Reunion After a Long Separation, Well Done, Xi Yan!

"Is this the place?"

Looking up at the tavern with the sign that read "Shakky's Scam," Nico Robin said, "That's the place Xi Yan mentioned."

After thinking for a moment, Nicole Robin decided to go in and check the situation.

Just then, two shouts came from behind.

"Hello!!"

"Robin!!"

"Um?"

Nico Robin paused for a moment upon hearing the two familiar voices, then turned around with a look of surprise, as if she had remembered something, and exclaimed, "Chopper, Usopp!!"

"Hahaha, it really is Robin!!"

After confirming it was Nico Robin, the two immediately burst into laughter.

Usopp then sped up and quickly rode his bike up to Nico Robin.

"It's been so long, Robin!" Chopper exclaimed excitedly.

"Hmm, long time no see~"

Nicole Robin smiled and nodded, then said, "How have you been these past two years?"

"Thank goodness," Chopper grinned, "I've gotten a lot stronger!"

"Great!"

Nico Robin chuckled and patted Chopper's head, then glanced at Usopp and asked, "And you?"

Me too.

Usopp gave Nico Robin a thumbs-up and said, "I'm a hundred times stronger than I used to be!"

Nico Robin's smile widened upon hearing this, and she said, "It seems everyone has been training very hard these past two years."

Of course.

Usopp crossed his arms and said, "In order to help Luffy, we have to be as strong as monsters!"

Usopp knew very well what they were about to face, so... they had to be strong enough!

"That's true," Nicole Robin laughed.

After speaking, Nico Robin paused for a moment, then said, "What about Xi Yan...?"

"Don't worry," Usopp said, "He's still alive."

Nicole Robin nodded in agreement; that was pretty much what she had guessed.

Then she said, "Let's go in and check the situation first. If our companions have all arrived, we'll go to the ship to meet up."

"Good!"

"I wonder where Robin is," Nami said, fiddling with the Devil Fruit in her hand.

"It should be soon," Xi Yan said.

Nami nodded, then looked at the Devil Fruit in her hand and said, "What are you going to do if Usopp and the others don't plan to eat this?"

"If you're not going to eat it, then sell it," Xi Yan said to Shakky. "I'll have my clone deliver the Devil Fruit later."

While unrecorded Devil Fruit aren't as expensive as you might imagine, they're better than nothing, right?

"No problem, leave it to me," Shakky nodded.

She's helped Xi Yan deal with a lot of good stuff in the past two years, so getting rid of these three Devil Fruit shouldn't be a problem.

"Are Devil Fruit with unknown abilities valuable?" Perona asked curiously.

"Even without knowing the abilities, the starting bid should be at least 100 million," Shakky said. "If the market is good, it could even sell for several hundred million Beli."

"I didn't know abilities could be so valuable?" Perona asked in surprise.

"Of course," Shakky said. "Although there's an element of gambling involved, if you bet right, you'll gain an incredibly powerful ability!"

"Therefore, quite a few people are willing to buy these Devil Fruit and take a gamble."

If one could truly acquire a powerful ability, the user would instantly become a powerful being!

This is also why people are willing to spend a lot of money to take a gamble.

What happens if you lose the bet?

If you lose a bet, you can only blame your bad luck.

Perona thought for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Several hundred million Beli could buy a really powerful Devil Fruit, but instead you're using that money to gamble on an unknown ability?"

"That's true, but powerful Devil Fruit abilities generally cost over 500 million Beli," Shakky said. "Moreover, Devil Fruit are often priceless."

First, powerful abilities are very expensive, and second... this isn't something you can just buy with money!

Sometimes, even a billion Beli might not be enough to buy Devil Fruit!

This is one of the reasons why everyone acts decisively upon seeing Devil Fruit.

Perona paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true."

Devil Fruit are something that money can't always buy, so it's normal for people to be willing to spend money to gamble on their abilities.

Just then, the Great Gate behind them was suddenly pushed open, and three people walked in one after another.

