unlike the royalty and nobles of the various Affiliated Nations, who did not know the truth, the Five Elders, who had always stood at the very center of it, were extremely agitated.
"We can't let this God from Beyond the Domain keep showing this! Otherwise, something terrible is going to happen," Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro said, his face dark.
"That's right. We have to find a way to stop them," Saint Marcus Mars agreed.
"But our abilities are completely useless against them! And Lord Imu won't see us," Saint Shepherd Ju Peter said helplessly.
"Then we can only have people target the content they're showing! Let's steer everything toward accusations of slander, rumors, and quoting things out of context!" Saint Topman Warcury proposed.
"For now, that's all we can do! Let CP0 handle it," Jaygarcia Saturn Saint concluded.
The Grand Line, somewhere at sea, aboard the Thousand Sunny.
"Wow! Robin-swan was so cute as a child, no matter how you look at her or how long you look!" Sanji said admiringly, twisting his body as hearts appeared in his eyes.
Suddenly, the hearts in his eyes split apart, and veins bulged as he cursed, "Huh?! Those damned bullet commenters actually dared to say those things about Robin-swan! They must have a death wish!"
"Yeah, exactly! They're making me so mad!" Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp immediately chimed in.
"Franky, write down the names of every one of those people who just said bad things about Robin-swan. One day, I'll definitely find the time to go to the territories they govern, track them down one by one, and extort every last bit of their money," Nami said indignantly.
"Yes, Nami." Franky pulled a small notebook from who knew where and rapidly wrote down the names of the royalty and nobles from the various Affiliated Nations who had appeared in the bullet comments.
"Yohohoho, Nami-san, how scary!" Brook laughed from the side.
"Those guys sure are unlucky, getting themselves on Nami's radar! But they deserve it," Zoro said, a trace of anger in his voice as well.
Watching her companions stand up for her, Robin happily shook her head. Smiling as she watched the footage on the screen, she murmured with deep nostalgia, "Dr. Clover, it's so wonderful to be able to see you all again like this!"
For Robin, being able to see the people she had known in the past again in this way was something to be immensely happy about.
Although she knew how much pain and suffering the events to come would bring her.
But she was no longer afraid at all, because she had companions now. As long as they were there, they could heal her suffering.
As for what consequences the truth about the Ohara Incident being exposed to the world would bring, that was not something she needed to consider.
In her heart, she had never believed it was something that should be hidden. Like the "Void Century," it should have been made public long ago!
"Oh! That's... Saul."
At once, the smile on Robin's lips grew wider.