Before Ohara's Destruction
Lin Yan asked Nico Olvia thoughtfully.
"Huh? Ah... you mean that? That's right."
However, Nico Olvia seemed somewhat absent-minded. After hearing Lin Yan's question, she paused for a moment before nodding.
"... Wake up!"
Lin Yan gave her a somewhat annoyed look.
What's wrong with this woman?
Let's get down to business!
Can you please wake up?
Looking at Nico Olvia, who seemed to be in a daze, Lin Yan's gaze turned strange.
"Who do you think is to blame?!"
Seemingly noticing Lin Yan's extremely strange gaze, Nico Olvia couldn't help but roar in exasperation.
She's never been hugged like this before!
What's wrong with hesitating a little?
There's absolutely no problem!
Nico Olvia glared angrily at Lin Yan not far away. If she had the ability now, she would definitely choose to perish together with her without hesitation.
However, as mentioned before...
This is nothing but impotent rage.
Left with no other choice, Nico Olvia could only calm herself down and quickly regain her usual composure.
Looking at Lin Yan in front of her, Nico Olvia bit her lip and then spoke directly.
"Let's talk first to establish basic trust."
Nico Olvia spoke to Lin Yan very seriously.
At first, she suspected that the other party was a lackey of the World Government.
But now it doesn't look like it at all.
After all, if he really is a member of the World Government.
How could they possibly let themselves and Dr. Clover and the others go?
It doesn't exist, right?
It's important to know that the scholars of Ohara are completely incapable of combat; any random agent could probably kill them all.
However, it's clearly impossible for Nico Olvia to trust the man in front of her based on just this.
Therefore, in view of this, she made a request for negotiation.
"I don't really care."
Lin Yan nodded with a smile.
This is just like a pillow coming to someone who's about to fall asleep.
He was worried because he had no idea what the situation was and the time was uncertain. Nico Olvia's negotiation was naturally the best thing for Lin Yan.
And so the matter was settled amicably.
Nicole sat very upright opposite Lin Yan and earnestly asked the first question.
"You... a traveler who just happened to be passing by, right? Why are you here?"
"I'd like to know that too."
Lin Yan shrugged helplessly.
"I ended up here by accident because something went wrong with me, and I never expected to see something so interesting."
Lin Yan said this very frankly.
Given the Time Train incident and the fact that she herself came from the future was too unbelievable, Lin Yan had no choice but to explain it in a way that Nico Olvia could understand.
"I see."
Nico Olvia had no doubts.
After all, she was a scholar and had knowledge of many things in the world. Although Lin Yan's words were bizarre, they were not unbelievable.
He seems like someone worth negotiating with.
Looking at Lin Yan in front of her, Nico Olvia thought to herself, and then asked her second question.
"Why... do you know Robin?"
As she said this, Nico Olvia stared intently at Lin Yan in front of her.
This is what she cares about most.
As mentioned before.
If Nico Olvia has any weakness in this world, it's undoubtedly Robin.
She needed to ensure Robin's safety at least before leaving.
"Well..."
Faced with the woman's extremely serious gaze, Lin Yan stroked her chin and considered for a moment before offering a brief explanation.
"You might not believe it, but I've been to Ohara once before and met little Robin. That experience left a very deep impression on me."
Lin Yan made up a story off the top of her head.
After all, you can't exactly say that the future Nico Robin is a famous figure, can you?
If he really said that, it was uncertain whether Nico Olvia would believe him, but if he revealed that he was actually a time traveler, it would be extremely bad.
This answer is clearly unconvincing.
Nico Olvia naturally gave her a "I don't believe you" look.
But the woman ultimately said nothing more.
Perhaps she understood it in her heart.
In this world, the weak have almost no say in the affairs of the strong.
The fact that this man was willing to answer her two questions was already quite a favor; she couldn't ask for too much.
Moreover, the other party doesn't seem to have any hostility towards Robin.
Nico Olvia was somewhat relieved.
Seeing her expression—though she was very suspicious, she had no choice but to nod in agreement— Lin Yan couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, now it's my turn to ask questions."
As she spoke, Lin Yan paused slightly.
"What time is it now? And you came here to take your research notes, right? Are you planning to leave Ohara?"
"..."
Nico Olvia's eyes widened.
Although the woman didn't speak, her eyes clearly conveyed her message.
How did you know?!
Seeing this, Lin Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, and she made up her mind.
It seems I did arrive too early.
Based on Nico Olvia's current reaction and behavior, the current time period should be a few years before Ohara was destroyed by the Buster Call.
The exact time when Nico Olvia left Ohara.
At this stage, the scholars of Ohara were still secretly researching the history of the Void Century, and it was still some time before the World Government invoked the Buster Call.
It seems there's no need for a fight.
Lin Yan thought to herself.
After all, he can't stay in each time period for very long, and by the time the World Government's Buster Call arrives, he'll probably already be gone.
It's not a big problem.
But it's not impossible...
The Time Train's resonance deliberately transported itself to this point in time, meaning that something of paramount importance exists in Ohara during this period.
Lin Yan's intuition told her that it was probably the same information that Nico Olvia had tried to steal before.
Otherwise, there's absolutely no reason why he would suddenly be thrown into this underground library, and then, by sheer coincidence, run into Nico Olvia.
Several coincidences combined made it inevitable!
Thinking of this, Lin Yan raised her head and spoke earnestly to Nico Olvia in front of her.
Let's work together!