A Plan from Many Years Ago

Oak was confident he could protect Robin, but Robin did not believe a single word of it. She curled her lip, taking it as nothing more than bragging.

Years of wandering had taught her one thing: no one in this world could truly protect her. The forces she had joined in the past were like that, and so was her current boss, Crocodile.

Those people only valued her usefulness and used her temporarily. Once they decided she had become a burden, they would cast her aside without hesitation, perhaps even sell her out.

That was why she never trusted anyone. Joining Crocodile's ranks had merely been a stopgap measure. She would use the Shichibukai's power to achieve her goals and gain temporary protection. Once the time was right, she would leave without hesitation.

Oak understood that perfectly well, so he could not be bothered to keep arguing with her. He flipped over and pressed down on her.

"Let's continue!"

Before Robin could react, pain shot through her neck, as though something had pierced it.

"What did you do?"

Robin frowned and asked through the pain.

"I planted a tracker in you, so you won't run away!"

Oak had never expected Robin to willingly follow him. As long as he did not let this mature beauty escape his grasp, that was enough.

So, he planted a Vampire Mark inside her body. At any time, he could use it to turn her into his Blood Servant, and he could also track her location in real time through the mark. No matter where she ran in the future, she would never escape his palm.

Once the mark had been planted, another fierce battle began. Having held back for decades, he had no idea how much pent-up energy he had waiting to be released,