Chapter 182: Straw Hat Pirates' Second Day (Two-in-One, Nutrient Solution 650,000...

Straw Hat Pirates Day 2:

On the other hand, Robin's journey has also been full of ups and downs.

The first time she met Luffy and his crew was in Alabasta. At that time, Luffy and his crew had defeated Crocodile, and the other party's conspiracy in Alabasta was also exposed.

However, because of the appearance of Robin and Big Kuma, the navy mistakenly believed that Crocodile was a double agent. In fact, he had never left the Eternal Continent. Robin and Big Kuma came to save their own people.

Therefore, the navy finally imprisoned Crocodile in Impel Down, and the interrogators asked Crocodile things like "Do you think Wendy Carter will come to save you? She has enough capable people around her, and she will just throw you away once they are all used up." This made Crocodile extremely angry.

He cursed these idiots angrily, and thought that the navy was all idiots. He swore that when he got out, he would be irreconcilable with the navy.

In fact, Admiral Akainu even believed Crocodile had deliberately let the youngest son of the true master escape—that was outrageous! Even if Crocodile's initial bounty didn't even exceed 100 million, he was still a pirate who had fought in the New World! And he was already in his forties. How could he be defeated by a 17-year-old who had been at sea for less than six months?!

——No matter how you think about it, this is all because of Wendy Carter!

Of course, when reporting on the events of Alabasta in the newspapers, the World Government still did some basic operations - they naturally attributed all the evil deeds committed by Crocodile to Wendy Carter's instructions, saying that Crocodile was pretending to surrender, and deliberately did so in order to discredit the image of the World Government.

If his plan goes well, he will turn Alabasta into the property of the Eternal Continent Pirates. If it fails, he will blame the World Government. Wendy Carter is so calculating!

If the matter between the Celestial Dragons and Tian Shangjin could not be washed away, they would even want to say that the disasters in various places were caused by Wendy Carter, and that it was Wendy Carter who deliberately persecuted the people first and then saved them to win their hearts.

Meanwhile, Wendy glanced at the newspaper, threw it away without interest, and went to look at Luffy's bounty: "Wow! Luffy's price has finally gotten higher!"

Others: “…” Is this the point?!

Turning the camera back, Robin and Kuma were separated in Alabasta.

Because some CP0 personnel came secretly to capture Luffy, Kuma stopped them, and Robin appeared in front of Luffy and his crew, and won Luffy's trust with just one sentence.

"I'm a member of the Eternal Continent Pirates. Wendy asked me to come and see you," Robin said with a smile. "She asked me to ask why you didn't call home, and also asked me to bring you some meatballs."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the Straw Hat Pirates, who were originally nervous, immediately became clear.

Nami breathed a sigh of relief: "What...it was someone sent by Luffy's mother."

Usopp was also scratching his head and laughing: "Really, you should have told me earlier. You scared me."

Chopper, who joined after the Grand Line and was therefore delayed in receiving the news, said: "Luffy, your mother really loves you... No! Luffy, do you actually have a mother?!"

Sanji: "Ms. Robin—!"

Luffy quickly stuffed meatballs into his mouth and replied incoherently, "The watch Den Den Mushi that Wendy gave me fell off when I was out at sea... So you're one of Wendy's crew members!"

Robin: "Yes, Wendy said she would wait for you at home. Remember to go back to Kraikana Island when the time comes."

Luffy: "Oh, I see!"

Nami: "You know what? You don't even know where to go! Um, Robin, right? Do you have Luffy's pointer?"

When Robin delivered the permanent pointer to Kraikana Island to Nami, the other members were eating the food Robin brought out and marveling at it.

Zoro took a bite of the meatball and opened his eyes wide in shock: "It's delicious... It's definitely better than the one made by that guy with curly eyebrows!"

Usopp nibbled on a dragon fruit pie and nodded, "Luffy's mom is a great cook too! Everything is delicious!"

