One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 99 Hegemony
A few days later, the Grand Line.

The white sail with black bat wings painted on it fluttered in the wind. Caesar leaned on a recliner and read a newspaper. Yamato was sitting next to him, holding a large coconut and drinking it with a straw, relishing it.

On the deck not far away, a group of newcomers were panting and half-dead due to exhaustion from the complicated training.

Ace, carrying a heavy load on his back and breathing heavily, ran past Caesar.

However, at the moment when his figure was blocked by the newspaper, a blazing flame suddenly burst out and rushed straight to Caesar's face through the cover of the newspaper!
Bang!
"Ugh!!!"

There was a loud bang, Ace screamed, broke through the guardrail and fell into the sea.

“PayPal!”

Caesar retracted his feet, crossed his legs again, and greeted without even raising his eyes.

"Here we go!"

Beibao jumped into the sea and pulled Ace out.

"Win-loss ratio, 51:0!"

Deuce casually took out a small notebook and wrote down the win-loss ratio between the two, then looked at Ace with a smile.

"The win-loss ratio is already halfway through, Ace! 49 more games and you'll be completely in!"

"Tsk, I will definitely win!"

Ace wrung out his shirt and summarized his experience from the previous duel.

In fact, he had no experience at all and was simply kicked out by Caesar.

Ever since he learned that Caesar also had the ability to use fire, he had launched more and more confrontations, or sneak attacks, on Caesar.

It's no wonder he was anxious. He had been practicing for so many days and had even mastered the dual-color domineering aura, but he couldn't even defeat a single move from Caesar in his normal state. Anyone would be unbalanced.

Upon hearing this, Caesar chuckled, his smile slightly wicked.

In fact, Ace has not made no progress at all. Compared to the initial situation where he was defeated by a simple attack of Armament Hardening, Caesar now has to use the means of flowing Armament Haki.

It is expected that after another thirty or forty duels, this guy will almost master the flow of Armament Haki. At that time, Caesar will naturally go a step further and use the Armament Haki externally.

On this ship, in terms of potential, Caesar values ​​Yamato and Ace the most.

Yamato has grown up, but Ace still has a long way to go.

The Armament Haki flow wasn't difficult for Caesar, but with Ace's own conditions, once he mastered the Armament Haki flow, he would be a brand new Shichibukai-level fighter! And one that was at the top of the list!

In fact, not to mention the entanglement of Conqueror's Haki, even the release of Armament Haki is possible, there are only a handful of people who can do it, otherwise Yamato would not have worn seastone shackles for so many years.

Fortunately, Yamato has now mastered this skill under Caesar's guidance. If Yamato had only touched the threshold of the general level at the beginning, now she can be said to have one foot in this level.

In the original book, this girl had no one to teach her and could only learn by herself through being beaten. Since she had Caesar's guidance, she made rapid progress. After all, all the beatings she received over the years were not in vain.

"Phew... I'm so tired!"

After finishing the weighted squats, Nami kicked her legs, looked at the recording pointer on her wrist, and after confirming that there was no error in the course, she looked at Caesar.

"The weather has been pretty good these past two days, hasn't it? It's not as chaotic as before."

"The magnetic field of Mount Levis connects seven routes. The seven magnetic fields are mixed, so the climate is of course chaotic. It will be much better after passing that section, but we can't take it lightly." Caesar reminded.

In the past few days, Nami has become familiar with the navigation work of the Grand Line, and with the assistance of PayPal, she seems to be a lot more relaxed.

bang——

As soon as Caesar finished speaking, a super-giant dolphin with sharp teeth broke through the surface of the sea and rushed straight towards the ship!

Nami was so frightened by the sudden change that she screamed and fell to the deck.

"Oh—what a huge dolphin!"

Caesar raised his eyelids: "Leave it to you, Yamato."

Before he could finish his words, Yamato had already picked up his mace and leaped into the sky.

"Horse Phantom Blade!"

laugh--

The mace swept violently, and the biting cold air instantly froze the dolphin!

boom--

The frozen dolphin fell back into the sea, creating huge waves that pushed the boat forward for a long distance.

"Ha! I see the island!"

Bonnie pointed forward and everyone looked in the direction of the sound. A vague outline of an island appeared in their sight.

"Full speed ahead! Prepare to land on the island!"

Caesar stood up and said, "Also, the small garden is an ancient island. There are many mosquitoes and viruses that are extinct in the outside world. Remember to take precautions."

"Oh!!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Deuce was trembling with excitement, his eyes fixed on the direction of the island.

