The talk

Alder Island. New world.

When the crew heard Ian they all knew that the time to meet Dragon had come.

They nervously moved about the ship, with the exception of Elene, wondering what to do in the meantime.

Until Ian chuckled and spoke towards them.

"Just relax you guys, the talk this time would be quite easy. Most likely Dragon wishes to ask for Robin's help, just like we discussed the last time, so there is no need to be nervous!" Ian said. As they had already discussed this before.

They gave nods, but they were still a bit nervous. After all, you don't meet the most dangerous man in the world all the time. So it was not strange at all. Especially Robin who knew she was the point of discussion that was to come.

"You can't blame them, Ian, not all are as impassive as you!" Elene giggled as she came to their defense.

He laughed a bit at that.

However though they were nervous about the meeting, Ian saw the alertness in their bodies.

They were not scared of him, as evidenced by their combat-ready state. If things go south they would not disappoint him at all.

The brief time Ian spent conversing with the crew was all the time it took for the other ship to reach them.

When it aligned itself nearby, Ian could finally notice its size. It was easily twice the size of his own ship. The odyssey was 49m in size. Meanwhile, he guessed Dragon's ship would be 100m at the least.

The ship had a distinct eastern dragon figurehead spanning the whole side of the ship along with a tail at the end. As opposed to Ian's dragon head at the front of the ship.

Soon Dragon stepped up and appeared in their view he gave a nod towards Ian and the rest and waited.

Ian motioned him to come to the ship. Which he aptly did with a quick jump.

Though no one from the ship jumped with him.

The moment Ian noticed the ship, he had already gauged the strength of all on it. And the most powerful one of all belonged to Dragon.

However, it was not as strong as he was guessing. Or rather guessing when he was still alive in his original world.

But that did not mean that Dragon was weak. Far from it. He was as strong as any emperor of the sea.

When Dragon made it the ship he stepped up to Ian and made to shake his hands in greeting.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ian Louis!" Dragon offered his hand with a small smile on his face.

Ian shook his hand with a smile of his own.

"I can say the same about you!" Ian replied.

"Your reputation precedes you. Look at how my friends are nervous right now!" Ian pointed behind him at his crew.

And when Dragon did look, he noticed a hint of nervousness in their eyes, however, their bodies were nothing but ready for war.

Still, he gave a small laugh at that.

He let go of Ian Hand turned serious to start their talk.

"Can we go somewhere to talk?" He asked.

To which Ian gave a nod.

They then stepped to the inside of the ship and relocated to a room with opposite couches where each sat.

Though Dragon did quirk an eyebrow at Robin when she sat with Ian.

'They already know what I came for…' he thought to himself.

"Well, as you most likely have guessed, I wish to ask a favor of you." Dragon started. He didn't mind that they already knew what he wanted.

To get Robin's help he has to do anything in his power. After all, she was essential for him to know the real history of the world.

Ian nodded for him to continue.

"I want the help of your crewmate, Robin, in finding the true history of the world! Not the half-truths that the world government spouts, but the true history! The one inscribed into the Poneglyphs!" Dragon said finally.

It wouldn't do to beat around the bush with Ian, and it wouldn't do for him to speak nonsense. He had already gauged Ian's strength and was internally left gobsmacked.

Ian gave a nod.

"I don't mind. But you would have to ask her yourself. If she doesn't agree then I'm sorry, we wouldn't be able to help you." Ian stated.

And this not only eft Dragon perplexed but it also confused Robin.

She was under the impression that Ian wanted her to do this. If he had told Dragon yes, she wouldn't have refused.

But Ian left the choice to her. This was something that made her feel butterflies in her stomach. It meant that Ian valued her opinions.

Dragon reached the same conclusion before he gave a tiny nod of his head, and turned to look at Robin, waiting for her answer.

"Before I reply, can I ask for your reasons?" She started speaking.

"We already know about The 'D' and the great kingdom. We also know that you want to rid the world of the corrupt world nobles and world government. But why search for another supposedly true history if you already know your origins?" She added after.

At this Dragon took a few seconds debating whether to speak the truth or not. Before he looked at Ian and finally made his resolve.

"I was told by a friend, a dear friend, that the history I knew was only composed of half-truths." Dragon started.

"This was just as I had started the revolutionary army. So I asked that friend if what I was doing was right. And he replied to that with a yes. And further said, that one day, the world would need its help."

"There was no reason for me to doubt my friend. His advice for me then was to follow the Poneglyphs to know the whole truth of the world. And only then would I understand what he was speaking about. So since then, I started doing so." Dragon finished.

"If you don't mind me asking, who is this friend of yours?" Robin asked the question that was both on her and Ian's minds.

Dragon gave them a serious look.

"Gol D. Roger!!" He replied.

Ian took a few seconds to think.

"Oh. It makes sense. He had been to the last island and knows the truth of the world! Not to mention that it was said that the secret contained in that island would bring the whole world to chaos, and starts a great war spanning the whole globe! And considering that the only ones stopping people from reaching the last island are the world government, this means the secret is most likely against them. So if that secret was known, what does this mean for the revolutionary army? It means the whole world would be on your side." Ian finally replied. He started piecing everything together the moment Dragon had said the name Gol D. Roger.

As for the secret being related to the world government, he was absolutely sure of it. What with the diávoloi being the hidden leaders of the world and all.

Dragon was surprised for a bit before he schooled his features quickly and gave a small nod.

"That is true!" he replied. Not denying anything.

For a while silence permeated the room as Robin continued thinking.

"Give me your hand," Ian asked all of a sudden.

Dragon was perplexed but he did reach out a hand and grabbed Ian's own.

But Ian had a good reason.

He was going to use Observation Haki on Dragon. There was a variation of observation that was called emotion sensing. And before now, Ian would not be confident if a master of Haki can fool him, just like Pudding. But after he acquired the voice of all things, he was aware that no one can fool him from now on.

"What are your goals? Why create the revolutionary army at all?" Ian asked as he started.