Aokiji used his Devil Fruit power to free the woman from the cage. After briefly sizing up this woman who had been treated as a slave, Aokiji felt that her bearing was truly exceptional.
Clearly, a woman who had cultivated such poise must have come from a very good family. Someone like her could not possibly have been sold by her own family. As for being born to slaves? That was simply impossible.
Realizing that the woman's origins might provide a breakthrough, Aokiji's tone became somewhat urgent.
"My name is Nico Olvia. I was a crew member aboard an exploration ship."
"Our ship was attacked by pirates. My companions were fortunate enough to escape, but..."
"I was captured by the pirates and brought here."
Nico Olvia slowly stepped out of the "Ice Cage." Facing Aokiji's questions, she answered in an orderly manner, and she did not seem the least bit surprised by the Devil Fruit power Aokiji had displayed.
She seemed no stranger to Devil Fruit powers.
"Pirates, just as I thought!"
Aokiji's eyes lit up. As expected, the Lolo Trading Company had ties to pirates.
Just as Aokiji was about to press her further, Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kyros, who had already dealt with the guards, came over to his side. Yoriichi's gaze fell on Olvia, and he asked first:
"You said your name is Nico Olvia?"
"Where is your hometown?"
When Yoriichi heard her surname, he finally understood why she had felt so familiar to him. Looking at her face, memories buried deep in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's mind were stirred awake.
This woman named Nico Olvia bore a striking resemblance to the Nico Robin from his memories.
Other than the difference in hair color and hairstyle, the woman before him looked as though she had been cast from the same