Goddess of Ice: Going for One Piece

Nico Robin

Following that, Nami stopped Luffy and Zoro from fighting by smashing her fist on the duo's heads.

"Anyway, the Log Pose has already been set, so let's continue our journey."

"By the way, why is a princess like you out here in the boonies, playing mercenary?"

Hearing Yuna's question, a conflicted expression appeared on Vivi's face, but after thinking about her current situation, she could only sigh deeply before she started talking.

"I'm the princess of the Kingdom of Arabasta. Usually, we are a very peaceful kingdom, but in recent years, a rebellion has been brewing. I found some evidence that indicated that the mysterious Baroque Works organization is fanning the flames of rebellion, so I have decided to infiltrate the organization to find out who their leader is."

"Oh? Did you find out?"

Luffy, who was told that Zoro did not slaughter the whole city because he didn't like the food given to him, immediately became curious when he heard Vivi's words.

"I have found out, but I won't tell you who it is since it is a very powerful figure, and you could be in danger if you knew."

"Haha, that's fine, that's fine, we don't want to know."

"That's right. You would be in serious trouble if you found out that Sir Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is the leader of Baroque Works."

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"..."

"THEN WHY DID YOU SAY IT ANYWAY!?"

"Hahaha!"

While everyone was looking at Vivi dumbfounded and Luffy was laughing his ass off, Nami was close to choking out Vivi due to revealing Crocodile's identity.

Seconds later, everyone's gazes landed in the same place. On a rooftop stood a weird-looking otter thing and a huge bird. The moment they were noticed, the otter jumped onto the bird's back and flew away.

"What was that all about?"

"Ah! That's the Unlucky Duo! They work for Baroque Works as well!"

"WHAT!? DOES THAT MEAN THEY KNOW ABOUT US NOW!?"

"I-I'M SORRY!!!"

"Nope! I'm out of here! Set sail! We are leaving. Good luck with your kingdom!"

However, while Nami was walking away, Unlucky Duo landed in front of her and showed her freshly drawn pictures of everyone present, making it clear that no one would get away. The duo was just about to turn around and fly away when two fists appeared above their heads, knocking them out instantly.

"So anyway, shall we leave?"

Yuna, who had just knocked out the Unlucky Duo, casually picked up the freshly drawn pictures of the crew.

"Oh? These are pretty well-made. I'll keep them."

"I love you, big sis~"

Realizing that Yuna had prevented a Warlord from learning about her identity, Nami instantly hugged Yuna with a happy expression. Obviously, Yuna wouldn't shun being hugged by a cute woman and even reciprocate the hug. Simultaneously, Vivi sighed in relief because she had not accidentally ratted out the Straw Hats to Crocodile. On the other hand, both Luffy and Zoro weren't happy at all. They wanted to fight a Warlock of the Sea!

Anyway, since everything was settled, the still sleeping Sanji and Usopp were woken up from their dreams by Nami, while Yuna decided to collect a few bounty posters to know who they might be facing, and the crew was ready to go.

However, before they could set sail, Igaram approached in clothes that somewhat resembled Vivi's, claiming that he would play the decoy in case any information about Vivi had leaked.

Although Yuna had no doubt that not a single person would fall for Igaram's costume, she decided not to comment on the situation any further.

Well, minutes later, the Straw Hats and Igaram set sail, but surprisingly, Igaram's ship exploded only shortly after setting sail, dumbfounding Yuna.

'Someone actually fell for that garbage disguise!?'

However, Yuna also noticed that after seeing Igaram's ship explode, Vivi was biting her lips so hard that blood was coming out.

'Right, she was pretty close to him, right?'

Realizing that, Yuna quickly hugged the little girl, helping her suppress some of her tears and calming her down a little. Yuna had to admit that despite being royalty, Vivi was surprisingly resilient.

More time passed, and the Going Merry suddenly became covered by fog, causing Nami to frown. She was just about to give out some orders when a foreign voice echoed over the ship.

"Careful there, Miss Navigator. There are quite a few sharp rocks in the water around here~"

Instantly, everyone's attention was drawn to the source of the voice: A beautiful woman with smooth black hair wearing a cowboy hat, who was currently sitting on the handrail of Merry's upper area.

Seeing the woman, Vivi's eyes widened in terror since she actually knew who it was.

"Miss All Sunday!? D-Did you kill Igaram!?"

