One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 2 Main Line: Collecting the World
"Heroic Haki? What is that?"

Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, Robin asked in confusion.

"It's... the qualifications of a king."

Marco explained succinctly, "Most of the powerful people in the New World possess a power called Haki. Whether they are pirates or marines, if they want to gain a foothold in the New World, Haki is something they must master."

"There are three types of Haki: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror Haki. Armament Haki and Observation Haki are powers that everyone can cultivate. Armament Haki can enhance attacks and capture the physical form of a natural ability user. Observation Haki can anticipate the enemy, explore the environment, and even briefly foresee the future."

"Unlike the previous two, the probability of Conqueror's Haki appearing is less than one in a million. It is also the only Haki that cannot be acquired through practice. It is also an indispensable condition for becoming a top powerhouse. Whether it is the Four Emperors or the former Pirate King, all of them are the owners of Conqueror's Haki..."

Robin glanced in Caesar's direction with some surprise: "So, Mr. Caesar also has the potential to become a Yonko?"

Marco laughed out loud: "Well... that's true, but this is a new world..."

"Yes, the new world..."

In the darkness, Caesar slowly folded his wings, raised his right hand, and carefully looked at his sickly pale yet slender and broad palm.

The darkness around him could not hinder his vision at all. His scarlet pupils were like a whirlpool that swallowed everything, not letting go of even the slightest ray of light, and projecting everything within his sight into his mind.

Caesar's elf-like pointed ears trembled slightly, and he could clearly hear the subtle sounds of insects crawling in the soil behind the surrounding stone walls, the fresh and healthy heartbeats of the two people in front of him, and the sound of blood flowing in their veins.

The most important thing is that he saw the "warmth" of the two people in front of him!
"A one-in-a-million chance of becoming a king? Who among those who can make a name for themselves in this sea area isn't a leader who stands out from the crowd? The so-called king's qualifications are nothing more than an admission ticket."

"But if I must say... the vast majority of people in this world don't even qualify to enter."

"Imagine this: you're a famous strongman in your hometown, so strong you could flip a cow over. One day, you confidently set sail, becoming a sailor or a pirate, and you become somewhat famous. Then, you enter the New World—you see a hundred-meter tsunami, a flying dragon, cascading lava, a crashing meteorite, a sea-splitting slash..."

"A casual attack from these monsters is so powerful that you could never match it in your entire life. You can't even withstand the aftermath of their battle. Even a random piece of debris flying in the field may contain a terrifying force that you cannot resist."

"This is the disparity of the world, and it's the tragic fate I'm willing to spend a fortune and risk sailing to the sea to change."

As Caesar spoke, he walked out of the darkness. His pale face was illuminated by the torch in Robin's hand. His already handsome face looked even more handsome in the light of the fire. His scarlet eyes made him look more ascetic.

“It looks good…”

Marco looked at Caesar in amazement. "How does the legendary vampire fruit feel?"

Caesar didn't say anything, he just folded his wings, waved to the two of them, and walked quickly out of the ruins with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Marco and Robin smiled at each other, obviously noticing Caesar's excitement, and quickly followed.

As soon as the three of them left the tunnel, a black streak of light suddenly pierced the sky!

Above the sky, Caesar spread his wings, his half-long black hair fluttered in the wind, his blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, and he slowly opened his arms towards the setting sun.

The next moment, countless vampire bats, as if summoned by something, flew into the sky and circled around Caesar.

The black wings flapped gently, carrying Caesar into the air.

Although he is a legendary vampire, he looks extremely sacred under the setting sun.

"This guy has a way of showing off, right?"

Marco's mouth twitched, as if remembering what he looked like after eating the fruit. He couldn't wait to shout, "Is it possible that you can only control bats? Show us your abilities!"

"Haha, it seems this kind of curiosity is an inevitable experience for every ability user..."

Robin chuckled softly, "Come to think of it, this vampire is only eighteen years old this year. He's been suppressing his youthful nature all along the way, calmly waiting for the end of his journey. It's really hard for him."

"Yeah, I really want to tie him to the boat..."

