"Cooperate? We're enemies. What is there to cooperate on?"
Vivi naturally refused, but Robin said, "Don't be so cold. If I hadn't deliberately leaked those secrets, you and Igaram wouldn't have found a scrap of information."
Vivi stared at her. "What? You let us find that information on purpose?"
"Yes. You two were working so hard that I couldn't help giving you a hand."
Rubick couldn't help laughing at Robin's explanation. She was as unconventional as ever.
Vivi glared at him. "What are you laughing at? Do you think we were out of our depth?"
Rubick didn't tease her. Instead, he said, "I think working with Robin is a good idea. She and I already have a long-standing arrangement."
"You!"
Robin cut them off. "What I want is simple. I just want to visit your royal tomb. I've heard there's a Poneglyph inside, passed down from ancient times."
"A Poneglyph?"
Vivi frowned. "What's that?"
"You don't need to know. Just agree to let me see it, and I'll take care of Baroque's Bounty Hunters for you."
Robin smiled with quiet confidence. "You're strong, but clearing out all that cannon fodder still takes a lot out of you, doesn't it?"
Rubick nodded. "It's a good deal, Vivi. I think you should accept."
Vivi held firm. "Not until you tell me what a Poneglyph is."
Robin looked to Rubick. He said, "Poneglyphs existed before the World Government was founded. They record the history of the blank hundred years."
Rubick turned to Vivi. "Well? Do you want to know the truth the World Government hid?"
Vivi was stunned. "But why would something like that be in my country? Is that what Crocodile is after?"
"No," Robin explained. "There are many Poneglyphs. The one in Alabasta probably records only a tiny fragment. On its