Chapter 116: Turning A Rumor

New World, Fortis Kingdom, Royal Palace, King's Study Room.

"Do you need anything from us, Your Majesty?" Kaguya asked calmly while smiling at Ars who was currently sitting in front of her. Robin was also currently with the two of them in the room. This was because Ars had summoned both of them to meet him when their work had been completed.

"There is something I want to discuss with you two" Ars said calmly, "Kaguya, I want Robin to join the cruise on the 27th to the 28th of February"

"Cruise?" Robin muttered in confusion.

"Take a cruise?" Kaguya asked while raising her eyebrows, "What is the reason for Robin to join the voyage?"

Ars sighed, "Water Seven Island is currently in a dangerous state"

"Dangerous?" Kaguya immediately frowned, "If it's dangerous, why does Robin have to come along on this voyage? Wouldn't it be better if only Hashirama went there? Water Seven Island is also located close to Enies Lobby which is full of World Government people. You should know how dangerous Robin is in there."

Robin who heard this became more and more interested. However, she couldn't speak because right now wasn't the most appropriate time.

"I know" Ars nodded, "However…."

Ars sighed again, "The condition experienced by Water Seven Island itself is due to the appearance of the ancient weapon currently held by the World Government"

"Ancient weapon?!" Robin's eyes immediately widened upon hearing this and immediately, "Your Majesty, I apologize. However, what do you mean by the ancient weapon you said earlier?" Robin immediately opened his voice.

Ars' gaze stared at Robin, "Since you came here, the world has gone through a lot of changes"

"This morning" Kaguya suddenly continued, "The Island of Dressrosa has been destroyed and the mastermind behind the destruction of Dressrosa Island is the World Government which uses one of the ancient weapons that is - Uranus to destroy the island"

" What ?!" Robin shouted with a face full of surprise.

"The pattern of the world that you knew before has also changed significantly at this time. Previously, this world had 3 power patterns. Navy, Emperor of the Ocean, and Shichibukai. However, Boa Hancock had already left the Shichibukai. Doflamingo who is indicated to have died due to an attack carried out by the World Government. That means that currently there are only 5 Shichibukai left." Ars paused and continued, "With the World Government showing possession of the ancient weapon, the World Government in addition to using the ancient weapon to improve their name. They have also contributed to the pattern of this world's power."

"Destroyed…" Robin muttered under her breath, "Isn't the Dressrosa Kingdom part of the World Government alliance? How could it be-"

"That's right" Ars nodded, "However, recently the King of Dressrosa namely Doflamingo contacted me and wanted to establish a cooperative relationship with us or it could be said that they wanted to join the Octagon alliance. I accepted it on the condition that he had to complete the five things ordered by me in one month. There is a possible reason behind the destruction of the Dressrosa Kingdom because the people of the World Government especially the Gorosei side know the news. Of course, the World Government doesn't want a kingdom that has a cooperative relationship with them to retreat like the Prodance Kingdom and the Ryugu Kingdom where it will bring down or cross their name back into the eyes of the public while the name of our alliance will increase compared to before. Not only is the percentage feared by the World Government, but the strength of our alliance will increase compared to before with the joining of the Dressrosa Kingdom. The Dressrosa Kingdom under the leadership of Doflamingo is a kingdom that is very worthy of attention by the World Government due to relational issues."

"This..." Robin fell silent hearing this.

Ars gaze then looked at Kaguya, "I want Robin to come along on this cruise because I want him to be able to talk to Iceburg to convince Iceburg that she is not dangerous"

"Dangerous?" Robin woke up again in his thoughts.

"As we both know, Kaguya. Robin is known to the world as a Devil Child who as a child could destroy Navy warships while aiming to destroy the world. But that's just a rumor made up by the World Government." Ars paused and continued, "The current World Government has shown the world's possession of ancient weapons. The group that is their enemy, the Revolutionary Army and the Pirates will definitely not remain silent about this and they will find a way to fight it."

Ars stopped back and continued, "How to fight it?"

Kaguya thought for a moment and said, "Fighting him is only by having ancient weapons again"

"Yes. That's right" Ars nodded, "Right now I don't know if the information regarding ancient swords has been known to large groups like the Revolutionary Army and Pirates of the rank of an Ocean Emperor. However, we'll assume that they know it." Ars paused and continued, "However, in order to search for those ancient swords, they didn't have any information and only did an abstract search which couldn't get the best results. Compared to doing an abstract search and not necessarily able to get results due to lack of information. They will definitely go on a search for ancient weapons for which they themselves have information."

