He... Why would someone as important as him appear here, and... and knock himself unconscious?
Olvia was startled and hurriedly looked at her clothes. Seeing no signs of damage, she immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Ares squatted down and said with a smile, "You seem to be studying the Poneglyphs. I never expected that Roger would actually leave you some copies of them."
Clunk—
Olvia's heart instantly sank. How... How does he know that we're studying the Poneglyphs? Did Roger tell him?
"Don't be afraid. How about we make a deal?" Ares took out a copy of a Poneglyph and unfolded one corner.
He continued, "Haven't you always been studying this thing? As it happens, I know someone who can understand this ancient script, and I can take you to meet him."
When she saw the copy of the Poneglyph, Olvia completely forgot her fear. "You're the pirate with a bounty of 3.5 billion from the Marines. What could you possibly get from me!?"
"Work for me!"
???
Olvia was somewhat dumbfounded. A Great Pirate worth 3.5 billion wanted an archaeologist like her to work for him? What could pirates possibly need her for?
She couldn't understand it.
But when she looked at the corner of the Poneglyph copy exposed in Ares's hand, and heard him claim that he knew someone who could read the ancient script...
Olvia bravely asked, "A... Ares, what do you want me to do for you?"
"Some administrative work, including clerical duties and construction planning... In short, something like being a secretary. You'll be working for me. Of course, in exchange, I know quite a bit about the Poneglyphs and can tell you what I know. If you want to learn the ancient script, I can arrange that too."
"And..."
Ares's sharply defined