Pirate's Freedom

seaside.

Robin was walking slowly alone and was surprised to find a giant lying on the beach, with seagulls surrounding him and chirping constantly.

Robin walked over, and the giant suddenly moved. The strong wind raised dust. Robin closed his eyes and kept retreating.

Immediately afterwards, the diffuse smoke dissipated, and Robin opened her eyes, and saw the giant opening its bloody mouth toward her, "Wow--!"

Robin deadpanned.

"Hey -" the giant fell down again and closed his eyes, "Water...water."

"Water?" Robin led the giant to the pool.

The giant buried his head deeply into the water and swallowed with big mouthfuls.

"Haah-" After a while, the giant raised his head, "It's so happy."

Immediately afterwards, he sat down on the ground again and fell down regardless of it. After crushing several big trees, he sighed and said: "Ah, I saved my life. I don't know what happened to that guy."

Then he turned around and looked at Robin, "Anyway, thank you for saving me. There is a town on this island."

"Yeah," Robin nodded with his hands behind his back.

"Really," the giant looked at the sky, "I would rather be washed up on an uninhabited island."

The giant sat on the ground with his legs crossed, on a hill next to him. Robin stared at him intently with his hands behind his back.

"Even if you keep watching, nothing new will happen."

The giant looked askance at Robin, then looked at his legs, "My feet are injured so I can't sit still. When my feet get better, I will make a raft and leave here."

Robin still stared at him motionless, and the giant said helplessly: "Is this your first time seeing a giant?"

"Yeah." Robin nodded again.

"First of all, please don't confuse me with those barbarians from Elbaf."

The giant continued: "There are also docile races among giants."

"Hmm..." Robin made a confused sound.

The giant was a little embarrassed and said hesitantly: "I know it's a bit overwhelming, but I still hope that you won't tell anyone that you have seen me when you go home."

"I know." Robin agreed readily.

The giant lowered his head and sighed, "You answered so readily, it seems like you will definitely say it."

"I won't tell." Robin said simply.

"Stop coaxing me. How can a child keep a secret?"

The giant looked at her sideways and sighed again.

"Because I'm not interested in you."

Robin said this directly.

"Uh-" The giant was stunned, and then he laughed so hard that tears flowed from his eyes, "Hehehehe~~"

Robin's eyes widened, "Tracy? What does that mean?"

"What's the point? I'm just laughing." The giant laughed and replied, "Hehehehehe~~"

"Are you laughing?" Robin opened his mouth in surprise.

"You are such an interesting little guy, hehehehehe~~"

"Haha~~" Listening to the giant's strange laughter, Robin couldn't help laughing, and his sad mood became a little better, "What a strange laughter."

"I've been told since I was little that I look stupid when I smile, but you look very cute when you smile."

"Eh..." Robin blushed, cute and all, Tata Tot never told me.

"You should smile more, hehehehehe~~"

After finishing laughing, the giant began to formally introduce himself.

"My name is Sauro, Hagwal D. Sauro."

"D?" Robin raised his head.

"Well, I don't know very well. I just know that everyone in our family carries this letter. What's your name?"

"Robin."

"Really, Robin, I am actually being hunted. It would be terrible if someone finds out."

"I told you I wouldn't say it!"

……

"I once thought about writing a book about the stories Tata Tot told."

……

The third day after Tata Tot disappeared.

Sauro stared at the bread on his fingertips for a while, then threw it into his mouth and chewed it carefully.

"Really delicious."

"Here's another one for you." Robin handed him the last piece of bread.

"Thunder hehe~" Sauro returned the bread to Robin, "I appreciate your kindness, you can eat the rest. I'm not hungry, I caught fish last night and ate it."

"Yeah." Robin also saw the huge fish bones in the woods.

"The raft is almost ready, I'm going to continue working on it."

While Robin ate his bread, Sauro got up and went to work. "Speaking of which, you are really free. You stay here all day long these days. Don't you have any parents or friends?"

Robin lowered his head upon hearing this.

"My parents are both gone. Although my mother is still alive, she went to sea when I was very young and never came back. I even forgot what she looked like."

"Although I like my predecessors as archaeologists very much, they do not allow me to participate in research and exclude me."

"My only friend Tata Tot went to sea. Maybe he returned to his hometown. I don't know if he will come back."

"The kids in town say I'm a monster and won't play with me."

Robin waved his hand, and a row of small hands grew on Sauro's arms.

"So you are a capable person."

Sauro was not surprised when Robin asked, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"I've been to the Grand Line, and I've seen a lot of powerful people with abilities. You are a person with abilities. I really envy you. Being able is convenient. It's so shocking~~"

"Hahaha~~" Robin also laughed, but he remembered something and became depressed again, "Your smile is really weird."

"Hehehehe~~ Regardless of whether it is strange or not, let me tell you, if you smile more, you will become happy."

"why?"

"For no reason, people will laugh when they are happy, which means they will be happy when they smile. You are living a very hard life at a young age, so smile more. Just laugh when you are sad."

"It's not like you're stupid to force a smile when you're obviously sad." Robin was confused.

"No way, it's thunderous~ Why don't you try it with a smile!"

"Well..." Robin frowned, "It's shocking."

"That's right, if you laugh like that, it's so shocking~~"

"Well... thunderous hehehehehe~~"

"Hey, you learned well, I'm so surprised~~"

"Thunder hee hee hee hee~~"

……

On the sea, the World Government ship is heading towards O'Hara.

