Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 285 Strategist Robin

Although he was momentarily stunned by Nico Robin's aura, Ning Yuan was, after all, a man who had seen it all, and he was only momentarily dazed before calming down.

"Are you the owner here?" Ning Yuan said coldly, "A casino that threatens its customers, well done!"

"On behalf of Yu Yan, I apologize for this dealer's behavior. I also solemnly promise everyone that Yu Yan has never had any policy against customers making money. No matter how much money they earn here, they can take it away safely. Furthermore, our casino will establish a security team to ensure everyone can safely take their money out of this city!" Nico Robin said loudly, standing halfway up the stairs. "We will strengthen the training of our staff to better serve everyone. Please also remind and supervise us so that we can better serve you!"

"The boss is right!"

"We will definitely continue to support Yu Yan!"

"Clatter, clatter!" As expected of the people of the One Piece world, they are easily excited and easily fooled. After Robin's words, not only were some people cheering, but some were even moved to tears!

"Sir!" Robin reassured the guest, then looked at Ning Yuan: "Playing around in the lobby probably isn't very enjoyable, and there aren't enough chips for you to squander. Why don't you come up to the second floor? I'll arrange a game for you."

"Okay!" Ning Yuan nodded, and then turned to leave the crowd.

Weiwei quickly grabbed Ning Yuan: "She's Miss Quan Zhou's partner!"

Ning Yuan took Weiwei's hand in return and said softly, "Have you forgotten? According to our analysis, she's one of our own!"

"Uh!" Vivi hadn't forgotten, but after realizing that Ning Yuan might be obsessed with Robin's appearance, she subconsciously became wary.

In this situation, who has any allies left? Anyone who dares to steal my man is an enemy!

However, she was reasonable after all, and with Ning Yuan's pull, she followed him upstairs.

"That pose!" Ning Yuan followed Robin upstairs, and from behind he could clearly see Robin's waist twisting and turning like a water snake.

But she didn't walk like that after she boarded the ship.

This only shows that it was a skill specifically developed for survival in the Rain Banquet.

"Ugh!" Ning Yuan cursed inwardly again. This damn world government.

Suddenly, a sentence popped into his mind.

Moreover, it is very appropriate to use it here.

The old society turned people into ghosts!

Finally arriving on the second floor, Robin explained with a smile, "The attractions on the second floor are pretty much the same as on the first, but the people playing them are different. The people here are richer and more skilled. Which one would you like to try?"

"Is there a spinning wheel?" Vivi asked excitedly.

Winning 6 million from 10 Berries is incredibly fast, even exceeding their kingdom's fiscal revenue!

Vivi is already a little addicted!

"A spinning wheel? Not really!" Robin paused, then shook his head and chuckled, "After all, spinning wheels are more fun with more people, and this kind of game lacks competition between players, so many people don't like it!"

Seeing Ning Yuan's inexplicably disappointed look, even Robin, a person with so much experience, couldn't understand why. How could someone be unhappy after winning money?

But she continued, "Of course, if you enjoy the feeling of winning big at once, we also have corresponding projects here!"

"Is gambling the only thing you can do here?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Of course not!" Robin laughed. "Real estate, deeds, gold and silver, jewelry, weapons, women—anything that exists in this world can be included in the betting!"

"Does that include you?" Ning Yuan asked.

Robin laughed even harder: "Of course, but if you want to beat me, you might not have enough chips!"

"Not enough?" Ning Yuan asked with a smile. "Then how much would be enough?"

Robin didn't say anything, but stopped in a private room and opened the door.

"There's no one inside!" Vivi peeked inside and saw that this didn't seem to be a gambling place. Instead, there were several sofas around a table.

This is a better place for conversation.

Ning Yuan was speechless: "Are you addicted to winning? Do you really think we're here to gamble?"

"Oh right!" Vivi was stunned for a moment before she remembered that we came here to kill Crocodile!

But you can't blame her, that's 6 million Berries!

6 million Berries is enough to temporarily cause a person to lose their memory.

