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Chapter 48 The Shocking Incident on the Sky Island
Robin has been wandering in the nearby waters for the past year since Crocodile was captured.

She didn't go any further because she couldn't forget what Crocodile had told her—she was a historian searching for the lost hundred years of history between nine and eight hundred years ago.

Hades, one of the three great weapons of antiquity, contains the historical record of everything, and its allure to her is greater than ensuring her own safety.

After a brief attempt, she realized that she had no chance of finding the Poneglyphs and Hades in Alabasta on her own. Staying in the same place for too long would also attract danger, so she could only wander around the nearby seas looking for an opportunity.

It wasn't entirely a coincidence that Guan Yi met her on Jaya Island, because Jaya Island also had a history that attracted her—the existence of the Golden Land.

At first, she thought it was just a story, but after a period of investigation, as a historian, she gradually uncovered the truth.

The Golden City truly existed; it was even once part of Jaya Island, but it was swept into the sky by rising ocean currents, becoming a floating island and disappearing from people's sight.

The existence of the Sky Island was beyond her doubt. There were several books about the Sky Island in Ohara's library, which she had read when she was a child and longed for.

Robin, who deduced that Skypiea might contain Poneglyphs, stayed on Jaya Island for two months, trying to persuade several groups of pirates to find a way for her to reach Skypiea. One of them was Mogson, a minor character, but she wasn't worried about him.

She never expected to see Guan Yi again while following Mogson.

Blocked by Guan Yi, and unlike last time when she was treated as a minor character, Guan Yi called her name directly, so she no longer held any hope.

"Oh, Mr. Ian, have you seen my bounty poster? So this time... are you going to capture me and hand me over to the Navy to collect the bounty?"

“I can consider it.” Guan Yi nodded in a seemingly serious manner and said, “After I described your appearance to that female naval officer named Hina last time, I found out that you are actually the Devil’s Child with a bounty of 7900 million. I’ve lost 7900 million.”

Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep again today, I won't be polite anymore. Surrender!

Robin's heart sank, a feeling of a huge weight finally being lifted. Was her decade-long life on the run finally coming to an end? Resistance against this man was pointless; for her, meeting him was no different than meeting Admiral Aokiji.

She clasped her hands together and stretched them out, saying, "Please, Mr. Ian, I won't suffer any more pain. Just hand me over to the Navy, and the World Government will reward you handsomely and give you a satisfactory return."

"Because you are a remnant of Ohara, the last historian of the sea?"

Robin was taken aback: "Mr. Ian actually went to look into my background in detail?"

“Of course, 7900 million Berries, although it’s a small number compared to the Golden City.” Guan Yi laughed, “But every little bit counts. I can let you off the hook, but you have to promise me one thing.”

Robin then vaguely realized that Guan Yi's threat to capture her seemed to be just a bluff.

She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Ian has quite the wicked sense of humor. What do you want me to do? I would be more than happy to become your subordinate, but that might bring you some risks and trouble."

“Well, I don’t take on subordinates. I’m a legitimate businessman, and my logistics company can’t take you in,” Guan Yi said. “Then teach me to recognize some ancient characters.”

"..."

Robin's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Guan Yi in disbelief. "You're a legitimate businessman?!"

“Mr. Ian…do you know what ancient writing means?” Robin asked in a low voice.

"I know more than you think, I just learn quietly. I believe Ms. Robin won't report me to the Navy, but someone has to believe her, and besides, it would be much more troublesome for the Navy to arrest me than to arrest you."

Robin took a deep breath and looked at Guan Yi as if he were seeing him in a new light.

The contents recorded on 30 historical texts scattered around the world are the only way for the world to understand the history of the blank century.

The text on the Poneglyphs is something that she may be the only one on the high seas who can decipher, which is why she was given the title of "Child of the Devil" by the World Government at the age of seven and had a bounty of 7900 million!

“No problem, Mr. Ian, if you want to learn, I can teach you.” After thinking for a moment, Robin smiled and replied. She couldn’t be more willing to pass on the methods of deciphering ancient scripts, to continue Ohara’s research, and especially to pass them on to a renowned powerhouse like Guan Yi.

"It's just that ancient scripts are very different from the scripts of our time, so I can only translate them in large sections and understand them in context. I can't teach them word by word."

After a pause, Robin added, "So if Mr. Ian wants to learn, he'll need to collect at least two or three Poneglyphs before I can teach him."

Guan Yi looked at her, making sure she wasn't lying, and frowned, saying, "It's quite troublesome."

But since they have the ambition to completely conquer the pirate's secret territory, the Poneglyphs and ancient texts are an insurmountable hurdle.

Even if it's just to be prepared, he still needs to learn some things. He can't just treat Robin like an accessory and take her everywhere he goes, can he?
Robin pointed upwards: "Based on my investigation over this period of time, there may be a Poneglyph on the sky island above us. Mr. Ian, do you have a way to get up there?"

[Hit Value +155]

As Robin finished speaking, a surge of life points suddenly entered his account. Guan Yi assumed it was due to his study of ancient characters and didn't think much of it.

"Just fly up there."

……

Meanwhile, at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

On the island of God, Apayado, a few hours ago, Enel, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly detected an unusual life form in his mind's eye (Observation Haki) that had entered his territory.

Its vitality was so strong that it seemed unlike that of a human, and it was filled with a strange feeling.

God would not easily leave his throne, so he sent his priests to check. The priests returned with a look of panic on their faces.

"God! Please go and see for yourself! It looks like, it looks like a giant, with all sorts of fatal wounds, but not only is he not dead, he's sleeping soundly. We tried to stab him with swords, but he didn't react at all, we couldn't even get the swords in!"

The priest spoke incoherently, as if he had been startled by something. Enel was very dissatisfied. He casually unleashed divine punishment, scorching the priest until he was charred black and blue, before transforming into lightning and flashing along the perception of his mind's net to the target location.

The first thing he heard was thunderous snoring! The snoring sounded almost like his Devil Fruit power, even causing his God's Scepter to tremble!

Then he saw the huge figure lying on the ground, fast asleep.

He was extremely tall and robust, with long black hair, a pair of long horns like dragon horns, a beard like dragon whiskers on his mouth, dragon scale tattoos on his left arm, and a special shimenawa (sacred rope) around his waist.

His bare upper body was riddled with wounds—charred wounds like those from molten lava, necrotic wounds like those from frozen ice, and piercing wounds like those from a sharp blade.

This horrific injury would have killed a normal person dozens of times over, but he seemed unconcerned, and the wound had even healed considerably.

The massive spiked club lay beside this body that was over seven meters tall. Enel felt an oppressive, suffocating feeling at first glance!
Enraged, he raised his hand.

"God's sanction!"

Thunderclouds gathered, and a pillar of lightning descended, striking the sleeping giant figure directly!

The enormous figure shuddered, as if it had been given CPR while it was asleep.

He slowly opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)