Small garden...

He has been waiting for this legendary island for too long!

Soon, everyone entered the island's inland river. The river bank was lined with huge trees, with thick vines hanging on the trunks. Some insects that were much larger than those outside could be vaguely seen between the leaves.

hum-

A beetle the size of a football flew down onto the deck.

Everyone was slightly stunned, and the next second, Ace, Deus, Barto, Yamato, and Bonnie rioted instantly!
"Oh!!!"

"What a huge beetle!"

"This head can definitely sell for a million, right?"

"Get it now!"

"Humph…"

Several people rushed towards the beetle. Luo snorted and raised his hand: "ROOM!"

sieve!
Beetle was held in Luo's hand, and their heads bumped into each other awkwardly.

“Good! It hurts! Ahhhhhh!!!”

Barto and Deus covered their heads, and a scratch appeared on each of their heads.

Yamato glanced at the two of them, a worried look on his face, "Hey, are you okay? Who hurt you?"

"..."

The two of them looked at the devil horns on Yamato's head and sighed in unison.

"I didn't expect you would like this kind of thing."

Robin looked at Luo in surprise. She thought that Luo was not interested in anything except medicine.

“It’s just that PayPal likes it.”

Luo, with a straight face, handed the Beetle to PayPal.

Babel took the Beetle blankly and said, "Captain, don't you like it too?"

"Shut up."

“Private Marseille…”

"How cunning!"

Bonnie raised her little fist, and Luo turned away, pretending not to hear.

Nami looked at the large beetle in Beibao's hand with a look of disgust: "Speaking of which, even the bugs are so huge, why is this place called a small garden?"

"Because for the residents of this island, this island is like a small courtyard," explained Deus.

"Okay, it's time for us to get to the island."

Caesar put his foot on the guardrail and asked, "Who will guard the ship?"

"Let me do it."

He smiled and spoke.

In the past, Big Bear was the one guarding the boat most of the time, but since this is an island with adventure fun, it’s better to let the father and daughter go together. There is no casino on this island anyway, so he has no interest in it.

"Everyone, get ready, we're setting off!" Soon, the group reached the shore, furled the sails, dropped the anchor, and headed towards the interior of the island.

Bonnie skipped after Caesar, "Caesar Caesar! Where is the giant?"

Caesar used his observation Haki to sense that the two giants lived on both sides of the island.

"Let's go this way."

Caesar pointed to the left and said, "Let's find one of them first."

Walking towards the depths of the island, the group had not gone far when suddenly there was a commotion in the bushes.

Noticing the movement, Nami quickly shrank behind Caesar, grabbed Caesar's shoulders with both hands, and shouted towards the bushes: "What is that? Come out!"

"Hey hey..."

Everyone looked at the woman speechlessly. She had finally figured out the trick of using the power of others to bully others.

boom!
The earth trembled, and a huge figure slowly appeared in front of everyone.

The fierce eyes looked like headlights, and the three huge curved horns were pointed at everyone menacingly. It turned out to be a Triceratops!

"Wow! This is the first time I see a dinosaur!" Ace looked at the huge creature in front of him in surprise.

"Prehistoric creatures really still exist in the world!" Deuce was shaking with excitement.

Nami's voice trembled, and she said in an awkward tone: "Sorry, I spoke a little loudly just now..."

clang--

Before she could finish her words, Yamato had already swung his stick and heavily embedded the Triceratops's head into the ground!

"What's wrong with me talking loudly?!"

Nami was instantly fine again.

"Hahaha, I never thought I'd get to eat dinosaur meat one day!"

Yamato carried his mace and laughed heartily: "And it's a real dinosaur, not a fruit ability user."

"That sounds so dangerous. Have you ever seen someone with the ability of the Dinosaur Fruit?" Deus asked curiously.

"Most of the three leaders of the Beasts Pirates and the several Flying Six below them are users of the Ancient Dragon Fruit."

Caesar looked at Yamato and said, "Come to think of it, I remember that Sasaki is the one who has the ability of Triceratops, right?"

Yamato nodded, "Ah, that's right!"

Deuce swallowed his saliva: "The Four Emperors Pirate Group...are they all such monsters?"

wow——

Soon, before they had walked far, the woods ahead began to shake again, and a shadow fell over everyone's heads.

"Another dinosaur?"

Dr. Wolfe looked up at the shadow. "I'm not a biology expert, but if possible, I'd like to study it... Eh? What is that?"

