One Piece: Who still has dreams?

Reddio ventured alone into the ship's cabin, randomly found an empty room, and, having nothing to do, opened the task list section of the system's [Personal Information] module, clicking on one of the lines: [Unclaimed Task, Client: Nicole Robin].

The details of this mission will be revealed immediately:

In the dead of night, Nicole Robin would repeatedly ask herself, why did her mother die that day? If she had been more reckless, would her mother have been willing to give up her dreams and leave with her, to live on together?

[Mission Requirement: Ensure Nicole Olvia survives the Buster Call.]

Client: Nicole Robin

[Distance: Extremely long (teleportation possible)]

Estimated Difficulty: ★★★★★

[Estimated remaining time to receive benefits: Approximately 66 years]

"..."

Six months ago, when the radar detected this mission, Reddio was completely baffled.

Dude, Robin's mom has been dead for years. You want me to help her survive the Buster Call? Seriously?

And now, six months later... Reddio is still completely bewildered.

Because he hasn't successfully received the task yet, he's not entirely clear on the situation.

Is it a bug in the system radar that caused it to detect an impossible mission, or is there something else going on?

And the difficulty of getting 5 stars is just too ridiculous!

I'm only a 2-star account, but I found a 5-star task. Is this for real?

What a piece of crap matching mechanism.

But what would the reward be for a 5-star difficulty mission?

Needless to say, there's a huge amount of essence, so the drop rate for items must be very high too!

My heart is itching...

Fortunately, the system estimates that the timeframe for this somewhat special task is quite generous, so Reddio isn't in a hurry for the time being.

With 66 years remaining, could that be the system's estimated remaining lifespan for Nicole Robin?

It seems that Robin will relive the nightmare of destroying Ohara 17 years ago over and over again for the rest of her life, and this quest will remain available indefinitely.

Some wounds may never heal.

...I'm really curious about what this mission is all about!

Redio gritted his teeth and confirmed the "transferable" message in the system prompt.

Leave you!

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Grand Line, Alabasta, the Desert Kingdom

The sandstorm roared!

Redio teleported in, only to be met with a raging sandstorm the moment he appeared, nearly being blown away.

Fortunately, the system isn't that unreliable, and there are buildings nearby where we can hide.

Redio pulled up his shirt to cover his head, steadied himself, and, braving the sandstorm's fierce winds and the roar of the sand and the crashing of debris, groped his way step by step toward the broken wall he had just glimpsed.

Suddenly a rough hand grabbed him, and he could vaguely hear someone shouting something to him amidst the sound of wind and sand. They dragged him behind a broken wall and pulled him into the building.

"Close the door! Close the door!" The man who dragged Redio in was a slightly overweight middle-aged man, looking travel-worn and tired, dressed in desert attire. He rushed in and shouted anxiously.

Inside the house was a young man with short brown hair and a scar over his left eye. He had been waiting at the door and immediately pushed it shut as soon as the two entered. However, the sandstorm that rushed into the house was too fierce. He gritted his teeth and struggled, his arm muscles trembling, and was actually blown away by the gale with a "bang".

Redio took him off with one hand and pressed the door panel with the other, gently closing the door.

The howling sandstorm was immediately shut out. Gravel pounded against the door. The slightly overweight man inside and the scarred youth that Redio had casually grabbed were both stunned.

"Young man, you're really strong!" the slightly chubby uncle exclaimed. "Judging from your attire, are you from out of town? It's too dangerous for you to be out in such a sandstorm."

The scarred youth said, "I've never seen him. He's not a traveler who came to town." The slightly chubby uncle guessed, "Maybe he was blown here by the sandstorm? Haha." The scarred youth: "How could that be..." But when they thought of Redio's inhuman strength, they both fell silent.

Redio, still holding the door open with one hand, chuckled, "I was just passing by. I came here to find someone."

"Uh, my name is Doto," the slightly overweight man said. "Are you looking for someone from our area?"

"No."

“Then I’m sorry,” said the scarred young man beside him. “In the past few months, there hasn’t been a single rain, and sandstorms have become more and more frequent. This once vital oasis town has hardly seen any tourists lately.”

Oasis town?

Redio asked, "Where is this place?"

You don't know where this place is, so why did you come here looking for someone?

The scarred youth said, "My name is Kosa, and this town is called 'Yuba'." He glanced at Redio's feet and was surprised: the storm outside was so strong, yet he was holding the door open with one hand while standing upright, and his feet were not moving an inch!

Just kidding. Although I can't fully unleash my physical strength yet, that's only in comparison to my ideal state. Even so, my current wrist strength is easily in the range of two or three tons.

