One Piece: Reborn and Skypiean

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Chapter 204: Adventure (3)

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Using his Eye of Wisdom, Raki guides Robin to an empty area where there are no people. It didn't even take a few seconds before they were surrounded by people dressed in black.

"Yo, are you sure you're not targeting the wrong rabbit?" Raki stated with his hands resting on one of the two swords resting on either side of his waist.

Unlike before, he did not use Kitetsu II and III anymore. He preferred to use Shiki's twin swords which were both one of the 21 Great Class swords. Kitetsu II went to Tsumi and Kitetsu III went to Brook, and they showed no sign of being cursed by the sword. At least Tsumi hasn't, realizing Brook is cursed is a bit difficult.

Among the 7 people surrounding them, one who looked fragile stepped forward. The man raised their hands towards their robes and pulled them down, revealing the face of a beautiful young blue-haired girl.

"I sincerely apologize for welcoming you like this, I have no other choice" the girl said. "I am the first princess of the Kingdom of Suzdal, Suzdal Eula. Nice to meet you." She leaned over by pulling her dress with a dignified expression on her face.

Robin stops Raki from unsheathing his sword and shows a professional smile. "I've met you before, Princess Eula. But will you explain your actions? We were supposed to be accepted by your younger brother, Prince Lucard, right?"

The princess thins her lips. "You're right, but I have a reason."

"Oh, and what is it?"

“...This morning, I learned that my brother, Lucard, had made a deal with the neighboring Kingdom of Yashuk. From what I've gathered, the Yashuk Kingdom has promised him the throne if he manages to kill you, Miss Robin." He said he saw Robin's big frown. "I'm afraid if you choose to ride with my brother, you'll have been killed."

"That's it...." He fell silent before continuing, "But do you have any evidence? How can I believe that you haven't been offered the same offer as your brother?" Robin begins, but he is interrupted by Raki.

"Hey, come on, Robin. Look how beautiful she is. Do you believe he can lie?" Raki wrapped her arms around Robin's shoulders while her eyes scanned the curves under the robe the Princess wore. "He looks very sincere about it."

Robin wanted to say something, but before she could, Raki added, "And besides," a small smile formed on her lips as she looked at Eula's eyes. "Even if the one who wants to kill you is Princess, not Prince – the changes that occur are almost zero."

Robin looked at him as consciousness suddenly struck him. Raki smirked, "They want to kill you, so they have prepared people strong enough for you. But they didn't expect me to come, did they? " A small laugh left him as he looked into the Princess' eyes with his snake-like golden pupils. "I want to see anyone even try touching your hair. It doesn't matter if it's the Prince or the Princess, I want to see how they stop me from burning this kingdom if something happens to you."

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'Kill Robin...? Do they have a death wish?' Raki is usually sarcastic and easygoing. But this is not one of those situations.

He didn't say the sentence because he would be sad for Robin's death, he said it because – if something happens to Robin, Amon will destroy everyone associated with him. Robin is a prized asset, his death will be an explosion for Amon's plans and professional life. Not only would he lose the only person who could read Poneglyphs, but he would also lose the person who had managed all of his own business.

Of course, new people could be assigned, but it would still be troublesome to do. Raki believes, if Amon suffers a huge loss at this moment when he is so close to taking over the world – he will not only go berserk, he might even destroy the world with his own hands. Of course, that's what she assumed, because that's what she would do – she assumed her brother would do the same.

Raki doesn't know Amon's final destination, but all he knows is – Amon wants to gain strength. So much power that should have been impossible to obtain on this planet, so he wanted to go on a space trip, he said, seize more power from the different species that inhabit this universe – and finally reach the top of the food chain.

But his obsession doesn't end with strength alone, he's obsessed with control . Not only did he want Absolute Strength, he also wanted absolute control over everything – even though Raki did not know why. It's almost as if he has a past he doesn't realize, a past that has turned his mind into a control lunatic who lives today.

