72. An Unexpected Encounter At Sea!

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On the sunny, breezy sea, the Angel is slowly sailing forward.

On the deck, Rob was practicing his thousand-flow sword skills as usual, Uta was lying on a hammock, covered with a blanket, taking a nap, and Robin was reading the newspaper!

This is what the three people on the Angel do most of the time.

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Practicing the thousand-flow sword technique for the last time, Rob stopped his movements.

Then turned to look at Robin:

"How is it? Is there any special news today?"

Closing the newspaper in her hand, Robin shook her head.

Standing up and coming to Rob's side:

"Nothing special happened! Most of the news is about Whitebeard, Kaido of the Beasts, Big Mom—Charlotte Linlin, whom you call the 'Three Emperors'. It's the same as before!"

"It's been a long time since Oni-chan has been in the headlines? Do you feel reconciled?"

The last time Rob hit the headlines was when he was in the Kingdom of Lulusia. He had a brief fight with Shanks, and the scene where the sky was torn apart was indeed quite shocking.

Although that battle was short, Morgans, who loves chaos in the world, still evaluated it as a top swordsman duel—the legendary battle of Lulusia, the duel of the strongest and youngest on the sea, and so on!

It sounds pretty intimidating.

But the fact is, the Red-Haired Pirates and their three siblings know that a strong man like Whitebeard doesn't care too much!

Just crack the sky.

No one will be the shocked, it's all the basic operation of the top powerhouses on the sea!

And hearing Robin's strange inquiry.

Rob smiled:

"What am I doing in the newspaper? Now I don't need to continue to improve my popularity, and I don't want to be the king! And it's not that I have never been in the newspaper, right?"

"Look—there's the news that we defeated the Iron Hat Pirates three days ago. This is also a big pirate who survived the sea hegemony war!"

Speaking of which.

Rob paused, then said:

"And the greater the reputation, the greater the chance of our researching the Poneglyph being exposed. When the time comes, the power we have to face will become quite huge! It's not worth it!"

Hearing the words.

Robin sticks out her tongue and hugs Rob's arm.

She said:

"Of course I know that kind of thing! I'm not an idiot! It's just that I still like to see Oni-chan on the front page headlines, and Oni-chan has such strength!"

After laughing, Rob scratches Robin's nose:

"Yes yes yes! We are still very young now, and we will have plenty of opportunities in the future, so don't worry about it for a while! I'm going to take a bath, so can you prepare it? It's too much."

Robin nodded.

After Robin responded, her beautiful eyes sparkled:

"Oni-chan, do you want me to rub your back? Recently, I read a book on massage techniques and learned a few tricks. By the way, Can I give Oni-chan a massage?"

Rob glanced at Robin, who was full of anticipation, wanting to rub his back and massage him. He glanced at Uta, who was sleeping soundly, and couldn't help but hesitate.

Sensing Rob's hesitation, Robin took a step forward and dragged Rob directly to the bathroom:

"Come on! Come on! Oni-chan, believe in me. I can definitely satisfy you! Hee hee hee..."

As he was dragged into the bathroom, a smile appeared on Rob's face:

"Aside from rubbing my back and massaging, don't do anything unnecessary!"

Hearing Rob's request, Robin responded eagerly:

"Yes yes yes! Oni-chan, hurry up!"

While talking, Robin pushed Rob directly into the bathroom to take a bath.

In the evening hours, the sun was setting, there was no wind on the sea, and there were no waves. The Angel just stopped on the sea, not moving forward or backward. This situation is very common in the Grand Line, just stopping to rest.

At this time, on the deck of the Angel, Rob was sitting in front of a piano, Robin was holding a violin, and Uta was wearing a princess dress with her cute two-tone hair styled like headphones!

At the same time, there was a video Den Den Mushi next to them, recording the figures of Rob, Robin, and Uta.

"So—"

After looking at each other, Rob had a smile on his face:

"The first concert on the Platinum Angel—World Diva—Uta's concert, officially begins! 'Binks' Sake', please enjoy!"

