Olvia, the only Ohara historian who could bear that name, could only be Nico Olvia! According to the timeline, Robin was supposed to be born in another year! But if Olvia was abducted by that scoundrel Roger a year ago, how would Robin be born?
If there's no Robin, who's going to fill the void of the long black hair character for me?
Oh, and Boa Hancock. But that's not enough; long black hair also comes in the intellectual senior type and the tsundere queen type. Both are indispensable!
"You actually know about Olvia?"
Dr. Clover's gaze towards Roa was filled with shock. If Roa weren't so young, he might even suspect that the youth before him had once studied in Ohara.
"It was Olvia who first met Roger," the scholar who had just spoken said in a low, somewhat disheartened voice. "He invited Olvia onto his ship to search for the Poneglyphs together."
"Olvia accepted."
Roa couldn't help but give him a deep look. Could it be that this guy was Robin's original biological father? Roger, you bastard, NTR, huh? However, this might actually be a good thing for this man. After all, Roa remembered that he supposedly died not long after Olvia became pregnant with Robin, which is why Robin took her mother's surname after birth.
Bad, bad, bad! Could there really be no Robin now? Roger! How are you going to compensate me?!
Somewhere in the world.
"Ach-choo!"
Roger suddenly sneezed.
"Did you catch a cold?" A woman's gentle voice came from beside him.
"A cold?" Roger turned back, a little bewildered, rubbing his nose as he asked, "What's that?"
"You've never caught a cold?" The white-haired woman shook her head helplessly. "It's my fault. I shouldn't try to guess at you with normal human common sense."
"Hahahahaha! Don't say it like I'm some kind of monster, Olvia!" The world's most renowned pirate laughed heartily. "I'm no different from ordinary people! I eat, I sleep, I bleed..." He paused, then gently caressed the woman's swollen belly. "And I care about my family."
Olvia grasped the man's rough hand, her eyes growing incredibly tender. Why had it turned out this way? Probably because their shared ideals were truly extraordinary. She could understand the man's dream, and the man was amazed by her pursuit. So, naturally, they grew closer and closer.
"Oh-ho! Captain and Aunt Olvia are so sweet~" A strange, mock-sarcastic voice suddenly came from behind them.
Olvia turned to see Buggy winking at them, his eyes full of mischief.
"Idiot!"
However, Buggy immediately received a punch to the head. Rayleigh punched a lump onto his head, annoyed. "Just watch quietly at times like this."
"Mm." Shanks, standing nearby, also said with a smile, "Buggy, right now we just need to witness the Captain's happiness."
"Who would've thought Roger would be the first to get married?" Jabba's tone was incredibly wistful. "I thought I'd have to teach him a few tricks before he'd end up dying alone."
"You?" Rayleigh, who had an old flame himself, shot him a sidelong glance.
Jabba instantly bristled. "Are you looking down on me, the missionary of love, Rayleigh?!"
"One day, I'll make you guys look at me with new eyes!"
"Don't mind them." Roger, holding Olvia's hand, said with a smile, "Have you thought of a name for the child?"
Olvia softly replied, "If it's a boy, he'll be Ace."
"If it's a girl, she'll be Robin."
"Ace, and Robin, huh?" Roger's smile deepened.
Fate, sometimes, arrives so suddenly yet is impossible to avoid.
The perspective returns to Ohara.
Roa's melancholy was evident, but no one understood what had happened. Even Dylann, who had followed Roa the longest, often couldn't grasp Roa's thought process.
"Never mind," Roa shook his head regretfully. "It doesn't matter anymore." The story had already been changed; even catching up with the Roger Pirates now would be useless. Better to follow my brother Dragon and leave everything to the wind, see where the wind blows. Yeah, Dragon-ge is just a dragon! Speaking of Dragon, that guy has been quite active in the North Blue recently. He's actually mixed in with some Flevance people.
"Roa," Seeing Roa's fluctuating emotions finally stabilize, Dr. Clover hesitated, then asked, "Why did you come here? Are you also searching for the Poneglyphs, also pursuing the truth of history?"
