Chapter 257 Robin: "She doesn't want me anymore!"

Robin watched from the sidelines, not knowing how to communicate with Arthur, and watched the duel between Zoro and Arthur quietly.

"Arthur...?" The Straw Hat Pirates were unfamiliar with this name.

"That's right, just a ronin!" Arthur confronted Zoro with a sword:

"If you still want to spar, I can continue to be your sparring partner."

Hearing Arthur's words, Zoro realized the gap between the two of them, and did not intend to give up. He smiled and responded:

"Who would give up such an opportunity to grow and spar with someone for free?"

"Haha, right?" Arthur's eyes were dim, but he grinned and replied, "If I were younger, I wouldn't give up either."

These words stunned all the Straw Hat Pirates again.

Arthur looks to be in his twenties at most, why would he say he is old?

"A swordsman's intuition is never wrong!" Zoro swung the knife at Arthur fiercely with both hands:

"Your eyes don't look like those of a young man. Just one look at them is like a dark abyss, as if you are about to be swallowed up at any moment."

Zoro swung the two swords in his hands violently and fiercely, but they were easily resolved by the snow in Arthur's hand.

"Impossible... It's been so long since I met Hawkeye at the Barati Restaurant, I should have become stronger!" he thought to himself, unable to accept the fact that every knife he stabbed was deflected by Arthur.

Subtle attacks, sneak attacks, distractions, no matter what method was used, they could not break Arthur's tenacious defense.

Ding! Arthur suddenly blocked his two swords and said:

"Don't have any distractions when fighting, and never doubt yourself. If you don't even believe in yourself, how can you defeat the enemy?"

After saying that, Arthur pushed hard, shifting Zoro's strength and center of gravity.

Another knife slashed towards his chest, the knife light cut from the neck to the lower abdomen, the force generated knife energy, and knocked him back several meters.

Arthur's precise control of sword power prevented the sword in his hand from injuring anyone.

There is no arrogance, no murderous intent, just a certain level of mastery of swordsmanship.

Zoro fell on the deck, recalling Arthur's strike just now, and said: "When I was slashed, I only felt a weak airflow pushing me away. What kind of control can achieve such a level?"

Nami's pupils suddenly contracted, and she stood with Robin, staring at the sparring between Zoro and Arthur.

"Are you kidding? Zoro, who is as strong as a monster, is played like a child in front of him." Nami commented.

After about half an hour of competition, the Golden Merry arrived at the waters near the coast of Mogu Town.

On the deck, the leader was soaked in sweat, his breathing sounded like asthma, and he swung his blade wildly at Arthur.

"Okay, stop." Arthur held the snowman vertically and blocked Zoro's double swords, knocking him back and saying:

"This is just an ordinary sparring match, don't take it personally."

"Hey, who's stronger, you or Hawkeye?" Zoro fell on the deck exhausted, gasping for breath and said:

"In terms of performance alone, I think you give me a stronger feeling than him!"

Arthur sheathed the Snow Blade and placed it on the deck beside him, responding, "Whatever you think."

Luffy, who had been watching the battle for a long time, looked serious. He lay on the balcony railing of the cabin corridor and suddenly spoke:

"You are so strong. You made Zoro so tired without even taking a breath."

"It's fine." Arthur put on his black robe and responded, then looked at Nami next to Robin:

"I can't give you 100 million Baileys for nothing. If you can get 100 million Baileys just by patting my shoulders, then the inflation in this sea will be even worse."

"What? What a bummer. I thought you were a wealthy guy." Nami was a little disappointed:

"However, such a large sum of money is certainly not easy to come by."

One hundred million berries brought back a bad memory for Nami.

From childhood to adulthood, he stole countless treasures to earn 100 million Baileys, but he took it out so easily.

After putting on his black robe, Arthur glanced at Robin, then jumped onto the top of the cabin, holding the back of his head and fell asleep.

"Why don't you tell me the conditions? Are you so leisurely?" Nami saw Arthur's actions and yelled at him again, "This is a pirate ship, not an amusement park!"

Arthur has already begun planning for regular attacks on Red Harbor transport ships and the construction of warships as reserve vessels for naval warfare.

Barrett, Golden Lion, Red Earl, and Buggy's luck alone are not enough to go to war with the World Government.

Act recklessly and the tragedy of ten years ago will definitely happen again.

It is still necessary to recruit people widely, and Arthur thinks the best time to recruit people is after the Battle of Marineford and the death of Newgate.

The Whitebeard Pirates would definitely be defeated in a battle with the newly formed Blackbeard Pirates.

At that time, you can do a favor and recruit some of the guys you like into your team, which will be a significant boost to your combat effectiveness.

Arthur closed his eyes and thought, then responded to Nami: "You wrecked my ship. Logically, I shouldn't give you this huge sum of money. You must take the responsibility of taking me on an adventure."

"Ah?!" Except for Zoro who was exhausted and unconscious, the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates were shocked when they heard this.

"Don't worry, it won't take too long. I'm just taking a ride on the boat. I won't interfere with your adventure." Arthur said again.

After hearing what Arthur said, Sanji asked, "How come this is similar to when Sister Robin got on board?"

"By the way, what is the relationship between you two? Why were you flirting with each other just now?" Usopp asked again. He was the one who observed more carefully.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the Merry looked at Robin, feeling that something was wrong.

