Wait, you really are Nico Robin!
Xie Wen felt a little pained...
After all, this was an option he had ruled out long ago.
But that isn't right. As I remember it, Nico Robin was clearly a dark-skinned beauty, and it wasn't because she got tanned after reaching Alabasta. She'd had wheat-colored skin since she was a child.
Yet the "Ottilia" before him had skin that looked as though she had a whitening filter on, so in theory, she couldn't have been Nico Robin.
Who could have guessed... the real Nico Robin wasn't actually a dark-skinned beauty.
So why did I have that impression?
Xie Wen racked his memory and finally found the culprit...
The anime led me astray!
The corner of Xie Wen's mouth twitched as he looked helplessly at Nico Robin, who had already withdrawn her arms.
As mentioned before, Xie Wen had no interest whatsoever in bringing Robin aboard. In fact, if he had to pick someone from the main cast to exclude first, Nico Robin would absolutely be his choice, even though their time together had taught him that she was a talented individual proficient in multiple skills.
If she were merely a wanted pirate or criminal, Xie Wen wouldn't have been so resistant. But her identity as a survivor of Ohara was simply too dangerous for the cats. He didn't have that many Logia Devil Fruits to feed his future Palicoes.
True, Xie Wen had previously considered helping the Revolutionary Army and making trouble for the World Government, but that had all been predicated on it being within his capabilities and not causing trouble for himself or the Palicoes. Nico Robin's identity, however, would not only bring CP Agents after them, but also attract the attention of Marine Admiral Aokiji...
Xie Wen didn't think he