One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 97 The Beginning of the Journey

boom--

When the ship crossed Mount Levis again and rushed into the river leading to the Grand Line, the young people on the ship could no longer contain their excitement and cheered in unison.

"Coming in!"

"The Grand Line!"

Barto, Ace, and Deuce were jumping around with their arms around each other's shoulders. Luo was leaning against the mast with his long sword in his arms, a barely perceptible smile on his lips.

After spending a few days together, he gradually let down his guard against Caesar and his group.

Or in other words, among this group of people, except for Captain Caesar, whose thoughts were difficult for him to figure out, the others were all very easy to understand.

Yamato, Ace, and Bonnie are a young trio who are not cunning at all.

His first feeling was correct. Ace was indeed as he thought, a complete hot-blooded idiot.

When Luo thought about cooperating with this guy in the future, he felt a headache but also a little relieved.

Deuce was the one he could talk to the most on the ship, probably because they were both doctors and their abilities complemented each other. He was a typical surgeon, while Deuce was a disease expert.

Although the other party has no practical medical experience, his theoretical knowledge is very solid. Coupled with the ability of the Disease-Disease Fruit, it won't take long for him to become a top disease treatment expert.

As for the others, Daxiong and Yixiao are both relatively mature and stable, with very gentle personalities. They give him a very similar feeling to Grandpa Wolf, and in Luo's eyes, they are very reliable companions.

Bartolomeo, Caesar's die-hard fan, has a ferocious face and a weird personality, but he will agree with anyone Caesar agrees with.

When it comes to nothing, he is quite calm and considers things comprehensively, but he is essentially a simple guy.

Navigator Nami is the only woman on the ship besides Bonnie who is not Caesar's woman. She can sense the change in air pressure just by blowing the wind. Her abnormal sailing talent once made Beibao doubt his life.

A little clever, and has a crush on Caesar.

Baby5, a stupid woman, nothing much to say.

However, the two of them were old acquaintances, and Luo felt somewhat relieved that the other party was able to leave the Don Quixote family. This was probably what Rossinanti wanted to see.

Nicole Robin, the son of the devil, orphan of O'Hara.

The other person's experience made him feel a sense of sympathy, but looking at Robin's attitude towards Caesar, it was obvious that he, like him, had found the meaning of his own life, which was a good thing.

In general, although the guys on this ship are easy to understand, none of them are simple guys. Almost all of them are Devil Fruit users!
"Hey, hey! Wait! What is that?"

Just as the boat was rushing down the river, Barto suddenly shouted and pointed to the river mouth below.

There, a huge black hill was blocking the exit.

"Mountain?!"

Nami's pupils trembled, and her face turned pale with fear: "Why is there a mountain here?"

"It's not a mountain, it's an island whale."

Caesar was taking pictures of the excited Yamato and Ohkuma, father and daughter. He turned his head slightly and said, "Smile."

"give it to me."

He smiled and walked forward, gently pushing the handle of the knife with his thumb.

hum-

A strange force field instantly enveloped the entire ship. The ship, which was originally rushing down rapidly, suddenly shook and flew up out of thin air!
"Oh hoo!"

Ace jumped onto the mast, holding it with one hand, and holding up the brim of his hat with the other hand to block the sunlight from above his head, looking into the distance.

"Is this the Grand Line?"

Ace's tone was complicated as he looked into the distance.

The odds of his battle with Caesar had reached 0:32.

Even though he was gifted and mastered the dual-color Haki in just a few days, he was still no match for that man...

Thinking of this, Ace looked at Caesar who was taking pictures of everyone and waved: "Captain! Here! Take a picture of me too!"

Click!

Caesar looked up and pressed the shutter button to capture the young man's spirited figure.

call out--

Under the control of gravity, the ship slowly landed in front of the island whale.

Next to the lighthouse on the shore, a fashionable old man wearing glasses and a fancy shirt looked up in surprise while reading a newspaper.

"Looks like there's a new guy coming!"

whoosh-

A black shadow pierced the sky, and Caesar flashed in front of the old man.

Seeing the other person's face clearly, the old man widened his eyes slightly: "Kim Caesar?"

"Excuse me for interrupting, old sir."

Caesar nodded slightly. "Do you have a permanent pointer to Alabasta?"

The old man nodded: "Yes, one hundred thousand Baileys."

