Once again left without a place to belong, Nico Robin felt somewhat lost.
Would she ever have a chance in this life to find somewhere she could truly call home?
"Ah, why do I feel like you're about to fall apart?" Koji teased.
He had already guessed what Nico Robin was thinking. It was probably something along the lines of having nowhere to go. Right now, Nico Robin had yet to meet the Straw Hats, so she was probably considering her next place to rely on.
"I'm not quite at the point of falling apart. I'm just a little lost," Nico Robin said helplessly.
Speaking of why she had ended up like this, in a certain sense, it was also because of Koji. Otherwise, she would not have gone independent this early.
"You haven't found your next backer yet, have you?" Koji asked.
Hearing that, Nico Robin rolled her eyes. Did he have to say it so bluntly?
Her strength was only so-so. She could only attach herself to the powerful. Otherwise, far too many people would try to make a move against her.
"Actually, you're very safe. All these years, there has been a certain Navy admiral keeping an eye on you at all times," Koji said meaningfully.
"…Aokiji?"
Nico Robin froze slightly, then immediately thought of that Navy admiral she had once interacted with. Her gaze became somewhat complicated.
If that was true, then it could only be Aokiji.
But why? She was the wanted Demon Child, an existence the World Government could not tolerate. Why would a lofty Navy admiral pay attention to her?
"Could that Navy admiral be a pervert who likes stalking girls?" Lumine said, pretending not to know.
"Pfft…"
Nico Robin nearly coughed up blood. A Navy admiral as some lecherous pervert stalking girls? What kind of image was that?
"There's no way that's possible," Nico Robin retorted.
"I'm just joking. He probably sees you as a junior. Otherwise, he could have simply ignored you completely," Lumine said with a smile.
"Perhaps…"
Nico Robin thought back to that year. It had been Aokiji who spared her, allowing her to escape Ohara. Otherwise, she would have died back then.
"By the way, is Pluton really in Wano?!" Nico Robin asked.
Although she was more interested in the Poneglyphs, Pluton was also an Ancient Weapon with an incredibly long history. Naturally, she would be curious about it.
"It is sleeping in Wano. But if you want the Ancient Weapon Pluton to appear, you need to blow up Wano's natural barrier," Koji said.
Kaido-sensei's view of Wano was that it was simply a place that could make money. He did not care about Wano's history. Otherwise, he really might have discovered traces of Pluton.
"Heh. In that case, Crocodile basically has no chance of obtaining Pluton," Nico Robin said with a smile.
Unless Crocodile could make the entire Beasts Pirates leave, he would have no opportunity.
As for the possibility of cooperating with Kaido, Crocodile currently could not do that either. He had wasted far too much time, so Kaido definitely would not think much of a Seven Warlord like Crocodile.
"If the information related to Pluton is here, then this country's royal family should have some connection to Pluton, right?" Ningguang asked.
She was not interested in a weapon like Pluton. Destroying an island in one strike was something a powerful Demon God could also do.
"I'm not sure. You came at quite a convenient time. Crocodile was originally planning to replace this country himself, but because of you, he could only leave in a hurry," Nico Robin said with a shrug.
She had not yet seen the Poneglyph preserved in the royal palace, so she could not answer that question. It probably recorded Pluton's location.
"The Nefertari family are descendants of one of the twenty kings who founded the World Government. They are also part of the Clan of D," Koji said.
Nico Robin's eyes widened, and she said in surprise, "That really is shocking information."
She knew what that statement meant. It meant the Nefertari family could originally have lived on the Red Line as Celestial Dragons, yet they had actually given up that so-called "noble" identity.
"Come to think of it, King Cobra's personality really isn't like that of the Celestial Dragons. He isn't that cruel, and he treats his people very gently," Nico Robin recalled.
Although this king could not be called a perfect king, he was still nothing like those parasite-like Celestial Dragons.
"Then what about information on the World Government?"
She could tell that Koji knew a lot.
"I do know some things. Are you sure you want to know?" Koji said casually.
Nico Robin answered without the slightest hesitation. Everyone from Ohara had died because of history, so all the more reason for her to learn the history that had been deliberately hidden.
Right now, she had not joined the Straw Hats and had not formed any bonds with them, so naturally, she would not think about waiting until the very end to learn the truth.
Koji nodded and began to explain it simply.
The more Nico Robin listened, the more frightened she became. The waters of the World Government were truly too deep.
The Five Elders, and Imu above even the Five Elders. To the overwhelming majority of people in the world, these were existences they had never even heard of.
No wonder the World Government could exist for so many years. Its foundation was unfathomable.
"And what else?"
After Koji stopped, Nico Robin still wanted more. She knew this was not everything.
"Go find the rest yourself. Isn't that what you want to do?" Koji said.
One Piece had not even finished updating yet. All of that was later plot anyway.
"All right." Nico Robin was not disappointed. Being able to learn so many unbelievable things was already enough.
"Where are you from? Can I follow you?"
A powerful backer. That was what she wanted to have.
"We won't bring you along, but we can recommend a place to you," Koji said.
He did not have any particular thoughts about Nico Robin. Helping her a little was just a matter of interest, a casual personal recommendation.
"Who?" Nico Robin asked curiously.
"Straw Hat's pirate crew. As long as you follow the route they are going to take, in the end, you will obtain everything you want to know."
The treasure of Laugh Tale was uncertain, but there was definitely something related to history there. And since Straw Hat Luffy wholeheartedly wanted to become the Pirate King, he would definitely reach that place.
"Do you mean that Luffy from the East Blue?" Nico Robin thought about it, then frowned.
Although Straw Hat's bounty was thirty million, in the New World, that was still not enough. It felt like he could not protect a troublesome and dangerous person like her.
"He has a powerful background. His guide was Red-Haired Shanks, his father is Dragon, his grandfather is Garp, his big brother is Fire Fist Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates, and his second brother is the Revolutionary Army's second-in-command…"
As Nico Robin listened to these famous names, her scalp went numb. An incomparably shocked expression appeared on her face.
This was more than just having a powerful background. This background was simply enormous. If they were comparing backgrounds, there really were not many people who could compare to him.
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