As his voice fell, the brisk music was played by Rob's nimble fingers. Robin also played the violin, and the sound of the chord piano music joined in. At the end of the happy prelude, the three began to sing together:

"Yo ho ho ho~ Yo ho ho ho~"

"Going to deliver Binks' Sake! Following the sea breeze! Riding on the waves! Far across the salty depths! The merry evening sun! The birds sing as they draw circles in the sky!"

"Yo ho ho ho~ Yo ho ho ho~"

Rob and Robin's accompaniment and singing were perfect, and Uta's singing was even more so. The song played by the three of them is familiar to everyone on the sea, and almost everyone can sing "Binks' Sake". The consensus was that it was truly high-level!

Although there were only two instruments, the venue wasn't professional, and the recording wasn't top-notch, it all added up to high-level music!

After finishing one song, the music played by Rob changed directly. He had studied music for so long independently, then composed it for Uta.

And then there was a brand new song!

In their spare time today, the three of them held a singing performance, preparing a total of four songs to satisfy Uta's wish for a small concert!

Naturally, it was impossible to sing just one song and stop.

As the three siblings continued their small concert on the Angel, nearby in a windless area where everything seemed still, ten pirate ships sailed recklessly!

They soon sailed into the windless area, then began to paddle manually, continuing to move forward.

These pirate ships had an extraordinary history—

Their flag displayed a huge skull with two horns. This pirate flag had become a symbol of deterrence in the New World in recent years.

It was the pirate flag of the Beasts Pirates!

And the pirate ship leading the fleet was quite eye-catching.

Very iconic—

A huge elephant head with ivory relief.

On the deck of the Mammoth, among the Beasts Pirates, was one of the youngest All-Stars, the district manager of Wano's Kuri, now only twelve years old. He was a Elephant-Elephant Fruit, Ancient Zoan Model: Mammoth, Jack the Drought!

Despite being only twelve years old, he was already quite burly, nearly five meters tall. Jack wore an iron mask on his face and looked forward with excitement in his eyes, his mood surging.

The reason was simple—

This was his first time going out on a mission alone, and it was personally arranged by his loyal Mr. Kaido, filling Jack's heart with energy and ambition!

"We must not disappoint Mr. Kaido's expectations!"

Jack's gaze gradually became calm as he looked at the still sea ahead, saying in a deep voice:

"I will do my best to meet all of Mr. Kaido's expectations! That man is destined to become the Pirate King! Anyone who dares to stand in our way, no matter who, must die!"

Just when Jack was imagining the expected picture of returning to Wano after completing the mission and being able to get Kaido's praise, a subordinate on the Mammoth suddenly shouted:

"Captain Jack, there is a ship parked on the sea in front of us on the left, without any movement!"

Hearing the subordinate's reminder, Jack frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face.

He said sternly:

"Is it a Marine warship?"

Hearing Jack's question, the subordinate immediately replied:

"It's not a Marine warship! If the ship is not mistaken, it should be..."

Before the subordinate could finish, Jack waved his hand, impatiently interrupting:

"Forget it! It doesn't matter what kind of ship it is, our operation this time is a secret mission, and it must not be known by others! Fire at it and sink that ship! On this route, it is their misfortune to meet us!"

Hearing Jack's order, the subordinate looked dumbfounded:

"Eh?!! Captain Jack, are you serious? That ship is Rob's Platinum Angel, which has become famous in the New World for more than a year!"

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Jack looked at this subordinate with sharp eyes. Despite being only twelve years old, his nearly five-meter-tall frame was full of oppressive force. A single look made the subordinate sweat profusely.

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Stepping towards the subordinate, Jack said in a low voice:

"'The world's greatest swordsman'? It's just a little guy who came out of nowhere! Even if it's his ship, so what?"

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Standing in front of the subordinate, Jack angrily said:

"We came here with a secret mission assigned by Mr. Kaido! We absolutely must not let anyone know our whereabouts, and no one can know—do you understand what I mean?"

"It doesn't matter who the other party is. Do you think Mr. Kaido will care? All the plans are made by Mr. Kaido; we just need to implement them!"

Sending the subordinate flying with one punch, Jack said in a deep voice to the other subordinates:

"Also—who do you think I am?"

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