"Big Brother Lin Yuan, is that gold you brought back? Can it buy lots of yummy things?"
At that moment, a little girl of about four spoke up among the crowd. It was Nami.
She was tiny and very cute, but Lin Yuan wasn't sure if it was his imagination: he seemed to see Beli symbols in Nami's big eyes.
Was Nami born loving Beli? No, was she born loving all kinds of treasure?
Hearing her, Lin Yuan smiled and couldn't resist ruffling Nami's smooth, short hair.
"That's right. Little Nami, would you like to see it?"
"Mm, can I?"
"Nami, don't trouble your brother Lin Yuan."
Seeing this, Bellemere immediately pulled Nami over and spoke to her sternly.
Lin Yuan smiled and waved a hand.
"All right, now that we've finished talking, let's show everyone what we brought back this time."
With that, Lin Yuan activated his Observation Haki, covering all of Cocoyasi Village and even checking the sky.
He found that no people or other creatures were watching them, so he dismissed the Flame Clouds.
As the Flame Clouds vanished, the ten two-meter-tall blocks of gold appeared before everyone, along with Enel's three-meter-long golden spear.
Over the years, Genzo and the others had seen their share of grand sights and had dealt with sums of over a hundred million Beli more than once, but this was their first time seeing so much gold.
Whether it was Tesoro, Olvia, or Bellemere, everyone except Lin Yuan and Enel stared with their mouths open.
Lin Yuan keenly noticed that Nami's eyes seemed to shine with a golden light. Good grief, if Bellemere hadn't been holding her back, the little girl would have thrown herself straight at the gold.
"Boss, this is the gold you brought back? It's incredible."
"Hmph, you're shocked by this? That's because you haven't seen a city made of gold. This is nothing. We got hundreds of blocks like these."
"And there were even more huge golden pillars and bell towers several times bigger than these. My golden spear alone weighs several thousand jin."
Seeing how little Tesoro had seen of the world, Enel couldn't help feeling a little superior. He had personally melted all this gold down.
Tesoro glanced at Enel, and seeing his expression, he didn't hold back either.
"Hmph, this is all the boss's loot. Looking at your scrawny little frame, why don't you give me that spear?"
"What? You dare covet the spear of this Thunder God?!"
Seeing that Enel and Tesoro seemed naturally at odds, Lin Yuan's face darkened, and he swung his hands, giving each of them a hard slap across the face.
"From now on, we're all on the same side. You can do whatever you want to outsiders, but if you dare go after one of our own, don't blame me for dealing with you."
Tesoro and Enel rubbed their heads and hurriedly apologized with ingratiating smiles.
Lin Yuan ignored the two of them, though, come to think of it, they really did share a similar fondness: both had an inexplicable fascination with gold.
One had the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the other had the Gold-Gold Fruit, and both used golden weapons.
Oh, no, it wasn't just them. There was also little Nami beside them, who was unusually obsessed with all kinds of treasure.
"All right, since everyone's here, I can't just let you look."
As he spoke, Lin Yuan drew the Famous Sword at his waist and applied a little force. He didn't even coat it with Armament Haki. As a great swordsman, chopping up the gold was incredibly easy for him.
Everyone saw a blur before their eyes, as though countless flashes of blades had swept past, but the gold didn't seem any different.
They were fairly capable themselves, though, and keenly noticed that the surface of the gold was covered in nearly invisible seams.
"All right, one piece for everyone, as a souvenir."
Lin Yuan gave one of the gold blocks a light pat, and the massive block instantly collapsed, scattering gold bricks the size of ordinary bricks.
Lin Yuan picked one up and walked over to Nami. From that moment on, Nami's gaze never left the gold brick in his hand.
"Little Nami, this one is a gift for our first meeting. Do you like it?"
"Really? Thank you, Big Brother Lin Yuan!"
Nami reached out to take it, but Lin Yuan stopped her and handed the gold brick to Bellemere with a smile instead.
"It's too heavy. Little Nami can't carry it, so let Bellemere keep it safe for you!"
"No! It's Nami's! I want to keep it myself!"
Nami finally grew anxious and couldn't help shouting, her eyes full of worry as she stretched her chubby little hands toward the gold with all her might.
Everyone was amused by the sight of little money-grubber Nami.
Lin Yuan teased Nami for a while, then asked Genzo and the others to help carry the gold into the storeroom next door. It was a warehouse Lin Yuan had built long ago, but had never used.
Only then did Genzo finally understand what the storeroom was for.
Once everything was put away, everyone happily took a gold brick home at Lin Yuan's strong insistence. Nami kept her little hands on hers as Genzo carried her home.
As for Enel, he was sent to stay with Tesoro for the time being. After everyone else had left, only Olvia and Robin remained.
Back in the room, Lin Yuan smiled and took out a paper rubbing.
"Olvia, Robin, I brought you a gift this time too. You're sure to like it."
"Xiao Yuan, we don't need any gifts. We only hoped you'd come back safely. You have no idea how worried Robin has been these past few days."
Olvia smiled at Lin Yuan, concern showing in her eyes.
"Hehe, I'm fine. My strength has broken through again, and there aren't many people in this world who can threaten me now. But you're sure to like this gift."
"Big Brother Lin Yuan, what's this?"
Robin took it curiously, untied the string around it, and unrolled it. She froze at the sight of the unusual writing on it.
Olvia smiled and glanced at it too, then stood up in shock.
"This is...?"
Before Lin Yuan could explain, Olvia hurried over to Robin and carefully took hold of one end of the rubbing. The older and younger woman were immediately drawn to its contents.
As the only two people left from Ohara, Olvia and Robin both held doctorates in history, and the Poneglyph held an irresistible fascination for them.
Olvia and Robin were both absorbed in the contents, occasionally discussing something with each other, their eyes filled with shock.
Lin Yuan didn't disturb them. Instead, he returned to his room to wash up. By the time he finished and came out again in a loose set of pajamas,
Olvia and Robin had laid the Poneglyph rubbing on the desk, and each was making notes in a notebook.
In Lin Yuan's eyes, this was who the two of them truly were. As doctors of history, their goal since Ohara's destruction had been to find and decipher Poneglyphs.
Though Lin Yuan had stopped them from going out, the Poneglyphs had remained on their minds. Now that they had finally seen the Poneglyph they had longed for, how could they not be excited?
Seeing Lin Yuan approach, Olvia put down her pen and looked at him excitedly.
"Xiao Yuan, thank you. I never thought I'd get to see a real Poneglyph again. What's written on it is very important. Would you like me to translate it for you?"
"Uh, Olvia, you mean the location of the Ancient Weapon Poseidon and Roger's message, right?"