"This is Admiralty Headquarters, call for Chief Spandyne."

"Looking for you, sir."

"Just pick it up. I'm here to confirm the situation anyway. I will contact them when I see land. No matter O'Hara or Opera, why should I be sent to this damn place like the West Sea? Really, what the hell? It’s work!”

O'Hara Island is already in sight.

……

"Tata Tote, I have made a new friend, his name is Sauro, but I don't know why, but sometimes I still feel lonely."

……

The fourth day after Tata Tot disappeared.

Dawn has not yet arrived, and in the fog on the seaside, an unmanned warship can be faintly seen.

The woman with an intellectual appearance and firm eyes wore a hat and walked towards the shore step by step while dripping with water.

……

"Hey, I heard that a navy ship is coming, is it true?"

"Hey, a navy ship?"

"It seems to have been anchored there at dawn."

"Why would the navy come to such a remote island?"

"But, there is no sign of the navy at all."

"what happened."

"It's like a ghost ship, not even a human figure can be seen."

"How could something so weird happen?"

People in the town were talking a lot, and beside them, a figure with a lowered hat hurried past.

……

"PhD!"

"Dr. Croba!"

The shouts came from far away, and in the "Tree of Omniscient", two scholars suddenly broke into Dr. Cloba's office.

Dr. Kloba was writing something on his desk. When he saw this, he raised his head and asked, "What happened?"

The scholar who rushed in was panting and said nervously: "Maybe I'm overthinking it. There is a navy ship parked on the shore."

Another scholar said: "Maybe they are here to investigate. Just in case, we should be more vigilant."

"Hmm..." Dr. Cloba thought for a moment and said, "Go and inform the scholars."

……

seaside.

The huge raft hit the water and caused huge waves.

"The raft is finished, thunderous hehehe~~"

Sauro announced, then burst into laughter.

Robin, who was sitting on the hill with his legs in his arms, fell asleep without knowing when.

Awakened by Sauro's laughter, Robin opened his eyes, stood up, and asked Sauro: "So, are you leaving?"

"What are you doing, making a sad face?"

Seeing Robin's reluctance to leave, Sauro changed his words: "By the way, I still want to make a flag, and I want to stay here for a while, hehehehe~~"

Robin suddenly became happy and laughed. "Thunder hee hee hee~~"

Sauro did not rush to make his flag, but sat down and chatted with Robin.

"Going to sea, does Robin also want to go to sea?"

"My mother has been very busy with archaeological research. I want to wait for her to return to the island and take me to sea with her. And now Tata Tot has also gone to sea."

After saying that, Robin turned to look at Sauro and said with some pride, "I kept studying for this day and finally became an archaeologist."

"Archaeologist, have you become one at such a young age?"

Sauro was also surprised.

"Yeah." Robin nodded.

"But you don't remember what your mother looks like anymore."

Sauro said hesitantly.

"Yeah, but she's still my mother no matter what."

Robin was a little disappointed, "I want to see her."

"Alas." Sauro sighed helplessly.

"You know what, Sauro."

Robin quickly cheered up, "There is a 100-year unknown gap in the history of the world."

"Ah," Sauro interrupted: "You are talking about [The Blank 100 Years]. Although I am also very interested, the government prohibits investigations related to it."

"Well, I heard that my mother is searching for its existence all over the world."

Robin admitted and reminded Sauro, "But you can't tell anyone about this, because it is a crime."

"yeah--!!!"

Sauro's eyes widened in shock, and he asked Robin: "Could it be that... are you looking for the stone called [Historical Text]?!"

Robin raised his head in surprise, "Do you still know [Historical Text]?"

Sauro suddenly became nervous and lowered his voice and said: "It doesn't matter whether I know or not. Listen, Robin, you can't tell anyone about this, let alone tell others that your mother is looking for..."

Having said this, Sauro seemed to realize something and froze there.

"What's wrong?" Robin was a little surprised.

Sauro was sweating profusely and asked cautiously: "Robin, do you know your mother's name?"

"Olvia." Robin said with a smile: "Her name is Nicole Olvia."

"Uh--!!!"

Sauro was so shocked that he fell straight to the ground with a loud noise.

"Sauro." Robin called worriedly.

"Robin is... Olvia's daughter." Sauro murmured to himself, stood up hurriedly and asked: "Could it be that this island is -"

Having said this, Sauro paused and shouted in a difficult voice: "Ohara Island!!!"

"Yeah." Robin nodded.

"what--!!!"

Sauro held his head and shouted, "It's incredible, how could such a thing happen? How could I drift to O'Hara!!!"

"Now is not the time to dilly-dally."

Sauro suddenly realized something, calmed down, and said seriously to Robin: "Robin——!"

"What." Robin also became a little nervous.

"It may scare you, but you must listen to me."

Sauro said quickly: "The navy's warship should be heading towards O'Hara now."

"Navy...why?" Robin was a little confused.

"To obliterate the scholars on this island."

Although he couldn't bear it, Sauro still said this to Robin.

"Erase...?" Robin was stunned.

"You must not-"

"Liar," Robin said.

"Tell the people in the government—"

"Liar!" Robin raised his voice.

"I am a scholar."

"These are all lies!!" Robin stood up and shouted at Sauro.

"It's true, I won't lie to you." Sauro became anxious. "You should go back to town immediately to see if there is anything unusual. Maybe your mother has returned!"

Robin kept gritting his teeth and staring at Sauro. When he heard these words, his mouth suddenly opened wide.

"Eh?"