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Reno smiled, looking at Robin, and said softly, "You mean your origins, don't you?!!"

"The survivor of Ohara, with a bounty of Seventy-Nine Million Beli, known as the 'Devil Child,' Nico Robin."

Boom!!

Robin's mind exploded in an instant, the smile on her face vanishing completely after hearing those words.

"How do you know these things?!!" Robin's voice turned cold.

To Robin's question, Reno didn't answer, simply speaking on his own:

"Back then, to annihilate Ohara, the current Fleet Admiral Sengoku issued a Buster Call, and the now-Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Akainu were the two Navy Vice Admirals who carried out that mission."

Hearing those two familiar names, Robin was shaken once more.

Both Akainu and Aokiji had left a significant impact on her.

It was because of Aokiji's momentary leniency that she managed to survive.

But that was also when her life of escape truly began, surviving through one betrayal after another.

Playing along with various Forces, feigning cooperation.

To protect herself, Robin had no choice but to disguise her true self.

To keep herself calm, to keep others at a distance.

Reno stepped forward, closing in on Robin.

Robin's Pupils Contracted, instinctively stepping back: "W-what are you doing?!!"

"Robin, I know everything about you, and I understand your pain. You and Crocodile were just using each other. Join my Pirate Crew—here, you'll find true happiness."

Robin's expression went Stunned.

If this had been before, Reno inviting her aboard wouldn't have stirred any feeling in her.

But since he knew her identity, he should understand just how sensitive it was.

The World Government had never stopped its Pursuit and Kill of her, not even for a moment.

Even If that was the case, did Reno still want her to join?!

"Is your goal the same as Crocodile's?!!"

After a brief moment of emotion, Robin regained her rationality.

A long life in darkness, repeated betrayals—she wouldn't easily trust others.

"You mean Pluto?! Or your ability to read the Poneglyph?! I'm not interested in either." Reno shook his head dismissively.

"First, the Pluto that Crocodile wants isn't in Alabasta at all—it's in Wano Country. All his scheming over the years has been nothing but a futile effort."

"Second, I have no interest in the Poneglyph, and you don't need to decipher the text on it for me."

"Of course, you can go see that Poneglyph for yourself later and check if what I've said matches the records." Reno added before Robin could speak.

Robin pressed her lips together, her expression finally shifting.

"What if I still refuse?!"

"I don't like being rejected, so you only have one choice: join my Pirate Crew."

"Reno, since you know who I am, you should understand how heavy the burden on my shoulders is." Robin bit her lower lip, stepping closer to Reno, her Beautiful Eyes fixed on him.

Reno waved his hand carelessly, letting out a Light Laugh: "Robin, I know the World Government is hunting you because you can read the Poneglyph and might uncover the history they've sealed away."

"But do you know what burden I carry?!!" Reno clenched his back teeth.

Robin shook her head in confusion—she truly didn't know.

Reno shook his head with a pained expression: "Maybe you don't know, but the true Master of the World Government is a woman named Imu. She is the True Ruler of the sea."

"Both the Navy and the Gorosei answer to her."

"And I have to make her join my Pirate Crew and become my Crewmate."

"So tell me, whose burden is heavier?!!"

"You're just being hunted by the underlings of her underlings, while I'm after her!!"

Robin: ...

Even If she didn't know who Imu was, it sounded like what Reno was up against was far more terrifying than her own situation.

Suddenly, she felt a sense of shared hardship?!

Maybe they should team up?!!

Robin's mood finally relaxed.

"So?! Want to join my Pirate Crew?!"

"Hmm..." Robin nodded slightly, drawing out the word, "Captain Reno's story sounds way more exciting than mine."

"Alright, you've already called me Captain, so I'll take that as a yes."

Robin: ...

I was calling Captain Reno, alright!

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"Robin, you've already prepared yourself to be killed by Crocodile, haven't you?!!"

"What?!" Robin was startled.

Reno smiled faintly. "If you hadn't deliberately leaked Crocodile's identity to Vivi, with her abilities, she never would have found out."

"If I'm guessing right, you felt guilty helping Crocodile do so many bad things, and seeing Vivi risk her life infiltrating Baroque Works made you soften. That's why you did it, isn't it?"

"Robin, you've already betrayed Crocodile."

Robin bit her lower lip, her gaze complex as she looked at Reno.

He was right, word for word.

The moment Crocodile began his plan, she had already prepared herself to die.

Even if it meant death, she would never let Crocodile's scheme succeed and drag more innocent people into it.

Reno looked at Robin and said earnestly, "Robin, the one who deserves to die isn't you—it's Crocodile."

