Marine Headquarters declares independence.
The World Government tacitly approves of this.
Absolute justice and world order parted ways from that moment on.
...
Nico Robin held the newspaper, her heart pounding with dread as she read.
She never imagined that in just a few days of not paying attention to the news, the world had undergone tremendous changes.
Most importantly, the World Government remained silent, as if it were mute, regarding the shocking fact that the Marine Headquarters had become independent.
Although there was no direct response, silence and no action were the best response.
That means the World Government has chosen to tacitly approve, or rather, allow, the independence of the Marine Headquarters.
When did this happen?
After reading the newspaper from beginning to end, Nico Robin turned to look at Rosen, who was sitting next to her, fishing in the sea as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Her expression became very complicated.
"What do you think is the biggest difference between me and the other three generals?"
Instead of answering Nico Robin, Rosen posed this question.
"strength?"
"wrong."
"Besides strength, there's another thing: the code name!"
Upon hearing this, Nico Robin instinctively thought of power.
In her view, or rather, in the eyes of the world, the biggest difference between Rosen and the other three generals was that Rosen possessed power surpassing that of the Emperor.
It can be done immediately.
Nico Robin then thought of another point.
That's the code name.
The codenames of this year's admirals are composed of colors and animals.
That's how Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru came to be.
But when it came to Rosen...
Instead of using colors and animals as code names, it involved a very sensitive word.
"Shinigami."
Nico Robin read extensively from a young age, and after going to sea at the age of 8, she experienced various hardships, which enabled her to transform the vast amount of knowledge she learned from books into her own abilities.
Proficient in various skills such as archaeology, anatomy, communication, analysis, management, games, painting, performance, and sports.
Following Rosen's suggestion, she quickly gleaned a piece of information that was easily overlooked from Rosen's general codename.
When did the Celestial Dragons, who consider themselves gods, actually allow a Marine to use the codename "Shinigami"?
"No wonder."
"On the day of the conferment ceremony, Fleet Admiral Sengoku announced to the world that your admiral code name is Death, but the Celestial Dragons did not react at all."
"It turns out that they had already lost control of the Marine Headquarters long before that."
Nico Robin's pretty face showed a hint of realization:
"They even managed to take over the Marine Headquarters."
"Given someone like you, how could they possibly investigate the fact that you used God as a code name?"
She murmured softly.
After putting everything together, Nico Robin finally understood what she had overlooked when watching the global broadcast of the investiture ceremony.
Rosen's code name.
That in itself is the biggest problem.
"So what is your purpose in coming to Arabasta?"
"Like Crocodile, is he after Pluton, an ancient weapon?"
"Knowing the truth about the world?"
Or should we overthrow the world government?
Nico Robin paused for a moment, then asked five questions in a row.
"These mere ancient weapons are nothing more than relics of a bygone era. What good is it to obtain them?"
"As for the so-called truth of the world, it's just a history of losers. What good is knowing it?"
"I'm not interested in either ancient weapons or Poneglyphs."
As Rosen spoke, he raised his finger.
Pfft
With a flick of his finger, Crocodile, who had been bound by powerful silk threads and sunk to the bottom of the sea like bait, was instantly pulled to the surface.
Boom
at the same time.
A sea king with its gaping maw burst out of the sea and continued to bite Crocodile in mid-air.
At this moment.
Rosen glanced at the Sea King, a faint glint of crimson light flashing in his pupils.
The sea king opened its mouth wide, but its body remained frozen on the surface of the water, letting Crocodile, which was about to be swallowed, slip away in front of it. Then, liquid that was hard to tell whether it was seawater or cold sweat gushed out of its body.
The ferocious expression that had been on their minds as they spotted their prey and were about to devour it vanished instantly, replaced by a palpable fear.
A single glance.
The sea kings looked as if they had seen the sea king.
No.
It's even more terrifying than seeing Aquaman.
His whole body was stiff and he couldn't move.
"Step back!"
Just as the sea king froze in terror on the surface of the sea, unable to retreat or bite, it suddenly heard a voice appear in its mind.
Normally, it wouldn't be able to understand this sound, but now it does.
Immediately afterwards.
It actually put on a relieved expression, then dove into the sea and slipped away without looking back.
"Rosen!"
Crocodile, having narrowly escaped being devoured by the Sea Kings, immediately turned and roared at Rosen.
"Incorrect answer."
Upon hearing this, Rosen flicked his finger, and the powerful threads continued to wrap around Crocodile, sinking him back into the sea.
Although one Sea King was scared away, this is the Grand Line, and even in the first half, which is not the Calm Belt, there are still Sea Kings everywhere.
There's no worry about Sea Kings coming to Crocodile's door to eat him.
"Don't speak lightly of world history."
Nico Robin's pretty face turned cold.
She, along with all the scholars of Ohara, risked everything to pursue the truth of the world, so even when facing Rosen, she would not allow him to speak lightly of history.
otherwise.
All the efforts and sacrifices of myself, my mother, all the scholars of Ohara, and everyone else would become meaningless.
"I don't mean to speak lightly of history, I just want to tell you."
"The current Marine Headquarters is not interested in the truth of the world or ancient weapons, nor will it offer bounties, hunt down, or kill anyone who tries to uncover the truth of the world."
"In other words, the Marines have dropped the warrant for your arrest."
"From this day forward, you can choose to continue pursuing the Poneglyphs, or you can choose to live a different life. But whatever you choose, the Marines will no longer pursue you as it has in the past."
Rosen shook his head, gently flicking his fingers to toss Crocodile around in the sea with his powerful threads.
at the same time.
In the deep sea, a sea king also opened its blood-red maw, frantically chasing Crocodile.
"What?"
Nico Robin was stunned.
She had considered Rosen's intentions, but she never imagined that he had come to Ohara just to tell her that the Marines had lifted the arrest warrant for him.
even.
It also allows one to trace the Poneglyphs.
"However, there's one thing I must remind you of."
"The Marines are the Marines, and the World Government is the World Government; the two should not be confused."
"Therefore, the only entity that allows you to walk in the sunlight and openly search for the Poneglyphs is the Marines, not the World Government."
Rosen said to Nico Robin, who was still in shock.
"Did you come to Arabasta just to tell me these things?"
Nico Robin glanced at Kuzan, then at Rosen, her expression growing increasingly complicated.
"It can't be said that it's all because of you."
Rosen shook his head and reached out to take off the cowboy hat that Nico Robin was wearing.
hiss
As the sound of electricity surged, streaks of black and red lightning burst forth from his palm holding the cowboy hat, wrapping around the hat.
After the Conqueror's Haki Black Lightning dissipated, the cowboy hat in his hand, like a weapon forged into a black sword, changed from its original purple color to a dark purple.
Immediately afterwards.
Rosen then put the black and purple cowboy hat back into Nico Robin's hands.
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