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"Speaking of which, why did you choose Ohara as your first stop?"
The boat was in a mess.
After the two of them exchanged swords for an hour or so, Mihawk finally vented his anger.
After watching Ronan put everything back in place with a snap of his fingers, I finally remembered to ask.
"The reason..."
Facing the refreshing sea breeze, Ronan leaned his hands on the side of the boat.
Looking far away at the other side of the sea, the black spot at the end of the field of vision was constantly expanding at an exaggerated speed.
"Of course, because if you don't come now, you won't be able to see me again. When traveling, of course you have to check in."
"Can't see it anymore?" Mihawk didn't understand.
There is such an island and we are not running away, so how can we not see it?
At the speed of teleportation, it wouldn't take long to get from the Grand Line to Ohara.
Occasionally, they would encounter pirates who wanted to hijack the ship on the road, but they either couldn't keep up with the speed of teleportation, or Mihawk would cut the ship in half with one sword.
As the ship approaches,
The "Oro Jackson" slowly docked at a cliff that was not a dock, and Ronan and Mihawk teleported to this "Island of Knowledge".
"It's just as I heard. It's an incredibly huge tree!"
Looking from afar, Ronan saw the giant tree in the center of the island, so big that it almost blocked out the sun.
"It's said that all the books in the world are hidden in it. I wonder if there are any books like that?"
"What?" Mihawk didn't understand and looked at Ronan with a frown.
"It's just... that kind, never mind... just pretend I didn't say anything."
Looking at the puzzled look of this honest boy, Ronan remembered that Mihawk was not interested in women.
The two did not choose to teleport directly into the tree, because although this method is convenient, it also deprives Ronan of the experience of traveling.
The kind of travel he likes is the kind where he can witness everything with his own eyes, rather than just rushing to the next place after arriving in a hurry.
If this is the case, Ronan is even confident that he can check in all the islands in the world in a few months at most.
Ronan is not interested in that kind of special forces style.
Walking out of the forest on the cliff,
The two were not afraid of getting lost. Their ability to see and hear was one reason, but the trees were too big, so they just had to follow their line of sight.
As he was walking, Ronan sensed the figures of several little ghosts through his observation.
One of them in particular interested Ronan.
Mihawk saw him suddenly change direction, but he didn't ask any questions, just raised his eyebrows and followed him.
The two soon arrived at the other end of the forest, where a farce was taking place.
"Look, look, it's that monster!"
"Everyone, attack her with tomatoes!"
"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
Children are always born with malice, perhaps for fun, or perhaps because they choose to follow the crowd.
It is obvious that the little girl who has been an orphan and only likes reading since childhood is the easiest target for bullying and to get pleasure from.
A tomato hitting your head doesn't hurt much, but it's very troublesome to clean up.
What she was more concerned about at this moment was that when she got home to wash off the tomato juice, she might need to use more soap, and she didn't know if her aunt would scold her for it.
But that's not all. The children in the distance didn't seem to have any intention of letting her go.
As a last resort, she could only use the power of the so-called monster that had worked before, trying to scare away the group of children who had gathered.
But unfortunately, this trick has been used too many times, and many children are no longer afraid of it. After all, how powerful can the ability of a little girl who can't even get enough food be?
Just as she was holding her head in her hands, ready to go to the library to read after being bullied, the imagined scene did not appear.
"What...what's going on?"
What did she see?
She raised her head and saw a very tall and majestic figure standing in front of her.
The group of children who often bullied her were now being held by this figure by their collars, with lumps all over their heads.
Who is he?
Are you protecting me?
Like Jaguar D. Saul.
"You kids are so ugly, yet you still come out to bully others. Ugly people are really bad..."
One of them hit several people on the head with big bumps, then ran away crying.
Mihawk was speechless when he saw Ronan, who had a look of satisfaction and evil humor on his face after bullying the little boy.
He doesn't have the demeanor of a strong man at all.
Although after seeing what just happened, he also hated those ugly kids.
Ronan felt quite happy. After all, he had been the king of children on the island of Duramus Island since he was six years old.
Under his rule, it was always the children bullying others, and there had never been a case of groups of children bullying each other.
"Hey, Nico Robin, where are you going?"
Ronan watched those bratty kids run away, then turned to look at Robin who was also about to run away.
The other party was stunned on the spot.
It seemed like this person just called her name?
"Yes, I'm calling you. Take us around this island. If I'm in a good mood, I can reward you later."
Ronan smiled and spoke.
Although his charm is high, he failed this time. Robin, who had a miserable childhood, does not trust any strangers at all.
She turned and ran towards the town.
"Tsk... I really can't do anything with you."
Ronan curled his lips. After staying among the girls in the red-light district for a long time, he thought he had reached the maximum level of affinity.
Then he spoke softly,
"Don't move, Nico Robin."
As the crisp sound rang out, a strange scene happened.
The thin little girl who was running forward with big strides suddenly seemed to be under a spell and could not move at all.
Even his expression was frozen in a moment of panic.
"This is..."
Mihawk frowned. This was the first time he had seen Ronan use this move.
Is it a newly developed fruit ability?
Ronan looked at the little Robin who was fixed in place, as if he had thought of something, and a wicked smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Walking forward, looking at the little fellow whose pupils were constantly trembling, Ronan stretched out his evil black hand and moved towards him...
The books went away.
"Hey, little Robin, if you dare to run, I'll burn your books!"
The evil Ronan looked at her with a gloomy look, and pulled out the book from her arms.
Ronan couldn't understand what was written in the book.
But it's no wonder, after all, he was raised by pirates since he was a child, and he never even went to school. He was lucky enough to be able to recognize all the words in the newspaper.
Judging by the standards of this world, Ronan is actually one of the most illiterate people in the world.
As expected, after hearing Ronan's evil words, Little Robin stopped running when Ronan released his control.
She just looked at the handsome but bad "adult" in front of her with fear and trembling eyes.
"Please... please don't burn my books..."