With his obsession, now that he is so close to taking a big step and gaining control over the entire planet, he believes he will commit a massive murder if a valuable asset like Robin dies.

He turned his gaze from the horizon outside the window and looked at Robin who was talking to the Princess named Eula. They entered the steam engine train that Eula had brought and went to the Capital.

"Miss Eula, what other information do you collect?" ask Robin. "If your information network is strong enough to gather information about my attempted murder, you definitely have more knowledge right?"

Eula looked hesitant as she sighed. "To be honest, I'm not brave enough to say it."

"Then ..." The Princess said, "It looks like the Big Mom Pirates are the real culprit behind this. Since the Yashuk Kingdom was their territory, it seemed like they ordered the assassination. As for why I am unwilling to say this, I have heard Emperor Amon has a good relationship with Big Mom, so I am not sure if this information is true or not."

Robin frowned hearing this. "It ..." He's stopped. 'But that doesn't make sense ... Luci once told me how Big Mom was interested in me and even offered a large sum if she agreed to trade me. I don't think he'll do it. want to kill me…'

Silence occurred on the train because only the sound of the engine was heard there.

"Well, maybe trying to connect the dots another way?" Raki broke the silence. “Perhaps, Big Mom wants to fake a murder and kidnap you? That way, Big Brother will assume you were killed by the Yashuk Kingdom, he will direct his anger at them. Meanwhile, the real culprit, Big Mom, will still be able to maintain a good relationship with Big Brother? After all, I don't even think he wants to go to war with another Emperor."

This caught Eula and Robin off guard. Now it's as clear as water.it's definitely a possibility, indeed.

Robin makes a thinking pose. "That's right. Moreover, when Luci would realize that I had been killed and wanted to avenge me, Big Mom would help by destroying the Yashuk Kingdom, her own territory, to strengthen her friendship and form some sort of alliance. ." Robin's eyes widened the more he spoke and realized the weight of his own words as he looked at Raki. "Raki, you're a genius!"

Raki casually shrugged her shoulders. He's pretty smart. Just copying Amon for 20 years of his life was enough for it to become a reality. He often plays around so people assume otherwise. Robin was one of them, so this was a pretty shocking situation for him.

The princess, Eula then opened her lips. "So-s"

BANGS !

But the gunshot cut him off. As soon as the voice sounded, time froze for Robin and Eula.

The train's window shattered as bullets shot towards Eula's head. The princess didn't even know her death was this close to her, and she wouldn't know – either because a beam of light rushed towards the bullet at light speed and vaporized it in an instant.

"Yes!" Time returned to normal as Eula covered her ears and let out a squeaking sound.

The train suddenly stopped after another shot was heard. Eula and Robin can only assume that the reason is the diver's death.

"Are you okay?" Eula looked up to find Raki staring at her with an indifferent expression on her face while her finger pointed at the window, smoke lines came out from her finger, her palm was slightly green and her nails were long, showing his partial Zoan transformation. "It's a bunch of weak people, no need to exaggerate."

While Robin placed a hand on Eula's shoulder to calm her down, Raki stood up from her seat and pushed open the carriage door and walked out casually.

Outside, a black carriage slowly stopped as five men with weapons walked out.

A skinny middle-aged man with a bald head and a cigarette in his mouth raised an eyebrow while casually playing with a revolver in his palm. "Aye, this girl looks familiar ... scratch it, she looks very familiar." After narrowing his eyes for a moment, his eyelids surged as a horrified expression overpowered his face. "Wait, is it—"

bench !

He could not finish as a beam of yellow light rushed towards his face which blinded the entire place with the sound of an explosion spreading far and wide.

Bomb !

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Author's Note: Big Mom wants to keep a good relationship with Amon, but that doesn't mean her greed for Robin has diminished a bit from the canon.

We also see that Raki has his own beliefs about what Amon might and might not do. He probably knows the most about him, his goals, and his mindset, but that doesn't mean he's always accurate.