Man in Pirates: Robin is my cousin? Chapter 039

After Robin’s crushing defeat, she accepted her fate and was forced to embark on a cultivation journey with Little Bai.

Under the guidance of Ranpo, the World Government’s ace instructor, the human and dog were surely in for a massive upgrade.

Time flew by, and several months passed.

“One hundred, one hundred and one… one hundred and eighty-nine.”

The desert night was exceptionally cold, but Robin felt nothing but burning heat. She was drenched in sweat, her face covered in sand. Biting down, she pushed herself through push-ups on the soft sand. Ranpo, meanwhile, sat on her back like a lord, increasing the difficulty.

“Come on, come on! Little Bai has already finished a thousand and is starting to practice Haki.”

Looking to the other side, Little Bai, four to five meters tall, was swinging his fists, making the air whistle. His fists were wrapped in a thin layer of black substance.

It was Armament Haki!

Little Bai’s body was special. No matter how much damage he sustained, as long as his core wasn’t destroyed, he could recover as good as new. Ranpo had even specifically tried attacking Little Bai with Armament Haki. The result was that as long as he didn’t attack his core, or instantly destroy him until not even a speck remained, Little Bai could slowly recover.

This meant that if Little Bai cultivated Haki to a profound level and protected his core from being destroyed, he would be unkillable. Little Bai was originally a biological weapon, with no concept of stamina. In a way, he was more enduring than anyone!

“Onii-chan~ I can’t do it anymore! Can we please end today’s training?”

Robin’s arms began to flap like butterfly wings, her face contorted in a grimace. She had no strength left. Her brother was too heavy! It felt like a small mountain was on her back!

“Alright, alright! Get up. With your three-days-fishing, two-days-drying-nets attitude, who knows when you’ll master Haki.”

Seeing Robin’s pitiful state, Ranpo felt a little reluctant to make her continue. He stood up and grumbled a few words. Forget it, he’d better focus on teaching Little Bai. As for Robin, she could just develop her Devil Fruit abilities.

“Hehe! Long live big brother!”

Robin instantly regained her vitality and scrambled to her feet.

“Since Little Bai is so amazing, it’s okay if I’m a little weaker.”

She stuck out her tongue. “Besides, didn’t you brag that you’re invincible? With you here, who would dare to provoke me?”

“Bang!”

Ranpo delivered a knuckle chop to Robin’s head, annoyed. “Can I always be by your side? Besides, do you know who you’re up against? The entire World Government and the Marines!”

“Even if your brother is invincible, I can’t contend with such a large force.”

“Ugh…”

Robin clutched her head miserably, muttering, “Then why don’t you build a force? Like becoming a pirate, or like the Revolutionary Army.”

Ranpo: “…”

This little girl liked to talk back?

“Your brother is doing perfectly fine in the World Government. Why would I want to make trouble for myself?”

He wasn’t short on money or status now, and he could even dance under Imu’s nose. Why would he leave such a good job?

“What if I get caught by the World Government, what will you do, big brother?”

Robin tilted her head, asking curiously.

Hearing this, Ranpo rolled his eyes at her. “What, do you want them to step over my dead body first?”

“Wuwuwu, big brother, if you do that, I’ll cry myself to death!”

Robin was touched. So her brother was really this good to her.

“Hey? I was clearly joking!”

Little Bai: “Huff! Puff!”

The two siblings chatted and bickered, while Little Bai diligently trained. The scene was once again beautiful.

Pleasant times always passed quickly.

Several months later, Ranpo’s Den Den Mushi finally rang.

“Moshi moshi~”

“Beliar kid, you haven’t reported on your mission for a year. Are you perhaps not even carrying out the mission at all?!”

Just through the Den Den Mushi, Ranpo could feel the guy on the other end gnashing his teeth.

“Oh! It’s Lord Limosif. Oh, it’s been a long time since I heard your voice. I actually missed you.”

“Stop with the chatter! Your mission has temporarily changed. The World Government needs a batch of Seastone. You are to go to Wano Country, representing the World Government’s supreme command, to negotiate with Kaido. You must reach an agreement for cooperation with him!”

Kirin Gomu didn’t give Ranpo a chance to refuse and promptly hung up the phone.

“Seriously? You guys are treating Kaido like a little day project?”

Ranpo put away the Den Den Mushi and rubbed his temples.

They captured him without a word, and now they want to cooperate with him? He strongly suspected the World Government couldn’t handle this on their own, which was why they sent him. Did these people forget that he was promoted to CP 0 precisely because he captured Kaido? If Kaido saw him, forget cooperation, it would be a miracle if he didn’t blast him out of Wano.

“Brother, are you leaving?” Robin stood on tiptoes, her hands behind her back, leaning close and blinking as she asked.

“What’s wrong, you’ll miss your brother?”

“Mm-hmm, I’ll miss you.” Robin couldn’t help but smile slightly.

Finally, no more training! Yay!

“Why do you seem so happy?” Ranpo frowned.

Robin waved her hands repeatedly. “No, no, I’m just too sad!”

The saying ‘extreme sorrow gives rise to joy’ was perfectly describing her!

“Since that’s the case, why don’t you come with me? It’ll be a good way to supervise your training.” Ranpo raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, no, no! Please, please don’t take me! Brother, under the shelter of your wings, I will never truly grow!”

Robin said with a serious face, “The path I walk is destined to be full of hardships. I must learn to be independent!”

Ranpo was a little speechless. She clearly just didn’t want him to force her to train, but she said it so grandiosely. Only you, Hachibin.

But honestly, Robin’s life this time around, aside from a tragic childhood, had been pretty good. At least she didn’t have to worry about food and clothing, nor did she have to worry too much about her life being in danger. It was a good thing she met such a good brother like him.

“Alright, stop acting serious. Even without my supervision, don’t slack off on your training. Don’t let the next time we meet be with you singing ‘Iron Window Tears’.”

“What does ‘Iron Window Tears’ mean?” Robin had hit a knowledge blind spot.

“Figure it out yourself. I’m leaving, Little Bai, try hard to get stronger.”

Ranpo didn’t explain. He said goodbye to Little Bai and left the desert. Alabasta’s environment was indeed quite harsh. If it weren’t for Robin, he probably would have gone off to other places to wander long ago.

Looking at Ranpo’s receding figure, a hint of sadness rose in Robin’s heart. “Brother is gone. No more training. I wonder when we’ll meet again.”

“Little Bai, let’s go.”

Carrying a large bag of Beli banknotes her brother had left, Robin finally shook off her sadness. Shopping! She wanted to shop!!

What? You ask why she wasn’t looking for the Poneglyphs? Please, that kind of thing definitely had to be done slowly. How could she find them all in less than ten or twenty years?

As Robin was in her excited state, Ranpo encountered a familiar figure at the dock.

“Sand Crocodile?”

As soon as Ranpo arrived at the dock, he saw the disheveled Sand Crocodile, Crocodile, disembarking. Feeling the gaze, Crocodile turned to look at Ranpo, his lifeless eyes devoid of emotion, as if he had lost all will to fight. The scar on his face gave off the illusion that he was an even match for anyone.