Unpredictable Friends and Foes: Causes and Effects

"Who is she?"

Facing Vivi, who was on high alert, Nami asked the girl beside her while remaining cautious.

"She's Miss All Sunday. She's usually the one who gives orders to all the Baroque Works personnel."

"Her partner is Mr.0, the mastermind behind the Alabasta civil war: 'Crocodile'!"

Vivi blurted out the other woman's identity in one breath, adding cautiously.

"We found out the identity of the Baroque Works boss by following her..."

"To be precise..."

Facing the entire Straw Hat Pirates, the mysterious, intelligent, cowgirl beauty simply sat leisurely on the corridor railing.

"I deliberately let you follow me."

"What?" Luffy said with certainty, "So she's a good person."

"Was it you who told the boss that our identities were leaked?"

Faced with Vivi's questioning, the other party simply smiled faintly, admitting it.

"What?" Luffy said indignantly, "So she's a bad person."

It's rare for even Luffy to be unable to tell.

But it's also normal. This woman, codenamed Miss All Sunday, whose real name is Nico Robin, is a contradictory individual who walks the line between good and evil, with a deeply conflicted heart.

"What exactly is your goal!?"

Facing Vivi, who was both wary and fearful, the woman still rested her chin on her hand, tilting her head to observe everyone below.

"Well... I saw you all were very serious, so I couldn't help but help you out..."

It was like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Princess, you don't seriously think you can fight Baroque Works, do you?"

Crack,

Swoosh—

Clang,

Crash,

Nami flipped open "The Art of Thievery" in her hand, Zoro drew the katana at his waist; while Sanji and Usopp had already rushed to the second floor, aiming their guns and slingshots at the woman named Miss All Sunday from left and right.

(Sanji doesn't kick women)

"Don't point such—"

Facing the killing intent from all sides, the cowgirl beauty calmly closed her eyes.

"Dangerous things at me."

Thump—

In an instant, Sanji and Usopp fell from the second floor as if thrown by an unseen enemy!

Snap,

At the same time, the sword in Zoro's hand and the book at Nami's waist were knocked away by 'someone'. Yet, there was no enemy around them...

"What!"

"Devil Fruit user?"

Thanks to Luffy and Roman, the Straw Hat Pirates' first reaction to an unknown attack was that the attacker was a 'Devil Fruit user'. Their second reaction was to look at Luffy and Roman.

"What kind of ability is this—"

"Be careful!"

Facing the Straw Hat Pirates, who were on high alert, the beauty sitting on the railing calmly spread her hands.

"Relax,"

"I haven't received orders to eliminate you, so there's no reason for us to fight."

As she spoke, she beckoned with a finger, and the Straw Hat on Luffy's head flew towards her through the air.

?!

"Give me back my hat!! You want to fight, don't you!!"

Facing the furious Luffy, Miss All Sunday calmly put the Straw Hat on her own head.

Very well, if you dare to wear Luffy's Straw Hat, then you're one of the Straw Hat Pirates!

Roman, holding the ship's wheel, was openly 'slacking off'. With such thick fog, if he wasn't careful controlling the ship, they might hit something... a perfect excuse to 'idle'.

"You are truly unfortunate to have picked up a stranded princess."

"And the princess is quite unfortunate, to only have a group of pirates protecting her."

"What's even more unfortunate," the intellectually beautiful woman pressed down on the straw hat atop her head, "is the direction your Log Pose is pointing..."

"That island is called 'Little Garden.' I fear you'll all be annihilated before I even have to lift a finger."

"Impossible, you idiot! Give me back my hat, you scoundrel!"

"Are you a child or something?"

Facing the boisterous Luffy, everyone else broke out in a cold sweat. The originally grim atmosphere vanished without a trace, leaving only speechless silence.

Soldier,

The woman sitting on the armrest flicked her wrist, and the straw hat on her head spun back to Luffy.

At the same time, he tossed a Log Pose to Vivi.