However, Miss All Sunday didn't comment and only chuckled lightly.

"Who is she, Vivi!?"

Hearing Nami's question, Vivi snapped out of her daze and quickly answered Nami.

"She is Miss All Sunday, the only one who knows about the boss's real identity! Knowing that, we followed her and managed to find the identity of the boss."

"Hehe~ Followed me? More like I allowed you to follow me."

"Oh, that's nice."

Hearing Luffy's simple-minded reaction, Vivi gritted her teeth and continued talking.

"And then you reveal everything to the boss and make him hunt us down."

"Oh, that's not nice."

Yet again, Luffy couldn't help but comment on the situation, causing the others to roll their eyes briefly.

"What do you want!?"

"Hehe, nothing much. It's just that I got curious and found it cute how earnest you are. A princess trying to save her crumbling country. Hehe, how pathetic~"

"DON'T UNDERESTIMATE US!!!"

The moment Vivi's yell echoed over the Going Merry, everyone readied their weapons for combat. Seeing that, Miss All Sunday chuckled in amusement and waved her hand, causing all the weapons to fall to the ground, dumbfounding everyone.

"Now, now, I don't like it when people point weapons at me. Besides that, I'm on an assignment, and I'm not here to fight."

With another wave of her hand, Luffy's Straw Hat suddenly left his head and flew to Miss All Sunday. She was just about to catch it when she felt her head being separated from her body, freezing her in place for a brief moment.

Simultaneously, another hand shot out from behind her and caught Luffy's head while an arm suddenly rested on Miss All Sunday's shoulder, a fingernail attached to that arm lightly resting on Miss All Sunday's throat. Miss All Sunday felt a hot breath next to her ear, and moments later, that breath was accompanied by words.

"Ara~ Ara~"

A chill went through Miss All Sunday's spine, hearing those words getting whispered into her ear sensually.

"Well, Luffy doesn't like it when strangers touch his head, so I had to intercept your actions."

As fast as the sensual mood came, it vanished. Moments later, Miss All Sunday saw the hat she was about to catch being thrown back to Luffy, who caught it with a happy smile while exclaiming, "Thank you, Yuna".

Of course, Yuna had detected someone approaching the ship rather early, but seeing it was a beautiful wom... cough noticing that that person had no bad intentions, Yuna let everything play out at the start while sneaking up to their guest, resulting in the current situation.

"Well, well, I'm actually someone that likes to gather information about relevant people of the world, so that being said, shouldn't the Marines update your wanted poster, Nico Robin, the Devil Child~"

Fortunately, Yuna had just left Whiskey Peak, an island filled with bounty hunters, so she had managed to gather a quite sizeable stack of bounty posters. Obviously, a child getting a bounty of 79 million drew her attention, allowing her to identify Robin rather easily.

[If this were about a man, you wouldn't even have found out if you had the bounty poster in your hand while the mature man stood in front of you.]

'Yes.'

"Hehe, destroying multiple warships as a young child, how impressive~ I really wonder what you did to the World Goverment for them to hate you so much."

Yet again, chills passed through Robin's pack as Yuna completely unraveled everything that was to know about her with absolute ease.

"W-What do you want?"

Robin's initial playful act was gone instantly, leaving only the terror of being captured behind. This time, she exposed herself to danger instead of being betrayed.

However, Yuna's next words utterly dumbfounded her.

"Mah, since you have no hostile intentions, I won't be doing anything to you."

"What do you mean by 'no hostile intentions!? SHE KILLED IGARAM!!!"

Hearing Vivi's hate-filled voice, Yuna only shook her head.

"She didn't. She only sank his ship, and Igaram himself is fine. I can feel his presence swimming back to Whiskey Peak. Considering how she acts and how she reveals herself openly, she probably does not support Crocodile's cause. After all, why else would she allow you to find out about Crocodile's identity? Isn't that right, Robin~ Oh, your heartbeat sped up, and I could see your finger briefly twitching. Seems like I'm right~"

'Terrifying.'

Right now, Robin was utterly terrified of Yuna, someone who could read her like an open book. Let's not forget that Robin has traveled the seas alone for a long, long time, getting betrayed again and again. By now, her ability to hide her real thoughts was incomparable to most humans, and yet, Yuna could easily read her.

