"Who is she?"
Nami remained on guard while questioning the blue-haired girl beside her.
"She's Miss All Sunday; she's the one who gives orders to everyone at Baroque Studio during the week."
"My partner is Mr. 0, the mastermind behind the Alabasta civil war, Sand Crocodile Crocodile!"
After recounting the other person's identity in one breath, Vivi added, "We found out who the owner of Baroque Studio was by following her."
"To be precise," compared to the Straw Hat Pirates's heightened alertness, the mysterious and sophisticated cowgirl simply sat leisurely on the corridor railing, saying with a charming smile, "I deliberately had you follow me."
"What?" Luffy exclaimed, suddenly realizing, "So she's a good person after all."
"Was it you who told the boss about our identity leak?"
Vivi questioned him fiercely.
Robin simply smiled and offered no explanation. Even if she didn't report it, Crocodile knew that someone was investigating him.
The person who nominally put her in charge of the Baroque Studio was secretly still wary of her.
Luffy immediately became angry, "So she's a bad person."
This repetition could easily make Luffy seem overly naive.
In fact, Shiraishi knew that Luffy's personality was the kind that was completely natural, relying on intuition to make friends, and that he could tell who was a good person and who was a bad person.
But then there's Nicole Robin, a woman who walks the line between good and evil, struggling internally.
Luffy's strong intuition failed him; he couldn't distinguish between good and bad, and could only try to believe words and actions.
Vivi asked angrily, "What exactly is your purpose?!"
Robin didn't move, resting her chin on her hand and tilting her head to survey the crowd below.
"Well, I saw you were taking it really seriously, so I just wanted to help you out."
This posture, like a cat toying with a mouse, seems to say, "Princess, you don't naively think you can stand against Baroque Studio, do you?"
Vivi remembered what Igaram had just said, and her expression changed drastically. She shouted in a fit of anger, "Don't underestimate me!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Zoro drew his katana, while Sanji and Usopp rushed up to the second floor, aiming their Pistol and slingshots at Robin, who was sitting there.
"I won't allow anything to happen to the lovely Ms. Wednesday." Sanji's face was grim. He wouldn't shoot a woman, but he could still pretend to be one and threaten her.
"Sigh," Robin sighed softly, calmly closing his eyes, "Please don't point something so dangerous at me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sanji and Usopp fell straight down from the second floor, as if an unseen enemy had thrown them out.
With a snap, Zoro's sword and Nami's staff were knocked from their hands.
However, there were clearly no enemies around them.
"You should learn from those three, relax a bit."
As she spoke, she beckoned with her finger, Luffy's straw hat flew towards her through the air. "I haven't received orders to kill you, so we have no reason to fight."
"You're Captain Monkey D. Luffy, right?"
Give me back my hat!
You want to fight, huh?
As soon as Luffy lost his precious hat, he ignored his instincts, rolled up his sleeves, and looked furious.
Robin ignored his anger and calmly put the straw hat on her head. "You guys are really unlucky to have picked up a princess in distress."
"And the princess was also unfortunate, as she only had a group of pirates to protect her."
"And even more unfortunately," the intellectual beauty adjusted her straw hat, "The direction your Log Pose are pointing to, the island's name is Little Garden. I'm afraid you'll be completely wiped out without me even lifting a finger."
"No way, you idiot! Give me back my hat, you bastard!"
Luffy in defiance.
Robin, sitting on the armrest, flicked her wrist, and the straw hat on her head spun and flew back onto Luffy's head.
At the same time, she passed a Log Pose to Vivi.
Anyone can shout and bluff from afar, but to knowingly charge forward when it's impossible is foolish.
"This is... a permanent pointer?" Vivi looked at the permanent pointer in her hand, her expression showing struggle.
A permanent pointer is Log Pose that always points to a destination and will not change due to a magnetic field.
"This pointer points to a small island near Alabasta."
"It's a flight route that nobody—including the boss—knew."
Robin patiently explained, a hint of amusement in his eyes, wanting to see their choice.
Why are you giving us this?
Vivi still couldn't understand this woman's actions.
