The Pirate: Throne of Bones

"Mother…"

Looking at the smile on Nicole Olvia's face in the photo, tears welled up from the corners of Robin's eyes.

Villes leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and waited for Robin to ease his mood.

The most important thing was that Velez was worried that seeing Robin's current expression, it would be bad if he couldn't control himself and laughed out loud.

because…

What Villes just said to Robin is either true or false.

Many years ago, Verles, who took Milena on a tour of the first half of the Grand Line, indeed "discovered" a treasure map in the hands of a pirate group.

Later, Villes and Milena, who started the "treasure hunt", also met Nicole Olvia who was with another archaeological team at the time.

When they met Olvia and others, the archaeological team that Olvia was part of had already suffered heavy losses due to various traps in the ruins.

After meeting Olvia and others, Milena became kind-hearted because of the same hair color, and took Olvia and the remaining members of the archaeological team into the ruins for a tour.

After leaving the ruins, everyone went their separate ways, and there was no longer any contact with each other.

The only thing worth mentioning is that when they met Nicole Olvia, the three little ones, Monet, Annie and Shandis, were all with Villes and Milena.

Therefore, it goes without saying where the photo with Nicole Olvia in Villeless’s hands came from.

Do you know Shandris’ abilities?

It was Shandis who transformed into Nicole Olvia, and it was Anne who took the photo.

Monet, on the other hand, stood outside the camera, thinking about his father Villes's intention in taking such a photo.

Velez's intention?

It's just a matter of preparedness.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by his own existence, Velez is temporarily unable to determine whether the Straw Hat Pirates will appear in the future. He is also unable to determine whether the Straw Hat Pirates who appear in this world in the future will be memories. Those members in the OP plot.

If not, say something else.

But if they are still those members, then this photo with "Nicole Olvia" will play its due role at the right time.

But what Villeless didn't expect was that he would actually use this photo so early.

If you want to let Robin go and let Robin continue to be the "Light of the Revolution" in the Revolutionary Army, you need a reasonable excuse.

And no matter what kind of excuse it is, it is not as reliable as this photo with Nicole Olvia!

As for why Villeless didn't pretend not to find Robin on the island, or pretend not to recognize Robin?

This…

It can only be said that Robin's IQ is still online.

In this case of "pretending not to notice", maybe Robin couldn't find anything wrong when he was involved in the matter.

But when Robin is out of danger, with Robin's IQ, it is easy to discover such things as "pretend not to notice".

At that time, once Robin's alertness reaches a certain value, it will easily affect Velez's subsequent plans.

……

After Robin's mood stabilized, Villes opened his eyes and looked at Robin again.

"Feel sorry…"

Facing Villes' gaze, Robin raised his arm with some embarrassment, touched his face randomly with his sleeve, and wiped away the tears on his cheeks.

"It's okay, I understand."

Looking at Robin who was much more relaxed emotionally, Velez's smile was full of gentleness.

"Now believe what I said before, believe that I am not a bad person, right?"

Listening to the teasing voice in his ears, a blush of embarrassment quietly appeared on Robin's cheeks.

Robin could tell that Nicole Olvia's smile in the photo was genuine.

Even through this photo, Robin could see the smile in Nicole Olvia's eyes.

With this photo, Robin believes that what Velez just said is true!

[My mother was really happy when she and Mr. Villeless were partners~]

When this idea appeared in Robin's mind, Robin, who had been hiding from XZ all these years, subconsciously relaxed his vigilance towards Villes around him.

Robin met his mother, Nicole Olvia, one last time before O'Hara was destroyed.

That meeting made Robin feel maternal love for a long time.

At the same time, it also made Robin understand that the reason her mother left her alone in O'Hara all these years was not because she didn't love her, but because her mother had more dangerous things to do.

Due to this situation, after Robin believed that the Villes in front of him was his mother's former partner, it was really difficult for Robin to be wary of Villes.

after all…

Strength, power, identity, background.

Apart from the fact that Verles was his mother's former partner, Robin couldn't think of any reason why the other party would let him go!

Moreover, when Robin carefully recalled every detail after Villes appeared in front of him...

Robin discovered that from the moment he opened the door and saw Villes, Villes, the world's number one bounty hunter, had never shown any hostility or malice toward him.

most…

That is to say, after entering his room, Villes did not regard himself as an outsider at all as if he had returned to his own home!

[That’s right when you think about it. 】

[Since Mr. Villeless is my mother's former partner, there is really no need to be polite when visiting the house. 】

According to the rules of the pirate world, there is basically no difference between "partners" and "family".

Therefore, as Olvia's former partner, Villes did not need to be polite when he came to Robin's house as a guest.

Thinking of this, Robin subconsciously felt more relieved about Villes.

"Robin, I'm sorry."

Just when Robin was distracted, Velez said apologetically, "Because of the World Government, I can't take you away."

"We can't even place you in the Chambord Islands."

"Although the Holy Light Organization in my hands is huge, it also contains many CP personnel arranged by the World Government."

At this moment, Villes looked at Robin with sincere eyes.

It was sincere and deeply apologetic.

"Keeping you with me will only harm you."

"after all…"

"The power of the world government cannot be shaken by a little bounty hunter like me."

"Even my relationships are pretty good, but..."

"I really can't protect you under the watchful eye of the World Government!"

Feeling the sincerity in Velez's words, Robin shook his head decisively.

Robin, who had deliberately collected information about Verles, naturally knew about Verles's interpersonal relationships.

If it were in the past, Robin might have thought that Velez was backed by two major forces, the World Government and the Navy, and had a corrupt background.

Now, when Robin's subconscious regards Verless as one of his own, Robin has a feeling that Verless is struggling to survive between the two major forces of the World Government and the Navy.

And these are the results of Villeless's efforts over the years.

"Taking advantage of both sides" and "surviving through cracks and cracks" all depend on the angle from which others view Villes.

"No need to say sorry..."

"It is enough for me to know that I am not alone in this world."

"This sea is huge. There must be a place where a person named Nico Robin can survive."

"Right?"

Looking at Robin's hopeful eyes, Villes nodded very seriously.

"Correct!"

After the words fell, Velez and Robin laughed at the same time.

At this moment, the scene in Robin's home was quite warm.