"Not really." Roa waved his hand decisively. If he wanted to decipher ancient texts, he could do it himself. Yes, during the past year when he was bored, he had already learned this skill from Kozuki Sukiyaki; foreign languages needed to be learned, after all. That old general from Wano Country wasn't dead yet; he was still staying in Germa Kingdom. After helping Judge finish researching the structure of the black blade, he was now helping Judge research new weapons.
Roa looked up, surveying the sea of books that stretched upwards seemingly endlessly. "I came for knowledge."
"Knowledge?" Dr. Clover was stunned.
"It's been seven years now," Roa continued, lost in his thoughts. "Back then, Captain Rocks took me to the Giant Kingdom, where I saw the remains of an ancient robot, roughly three thousand years old."
"Could ancient times even possess technological power surpassing modern times? That's what I thought back then."
Dr. Clover's expression subtly changed.
"It's here, isn't it, Dr. Clover," Roa turned to look at the old man, "The data on ancient technology, which has almost disappeared from the sea."
Dr. Clover deeply looked at Roa. "In the technology section, from the sixth to the thirteenth floor."
"I knew it!" Roa, as if he had just discovered this, punched his fist with a hint of excitement. "Judge, what are you waiting for? Go check it out quickly."
"Yes! Boss!"
Judge was already impatiently rocketing skyward. He was wearing his raid suit, and although the jets on his shoes couldn't make him fly, short-distance aerial bursts were achievable. Like a flea, he jumped from one point to another, landing on the sixth floor of the library. Judge eagerly opened two books simultaneously with both hands.
And then, quickly.
"Boss!" Roa heard Judge's shout from above. "It's real! Almost all of them are technology data books! I haven't even finished the first layer and I've already found many technologies that are lost on the sea now, ones even I know almost nothing about!"
"Good!" Roa snapped his fingers. "Then why aren't you rushing to get people to move these books back?"
"Yes! Boss!"
Judge was already uncontrollably excited. He even found research data on Lineage Factors on a bookshelf on the eighth floor. To what level had the technology of the ancients reached? Truly amazing! With the help of these materials, not to mention surpassing Vegapunk, he could at least achieve a one-for-one trade with Vegapunk, or be invincible below Vegapunk, right?
"Wait!" But at this moment, Dr. Clover finally reacted. His usually expressionless face now showed a hint of anger. "Roa, what are you trying to do? I said, all the books here are treasures of all humanity!"
"Yes, treasures of all humanity, doesn't that make them my treasures too?" Roa said as if it were obvious. "Am I not human? Am I human or not?"
Not only was he human, but he was also an outstanding representative of humanity worldwide, albeit in a negative sense.
Pfft!
Doflamingo, who had been silent, instantly burst into laughter, and Abel's lips curved slightly. Dr. Clover's body stiffened abruptly, and his gaze towards Roa became very strange. He then remembered that Roa was a pirate, a pirate completely different from Roger. If Roa knew what he was thinking, he would righteously retort that he was not a pirate, he was a merchant, just one who had been ruthlessly given a bounty by the unreasonable Marines. Ah, the business environment.
But while Roa could perceive people's emotions, he couldn't truly read minds, so he said, "Besides, you should understand me, Dr. Clover. I'm also doing this to protect these books."
The old scholar's gaze towards Roa grew even stranger.
"These books are explicitly forbidden by the World Government. The Marines will likely be here soon. If I don't come to protect them, they'll probably be burned to ashes very quickly!" Roa's reply was even more self-righteous. However, his words instantly made Dr. Clover's eyes widen.
Yes, the news of Roa's presence here must have already reached the Marines. In that case, the Marines definitely wouldn't come while Roa was here, but once Roa and his group left, the Marines would probably come immediately to investigate.
Investigate why Roa came.
By then, the Tree of Knowledge would surely be searched!
Cold sweat inevitably seeped from the old scholar's forehead and back. Oh no, this is bad!
"Judge, what are you waiting for?"
"Yes!"