Sanji knelt on the ground, holding a bitten meatball in his hand, his face dull and his tone full of disbelief: "There really are hot meatballs taken out of the refrigerator..."

So... could it be that those seemingly made-up cooking methods Luffy mentioned are actually true?! — Sanji's confidence and common sense as a chef were at risk.

When Robin wants to fit in with a group of people, she can quickly integrate into the group, not to mention that she has the identity of "Luffy's mother's crew member."

Soon everyone was calling her name affectionately.

However, she did not intend to stay at this time. After learning the whole story of Alabasta, she also understood everything Crocodile had done.

To be honest, she wasn't that surprised. When she was 16, she was recruited by Crocodile to be his secretary, and she had gotten a glimpse of what he ordered her to do.

It seems that although he went to Wendy later, he did not give up his plan here. That is why after he came back to continue being one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he took control of everything smoothly and continued his plan to steal the country.

However, the news that they had received at the time was that the Kingdom of Alabasta had the original text of history...

After thinking it over again and again, Robin relied on his relationship with Luffy to talk to the princess of this country, Vivi, and inquire about relevant matters.

After learning of her identity and purpose, Princess Weiwei took her to see the ancient historical texts left by the royal family of this country.

This kind of historical text is different from the red text dug out by Wendy. It is an ordinary historical text that records history using ancient characters. There are 26 pieces in total, recording the blank hundred years that were erased.

Robin's hometown of O'Hara was destroyed because of her exploration of this blank century of history, and she has been searching for the truth to try to fill this blank.

And this historical text...records the location of the ancient weapon [Pluto].

Crocodile didn't make the wrong choice, it's just that he was unlucky and believed Wendy's evil words for a while, which led him to go astray and go too far.

After thanking Vivi, Robin separated from the Straw Hat Pirates and went to meet up with Kuma. She also called the Eternal Continent Pirates to tell them about the situation there.

"The historical texts left in Alabasta record that the former Pluto was underground in Wano Country." Robin told Wendy about this.

Wendy's reaction was unsurprising: "Oh...I see, but I already have Pluto, so there's no need. Oh, but Ace went to Wano Country, I'll talk to Ace."

Robin was stunned by the latter part of the sentence. Ace went there? Was it because of Kaido? Indeed, after the Dressrosa incident, Wendy and Kaido were not on friendly terms.

Even if Kaido discovered Pluto, it wouldn't matter, after all, Wendy also had it, and the operation of Pluto required technology and fire. She translated the technical operation to Wendy, and Lao Bei would make the fire for Wendy, and in the end, only Wendy could open it.

That is, if the Pluto of Wano Country was dug out, Wendy might happily grab it... pick it up, and then name it Wendy - she has wanted a double Pluto to match her and Abigail's twin identities for a long time.

Anyway, after reporting the news, Robin felt that he had completed his mission. After meeting with Big Bear, the two were about to leave... but they met Blackbeard Teach.

Blackbeard Teach was trying to catch Luffy at the time - he had accidentally met Luffy in a restaurant and recognized him.

Although Luffy's name has never appeared in the newspaper, the newspaper has reported that Wendy Carter's father is Garp, and Luffy's surname is exactly the same as Garp.

And, most importantly... Blackbeard knew that he had offended two major forces, the Eternal Continent and the Whitebeard Pirates. He wanted to develop slowly in the early stages, and the World Government was the best umbrella for him. Therefore, his goal was to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he also found a middleman to mediate. He learned that the World Government was currently focusing on capturing Wendy Carter's youngest son, Straw Hat Luffy.

Blackbeard knew that he had officially become an enemy of Wendy Carter, so he naturally didn't care about having more enemies. Wendy Carter's youngest son Luffy was the best token of his allegiance to the World Government.

Luffy was no match for Blackbeard, who had eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit and had extensive combat experience. Robin and Kuma came to the rescue and blocked the last blow. Robin and Luffy were accidentally washed ashore on Sky Island by the current, while Kuma fought against Blackbeard, and both were shocked by each other's strength.

