One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 165 The leader has given the order; the stars will converge.

"An 800-year-old mural? Hiding the truth behind a hundred-year gap?"

Whiskey Garden, the secret room of the temporary headquarters of 'Baroque Studio'.

"Crack!"

Wearing the 'Heart Moon Fox' mask, Robin walked closely beside Chenlong, excitedly snapping the pen in her hand: "Lord Chenlong, where is it? Is it the place you're heading to this time? Is it also intelligence from the organization?"

Her words were naturally filled with barely concealed excitement.

She could never have imagined that Chenlong would discover something of this caliber just by going out casually once.

Having experienced the Sky Island trip, Robin now has no doubts about what Chenlong says.

"Can I see that mural? I can help translate it, record it, I can do anything!"

She, who is usually not very talkative, seems to be developing into a chatterbox at this moment.

But Chenlong was not surprised—he knew very well that for Robin, a 'remnant of Ohara,' this news was probably more important than her life.

Even if he told her that this thing was in Mary Geoise, he reckoned Robin would turn into Fisher Tiger.

“You are my subordinate in the ‘Chen Department,’ so I will definitely let you see that mural.”

"However, the situation with that mural is quite special—it's a 'remnant' left directly from the past because of the Devil Fruit's power, so it can't be brought out. I'll take you there later."

However, Chenlong did not reject Robin's suggestion.

As he told Robin, he had already determined the approximate content of the mural constructed of 'mirage'.

The murals depict the ancient history of the 'Void Century': Davy Jones, the twenty kings who were the ancestors of the Celestial Dragons, the giants, the fish-men, and the rise and fall of that vast kingdom.

"If I'm not mistaken, the dark figure in the tree should be 'Lord Im'."

"He seems to have worked with Davy Jones, giving him that spherical object, which may have some kind of power that allowed Davy Jones to become the first pirate and plunder the 'world'."

"He brought all races under his command and established a 'great kingdom'—even the fish-men of the deep sea and the powerful giants submitted to him and were given the 'Adam Tree' and the 'Eve Tree' as the foundation for their survival."

This also explains why the rules of 'Davy Back Fight,' a game named after Davy Jones, are 'the loser submits to the winner.'

Because this might be exactly what Davy Jones did back then.

He was the founder and first king of that enormous kingdom 800 years ago.

But then, he was clearly betrayed.

The Celestial Dragons' ancestors, the 'Twenty Kings of Creation,' betrayed him and made a new contract with Im.

One can imagine that a huge war must have taken place at that time—Davy Jones allied with the 'Sun', but was ultimately defeated, and that 'Sun' was undoubtedly Joy Boy.

The kingdom from 800 years ago was destroyed as a result, and Davy Jones was probably seriously injured. He was eventually forced to escape the great kingdom aboard the Abyss and hide in the thick fog.

The World Government was established, and the 'order' of the seas has become what it is today.

Of course, there are still many questions that Chenlong doesn't understand.

For example, the origin of everything, information about that 'tree,' and the spherical object that Davy Jones obtained—many things are still mysteries.

Since there were indeed a few ancient characters on the mural, he did need Robin's help to decipher its contents.

But obviously
That won't be now.

“I have other things to do, Mr. All Sunday.”

Seeing Robin's eagerness to see the murals immediately, Chenlong said softly.

"Is something wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Robin finally suppressed her anxiety and frowned slightly.

"But didn't you just return from a mission?"

Chenlong shook his head: "Not going to the Devil's Triangle is just a 'prerequisite' for the mission."

"The real mission is about to begin."

"The leader has given the order that the stars will converge."

“I have been summoned, and I will respond.”

Chenlong said in a low voice, "I only came back this time to introduce him to you before I leave."

As he spoke, he pushed open the door to the secret room in front of him.

Then, a tavern appeared before him.

This is the temporary headquarters of Baroque Studios, openly known as the Cactus Tavern on Whisky Peak.

At that moment, Robin spotted it immediately.

At this moment, a skeleton lies across the center of the tavern.

Robin's eyes suddenly lit up: "Lord Chenlong, could this also be a skeleton from eight hundred years ago?"

She almost instinctively reached into her pocket to pull out her archaeology gloves.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the skeleton blink—even though it had no eyes.

"Ah I?"

He pointed to himself with his wrist.

then
"Eh!"