Redio took in the subtle glances between the father and son but didn't pay much attention. However, the name of the town reminded him that the scarred young man in front of him, Koza, was Princess Vivi's childhood sweetheart and the leader of the Alabasta rebels a few years later.

It was all because of Crocodile's plan. He used his Sand-Sand Fruit ability to create sandstorms everywhere, plotting to cause droughts in areas outside the Alabasta capital, thus pinning the blame on the king, inciting the people to rebel, and finally making Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the hero.

……

The roar of the sandstorm outside gradually subsided.

Redio released his grip, opened the door, and saw a yellowish haze outside, dust swirling in the extremely dry air… A thick layer of sand had accumulated on the rooftops, walls, window frames, and streets of the town. Some residents, wrapped in headscarves, had already come out to shovel sand. The slightly overweight uncle, Doto, also grabbed a shovel and rushed out to help.

"What kind of person are you looking for?" Kosa asked before leaving.

Redio said, "Hmm... he should be wearing a cowboy hat, and his clothes... are quite revealing. But that's not necessarily how he dresses! His skin... seems to be fair, but it could also be tanned."

Kou Sha: "..." Do you even know the person you're looking for?

Redio laughed and said, "In short, she's a stunning beauty in her twenties!"

She is Nico Robin, the infamous "Devil's Child," a wanted criminal with a bounty of 7900 million at the age of 8. I won't tell you her name to scare you to death, as she has attracted the attention of agents from the World Government.

“There’s no one like that in this town.” Kosa shook his head, picked up his shovel, and went out to help.

Redio could only wander around alone, hoping to find some trace of Robin.

The location of the client detected by the system's radar has a margin of error.

The greater the distance, the larger the indicated range.

For a mission like Robin's, which involves extremely long distances, the error in the teleportation could be several hundred meters.

But in other words, Robin herself should be nearby at this moment.

She's definitely joined Crocodile's organization by now, working for Crocodile's boss while doing her side jobs, searching everywhere for information about the ancient historical inscription stone tablets...

……

Robin has been wanted by the World Government for 17 years without being caught, which shows how skilled she is at hiding.

Reddio walked from one end of the small town of Yuba to the other, circling back and forth several times, without even seeing a single robin. Instead, he received several glares for his wandering around and hindering the street cleaning.

If you can't find Robin, you can't accept the radar mission...

Redio came away empty-handed, but he was somewhat prepared and not too disappointed.

The devil's child is indeed not so easy to catch.

Redio returned from his walk and sat on the wall, observing the local residents working together to clear the sand from the canal. They discussed how, if things continued like this—without rain and frequent sandstorms—the canal would probably dry up sooner or later…

“The people here don’t look very healthy, and they’re quite thin,” Redio chuckled. “Why don’t they eat more and drink more water?”

"Hehehe..." Doto awkwardly wiped his sweat, while the others glared angrily at Redio.

Kou Sha, carrying a large basket of heavy silt dredged from the riverbed, said without looking up, "You don't seem like such a stupid person. Why say such things?"

"What if I could get some food and drink?"

Kosa, Doto, and the person who had just glared at Redio all looked at him, who had been sitting leisurely on the wall watching everyone since the beginning.

Redio said, "Don't just look at me, answer the questions. Do you need my help? I can get you food and drinks, as much as you want, as long as you can keep them safe."

Boom!

The slightly overweight man knelt down with a thud, kowtowing to Redio and pleading, "If it's true... then I beg you..."

Redio smiled slightly, opened the system's three-in-one interface, added a few points of essence to the empty slot, and selected food.

……

According to the system's assessment, food and drink are worthless.

Therefore, food synthesized through refining is calculated by the number of times, not by the quantity.

Even if you only need 1 point of essence and pure water, as long as Redio doesn't stop, it will be almost endless—although Redio has never done anything so wasteful of water.

Therefore, when Redio stretched out his hand and created a jet of water out of thin air, gushing forth continuously like a human-shaped self-propelled sprinkler truck, he actually irrigated the entire dry town covered by sandstorms and even raised the water level of the half-dried riverbed... The people of the whole town were moved to tears, and wherever Redio went, the residents spontaneously bowed to him in sincere gratitude.

Redio couldn't even remember how many tons of easily stored food, fresh water, and even ice he had produced. Anyway, residents could come and take away huge piles of it, and they were tired of hearing his thanks.

“No need to thank me,” he said. “I was just doing my job.”

Kou Sha helped distribute the food and water, and sincerely said, "Thank you."