While the two were fighting, Robin went to Sky Island with Luffy and the others.

On Sky Island, she once again saw a historical text - this historical text described the location of Poseidon, one of the three ancient weapons, Fishman Island.

Robin thought of the red text Wendy had unearthed on Fishman Island and fell into deep thought. Could this be the mother-son relationship? One could find red text wherever she went, the other could find a historical text wherever she went... If she weren't already a member of the Eternal Continent Pirates, she'd have wanted to follow Luffy and the others. She felt like she could keep discovering new historical texts.

However, after coming out of Sky Island, because Robin lost contact with Kuma, she weighed the pros and cons and decided to temporarily go with Luffy and the others.

Then the group arrived at the Seven Water City.

When Iceberg, the mayor of Water Seven, learned that Luffy was Wendy's youngest son, he entertained them warmly - after all, Wendy was an external disciple of Tom's studio and his junior sister.

Just because of this incident, he was framed - CP9 said that he was colluding with the Eternal Continent Pirates and was going to be brought to trial.

Of course Luffy refused to do that, so the Straw Hat Pirates made friends with Fram who was going to rescue his senior brother, and they all went to the Judicial Island to rescue Iceberg.

During this period, a series of events occurred, including Robin using himself as bait to lure the enemy, everyone attacking the Judicial Island, and Fram boarding the ship... Fortunately, it ended successfully in the end.

Of course, it’s definitely not a happy ending for CP9’s chief, Spandam.

Because he hated Wendy, he deliberately watched the Straw Hat Pirates when they came to Water Seven, just to make trouble for them and capture them. As a result, Luffy frowned and said, "Your red nose looks weird," which reminded him of Wendy back then, and he was immediately broken down.

Robin couldn't help but sigh. She had only been out for less than a month, and it felt like she had encountered more than in the past year... well, not really. After all, the Eternal Continent Pirates had also experienced many setbacks in the past year.

But it’s hard to say where Luffy’s troubles came from… Uh, was it Alabasta or the Straw Hat Pirates taking the initiative to help Princess Vivi fight the Seven Warlords of the Sea? What happened after that…

Wendy was chased to Sky Island by Blackbeard, partly because of the feud between Wendy and Blackbeard;

The reason why Water Seven was targeted was because Spandam, the current boss of Enforcement Island, was beaten by Wendy many years ago and deeply hated her. So he hated her and started setting up a trap when Luffy and his group arrived at Water Seven...

Wendy has quite a few friends, but she also has many enemies.

However, Luffy didn't care about this at all. He crossed his arms and said seriously, "That red-nosed guy does look very irritating. Isn't Wendy's reason for beating him quite normal?"

Robin: “…” Well, among these three brothers, Luffy is the most like Wendy.

Specifically refers to behavior and thought processes.

No wonder his brothers made an agreement with him to go out to sea after turning 17. If they go out early, Wendy might have made enemies right away, and then this son would come out and mock her, and then start the repetitive drama of "If I can't beat your mother, can I beat you?"... Although it seems to be the same pattern now, at least they can fight back and forth now.

"Robin, you really won't come with us?" Nami leaned against Robin, hugged her arm, and looked reluctant.

Among the many girls on the boat, she was the happiest one... uh, the second happiest one!

The first one was Sanji, who was overjoyed, although Wendy's cooking had dealt him a bit of a blow.

"Yes, Robin, come with us!" Luffy also stretched his body and moved closer.

"That won't do. Wendy will be angry." Robin smiled, raising his hand to tuck his hair behind his ear. "After all, I'm also a member of the Eternal Continent."

"Then I'll go talk to Wendy!" Luffy made up his mind, "I'm going to see my mom soon anyway!"

"You won't be beaten by your mother, will you?" Usopp asked worriedly.

"No way? Wendy is very gentle?" This was Fram, who had just boarded the ship and was still looking at Wendy with a childhood filter.

"Is Luffy's mother very fierce?" The reindeer Chopper also stood next to Robin, hugging her legs with his hooves, looking a little scared and worried.