"What? That guy's a good person."
Nami put her hands on her hips; a woman's intuition told her that she could trust the other person.
"This looks like a trap no matter how you look at it."
Zoro didn't trust his intuition; he just felt that this woman exuded a suspicious aura, emanating from head to toe the scent of a liar.
"What do you want to do?" Robin asked with a provocative smile.
Vivi was torn. She didn't want to obtain the Eternal Log Pose from the murderer of Igaram, but she also didn't want the Straw Hats to take risks. Perhaps choosing a safe route would be better...
*Snap! Luffy stretched out his right hand and grabbed the Perpetual Pose from her hand, then squeezed it tightly. "It doesn't matter whether I have this or not!"
Peng!
Nami kicked him in the back of the head and roared, "Are you an idiot?! It's rare for someone to tell us about a safe route!"
"The direction this ship is heading," Luffy said, ignoring Nami's question, with manly courage, "Is not for you to decide!"
"... What a pity," Robin, his eyes narrowing slightly as he stood up to leave.
"Really!" Nami was still angry.
Luffy simply replied, "She's the one who blew up that tubular fish cake guy, I hate her!"
"Heh, I don't dislike people who have courage. If you manage to survive, we'll meet again."
"No," Luffy replied in a flash.
Robin leaped lightly into the sea beside him, landing gracefully on a giant turtle ship. " Banchi's gone."
The tortoise immediately carried him away swiftly and efficiently.
"That woman, I have absolutely no idea what she's thinking..."
Vivi finally gave up trying to hold on and collapsed onto the deck, revealing her weakness.
Nami smiled, completely unconcerned, and said, "Then you don't need to think about those things anymore."
"That's right, we have one on our ship too," Zoro replied calmly.
If we're talking about people whose personalities are hard to fathom, Luffy is one of them.
Someone, oblivious to their surroundings, glanced at the departing sea turtle and exclaimed, "Hey, why is Unohana following her?!"
His eyes widened. "They're clearly from our ship!"
Shiraishi chimed in from the side, "No, Retsu didn't agree to stay. We're just passing through. She's going to Alabasta to investigate beforehand. I'll go with you guys and see if we can find any trace of Aizen."
Vivi kept her head down, her mind in turmoil. "Is it really appropriate for me to be on this ship? I'll just be causing trouble for everyone."
"What are you talking about?" Nami sighed, turned to her, and poked her forehead with her finger. "Thanks to you, they already know what we look like. If you don't want to get involved, you shouldn't have done this in the first place!"
"And look at them, do they seem to care about these things?"
"Ugh, I'm sorry." Vivi pursed her lips, unable to refute the rebuke.
Nami smiled, turned her head and said, " Luffy, what do you think?"
"It's dawn, Sanji, breakfast is ready!"
Luffy shouted.
"I didn't pay any attention at all," Vivi sighed inwardly.
On the tortoise, Robin looked at the guest who had suddenly appeared before him, and said with an elegant smile, "What brings you here?"
"I want to hitch a ride to Alabasta to investigate a certain man."
Retsu Unohana replied with a smile, "You don't need to worry. I admire Luffy, but I won't interfere too much in the affairs of this world."
"This world?" Robin's eyes narrowed, recalling the matter Crocodile had asked her to investigate. " Kidō."
Retsu Unohana narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "It seems you know something about this, which makes things easier. Do you know Aizen?"
A terrifying aura suddenly enveloped Robin, making her chest feel heavy. Her expression turned grave as she said, "No, but our boss is investigating that man, the mysterious man who suddenly appeared and can grant others powers like Devil Fruit."
"So his name is Aizen."
"If you don't understand, then there's nothing more to say. Just obediently send me to Alabasta."
Retsu Unohana smiled, deciding not to reveal any further information.
Robin's eyes gleamed with curiosity; the archaeologist's instincts still lingered in her—a curiosity about the unknown. Instead of speaking, she asked, "Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Thank you," Retsu Unohana replied.
Two charming women embark on a journey together.
On the Going Merry, Luffy sat at the bow, looked up at the sky, and asked, "Will it snow again?"
