Saul Did Not Die for Robin
What do you want to acknowledge?
Robin did not look away.
Kuzan leaned against the ship's side.
"I've frozen Saul."
I saw it.
"After the Buster Call ended, the Navy attributed his death to protecting Ohara criminals."
"That criminal is me."
"It's in the file."
Nami enlarged the death liability acceptance section.
Why should an eight-year-old child bear the responsibility for their death?
Akainu reviews the records of the Giant Vice Admiral's defection.
"Saul released Olvia, attacked the warship, and prevented the Buster Call from being carried out. Robin was listed as the ultimate beneficiary of his defection."
Luffy asked, "What does 'beneficiary' mean?"
"They say Saul died so Robin could escape, so Robin owes him a life."
After Lin Qi finished answering, Robin opened the record.
"After I escaped, every day I lived, this place would add to my compensation."
Nami saw the numbers behind her.
"Twenty-two years?"
"From the age of eight until now."
You know?
"I don't know this piece of paper, but I know they would write it like this."
Kuzan asked, "Have you felt you owe Saul all these years?"
Robin looked up.
"You're the one asking?"
"Yes."
"You let me leave that day because of Saul."
"Some of them."
Do you want me to accept your decision?
Kuzan did not answer.
Only the sound of the sea breeze blowing across the sails could be heard through the Den Den Mushi.
Akainu broke the silence.
"First, verify Saul's status of death."
You think he's not dead?
"Frozen does not equate to immediate confirmation of death; the records lack documentation of the remains."
Kuzan raised his hand and pulled back the blindfold that was sliding down.
"When I left Ohara, he showed no signs of life."
"Have you confirmed this?"
"No close inspection was conducted."
Who submitted that death report?
"Spandine."
"It's him again."
Robin turned to the last page of the report.
The only evidence submitted was a single image taken from a distance.
Saul was covered in ice, and fires were closing in from all sides.
There was a sentence written on the back of the photo.
[The Devil Child trades the death of his companion for a chance to escape]
Nami covered up those words.
"Who is this for?"
"Send them to various Marine Branches to work in conjunction with Robin's bounty."
"Make everyone believe she will kill the person who took her in."
"It works well."
After Robin finished speaking, he uploaded his temporary confinement record from when he was eight years old to the page.
The first household chased her away after seeing the arrest warrant.
The second merchant ship sold her to a bounty hunter.
The third pirate crew took her in for six months, and when the navy surrounded them, they planned to use her to escape.
Each record has the same note at the end.
[This incident led to the death of Giant Vice Admiral Saul, and is considered dangerous.]
Luffy stopped eating.
"These people all believed it?"
"Some people believe it, while others just want the reward."
Why didn't you tell us?
"You didn't ask either."
"Ask now."
"There's too much to say."
"Then I won't say."
Robin looked at the face wearing Straw Hat in the Den Den Mushi and slowed down her page turning.
Kuzan spoke again.
"Saul's decision to send you out to sea was his own."
"I know."
He betrayed the Navy before he met you.
"I know."
He stopped the shelling because he believed the Buster Call wrong.
"I know."
"How much longer are you going to carry him for him?"
Robin closed the Death Page halfway.
"Kuzan, you have no right to make me let go."
"Right."
"You have no right to use letting me go as an excuse to freeze him."
"Right."
"Then don't pretend to explain for him."
Kuzan put the blindfold back on.
"I'm only proving one thing: Saul's decision is not your responsibility."
Lin Qi asked, "Are you willing to hand over the complete operation record from back then?"
"Can."
"Including the part where you let Robin go?"
"Include."
Akainu looked at Kuzan's communication device.
That would constitute disobeying the Buster Call.
It was established 22 years ago.
"You didn't report it at the time."
"Fill it in now."
Several dissenting applications have emerged within the Navy Seat.
Some people are demanding a closed-door investigation.
Some have argued that Kuzan's decision from back then is beyond the statute of limitations and should not affect the current Admiral's position.
Akainu pushed back completely.
"Verify the records first; military ranks are not processed here."
Kuzan attached an old Image Dial to the Sky Screen.
The footage was not released; only audio and a summary of the actions were shown.
Saul stood in front of the warships, demanding that the navy cease shelling the refugee boats.
Spandine to continue.
Records of Akainu's artillery fire from that time also surfaced around the same time.
The refugee ship sank.
Saul turned and rushed toward the shore.
Kuzan activates Freeze.
This should have been the end of the record.
The bottom of the Image Dial still shows a few seconds of unarchived content.
Kuzan approached Saul once after the ice covered it.
He placed a narrow crack under the ice leading to the coast.
Akainu looked at him.
"You left an exit."
"Ice will crack when fire comes."
Robin asked, "You knew he could live?"
"Have no idea."
"Then why do it?"
"I promised Saul I would see the consequences of his choice."
You said you'd let him die with dignity.
"That was said to Spandine."
Robin stared at the video summary.
"You let me escape along the icy path, but you also left him a crack."
"Yes."
Why hasn't it been confirmed after twenty-two years?
"Confirming his survival will provide the World Government with a second route to hunt him down."
"Have you found him?"
Kuzan did not respond.
Even Akainu looked up at the communication device this time.
"Kuzan."
"Submit your topic first."
The Throne has generated questions based on the death report.
Who is responsible for the death of Haguval D. Saul while protecting Nico Robin?
The old options point to Robin, Olvia, and Saul himself, respectively.
Lin Qi handed the fourth line to Robin.
She picked up her pen, but didn't write immediately.
Luffy asked, "Should I tell you?"
"Need not."
Robin wrote down the answer.
[D: Saul's opposition to the Buster Call and his protection of children were based on his own judgment. Robin does not accept responsibility for his death. The true cause of death and his current status will be verified separately.]
The Navy Seat was confirmed by Akainu.
The Revolutionary Army and Civilian Witness Seat.
After Buggy stamped the answer, he asked, "If the Titans were still alive, would this question have been a waste of time?"
"The separation of responsibility remains in effect."
"Then I'll add one more thing: if you're still alive, come out and let me know you're safe."
Robin didn't let him delete it.
The responsibility for her death has been removed from her name.
The 22-year history of compensation payments was returned page by page.
Those who had hunted her down over Saul's death have had their names reinstated on the pending trial list.
Finally, Saul's status of death was verified.
[Body: Unidentified]
[Time of death: Unconfirmed]
[Life Record: Appeared once, six years after the destruction of Ohara]
Robin's hand rested on that line.
"Where?"
Kuzan replied, "Near Elbaf."
"You did indeed find him."
"I only found one Giant Tribe ship, and someone on board answered me with his laughter."
Robin asked, "Why didn't you go see?"
He sent someone with a message.
"What?"
Kuzan retrieved the note from the Inner Compartment of the old Image Dial.
There were only a few lines of crooked writing on the paper.
Don't come looking for me.
[Let Little Robin live long enough to want to come find me.]
Finally, there's a smiley face that's not very well drawn.
Just as the note was placed into the verification page, a burst of laughter came from deep within the old Ohara archives.
"Hehehe."