This Is the Maid

"This is Miss Robin, and this is young master Chopper," the Birdmen 20 said respectfully, lined up along the corridor. "Miss Robin is the mistress of the house, and young master Chopper is Saint Sanming's son."

"Nico Robin, with a 79-million-Berry bounty?" Tesoro was startled. He dropped to one knee and kissed Robin's hand. "Beautiful lady, Tesoro is your faithful servant."

"Hehe, there's no need for that." Robin laughed. "You're every bit the charming gentleman Miming said you were, Tesoro. And Stella, you're as stunning as the stories say."

"And what about this adorable young master?" Stella asked, looking at Chopper, who was hiding behind Robin the wrong way around.

"Calling me adorable won't make me happy!" Chopper said, wiggling his backside with delight. "So Celestial Dragons really are friendly!"

Then everyone looked at Perona, who floated out of the wall like a ghost.

The Birdmen 20 introduced her. "This is the maid."

Everyone said "Oh" and walked away, ignoring Perona.

Perona stared after them, round-eyed and seething. "One day, I'll make you all kneel at my feet!"

Inside the closed room, Tesoro took a box containing the Gold-Gold Fruit from his coat.

"A year ago, before we escaped the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Master left me a letter of instructions. He told me to watch for the Gold-Gold Fruit at auction. If the Donquixote Family auctioned it on Sabaody, I was to seize it immediately and eat it."

"Everything went just as Master foresaw. It was remarkably smooth." Tesoro held up the Gold-Gold Fruit, cut off a slice with a small knife, and ate it with perfect poise.

Anyone else would have looked as if they were eating shit, but Tesoro's expression did not change. He had already endured every kind of suffering.

"I'll gain the power to