He jumped up in anger: "How rude of me! Do I look like I've been dead for eight hundred years? I've been taking good care of myself. Oh, although I am indeed dead, hohohoho!"

"However, judging from your voice, you seem to be a beautiful young lady. Would you mind letting me see your underwear?"

"Alright, let's save the boring skull jokes and lewd jokes for later."

He was interrupted by Chenlong halfway through his sentence.

Then, seeing Brooke shrink to the side, saying things like, "It's not a silly joke, I thought about it for a long time, even though I'm brainless," while hugging her knees.

Chenlong then turned to look at Robin: "This guy's name is Brook, is he?"

He briefly explained Brooke's identity and the reason why he had become like this.

“He will become a temporary member of the organization from now on, and you will be in charge of him for the time being. Please also keep the body he brought back safe for me.” After saying that, he turned to Brook and said, “This is my subordinate, ‘Heart Moon Fox,’ Lord Brook—you should stay with her until you find a partner who can accompany you to fulfill your promise.”

Yes.

After leaving the Abyss, Chenlong returned to Thriller Bark and brought out the bodies of Brook and Ryoma.

Brooke was extremely grateful and also made a request to Chenlong.

"I intend to keep my promise to my companions and return to Twin Capes to pick up 'Labon' after circling the world."

"But before that, I think I need to find some reliable partners."

After what happened in the Devil's Triangle, Brook clearly understood that it was impossible for him to traverse the Grand Line on his own.

He needs a partner who is strong and steadfast enough.

And obviously, such guys are hard to find.

"So before that, could I work part-time for your organization to earn some living expenses?"

"After all, if I went to other places looking like this, I'd probably scare people, and that would make my conscience uneasy, even though I don't have a heart, yo ho ho ho!"

It was because of his request that this scene came to be.

"I see."

Upon learning that the skeleton was not an artifact from eight hundred years ago, but rather belonged to a user with special abilities, Robin nodded with slight disappointment.

However, she, who had been in charge of handling the internal affairs of the Baroque Studio, quickly made a judgment.

You said you're a musician?

"Replacement guaranteed."

"In that case, you'll be in charge of washing dishes at the bar."

Robin smiled and said, "It just so happens that the bounty hunter who was washing dishes was killed by a pirate while on a mission."

Brooke: "Uh, no, I meant the music."

"The pay is quite good—once you join the organization, you'll not only receive various allowances, but your monthly salary will be at least this much."

"Ah, this... I guarantee I'll complete the mission, sir!"

Well, in a sense, this 'son of the devil' is indeed a devil.

"Then, I'll be leaving now."

Seeing Brooke quickly swayed by money and abandon his pride as a musician, Chenlong grinned.

They saw Chenlong heading towards the tavern's door.

Robin suddenly said, "Lord Chenlong."

"Ok?"

"Will you take me to see that mural?"

She asked that question.

But when Chenlong turned his head, he saw Robin's eyes filled with undisguised worry.

It goes without saying—Robin isn't stupid.

She had spent a considerable amount of time with Chenlong and naturally knew that this usually lazy and inactive powerful man rarely made such a solemn appearance.

Not to mention, Chenlong just said that.

This mission is not one that 'he' is to undertake.

Instead, it was the leader who issued a task to 'them'.

Robin could naturally guess the meaning behind it.

If the facts are indeed as she suspects, then
Without a doubt, Chenlong will be involved in a 'major event' that will shake up the entire maritime situation.

Major events often mean that the enemy must be very dangerous.

So, of course she would be worried.

After this period of time, she had come to accept and become accustomed to life within the organization.

The peaceful, stable life, free from the threat of being hunted by the navy or betrayed by the organization, and the opportunity to openly study history, even felt somewhat unreal to her.

That was a life she had never experienced since the destruction of Ohara.

So, without realizing it...

She has fully accepted her identity.

She is more than just Nicole Robin.

He is also the highest-ranking official of the Twelve Constellations, and one of the constellations under Chenlong's command, 'Heart Moon Fox'.

"of course."

Then Robin heard Chenlong's calm reply.

"Boom!"

At that very moment, thunder roared.

A bolt of lightning struck down in front of the tavern from the sky.

Accompanied by the sweeping gale, Chenlong's figure transformed into a crimson dragon soaring into the sky amidst the lightning strikes.

“We are the ‘Twelve Constellations’.”