One Piece: Who still has dreams?

Chapter 30 6-Star Mission

[Chapter Opening Serial: Bonnie Sunbathing 6: '10 Minutes Left Before Returning']

[Upon arriving at the seaside, several fishermen were swimming in the sea. The Queen Mother kept track of the time. Bonnie wandered aimlessly nearby.]

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"I need to leave for a while."

Crocodile called Robin, his second-in-command, into his office. "While I'm gone, you'll be in charge of Baroque's work. Everything should proceed as planned."

Robin remained expressionless, only asking, "Are you going to be gone for a long time?"

Crocodile said calmly, "It's hard to say, maybe soon, maybe a long time." He paused, then added, "If it's been more than six months and I still haven't contacted you, then I'll slow down the frequency of the dance fans a bit."

"Okay." Robin had no objections.

……

Alabasta, desert wilderness, bananas and crocodiles in the truck bed

"The dancing powder that Baroque secretly arranged to be used in the capital will gradually drain the moisture from the clouds in the surrounding areas, increasing rainfall in the capital and exacerbating drought in other areas."

Robin ran her fingers along the swirling pattern of the Devil Fruit on the book cover and said calmly, "Mr. Crocodile said before he left that he could slow down the frequency of using the Dancing Powder in secret, so it seems he agreed to the deal with you."

"He still has some sense of shame."

Reddio smiled, put on his shoes, and gazed at the vast desert. He thought that as long as Old Sand was gone and didn't deliberately create sandstorms to cause trouble for Yuba, Yuba, which was originally an oasis, would eventually receive rain. However, it had been ravaged for too long, and it was uncertain when the first natural rain would come, or when he would complete the task of bringing much-needed rain to the parched land that he had taken on...

“The Target-Target Fruit and the Paw-Paw Fruit can both send people or objects to a marked location,” Robin suddenly said. “Although they’re not quite the same as your abilities, the principle should be the same. When did you lock onto me? Since you say you’re not Aokiji’s subordinate, are you targeting me for the bounty on my head?”

"Bounty money?"

Upon hearing this, Redio reached into his pocket, pulled out a piece of gold, and pretended to squeeze it hard. When he opened his hand, the gold nugget in his palm had turned into a delicate gold coin.

"Ding!"

He flicked his finger, sending the gold coin flying towards Robin, where it landed squarely in the center of her chest.

Reddio and Robin: "..."

"I'm not interested in money," he said casually. "But your ability, the Flower Fruit, isn't it? You can use flower petals to construct any part of your body?"

You have hired Nicole Robin for approximately 10 days.

Robin took out the heavy gold coin, twirled it between his fingers, and looked up at Redio.

"What, are you the only one who's seen the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'?"

Redio laughed, "Let me ask you, since it can be constructed into any part of your body, if you manipulate it carefully, can you use the smallest possible petal 'skin' to piece together another person's face?"

Secretly changing into a black agent's suit to sneak onto the CP9 ship would only make things worse before boarding, causing Spandam, that jumpy guy, to panic. It's so annoying.

But what if Robin could use the Flower Flower Fruit to disguise herself?

"..."

Robin stared at him intently, then finally shook her head. "Impossible. The Flower-Flower Fruit can't achieve that level of precision. Becoming ugly might be possible, but becoming a different person? That's too far-fetched."

This doesn't make sense, does it?

Redio was inevitably somewhat disappointed upon hearing this answer.

"Do you want me to disguise you as someone?" Robin couldn't help but ask. "Is this why you targeted me?"

Redio laughed and said, "I told you, I've identified you as a walking corpse, so I'm here to give you a therapy session."

Robin's face darkened. "Do you really think you know me?"

Do you really think you know me well but don't know yourself?

Redio said indifferently, "Then let me ask you, do you want to know the truth about the blank century of history?"

Robin thought he had misheard and was suddenly jolted.

"What did you say?"

“The blank hundred years,” Redio said. “Want to know? Ask me if you do.”

"..." Robin's eyes widened. She didn't know if the boy in front of her was joking, but then she remembered what she had overheard using her ability: the boy revealing the secrets of the Ancient Weapons to Crocodile...

Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Please tell me the truth about the blank hundred years!"

Reddio waited a moment and then said, "That's not sincere enough. Be a little nicer."

"..." Robin took a deep breath.

Eight hundred years ago, the world government system that is still in operation today was established.

There are various records from nine hundred years ago and even earlier.

Only during that hundred years, no written records can be found; this period of history seems to have vanished completely from the river of time.

The long-vanished O'Hara, Dr. Clover, Mom... they all met with misfortune because of their search for and research into this blank truth.

Robin looked at Redio and said calmly, "You're right. I am indeed an empty shell, a walking corpse. I should have died 17 years ago. I'm alive today only to find this answer in place of the deceased Ohara. If you know anything about the Void Century, I beg you to tell me."

Nicole Robin has entrusted you with a mission: the truth of history.

[Estimated Difficulty: ★★★★★★]

Six stars? Is it really necessary?

Reddio was somewhat surprised; he had only tried it casually, and unexpectedly, it actually worked.

In assessing whether others "want to know" or "want to do," my task system clearly shows that the latter is more likely to trigger tasks.

This also caused Reddio's initial plan to trigger missions by inducing others to ask questions, revealing important plot points, historical events, and unknown secrets, in order to take advantage of his time travel and get something for nothing, to fall through...

The people of Shimotsuki Village are not particularly interested in history, stories of past powerful figures of the sea, or the shameful secrets of the World Government and the Navy. Their attitude is one of "we'd be very interested to hear if you told us, but we're not desperate to know."

Robin's determination to uncover the truth of the Void Century is beyond question.

...Do you feel anything when the main quest is triggered?

[Task accepted]

"You really want to know?"

Redio pushed open the door of the transparent carriage and jumped onto the sand. "Come on."

Robin quickly followed the banana crocodile, only to see Redio raise his hand and suddenly a long knife appeared in his hand.

Without drawing his sword, he used the end of the scabbard to quickly draw a six-row, five-column table on the sand.

"The stones containing the Poneglyphs are said to be scattered around the world in about 30 pieces,"

As Redio spoke, he tapped four squares in the sand with his sword sheath. “The most important of these are the four red stones, known as the ‘Road Poneglyphs.’ Collect all four, and you can piece together the coordinates of the final island.”

He glanced at the shocked Robin. "22 years ago, Pirate King Roger collected these four red stones and successfully found that island. Everyone on his ship back then knows the truth of history you're looking for."

Chapter 31 But that's the mindset of a waste.

[Chapter Introduction: Bonnie Sunbathing Part 7: 'Survivor']

[After swimming around the nearshore area, Yu Yu and her friends rescued two people, one fat and one thin, who had drifted ashore in distress.]

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The final island holds the historical truth that was erased by the World Government.

Collect all four red Poneglyphs to reach the final island.

These two things are valuable intelligence in themselves.

Robin began his life on the run at the age of eight, only able to search for any clues related to the Poneglyphs in the gaps between his escapes. However, the Poneglyphs he painstakingly found were often just worthless content. Some were even just anonymous essays.

Until this moment!

She looked at the thirty squares that Redio had casually drawn on the sand, and then at the four solid "red stones." The once confusing road ahead and the future became clearer than ever before.

Find these four red stones! Head to Laugh Tale! Uncover the truth of history!

“Actually, you can just find any of the crew members who arrived with Roger and ask them.” Redio observed Robin’s eyes. “They probably won’t tell you easily, but you, the last spark of Ohara, might be different.”

A 6-star mission!

It's one star higher than this ridiculous "time travel" mission.

Wouldn't it be incredibly satisfying to just take a shortcut and have Robin go to the old doctor on the Pirate King's ship at Twin Cape, the entrance to the Grand Line, and ask him for the answer?

"No,"

Robin slowly shook her head. "Even if I could find the members of the Pirate King's crew you mentioned, even if they were willing to tell me, I... still want to witness firsthand the information hidden on the final island myself."

[Ongoing Mission: Historical Truth]

[Mission Requirements: Assist Nicole Robin in uncovering the historical truth hidden on the final island.]

Client: Nicole Robin

[Distance: Close]

[Estimated Difficulty: ★★★★★★]