Chapter 388 Robin's Choice
2 days left to UTA concert——
The singer's fans who arrived at Elegia in advance to wait for the concert learned that the concert was about to turn into a huge battlefield.
No matter how fanatical the fans were, they all chose to escape from Elegia at the first opportunity.
No one wants to wait for death here, and no one wants to face the terrifying combat power of the Celestial Dragons and the legendary pirate with a bounty of 6 billion.
……
New World, Black Happy Harbor.
Under the sunset.
A civilized island near the doldrums connecting the North Sea and the New World.
The Flaming Lion was anchored on the harbor coast.
The town on the island was in a mess, as if it had just experienced a battle.
In a broken town, on a cracked open space.
Wilbur, the descendant of the Whitebeard bloodline controlled by Bajin, was lying unconscious and seriously injured in the middle of the clearing.
Luffy, Ace, Sabo.
The three men, suffering injuries of varying degrees, surrounded the unconscious Weeble and ended the battle that had lasted a day.
"Just now you said that you wanted to go to Elegia to wade into that guy's muddy water, right?"
As everyone was gasping for breath, under Weeble's huge body, a middle-aged woman with scars all over her body, tied up with ropes, asked with a smile on her face.
"Of course." Luffy responded to her firmly: "Uta is still there, and I can't let him be involved in that huge war."
Ginny stared at the straw hat on Luffy's head and smiled disdainfully: "So what are you going to do with me? And Miss Barkin?"
Ba Jin, who was standing by, had a bruised face and her heavy makeup was ruined. Even so, she ignored her own injuries and kept calling out to her son.
In comparison, Ginny, who was once a member of the Rocks Pirates and captain of the Hiku Pirates, is much calmer.
Luffy held down his straw hat, turned around with an unclear expression, and walked towards the coast without saying a word.
Ace and Sabo, as older brothers, looked at Luffy.
"In a fight between pirates, the loser will die." Ace said to Bajin and Jinia, "Since you've lost, why don't you use the intelligence to buy a chance to live?"
"Information?" Ba Jin was stunned: "What kind of information do you want?"
Sabo stepped forward, squatted in front of Ba Jin and asked her: "You should know the whereabouts of the historical text, right? In the past two years, the New World has been in a mess because of several cadres who were disbanded by the Ice Blade Organization. You must have gained a lot of benefits from it, right?"
Upon hearing the historical text, Jinia and Ba Jin's eyes widened.
Two years ago, the New World ushered in a new round of reshuffle due to the War of Marineford.
Whether it is the Four Emperors or the pirates of the New World, they are all fighting for the true text of history.
They did gain a lot of benefits from it and established a huge intelligence organization called the "black intelligence network".
However, no historical text was obtained.
"The main text of the red history is in the hands of Kaido, Big Mom, Thor, and the Devil's Heir respectively." Genia said it directly without hesitation in order to save her life.
She had been imprisoned in Impel Down for decades and didn't care about any great secret treasures.
From the young age of 23 to the current age of 55, all he has been pursuing is a high-quality pirate life.
If she could survive, she would agree to anything now.
"We have given you the real information. You must have some medical means! Please save my son quickly!" Ba Jin shouted heart-wrenchingly, his heart broken.
Weibull behind her was completely burned black, with purple and blue spots all over his body, and was swollen.
Without treatment, you will die slowly without any chance of survival.
Now he only has this silly son to rely on, and he is old and lacks any ability.
Without Weibull, even if he survived, he might be killed by his partner and old friend.
"Luffy, what should we do?"
"Luffy?"
"Don't just stand there with a serious face and keep silent. As the captain, give me some advice!"
Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp asked loudly to Luffy who was walking towards the Flaming Lion.
Luffy stopped walking after hearing their words, turned around and said in a deep voice: "It has nothing to do with us. Why should we go out of our way to heal the enemy? We can't go back to two years ago. This is a fight between pirates, not a game of house."
