Nico Robin!

Running into Nico Robin here was beyond Li's expectations. What he had not expected was that Nico Robin had been hiding aboard the Gale Pirates' ship. Just thinking about it made Li blush—he had been chasing the Gale Pirates for over half a month. Robin's ability to hide herself was truly first-rate.

Nico Robin had first appeared in the original story in Alabasta. Back then, in order to find the true history, she had joined forces with Crocodile. Crocodile had turned Vivi's country into that state, and Nico Robin bore some responsibility for it. Crocodile's eventual defeat also had much to do with Robin's betrayal. If she had told Crocodile about "Pluton" recorded in the ancient text, perhaps he would not have needed to fight Luffy. He could have gone directly to search for Pluton's location, and naturally, there would have been no defeat.

She was a woman who constantly betrayed others in order to survive, but she was also a woman with an exceptionally tragic past. As a child, after eating a Devil Fruit, everyone had treated her like a monster. Even when she was beaten every day, she had not dared fight back, swallowing all her grievances alone. Her only companions had been the dry, tedious ancient texts. The only group of scholars she could speak with had been wiped out by the Marines, even her hometown had been destroyed, and her sole friend, Jaguar D. Saul, had died at Aokiji's hands.

While fleeing, she had followed Jaguar D. Saul's advice and continuously searched for companions. Yet others had repeatedly betrayed her for the seventy-million-berry bounty on her head. She had lived like that for nearly ten years. Later, in order to survive, she too had begun betraying others, managing to live until now. However, her luck had