This Is My Treasure

Robin's body did not bleed. Instead, it transformed into scattered petals that vanished when the wind blew them away.

"What a sly woman!" Crocodile put on a heroic expression, as if he had managed to arrive just in time to save the day.

He reached down and picked up the rubbing of the Poneglyphs from the ground. Although his heart ached, he had to endure it and calmly return it to King Cobra. "Your treasure, Your Majesty."

"This doesn't count as a treasure." After the false alarm, King Cobra looked toward the Land-Sea Transport Turtle catching up from behind.

"Dad!" Princess Vivi sat inside the vehicle, held by Miming, and happily waved at King Cobra. Pell and Chaka were there too, and they all waved.

"This is my treasure." A smile finally blossomed across King Cobra's face.

Miming gazed into the distance. Something seemed to be hanging from the back of a large lizard—it was Robin, clinging to the lizard's back as it fled at full speed.

He was watching Robin, and Robin was watching him too.

If he chased her now, he could definitely catch up.

But Miming did not. Instead, he smiled at a beautiful eye that had opened in an inconspicuous corner.

Several days later, a banquet was held in the royal palace of Alubarna to celebrate Princess Vivi and Saint Miming's safe return.

Crocodile, Koza, and all the members of the Sand-Sand Group were invited to the grand feast. Vivi was overjoyed to see that everyone was safe and sound. Every one of them was so badly injured that they were wrapped in bandages from head to toe, yet they all wore foolish grins.

Since Saint Miming had brought a great deal of food, the disaster had eased somewhat. Everyone was delighted and had developed a