"Robin, Usopp, Chopper!"

Upon seeing the three people enter, everyone in the room immediately showed expressions of surprise and delight!

After closing the Great Gate, the three of them smiled and greeted everyone.

"Everyone!"

"Long time no see~"

Nico Robin, having taken in her companions' every move, wore a bright smile.

However, she paused for a moment when she saw Xi Yan, then thought to herself: 'This... this is Xi Yan, isn't it?'

Although her appearance has changed a lot, she still feels like that person.

Before Nico Robin could say anything, Chopper suddenly darted out and leaped towards Xi Yan.

"Xi Yan!!"

Seeing Chopper rushing towards him, Xi Yan instinctively reached out and caught him, then said, "It's me. Why are you crying?"

Chopper, his eyes brimming with tears, looked up at Xi Yan and said, "I thought you were dead..."

When he saw the newspaper, his heart broke, and he cried for half a day before he could recover.

That's why he made up his mind to transform himself into an incomparably powerful monster!

Seeing Chopper's teary eyes, Xi Yan felt a warmth in his heart. He then reached out and patted the little guy's head, saying, "Don't worry, no one in this world can kill me."

"Um..."

Seeing this, Xi Yan smiled and then placed him on the stool.

"Chopper ..." Nami looked at Chopper and said, "Why do you think Xi Yan is dead?"

"Because I saw it in the newspaper."

Chopper raised his head and looked at Nami, saying, "The newspaper said Xi Yan is dead, so I..."

Hearing Chopper's words, Nami paused for a moment, then shook her head helplessly and said, "Have you forgotten what the newspapers called Xi Yan before?"

"Undying Ninja, huh?!"

"How could someone with such a title like Xi Yan be killed by the World Government?"

Nami paused for a moment, then continued, "Anyway, I don't believe it."

"Huh?"

Chopper paused for a moment, then turned to Nico Robin and said, "Robin, is that what you think too?"

"Um."

Chopper:...

After a moment of silence, Chopper said, "So, everyone thinks Xi Yan is still alive?"

"Yes."

"Eh!!!"

Chopper stared blankly and said, "Then... then does that make me an idiot?!"

Nobody believed Xi Yan was dead, but he was the only one who did. This...

"How could Chopper be an idiot?" Xi Yan chuckled, ruffling Chopper's hair. "You're just letting your concern cloud your judgment."

Xi Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with Chopper like this; on the contrary, he found Chopper's innocent nature quite endearing.

"Is... is that so?" Chopper asked, puzzled.

"That's right!" Xi Yan nodded seriously and said, "Our Chopper isn't stupid!"

Hehe~

After receiving an affirmative answer, Chopper's smile returned.

Seeing this, Xi Yan smiled, then looked at Usopp and Nico Robin and said, "What are you all standing there for? Sit down."

"Oh oh."

Usopp, regaining his senses, nodded and then sat down on the sofa next to him.

"Everyone seems to have gotten stronger."

Luffy, having taken in the three of them, grinned and showed his teeth.

"Of course!" Usopp made a strong gesture and grinned, "I'm a hundred times stronger than I used to be!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy struck a similarly strong pose and said, "Me too!"

The two looked at each other, then burst into laughter.

Hahaha~

Then, Usopp looked at the Devil Fruit in Nami's hand and said, "Nami, that's Devil Fruit in your hand, isn't it?"

Having eaten Devil Fruit, he knew exactly what it was.

Nico Robin was also staring curiously at Nami's hand, clearly not expecting that the other would have gotten one... wait, there were two Devil Fruit on the table!

Nico Robin's eyes lit up with surprise upon discovering two more Devil Fruit on the table.

Why are there three Devil Fruit?

"That's right." Nami raised her hand to show the Devil Fruit in her hand and said, "This is Devil Fruit."

Where did it come from?

"Of course we stole them," Nami said, looking at Xi Yan beside her. "These Devil Fruit were all stolen by Xi Yan from Mary Geoise."

"These?"

Usopp paused for a moment, then noticed the other two Devil Fruit placed on the table.