However, considering Yuna had managed to read her intentions, Robin also felt like she wouldn't do anything to her and possibly even allow her to leave. After all, it was already established that Robin was not their enemy.

Vivi, on the other hand, heard Igaram wasn't dead and sighed in relief. She couldn't really fathom why Robin chose not to follow Crocodile's plan, but she was relieved that was the case.

'It seems like this crew and I are out of danger for now. That's good; I don't want to drag any more people into this mess.'

To Robin's surprise, Yuna actually let go of her, causing her eyebrows to raise in confusion.

"Are you sure you are fine with letting me go? Even if I'm not necessarily Crocodile's ally, that doesn't mean I'm not your enemy."

"Meh, little girl, why are you still pretending to be tough in front of me? Do you need me to give you a spanking before you get honest? Anyway, you came here with the intention of telling us something, so out with it."

For some reason, Yuna's threat of spanking her didn't feel like something Yuna had said on a whim, so Robin decided to get to the actual reason why she had come here quickly.

"Cough Anyway, the island your Log Pose is currently pointing at is a rather dangerous one. It's a place called Little Garden. No one has left it alive for quite a while. That being said, I offer you an alternative solution."

With Yuna no longer putting pressure on her, Robin managed to regain some of her bearing, which allowed her to tell the Straw Hats why she was here.

The moment she finished speaking, she flicked her wrist, causing something to fly at Nami, which she quickly caught.

"That's an Eternal Port; unlike a normal Log Pose, this one always points at the same island. In this case, it points toward Nanimonai Island, which is quite close to Arabasta."

Hearing that, Nami and Vivi became excited because their journey was getting easier, but before either of them could say anything, Luffy decisively took it away from Nami and crushed it in his hands.

Seeing that, Yuna couldn't help but grin while Nami proceeded to beat up Luffy.

'I'm really starting to like this little guy.'

[Crushing that thing was a stupid move.]

'I'm not saying it wasn't, but this his adventure, his journey, his dream. No one is allowed to tell him what path he should take, and I can respect that. Again, I'm not saying it was a smart move, but if I were the one to seek the so-called "One Piece", I would have done the same.'

And, after Nami was done beating up Luffy, he said exactly what Yuna had expected.

"NO! This is my adventure, and she does not decide what course we take!"

Hearing Luffy's words, Robin was briefly taken aback before a smile appeared on her face.

"I see. That's too bad. Oh well, I don't dislike forceful men. That being said..."

"Hehe, what about forceful woman~"

Before Robin could finish speaking, Yuna had lightly seized her chin, forcing Robin to look directly into Yuna's eyes as the duo's lips became closer and closer.

"Eh?"

Naturally, Robin was dumbfounded as Yuna's face got closer and closer to her, stopping only a few centimeters before their lips touched.

"Well, what's your answer~"

Robin's face flushed due to Yuna's rather obvious implication. She felt like the moment she answered in a favorable way, Yuna would take her lips without a second of hesitation, making her face flush red. After all, despite her age, Robin has never been in a relationship, causing her to get flustered when Yuna approached her so boldly.

As Robin grew increasingly confused and flustered, Yuna suddenly let go of her chin while chuckling in amusement.

"Well, I'm not someone who forces herself on others, so think about my offer thoroughly, Nico Robin~"

Despite letting go of Robin, Yuna could feel Nami glaring at her while sensing a hint of jealousy from Vivi, causing her to chuckle yet again.

Meanwhile, Robin somehow managed to regain her bearing a little despite her face still being rather red.

"Cough R-Right, anyway. I-I have things to do."

"See ya~"

While still flustered by Yuna's actions, Robin quickly boarded the giant turtle she used to get close to Merry and hastily left, causing Yuna to chuckle in amusement.

"I giant turtle!? AMAZING!!!"

While Luffy was in awe due to the giant turtle Robin was riding, Nami approached Yuna with puffed-up cheeks and glared at her.

"Do you really have to flirt with every woman you see!?"

"Hehe, only with those I find attractive~"

The moment she heard that answer, pink color returned to Nami's cheeks, but the glare she threw at Yuna only became stronger, resulting in Yuna giving her a wide smile, which only flustered Nami further.

'Hehe, only a matter of time~'

[As expected of a master manipulator.]

'Nonono, Kurama, that's wrong. If it's about seducing women, the correct term to use is wooing, not manipulating.'

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