After confirming their destination, Jotaro and the others sailed all the way, and now their position was already very close to Water 7.
Robin looked at the photo in her hand, her eyes trembling, showing extreme shock.
"Poneglyph!"
And it was even a version she had never seen before.
"Why do you have something like this?" Robin asked in surprise.
Jotaro knew well that studying Poneglyphs in this world was a capital crime.
Yet, facing Robin, he felt no need to hide.
"This is what I found on Skypiea. I need to gather all the Poneglyphs and decipher them."
"Could it be you're also searching for the Ancient Weapons?" Robin naturally thought of this and instantly felt a trace of wariness in her heart.
"Ancient Weapons?" Jotaro shook his head slightly. "I don't know what that is. As for the reason I collect Poneglyphs, that's not convenient for me to disclose."
"If I had to say something, it's this, the World Government doesn't want anyone doing this, so I'll do it anyway."
He had already thoroughly clashed with the World Government.
Anyway, now that he was in the Five Stars' situation, no matter how much heavier his crimes got, it didn't really matter anymore.
"Deciphering Poneglyphs requires your help. But so far, this is the only piece I've found."
Robin stayed silent, thinking for a long while, before finally speaking, "Alabasta also has a Poneglyph. Crocodile from the start had set his sights on that one."
Her past experiences made her unable to easily trust others.
But now, no matter how you said it, she had joined, and Jotaro was indeed not the same as those people she had seen before, so Robin tried to trust him.
Hearing about the existence of a Poneglyph in Alabasta, Jotaro didn't react much.
Right now, whether one more or one less didn't matter at all.
He didn't want to waste time going back.
At present, he had more important things to do.
"What's this?" Robin's gaze fell on the notebook on Jotaro's desk, shock overflowing in her expression.
"You understand the ancient script?"
On it were densely drawn strange symbols, some of which were the Poneglyph's writing, and others the script of many kingdoms still existing today.
What shocked her the most was the annotations Jotaro had written.
The meanings he drew were almost no different from the records on the Poneglyphs.
Robin's first reaction was that Jotaro was also a survivor of Ohara, but she quickly denied that thought.
He was using some kind of method that even she didn't know to decipher the meanings of these words!
Although some meanings were a little off, Jotaro being able to reach this point already left her dumbfounded.
Jotaro calmly explained, "The World Government used all kinds of means to bury hundreds of years of history."
"But no matter how perfect their methods, they can't completely wash away all truths from the river of time."
"The development of civilization follows traces. Writing does not appear from thin air."
Even though he couldn't read the Poneglyph's script, he could deduce from other existing historical materials.
This process was extremely complicated, but as long as Jotaro had enough time, even with just himself, he could decipher the Poneglyphs.
After learning of Nico Robin's existence, Jotaro hadn't stopped this work either.
In the vast sea of people, even in the network-connected modern world, finding one person was very difficult.
Not to mention he was in a world of pirates, it was entirely possible he could search for a lifetime and never find Robin.
So Jotaro had already made the worst preparation.
He couldn't possibly not go back just because he couldn't find Robin.
During this time, precisely because Jotaro was focused on studying the ancient script, he had neglected to gather other outside information related to it.
The whistle outside the window interrupted Robin's thoughts. She turned her head toward the window.
Clang-clang! Clang-clang! Clang-clang!
The wheels of the sea train rolled, the rails producing the rhythm of metal grinding, like dense raindrops hitting sheet iron, short yet powerful.
The giant mass thundered past in front of Jotaro's eyes.
Even though he had heard of it before, seeing this scene with his own eyes still filled Jotaro's heart with deep shock.
A train sailing on the sea, this was his first time seeing it.
Whoever could build such an extraordinary train must themselves be extraordinary.
He felt he had come to the right place.
Water 7 definitely had the excellent shipwrights he needed.
"Jotaro, we're almost there!" Nami leaned her head out the window and shouted loudly.
"I know."
Jotaro and Robin each went to pack up.
Ten minutes later, everyone gathered on the deck.
Jotaro swapped his iconic black uniform for white, the hat likewise.
Now that they were all wanted by the Government, heading to a major hub like Water 7, if they didn't disguise themselves, they would surely be recognized.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Jotaro asked in surprise.
"It feels like little Jo-chan has lost some sharpness, but become more intellectual. I'm so excited!"
As she spoke, Bon danced around excitedly.
"This is my first time seeing you take off that black outfit, it's really strange. Your aura is completely different."
Nami stared at Jotaro without blinking.
"Really?" Jotaro didn't want to waste more time on this kind of topic. He took out four masks and handed them over.
"Earlier when we passed through the Carnival City, San Falud, every so often there would be masquerade balls.
"People from nearby islands often came to join, Water 7 was no exception.
"The masquerade culture here is strong. Even if you wear a mask on the street, no one will find it strange."
This just so happened to help them conceal their identities.
Each person accepted a mask and put it on.
Water 7 was right in front of them. Nami guided the ship closer.
To prevent the navy from chasing them, after leaving Alabasta, Jotaro had immediately switched to a new ship.
And the ship did not carry a pirate flag.
So when the dock officers received the huge tip Jotaro gave them, they directly let him through, and even kindly offered a few reminders.
Under Mayor Iceburg's governance, Water 7's people were fairly simple and honest. Along the way, Jotaro encountered no trouble.
As he said, the masquerade culture here was strong. Many people on the street wore masks.
Even though his bounty posters were pasted everywhere, up to now not a single person had recognized him.
"Up ahead is the Galley-La Company. It's also the best shipbuilding company in the world." Robin said quietly. "If you want to do business, you should go to their president."
As soon as Jotaro entered, a tall blonde beauty walked toward him.
She wore a tempting uniform, her plump beautiful legs tightly wrapped in black stockings.
"May I ask what business you have?" She pushed up her glasses and asked.
"I'm looking for your president, Iceburg. I have business to discuss with him." Jotaro said lightly.
"I'm Iceburg's secretary, Kalifa." The woman introduced. "The president's work is very busy. Today he probably won't have time to see you."
"To meet with the president requires scheduling in advance. Please leave your name and address, and afterward I'll report it to him."
Jotaro didn't reply, directly turned, and left.
Watching his back, Kalifa muttered softly, "What a strange person…"
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