The palace dining hall was magnificent, though not in a lavishly extravagant way.
Instead, it was spacious and elegant, with soaring pavilions and painted rafters that revealed the meticulous care put into its construction.
Before the long rectangular stone table, Nami looked at each finely carved stone pillar and felt a faint sense of envy as she said to Vivi:
"After traveling to so many places, I still think your home is unbelievably grand whenever I come back as a guest."
"Hahaha, after all, I am royalty."
Seated at the head of the table, Cobra smiled calmly. "Not to boast, but not every king throughout the generations has been as frugal as I have."
"Mm, Father will definitely be the best king." Vivi praised him sincerely.
She then looked curiously at Nami across the table, anticipation in her eyes as she asked, "What places did you go to on your adventures afterward?"
"I was shocked when I saw Nico Robin had become your companion. Why didn't the others come? And also, Marineford—"
The excitement in Vivi's heart had yet to fade. She spoke rapidly, firing off a string of questions.
Nami could barely handle it and hurriedly waved her hands to stop her. "Wait, wait, I'm getting dizzy just listening to you."
"First, after we left Alabasta—"
Nami pondered for a moment. "The first thing was Robin coming aboard. Honestly, everyone was startled when she appeared on the ship."
"Except Sanji," she added.
Then Nami smiled at Vivi. "But after spending some time together, everyone realized Robin was actually a really good person."
"Some time? Other than Zoro, the rest of you were tamed on the spot, weren't you?"
Reiner suddenly spoke up from beside them, teasing Vivi. "Robin took out a few gems, and someone started calling her 'big