One Piece: Who still has dreams?

Olvia wiped away her tears, turned around and followed Dr. Clover toward the Tree of Omniscience burning in the flames, but just then, a black-haired boy suddenly appeared silently behind her.

Unaware of what was happening, a large hand reached out from behind and roughly covered her mouth.

who?!

She was taken aback, but was gently pushed by an irresistible force, her body was lifted up uncontrollably, and she was trapped in someone's arms, immediately unable to move.

The next instant, the scenery flashed by. In the blink of an eye, the Tree of Omniscience, which had been burning fiercely just moments before, and Dr. Cloba, who had resolutely rushed into the sea of ​​fire, were gone. Clearings, flames, thick smoke, forests... all flashed by. Who was that? Such incredible running speed!

"Waaaaah!"

Olbia was held tightly in the other person's arms, twisting and struggling desperately. Her mouth was covered by a large, iron-like hand, and she tried to make a sound, but all her efforts were in vain.

"call out……"

A cannonball flew overhead like a fiery meteor. Redio glanced up, then quickly darted to another forest path with Olbia in tow. With a loud "boom," a burst of flames erupted from the spot behind them. He continued to follow the large footprints left by Saul toward the western coast.

To find a way to survive in Ohara under the Buster Call, Redio's first thought was naturally the direction of Aokiji's warship's handle. Of course, at this time, Aokiji was only a vice admiral.

However, not reaching the rank of general does not mean a lack of combat effectiveness. It is difficult to say that Lieutenant General Kuzan, who was nearly thirty years old and in his prime, was necessarily much worse than General Aokiji later on.

The Buster Call deployed ten warships and five vice admirals from headquarters, conducting a carpet bombing campaign around the island. Redio didn't know who the other two vice admirals were, but of those he knew, Aokiji was probably the most intelligent and perceptive…

Please, Kuzan!

Since you were going to be soft-hearted anyway and spared Robin's life in the end, why don't you do a good deed and release Robin's mother too? It's really important to me!

Redio carried Olbia as they sped off.

……

"boom!!"

Just as they approached the western coastline, a cannon blast rang out, followed by cries of pain in mid-air. Sauro had been shelled by warships on the shore.

Redio flew over and temporarily hid in the bushes behind him, observing from the shadows. Saul, whose head had been hit by a cannonball from the front of the warship, forced himself to stand firm and gently placed the little Robin in his arms on the ground beside him.

Suddenly, Olbia struggled violently in his arms. Redio warned, "Stop struggling. It's too late to turn back now. Your scholar friends and your books are probably mostly dead in the fire."

The struggle stopped. Warm liquid dripped onto the back of Redio's hand.

He released his grip, and Olbia burst into tears.

"Accept your fate!" Saul, his face and head covered in blood and gunpowder, actually managed to grab a naval warship and lift it high in the air. "Those who oppose me will not have a good end!" He slammed it heavily onto another warship, and the two warships immediately broke in half and were destroyed!

That must be some kind of force, like several thousand tons or even tens of thousands of tons!

Even though Redio knew this scene was in the comics, witnessing it firsthand still left him utterly shocked. Because he also trained in muscle, he understood the terrifying power it represented. No wonder the World Government drooled over the giants every day…

While Saul was wreaking havoc on the warship, he urged Robin to hurry up and board the nearby refuge ship. Robin, tears streaming down her face, bit her lip and stood on the high slope, watching Saul smash the warship and go mad like a demon, and the Tree of Knowledge in the distance, now a towering torch. With a pained expression, she turned and rushed towards the refuge ship.

Without a ladder, Robin used her Flower-Flower Fruit powers to create dozens of arms that were linked together to form a rope, which she used to cling to the side of the refugee ship. The Ohara refugees on board were terrified and shouted that it was a monster. Some people kept hitting her hands that were clinging to the side of the ship and cursing her to get out.

"Refuge ship! Don't let that brat get on!"

A loud command came from the south. It was a World Government ship, and standing on the bow was the leader of the men in black suits who had initially tried to take Olvia away. He held a megaphone and shouted nonchalantly, "This brat is an archaeologist too! He's a sinner! He must be eliminated!"

Little Robin lingered there for a moment, with no time for despair or pain, and could only keep his head down and continue running further north.

She ran while crying, but had no idea where she could escape to.

My mother is dead, the doctor is dead, Saul is going to die too, everyone calls her a monster, the government and the navy want to eliminate her... The world is so big, it seems like it has never welcomed her to continue living... Mother, why are you so cruel to me, why do you still want me to live...

“Robin…” Olvia looked at that lonely, thin figure and wept bitterly.

She had given up struggling and helplessly let Redio carry her away.

“Isn’t it pitiful?” Redio said as he ran. “Even if she survives this time, what will sustain her in the future? At eight years old, she’ll be put on a bounty as the child of a demon. Everyone she meets on the road, even a kind old lady, will betray her to the Navy for the reward. She can’t trust anyone. She’ll be so pathetic that she’ll scaveng for food with stray dogs, and every time she sees a cliff, she’ll want to jump off and end it all. But she can’t jump. After all, her mother told her to live on when she said goodbye. I remember someone saying: love is the most twisted curse.”

