Yechuan looked at the woman before him, who, even when imprisoned, had never given up hope, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

He knew that mere threats of force would be meaningless to this Child of the Devil, who had long since disregarded life and death.

To make her willingly serve him, he had to offer a bargaining chip that she couldn't refuse.

“Your companion, Straw Hat Luffy, right?”

Yechuan spoke calmly.

Robin’s pupils suddenly constricted!

She heard the threatening tone in Yechuan’s voice!

What was this Seven Warlords of the Sea planning to do?

After dealing with Ace, was he now planning to eliminate Luffy as well?

Yechuan ignored her shock and pulled out of his storage scroll a copy of the latest newspaper, which he had already had Crocodile prepare after the Summit War!

He handed the newspaper to Robin.

Robin’s gaze subconsciously fell on a corner of the newspaper, on a seemingly inconspicuous small report.

It featured a photo of Straw Hat Luffy reappearing at Marineford, ringing the Ox Bell, and leaving a strange tattoo on his arm.

Below that photo was an inconspicuous line of text.

3D2Y.

“!!!”

Robin’s body trembled violently!

Her usually calm blue eyes revealed an inexpressible shock!

3D… crossed out! 2Y!

This wasn’t just a simple tattoo!

This was a secret code that only their Straw Hat Crew companions could understand!

The original three-day (3D) reunion agreement was canceled! Changed to… two years (2Y) until they meet again!

Luffy was still alive!

And… he used this method to send a new rallying signal to his scattered companions!

“Now…”

Yechuan looked at the emotional Robin and slowly said,

“Do you still think they are waiting for you right now?”

“For the next two years, you need a place to accumulate strength and await the day of your reunion.”

“And I can provide that place for you.”

Yechuan coaxed.

“I will not restrict your freedom; you will still be yourself.”

“I merely need your wisdom to decipher the Poneglyphs.”

“This is an equal collaboration.”

Of course, Yechuan said so.

But as long as Robin was brought to his side first, how things would develop later would not be up to her.

Yechuan wouldn’t mind taking Robin from Luffy’s ship.

Robin looked at Yechuan, silent.

She had to admit, his offer was extremely tempting.

But she had witnessed too much human malice and no longer easily trusted anyone.

“Why… should I trust you?”

“Because of this.”

Yechuan looked at her and uttered a name that was enough to completely shatter all her defenses and reason.

“…Giant Jaguar D. Saul… he is still alive.”

Boom—!!!!!!!!!!

This sentence struck Nico Robin’s soul like a bolt of lightning!

Her beautiful blue eyes instantly widened, and she froze completely on the spot! Her mind went blank!

Saul… the Giant Vice Admiral who protected her as a child in Ohara twenty years ago, who was frozen by Aokiji’s Ice Age… her most important friend in life, who taught her to smile even in pain… he was still alive?!

“You… you’re lying! That’s impossible!”

Robin’s voice trembled violently from extreme emotional fluctuations!

“Why would I lie to you?”

Yechuan calmly retorted,

“Nico Robin, I even know that your relationship with him is a secret you’ve never told anyone, including your companions.”

“…”

Robin was completely speechless.

“He didn’t die back then.”

Yechuan continued,

“He was frozen by Aokiji’s ice, then drifted to an island and was saved by the giants there.”

“Now… he lives in Elbaf, the land of giants.”

“I can take you to see him.”

“I can even take you to find more Poneglyphs!”

Every word from Yechuan precisely peeled open Robin’s heart, which had been frozen for twenty years!

Finally, he decided to add one last straw, enough to break everything!

He looked at the already dilapidated Bridge on the World below and slowly raised his hands.

Rumble rumble rumble—!!!!!!!!!!

Before Robin’s disbelieving eyes!

Countless thick trees and vines, in a manner completely defying natural laws, burst forth from the cold steel of the bridge!

They grew and spread wildly! Not only did they instantly destroy the strongholds and weapons left by the fleeing guards, but they also extended the steel bridge, which should have been rebuilt by countless slaves with blood and sweat for hundreds of years, in an even more magnificent way!

A bridge of life, made of trees, spanned across the sea!

“This… this is…”

Robin looked at the miraculous sight before her and recalled the massive forest that had also appeared out of nowhere during the Summit War, changing the entire battle!

“That’s right.”

Yechuan seemed to read her mind.

“That forest at Marineford… I made it too.”

“…”

Robin looked at the unfathomable man before her, at the profound depth in his eyes that seemed to see through everything, and she knew… she no longer could, nor could she refuse.

She slowly bowed her proud body to Yechuan.

“I am willing to temporarily join your command.”

…A few days later, Tequila Wolf, Bridge on the World.

“Huh? What’s going on?!”

Revolutionary Army Commander Morley emerged from underground, completely stunned by the sight of the Bridge on the World, which had completely changed its appearance!

The bridge… was extended!

In a magical way, made of giant trees!

All the foremen and guards on the bridge were gone!

All the laborers and slaves were also freed and nowhere to be found!

And their target for this trip, the Lamp of Revolution, Nico Robin… not even a shadow of her could be found!

“How… how am I going to explain this to Mr. Dragon?!”

…Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Fleet Admiral’s Office.

“What did you say?! Something happened at Tequila Wolf too?!”

Fleet Admiral Sengoku felt his head was about to explode as he listened to his subordinate’s report!

Garp, next to him, also stopped eating his senbei!

“…According to intelligence, all guards at Tequila Wolf, Bridge on the World, were annihilated, all laborers were freed, and the Revolutionary Army’s target, Nico Robin, mysteriously disappeared! And that seven-hundred-year-old bridge… was extended by someone using a power similar to a forest!”

“Forest?!”

Warring States Period and Garp exchanged glances, both seeing deep surprise in the other’s eyes!

“It’s that power again! Exactly the same as what appeared during the Summit War!”

“But…”

Warring States Period frowned.

“Isn’t Ryokugyu already locked up by us?! Could it be… there’s a second monster with this power?!”