Chapter 843 Robin's Determination. Franky's Luck.
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Ohara:
A radiant light shone in the teleportation room as Rob and Bella appeared out of nowhere.
After their brief journey to the East Blue, Bell-mère felt as though a part of her soul had remained there. After all, she now knew everything about Nami and Nojiko and their current circumstances.
In the manga, these circumstances were unknown to Marine soldier Bell-mère, who chose to retire after meeting Nami and Nojiko. She gave up her life as a Marine to become their foster mother, embracing the role after the girls had lost their families and wandered alone in the darkness without hope. A two-year-old girl carrying a newborn, just beginning their journey together…
But in this world, she wasn't a Marine, nor was there any threat of a pirate invasion of the Kingdom of Oykot. That scene from the manga was impossible to recreate in reality.Bell-mère had lost the specific conditions that allowed her to be the true and sole mother to Nami and Nojiko.
Yet, she had gained so much in return. She cast a sideways glance at the man who meant everything to her, smiling warmly at her.
Rob had given her the choice. With a snap of his fingers, he could turn the impossible into reality, perform miracles, change destinies, even make her belly swell as if by magic… It was something incredible, a feat only the gods could achieve.
But to her, her husband was a god, so she wasn't too shocked by his powers.
Unlike her godlike husband, she was simply human.
Humans are bound by emotions, circumstances, and their nature. If she chose to take Nojiko and Nami as her own, Bell-mère knew she would no longer be the same.
"Nojiko will be born in three months. By then, we'll visit Novak and Elen personally, and we'll celebrate her birth together. I bet it'll be the surprise of a lifetime for their little family."
Rob smiled as he said this.
He patted Bell-mère on the shoulder and left. He could see the small heads of Robin and Yamato peeking around the corner, spying on him.
He caught them easily, appearing behind them without warning.
"Haha! Spying on your dad again, are you?"
Both Robin and Yamato felt deeply embarrassed at being caught once again.
"Dad left without taking us along! That's so unfair."
Robin puffed out her cheeks, playfully showing her annoyance. But the next moment, she remembered a specific manga scene and exclaimed with an excited expression.
"Dad! I can't believe my counterpart is training under Dragon! That means she'll become a member of the Revolutionary Army, right?"
"Wasn't that already obvious? Kuma sent Robin to that place to meet the Revolutionary Army in the first place."
Yamato teased Robin, showing that she had known this all along.
"Hehe~ It's impossible for Robin to trust anyone outside of her crew, so joining a group was unlikely for her. Returning to the Sabaody Archipelago was her top priority!" Robin said, looking at Yamato with a triumphant smile.
"That was before Luffy sent his coded message, and this applies to all the crew members, really. Robin is no exception!"
Yamato refused to back down from the discussion either.
Seeing this familiar scene, Rob shook his head in resignation and set them both down. "Alright, let's read the manga together."
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Chapter Events:
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"Please come inside, Robin-san! You'll catch a cold out here…"
Following Luffy's orders, Robin decided to go with the Revolutionary Army members to Baltigo, the Revolutionary Army's secret headquarters.
But that didn't mean she trusted them completely.
"… No, I'll stay where I am. I am a pirate, and you are revolutionaries… It is not my place to trust you completely… I cannot go below decks, and put myself utterly at your mercy…" Robin said calmly.
"Oh, we would never…!! We don't harbor any bad feelings toward you whatsoever…!!"
"Please. This is how I've always lived when I was on my own…" she said again.
A Revolutionary Army member tried to calm her, but he reluctantly accepted her wish to stay on deck.
"Ah…!! My apologies… As you wish."
"Hey!! Bring as many blankets as you can find!! Get some hot drinks and food up here!!"
The mission leader ordered mercilessly.
"What…? But everything is already inside…"
"Just do it!!"
Robin watched this amusing scene from the side with a smile, though she thought to herself:
(Luffy… If I venture into the vast world under your father's guidance… perhaps I can become stronger…)
(I never before considered wanting to grow stronger for someone else…!!)
"Bring some windguards, too…!!"
"And a sofa…!!"
The ship gradually drifted away from the giant bridge, heading toward Baltigo, the place where Robin would grow and develop quietly over the next two years.
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Sorbet Kingdom:
"As expected, that girl is coming to our base." Dragon smiled as he watched the Revolutionary Army members interact with Nico Robin.
In the manga, Nico Robin is a sensitive and unique character. Beyond her identity as Rob's daughter in reality, she was the last survivor of Ohara and the sole archeologist capable of deciphering the Poneglyphs, setting her apart.
"She's learned so much… caution toward strangers is ingrained in her bones… only Luffy could earn the loyalty of someone like her," Garp said, lamenting Robin's past.
"Robin is just one example of what the World Government has inflicted on the people of the world, in both secret and in the open… A child… she was just a little girl when she endured all that!" Ivankov sighed sadly, adding, "Knowing the Revolutionary Army had been seeking Nico Robin to help her all along is a small comfort to me."
"At least her counterpart protected her for a while… though he did it out of a desire to exploit her ability to read the Poneglyphs."
Crocodile was also sympathetic toward Robin's past.
After everything about Robin was revealed in the manga and anime, both good and evil characters sympathized with her.
Robin had been one of the most suffering characters in the manga.
"Under my guidance, she'll definitely become stronger over the next two years. She won't be a burden to the Straw Hat crew as she is now."
"At the very least, she'll gain enough strength to protect herself."
Dragon was confident in this.
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Back to Ohara's art store:
Vegapunk looked deeply at the scene of Karakuri Island in the manga.
"He's found my second lab too! What luck this Franky has!"
Vegapunk sighed, utterly stunned as he saw Franky inside his second laboratory after foolishly destroying the first one.
Seeing Franky shocked by Vegapunk's creations, he laughed, saying, "Actually, my mind was created by the Brain fruit."
"Yohohoho! I bet he'll blow it up too!"
Brook laughed, predicting that this lab would also be destroyed like the first one.
"Well, if he blows up this lab, he won't have anywhere else to learn and develop himself… even fixing himself back to normal will be a challenge," Vegapunk said, anticipating the future.
"Fufu~ The time for laughs is over… his captain gave him two years to develop… if he's careless again, he doesn't deserve to be part of the Straw Hat crew," Doflamingo sneered.
"What do we have here… I left plenty of blueprints that I sketched during my free time… they'll be invaluable for Franky… there are also plenty of rare metals and equipment available. If he's a bit careful, he'll gain a lot from Baltimore."
Vegapunk was confident in his words.
"I look forward to seeing what he'll become in two years; it seems we have a shared destiny."
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 823: For Luffy.
Chapter 824: For the Sake of the Captain, Zoro Gives Up His Pride!
Chapter 825: Decision Made! Two Years Until the Next Crew Meeting!
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