"Wait."
Rubick said, "We're not going straight to Alabasta."
"Why?" Igaram asked anxiously. "Didn't you agree to help us?"
Rubick asked him, "Hold on. Do you have a Pose for Drum Kingdom?"
"Why would you go to Drum Kingdom?"
Igaram wasn't the only one wondering. Everyone else was too.
"Drum Kingdom is renowned for its medicine," Rubick said. "If we want to recruit a Ship's Doctor, it's our best chance."
Igaram breathed a sigh of relief. "We don't have an Eternal Pose for it. Why don't we go to Alabasta first? Once we arrive, it won't be hard for the royal family to get one."
"That's right," Vivi said. "Our royal family has gone to Drum Kingdom for medical treatment several times. We have an Eternal Pose, so please don't worry."
Rubick had no more objections. The order didn't matter much.
"Okay!" Luffy said. "Let's get back to the Going Merry and set sail!"
Just as they were about to leave, a woman approached them without anyone noticing when she had arrived.
"As it happens, I have a Pose for Drum Kingdom."
The newcomer wore a Cowboy Hat, a black button-front denim vest, a short skirt, and knee-high boots.
She smiled at Rubick. "Mr. Cube, you've grown in the two years since we last met. You've found companions, and you've become so much stronger."
Rubick spread his arms with a broad smile. "Robin, don't I get a hug after all this time?"
Sanji snorted two jets of hot air through his nose and stared at Rubick enviously. Why did this guy know such a beautiful, sophisticated woman?
"Wait!"
Vivi shouted, "How do you know her, Uncle? Are you planning to hand me over to Crocodile?"
Luffy and the others looked baffled. Igaram said quietly, "That woman is Crocodile's partner, Miss