When boarding the ships, these people were separated onto Shadow Fox and the Genesis, and the purpose was to understand the method of translating ancient scripts. Keeping these things in their own hands was more reliable.
Arceus didn’t mind letting them continue their historical research. After all, Poneglyphs were also something they were looking for, but he couldn’t allow them to conduct secret activities either.
So, separating the group and questioning them was the simplest method. He wouldn’t kill someone once they have ceased to be useful, provided they didn’t deceive him.
“I’ve given you the opportunity; if you can’t grasp it, you’ll bear the consequences.”
“Understood, we’ll cooperate.”
The use of the Buster Call had made Clover doubt the World Government, but the destruction of the refugee boat shattered any remaining faith he had in them.
After all, they also destroyed the refugee boat. The only survivors of Ohara were because of the pirates. Now, in terms of legal status, they were no different from pirates.
The task didn’t take long. These scholars had been meticulously studying the Poneglyph for a long time, and they believed it to be perfect.
Translating the general content didn’t take much time. There was little difference compared to the previous translations, and Olga also didn’t find any major issues.
Alchemi’s language shares some similarities with ancient scripts. With the translated terms, Olga and Acier can both manage to translate the contents.
This behavior earned them some trust from the Beasts Pirates.
However, Olvia had one question.
“Sir, your people are too rough with their actions. This will destroy the ruins.”
She was referring to the previous incident when Olga’s subordinates planned to blow open the door. If they continued exploring ruins in this manner, it wouldn’t be exploration, rather destruction.
“Professionally, we may not compare to you, but all of you are on the World Government’s wanted list. You are all considered dead now, and your reputation in this field is too significant. If you appear among the people, you might be exposed.”
Arceus was familiar with this situation. The cases of Shayna and King were similar, but they had a fundamental difference. Shayna and King were powerful enough to avoid many troubles with their strength.
But these people were just scholars, and letting them go out would only cause trouble for him.
If they comply with the rules, they can live comfortably on the Sky Island. There are only a few dozen people in total, and they would lack nothing. However, if someone truly wishes to cause trouble, he will have no choice but to make them disappear.
“Um… I’m not on the wanted list. They won’t pay attention to a kid like me. You can take me along during the archaeological expedition.”
Next to her, Nico Robin voiced her opinion. Though only eight years old, she was also a certified historian from Ohara. Besides these scholars, in the field of historical research, she was no less competent than anyone else.
Since she didn’t come into contact with Kuzan, the eight-year-old Nico Robin has not attracted the attention of the World Government, and the epithet of “Devil Child” doesn’t even exist.
Her proposal made some sense. Secret chambers in some ruins were challenging for regular people to find. They know the locations of three Road Poneglyphs, but they don’t know where the fourth one was.
Having a professional on board was necessary, and the “free agent” Robin was the only suitable candidate.
“Brat, if you join us, you’ll be treated as a pirate, you know.”
“Yes, the Marines won’t care about that. You better think it through.”
The pirates by her side tried to “intimidate” Robin. It was customary among the Beasts Pirates to disregard adults they bring back but to treat children with utmost importance.
According to the statistics of the elderly members in the crew, the Beasts Pirates had brought back no simple children so far.
Yamato – Captain’s biological daughter and Arceus’ adopted daughter.
Olga – One of the 3 Calamities, a major officer.
Setsuna – A reserve officer.
Jack – A fish-man and Mandrell’s sidekick.
Black Maria – Kaido’s acquaintance’s daughter.
Though Nico Robin hadn’t shown exceptionally strong talent, she was a Devil Fruit user and a historian. Who knows if someone might take an interest in her?
“I-I’m not afraid.”
The residents of Ohara feared her, but the destruction caused by the Marines made these pirates seem somewhat more welcoming to her. After all, it was her first time encountering pirates, and she hadn’t seen their other side.
First impressions were crucial for people, and the same applied to the scholars of Ohara. Their first impression of the pirates was of them carrying books, which seemed better compared to the Marines, who destroyed the documents.
Being taken away from Ohara and witnessing everything only solidified her feelings more.
“Hey, Robin, it’s better if you stay with your mother and learn archaeology. Don’t think about becoming a pirate!”
Only Saul had some objections to her joining the pirates; he didn’t want to see Robin follow the path of a pirate.
“Hey, big guy, weren’t you saying something different last night when you were drinking?”
“Yeah! And look at your own bounty! One hundred million Berries! Getting a bounty that huge right from the start, aren’t you already a ‘Great Pirate’?!”
Marines hadn’t figured out where Saul had gone, so they issued a bounty for him. As a Giant and a Vice Admiral of the headquarters, his first bounty was set at one hundred million Berries.
Although the current value of Berry has depreciated, starting with one hundred million was still a considerable bounty. Nico Olvia’s bounty, on the other hand, had been rescinded, as the World Government considered her dead.
They hadn’t found any bones in the ruins of Ohara, but such intense bombardment would naturally leave nothing behind. Except for the Poneglyph, they didn’t find anything else.
Before the Ohara incident, Saul could confidently say that all pirates were irredeemable villains, and the Marines were the only ones upholding justice. But now, he can’t say that anymore.
“Pirates… are too dangerous. Robin is too young.” Saul could only mumble these words and leave it at that. In the end, there was no definite conclusion to this matter. Anyway, this matter was too distant, and currently they haven’t even entered the Calm Belt yet.
At a certain branch in West Blue, after the Buster Call ended, Marine’s warships temporarily returned here, and Kuzan immediately sought out Sengoku to complain about the incident.
“Kuzan, there’s no need to look into this matter any further.”
“Why?! Sakazuki attacked the civilians’ refugee boat!”
“I know, but he has already reported the incident to Fleet Admiral Kong. This matter has already been brought before the Five Elders, and the World Government has no objections. There’s no need to look into something that has already happened, understood?”
“I understand.”
From that day on, Marines lost a hot-blooded young man and gained a laid-back Vice Admiral.
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