The moonlight was like water, and a man and a woman stared at each other in the room.
A lone man and woman alone in one room, with dry tinder and raging flames—if the man took the initiative, they might even... Ahem.
"Don't randomly acknowledge me as your boss! I'm used to working alone. I don't need an assistant."
Robin was the group-wiping engine, the boss killer. Aside from Luffy, whose protagonist aura gave him an absurdly tough life, few people could withstand her. Rodney didn't want to die because of her one day.
No, no, that wouldn't do.
"Hehe, don't say that, Captain. You'll die alone."
"Hey, hey, I'm proud to be single. As long as I'm fed, my whole family is carefree! I absolutely won't take you in!"
"Hmm, I'll sleep on the floor here tonight, Captain." Robin smiled as she took the blanket off Rodney's bed and spread it on the floor. Then she pulled a piece of clothing from the backpack she had brought, covered herself with it, lay down, and said with a smile, "Good night, Captain!"
I don't even have a ship!
Rodney felt utterly helpless. He stared silently at Robin, who was sleeping peacefully beneath the bed.
Was she some kind of piece of taffy? When Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates, she had also joined of her own accord. Though they hadn't been on the same side at first, she had ultimately become their companion.
What did she mean by becoming his crew member? He had only been joking back then! She probably saw him as an umbrella for protection, right?
"Miss Robin, aren't you afraid I'll tie you up and hand you over to the World Government?"
"Hehe, Captain, if you wanted to do that, you would have done it at