Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 403 Why do pirates care about ethical issues?

Strom is unaware that Nami has completely shattered Yamato's "idol filter" for Kozuki Oden.

There's no denying that this is indeed a good thing.

After leaving the Sky Garden, Storm went directly to the headquarters of the World Economic News.

A uniquely shaped airship.

After "taming" the big news bird Morgans, the headquarters of the World Economic News Agency was forcibly relocated to Totland, the Kingdom of Nations, under Storm's will.

In a sense, Storm has also gained control of the largest media channel on the high seas.

No one can ignore the World Economic Daily's propaganda role on the high seas.

Even the world government can't do it!

However, in the past...

Storm rarely uses the World Economic Herald as a special "news and public opinion weapon," but simply lets it carry out some news work in a routine manner.

Only when the new navy was established did Storm get the World Economic Herald to publish a few eulogistic reports.

Perhaps due to the World Economic News report, or perhaps due to the new navy's own stance and actions,

The new navy has a very good reputation on the high seas.

Even within the World Government and the old Navy, the new Navy enjoys a high reputation.

This can be seen from the fact that a large number of naval forces are still entering the New World from other sea areas and joining the new navy.

We've gotten a bit off-topic.

Storm has come to the World Economic News headquarters not to activate this "news weapon," but to find Robin.

This occurred long before the World Economic Herald's headquarters had moved to Totland.

Robin then joined the World Economic Herald under Storm's instructions and quickly rose to become its "vice editor-in-chief".

Inside the World Economic Herald.

Robin's status can be described as "second only to one bird, above all others".

That doesn't seem quite right, given Robin's status as a "member of the Storm Pirates".

Even Morgans treated Robin with great courtesy and never looked down on her.

Robin's work at the World Economic News was as effective as Storm had anticipated.

Robin truly possesses extraordinary talent in intelligence gathering and processing.

Given time...

Robin might very well replace the big newsbird Morgans and become the true manager of the World Economic News.

However, Morgans seems to have noticed this as well, and has been working overtime like crazy lately, trying his best to perform.

Storm's arrival immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the World Economic Herald.

Initially, the staff of the World Economic Newspaper had quite a few complaints about this "new boss".

But it doesn't matter, the Golden Emperor will take action.

Under the "money power" of the Golden Emperor, the hearts and minds of the World Economic Daily were quickly won over.

The only thing that Storm couldn't control for the time being was the "bird heart" of those news birds—that was probably Morgans' "racial talent" (or possibly a Devil Fruit ability).

"captain?"

Upon receiving the news, Robin immediately dropped what she was doing and rushed to Storm's side.

"What brings you here today?"

"I have a small gift for you."

Storm waved to the reporter from the World Economic News Agency standing nearby, then conjured a blue-eyed white dragon and flew out of the airship with Robin in his arms.

"How's work lately?"

Robin tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, a faint smile appearing on her face. "It's ordinary, and quite normal."

"...This answer was a bit unexpected."

Storm piloted the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and flew down to the Cake Castle below.

What does "normal" mean?

"It's that kind of normal life that ordinary people lead."

Robin thought for a moment and gave her answer.

"Before this, I never thought I could live like an ordinary person."

Some people become the shogun of Wano Country at the age of 8.

Some people become devils wanted by the world government at the age of 8.

Robin had thought she would continue to sink into darkness until the day she died.

Then, in Alabasta, she met the man who saved her life, and her fate was completely changed...

"Actually, I'm just an ordinary person too."

Storm noticed Robin's changing expression halfway through his sentence.

"What kind of expression is that?"

"It's nothing—."

Robin chuckled softly.

"I just feel that the captain's joke-telling skills are getting better and better."

"spray!"

Storm curled his lip, then waved his hand to release the red Road Poneglyph he brought from Wano Country. "Didn't I go on a 'business trip' a few days ago? This is a little gift I brought back from out of town."

"Seriously, Captain, even if you want to disguise yourself as an ordinary person, you should at least put on an act, right?"

Robin's eyes lit up, and he immediately moved closer to the red road sign's historical text.

"Where would an ordinary person treat the historical text of a road sign as a gift?"

"Speaking of which, is this the 'Road Sign' that Kaido of the Beasts possesses?"

"No."

Storm shook his head and corrected him.

"To be precise, this is a Road Poneglyph possessed by the Kozuki clan of Wano Country."