Ars paused for a moment and continued, "The ancient weapon of Uranus is currently held by the World Government. The Revolutionary Army and Pirates would definitely not dare to attack them for the weapons. Poseidon's ancient weapon is currently on Ryugu Island and has come to this world. However, even so. The Revolutionary Army and the Pirates will not dare to attack there as long as we and Whitebeard's pirate group have protection." Ars paused for a moment, "Whitebeard isn't someone crazy with power. Whitebeard also wasn't interested in ancient weapons matters especially if the ancient weapons were related to those closest to him. Whitebeard will never use it"

Ars stopped back and continued, "Last is Pluton's ancient weapon. Pluton's own ancient weapons, apart from the objects, still exist today and are buried in the Wno Kuni Kingdom. However, the blueprint for this design still exists and is currently held by one of Tom's students who Tom is the heir or previous holder of Pluton's ancient weapon blueprints."

Ars stopped back and continued, "Currently excluding the World Government which has planted its spies on Water Seven Island from obtaining that item. There are three groups that are most likely to know the blueprint."

"Three groups?" Kaguya and Robin muttered.

"The Akagami Pirate Group, the Beast Pirate Group, and the Revolutionary Army. These three groups who most likely know about the location of the blueprint are on Water Seven Island" Ars paused again, "The Akagami Pirate Group currently led by Akagami no Shanks. Shanks is someone who once sailed with Gol D. Roger. Although he himself had never been to the last island, however, he had come to Water Seven Island and also had a good relationship with Tom. In addition, his ship, the Red Force, is a ship built directly by Tom. He had the potential to find out the location of the blueprint. However, we can exclude it. Because Shanks has a very caring attitude towards his friends. Tom and his protege are already considered by Shanks as his friends and there's no way Shanks will go on a hunt for the blueprints, Compared to hunting, Shanks will definitely keep it from falling into the wrong hands."

"The Beast Pirate Group is a pirate group led by Kaidou. Kaidou has a subordinate member who is his right-hand man. Kaidou's Right Hand called King is someone from the Lunaria Tribe"

"The Lunaria Tribe?" Robin was surprised to hear this, "There are still survivors of their race?"

"All we know at this point is that only the King still survives from the Lunarian tribe."

Robin nodded and wanted to continue listening to Ars' explanation.

"As we know, the Lunarian Tribe is a tribe that was previously Joy Boy's friend and joined the war 800 years ago. Even though they have now disappeared, they have even been expelled from their homes. However, King must have received various knowledge about ancient weapons from his tribe when he was little, especially about where these ancient weapons were made. Pluton's Ancient Weapons were made by the foremen of Water Seven Island. King must have been informed about the blueprint for the ship's design which is still preserved today. If it comes to that, Kaidou will definitely not stay silent and order his troops to enter into spies on Water Seven Island to track down the whereabouts of the blueprints." Ars paused and continued, "Water Seven Island is fortunate to have a trading relationship with us. and known to the public. If the trading relationship is not known to the public. There is a possibility that the Beast Pirates will not only send their spies but Kaidou himself will come there to get the item. If so, it will only lead to the destruction of Water Seven Island."

"I beg your pardon, Your Majesty" Robin suddenly said, "Isn't Water Seven Island currently in a trade relationship with our kingdom? We should be able to take care of them, right?"

"Robin" Kaguya suddenly said, "Even though Water Seven Island has trading partners with us. However, we will not help them in the event of a murder or an attack being carried out on a single person. For example, if the one who was attacked or killed was the person holding the ancient weapon. The Fortis Kingdom will not make a move. We only protect their territory which is meaningful as long as it is not a threat that can destroy the island or endanger the lives of many parties. We will not interfere in this matter."

Ars nodded and continued, "Kaidou is an intelligent person and knows this. Therefore, instead of going alone and only returning home dead or badly injured, he would rather send spies to track down the whereabouts of the ancient weapon wielder and then kill him and confiscate the blueprints."

"Isn't the current holder of Iceburg the mayor of Water Seven Island?"

"No" Ars shook his head, "He is not the holder"

"Not him?" Robin was quite surprised to hear this.