“It’s quite cheap…”

Caesar casually pulled out a stack of ten-thousand-dollar skull yogis and asked, "Do you have directions to Kraikana Island?"

"No…"

The old man shook his head regretfully: "That place has long been abandoned due to the war. No one goes there anymore."

Caesar asked again: "What about Daughter Island?"

"Young man, you are being a bit unreasonable."

The old man glared and said, "I'm just a lighthouse keeper. How can I possibly go into a place like the doldrums?"

"Whiskey Hill?"

"This has!"

"What about Drum Island?"

“There’s this one too!”

The old man brought Caesar back to the room, where a number of permanent pointers were placed on the shelves. "I have pointers to some islands that are close by, as well as some that are a little further away but more famous. You can pick whichever one you want."

Caesar looked around and picked one. After all, he was not short of money and he might need it someday.

After buying the pointer, Caesar had no intention of continuing to chat with the Pirate King's doctor, and flew back to the deck.

Time is running out and he needs to speed through the park!
Although Caesar is not interested in the title of Pirate King, he has no choice but to accept the inherent concept of people that only by truly passing through the Grand Line can one truly conquer the ocean!

In other words, this is a hurdle that must be overcome on the road to dominance, so even someone as strong as Caesar has to start from the beginning.

It just so happened that he had agreed to take Zeus to see the small garden, and Bonnie and Yamato were also very curious about the giants, so Caesar simply walked down the road of Whiskey Hill.

"Let's go, Whiskey Hill!"

Nami took the permanent pointer to Whiskey Mountain. She wore an ordinary recording pointer on her left wrist. As early as in the East China Sea, she learned about the situation of the Grand Line from Caesar. Therefore, she was not at all panicked about the current situation and calmly started her first navigator work in the Grand Line.

However, reality soon taught this simple woman a lesson.

call--

A cold wind blew quietly, and before we knew it, heavy snow fell from the sky.

"Huh? It's snowing? But with this humidity... sleet?"

Nami sniffed, thought about it, and went back to the house to put on a cotton coat.

However, when she came out of the cabin, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, and cold rain mixed with hail fell on her head.

"Hail?! Are you kidding me? How could it change so quickly?!"

Bang!
With a dull thud, a fist-sized hailstone fell on the deck next to Barto, creating a large hole in the deck.

Barto turned around belatedly, his eyes suddenly bulging: "Eh?! What the hell is this?!"

"Stop yelling! Where's your barrier?"

Nami called out, "Hold up the barrier!"

"Ooooh! Protective barrier!"

Barto made a gesture indicating his ability, and a green barrier appeared out of thin air above the deck, blocking the hailstones falling from the sky. "This barrier seems a bit small!"

Deuce looked at Barto's barrier and asked, "Can't it be bigger?"

"This...ahem!"

Barto was a little embarrassed: "This is the maximum range I can hold."

Advantages of the Barrier Fruit: Its defensive capabilities are so powerful that even the Four Emperors cannot break it.

Disadvantages of the Barrier Fruit: The barrier area is limited and specific gestures are required to activate the ability.

Due to the limited area, hailstones had holes in many places on the ship.

"Oh no, there's an iceberg at twelve o'clock!" Babel shouted.

"give it to me!"

Ace leaped to the bow of the ship, his right fist poised for a strike: "Fire Fist!!"

boom--

The dazzling flames hit the iceberg directly, and the solid iceberg melted instantly.

"Well done!" cried Deus.

"Wait! What's going on?!!"

Nami's exclamation attracted everyone's attention. They saw that the permanent pointer in her hand pointing to Whiskey Mountain had turned around at some point and was pointing to ten o'clock.

"Hahaha...are you stupid?"

Seeing this, Caesar laughed with glee.

"In these waters, you must abandon common sense. Be it the wind, the sky, the waves, or the clouds—you can't trust anything! Even the sun you see might be a mirage reflected by water vapor. You can't rely on your senses to determine direction. But there's one thing that won't deceive you: the direction your compass points!"

Nami's pretty face darkened: "Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

"I have to let you feel it yourself!"

Caesar said cheerfully, "But you are quite sensitive to climate change. With more experience, you will be able to navigate freely within the park."

"paradise…"

Nami's face was solemn. "I've heard you mention it before. It seems that you call the two sections of the Grand Line Paradise and the New World respectively?"

"That's right..."

