The Awakening of the Colossus
"Perhaps the weapons recorded in ancient texts—the Sky King, Pluton, and Poseidon—were technologies that ordinary people of that era simply could not understand," Nico Robin suddenly remarked beside Leo.
"Oh?" Leo turned to look at her curiously.
She gently shook her head. "No, it's only a guess."
"Heh." Leo chuckled softly. Rather than dwell on those ancient weapons, he said, "Robin, when you have time, teach the children how to read the ancient script."
"Huh?!" Nico Robin's eyes widened. She looked utterly adorable, completely unlike the calm, mature woman she had been before.
"After all, we live by the blade. We might die without knowing which day will be our last. If you once lacked the sense of security to teach others the ancient script, then now, before dawn breaks, shouldn't you pass these things on?"
"Those little ones are the seeds of the future. Even if we fail, others will take good care of them."
Among the descendants of the Shandia and Sky Island people, many were children. Once the strategy of strengthening the headquarters while the rest fought guerrilla battles had been decided, countless Revolutionary Army parents who already had families had unhesitatingly entrusted their children to the cadres and sent them to these safe places. For a time, the place was overflowing with children.
But this was the Revolutionary Army. The elderly and lonely had to be cared for, and the education of weak, young children could not be neglected either. Never leaving anyone behind was the Revolutionary Army's creed, so the education here basically encompassed the most elite education in the entire pirate world.
Even when compared with the Navy's basic education, the Revolutionary Army could confidently hold its head high and tell them, "Our education for the next generation is