He pulled Weiwei into the room, locked the door behind him, and then sat down on the sofa.

Ning Yuan looked at Robin in front of him; the fake smile that had been on her face just moments before had vanished.

Robin poured himself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and then asked with a smile, "Is he the helper you found?"

"Who?" Vivi was startled, only then realizing that Robin was looking at her!

"You know me?" Vivi asked in surprise, pointing at herself.

"When you tie your hair up, you're Miss Wednesday; when you let your hair down, you're Nefertari D. Vivi. Is it hard to tell the difference?" Robin took another sip of water.

Ning Yuan was certain that she was drinking plain water, but she managed to make a glass of water taste like a high-end red wine.

grace!

As expected of Robin, this woman is simply too charming!

Moreover, she knows how to unleash her charm.

Or perhaps, it's about using one's charm.

A woman like this would fall in love with anyone, not just those who know the plot but also those who have never read One Piece.

He didn't speak, but waited for Weiwei to speak.

Now, it should be her turn.

"As expected, it was you protecting me in the organization!" Weiwei was a little nervous at first, but feeling the warmth from her left hand and the support on her shoulder, she inexplicably calmed down.

Yes, everyone has a powerful backer.

Your backer is Crocodile, but mine is Ningyuan Jun!

Moreover, according to Ning Yuan, this person is one of their own!

Hmph, they're on our side!

"The organization will protect you?" Robin's hands moved without hesitation as he casually asked, "What makes you say that?"

"I'm not an expert in infiltration, and my skills aren't particularly outstanding. How could I have infiltrated the organization for two years without being discovered and even become an executive commander?" Vivi said confidently, "If no one in the organization's higher-ups had helped me, I couldn't have progressed so smoothly!"

"Sorry!" Robin shook his head. "I don't know what you're talking about. The organization has its own rules for promotion. Your promotion means you meet the organization's requirements!"

"This!" Weiwei was speechless. How could I not know how bad I am when you say that?

Do you know why Vivi's clothes used to be covered in circles?

Because she needs to hypnotize the enemy by shaking her body!

Her fighting style can't even be called bad; it's downright hilarious!

Someone like that, who could still be promoted to executive commander? If he didn't have a powerful backer, who would believe it!

"Forget it, there's no point in talking to her now!" Ning Yuan saw that Weiwei still wanted to say something, so he simply patted Weiwei's hand, then reached into his pocket, pulled out a gun, and placed it on the table.

"Huh?" Robin was taken aback and asked curiously, "What does that mean?"

"A show of force!" Ning Yuan laughed. "Plus my superior gambling skills, I want this gambling den!"

"Don't joke around!" Robin shook his head. "If you really have nothing to do, I can exchange your chips for yours and let you leave. Don't do these unnecessary things!"

"Are you the owner here?" Ning Yuan countered. "Someone wants to acquire Yu Yan; can you make the decision to refuse them without any authority?"

"This helper you found," Robin ignored Ning Yuan and looked at Vivi instead, "is quite pretty, but she doesn't seem to be very bright!"

Vivi smiled smugly: "But I believe him! He said he wanted to buy the Rain Banquet, and he meant it. You don't need to doubt whether he has the money. Since you know I'm a princess, you should also know that I'm not short of money!"

In reality, Vivi was very short of money, and the Alabasta royal family was also dirt poor.

However, the royal family is short of money. If they really wanted to buy a casino, they could afford it if they gritted their teeth.

"Sorry!" Robin shook his head. "If it's about buying Rain Banquet, then I can certainly act as your representative to tell you that it's not for sale!"

"Then we'll have to resort to force!" Ning Yuan pushed the gun forward. "If they don't sell, I'll just rob them!"

Robin sighed. "I've already warned you, you have no idea what you're facing!"

"No need for you to trouble yourself!" Ning Yuan said with a smile, "You just need to tell your boss what I'm asking!"

Robin was utterly speechless.

At that moment, she remembered a sentence she had learned from reading the newspaper a few days earlier.