"???"

"Ah no, I mean it's like seeing my past self, haha..."

Marco scratched his pineapple head and laughed.

Robin was silent for a while. You clearly said what was in your heart, right?
But it's true that young and promising people like Caesar are the best fresh blood, no matter for pirates or navy. No wonder Marco would be attracted to him.

The most important thing is that Caesar still has money!

Very rich!
This is also the main reason why Robin is willing to contact Caesar. Regardless of whether the other party has any other conspiracy, at least she doesn't have to worry about being backstabbed because of the bounty.

After all, her 79 million reward was not as much as the tips Caesar gave out along the way.

Suddenly, there was a flash of blood in the sky.

The two of them saw a crimson blossom, and Caesar's figure instantly appeared before them. His body was flushed, and a trace of blood slowly dissipated around him...

Marco's pupils suddenly shrank: "So fast!"

"By controlling the blood flow to accelerate it, I strengthen my body, thus significantly increasing my strength and speed. The trade-off is that if my body isn't strong enough, frequent use will consume my lifespan. But fortunately, that's what I have the most..."

Caesar slowly clenched his fists, the redness on his body gradually faded, and the sense of power coming from his body made his heart surge.

The principle of this move is the same as Luffy's Gear Second. The difference is that Luffy can withstand it because of the characteristics of the rubber man, while he relies on his absolute control over blood like instinct.

Caesar slowly opened his palm, and a pool of scarlet blood gathered in his palm.

Then he raised his hand and pointed, and the blood turned into a surging shock wave that suddenly blasted out, easily piercing through a tree that was more than ten meters high and required several people to hug it, like a cannonball, and without losing momentum, smashed a boulder that was several meters high!
"Very good! It looks more suitable for fighting than my Phoenix..."

Marco saw this scene, and a hint of eagerness flashed in his eyes: "Do you have any other abilities?"

"The core ability is the control of blood. Not only can it create bloody battles, but it can also maintain eternal youth and heal injuries by absorbing the blood of others... or rather, the vitality contained in blood. You all know this. As for other aspects..."

"Hey, wait!"

Marco quickly interrupted Caesar and looked at him expectantly: "Can you use this ability on others?"

"…Yes, but there's a price."

Caesar shook his head. "Anyone who has been injected with my blood will become my subordinate. Not only will their thoughts and actions be controlled and their abilities weakened, but if they are soaked in seawater or their domineering aura is too strong, their abilities will be ineffective."

"Even if I regain my youth by sucking blood, once the ability wears off, this part of my vitality that doesn't belong to me will quickly disappear. Except for a vampire like me, no one can truly absorb this external vitality."

Marco's disappointment was visibly evident: "Is that so..."

"I can't help it. After all, the fruit isn't omnipotent. Keeping you young forever is a fantasy. If I were to exaggerate further, the World Government would probably dig deep into the ground to find this fruit. How could it possibly fall into my hands?"

Caesar spread his hands slightly. The power of the vampire fruit was already outrageous.

In terms of combat, it has both strength and speed, and has long-range attack capabilities. In terms of endurance, it not only has the powerful physical blessing of the animal system, but can also continuously recover its injuries and physical strength by sucking blood.

Even his method of taking away vitality is not limited to sucking blood!
For example, Caesar can also directly plunder the opponent's vitality through palm contact without the isolation of domineering aura.

He would store this plundered vitality to keep his body young and to heal injuries when he was injured.

During battle, as long as there are enemy cannon fodder around, he will always be in full health. No wonder this fruit ability only appears in the game.

Fortunately, perhaps because it is a work extending the OP background, this bug fruit also exists in this real pirate world, which allowed him to get a great bargain.

"But you don't have to despair. After the ability is removed, although your vitality will be rapidly lost, the hidden diseases and old injuries that have been cured will not recur. The reason you ask this is for Whitebeard, right?"

"Ah, that's right."

Hearing that his injuries and hidden illnesses could be cured, Marco finally cheered up.

