261 Chapter 261

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Robin, Sanji, and Usopp entered the capital city of Alabasta, Alubarna. Crossing through the front gates, into the big city.

As the three Straw Hat pirates entered, the people of the town looked at them with awe and respect. Clearing the way for the three pirates as they made their way toward the royal palace.

Even the Marines that were working, stopped and gave them respectful nods as they saw the three pirates. A very odd scene.

One that Robin was having a hard time getting used to. Mainly because all her life she had to shy away from attention. But then again she didn't need to worry, she did wear a face mask.

Now that Luffy was a Warlord she could, in theory, come out in the open and say that she was a Straw Hat Pirate. As Luffy was relatively sure the Marines or the World Government wouldn't care that much.

But Robin still wanted to hide her identity. That was the reason why she dressed completely differently. Wearing very traditional clothes, that usually Kuina wore. Well, then again, she did borrow that dress from her.

Robin tied her hair up, and dressed in a black traditional Geisha outfit. Her outfit was a purple kimono in white and purple square patterns, that made her look quite attractive, but a bit out of order since she had a scary-looking white oni mask that covered her full face.

With this, she didn't even remotely resemble her Miss All Sunday counterpart.

"Hehe.. some things never get old," Usopp said, as he waved to the people of Alabasta as some of them cheered as they walked past. Kids mainly were great fans of Usopp, mainly due to him spending a few days in Alubarna telling the tales of their journey.

That and Usopp had a knack for helping little ones, so he was quite popular amongst children.

All of the Straw Hats were, mainly because of their good deeds spreading throughout the country. Not only did they stop the corrupt Warlord Crocodile, they were also helping people rebuild their towns, lands and other areas that were harmed by the previous Warlord.

Like Robin, Usopp had also changed his outfit. Wearing clothes that made him look cool and menacing at the same time.

He wore a yellowish-green coat that looked similar to the Marine's justice coat, except the color was different. And on the back there was the kanji of 'Sniper King' written on his back. Underneath his open coat his upper body was bare, while he wore cargo shorts with lots of pockets to carry enough ammo and other stuff like or for his weapons.

He also had his two dual revolvers hidden underneath his jacket and his black large slingshot strapped to his back. He also wore a pair of yellow round sunglasses, and bandages wrapped around his arm to give him a cool look.

It was Luffy's idea to bring their fashion up to a good standard as they had a public image to keep. Most of the Straw Hats had changed their clothes to look much more modern.

Only Sanji's look remained relatively unchanged with an added overcoat that had an Kanji of 'cook' on the back over his regular clothes.

All three of them were getting a lot of attention in Alabasta.

As they entered the Royal palace, Robin spoke, "So… sniper-san, what actually was your devil fruit ability again?" she asked. Even though she knew it from the information she collected previously, Usopp's fruit power wasn't what it looked like.

Usopp blinked, "Oh, yeah… we didn't tell you about my fruit…" He said scratching the back of his head.

"Well, she did join the crew late." Sanji said.

Robin looked at Usopp from underneath her mask, "So it's not the Shrink-Shrink fruit?"

Usopp grinned proudly, "Nope, it's actually the Size-Size fruit." He said, puffing up his chest. "Luffy wanted me to hide it as the Shrink-Shrink fruit so that my opponent underestimates my ability…"

Robin was a bit surprised but nodded. "Well, information is power in a way…"

"That and we are making a lot of enemies real soon in our journey." Sanji casually said, "We have to take every advantage we can get."

Usopp nodded. "Though, I wasn't trying to hide it or anything… We are crewmates after all." He said, not wanting her to think of him wrongly.

"That… and I didn't give any of you any reason yet to trust me." Robin said politely.

Earning a warry chuckle from the sniper. "Well, I don't know about others… but I do trust you a bit. I mean… I trust Luffy. If he wanted you to be part of the crew, then that works for me." He said, "He didn't go wrong with any one of us… so I don't see why not."

"You guys really do trust your captain, don't you?" she asked, as they walked through the corridor.

"Well, isn't that what a crew is meant to do…? Trust each other and share each other's burdens?" Usopp said, looking at her weirdly as if not getting it. But then again the sniper had little experience knowing other pirate crew dynamics.

"You would be surprised that most crews don't actually work like that… sometimes they just fear the captain altogether or they just bear with him." Robin said, "Some captains are even known to sow fear in the hearts of their fellow crewmates to earn respect…"

Usopp's face turned grim with disgust, "Luffy would never do that…" he mumbled.

"Well, Robin-san is right there…" Sanji said. "I have seen other crews, don't forget Captain Kuro or Captain Krieg…" he reminded casually. "Luffy on the other hand doesn't need to earn respect… how should I say this… even with all of his antics, he knows exactly what to do and say to keep his crewmate safe when needed."

Usopp blinked before he snickered, "That and he could beat all of our asses if he wanted to… Luffy is strong. Unworldly strong… but at the same time, he is a man of character. You just joined the crew recently, but you will see… he is totally different from anyone."

"Yup, he's the only stubborn idiot of a Captain that I can respect." Sanji nodded, "He kind of reminds of Jeff in a way…" he mused, before he looked at Usopp. "Speaking of being stubborn, do you think he will recruit Anchor this time around?"

"It's not a question of if… it's a question of when." Usopp snickered.

A small smile appeared on Robin's face behind the mask. "It seems that you guys are sure he will join… he was an ex-marine after all."

Both Usopp and Sanji looked at her, before smiling.

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