"It's like there's a Poneglyph in Alabasta, but it's not Crocodile's, it's Nefertari's."

"Uh-huh!"

Robin casually echoed twice, his eyes still fixed on the red stone in front of him.

"I will translate the text recorded on the historical record of this road sign as soon as possible."

"Captain, now you only need two 'landmarks,' right?"

"Actually, I really want to say that I don't lack anything now."

Storm shrugged, unleashing his Clay-Clay Fruit power to sculpt several miniature Godzillas for Robin.

He'll act as a bodyguard, no matter what.

"You can translate the ancient texts here first. I still need to go see Dr. Vegapunk."

"Oh, by the way, I brought back a new person. Remember to go to the Sky Garden tonight for the welcome party."

Robin waved his hand without turning his head, "I understand, go ahead, go ahead—"

Gathering information, compiling news, going to work and leaving work—

This kind of "ordinary job" was indeed novel and relaxing for Robin.

But in essence...

Robin is also an archaeologist.

Her passion for archaeology surpassed everything else!

"I'm gone."

Storm stopped bothering Robin and turned to run towards Punk Hazard.

Following the previous island-level renovations.

Punk Hazard has been completely integrated into Totto Land.

The current Punk Hazard is less of an island and more of a "region" within the world of Tales of the Universe:

When Storm arrived in Punk Hazard.

I happened to run into Big Bear and Bonnie, who were having a physical exam here.

Vegapunk, whose head was now adorned with a strange, apple-like device, was holding a document and talking incessantly to the bear.

"...Use overwhelming technological power to crush those brutal and inhumane villains!"

"PhD·-"

Big Bear originally wanted to ask Bonnie about the results of her test, but when he suddenly saw Storm arrive, he immediately stood up.

"Storm, you've come!"

"Yes, Kuma, Bonnie, Professor, and Momotaro."

Storm sat down next to the group, ignoring Sentomaru's roar (Not Momotaro! It's Sentomaru!).

"What are you talking about?"

"Clone Soldiers!"

Vegapunk said it very frankly.

"The blood of the Bakania tribe flows in the Great Bear's veins, and the physical strength of this race has been renowned throughout history."

"If we use the bear's cells to create cloned soldiers, combined with my technology, we can definitely build a 'future force' that will change the course of history!"

"That sounds a bit far-fetched..."

Storm extended his index finger and flicked out a clump of clay.

The clay expanded and transformed into a new "big bear" the moment it hit the ground.

"Actually, I've had this kind of 'soldier' for a long time."

"How can these be the same?"

Vegapunk reached out and poked the skin of "Clay Bear," and was startled by its solid texture.

"Storm, listen to me, although the 'Great Bear Soldier' will definitely be expensive to build, it will absolutely be worth every penny!"

"I'm sorry, but after witnessing Vinsmoke Judge's clone soldiers, I feel there's no need to continue developing this kind of project."

Storm shook his head, directly rejecting Vegapunk's "Clone Soldier Project".

"I think this cloning technology is somewhat unethical."

"Outdated thinking!"

Vegapunk looked at Storm with a mixture of disappointment and frustration.

"Why would a pirate like you care about 'ethical issues'?"

"Of course, I, a pirate, am different from a morally bankrupt scientist like you," Storm waved his hand, glanced at Bonney beside him with a smile, and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, how's Bonnie's 'Jade Scale' treatment going?"

"It's almost over."

Vegapunk glanced at the documents in his hand and nodded repeatedly.

"We're currently in the final observation period—and things are going very well—we just need to observe her for another week at most, and once we're sure Bonnie is okay, she can run freely in the sun!"

Upon hearing this, Big Bear couldn't help but pick up Bonnie, and large tears welled up in his eyes, soaking Bonnie's clothes.

"That's great— Bonnie—"

"Daddy! You crybaby! So shameful!"

The little incident involving the bear and his daughter quickly passed.

Storm looked at Vegapunk and began to explain his true purpose.

"Doctor, how much do you know about ancient weaponry?"

"Ancient weapons?"

Vegapunk touched the "apple" on his head.

"You mean Uranus, Hades, and Neptune?"

"I've only seen some information about them in the documents, and I've never actually handled any of the real objects."

"Speaking of which, there's also an ancient robot on Punk Hazard, which is probably a technological product from the Great Kingdom—."

Ancient robots?