One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 38: Old and New Era
"I'm not sure yet."

Caesar laughed: "To be honest, after that fight, I felt nothing. The only thing I gained was that I successfully mastered the ability to foresee the future."

Jhin carefully observed Caesar's current condition and found that this guy did look a lot more normal.

"What exactly is that state?"

Jin was a little confused: "What exactly is this so-called purity?"

"Why did you swing your sword? It's not about what emotions and thoughts you had when fighting, as you asked me at the beginning. It's about something deeper."

Caesar didn't rush to answer, but just asked with a chuckle.

He didn't mind giving the other party an answer. Not to mention that the two of them were both teachers and friends. After he defeated Kaido, King would also be his capable subordinate.

Jhin didn't rush to answer, he couldn't figure out why he swung the knife.

If I have to say... for Mr. Kaido?
"Why are you swinging the knife?"

Yamato, who was playing with fireworks not far away, suddenly turned around and asked with some confusion: "Do we need a reason to fight?"

“I think it’s necessary.”

Caesar thought for a moment and said, "To explain it scientifically, it means determining the purpose of your battle. Whether it's an ideal, a desire, or something to protect, you must figure this out and use it as an anchor to support your fight."

"However, when you become too obsessed with a goal, you'll be overwhelmed by distractions. Therefore, you must be resolute in your convictions and not be influenced by the goal. Instead, you must discard all other distractions and return to your instincts."

"That's roughly how I understand it, but understanding is one thing, and being able to do it is another."

Jhin asked in a questioning tone, "Battle instinct?"

Caesar shook his head. "I'm talking about everything. Human instinct isn't limited to combat. There's also perception and intuition."

Jhin remembered the scene in the foreseeable future when the battle between the two began.

The act of throwing a weapon and then catching it at an even faster speed to launch an attack is simply chaos to the extreme.

But if he hadn't foreseen it, the battle would have ended at that moment.

Jin frowned: "Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?"

Caesar glanced at him in surprise. "Haven't you always been critical of my philosophy of fighting without taking any damage?"

Jin was suddenly speechless.

Then can being injured and seeking death be the same thing?
And it's really hard for people to adapt to you, a coward, suddenly becoming so reckless...

"I have no idea what you're talking about, Caesar!"

Yamato looked at Caesar with a confused look on his face: "As for fighting, all we have to do is fight."

"That's pretty much what you understand..."

Caesar nodded and pointed at Yamato: "You may not believe it, but Yamato may be more talented than the two of us in this area."

Jin said as if it was a matter of course: "Of course, the young lady is Mr. Kaido's daughter after all."

Caesar sighed softly: "Your superstition about Kaido makes me even suspect that you are gay..."

"I doubt it—"

Beneath the mask, Jhin's mouth twitched. "How on earth did a filthy fellow like you achieve that pure state?"

Robin couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this.

Yamato looked at Robin and said, "Viya, what is gay?"

"this…"

Robin composed his words: "Do you mind if your father finds a man to marry?"

"Eh?! That's disgusting!"

Yamato's face suddenly turned cold and he turned to look at Jin. "...Miss, you misunderstood."

Facing Kaido's daughter, Jin didn't say anything rude after all. He turned to look at Caesar.

"Your strength has surpassed mine. The only one who can fight you now is Mr. Kaido. I advise you to train for a while longer. If you lose, you will really die."

Caesar was a little surprised: "Why? Isn't that what you wanted to see?"

"It would be such a shame if someone like you died like this... and I still haven't gotten my revenge yet."

Jhin said, waved his hand, and turned to leave.

He is very weak now. Although he doesn't know how Caesar did it, he was almost fatal with that blow. Even if he is saved, he will probably need to recuperate for a long time.

"That's the deputy of the Beasts Pirates, right?"

After Jhin left, Robin asked, "It's really oppressive."

"Jin is very powerful!"

Yamato clenched his fists: "If it was before, even if I mastered the Conqueror's Haki, I would not be sure of defeating him. Of course, now I can definitely defeat him!"

Caesar nodded. Yamato’s talent in fighting is absolutely beyond doubt!
When practicing the compression of armed color, I succeeded after just two attempts.

If it is integrated into the stick energy, the power of the long-range attack 'Ming Di' will definitely undergo a qualitative change!

"So, we can leave in more than two months?" Robin asked.

Hearing this, Yamato looked at Caesar expectantly, until Caesar nodded with a smile, then she cheered and jumped up like a happy big white dog.

"Hail! Caesar! I'm going to the Boeing Islands!"

"Boeing Islands? Where is that?" Robin asked curiously.

"An archipelago of giant carnivorous plants, each the size of an island, growing in the doldrums."

Caesar explained: "This plant grows a variety of high-calorie delicacies. The aroma of the food is used to lure sea kings onto the island, and then they swallow it whole. However, it is basically harmless to us."

Caesar had previously told Yamato a lot about things on the sea, and the girl was now becoming more and more determined to go out to sea.

“That’s really magical.”

Robin smiled and said, "Boss, have you been to many places?"

Caesar shook his head. "No, due to my lack of strength, I've only been to the first half of the Grand Line, and every time I took a ship from the Marine Headquarters. Come to think of it, I've even taken a ride on the ship of the Marine Hero Garp."

Robin nodded in understanding. It was not surprising that Caesar had dealings with the navy. It would be strange if he didn't.

"Navy hero?"

Yamato came closer curiously: "What kind of guy is that?"

"Just a nervous old man."

Caesar smiled and said, "He's a good person, very kind-hearted, but he seems to have lost his way on the path to his ideals, acting stupid all day long."

"Is it strong?"

“It’s definitely not weak…”

Recalling the scene in the anime where Garp was captured alive by the Black Pirates, Caesar shook his head helplessly.

In the story of One Piece, no matter how awesome you are, as long as you are from the old generation, you all have to make way for the new era...

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PS: I have a bad cold, guys. My nose was a little stuffy the day before yesterday, and it started to runny yesterday. Today, my entire nose is stuffy, and I'm either sneezing or my eyes are watering. It's so uncomfortable...

Please give me some monthly tickets! At least I can feel better this way.

(End of this chapter)