Alabasta, Rainbase.
On the second underground level of Rain Dinners Casino, Nico Robin was sitting in what had once been Crocodile's office.
However, the office seemed to have undergone some renovations during this time and had become much larger. The pool where Crocodile once kept Banana Gators had been converted into a normal living space.
As Vice President of Baroque Works, Nico Robin felt even busier than when she had worked under Crocodile. Every day seemed to bring endless documents and affairs to handle, and whenever she thought of Bane, the hands-off boss, she felt a little irritated.
"Who knows where that guy has run off to now?" Robin murmured to herself.
Just as her words fell, the Den Den Mushi on her desk suddenly began to ring.
Robin had long since grown accustomed to this. Given her current position, she received communications from Baroque Works' senior officers every day, most of them reporting on their work progress.
And it had to be said, ever since Crocodile's Utopia plan had fallen apart, Baroque Works had been accumulating wealth at an increasingly rapid pace.
After glancing at the Den Den Mushi, Robin's expression immediately brightened, because the person contacting her this time was Bane.
She deliberately waited a few seconds before calmly answering the Den Den Mushi. "President, what are your orders?"
"Oh my, it seems our Vice President has quite a few grievances," Bane said with a chuckle.
Thinking about it carefully, he did feel somewhat guilty. When they had parted, Nico Robin had boldly kissed him, yet after leaving, Bane had not contacted her even once. That really was a little scummy.
Upon hearing Bane's voice, Robin kept her tone calm. "How could I dare? After all, I personally witnessed what happened to the previous president."
"Hehehe." Bane chuckled