Chapter 48: Unpredictable Allies and Enemies, Causes and Consequences.

"Who is she?"

Facing the tense Vivi, Nami asked the girl beside her while staying on guard.

"She is Miss All-Sunday, the one who usually gives orders to all the Baroque Works members."

"Her partner is Mr. 0, the mastermind behind the Alabasta rebellion: 'Crocodile'!"

Vivi quickly explained the identity of the woman, adding cautiously.

"We followed her to discover the identity of the Baroque Works boss..."

"To be precise..."

Facing the entire Straw Hat Pirates, the mysterious and intellectual cowgirl calmly sat on the corridor railing.

"I let you follow me on purpose."

"What?" Luffy said confidently, "So she's a good person."

"Did you also tell the boss about our identities?"

Vivi questioned, and the woman responded with a faint smile, confirming it.

"What?" Luffy said angrily, "So she's a bad person."

...

It's rare for Luffy to be so confused.

But it's understandable—this woman, codenamed Miss All-Sunday, real name Nico Robin, is a complex character who walks the line between good and evil, with a deeply conflicted heart.

"What is your goal!?"

Facing the wary and fearful Vivi, the woman continued to rest her chin on her hand, tilting her head as she observed the group below.

"Well... I saw you were serious, so I couldn't help but give you a hand..."

Like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Princess, you don't naively think you can fight against Baroque Works, do you?"

Click,

Pull—

Clang,

Rustle,

Nami opened the book "Thieves' Ultimate Skill," Zoro drew his katana; while Sanji and Usopp rushed to the second floor, aiming a gun and a slingshot at Miss All-Sunday.

"Don't point such—"

Facing the imminent danger, the intellectual cowgirl calmly closed her eyes.

"dangerous things at me."

Crash—

In an instant, Sanji and Usopp were thrown from the second floor as if an invisible enemy had tossed them out!

Smack,

Zoro's sword and Nami's book were also knocked away by 'someone.' Yet, there were no visible enemies around them...

"What!"

"A Devil Fruit user?"

Thanks to Luffy and Roman, the Straw Hat Pirates' first reaction to unknown attacks was to assume the opponent was a 'Devil Fruit user.' The second reaction was to look at Luffy and Roman.

"What kind of ability is this—"

"Be careful!"

Facing the tense Straw Hat Pirates, the woman sitting on the railing calmly spread her hands.

"Relax,"

"I haven't received any orders to eliminate you, so we have no reason to fight."

As she spoke, she beckoned with her finger, and Luffy's straw hat flew towards her.

?!

"Give me back my hat!! You want to fight, don't you!!"

Facing the furious Luffy, Miss All-Sunday calmly placed the straw hat on her own head.

...

Great, if you dare to wear Luffy's straw hat, then you're part of the Straw Hat Pirates!

Roman, holding the ship's helm, was openly 'slacking off' — with such thick fog, if he didn't carefully control the ship, they might crash into something... a perfect excuse for 'idling.'

"You guys are really unlucky to have picked up a stranded princess."

"And the princess is also unlucky to have only a group of pirates to protect her."

"And even more unfortunate," the intellectual beauty pressed the straw hat on her head, "the direction your Log Pose is pointing to..."

"The name of that island is 'Little Garden,' and I'm afraid you will be wiped out without me lifting a finger."

"Impossible, idiot! Give me back my hat, you jerk!"

...

Are you a child?

Facing the noisy Luffy, everyone else was sweating. The originally tense atmosphere was completely gone, leaving only speechlessness.

With a flick, the woman sitting on the armrest sent the straw hat spinning back onto Luffy's head.

At the same time, she tossed a Log Pose to Vivi.

"Anyone can shout and bluff from a distance, but knowing it's impossible and still charging forward, that's foolish."

"This is... a 'Eternal Pose'?"

An Eternal Pose is a Log Pose that always points to one destination and doesn't change due to magnetic fields.

"This Pose points to a small island near Alabasta,"

"It's a route that no one — not even the boss — knows."

?

"Why are you giving us this?"

This was Vivi's cautious question.

"What, is that person a good guy..."

This was Nami trusting her intuition.

"This looks like a trap, doesn't it?"

This was Zoro's calm analysis.

"So, what are you going to do..."

Snap,

Just as Vivi was hesitating, a long arm reached out and grabbed the Eternal Pose from her hand, then squeezed it hard.

Crack,

It shattered!

???

Bang!

Nami's flying kick—

"Are you an idiot! It's rare for someone to give us a safe route, why did you..."

"The direction this ship sails," Luffy said angrily, looking at the mysterious intellectual beauty, "doesn't need you to decide!"

—

"Alright, you're the captain."

Nami shrugged, her anger disappearing. She was used to it...

"Is that so..." Facing Luffy's straightforward refusal, the woman codenamed Miss All-Sunday stood up, ready to leave.

"I don't dislike people with courage. If you survive, we'll meet again."

With that, she gracefully leaped into the nearby sea, landing on a giant turtle ship. The turtle immediately carried the mysterious beauty away.

"So, what was she here for?"

A confused Vivi sat down on the deck. She was undoubtedly the most nervous just now. On one hand, the woman codenamed Miss All-Sunday was undoubtedly a master! On the other hand, if Luffy's group chose to hand her over...

"...I'm sorry, if I stay, the assassins from Baroque Works..."

"Alright," Nami patted her shoulder and pulled her up. "At this point, saying that doesn't matter. We're all on the same pirate ship now, aren't we?"

"And look at them, do they seem to care?"

Nami pointed at Luffy, who was shouting 'I'm hungry,' and—

"I do know a bit about that Miss All-Sunday," Roman said as the figure disappeared into the distance. Although 'spoilers' are generally hated, when it concerns thousands of lives, any rational person would want full disclosure.

"Nico Robin, born on the archaeological island of Ohara in the West Blue, was the only survivor of Ohara at the age of 8 with a bounty of 79 million. She has the Flower Flower Fruit ability, which allows her to make any part of her body bloom like a flower on any tangible object within her line of sight for attacks or other uses..."

"7... 79 million?!"

Nami was stunned, "That's like four Arlongs!"

Luckily, she didn't intend to attack...

"Who's Arlong? Is he strong?"

Since the battle was over when they arrived, Sanji and Luffy didn't know Arlong's strength, but:

"Arlong's bounty is 20 million, and you fought Krieg, who had a bounty of 17 million."

"What?! Nearly five Kriegs?!"

Sanji was so shocked that his cigarette fell to the ground. He was terrified, realizing he had pointed a gun at such a powerful person...

"Calm down, everyone,"

Roman's calm voice drew everyone's attention to him.

"You should have noticed by now, if she were truly an enemy, she would have used her abilities to take us down instantly when we first met her."

"But Roman, didn't you know..."

"That's why I didn't speak earlier, because her behavior was suspicious. But I can guess the reason..."

Roman decided to reveal some 'secrets.'

"Nico Robin and her boss, Crocodile, who has been causing the civil war in Alabasta, are already at odds and are about to break up."

"The reason is: Nico Robin only wants to uncover history, while Crocodile wants to use history to find the ancient weapon Pluton, which is said to be able to destroy an island with a single shot!"

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