It's hard to reason with a damned devil.

I've already told you that the Rain Banquet is a deep and complicated affair, it's not that simple, why do you have to do it this way!

And Princess Vivi, she's still too young, too easily fooled!

She doesn't think that just because this person has a gun, he can fight Crocodile!

"In that case, I have no choice but to drive you out by force!" Robin shook her head, then crossed her hands: "Twenty rounds of blossoms!"

Rather than be tortured by Crocodile, I'd rather kill you first.

Moreover, he was just a liar. Letting him realize just how weak he really was also a good opportunity for Princess Vivi to see his true colors.

Two arms suddenly stretched out from Ning Yuan's shoulders, then pressed down on Ning Yuan's head and twisted it sharply!

Ning Yuan tilted his head and looked at Robin, even blinking, "Is the angle wrong? Try again?"

"Huh?" Robin was stunned. That's impossible!

I've dealt with at least 800 to 1000 criminals and pirates using this technique, so how could the angle be wrong!

"Again!" This time, they changed direction and folded again!

Ning Yuan's head was twisted almost 180 degrees!

If a normal person's head is twisted to this extent, they would have already suffered a cervical spine fracture or joint dislocation.

If it leads to spinal cord injury, it could cause instant death!

But Ning Yuan not only didn't die, he also turned his head back!

Actually, turning his head 180 degrees before speaking wouldn't be a bad idea, but that would be too creepy, and Ning Yuan was afraid of scaring Weiwei.

In fact, Vivi was so scared that she tried to grab the gun, but unfortunately she couldn't beat Robin. A hand grew out of the table and took the gun away.

As soon as Robin got his hands on the gun, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Too light!

And why is there a water sound when I shake it?

She picked up the gun and slammed it against the sofa next to her, and a jet of water shot out from the muzzle!

"Water gun?" Robin was speechless. He looked at the person in front of him whose neck he couldn't twist to die, and for some reason felt that his 27 years of life experience were completely insufficient.

"It's a water gun!" Ning Yuan laughed. "I wouldn't dare point a real gun at you; what if it accidentally goes off!"

"Reluctant to part with me?" Robin was taken aback, and her familiar fake smile instantly returned to her face. "It seems Vivi's chosen partner is a bit dishonest, actually taking a liking to me? But I'm not unwilling to give you a chance, as long as you tell me how you did it?"

"Just a few martial arts techniques. Have you ever heard of life return?!" Ning Yuan asked.

Robin's face suddenly darkened: "You're a Marine?"

"No!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "Don't guess. I can tell you the truth later. For now, let's get straight to the point and stop testing each other!"

He sat up straight and said seriously, "I'm here to kill Crocodile, but I don't know where he's hiding, so I need to find you at Rainbanquet first, and then you can call him out!"

"As for the so-called 'purchasing Rain Banquet' thing, that's all nonsense!"

Robin calmly nodded: "I know, but I also told you that Crocodile isn't someone who can be easily defeated. Don't waste your energy!"

That's right, Ning Yuan knew that Robin was acting, and Robin also knew the ultimate goal of Ning Yuan and Robin.

However, since it was unclear what each other's attitudes were, they had been testing each other before.

It wasn't until Ning Yuan helped Weiwei confirm that Robin would never kill her, and until Robin discovered that the gun Ning Yuan had put down was a water gun, that a foundation of trust was established between the two.

But that's also where the trouble lies for good people.

Because Robin is a good person, she wouldn't stand by and watch Ning Yuan go to his death.

Ning Yuan sighed and said, "Is it possible that I'm strong enough to easily kill Crocodile? Your worries are unnecessary!"

"Ha!" Robin shook his head, smiling without saying a word.

But the meaning conveyed by his eyes was very clear: if you are so powerful, how come you have no reputation in the martial arts world?

Ning Yuan shrugged: "There's nothing I can do. I'm a reporter. My profession doesn't involve fighting, so I don't need to demonstrate my abilities!"

