84. Fate Is Beyond Words!

Another month passed.

On this day--

On the sea, the Angel sailed forward automatically with the help of the gentle sea breeze.

Above the deck.

Rob looked at the newspapers in the North Blue area, trying to find the information he wanted, and beside him, there was a bounty poster for a Marine—

Diez Barrels, the former Marine Officer, is now the captain of the Barrels Pirates, with a bounty of 60 million berries.

If Rob remembers correctly, the Op-Op Fruit will be obtained by this Marine traitor soon, and then he will try to trade it with the World Government through the intermediary in the underground world, which is Doflamingo, to obtain 5 billion berries' worth of wealth.

It's just that this guy probably didn't expect that Doflamingo didn't intend to let him succeed in the transaction at all, but was going to blackmail the Marine with the Op-Op Fruit and also planned to arrest him!

Even more unexpected is that

The Op-Op Fruit will eventually be taken by Corazon, and then eaten by Trafalgar Law.

All in all, things are quite convoluted.

"It looks like—"

After reading the newspaper and the collected information, Rob's eyes flashed:

"Diez Barrels hasn't gotten the Op-Op Fruit yet, or he got it and is considering how to make a deal with the World Government and the Marine, so it's no wonder he can't be found."

Right—

For a while, Rob has been looking for the hideout of the Diez Barrels!

It's just that the other party seems to be actively hiding, as if he has disappeared in North Blue. With the three siblings traveling and trying their luck, it's quite normal to not be able to find the other party's information.

"Although it's just a hunch—"

Standing up casually, Rob's figure stood on the railing and stretched.

With a smile:

"But I feel that the Op-Op Fruit is very, very close to me! Maybe it's not far from me right now!"

Intuition is a very metaphysical thing.

But

When intuition full of metaphysics meets Rob's fourth talent of the same metaphysics—Destiny, it can produce a very surprising, even jaw-dropping strange effect.

The powerful slash instantly split a huge pirate ship above the sea.

Immediately afterwards, the sword energy, like a bomb explosion, exploded instantly, cutting the entire pirate ship into pieces!

The smashed and mutilated pirate ship, together with the corpses of many pirates torn apart by the sword energy, sank to the bottom of the sea and completely disappeared from the surface.

Pat—

Rob sheathed his sword, glanced at the bounty poster of Diez Barrels in his hand, and the pirate flag of the Barrels Pirates floating in the sea. He casually presented the bounty poster to the sea.

"Sometimes, you can try really hard and still not find what you're looking for. But when something is meant to happen, it'll just fall into place without much effort!"

Lifting up a small treasure chest in his hand, Rob said something with emotion on his face.

Click—

Gently opening the small treasure chest, Rob saw a Devil Fruit with spiral patterns like a red heart.

This is exactly what he had been searching for almost half a year, worth five billion berries, Paramecia - Op-Op Fruit!

At this time, only an hour had passed since he said, "Op-Op Fruit is near me."

"I've thought the fourth talent—Destiny is very powerful!"

The corner of Rob's mouth rose, and he secretly sighed in his heart:

"But I didn't expect it to be so powerful. It seems there's no difference between this and door-to-door delivery!"

It was the same when I got the Rumble-Rumble Fruit on Sky Island before. If it wasn't for his command to find the wrong direction, it wouldn't have taken much time to get the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

But this time, to prevent Robin from working too hard, and since he had specific clues, he was confident in getting the Op-Op Fruit. So he didn't tell Robin and Uta that he was looking for the Op-Op Fruit!

There's no going out of the way to find the Op-Op Fruit.

Instead, he got it in the simplest way, similar to having it delivered to his door. Others could only dream of such luck. At the same time, it's not weak. It can even grant eternal life!

"Destiny, it's too wonderful!"

Looking at the Op-Op Fruit in his hand, Rob couldn't help expressing his emotion again.

Just at this time.

Robin came to him:

"This Devil Fruit is what Oni-chan has been looking for recently?"

Hearing Robin's words, Rob couldn't help but freeze for a moment:

"Eh?! You already know?"

She nodded, of course.

Robin looked at Rob tenderly, and said in a serious tone:

"What about me! I've been paying attention to Oni-chan all the time! Watching Oni-chan wholeheartedly, so I know what Oni-chan is looking for, even if you didn't say anything. So I didn't ask!"