After all, in his concept, Wendy = the Five Emperors of the New World. It sounds very powerful, but it also sounds like she has a bad temper.

Robin reached out and scratched its furry chin, smiling and saying, "No, Wendy is very easy to talk to."

Chopper breathed a sigh of relief.

Robin continued to smile and said, "But you have to be careful and don't let Wendy see you."

Chopper's tone was stuck there, with a look of shock on his face - isn't it easy to talk to?! Why does it sound so scary!

Robin smiled but said nothing.

She was serious - because she seriously suspected that after Wendy saw Chopper, she would happily want to tame Chopper as her mount.

As for Luffy's desire to pull her on board... Honestly, she had a very good impression of the Straw Hat Pirates, and Luffy gave her a strange sense of familiarity, like being home. Moreover, traveling with them would also allow her to find new historical texts along the way... But this all required the consent of her current captain.

Robin has a special Den Den Mushi. After contacting Kuma and explaining her location, she continued to follow Luffy and his crew, their destination being Kraikana Island.

She originally thought that Luffy would definitely go home, and then she would stay on Kraikana Island, notify Wendy to send a Den Den Mushi to Luffy, and then she would go back with Wendy... But the group encountered a "ghost ship" halfway, which was also the territory of Gekko Moriah, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

When they were trapped here, the signal could not be sent out at all, and Robin had no way to contact the outside world. And here, they also met Brook, who ate the Yomiuri fruit, turned into a skeleton after death and came back to life, and was also a new crew member invited by Luffy.

Robin looked at this scene and said with deep emotion: "Luffy, your preferences are really similar to your mother's..."

As for Brook, Wendy would be ecstatic to see him and want him—because Wendy can possess skeletons and revive, and Brook, a living skeleton, is simply her active resurrection point...

...Wait a minute, so if I bring Brook with me, can Wendy activate the unlimited resurrection event in Marijoa? And by myself plus Brook, I can defeat everyone in Marijoa? —Robin fell into deep thought, not realizing that his current way of thinking had been assimilated by someone else's behavior.

In short, although there were many twists and turns in the middle, they finally defeated Gekko Moriah and met another good friend of Wendy - Charlotte Lola.

Lola was also trapped on this ghost ship. This time she fought with Luffy and the others, and became good friends with Nami.

Lola was also surprised when she learned that Luffy was Wendy's son, but that didn't stop her from proposing to all the men in the Straw Hat Pirates. After failing, she told the story of how she and Wendy became friends: "I was moved by Wendy's love story, so I ran away from home and formed my own pirate group to find true love!"

Zoro was shocked – what?! Did Luffy’s mother also propose like this, and Hawkeye agreed?!

He was just thinking about it, and Nami beside him asked directly in surprise: "Huh? So Luffy's mother proposed to Hawkeye in the same way?"

Chopper joined a little late and was almost out of touch with everyone else. He was holding his head and asked, "Hey? Is that Hawkeye?! Luffy keeps talking about Shanks, and I thought Luffy's father was Shanks!"

"That's not the case." Robin, who knew everything, smiled and said, "Luffy's father is someone else... Well, I'll tell you about this when Luffy wakes up."

Everyone: “…Huh—?!”

After Robin dropped the bombshell, he didn't intend to help everyone fix their fallen jaws.

The fact that Luffy was Dragon's son, not Wendy's biological son, was something Luffy had to say himself; it wasn't for her to make that decision. The more they spent time together, the more she began to doubt two things: were Wendy and Luffy not really mother and son? And if they weren't, were Wendy and Dragon really not siblings?

Luffy was severely injured and exhausted from defeating Gekko Moriah. Even if Robin fed him all the remaining Fire Dragon Pie she had, the overdrawn vitality and physical fatigue were useless.

Robin couldn't help but sigh that there were only two left of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which was no different from disbanding them directly.

Because Gekko Moriah was knocked down, Robin, who was able to contact the outside world again, finally contacted Big Bear, who was already waiting for her on the shore.

