Uchiha Xin glanced at her twice.
"Why?"
"It sounds like you're calling a little kid."
You're younger than me anyway.
"That's not a child."
Robin corrected:
"I'm already twenty-eight years old."
"Age and experience have nothing to do with children."
This was the first time Uchiha Xin had ever seen Robin so particular about how she addressed him.
Robin was always composed in his daily life.
Even when surrounded by Blackbeard, she did not panic.
But now, just because of the word "sauce," she showed some dissatisfaction.
The dissatisfaction wasn't intense.
It was more like a reminder to him that he shouldn't treat himself the same way as Nami and Perona.
Uchiha Xin deliberately said:
"Okay, Robin-chan."
Robin stopped moving.
She looked up at him.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
"Isn't this a nice-sounding name?"
"It doesn't sound good."
Robin put the sea chart back into his pocket.
"I've already said I don't like it."
"What should I call you?"
" Robin."
"Too ordinary."
" Nico?"
Not close enough.
Robin pursed his lips.
"Then let's call him Robin."
"It's better than Robin-chan."
Uchiha Xin found it increasingly intriguing to see her acting so sullen.
When Perona is unhappy, she wears her emotions on her sleeve.
When Nami throws a tantrum, it's mostly related to gold and treasure.
Robin, however, was different.
Even when expressing her dissatisfaction, her tone remained calm.
But those eyes remained fixed on him, clearly waiting for a clear answer.
"OK."
Uchiha Xin nodded.
"I won't add any more."
Robin then looked away.
That's more like it.
She paused for a moment after saying that.
This tone was completely different from her usual way of speaking.
Robin quickly straightened up again, and the slight displeasure on her face disappeared.
The location of Fish-Man Island has been confirmed.
"We can set off now."
It all happened in just a few seconds.
She has returned to being the composed and intellectual Nico Robin she always was.
It was as if she wasn't the one who had just been arguing.
But this contrast is precisely what makes it so appealing.
Uchiha Xin did not immediately activate Divine Transference.
His gaze traveled down Robin's face, finally settling on her waist.
Robin noticed.
"What's wrong?"
"I suddenly realized that it's okay to go to Fish-Man Island a little later."
Robin immediately understood what he meant.
She took a step back.
"You just said you were leaving."
"It's normal to change decisions at the last minute."
" The Sky Island issue has just been resolved."
" Fish-Man Island also contains Poneglyph."
"Absorb another piece, and your Eye of God can continue to evolve."
Robin then recounted the most important matters in turn.
Uchiha Xin found it somewhat amusing.
Are you reminding me to get down to business?
"Yes."
Robin answered decisively.
"At least get to Fish-Man Island first."
Uchiha Xin ultimately stopped teasing her.
He reached out and put his arm around Robin's waist.
"Then let's go."
Space distorted around the two of them.
The reef and the sea disappeared from sight at the same time.
The next moment, they were already hundreds of miles away in the sky.
Uchiha Xin had never been to Fish-Man Island.
They also did not set foot in the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Divine Transference cannot directly target locations that have never been visited before.
However, as long as the direction is correct, continuous spatial jumps will not take long either.
The two figures disappeared one after the other.
Each time it appears, it crosses a vast area of ocean.
The islands and ships below kept receding.
What would take ordinary pirates days or even months to traverse, Uchiha Xin compressed into just a few breaths.
Robin was already used to this method of transportation.
She leaned against Uchiha Xin's chest, still holding the sea chart in her hand.
After each space jump, she would reconfirm the direction of the sun, ocean currents, and the Log Pose.
"Keep moving forward."
"Next time, slightly to the right."
" The Red Line is in this direction."
Another spatial jump has ended.
A vast, seemingly endless crimson continent appeared before their eyes.
It rises abruptly from the sea.
The steep rock face stretches all the way up to the clouds.
The horizon is invisible on both sides, as if the entire sea has been cut off in the middle.
Robin looked up.
" Red Line."
" The Grand Line and the Red Line meet here."
" The Holy Land Mary Geoise is at the top of the mountain."
Uchiha Xin's Eye of God pierced through the clouds.
At the top of the Red Line, a vast complex of buildings gradually came into view.
The white palaces stretched out in a row.
Roads and towns are distributed across different regions.
Deeper inside, there are numerous guards and barriers.
That is the core of the World Government.
The sacred land inhabited by the Celestial Dragons.
Mary Geoise.
Uchiha Xin did not approach any further.
The Five Elders reside here, along with an unknown number of other powerful beings.
These were not the people who truly deserved his attention.
It is Pangaea Castle deep within the sacred land.
Among the Flower Room.
The true ruler of the World Government, hidden for eight hundred years, is right there.
Robin noticed that Uchiha Xin was constantly watching the Holy Land.
"You want to go up?"
"No rush."
Uchiha Xin withdrew his gaze.
There are more important things to do now.
Fish-Man Island is located 10,000 meters below Mary Geoise.
That place is not only a habitat for mermaids and Fish-Man Race, but also a necessary route for the first half of the Grand Line to the New World.
Most pirates cannot cross the Red Line.
To enter the New World, the coating must be completed in the Sabaody Archipelago before passing through the seabed.
Therefore, Fish-Man Island is also known as the Undersea Paradise.
The Sea Forest, where the Poneglyph are located, is also near the island.
Uchiha Xin looked at the top of the Red Line and casually asked:
" Robin, who do you think is the supreme leader of the World Government?"
" The Five Elders."
Robin barely thought about it.
"They are the representatives of the highest power in World Government."
"Important decisions concerning the Navy, the judiciary, and the Affiliated Nation ultimately require the approval of the Five Elders."
"Even the internal affairs of the Celestial Dragons are handled by them."
Uchiha Xin asked:
"Just a representative?"
Robin paused for a moment.
She looked at Mary Geoise again.
The Five Elders rarely make public appearances.
"The only thing the outside world can confirm is that they possess the highest power in the World Government."
"As for whether they were controlled by others, there is no reliable record."
Uchiha Xin smiled.
"It seems you're not sure either."
Robin quickly grasped the meaning behind his words.
Do you believe there is someone above the Five Elders?
"Good."
Uchiha Xin said:
" The Five Elders control the World Government, but that doesn't mean they are the final decision-makers."
Robin frowned.
"But the World Government was jointly established by twenty royal families."
"Except for the Nefertari Family, who refused to relocate to Mary Geoise, the other nineteen royal families all became Celestial Dragons."
" The Five Elders are also Celestial Dragons."
"If there is someone above them, what makes that person command the obedience of the Five Elders?"
"By strength."