Such mature words made Zoro, Sanji, and even all the Straw Hat Pirates present feel unfamiliar.
It seemed that the silly captain in their eyes had grown a lot in an instant during the grief of losing his relatives and nobles.
"finally…"
"Finally, you look like a captain."
When Ace and Sabo heard Luffy's words, they both lowered their hats and turned to walk towards the beach.
Letting the members of the "Black Intelligence Network Organization" fend for themselves is already the greatest mercy they can show.
In this battle, the entire town was destroyed.
In comparison, the Straw Hat Pirates took them down quite easily.
Shortly after--
Under the glow of the setting sun, the Straw Hat Pirates returned to the port shore.
Nami and Chopper, who were waiting on the boat, had been waiting for a long time.
The two were on the deck, and when they saw everyone returning triumphantly, they could hardly suppress the happy smiles on their faces and the excitement in their hearts.
"Hmm?" Luffy looked up at Nami and Chopper on the deck, then looked around and asked:
"Nami, Chopper. Where's Robin?"
After hearing Luffy's words, Chopper and Nami's happiness only lasted for a moment before it was dimmed.
"Where is the Black Intelligence Organization's ship? Wasn't it parked here just now?" Usopp was watching from the beach and noticed that a huge sailing ship was missing from the port.
Before everyone had a chance to celebrate their victory, the atmosphere gradually became solemn.
Recently, Robin of the Straw Hat Pirates has been absent-minded, depressed all day long, and doesn't talk to anyone.
"Luffy...Robin she..." Nami lowered her head and said heavily: "Robin said that she would leave us forever. She said goodbye to me and Chopper while you were fighting."
"That's right, Luffy." Chopper also stood up to explain: "We can't stop her at all, sorry... Luffy."
Luffy was stunned when he heard the news. His pupils suddenly shrank and he stood there, asking: "Why?! She is our partner!!"
"I don't know! She left without saying anything!" Nami responded. She was also confused.
"When he left, he was holding the latest newspaper...looking absent-minded," Chopper added.
Luffy's mood suddenly dropped to the lowest point.
Before we could even hold a banquet to celebrate our victory, something like this happened again.
"Nicole Robin is really an extraordinary woman." Sabo analyzed coldly.
"Without Nico Robin, there is no way to analyze the historical text." Ace said to Luffy: "Even if we defeat Kaido, Big Mom, Thor, and Barrett and get the red signpost, we can't go to Raftel."
"According to the intelligence from the revolutionaries, she has been living in betrayal and escape for the past twenty years. Maybe this time too..." Sabo continued based on his own intelligence.
"No matter what, leaving without any reason is a betrayal," Zoro said to Luffy.
"Huh~, didn't Chopper just say that? Robin left with the latest newspaper. Maybe he can't let go of the past and went to join our biggest enemy. There's nothing we can do about that."
Sanji lit a cigarette and said seriously, "The World Government wants to surround and kill that Ice Swordsman. The Ice Swordsman has also publicly announced to the world that he will never escape. There is no doubt that Robin will go to Elegia, Luffy."
Luffy, who was silent at this moment, felt that no matter what the reason was, he should talk it out in person before leaving, right?
Leaving so quietly like that was a little hard for him to accept.
"Set sail..." Luffy gritted his teeth and gave an uncomfortably ordered everyone: "Destination, Elegia. Robin will definitely go there... I want to ask her in person."
In this world completely changed by Arthur.
Robin did not go through the Judicial Island experience with the Straw Hat Pirates.
Her feelings for the Straw Hat Pirates were just the emotion she felt when she was saved by Luffy when she wanted to commit suicide in the basement of Alabasta.
To her, the Straw Hat Pirates were nothing more than a selfish youthful dream.
But the true sense of spiritual belonging still lies with Arthur, and no one can break it.
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PS: Alas, I can’t finish it within 400 chapters. I’ll just continue writing the sequel.