"How could it possibly snow?" Zoro replied. The sky was clear and cloudless; there was no way it would snow.
"It snowed, but you were sleeping and didn't know it snowed."
Luffy retorted.
Vivi changed into a normal women's shirt and said, "It's not impossible for it to snow, but that stretch of sea at the very front is quite special..."
She started her weather lecture on the Grand Line, and after talking for a while, she turned her head and heard Sanji holding a drink, shouting loudly, "Brothers, want to try my special drink~~~"
"Yes!"
"Gah!"
Luffy, Shiraishi, Zoro, Usopp, and even Vivi's mount Karoo, all raised their hands in agreement, causing Vivi's blood pressure to spike as she exclaimed, "Is this appropriate?!"
Faced with Vivi's questioning, Nami handed her a drink. "Isn't it great? If a storm comes, they'll immediately get serious; nobody wants to die."
"Here, this is yours."
"But I'm still a little worried..." Vivi looked at Luffy and the Luffy sitting in a circle on the deck, her serious expression slowly fading as the conversation began.
"Oh, you can really drink! Is it good? Drink some more." Sanji, puffing on his cigarette, clearly curious about the duck.
"Gah," the Karoo replied, and continued drinking.
Luffy, holding a drink, said, "Hey Usopp, can you make me some fishing tackle?"
Zoro replied, "Fishing? Good idea."
Shiraishi scoffed, "How can you possibly catch fish when the boat is moving?"
"Brother Shiraishi doesn't understand men's romance, so let me make you a fishing tackle full of artistic flair."
Usopp was exceptionally confident in his practical skills.
Vivi's changing expression did not escape Nami's notice. What initially allowed her to stay was the Straw Hat Pirates's unique atmosphere. It wasn't a group bound by conflicting interests; instead, it was like a group of good friends on a picnic, heading towards the same destination.
On this ship, all your troubles will vanish!
Nami smiled, revealing her teeth, completely confirming this fact.
A sea breeze ruffled Vivi's hair as she leaned against the ship's railing, her expression gentle. "Mmm, I feel much more relaxed."
"Hey, look! A dolphin!" Sanji shouted, leaning against the ship's railing as he watched the dolphin from the side.
"Whoa!" Luffy shouted.
"How lovely," Nami smiled slightly, feeling that there were still some beautiful sights to behold at sea.
The next second, the dolphin leaped out of the water, several times larger than the Going Merry, casting a shadow directly over the ship.
Wow, it's huge!
Nami's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Haha, run!" Luffy shouted, and the Luffy Going Merry began to flee.
"I see it, yes, that's the island."
Nami glanced at the Log Pose, then at the island ahead, and said with certainty, "That's our next stop, the island called Little Garden."
"I'm a little worried about what Miss All Sunday..." Vivi frowned slightly, feeling that it wasn't as simple as it seemed.
Usopp swallowed hard and asked, "Will... will monsters come out?"
"I don't know. Our food supplies are almost gone; we have to gather ingredients here."
Sanji, a cigarette dangling from his lips, wore a fearless expression.
Shiraishi looked up and saw that the Little Garden was not small at all. On the outside, it looked like a dense tropical rainforest, and inside it contained many creatures that had long been extinct on the outer islands.
"What a lovely sound," he remarked, watching the bird with the head of a lizard fly out into the air.
Nami exclaimed in panic, "No, no, this is absolutely strange! Would a normal rainforest make this kind of volcanic eruption sound?!"
"Also, why is the King of the Jungle lying in a pool of blood? This island is definitely not simple!"
Nami emphasized this repeatedly.
Usopp nodded decisively, "Yes, I've decided not to land on this island."
Nami, trying to appear calm, said, "Yes, we'll wait on the ship until the Log Pose is full, then leave the island. Don't be scared, we must get to the Kingdom of Alabasta as soon as possible."
"I'll go take a look," Shiraishi said, leaving the jungle.
"Eh," Sanji didn't have time to tell him to bring back the ingredients.
Luffy, beaming, said, " Sanji, bento box! I have a feeling I'm about to embark on an adventure!"