I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Robin looked thoughtful.

She had indeed considered this issue several times during this period.

When Sieg held her in his arms, the feeling of having someone to rely on gave this orphan of Ohara a sense of security she hadn't experienced in many years.

But whenever Robin is about to agree, she can't help but recall Sig's words from back then.

"He previously said I was too old and not suitable..."

A sentence that sends chills down your spine upon closer examination.

So after thinking about it for so many days, Robin still couldn't bring himself to speak.

"It's alright... Let's get down to business."

Sieg was slightly disappointed, but then he changed the subject:

"Crocodile also used information from the Poneglyphs to recruit you as his subordinate, right?"

It is no secret that Robin, the son of the devil, is the only archaeologist in the world capable of deciphering Poneglyphs.

Robin has relied on this knowledge she has acquired to make a living under the pirates in the West Blue over the years.

"Come with me to the palace later."

"The royal family that Alabassen mentioned does indeed possess a piece of the Poneglyph, but this piece is a bit special."

"Sig said."

"special..."

Robin's expression changed slightly.

"Does he mean that this Poneglyph is related to Hades, as Crocodile mentioned?"

Robin felt somewhat disappointed.

Pluton is an ancient weapon capable of destroying the world. Robin has become Crocodile's subordinate on the surface, but she does not intend to cooperate with Crocodile in a sincere way.

She could not stand by and watch the ancient weapon that would destroy the world fall into Crocodile's hands.

"Is Sig also like Crocodile, ambitious and wanting to master the Ancient Weapons?"

Robin pondered this in his heart.

But then he heard Sieg say:

"What makes this historical text special is that, in addition to the ancient characters engraved on it, it is very likely that there are other marks left by others."

“Robin, you’re an archaeologist from Ohara. If you see the handwriting that person left behind, you should be able to estimate the approximate time when the handwriting was carved, right?”

At this point, Sieg's expression gradually became serious.

This is one of the reasons he came to Albana.

Not for Hades... but for the Pandaren!

In the original work, there is Japanese writing left by the Pandaren in the Alabasta royal tomb!

Sieg wanted to check whether there was any Pandaren Japanese script on the current Poneglyph stones.

If so, in which era were they left behind?

Sig has been followed by the Pandaren for so long, so naturally he won't let them do whatever they want, which is why he came to Albana.

“That’s impossible!” Robin blurted out, retorting:

"The stone on which the Poneglyphs were engraved is an extremely hard stone. Apart from the creator of the Poneglyphs 800 years ago, no one has ever been able to leave the slightest mark on the stone."

"Yes, that's what makes this historical text special. The person who left the mark is special. Perhaps the mysteries surrounding him are no less than the mysteries of the blank 100 years that you want to know."

"Perhaps he himself is related to that period of history."

Sig said with a solemn expression.

"As for whether there are any marks left by others on that stone, Robin, you shall judge for yourself."

These few words immediately piqued Robin's curiosity.

Robin's dream has always been to find the Poneglyphs and uncover the truth of history. Now that she has a chance to see one, she naturally won't refuse Higuma.

After saying this, Sig took Robin with him, and the two of them entered the palace again, requesting a secret meeting with Cobra.

Unlike before, this time Sig didn't bring any other subordinates, only Robin.

"King Cobra, I actually have another request, which concerns the Nefertari royal family..."

Siegfried got straight to the point, directly bringing up the matter of the Poneglyphs and the Pandaren.

"what?"

Cobra could no longer maintain his smile, and his expression became incredibly complicated.

Even he himself didn't know what kind of expression he should have right now.

The family's secret, which had been kept for many years, was now clearly known to Sieg.

Not only that, Siegfried also knew about the history books in the royal tombs.

To be fair, Siegfried already knew the exact location of the Poneglyphs. Given the power Siegfried had displayed, Cobra was confident that if he wanted to seize them by force, the entire kingdom of Alabasta would likely be powerless to stop him...

Sieg's direct confrontation left Cobra completely bewildered, unable to grasp his purpose for a moment.

“Mr. Sig, the history book is of great importance. Even if you are the hero who saved Rain City, I cannot accept this request.”

After much deliberation, Kobra finally refused outright.

As for the Pandaren that Sieg mentioned, Cobra was skeptical.

Should we refuse outright?

Sieg pondered for a moment, then prepared to reveal more information.

He pulled a wanted poster from his pocket and unfolded it in front of Cobra and Robin.

The wanted poster features a black and white panda face.

The specific bounty amount is quite unusual, at 3,333,333 Berries.

“King Cobra, I have been investigating a mysterious man who left his mark on your history books.”

Sieg said in a deep voice, observing the reactions of Cobra and Sieg.

"More than three million Berries? Mr. Sig, are you kidding me? How could a small-time pirate with only a few million Berries manage to sneak into the royal tombs and leave his mark on the Poneglyphs?"

Cobra frowned, completely disbelieving.

"You guys... don't you notice something's off about the Pandaren's bounties?"

Sig's brows furrowed deeply.

"The key point is not the more than three million peles, but the number 3,333,333 peles!"

"What kind of pirate has such a strange bounty?"

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Robin and Cobra's expressions both changed slightly when the topic of the Pandaren's bounty was mentioned.

After being reminded by Sieg, they couldn't help but realize the problem.

This strange number can be said to defy common sense.

The Navy sets bounties based on the level of danger posed by pirates; how could they possibly set a single number?

In some ways, this is even more alarming than pirates with hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Furthermore, this pirate doesn't have a name, only the title of 'Panda Man'?"

"Even the navy doesn't know his real name? Or is there something else going on...?"

When Cobra was in a serious mood, he was a respectable king.

After thinking for a while, his expression became increasingly serious.

So he summoned Icarus, the captain of the Kingdom Guard.

"Icarim, go to the royal tombs..."

Cobra whispered something to Icarum and then gave him this order.

Afterwards, the three of them waited in the palace for a while.

About half an hour later, Cobra's Den Den Mushi rang, and he heard a message from Ikaram on the other end that made his face change drastically.

"Mr. Sig, just as you predicted, there is indeed a strange handwriting on the stone of the Poneglyph..."

Kobra's face was ashen.

This is very bad news for him.

Someone secretly infiltrated the royal tombs and left their mark on the historical texts?

Does this mean that the secrets their royal family has kept for many years, the historical texts containing information about Hades, have been leaked?

Without further hesitation, Cobra left the palace and headed straight for the tomb with Sig and Robin.

..........

Some time later, in the royal tombs.

The three of them, Sig and his companion, stood before the square historical text stone, each with a different expression.

Robin stood in front of the stone and gently reached out to stroke the engravings on its surface.

The historical text stele has strange ancient hieroglyphs on only one side.

In this world, only Robin remains as an orphan of Ohara, possessing the ability to decipher this script.

Robin was reading the contents of the Poneglyph.

Sig and Cobra, however, focused their attention on a small, inconspicuous row of Japanese characters within the dense array of hieroglyphs.

"Panda Man..."

Cobra's face turned somewhat pale as he read the text on the historical text.