So, soon, identical artificial soldiers descended from the snail's back and, under Judge's command, began carefully moving the books. One snail wasn't quite enough to hold everything, as there were many books, and that snail's primary function was also habitation. So, two more snails were called over.
At this point, Dr. Clover had also reacted.
"Quick," he urged, "Pack away all the data that shouldn't be exposed!"
The numerous scholars also snapped out of their daze and quickly began to act. There was much sensitive data stored just within the library, not to mention the Poneglyphs in the basement! Thus, both sides began to pack their respective belongings without interfering with each other, creating a surprisingly harmonious scene for a time.
Although the artificial humans possessed their own emotions, they instinctively could not defy Judge's and Roa's orders, so they worked very efficiently, quickly moving all seven floors of books. Judge's cheeks were flushed with excitement. "With the help of these materials, many technological chasms that currently seem insurmountable can be easily overcome!"
"Not to mention, at least the cyborg experiments will be much simpler!"
"Very good." Roa nodded with satisfaction. Ordinary armies were just cannon fodder, but an enhanced cyborg army would be different. They would always be useful for something.
"Objective achieved, let's go." Roa showed no reluctance, turning to leave.
"Roa!"
At this moment, Dr. Clover's voice came from behind. Roa turned slightly.
"Please, you must protect those materials." The old scholar's face was solemn. "They are a precious legacy left to us by the ancients."
Roa merely smiled. If he really wanted to protect these books, he shouldn't leave them here, but rather put them into the minds of young people. But, of course, such a statement would be too politically incorrect in a world controlled by the World Government.
It wasn't until he saw Roa and his group completely leave that Dr. Clover let out a heartfelt sigh of relief. Thankfully, there was no trouble. But this was no time to relax; to face the upcoming questioning by the Marines, he couldn't show any flaws! Otherwise, all of Ohara might fall into despair. Roa, of course, had no idea what he was thinking at this moment, otherwise he would surely comment, What a fuss, weren't you the ones who insisted on doing research here? Couldn't you have found a deserted island?
Nevertheless, this was another great harvest.
And almost simultaneously, after being reported through various channels, the news of Roa and his group appearing in Ohara had already reached Marine Headquarters directly.
"Have they finally appeared again?"
The Fleet Admiral rubbed his temples, a headache forming. "But why in West Blue? Ohara, I remember that's an island where archaeologists gather, isn't it?"
"Yes," Vice Admiral Tsuru, still acting as a fixed NPC in the office, calmly nodded. "The leading archaeologist is Dr. Clover, who has been arrested by the Marines over a dozen times."
"I remember him!" The Fleet Admiral's eyes instantly became dangerous. "Always touching various taboos explicitly forbidden by the government! What connection could he have with Roa?"
"Regardless, Roa must not be allowed to run wild in West Blue!"
"Send Sengoku over!"
"Not Zephyr? He'd be even angrier if he knew."
"Don't mention that idiot! I repeatedly warned him to behave, but he turned right around and charged into the latter half of the New World, even fighting Whitebeard! Let him reflect properly!"
Besides, Roa and his cadres could basically fly. Trying to catch them, even with another Zephyr, would probably be impossible. The plan was just to figure out what they were doing in West Blue, then chase them back to the New World. As for how to defeat them later, that would have to be a long-term plan.
Still unaware that the Marines had already taken action, Roa's group was already approaching the agreed-upon location with the heads of the Five Great Families. It was an island not affiliated with the World Government. For secrecy, Roa did not allow the great snail fleet to approach ostentatiously, but instead quietly flew to the island with just Dylann. They also wore slight disguises. It didn't matter in Ohara because Roa didn't care what happened to Ohara, but his contact with the Five Great Families couldn't be exposed, or else wouldn't it be a wasted trip?
However, Roa didn't know that at the same time he arrived on this island, preparing to recruit a few more 'dogs', another group of people had also quietly arrived on the island.
"Captain! Are we really going to attack the Five Great Families?"
"The Five Great Families? They're just rats in a gutter, after all! Heh heh heh! Perfect for making a name for ourselves! This time, it'll be a big haul!"