"But things are different now. Weiwei is my fiancée, and her affairs are my affairs, so I can no longer hide it!"

"A reporter?" Robin was taken aback. As a fellow writer, she immediately felt much closer to Ning Yuan, and then asked, "What's your pen name?"

"Zhiyuan!" Ningyuan said.

Robin's eyes lit up: "The Seven Warlords' plot to usurp the throne, the Conqueror's Haki, and the backer king—you're the one who reported on all of that?"

Ning Yuan nodded: "It's me!"

"You really are a reporter!" Robin was somewhat surprised. In her short yet long life, she had only ever encountered Marines and pirates, and this was the first time she had ever met a reporter!

"You're a reporter, you could have tried other approaches, like exposing Crocodile's plot. Wouldn't that have saved Alabasta and helped your fiancée?" Robin asked curiously. "Why do you have to fight Crocodile?"

"I reported it here, and Crocodile saw it over there. Then he planned ahead, what to do?" Ning Yuan asked. "While Vivi might be outside, my father-in-law is still at home!"

Then, Ning Yuan discovered something strange.

When Luffy said he was going to take on Crocodile, it seems like no one stopped him!

Not only did no one stop him, but Vivi and Robin even begged Luffy to fight Crocodile.

Why are they unhappy when it's my turn?

So Luffy's life doesn't matter, huh?

Or is it that I look too much like a pretty boy, making me seem like I have no real talent?

"Anyway, we've already planned it out!" Ning Yuan said, "If you have a Den Den Mushi, call Crocodile now to trick him into coming out. If you don't, I'll provide you with one!"

"Does it really have to be this way?" Robin asked, somewhat bewildered. "Perhaps we have a better way!"

"Can't you just trust my abilities?" Ning Yuan said. "Besides, you can ask Weiwei, even if I can't win, I can still run away!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Weiwei nodded emphatically, "Ningyuan can fly!"

"It can fly?" Robin's tense mood immediately relaxed a bit.

Wait, why am I nervous? I was just thinking about killing him!

"How do you plan to kill him?" Robin asked.

"Sniper!" Ning Yuan pulled out a pistol. "I'll just show up in front of him and take him out with one shot!"

Robin was speechless: "Don't you do any research before you kill someone? Crocodile is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user; bullets can't hit him at all!"

Ning Yuan pulled out another bullet with white scratches: "That's why I prepared salt crystal bullets, specifically for Logia-type Devil Fruit users!"

"Huh?" Robin was taken aback: "Salt, salt crystal bullets?"

"It's an element from the deep sea that can counteract Devil Fruit abilities!" Ning Yuan said. "It has an effect similar to Seastone. You know what Seastone is, right?"

Robin nodded; of course she knew.

"Logia-type Devil Fruit users all rely on their abilities and don't even bother to dodge ordinary attacks. Besides, Crocodile doesn't have Observation Haki, so this shot is guaranteed to hit!" Ning Yuan loaded the bullet into the magazine. "Maybe he'll even taunt me when I fire! He'll just get shot dead!"

Ning Yuan chuckled and continued, "Besides, I'll disguise myself and conceal my identity when I go out. That way, even if the assassination fails, I can fly away and return in time to find another opportunity. It won't implicate you!"

"If that's the case, it's definitely worth a try!" Robin said thoughtfully.

The way to mobilize Crocodile is simple: since he's diligently playing the hero, just say that pirates have come to the Rain Land.

In this way, if he were assassinated on the way, it wouldn't be his problem.

Success is better, but even if you fail, it won't affect you.

As for where pirates get them?

Do you think all the pirates in Alabasta are real pirates?

Some of them were actually people from Baroque Works in disguise, okay? It's easier to arrange the script with your own people!

It's about time Crocodile boosted his popularity.

Robin bent down, took a piece of white paper from the drawer of the table, picked up a pen, and began to draw a map.

"This is Crocodile's location, along with his travel route map. I suggest you ambush him here!"

She started taking the initiative to act as a strategist!

(End of this chapter)