"Stop talking...please stop talking..." Olbia's face was covered in tears.

Redio, still carrying her, followed Robin as she fled into the nearby woods. Meanwhile, naval warships and World Government CP9 vessels were also pursuing the little girl running frantically along the shore.

Seeing this, Saul, who was fighting fiercely, hurriedly chased after them to stop the pursuers. However, he did not notice the icy spikes coming from behind. The extreme cold only grazed Saul's calf, but it almost froze his blood and stiffened his muscles. He could no longer run and fell heavily forward.

"Mr. Kuzan!"

"It's Vice Admiral Aokiji!"

The CP9 personnel and those on the naval warships shouted in unison.

Kuzan, radiating a chilling aura, approached the kneeling Sauro, his sunglasses reflecting the boundless, infernal flames of the island.

"When the positions are reversed, justice will show its fangs."

Reddio laughed, watching Saul use his body to withstand Aokiji's freezing attack, shielding Robin in front of him, and let out a strange, deafening laugh:

"Die Lei hee hee hee! You have to survive, Robin! They'll be waiting for you on the high seas! Your crew! Die Lei hee, Die Lei hee hee hee..."

Little Robin cried out in despair, "Sau...!" Just then, a figure rushed out from the side—a black-haired man carrying a white-haired woman. Was it his mother?!

Reddio, ignoring the astonished Robin, rushed over with Olvia, hoping to benefit from Aokiji's freezing capsule. This move didn't kill Saul in the original story; Saul later thawed and came back to life. If Olvia could get frozen, he could fake his death and stall until the Buster Call ended…

However, just as he rushed over with Olbia to put the frozen capsule on her face, another chill swept towards Redio.

No, why are you coming at me?

Redio stared at the chilling air rushing towards him, his mind racing: If I were frozen too, and if I could hold out until the Buster Call ended, even if I was unconscious while frozen, would the mission still be considered complete?

But what if I'm frozen and someone bumps into me and I shatter? Wouldn't that just kill me?

No!

There are too many uncontrollable factors; it cannot be frozen!

You have chosen to return.

……

"Holy crap! It's so cold!"

The transparent prism that rotated counterclockwise suddenly disappeared, and Redio appeared out of thin air, cursing.

He looked up and saw the same rooftop where the loudspeaker had summoned Robin before, and the passersby who had been knocked unconscious by Robin's "pressure point strike" were still lying on the ground.

"So you really are Aokiji's subordinate?" Robin's eerie voice rang out.

Chapter 27 Don't shoot, they're on our side!

[Chapter Opening Serial: Bonnie Sunbathing Part 3: "Don't Forget This"]

[Bonnie, carrying her little schoolbag, was about to leave when Yu Yu and the fisherman, holding the pocket watch Nami had given them, hurriedly caught up.]

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The moment he returned, Reddio checked the system's task list.

The good news is that this mission can be restarted. The delivery function seems to be the same as the long-distance teleportation function, with no limit on the number of times and almost no cooldown.

The bad news is, why is Robin still here waiting for people?

Moreover, Aokiji's subordinates?

What does this mean?

When Reddio heard Robin say that, he noticed the lingering chill on his body.

Just moments ago, when I decisively returned using the system's task delivery function, it was Aokiji who used his Ice-Ice Fruit ability to blast a chill down my face...

What do you mean?

Why did that cold air follow me here?

The system's mission sends you to a place engulfed in flames, isn't it some virtual "Buster Call of Ohara limited scene" or a real dungeon world directly created by the system?

Or... did this system mission really send me back to Ohara 17 years ago?

“Hey, Nicole Robin,”

Reddio stood there for a while, glancing at the woman in the cowboy hat who was silently staring at him. She was only 25 years old.

"You might not believe it if I told you... Never mind, I'd better not say it."

"?"

A question mark appeared above Robin's head. Before he could say anything, the mysterious black-haired boy suddenly asked, "How did your mother die?"

Robin was startled and glared sharply at Redio.

Redio ignored him and continued, "Was the last time you saw her in front of the Tree of All Knowledge, or by the sea?"

If the system sent me to the real past, then Robin, who was present at the time, should remember that I changed how Nicole Olvia died...?

*Thud!* Robin took a half step back, her expression incredulous. After a long while, she asked, "How do you know about my mother and Ohara? Who are you? Are you really Aokiji's subordinate?"

Redio said, "I'm someone who's on a mission. I'm not Aokiji's subordinate. I'd like to ask you to answer the questions, okay?"

task?

Robin, bewildered, murmured, "It was in front of the Tree of Omniscience... I watched my mother rush into the sea of ​​fire... Your special ability isn't just teleportation, could it also read my memories?!"

Did you not alter Robin's memories?

It seems the system didn't send me to the real past?

Redio hesitated for a moment, then looked up and asked, "How long have I been gone?"