"My Phoenix Flame heals wounds by accelerating cell regeneration and stimulating the body's potential. However, while this method is very effective for external injuries, it cannot effectively heal hidden injuries. Furthermore, cell division has its limits. I have an endless supply of regenerative flames and will not be affected. But for Dad at his age..."

Marco shook his head and sighed softly, seeming helpless but also with a hint of relief.

My father's health has been declining in the past two years. Apart from age, the main problem is those old illnesses and injuries.

Although the problem of aging cannot be solved, it would be a great thing if those nagging injuries could be solved.

"In that case, let's set off quickly."

Caesar looked at Robin with great interest. "I'd like to trouble you, Marco, to take me to Fishman Island. That's where I'll find the reward I promised Robin... Actually, even if I don't go, I know what it's about. Do you want to hear it?"

This trip to the ancient town would have been full of twists and turns without Marco's help. After all, the sea of ​​the New World is not a place that anyone can wade into, so Caesar was happy to do him a favor.

And Robin...

In the past, Caesar's abilities were limited, and he didn't dare get involved in disputes easily. But now that he has the vampire fruit, Caesar has gained some confidence.

He has collected most of the things in the world, but the main task of collecting the world still remains at 9%.

Therefore, Caesar seriously doubted that this mission of collecting the whole world was probably not limited to objectively existing things, but might also include concepts such as strength and power.

The evidence is that the moment he became the user of the vampire fruit, the progress of the main quest jumped from 9% to 10%!

So according to Caesar's idea, the main task of collecting the world may in some sense be to conquer or rule the whole world.

And to do that, he had to win over Nico Robin.

Robin was of little use to Caesar, who had no interest in history.

But to the world, Robin's existence is extremely critical.

According to the plot of the comics, Robin must be the person who completely reveals the blank hundred years of history at a critical moment, so Caesar must win over this woman.

Caesar had little interest in ruling, but as the saying goes - now that I'm here!
Although the vampire fruit can keep one young forever, it does not mean that there is no risk of death. What if the reward for the main quest is true immortality?
"Mr. Caesar can also read historical texts?"

Hearing Caesar's words, Robin immediately cast a probing look at him: "Can you tell me?"

"It's nothing more than those things that happened eight hundred years ago, and the location of ancient weapons. I don't know much, but it happens to be some key information, enough to pay your reward."

Caesar said, turning his head to look at Robin, and after a pause, he suddenly spoke.

"Haguvar D. Sauro..."

Hearing this familiar name, Robin's pupils suddenly shrank, he stopped and looked at Caesar with a look of surprise and suspicion.

"Want to know?"

A smile played on Caesar's lips. "What was his experience after 'that incident'?"

"After that incident...?"

Robin murmured, and then seemed to understand something. His originally frightened eyes were suddenly filled with surprise: "He...he's still alive?"

Seeing the fish take the bait, Caesar smiled slightly and did not rush to answer: "To be honest, I am still in need of a secretary."

"Then I'll be grateful for your guidance from now on."

Robin walked quickly to Caesar's side without any hesitation and instantly put himself into the role.

In fact, she had a lot of questions she wanted to ask, but now was obviously not the right time.

And Caesar obviously knew something. After all, the only one who knew that he was connected with Sauro was the current Navy Admiral Aokiji.

Although it is not clear where Caesar got this information from, it can be confirmed that the other party's information is reliable to a certain extent, and it is even possible that the other party has had contact with Sauro!

No matter what, if you want to know the news about Sauro, you must stay with Caesar.

Even if... it's a trap!

"Not Caesar..."

Marco, who was leading the way, turned around and saw this scene. He was stunned. "You guys are acting too quickly, aren't you? You can't wait to compete for the Pirate King?"

"Well... Whitebeard isn't interested in that position anyway, right?"

Caesar chuckled. "After all, if he really wanted to become the Pirate King, he wouldn't have waited until now. You would have already taken Robin back to the Moby Dick, right?"

"You know quite a lot..."

Marco chuckled, not looking embarrassed at all.

As the second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates, he knew very well that if they wanted to reach the final island, Robin, who could interpret the historical text, was indispensable.