Caesar pointed to the dense clouds overhead, the flashing thunder, and the crackling hailstones hitting the barrier. "This would be considered good weather in the New World!"

"Eh?!!"

A group of rookies who had just entered the Grand Line exclaimed in unison. Even someone as calm as Luo was shocked.

"Wait, why are you so surprised too? Aren't you also from the New World?" Ace looked at Yamato and asked.

"This is also Yamato's first time going out to sea. Even in the New World, the climate within the island is relatively stable." Baby5 explained.

"What kind of chaos will the new world become..."

The corner of Deus' mouth twitched. No wonder the guys from that place were so strong. If they didn't have some skills, they would not be able to survive in that sea area!

"Anyway, it's not something you can handle right now."

Caesar laughed: "So, work hard to become stronger, everyone! Consider this a test for you. I won't take any action."

"Hehe, don't underestimate me!"

Nami called out, "Ten o'clock, full speed ahead!"

"It's too late. It's already nine o'clock. We must pay attention to the changes in ocean currents." Caesar pointed to the permanent pointer on Nami's hand.

Nami was suddenly shocked: "What? Why did it change again?"

After a long time and with everyone's busy work, the ship finally left the sea area with strange and changeable climate.

Looking at the big sun in the sky, Nami wiped the sweat from her forehead, took a long breath, and sat down on the deck weakly.

"Huh...it's finally stable!"

"It's not that it has stabilized, it's that we are reaching our destination."

Caesar looked into the distance and saw an island that looked like a cactus appear in his sight.

The people on the island seemed to have noticed the approaching ship. According to their observation, many people were gathering towards the port.

"what--"

Yamato stood beside Caesar, his eyes full of excitement: "The first island of our adventure! It looks so interesting."

"Actually, the island is full of bounty hunters who specialize in hunting down small pirates who are new to the Grand Line."

"Hey, hey! Stop talking!"

Yamato quickly covered Caesar's mouth: "If you tell me everything, where's the fun in that?"

"Well…"

Caesar broke free from Yamato's hand and pointed at his lips: "If you want to shut me up, you have to give me some hush money, right?"

"Trojan horse!"

Upon hearing this, Yamato turned Caesar's face with both hands and kissed him on the mouth.

Seeing this, Baby5 quickly moved over and said, "Honey, I want a kiss too~"

Beibao stared at the three people blankly, then turned around and tugged at Luo's clothes: "Captain, can I also find three female bears?"

Luo gritted his teeth and said, "Don't teach me a bad lesson about PayPal, you guys!"

Caesar glanced at Babel curiously. "Speaking of which, I've always been curious. Do the Fur Tribe have feelings for ordinary humans?"

"Hmm... I still think the female bear is prettier."

Beibao said, lowering his head pitifully: "Private Marseille..."

“No one blames you…”

Caesar chuckled and said, "Do you have any examples of intermarriage with humans?"

PayPal nodded: "There are a lot!"

"You don't have any ideas about the Fur Tribe, do you?"

Nami looked at Caesar with disdain: "Isn't it a bit curious?"

"Curious?"

Caesar gave her a puzzled look. "Have you never seen Yamato in his beast form? I think he's quite pretty. Besides, the body structure of a fur-tribe beauty is closer to that of a human."

"That's too..."

Nami paused, then seemed to realize something, looked at Yamato in astonishment, and covered her mouth in surprise: "Oh——"

Seeing Nami's reaction, Yamato was stunned for a moment. After two seconds of reaction, his face turned red and he poked his finger embarrassedly.

"If you say so..."

Deuce's eyes were deep as he spoke slowly, "I also want to find a girlfriend with an animal-type fruit!"

Barto and Ace nodded in agreement, with shy and obscene smiles on their faces.

"Don't tell me, I actually know two..."

Caesar gave Zeus a meaningful look and said, "I'll introduce him to you later."

Deuce had a feeling his captain was holding back, and immediately became wary. "Could it be some kind of cow, horse, monkey, or elephant?"

Caesar shook his head: "No, it's the soft and flexible Snake Snake Fruit user!"

Deuce bowed ninety degrees: "Please introduce me to it!"

"Ahem, since there are two of us..."

Barto rubbed his nose with his index finger and said shyly, "Please introduce yourself to me too!"

"it is good!"

Caesar looked puzzled: "Then it's settled!"

(End of this chapter)