Usopp:!!!

There are three!

Nico Robin looked at Xi Yan in surprise and said, "You went to Mary Geoise... besides releasing the newspaper, you also stole the Devil Fruit?"

"To be precise, it was incidental."

Xi Yan explained, "My main purpose in causing chaos in Mary Geoise was to deliver information to you; the Devil Fruit was secondary."

If we could get our hands on Devil Fruit, that would be ideal; otherwise, so be it.

"So that's how it is..."

Nico Robin nodded, then said, "So you stole those Devil Fruit there, right?"

"It's not just Devil Fruit."

Xi Yan crossed his arms, raised his head slightly, and said, "I also looted quite a bit of treasure in Mary Geoise ~"

Upon hearing the word "treasure, "Nami's eyes immediately curved into crescent moons.

Nico Robin, who had taken in Nami's reaction, immediately showed curiosity in her eyes.

How much money did Xi Yan steal to elicit such a reaction from Nami?

Before she could speak, Usopp asked first, "How much did you manage to steal?"

"Hmm... I currently have around 30 billion Beli."

Nico Robin:!!!

Usopp:!!!

Chopper:!!!

The three of them stared at Xi Yan in astonishment, clearly not expecting him to report such a terrifying number.

"Steal... steal the young master?!" Usopp exclaimed in shock, staring at Xi Yan.

Three hundred billion!

Upon hearing this, Usopp was immediately rendered speechless.

Three hundred billion... that's a lot of money!

"You actually robbed so much money in Mary Geoise?!" Chopper looked at Xi Yan in shock and said, "That could buy so many cotton candies!"

Xi Yan:???

Is that how it's described?

After a moment of silence, Xi Yan replied earnestly, "It'll definitely be enough for you to eat for a lifetime~"

"Wow... that's amazing!" Chopper exclaimed, his eyes shining as he looked at Xi Yan.

Although he didn't know what 30 billion Beli meant, being able to eat cotton candy for a lifetime was definitely an impressive number!

Thinking about this, Chopper became excited.

Nicole Robin, who had just been pondering what Xi Yan had done, spoke up at this moment, "You robbed Mary Geoise's vault?"

"How could that be?" Xi Yan rolled his eyes and said, "If they really robbed the World Government's main Treasure Vault, there wouldn't be so little money left."

"I robbed the Celestial Dragons ' Treasure Vault."

"The Celestial Dragons ' Treasure Vault..." Nico Robin paused for a moment upon hearing this, then revealed a look of disgust and said, "It seems the Celestial Dragons are even richer than we imagined."

Having lived with the Revolutionary Army for two years, I know very well how the Celestial Dragons acquired their wealth.

Therefore, she loathed those guys.

"What's wrong with you?"

Xi Yan looked at Nico Robin with a puzzled expression. Why did her expression suddenly change?

"I lived with the Revolutionary Army for two years, so I know very well where the Celestial Dragons get their money," Nico Robin said.

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan immediately understood what Nico Robin meant.

Now you understand the impact of Celestial Gold on this world, right?

Before Xi Yan could say anything, Nicole Robin gave him a thumbs up and said, "Well done!"

Xi Yan smiled upon hearing this and said, "I not only robbed them, but I also killed Seven Celestial Dragons along the way."

Everyone was taken aback by these words.

Then Usopp said, "Does that mean we're going to be hunted down by the Marine Admiral again?"

If that's really the case, then they need to be mentally prepared.

"Don't worry," Xi Yan reassured him, "Right now, in the eyes of the World Government, I'm in a state of 'death,' so as long as I don't expose myself, the World Government won't send a large army to besiege us."

As he spoke, Xi Yan took out his Sunglasses and put them on.

He then continued, "See? Now you can't recognize me, can you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone carefully examined Xi Yan, then nodded and said, "Indeed."

If Xi Yan hadn't just taken off his Sunglasses, they might not have recognized him at all.

In this way... the World Government will be even less likely to recognize Xi Yan's true identity!