Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

Ian rode the white dragon and circled in the sky for a while, but the "King of the Desert," whom he had long admired, still did not appear.

"Is Crocodile not home right now?"

Ian unleashed his Observation Haki, and the invisible and traceless Observation Haki instantly covered the entire oasis.

All the creatures living in this oasis, and the "sounds" they emitted, were all perceived by Ian's Observation Haki.

Based on his senses, Ian moved closer to the "largest" and "strongest" sound in the city.

That was the central area of ​​the rain-soaked land.

A massive pyramid with gold and green accents.

At the top of the pyramid, there is a golden banana crocodile statue.

This is the core of the rain-fed land—

Pyramid Casino, Rain Banquet.

Ian rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and charged recklessly toward the Rain Banquet Casino.

Dragon crashes!

Another scream erupted from the city below.

"Dragon! White Dragon!"

"That dragon is crashing into Yu Yan!"

"Where are our 'heroes'?!"

"The Rain Banquet is going to be destroyed by this white dragon!"

In full view.

The Blue-Eyed White Dragon crashed violently into the Rain Banquet Pyramid.

But it's like one lump of clay hitting another lump of clay.

There was no explosion as expected.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Rain Banquet Casino merged into one under the influence of a special force.

At the very moment before the collision, Ian used his abilities to "clay" the entire Rain Banquet Casino!

Even at the top of the Rain Banquet Casino.

That majestic and imposing golden banana crocodile statue.

Ian transformed it directly into the shape of a blue-eyed white dragon!

Chapter 78 Nico Robin, it's all up to you.

Rainy ground, rainy banquet.

Ian was like a drop of water piercing through rock, openly and honestly "sneaking" into the true stronghold of the sand crocodiles.

Compared to the magnificent exterior of the Rain Banquet Pyramid, the interior decoration of the pyramid is equally luxurious.

Ian strolled through the spacious, brightly lit passageways of the Rain Banquet Pyramid.

His eyes flashed with a blazing red light, and his [Observation Haki], activated throughout, firmly locked onto his target.

He was getting closer and closer to the most powerful "voice" in the Rain Banquet Pyramid.

And as Ian moved toward the target.

The other party seemed to have noticed his approach and began to move quickly, constantly changing its position.

'Interesting. Have they already noticed my approach?'

Ian looked around.

Having trained in the extreme environment of Impel Down for a period of time, he was confident in finding all the surveillance Den Den Mushi (snail phones) around him.

However, Ian did not find any trace of the surveillance Den Den Mushi on the road he had just passed.

Some were just a few scattered pieces in the blind spots...

petal?

Ian narrowed his eyes slightly, a suspect coming to mind.

He continued walking forward, and the "sound" was not far away!

A few minutes later.

Ian had just turned a corner in an aisle.

at this time.

His gaze briefly met that of someone behind the corner.

The latter had her arms crossed in front of her chest, and the moment she saw Ian, she activated her ability without hesitation.

"Rotating Flower!"

Without any medium, the power of the Devil Fruit strikes from afar.

Suddenly, two slender human arms sprouted from Ian's shoulders.

The two arms intertwined and overlapped, wrapping around Ian's neck on either side.

Ian seemed to be startled by this sudden change; he stood frozen in place, motionless.

Under the control of the ability user, both arms suddenly exerted force and twisted heavily in the same direction in perfect unison.

Click!

It's like picking a ripe red apple from an apple tree.

Ian's head was ripped off by those two arms!

"call……"

The perpetrator, watching Ian's head being easily removed, couldn't help but take a step forward.

"Success?"

"What a pity, it was just a little short."

A ghostly voice echoed behind the ability user.

Ian appeared behind the other person without anyone noticing.

He raised his right hand, and white clay surged out, binding the ability user instantly like octopus tentacles.

Ian's ability was activated so quickly that his opponent couldn't react in time.

In the blink of an eye, she became Ian's prisoner.

"Was that the power of the Paramecia-type Flower-Flower Fruit?"

Ian's voice rang out once again.

"So, you are the 'Devil's Child' with a bounty of 7900 million Berries."

"Nicole Robin?"

Nico Robin's pupils instantly contracted to pinpoints when her identity was immediately recognized by the enemy.

She didn't know when the other person appeared behind her.

But the person in front whose head has been removed...

Nicole Robin took a closer look.

That person, and his head, had somehow turned into two lumps of clay!

boom!

Suddenly, a tremendous force struck.

Nicole Robin felt a sharp pain in her neck as her carotid sinus was struck, and the intense dizziness forced her to lose consciousness instantly.

Ian, standing behind her, remained in the same position as when he swung his knife, letting Nicole Robin fall to the ground.

[Silver Chest: Nico Robin]

【Treasure Chest Rating: ★★★】

"Ah la la..."

Ian looked at the unconscious Demon Child on the floor and mimicked his boss's catchphrase.

"Has Nicole Robin now joined Crocodile's team?"

Ian took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, hesitating whether to call Aokiji.

He knew all too well the complex emotions Aokiji harbored for this "devil's son."

The reason why Aokiji transformed from a passionate Marine who believed in "burning justice" into a wage thief who believed in "lazy justice" is because...

It's all because of the "O'Hara incident" more than a decade ago!

In the "Ohara incident".

Aokiji witnessed Akainu bombarding the refugee ship carrying civilians, and for the first time began to doubt "justice".

The elite naval vice admiral, who was supposed to be in charge of carrying out the "Buster Call of Ohara," completely disregarded the World Government's orders.

Following the shelling of the refugee ship.

Aokiji not only protected his friend and Navy Vice Admiral Haguval D. Saul, who was hindering his mission, but also protected him.

Furthermore, they released the only survivor of the Ohara incident—the devil's child, Nico Robin.

Despite the fact that in the following decade or so...

Aokiji has never appeared in Nico Robin's life.

But Ian knew very well.

Aokiji has always kept a close eye on Nico Robin!

"What a twisted relationship..."

Ian hesitated for a moment, but finally dialed the Den Den Mushi.

"Moshimoshi..."

"Ah! Ian! Why is it you again?"

Aokiji answered the Den Den Mushi, his complaints evident in his voice.

"Who's the superior here? Or am I? It feels like you're the one always giving me things to do."

"...General Aokiji."

Ian paused for a moment, then directly exposed the other party.

"Are you being grumpy in the morning?"

"Ah la la..."

The Den Den Mushi vividly mimicked Aokiji's expression as he looked away.

"You misunderstood. I wasn't sleeping in. I was just lying down contemplating life."

"I'm so envious, 'lazy justice'..."

After a few casual words, Ian got straight to the point.

"Admiral Aokiji, I've seen Nico Robin!"

"……who?!"

Aokiji's eyes, which had been a little dazed, suddenly widened.

"Who are you talking about?"

"The sole survivor of the Ohara incident, the son of a demon, and a user of the [Hana Hana no Mi] (Flower-Flower Fruit) ability."

Ian revealed Nico Robin's information one by one.

Seemingly not satisfied with just saying that, he raised his fist again, assuming an attack stance.