"Join my pirate crew. I can take you to find more Poneglyphs and help you realize your dream."

"Likewise, you don't need to keep pretending anymore."

"A beauty like you should live under the sunlight."

Robin couldn't help but laugh. He really knew how to compliment people.

No wonder there were so many beauties on the ship.

"Reno, if I join the Reno Pirates, you'll definitely be pursued by the World Government. You—"

"Robin, even if you don't join, the World Government will still target me. You don't need to worry about that." Reno raised a hand to cut her off.

He was determined to claim every Plot Beauty in the Pirate World.

He didn't know what Imu looked like yet, but he'd count her as a beauty for now.

He was even planning to steal the master of the Great Sea—of course the World Government would come after him.

Seeing Robin lower her head, moved, Reno pressed on. "Robin, on this Great Sea, no one is born alone. Not me, and not you."

"There will always be someone willing to accept you. The Reno Pirates welcome you to join anytime."

"As long as you become my crewmate, your business is my business. If anyone from the World Government comes after you, I'll kill them one by one."

Robin suddenly thought of Saulo.

An almost identical speech pulled her memory back twenty years, to the day that completely changed her life.

In the blazing scene, Saulo's shout lingered in her mind, unforgettable.

In a daze, Reno suddenly leaned in. "I'll let you in on a secret—Saulo is still alive."

Ah!!

Robin jumped, instinctively showing a genuine, flustered side. How did Reno know what she was thinking?

Wait... something felt off.

Robin suddenly widened her eyes, her body trembling with excitement. "Saulo is still alive? Is that true?!"

Back in Ohara, she clearly remembered Saulo turning against the Navy to save her, and during the battle, he was frozen by Aokiji, then a Navy Vice Admiral.

She had naturally assumed Saulo died with Ohara's annihilation.

She had often blamed herself for it.

Hearing Reno say Saulo was still alive, how could she not be thrilled?!

"Saulo escaped death in that operation. He's living well in Elbaf, the Giant Country now." Reno recounted what he knew.

"That's wonderful, truly wonderful." Robin was already in tears.

It wasn't so much that she believed Reno's words, but rather that she couldn't bear to accept Saulo's death.

After all, she had only seen Saulo frozen by Aokiji, not his corpse.

"Robin, I've said everything I need to say. Now it's time for you to make a decision." A confident smile had already spread across Reno's face.

"It seems I really can't refuse your invitation. Captain Reno, I look forward to working with you." Robin revealed a charming smile.

"Welcome to the Reno Pirates. Trust me, I won't let you down." Reno naturally opened his arms.

"Mmm..." Robin hummed softly and embraced Reno.

"Captain, Baroque Works' people have already infiltrated the Royal Palace. You should go help them." Remembering something, Robin suddenly reminded him.

Reno gently wiped the tears from Robin's face and shook his head. "Don't worry, my crewmates are already waiting for them."

"Interested in seeing how I skin that crocodile?!!"

"Kill the crocodile?!" Robin blinked her big eyes, a faint smile curling at the corner of her mouth. "Sounds like a Very Good idea."

Reno used Observation Haki to sense Crocodile's location, then took Robin's hand and Teleported directly.

With Crocodile's orders given, the remaining four agents of Baroque Works immediately sprang into action.

The Four People infiltrated the Royal Palace from different positions, beginning their search for King Cobra's trail.

Mr. 1, making no effort to conceal his movements, searched room by room.

After checking several rooms with no success, he was about to open the next door when his hand suddenly froze mid-air. He turned his head instinctively.

To his right, a Beauty holding a Long Sword and wearing glasses seemed to have been waiting for some time.

"Daz Bones, Baroque Works Number One Agent, Slicing-Slicing Fruit User, formerly an assassin from the West Blue." Tashigi recited the man's details with precision.

Before coming here, Reno had already given them a Popular Science briefing on the remaining agents' intel.

The moment she saw him, she recognized his identity at once.

"Who are you?!" Daz Bones turned to face Tashigi.

A woman he'd never seen before.

"You don't need to know my name. You only need to know that I will defeat you."

"A Swordsman?!!" Looking at the blade in Tashigi's hand, Daz Bones shook his head dismissively.

Before his Slicing-Slicing Fruit, wasn't this like showing off a trivial skill?

"Unlucky for you. As an assassin, I don't go easy on beauties."

Daz Bones grinned cruelly. The Next Second, both his arms transformed into blades gleaming with cold light.

As a Slicing-Slicing Fruit User, he could turn any part of his body into a blade.

And they were as hard as steel, impervious to swords and guns.

"Running into me? You've kicked a steel plate."