"Usopp, it seems to be true now that you put it that way." Nami was a little surprised, her eyes kept switching between Arthur and Robin: "Young, powerful and steady swordsman, mature big sister, you two are not!?"

At present, Robin, who has joined the Straw Hat Pirates, does not intend to hide Arthur's identity. He explained: "Since you have discovered it, I have no intention of hiding it. He is the only person I care about in this world, and he is also the elder who taught me the truth of life. Although I did not understand what he said at that time, I have experienced it personally now."

Arthur, who was watching in the cabin, took a deep breath when he heard this. He didn't expect that Robin still remembered what he said to her after so long.

However, that did not stop her from revealing their identities to her new partner.

"Elder!? Robin, you got it the other way around, right?"

"Yes, he looks very young, but he seems a little crazy."

"He looks just a little older than Zoro. A handsome swordsman in a black robe. The white bandages on his fists make him look like a martial artist."

The Straw Hat Pirates were all shocked. Having just entered the Grand Line, they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"Don't look at him like that, he's already 43 years old." Robin was very sure that she remembered everything about Arthur very clearly: "15 years older than me."

"Ah——!? Is he that old?"

"No wonder he feels like an older brother... He's 43 years old?"

"Yeah, a 43-year-old boy with battle wounds all over his body." Usopp suddenly thought about it and asked Arthur: "Hey, can I ask you a question?"

"Ask anything," Arthur replied.

"Since you came from the old times and are so powerful, you should know a saying that is circulated on the sea, right?"

"What?"

"A hundred battles are born in adversity. Who is this saying referring to?" Usopp continued to ask curiously, "I have read many adventure books outside the sea in Xiluobu Village, and there is a story that specifically talks about this story."

"The story takes place in the year 1491 of the Haiyuan calendar. It tells the story of a young swordsman who was framed, survived countless battles, but disappeared without a single complaint."

"You should have read this story, right? It is said to be adapted from a real person. I want to know whether he died or disappeared. The suspense at the end of the story is really fascinating."

After hearing what Usopp said, Arthur was silent for a while and replied, "I don't know. I haven't heard of it."

"All right…"

"Okay, everyone, stop chatting!" Luffy suddenly shouted to the sky, "We have arrived at a resort-like town ahead. Let's quickly go to the island to gather information and find out how to get to Sky Island!"

"Then he will stay on our ship temporarily. Do you agree, Luffy?"

"Yeah, I don't think he's a bad guy." Luffy nodded stupidly: "Let's give him a ride. Meeting all kinds of people and all kinds of things is part of the adventure, isn't it?"

Now that Luffy, as the captain, has spoken, no one said anything anymore and there is no longer any prejudice.

"This is the captain." Sanji lit a cigarette and smiled.

"No, no, no, not at all." Luffy couldn't lie to himself, and quickly waved his hand to deny it: "I actually want those 100 million Baileys too, so I can eat meat to my heart's content!"

Bang! Nami punched him on the head after hearing this: "Who wouldn't want it? How can you possibly eat all the meat with so much money?! You should buy a lot of clothes and cosmetics!"

"Food needs to be replenished too, right?"

“Medicinal herbs too!”

"You also need various sundries necessary for sailing, right?"

The daily playfulness of the Straw Hat Pirates made Robin feel very comfortable, as if she had forgotten the countless dark experiences in human nature that she had experienced in the West Sea.

She came to the top of the cabin where Arthur was lying, a smile on her lips, as if she was healed by this group of people.

Suddenly, Arthur, who had ignored Robin for a long time, asked her coldly: "How is the search for the truth going? Have you got the answer?"

Robin, who had never known how to talk to Arthur, finally waited for him to speak to him.

Robin lowered his head, looking contented yet sad as he replied, "Well, I'm not naive anymore, Arthur."

"Really?" Arthur was no longer sleepy. He jumped down from the top of the cabin, stood in front of her and stared at her coldly.

"Can I hug you, Arthur? I missed you so much." Robin took the initiative to reach out and hug Arthur.

After experiencing countless darkness, she felt that being on Arthur's ship was like heaven and regretted her ignorance at the time.

When Robin hugged Arthur the second time, he thought he would hold him tightly, but he missed again and almost stumbled and fell into the sea.

After Arthur avoided the hug, Robin looked back at him as he walked towards the deck: "Why, I was clearly wrong."

"You got the truth, but I never healed from that day," Arthur replied.

After the battle of Rogue Town, Buggy survived unharmed and witnessed the entire battle with his own eyes.

If Robin had listened to Arthur, that battle wouldn't have happened.

The Five Elders, the Knights of God, and the Admiral of the Navy. Arthur still can't get over the thought of the devil mask around his waist.

He barely survived because he lost a demon that had watched him grow up.

The Ice Sword Master, now he can't even use the power of ice, how can he be called an Ice Sword Master.

"Arthur, please." Robin walked behind Arthur, tears in her eyes, and leaned her forehead against his back: "I... I didn't know anything at that time. I was just a little girl looking forward to the future."

"I'm grown up now. I'll obey you no matter what you ask me to do. Please."

The conversation between the two was barely heard by the Straw Hat Pirates who were on the deck, looking at the scenery of Magic Valley Town.