Year 1519 of the Sea Calendar.
Desert Kingdom, Alabasta, Rainbase.
Alabasta is a capital city mostly covered by desert. Even in Rainbase, a city surrounded by dense rainforests, the air remains dry, and the scorching sun makes everyone feel listless.
Inside a café.
A mature black-haired woman wearing a small tank top looked somewhat alluring.
She was propping her chin up with interest, flipping through the book in her hand, tapping her cheek with her fingers.
What was a working hour for the others was merely a leisurely afternoon tea for this woman.
Just at that moment, someone pushed open the café door and walked in. The slightly disorderly footsteps made the woman furrow her brows. A young man and a group of people dressed in cloud-patterned black robes entered.
"Sorry, we're not open today…"
The black-haired woman continued reading her book, her lips curled slightly with no hint of apology as she flatly refused the visitor.
Unfortunately, the visitors were not friendly.
The leading young man took out a bounty order and displayed it in front of the black-haired woman, squinting his eyes slightly.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Uehara Naraku, currently the leader of a mercenary organization. Ever since I arrived on this land, I've been looking for you."
After introducing himself, Uehara Naraku held up the bounty order with a kind smile and said, "Nico Robin, the dangerous woman with a bounty of seventy-nine million since the age of eight. But now it seems you've grown a lot, becoming a very charming woman indeed…"
"What?"
The black-haired woman showed a dangerous expression on her face. She slowly put down her book and looked up at the young man, returning a sweet smile: "I'm sorry, but you must have the wrong person!"
"Oh?"
Uehara's brows furrowed immediately. He flipped through the bounty order again, looking at the black-haired woman with some doubt, and said: "That shouldn't be… Did I really mistake you?"
After speaking, Uehara Naraku sat down casually and waved his hand nonchalantly: "Everyone, have a seat. If I really made a mistake, I'll treat you to afternoon tea… Someone, find me a juice here."
"Yes, Lord Naraku."
A white-haired young man wearing glasses pushed up his glasses and nodded respectfully before starting to rummage through the café on his own.
The others wearing cloud-patterned black robes quickly sat down as if they didn't regard the café owner as anyone important.
"That shouldn't be right!"
Uehara Naraku somewhat rudely stared at the mature black-haired woman, flipping through the bounty order in his hand, shaking his head, and sighing: "Tsk, I should have managed to get a bounty order for Nicole Olvia, then you wouldn't deny it…"
"..."
At that moment, the black-haired woman heard a familiar name and showed a startled expression because Nicole Olvia was her mother!
Indeed.
She was truly Nico Robin.
Branded with a bounty of seventy-nine million from a young age as the last archaeologist in the world, her bounty was comparable to that of Great Pirates!
Unfortunately, she didn't have the power to bear that bounty!
These men in cloud-patterned black robes were clearly unfriendly, even knowing about her mother. They had acknowledged her identity!
The black-haired woman looked at everyone present, her eyes turning increasingly dangerous. Her fingers twirled, and petals appeared out of thin air in the air!
In the next moment, two fair arms appeared out of nowhere on Uehara's shoulders, the hands ready to twist the young man's neck!
This was Nico Robin's ability!
The legendary sea treasure, the Devil Fruit, Paramecia-Type: Flower-Flower Fruit, could create petaled arms anywhere!
However, today she was destined to encounter an invincible enemy!
"Nico Robin, don't make any dangerous moves."
Uehara Naraku leisurely raised his head, lightning suddenly surging from his body, shattering the two arms into petals that vanished!
Nico Robin's eyes flicked with surprise as she stared at the man in front of her, feeling her heart sink: "Is that the Logia-Type Fruit: Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
In this world, Devil Fruits are divided into three types: Paramecia, Zoan, and Logia, with the Logia-Type considered the top fruit without exception!
Simply being immune to physical attacks with a Logia-Type Fruit was enough to solve most enemies for those possessing one. Especially since Nico Robin joined a company last year where the boss, Crocodile, also has a Logia-Type Fruit!
Therefore, Nico Robin was very aware of the power of Logia-Type Fruits!
Particularly the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, considered the strongest Logia in legends, even more formidable than her boss's Sand-Sand Fruit!
This is bad…
A drop of cold sweat trickled down Nico Robin's forehead.
Now, with the self-proclaimed Crocodile who offered temporary shelter to her not in Rainbase, there was no one in Rainbase capable of resisting this young man before her.