Robin said goodbye to everyone and left for the shore. Looking at Luffy who was still unconscious, she couldn't help but smile - see you soon, right?

But after approaching the shore, she found that something was wrong - the place was full of warships, and Big Bear was standing there, and opposite... were the newly appointed admirals Fujitora and Green Bull.

For a moment, Robin felt like a jinx - it would be better if two Shichibukai came!

Even though everyone was constantly getting stronger, they were no match for the two admirals. Not to mention, the Straw Hats, fresh from their battle against Gekko Moriah, were already exhausted. Luffy was still recovering from his injuries and hadn't regained consciousness yet... If the navy were to move in now, the Straw Hats would likely be completely wiped out...

"Bartholomew Big Bear, your home kingdom of Solbe has navy ships parked around it. Whether or not the demon slaying order is issued depends on your decision."

An old acquaintance walked out from behind the two admirals.

He was wearing a white uniform with a dove nestled on his shoulder.

He walked forward slowly, smiling: "Just surrender. Then, help us capture the Straw Hat Pirates."

Compared with others, Big Bear, who carries the title of "tyrant", is also the king of a country, and CP0 only needs to investigate to know Big Bear's weakness.

They had secretly arranged everything and were ready to launch an attack at this moment.

They knew that even Kuma, who had willingly left his homeland and gone into exile to become a pirate for the sake of his country, would yield at this moment...

"Wait a minute, Lucci. I haven't heard of this beforehand." Admiral Fujitora closed his eyes, frowned, and tilted his head slightly to face Lucci, frowning with a tone of disapproval, "The people are innocent, right?"

"Fujitora, this is the order we agreed upon with the Admiral. Sometimes, for the sake of justice, sacrifices must be made." Lucci glanced at him and said, "Since you're already blind, just pretend you can't see."

Fujitora frowned—such justice...

"...I understand." Big Bear responded calmly, "Give me ten minutes."

Lu Qi frowned: "Are you negotiating terms with us?"

At this moment, Fujitora reached out to stop him: "He didn't disobey orders, did he? Why not give him ten minutes?"

"..." Lucci glanced at him, but ultimately remained silent, agreeing to the condition.

It's not that he's a coward, but he doesn't want to push Fujitora too far… If another admiral escapes, the navy will become a complete joke. Although this has nothing to do with CP, the World Government will definitely be held accountable for this, which will be troublesome.

Big Bear looked at Fujitora and said, "Thank you."

Then he turned around and walked into the depths of the ghost ship.

And after his figure was obscured, Robin came out: "Big Bear! What's going on?"

"The Admiral threatened me with launching a demon-killing order against my hometown and asked me to capture the Straw Hat Pirates."

The word "Demon Slayer Order" awakened the worst memories in his mind, and Robin's face suddenly became ugly.

Kuma said quickly, "I will send Luffy and the others away, and I will send you to the Revolutionary Army's territory. After you leave, contact Wendy and ask her to contact Sabo to transfer the people from my hometown. Please, Robin."

After he finished speaking, he raised his bear paw high, brought it down, and knocked Robin away.

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Author's note: I originally wanted to skip ahead but I noticed that many readers asked why we ended up here in the previous chapter, and why Robin was captured by Judicial Island. So I'm going to explain this in particular so that everyone knows why everyone is scattered all over the place [sunglasses]

We haven't even reached Shampooland yet. This time, Luffy is being watched even harder. After all, his mother is too high-profile [dog head]

Because this is a Straw Hat Pirates-only episode, it's divided into its own chapter. The chapters with the Straw Hat Pirates will inevitably overlap with the original story, even if they're just quick recaps. This section focuses on the Straw Hat Pirates' dialogue and interactions, so you can skip it if you don't like it. Subsequent chapters will detail the Straw Hat Pirates' movements, providing additional context for those who have questions or haven't read the original story.

In the next chapter, you will know why children grow out of the ground (X)