A huge shadow blocked the light above their heads, and everyone finally saw the source of the shadow - a giant with a sturdy build, a beard, a big mouth and huge nostrils!
"Giant...Giant!!" ×N
Big Bear held Bonnie in his hands and stared blankly at the tall figure in front of him.

"Wow! He's taller than dad!" Bonnie said in disbelief.

Caesar also looked carefully at the huge figure in front of him. It was about twenty meters tall, almost as tall as three big bears.

Ace patted Deuce's shoulder and said, "Ha, you got what you wanted, Deuce."

"Ah..."

Looking at the terrifying and oppressive figure before him, Zeus opened his mouth wide, tears streaming down his face.

Although he had long known from Caesar that the giant and the little garden were real, it was not until he actually saw them that he truly felt the indescribable shock and the indescribable satisfaction after his ideal was achieved.

"Finally...finally saw it!"

"Ka-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa!"

Suddenly, the giant roared loudly, and the sound echoed throughout the forest. Nami was so scared that she turned pale and instantly shrank back behind Caesar.

Barto's expression tightened, and he quickly stood in front of Robin and Baby5, ready to put up a barrier at any time.

Luo was also a little nervous and clenched the Ghost Cry in his hand.

Ace, on the other hand, looked calm and not affected at all.

"It's been so long since I've seen a human being!"

The giant's tone was full of excitement. He leaned over and bared his teeth at everyone. "I say, do you have any wine?"

"some!"

Caesar waved his hand and a huge wine barrel appeared in front of him.

"Oh? A person with special abilities?"

The giant's eyes were filled with wonder. He picked up the barrel, opened it, and took a sip. Suddenly, he roared again, "Ka-pa-pa-pa! What a wonderful wine! Thank you so much, guests who have come from afar!"

"My name is Broki, and I'm the captain of the Giant Pirates. Please give me your guidance!"

"Nice to meet you. My name is Caesar, and they are my companions."

Caesar greeted politely, "I heard that there are two giant warriors in the small garden, and they are fighting a duel that has lasted for a hundred years. So I brought my companions here to see it."

"Oh? So that's how it is!"

Upon hearing this, Broki grinned and said, "In that case, please allow me to entertain you! Come with me!"

As he said that, he turned and walked towards the island. Seeing this, Caesar hurried to catch up. Yamato didn't care about the Triceratops he had just killed, and followed quickly, his eyes full of excitement.

"So cool, is that a giant? So tall..." Bonnie said with curiosity in her eyes.

Nami murmured quietly behind Caesar, "I say, is this really okay? They're asking for treats right after we met. Is there some conspiracy?"

Robin smiled gently: "Don't worry, the giants believe in dueling. Even if they want to kill you, they will definitely swing their swords at you openly."

"Alas--"

Nami wanted to cry but had no tears: "Sister Robin, don't say such horrible things with such a calm face!"

"Hahaha, I really want to have a fight with the giant!" Yamato smiled heartily when he heard that.

Robin also chuckled and followed Caesar with brisk steps.

Soon, they arrived at the foot of a white mountain. Robin stepped forward and observed the texture of the mountain wall. He confirmed, "The skeleton of a sea king."

“Of course…”

Wolf nodded: "Perhaps only the giants can capture creatures of this size."

Clang——

The two were discussing when suddenly a cold light flashed.

Broki swung his axe and killed a passing Tyrannosaurus Rex, leaving Nami and Deuce stunned.

Soon, a bonfire was lit, and the huge dinosaur meat was roasted by the flames, constantly oozing with tempting fat.

With the help of Big Bear, Baby5 applied seasoning to the giant dinosaur meat, while Caesar and his group sat by the campfire and chatted with Brocky.

Everyone first introduced themselves, and when Broki learned that Deuce went to sea because of his own legend, he seemed very happy.

"Ka-pa-pa-pa, it seems you are a real man too!"

"Hahahaha, no, no, I'm still far away!"

Deuce quickly waved his hands, but he couldn't hide his smile when he got Broki's approval.

Caesar looked up at Broki and said, "Speaking of which, Broki, I came here this time not only to bring my companions to witness the duel of the giants, but also to ask you and your companion for a favor."

"My friends at sea, what's the point of asking for favors?"

Brockie grinned. "If you need any help, just ask!"

"Haha, really? To be honest, I want to learn from you the combined attack techniques of your giant tribe."

Caesar pinched his chin: "I remember that move was called...Ba Hai?"

"Eh?"

Brockie was stunned: "Isn't it the Hegemony?"

(End of this chapter)