Just after Robin's voice fell, Uta, who was looking for something in the treasure pile, also stood up and then said to Rob:

"It's not just Onee-chan! I also found out that Ni-chan was looking for something recently! After all, Ni-chan didn't collect information behind our backs, so it was easy to know!"

Hearing what the two said, Rob had a smile on his face:

"Really? I'm really not suitable for this kind of thing! Hahaha..."

Rob didn't find it embarrassing to be seen. As Uta said, when Rob was collecting information, he didn't hide it from Robin and Uta. It's normal for them to notice.

Of course, if he wanted to hide it, he could have. But Rob didn't feel the need to keep secrets from Robin and Uta, so he didn't pay attention to the small details!

After laughing, Rob picked up the Op-Op Fruit in his hand. With burning eyes, he said:

"This Devil Fruit is the Paramecia- Op-Op Fruit! It is the most suitable Devil Fruit for doctors! Only with enough medical knowledge can one fully utilize the power of the Op-Op Fruit!"

"And the Op-Op Fruit also possesses space-related abilities. The most powerful thing is that it's said to perform the 'Perennial Youth Operation' on another person, granting them eternal life!"

After hearing what Rob said, both Robin and Uta looked at the Op-Op Fruit with bright eyes. Although Robin was only fifteen years old and Uta was younger, they still had a clear understanding of "eternal life," and the idea of the "Perennial Youth Operation" intrigued them.

"Are you excited?" Rob asked, smiling at Robin and Uta, who were shining with curiosity. "It's fascinating, but we can't experience its power yet! The Op-Op Fruit hasn't been sublimated by me, so I can't eat it now! And the cost of using the 'Perennial Youth Operation' is the life of the user!"

"I don't know if I can use my abilities to transform this Op-Op Fruit and eliminate all its side effects, including the cost of performing the 'Perennial Youth Operation'!"

"If it's possible, I'll perform the 'Perennial Youth Operation' on you both in the future, and then we can be together forever!"

After hearing what Rob said, Robin and Uta glanced at each other, then looked back at Rob—

Immortality.

This is a huge temptation for any life, including Robin and Uta, who are still very young. The idea of being with Rob forever was incredibly enticing, but only if the 'Perennial Youth Operation' wouldn't cost Rob his life. Otherwise, they would never accept it!

Pat!

Rob casually placed the Op-Op Fruit back into the small treasure chest and handed it to Robin.

"Put it away!"

Taking the little treasure box solemnly, Robin looked serious and determined. She nodded and said:

"I'll keep it safe! Oni-chan!"

This was the future of the three siblings!

Although they didn't know if they would get tired of "eternal life" in the future, at least for now, including Robin, they weren't against the idea of "eternal life".

"And we'll live forever with our own Oni-chan!"

After Robin left with the Op-Op Fruit, Rob's eyes turned to the horizon, and he pondered for a moment:

"The Op-Op Fruit is in my hands, which means... Trafalgar Law's life is coming to an end!"

Honestly, as a viewer of the anime "One Piece," he didn't dislike Law. In fact, he liked him quite a bit. But as a time traveler, now in this sea, Rob had to consider more than just Trafalgar Law.

What he needed to consider was himself, and both Robin and Uta!

His fifth talent—extreme sublimation—if it met his expectations, should be able to minimize the side effects of the "Perennial Youth Operation", or even reduce them to zero.

In this way—

Rob was determined to obtain the Op-Op Fruit, especially knowing it could perform the "Perennial Youth Operation". If he couldn't find it, he would take Robin and Uta to Minion Island and forcibly snatch this Devil Fruit directly from all parties involved!

Even if he was labeled an enemy by the World Government and Marine and given a bounty, he didn't care!

Immortality.

This alone—

The value of the Op-Op Fruit couldn't be measured by carrying a little bounty.

"Perennial Youth Operation" was the key means for the people around him to obtain eternal life.

At least for now—

It's almost the only way.

So even though he felt sorry, he would take away this opportunity that originally belonged to Trafalgar Law no matter what!

"Sorry!"

After apologizing to the unknown Trafalgar Law and the heavens, Rob walked to the pile of treasures and supplies on the deck. He began sorting them out and storing them in the cabin.

As for the dying Trafalgar Law?

He had already apologized.

So—

There would be nothing else needed.

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