Pirate: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Undead
Chapter 61

The Shadow of a King Emerges

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"Ah, two hundred million. I thought I was about to get rich."

Reiner crouched down, opened the suitcase, and gave it a quick count before turning to the man clutching his shoulder.

"Are there any hidden rooms or anything like that here?"

"Yes, there are!" the man cried in panic. "There's a basement, but I don't have the key. Usually, only the boss goes in there."

"Take me there," Reiner said flatly, rising with the suitcase in hand.

A while later, led slowly by the man, Reiner arrived before the entrance to a basement. A tall, heavy stone door was sealed shut.

"Sir, this is the place, but it's locked. There's nothing I can do to open it."

The man turned around with terror written all over his face, seemingly afraid that he would be silenced once he had served his purpose. He made as if to drop to his knees.

"I know. You can go," Reiner said, merely waving him away.

He then summoned Blue Ogre and used Observation Haki to sense the presence inside. There really was an aura within.

"This should be it. Let's blast the door open and take a look."

Reiner did not move. Blue Ogre stepped forward, raised his right fist toward the stone door, and was about to bring it down.

Inside the room, a massive transparent glass wall held freshwater that ordinary civilians longed for but could never obtain. Crocodile had raised more than a dozen Banana Crocodiles, which swam leisurely within it.

Nico Robin sat before the tank, staring blankly at the Banana Crocodiles inside.

She did not know what she should do next.

For all these years, she had pursued Poneglyphs, seeking to uncover the truth of the Void Century.

But she was tired. Ever since childhood, she had drifted

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