One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 41 Invitation

Practice, practice again...

Focus, focus again...

Jiuli, Taoyuan Farm.

Caesar sat cross-legged with his upper body naked under the waterfall, letting the clear water wash over him.

Thanks to his training in seastone resistance, the water from the waterfall did not cause him any obvious discomfort.

Holding his breath, Caesar immersed his consciousness in the depths of his sea of knowledge, closed his eyes, and completely emptied his mind.

This method of waterfall meditation was learned from Denjiro. It is hard to say how effective it is, but the force of the waterfall hitting his body is quite comfortable, and the white noise of the splashing water does calm his breath.

Unfortunately, this calmness is not transparent.

It feels like you can't sleep at night, but because you have to go to work the next day, you have to lie quietly in bed with all kinds of random thoughts in your head.

As mentioned before, Caesar himself was not a pure person, and there are few pure people in modern times.

To be honest, although Caesar attaches great importance to the battle with Kaido, in fact, in his heart this battle is not even as important as getting Robin into bed.

Even if he has tried his best to hypnotize himself, you are already a strong man, can't you show some of the demeanor of a strong man?

But unfortunately, Caesar failed.

Perhaps because he was growing stronger too quickly and without the threat of death, Caesar felt that his mentality had become even more inflated recently.

Not to mention calming down, he actually had more distracting thoughts than before.

People are just mean...

Although I know that conceit is the biggest taboo for the strong, once I have some strength, I will naturally walk with an air of confidence.

“A true master always has the heart of an apprentice.”

"well said."

“Oh shit…”

The praise he heard gave Caesar a startle.

Turning around, I saw Maria standing by the pool with a faint smile on her face.

"Maria? Why are you here?"

"I called you but no one answered..."

Maria picked up Caesar's coat, which had been discarded on the shore, and pulled out a snail and a Den Den Mushi from it. "I've been hunting them all down, and I asked around. I heard you were training here. You're truly the man who could defeat Jin."

"How's it going? I heard your next target is Lord Kaido? It doesn't matter if you fail, Lord Kaido will definitely not be willing to kill you. If you are willing to stay, all your expenses will be free here in the future~"

"That sounds tempting."

Caesar rubbed his chin: "But if I defeat Kaido, won't the result be the same?"

"Ah, that depends on your strength."

Maria chuckled. "Besides, before you challenge Lord Kaido, there are a few things I need to trouble you with. Would you mind discussing this?"

"What? Joker is causing trouble again?"

Caesar returned to the shore, wiped himself briefly, and casually grabbed his coat and put it on.

"It's the World Government. It has something to do with you."

Maria held the slender pipe and blew out a light puff of smoke.

"The news that Hanafza was defeated and captured by the Whitebeard Group was published in the newspaper by that loudmouth Morgans. The World Government intends to revoke his title of Shichibukai. As you know, the title of Shichibukai symbolizes the reputation of the World Government, and it cannot be lost."

Caesar nodded in understanding. "I guess they gave us two options? Either lower the price of seastone and increase shipments, or revoke Hanafza's title as a Shichibukai?"

"You guessed it right again."

Maria's lips curled up in a playful manner: "Should I say you're just as despicable as those guys... or what?"

Caesar scoffed. "Isn't this obvious? Those guys in the World Government are more businessmen than politicians. They're just trying to exploit this issue and make more money."

"Hanafuza is the channel of the Beast Connection Paradise. Without the title of Shichibukai, it will be very troublesome for us to do anything in the paradise." Although the navy will not easily go to war with the Four Emperors, the Four Emperors will not easily go to war with the navy.

In a sense, if the New World is regarded as the territory of the Four Emperors, then Paradise can basically be regarded as the territory of the Navy.

Everyone has their own territory. As long as you don't go to provoke them casually, it's not impossible for each other to live in peace.

Among the Four Emperors, Whitebeard is not interested in the struggle for supremacy and basically will not appear in Paradise, and the World Government is naturally happy with this.

Big Mom has close ties with the underworld through marriage, so she doesn't have to worry about the little things in the park.

Shanks can enter and leave the park at will, but he is an elite and his only possession is a boat. He can escape faster than a mouse, not to mention that he is also a Celestial Dragon.

Kaido's only power in Paradise is Hanafza. Half of the ancient animal-type fruits in the group were collected by Hanafza. This line may not be of much use, but it is really indispensable.

"Given Hanafza's background, his appointment as a Shichibukai warlord must have been a compromise with the World Government's demand for seastone, right?"

"Yes."

Maria nodded slightly. If there was no benefit, the World Government would never allow a former member of the Four Emperors to serve as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Caesar smiled and said, "The World Government should be more inclined to revoke Hanafza's title as a Shichibukai, but the conditions put forward mean that this matter is negotiable."

"How are you going to talk?"

“Who wants to talk to them?”

Caesar sneered: "Tell them to retreat if they want, or we will contact the revolutionary army if they can't!"

Maria covered her mouth and chuckled: "You are sure of this, right?"

"if not?"

Caesar spread his hands and said, "It's no surprise that the Seven Warlords of the Sea are no match for the Four Emperors. The World Government is using this issue to test our acceptance of this matter, apart from the factors of self-interest."

"Which would you choose, chocolate that tastes like shit or shit that tastes like chocolate?"

Maria frowned slightly: "Is there no other choice?"

"You don't have to choose."

Caesar chuckled: "But you see, normal people will subconsciously think about which one to choose, and thus fall into a passive position."

"I see…"

Maria nodded and turned to leave: "Thank you so much for this time, Brother Caesar. I won't charge you any money next time you come to my place~"

forget it…

Caesar twitched the corner of his mouth. He had no hobby of washing pots.

Moreover, Yamato was completely obedient to him, and both of them seemed to have no limits in their physical strength and vitality. It was the stage where they were in perfect harmony.

Do you understand the allure of the white-haired cart?

If it was Robin, he might be shaken, otherwise both Kozuki Hi and he would look down on him.

There is nothing wrong with food and sex.

But you can't be picky at all...

After changing his clothes, Caesar went to a nearby abandoned quarry, picked a hill at random, and began to practice boxing in the same way as Garp.

There was no need for domineering power, just pure physical strength, punching hard on the rock one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the afternoon passed quietly.

BLU BRU BLU…

At sunset, the communication snails sounded.

"This is Caesar. Who is this?"

“It’s me…”

Maria's lazy voice sounded on the other end of the phone: "Doflamingo wants to see you."