"Anyone can make a lot of noise and bluff from a distance. But to charge forward knowing it's impossible, that's the act of a fool."

"This is... an 'Eternal Pose'?"

An Eternal Pose is a Log Pose that always points to a specific destination and doesn't change due to magnetic fields.

"This pointer is aimed at a small island near Alabasta,"

"It's a route that not even the boss knows about."

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"Why are you giving this to us?"

Vivi questioned with vigilance.

"What is it, is that guy a good person...?"

Nami, trusting her intuition.

"Doesn't this look like a trap?"

Zoro analyzed calmly.

"So, what are you going to do...?"

Snap,

However, just as Vivi was hesitating, a long arm from beside her snatched the Eternal Pose from her hand and crushed it with a powerful grip.

Crack,

Shattered!

???

Bang!

Nami's flying kick—

"Are you an idiot! It's rare for someone to give us a safe route, why would you..."

"The direction this ship is heading," however, Luffy only looked at the mysterious, intellectual beauty with anger, "is not for you to decide!"

—

"Fine, since you're the captain."

Nami shrugged, her anger vanishing. She was used to it...

"Is that so..." Facing Luffy's firm refusal, the woman codenamed Miss All Sunday stood up, preparing to leave.

"I don't dislike courageous people. If you manage to survive, we may meet again."

With a gentle leap into the sea beside them, she gracefully landed on a giant turtle-shaped ship. The turtle immediately carried the mysterious beauty away with decisive speed.

"So, what exactly was she here to do?"

A bewildered Vivi slumped onto the deck. If anyone had been most tense just now, it was definitely her. On one hand, the woman codenamed Miss All Sunday was undoubtedly an expert! On the other hand, if Luffy's crew chose to hand her over...

"...I'm sorry. If I continue to stay, Baroque Works assassins..."

"Alright," Nami patted her shoulder, pulling Vivi up. "It's meaningless to say this now. Who told us to get on the same pirate ship?"

"Besides, look at them. Do they seem like they care about these things?"

Nami pointed at Luffy, who was shouting about being hungry, and—

"I do know a bit about that Miss All Sunday," Roman said, no longer needing to remain idle now that she was gone. While 'spoiling' information was something most people detested, when the lives of countless people were at stake, any rational person would wish for Full Map Vision.

"Nico Robin, born on the West Blue's archaeological island 'Ohara.' A survivor of Ohara, bountied at 79 million berries at the young age of 8. A user of the 'Flower-Flower Fruit,' able to make any part of her body bloom like a flower on any tangible object within her line of sight for attack or other purposes..."

"7... 79 million?!"

Nami was completely stunned. "Four Arlongs? That strong!?"

Thank goodness, thank goodness, she didn't intend to attack...

"Who is Arlong? Is he strong?"

Since the battle had already ended by the time they arrived, Sanji and Luffy weren't aware of Arlong's true strength, but:

"Arlong's bounty is 20 million, and Krieg, whom you fought, has a bounty of 17 million."

"What?! Almost five Kri--Kriegs?!"

Sanji was so startled that his cigarette fell to the ground. He felt numb; he had actually pointed a gun at such an expert...

"Everyone, calm down,"

Roman's calm voice drew everyone's attention to him.

"You must have noticed too. If she were truly an enemy, she would have used her ability from when we first met her to instantly take us down with a 'first-sight kill'."

"But Roman, don't you know..."

"That's why I stayed silent just now; the other party's actions were very strange. However, I can precisely guess the reason..."

Roman then proceeded to spill out certain 'secrets' in one go.

"Nico Robin, she and her boss, that is, Sand Crocodile who caused the civil war in Alabasta, are outwardly united but inwardly divided, and are on the verge of breaking up."

"The reason is: Nico Robin only wants to excavate history, while Sand Crocodile wants to use history to find the ancient weapon Pluton, which is said to be able to destroy an island with a single shot!"

PS: I was a bit busy today and didn't get home until six. The update is late... tears