A bonus chapter for Hall Master ~Black Night~!
Loa really was torn over what to do with Robin.
Honestly, he didn't want to kill her or hand her over to the World Government. It wasn't because he liked her, or because she was destined to join the Straw Hat Pirates.
He simply felt uneasy about letting the only person in the world who could still read the ancient script slip away.
Besides, his ultimate goal was to destroy the rule of the Dragon People. That would inevitably put him at odds with the Marines and the World Government. So why not keep Robin as a trump card?
What kind of trump card?
One that could find an Ancient Weapon, of course!
A good cat was one that caught mice, black or white. If Squard could run Whitebeard through with a single sword thrust, that proved how important weapons were. Obviously.
Watching Chaka and Bell walk away, Loa chewed on a grape and frowned. "Get me another bunch. These are too sour."
"Yes, Lord Loa."
Robin froze for two seconds, then got up to fetch different fruit with a helpless sigh. After seeing Loa display that kind of strength, she had come to understand something.
Some people in this world truly couldn't be judged by common sense.
Robin had once preferred staying close to people like that. They were usually more confident than ordinary people, convinced they were special—and, for that very reason, easier to deceive and control. But with Loa, everything she prided herself on had been mercilessly crushed. Neither her body nor her wits could shake the man before her.
Since he had no intention of killing her for now, what choice did she have but to obey?
Still, going from Baroque Works' second-in-command to a Maid washing fruit