Eight-Year-Old Nico Robin!

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The golden sunlight shone on the azure sea, reflecting shimmering, ethereal light.

A little girl with short black hair, wearing a brown-red jumpsuit, sat quietly on the edge of the island's rocky outcrop, her hands tightly wrapped around her smooth, white legs.

On the lawn beside her lay a book titled 'World Archaeological History,' which appeared to be nearly twenty centimeters thick.

Eight-year-old Robin listened to the sound of the waves, felt the sea breeze, and watched the seawater crashing against the rock walls below, creating beautiful waves.

Occasionally, she would gaze nervously at the distant coastline, appearing somewhat tense and reserved, but the anticipation in her eyes was palpable.

Although Robin had thoroughly understood the contents of the book and had read it countless times, she still liked to carry it with her and take a look at it from time to time.

In retrospect, her childhood, which is now, was only slightly better than that of a certain 'little fox demon' in the Shinobi World.

When she was two years old, her mother left her here alone to be raised by her younger brother's family so that she could go to sea with an 'archaeological expedition'.

But the family didn't like her, and as time went by, their attitude towards her became more and more disdainful.

But what's most upsetting is that because of the strange ability she accidentally acquired, the children on the island see her as a terrifying monster, and they gang up on her, bullying and insulting her.

Fortunately, the scholars, led by Dr. Clover, treated her very well. From then on, the library inside the 'Tree of Knowledge' became Robin's home, and she quickly mastered knowledge related to archaeology with an extremely amazing talent.

Just a week ago.

She passed the 'doctoral exam' with a perfect score and officially became an 'archaeologist' from the 'Holy Land of archaeology', Ohara!

This was something to be happy about, at least it proved that she was not a 'monster' but a 'genius'. She could feel that the way the island's residents looked at her had changed.

In Ohara, archaeologists are among the most respected figures.

However, for Robin, the most important and gratifying thing at this moment was what Dr. Clover said last night.

"The expedition team that went out to sea is returning."

"Of course, Bill is on board as well."

Nicole Bill is her mother, an extremely talented archaeologist. Soon, she will be able to see her mother, either today or tomorrow!

That's why she longs for it so much.

About thirty or forty minutes later, little Robin suddenly stood up and looked with surprise at a medium-sized ship with white sails that looked unremarkable, appearing on the other side of his line of sight.

"They're here!"

In order to identify the expedition's ship, she specifically found a group photo taken before the expedition set off, in which the background was that seagoing vessel.

The next moment.

Nico Robin grabbed the books beside her and ran towards the island's harbor, her face flushed with excitement.

"Mom's finally back!"

"I guess I won't be going out to sea again, right?"

"Even if we have to go out to sea again, I'm an archaeologist, and I'm qualified to go with them!"

Thinking as she ran, the eight-year-old girl quickly ran back into town, constantly passing by men, women, and children, her increasingly bright eyes fixed on what lay ahead.

Before long, panting, she saw Dr. Clover waiting at the dock with dozens of scholars.

The image of this world-renowned 'archaeological authority' was simply too conspicuous; his hair and beard formed a light green 'Clover' shape.

Therefore, Dr. Clover is also known as 'Dr. Clover'.

Nico Robin ran up to the other person, ignoring the sweat on her forehead, and happily exclaimed, "Whew, Doctor, Mom and the others are back!"

"Yes, I just contacted them."

Dr. Clover looked at the little girl gently, and the scholars around her also looked at Robin with admiration and affection.

Ten minutes later.

A ship, its hull covered in various marks and looking quite old, like a weary traveler, slowly sailed to the dock and moored.

As a one-meter-wide plank was pushed down from the deck, a group of weathered scholars, about thirty in number and including both men and women, disembarked one after another.

As a slender, full-figured woman with slightly dark skin and long white hair calmly walked down carrying a rifle, a little girl's excited shout suddenly rang out.

"Mommy! Mommy!"

The next second, a small, reddish-brown figure rushed over at incredible speed and then threw himself into the white-haired woman's arms with all his might.

"Mom, Mom, Mom, you're finally back! I missed you so much!"

Tears welled up in Little Robin's eyes, and her large, watery eyes looked at Olvia's face, pouring out the longing she had suppressed for six years.

"Yes, I'm back! I'm so glad you're safe and sound!"

Olvia held Robin tightly in her arms, greedily inhaling her daughter's scent. Even she, who was usually calm, couldn't help but tear up.

Meanwhile, the other members of the expedition team were embracing, crying, and comforting their families and friends who had come to greet them.

The atmosphere at the entire dock was very warm and welcoming.

Since all 34 members of the expedition team returned safely, there were no tragic scenes.

A long time passed.

Nicole and her daughter gradually calmed down.

Seeing this, Dr. Clover leaned closer, looked at Olvia, and smiled, "Little Robin is amazing! She passed our 'Doctor's Exam' a week ago, and now she's an archaeologist just like you!"

"Oh?"

Olvia looked in surprise at her daughter, who was holding her left hand and had a shy smile on her face, and then praised, "That's truly amazing. There's probably no other scholar in the world who is only eight years old."

Hehehe~

Hearing his mother's praise, little Robin felt as if he were immersed in an ocean of happiness.

"How did the expedition go?"

At this moment, Dr. Clover asked softly, and Olvia, as the leader of the expedition, nodded and replied, "Yes, we found sixteen sites. We'll explain the details in more detail tomorrow at the 'Tree of Knowledge'."

Just as Dr. Clover was about to respond, a chilling voice suddenly rang out from the welcoming crowd.

"No need to wait until tomorrow, you all need to come with us today!"

In Setsuna, the dock fell silent. Dr. Clover, Olvia, and other senior scholars all changed their expressions and turned to look at the source of the sound.

Suddenly, three men and women in the crowd tore off their clothes and threw them away, revealing their black suits and white shirts to everyone.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed from an ordinary citizen into a cold-blooded black-clad secret agent.

The whole process was incredibly bizarre and magical; the speed at which they changed clothes was comparable to the speed of Paramecia Garment-Garment Fruit. The only woman even changed her stockings and high heels.

Who are you people?!

Dr. Clover stared at them in shock.

"We are CP-9 under the World Government. You can call me 'Mata'." Mata, with her blonde hair, curled her lips and glanced at the archaeologists present, sneering.

Immediately afterwards, her sharp, beautiful eyes fell on Olvia.

"You have repeatedly ignored the warnings of the World Government, searching for and researching 'Void Century' that are explicitly prohibited by law. Now we are formally arresting you and taking you to Enies Lobby for trial!"

At the same time.

Two Headquarters Class Marine warship appeared on the sea and slowly approached Ohara, as if they had been prepared for this.

Little Nicole Robin was completely dumbfounded.

What's going on?

Is Mom going to be arrested?