But at the same time, compared to the identity of Pirate King, he knows better what Whitebeard values ​​most.

"How about you two join our pirate group? Dad will definitely like you!"

"Why are you still eating and taking things?"

Caesar rolled his eyes. "I gave you three billion, and I'm giving two people away, right? Or maybe I'll just give you two more pies from the sky?"

Marco laughed heartily, shielding his forehead with a hand to block out the sun, and looked up at the sky: "Don't say that, there's a sky island in the sky. Who knows, maybe someday...something will really fall from the sky?"

Before he finished speaking, a small black dot suddenly appeared in his sight, attracting his attention.

"Hey, hey... no way?"

As the black spot in his sight fell rapidly, Marco finally saw the whole picture of the thing, and his expression gradually became ugly.

Noticing Marco's abnormality, Caesar and Robin also looked up at the sky.

Robin frowned slightly: "What is that?"

"It won't be pie."

Caesar squinted his eyes and vaguely saw the outline of the thing that fell from the sky - a humanoid creature with horns.

Such a familiar operation...

Almost instantly, Caesar confirmed the identity of the visitor.

Without any hesitation, he raised his hand and embraced Robin. In the other's surprised eyes, he opened his mouth and gently bit the delicate neck. His sharp fangs pierced Robin's skin, and a trickle of blood mixed with paralyzing toxin was injected into Robin's body.

Immediately afterwards, Caesar waved his hand, and Robin's body suddenly turned into a golden card and was put into the card album.

"It's Kaido! This is bad... We have to get out of here!"

Seeing the identity of the person, Marco's face changed. He turned to look at Caesar, but did not see Robin: "Where is Robin?"

"I don't know, maybe he went to the bathroom."

Caesar casually tore off his shirt that was tattered by the bat wings, revealing his muscular upper body. His muscular lines were like a carefully crafted work of art, coordinated and symmetrical.

The black bat wings spread out again, flapping gently, and flew high into the sky with Caesar. "That guy probably isn't coming for you. Let's stop here for now, Marco. I'll come find you later."

Marco's face darkened. "Stop joking, you bastard! Caesar, do you think I'm a coward? Don't forget, you paid three billion! If something really goes wrong, how will others look at us?"

"Interesting... Are we going to sacrifice the lives of the entire ship just because of someone like me who can't die?"

"You can't die you *%￥#...damn it!"

Marco gritted his teeth, his face flushing red with anger.

He is the second-in-command of Whitebeard's group. It is impossible that Kaido is here to capture him. If he dares to do so, Whitebeard will risk his life to demolish Wano Country.

However, although Kaido does not dare to perish together with Whitebeard, he still has the courage to knock down the second-in-command and take someone back, and it is not small!
Everyone in the New World knows that Kaido particularly likes users of animal-type fruit abilities, not to mention the top-level mythical beasts.

As for Caesar, even if he was caught, his life wouldn't be in danger, but the same couldn't be said for his crew...

"Then Caesar, please leave quickly, I——"

Before Marco could finish his words, Caesar had already transformed into a streak of black light that streaked across the sky and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Just as Caesar guessed, sensing his intention to escape, Kaido, who was falling rapidly in the sky, suddenly turned into a green dragon. The dragon stepped on the flaming cloud, let out a roar that resounded through the sky, and quickly chased towards Caesar!
"Tsk, you reckless fellow! I haven't finished what I'm saying yet! If I just block you..."

Marco waved his hand, and a green flame of regeneration swirled around his body.

Just as he was about to go forward and entangle Kaido, he saw the blue dragon suddenly turned its head and looked at him, then looked in the direction of the port with a threatening look, with a faint red light flashing in its mouth.

"What a bastard!"

Marco felt a chill in his heart and quickly transformed into a phoenix and flew towards the dock.

By the time he arrived at the dock, the two people in the sky had already disappeared...

"Damn it... Set sail! Go back to Daddy!"

The signing date has arrived, but considering the short word count, the editor asked us to sign the contract on Friday. But you can still invest!
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