Robin himself knew Iceburg as a student of Tom through the newspaper news . Robin only knew that Tom had only one student and no other students.

"Tom has two disciples. The first disciple was Iceburg who was currently serving as the Mayor of Water Seven Island. While the second student is someone named Cutty Farm who has been declared dead by the World Government" Ars paused and continued, "However, he himself hasn't actually died and is still alive. Cutty Farm is currently still alive and settled on Water Seven Island by changing his own name to Franky. Only a few people know about this one of them is Iceburg."

"Does that mean this person named Franky is holding the blueprint?" Kaguya asked seriously.

"Yes. He's the one" Ars nodded, "Iceburg can't hold onto the blueprint because he's currently under strict surveillance from the World Government. The World Government through their agents are the Secretary - Kalifa, the First Foreman - Rob Lucy, the second Mador - Kaku, and the Cafe Owner - Blueno. Currently, the four of them have been assigned to supervise Iceburg and try to get Iceburg's trust to pass down the blueprint. However, Iceburg himself had previously been aware of the movement and had handed over the blueprint to Franky who has now been declared dead by the World Government."

"Doesn't that mean it's safe to say now?" Robin asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No" Kaguya shook her head, "If you said before, yes, you could say it's still safe. However, if the Beast pirate group or the Revolutionary Army will join in the search for the blueprints of the pluton's ancient weapon design. It would be very dangerous for Franky at this time."

"What Kaguya said is true" Ars nodded, "If the Beast pirate group and the Revolutionary Army interfere in the search for the blueprints of the pluton ancient weapons. That would be very dangerous. Franky himself has now changed his body into a Cybrog where Cybrog itself is a term for a human who has a half-robot body. I can only assume that there is a possibility that the blueprints of the Pluton ship design are inside Franky's body." Ars paused and continued, "Since the design is so important, Franky definitely wouldn't let it go where it's so easy to track down and Franky certainly won't. will take good care of the item especially it is a relic from his teacher Tom. If people without the Observation Haki ability did the quests, they could be safe. Because no one will be able to conclude that the item is stored in a person's body. However, it would be different if the one doing the quest was an Observation Haki user. They will be able to get the item easily."

Ars paused then continued, "The CP-9 Agents themselves who are currently tasked with obtaining the blueprints don't know the ability of Observation Haki. Therefore, during this time, they couldn't get the items they wanted." Ars said, "However, it's different with the Revolutionary Army spies and Beast pirates. They must know about the ability of Observation Haki and can do the tracking easily."

"I see." Robin nodded.

Ars gaze then looked at Kaguya, "I want Robin to go sailing with Hashirama because I want to meet him with Iceburg and let the two talk so that Iceburg believes that Robin is not a threat to the world" Ars paused and continued, "Tom passed down the blueprints of Pluton's ancient weapons said to Iceburg and Franky just because he wanted to anticipate the news about Robin who wanted to destroy the world. As long as Iceburg is sure that Robin is not a threat to this world. He will destroy the blueprint which will not pose a threat to Water Seven Island."

"How did you get Robin and Iceburg together? Isn't Iceburg always followed by his secretary, Kalifa?" Kaguya asked back.

"We can leave that to Hashirama" Ars said, "Before the ship will arrive at the port, Hashirama will meet with Iceburg to change positions. Hashirama will make room for Iceburg to talk to Robin by taking Iceburg's place in his place."

"I see" Kaguya nodded, "If it is Hashirama, it can be done"

Kaguya looked at Robin, "What do you think, Robin? Do you want to do this task?"

Robin thought for a moment then nodded, "No problem. I'll do it" Robin paused for a moment then smiled, "I also want to correct my name to some who see me as a threat"

"I'm sure you can do it, Robin" Ars smiled then looked at Kaguya, "Arrange about the matter of travel funds that will be used later. Add Robin on the trip"

"How much money needs to be arranged for him?" Kaguya asked calmly.

"She holds the post of Deputy Department Head, right?" Ars asked with great interest.

Kaguya nodded, "Didn't I tell you before?"

"Ahaha~ I'm sorry, I forgot about that" Ars laughed embarrassedly then said, "In that case, arrange travel funds for Robin according to the fees earned by the Deputy Department Heads"

"75 berries for each person?" Kaguya asked back.

"Sure." Ares nodded.

"I see. I'll arrange it." Kaguya nodded.