Sig Town Harbor.
Arashi and Bege stood side by side, their expressions completely different.
Arashi looked utterly dumbfounded.
Bege, on the other hand, was trembling.
Because—
Arashi's Traveler had vanished without a trace.
"Bege!!"
After confirming that his ship was gone, Arashi suddenly turned around, his expression terrifying.
"My! Ship! Where! Is! It?!"
"I—I don't know!"
Bege's voice shook violently. He truly had no idea.
After all, this was Sig Town. Even ships with guards could be looted at any moment—let alone one left unattended at the harbor.
Just then, Ross and Xime, who had parted ways with Arashi at the bar, came running over.
"Mr. Arashi!!!"
Stopping in front of him, Ross cast a wary glance at Bege before bowing deeply.
"We're very sorry… we couldn't protect your ship."
"Useless trash!"
Hearing that, Bege immediately pulled out his gun, ready to shoot Ross on the spot.
But the moment he raised it—
A single glance from Arashi froze him in place.
Seeing this, Ross continued:
"After we parted ways, we remembered your ship was still at the harbor. Just in case, we went back to guard it."
"But not long after… that 'Devil' from the bar appeared!"
"Before we could react, she jumped onto your ship and then—"
"And then you just watched her sail it away, right?"
Bege pointed his gun at Ross again.
If Arashi hadn't been standing there, he would've killed these "useless fools" a hundred times over.
But with Arashi present, he didn't dare fire a single shot.
"Nico Robin, huh…"
Arashi shook his head with a faint smile.
He had thought their brief encounter in the bar would be the end of it.
Who would've thought their paths would cross again like this?
Not bad.
She actually dared to steal my ship…
She's got guts.
"Bege."
After a brief silence, Arashi spoke.
"Go prepare a ship. Let's see if we can catch up."
Bege didn't say a word.
He simply bowed and left immediately.
—
Before long—
Bege returned, steering a massive warship—twice the size of the Traveler—into the harbor.
Without wasting time, Arashi nodded to Ross and Xime.
"We'll meet again if fate allows."
With that, he leaped onto the deck and walked straight into the cabin without looking back.
—
Meanwhile—
The Traveler was cutting through the waves at high speed, heading toward the royal harbor of Ilusia Kingdom.
Inside the cabin—
Now dressed in a pink top and wearing a white round hat, Nico Robin curiously examined her surroundings.
After escaping the Sig Town guards the previous night, she had returned to the harbor immediately.
Because—
She had already noticed this ship when she fled the bar.
She hadn't boarded it right away, unsure if anyone was on board—and jumping on too soon might attract attention.
So she lured her pursuers away, then returned quietly to observe the ship from the shadows.
After confirming it was empty—
She didn't hesitate.
She boarded and set sail immediately.
At first, she was cautious.
But after thoroughly searching the entire ship—
She finally relaxed.
Because aside from having no crew—
The ship had everything else!
This is perfect.
"Let's have a drink to celebrate."
After scanning the room, Robin set her hat aside and leisurely poured herself a glass of red wine.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, her eyes lit up as her gaze fell on a drawer at the bottom of the liquor cabinet.
Seeing that it wasn't locked, she walked over and opened it.
"Wow…"
The moment the drawer slid open, stacks of Berries spilled out.
Clearly—
This was money Arashi had earned from running his restaurant in Loguetown, stuffed into the drawer due to lack of storage space.
Robin wasn't particularly greedy—
But seeing so much money at once still made her smile.
Picking up a stack, she narrowed her eyes and murmured softly:
"My apologies, traveler… Not only did I take your ship, I've taken your money as well. I hope it doesn't trouble you too much."
"Attention, vessel ahead…"
"Attention, vessel ahead! This is a Marine patrol from West Blue Branch 19. Stop immediately and prepare for inspection!"
"Not good!"
Hearing the voice from outside, Robin's heart tightened instantly.
Over the years, she had been relentlessly hunted by the Marines.
Even though she had escaped every time—
Just hearing the word "Marines" still sent a chill through her.
But—
Fear was one thing.
Panic was another.
She quickly calmed herself.
This is just a traveler's ship… it should be manageable.
Grabbing her hat and putting it on, Robin steadied herself and walked onto the deck.
Looking at the rapidly approaching warship—
At the dense formation of Marines—
She took a deep breath, trying to appear as normal as possible.
—
On the massive Marine warship—
A man in a colonel's uniform stared at the name on the ship.
"'Traveler'…?"
A Marine soldier ran up to him.
"Sir! The Traveler has stopped. There's only one woman on deck. Should we board and check?"
The colonel narrowed his eyes, curiosity evident.
"Traveler? Have any of you heard of a ship like this in the West Blue?"
"No, sir. First time we've seen it."
"…Interesting."
The colonel nodded, then waved his hand decisively.
"Let's go. We'll check it out ourselves."
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