You are!!!!!!"
Usopp shrieked, his finger trembling as he pointed at the woman leaning against the door.
"Baroque Works!!!'s Vice President!!"
Chopper, one of the cowardly trio, only revealed two bewildered eyes, as he had never seen Robin before and was just scared along with the others.
Zoro's reaction was the most direct; his eyes sharpened, and his hand instantly went to the hilt of his wado ichimonji, radiating a chilling aura.
However, his movement was gently restrained by an arm that elegantly grew from his waist; though slender, it managed to halt his attempt to draw the sword.
Tomioka stood silently in place, his gaze calmly fixed on Robin.
During the final chaos in Alabasta, she had indeed switched sides and provided crucial help, but it was impossible to discern her intentions now.
Nami suddenly pointed at the familiar shirt Robin was wearing and exclaimed indignantly, "That's my clothes!"
This made Robin look down at her attire, her face still wearing that composed smile: "Ah~ I'm sorry. I've been hiding on the going merry these past few days, reading and bathing, so I took the liberty of borrowing yours."
Her tone was as natural as if she were discussing the weather today, "I hope you don't mind too much."
As she spoke, she retracted the arm that had been pressing on Zoro's sword hilt, and at the same time, gently pressed her hands down in front of her, making a soothing gesture.
"I heard a little of what you all were saying just now."
She looked at each crew member, finally settling on Luffy and Tomioka, "Regarding that name, and the Revolutionary Army. Perhaps, I might know a bit more~"
Upon hearing this, Luffy ignored the seemingly tense atmosphere and rushed in front of Robin, his eyes sparkling with eagerness:
"I want to hear! I want to hear! Tell me quickly!"
From behind the main mast, Usopp's half-head and one wildly waving hand peeked out: "No! Don't trust her! She's definitely lying!"
"You just mentioned the name Sabo, right?"
Luffy nodded frantically, his Mugiwara nearly flying off.
"Then, is there anything you don't know about the organization called the Revolutionary Army?"
Our Captain then shook his head vigorously again, his face full of pure ignorance.
Nami couldn't help but sigh and retort, "Luffy! What is your brain made of? How can you not even know this!"
In fact, there was another person on the deck who was equally clueless, but he chose to remain silent, avoiding strange looks and sharp words.
Robin gently covered her mouth, hiding a slight smile, and continued to elaborate:
"The Revolutionary Army is the third major power on the Grand Line, besides Pirates and the Marine. Their goal, simply put, is to overthrow the current World Government's rule, and because of this, they are considered the World Government's most troublesome and most wanted enemy to eliminate."
She paused, then dropped the most crucial information: "And the Sabo you just mentioned, if my intelligence is correct, is precisely the Revolutionary Army's Chief of Staff... which means he is the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army."
"Eh!!!"
These words were like a bomb dropped on the going merry; the entire ship was bouncing up and down, and Usopp and Chopper shrieked in unison.
"They're... they're all that amazing? Luffy's brother!" Chopper stammered, hiding behind Zoro's leg.
Though surprised, Usopp still forced himself to retort: "Stupid! Idiot Chopper! We don't even know if it's the same person yet!"
However, Captain Luffy just picked up the still-sleeping transponder snail again and shouted into it: "Sabo! Is that you? Have you really become that amazing? Is it you!"
Compared to the others' shock, Zoro did not relax his guard. He gripped his sword and asked in a low voice:
"Leaving this information aside for now, what is your purpose in appearing on our ship?"
"Ararara~"
Robin chuckled, a hint of playfulness in her eyes, "Don't you know?"
Her gaze shifted between Luffy and Tomioka, "Your little Captain, and this silent little samurai, personally invited me onto the ship in Alabasta, and I simply accepted the invitation."
At these words, some were stunned, others excited. Usopp grabbed Luffy with one hand and Tomioka with the other, "What are you two doing?! You actually called her aboard!"
"I didn't."
Tomioka immediately clarified, his tone flat and certain. He recalled and confirmed that he had never said anything of the sort.
"Ah! That's when it was!" Luffy paused, then slapped his head in sudden realization.
Upon hearing this, Usopp turned and grabbed Luffy's collar with both hands, shaking him wildly: "Ah! It really was you! Why?! Why would you invite such a dangerous woman onto the ship!"
"She's not... a bad person."
Luffy, shaken, spoke in broken sentences but insisted, "At that time... she helped us, and Uncle Cobra was also persuading her!"
Watching the two of them bicker, Robin leaned against the ship's rail, her hair gently blowing in the sea breeze.
"Then, to show my sincerity, I will formally say it again."
"Let me join you. I... have nowhere else to go."
Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, Luffy said without hesitation, "You can, okay."
"How could you agree again! Luffy!" Only Usopp cried out, clutching his head, feeling like his brain was going to break today.
Just at this subtly tense moment, with differing opinions among everyone...
"Bloop bloop--"
The transponder snail that Luffy had been clutching tightly suddenly made a loud sound. The goggles on its head subtly changed, seemingly about to mimic the caller's appearance.
All arguments and discussions ceased.
Everyone's gaze focused on that small transponder snail.
On the deck, only the sound of waves intertwined with the urgent ringing tone.
Luffy paused, then immediately picked up the receiver, eagerly shouting, "Hello! Is that Sabo?!"
However, the other party's voice had already come through the transponder snail's speaker function, clearly audible on the ship—it was a deep, resonant male voice.
"I saw the newspaper. What's going on with the situation in Alabasta?"
This voice... was very unfamiliar, definitely not the Sabo they had met in Alabasta.
But for some reason, Tomioka felt a strange sense of familiarity with this voice, as if he had vaguely heard it a little during a storm.
"Hey! Where's Sabo?!"
Luffy didn't care who the other person was; he only cared about what he wanted to ask, "He said this could contact him!!!"
On the other end of the transponder snail, there was a moment of silence. When it spoke again, its tone had a subtle change.
"Is that so..."
"You did well... Luffy..."
"Welcome to the Grand Line."
Seeing that the other party didn't mention Sabo at all, Luffy grew anxious and shouted even louder into the receiver: "Where's Sabo?! I want to talk to Sabo!"
"He'll find you when he gets back."
After saying this, the communication was abruptly cut off.
But at this moment, everyone noticed that the transponder snail's appearance had changed into another form, with black hair combed back and a red tattoo visible on the left side of its face.
The World's Worst, has arrived.