I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"What are you wearing?! You shameless woman!"

Nami exclaimed, "This is a swimming pool, bro!"

If you're not wearing a swimsuit, are you going to swim wrapped in a blanket?

"smell good."

That's just what the iceberg said.

Iceberg arrived, and Franky followed suit, after all, they had built the ship together.

Shipbuilding halted!

"Why not eat it if it's free!"

"There should be a place for me, right?"

The Zambryans said, "Big brother, we've been waiting for you!"

The sniper king climbed onto the high platform. We don't know why there's a high platform in the swimming pool.

"The ultimate sniper king! He dedicates a song to us!!"

The entire pool was already packed. When Luffy saw that everyone had arrived, his smile was even harder to suppress than AK's.

"Hahahaha!!"

"The banquet is starting!!!"

........

A lively banquet began, and laughter echoed even beyond Water City.

Robin, perhaps still not used to such a large-scale banquet, leaned against the wall in the shade, holding a cup of black tea.

Suddenly, Aokiji's voice came from behind. Robin was so frightened that she dared not move, and Aokiji's words also told her not to move.

"Stand still... Nico Robin!"

"...You're Aokiji!"

The two were back to back, separated by a wall.

The cheers and laughter continued inside the wall, while it was rather quiet outside.

Why don't you run away like you used to?

"If you're alone, you should be able to escape from CP9."

Aokiji brought up a question.

Robin looked at everyone in the center of the banquet. Escape? Back then, even if she wanted to escape, Bai Yun was still with her.

“I’ve said before that I’m not the same as I used to be.”

"I can't stand by and watch them die."

"I can't do that."

Aokiji was silent for two seconds after hearing this answer.

"Haguval D. Saul, the Titan who sacrificed himself in the Ohara incident twenty years ago, was my friend."

“That day, I followed his advice and released you from the island. I have an obligation to monitor your life…”

"But in those 20 years, you really couldn't find a place to live. You were constantly on the run, like a ticking time bomb."

"I've decided I'm no longer going to ignore you."

"Besides, you yourself don't even want to live anymore..."

"I think it's time for me to put an end to everything in Ohara!"

"But I didn't expect CP9 to suffer such a crushing defeat."

"Have you finally found... a place to stay?"

Robin was silent for a few seconds, then answered with a single word, but it was an incredibly firm one: "Yes!"

Whether Saul's decision to let you live was right or wrong, you'll show me in the future, won't you?

"...That's right!"

"Then live on bravely, Ohara... it is not destroyed!"

"I should go, otherwise, the guy on the top of the wall is staring at me and scaring me."

"Both of you are a huge problem for the Navy..."

"Aokiji said, and then walked forward."

Upon hearing Aokiji's words, Robin immediately looked up and saw Bai Yun, with white hair, sitting on the top of the wall.

Bai Yun noticed Robin's gaze and gestured with the red tea in his hand.

Robin paused for a moment, then smiled and raised his teacup in return.

Chapter 551 Apprentice

The Grand Line, the New World.

"Dad! Dad!!"

"Redhead says he wants to see you!!"

A report from one of Whitebeard's many sons on the Whitebeard Pirates.

This is a historical scene depicting the meeting of two emperors.

Whitebeard seemed unimpressed.

"Ah... let him come over."

"That kid, he brought me some good wine, didn't he?!"

With his father's permission, the son began to pass on the message.

"Meet the red-haired captain!"

The other party came to pay a visit, not to fight.

The Whitebeard Pirates weren't the kind of pirate crew that acted without any rules; they at least had to make way for Shanks to pass through.

"Red is coming."

This is Diamond Jozu, the third division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The man in front of him was Marco, the captain of the First Division.

"The younger generation should all stand back, be careful your bodies can't handle it."

"Huh? What do you mean by 'my body can't handle it'?"

"Never mind that, just get to the back quickly."

As the ship's doctor, Margo was very concerned about the crew's health.

But it was too late, as Shanks stepped onto the stairs.

An invisible aura of dominance emanated from him, and those with weak willpower immediately collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

If we say that Garp mastered Armament Haki to the point of making it passive...

Shanks has mastered Conqueror's Haki to a passive level; it's the "Face Fruit." Even now, Shanks can still unleash some Conqueror's Haki. After all, being able to join the Whitebeard Pirates means he's no weakling.

"Ah! What's wrong with you all?! What happened?!"

Those who didn't know the situation panicked, while those at the captain level were used to it.

"Ah, it's too late. It's alright, don't worry about them, they just fainted."

Margo explained.

Joz picked up where he left off, "If you're not prepared to stand in front of him and speak, you'll faint..."

"Just like before... absolutely domineering!!"

Shanks walked in alone, dragging a huge jug. With each step he took, people fell on either side of him, and even cracks appeared in the ship's planks.

Just as Jozu said, he exudes an aura of dominance.

The room fell silent, save for the sounds of Whitebeard drinking and Shanks's shoes clicking on the floor.

Until Shanks arrived in front of Whitebeard.

Even when sitting, the eight-meter-tall white-bearded man is taller than Shanks and much stronger.

Shanks may be physically weaker, but he certainly doesn't lack spirit.

"excuse me!"

"They were enemy ships after all, so I just gave them a little scare."

"I have brought you water to heal your wounds."

"I have something to discuss with you."

Whitebeard stared down at Shanks with a disdainful look, and he had the right to do so, but that didn't mean he looked down on Shanks.

"Every time I see your face, I want to ask, is the wound that kid left you still throbbing?"

"Look at your domineering attitude, and you still say you're not here to fight?"

"You bastard, gurara!!!"

The "kid" that Whitebeard was referring to was naturally Blackbeard. The three scars on Shanks' face were left by Blackbeard. When he was with the Whitebeard Pirates, he used iron claws as his weapon, but for some reason, he hasn't used them since he defected.

"Hey! Redhead, what do you think you're doing?!"

Marco shouted.

"Oh! Marco, the captain of the first squad! Would you like to join us?"

Shanks is poaching talent right in front of the "boss."

"Cut the nonsense!!"

Marco would never betray his father, Whitebeard.