"The gold? We've already got it."
Standing before the Golden Bell, Robin spoke to Crocodile over the Den Den Mushi. "What a Coincidence. Then wait on Jaya. We'll bring it down tomorrow, and you can ship it back."
There was an enormous amount of gold aboard the Ark Maxim. Given how lazy Loa had become, there was no chance he would haul it back himself.
"Understood. I'll wait for you down here."
Crocodile nodded and hung up.
Robin put down the Den Den Mushi and looked up at the Golden Bell again. She continued reading the massive stone tablet bearing the Poneglyph, hoping to learn what secrets the Void Century concealed.
But then...
"Another Ancient Weapon!"
If Loa hadn't been encouraging her all this time, Robin might have felt as defeated as she had in Alabasta. The journey hadn't been grueling, but reaching Sky Island, ten thousand meters above the Blue Sea, was no easy feat. Yet she still hadn't found what she was looking for.
"Well, that's life."
Robin shook her head with a rueful smile and prepared to tell Loa the news, if it could even be called good news. As she turned, she noticed what looked like Ancient Script carved into the Golden Bell's enormous base.
Curious, Robin took a closer look, and her eyes widened.
"This is...!"
The inscription was genuine Ancient Script, but what it said was almost impossible to believe.
"I came here and guided this text to its final destination..."
Signed: Gol D. Roger!
"The Pirate King?! He was here?! Why could he write in Ancient Script?!" Robin stared at the words, her mind blank.
Just then, several Shandia warriors passing the Golden Bell noticed her pale face. "Lady Robin, is something wrong?" one asked quietly.
"Huh?"
The voice snapped Robin back to