"What are you good at?"
That was Luffy's question the moment he entered the room.
Yes, you heard right. The [Pirate King Training Plan] was acting up again. Luffy wasn't worried at all about having someone like Robin, an alleged enemy, on the ship.
That's why they say Kenbunshoku Haki is powerful, and Luffy's near-clairvoyant intuition both indicated Robin harbored no hostility towards them.
In fact, her actions were more like those of a helper. That's why Luffy had kept her on the ship.
Vivi and Nami had looked like they were interrogating Robin, and Luffy figured they wouldn't get any real answers from that. Besides, his "partner time" for the day was already over, so he had been sparring and practicing swords with Zoro on deck.
But it was brief. Daily training time was now up. Luffy wasn't surprised by this. His daily training usually involved a round with Zoro, Sanji, Usopp... learning something from each of them.
Choosing between practical skills or mental work, Luffy mostly chose, without hesitation, to spend time with Nami whenever he could.
Following the pattern, the next one should be Vivi, right? If it were Laboon, that would be a headache—he'd just made a promise to circle the globe with him, and they couldn't exactly sail backwards.
Plus, this plan could adjust based on the actual situation...
[Automatically adjusting based on physical condition and status. Daily training has been completed. It is now time to study with Nico Robin. Please commence immediately... Countdown: Thirty seconds.]
[Warning. Punishment countdown...]
Just what have you adjusted this to now?
Who is Nico Robin?
After thinking about it, the only possibility was the one with the code name Miss All Sunday.
With no time to question it, Luffy hurried to the girls' cabin and asked that question.
The abrupt, seemingly nonsensical question left all three women in the room dumbfounded.
Robin was also slightly taken aback, but then, as if remembering something amusing, she glanced subtly at the tense Nami and Vivi beside her, a charming radiance curving at the corner of her lips.
"My, Captain, are you inquiring about my hobbies? How thoughtful."
Then she gently set down her teacup and began listing them in a lazy tone.
"I enjoy eating sandwiches, but not cakes that are too sweet..."
"I like autumn weather; it's refreshing and pleasant..."
"At this time every day, I'm accustomed to taking a hot bath to relax. And before sleeping, I usually drink a cup of warm red..."
Nico Robin was asking Luffy if he could accommodate these requests of hers. The result was Luffy suddenly reaching out and grabbing Robin's wrist.
"Enough of this trivial talk. I want you to be my teacher..."
Saying this, he gave Robin no time to react, pulling her along as he headed out.
Nami finally snapped out of her surprise. "Hey, Luffy! Where are you taking her?!"
"Studying is important!" Luffy called back without turning around.
Dragged along by Luffy, Robin looked at her captured wrist and raised an eyebrow. She was quite unaccustomed to such intimate physical contact.
Given her past experiences, she wouldn't normally let herself be put in such a physically vulnerable position. But the current situation was... this man didn't seem to covet her abilities like Crocodile did.
In other words, there seemed to be no profit request.
After a moment's thought,
"It seems the Captain is in quite a hurry." Robin offered no resistance. She even had time to cast a look back at Nami and Vivi.
Then she was pulled away, disappearing in a whirlwind down the corridor.
Left behind, Nami and Vivi stood in the room, looking at each other speechlessly.
Luffy's behavior seemed irrational, and it was irrational. At least Vivi couldn't understand it at all.
Perhaps only those who had experienced it would understand.
Nami held her forehead, wearing a resigned expression as she explained to the still-confused Vivi.
"That guy Luffy... I don't know what's gotten into him lately...
How to put it? Just think of him as someone who's suddenly very passionate about learning. He even taught himself to become the ship's agent doctor. He basically ends up learning something from every nakama on board."
Nami recounted how Luffy pestered Zoro to practice swordsmanship, followed Sanji to learn cooking, and even burst into her room demanding to learn navigation.
"He'll probably come find you before long too," Nami sighed.
Vivi: "???"
Learn? Study?
As a princess, she did know many things, but that was mostly noble etiquette and such. Thinking about it, none of that seemed connected to Luffy.
...
In Luffy's eyes, Nico Robin was a woman with a scholarly air. "Air" was something hard to define clearly.
So when Nico Robin said she was a scholar—an archaeologist—he wasn't surprised.
"You want me to teach you history?"
Nico Robin looked at Luffy in surprise. "That's not something you can casually delve into."
Ohara, which researched history, was subjected to a Buster Call for precisely that reason.
Because it was dangerous and utterly dry, few were willing to touch this subject. When Luffy proposed it, Robin's first thought was that he had some ulterior motive.
"I love history."
Luffy was barely holding it together, instinctively sitting up straight. If he had an outburst in front of Robin right now, it would be over.
Though not very familiar with Robin yet, if that happened, Luffy could already imagine her expression.
Most likely, she'd smile sweetly while using that faint tone of hers to announce his social death.
"That is quite a surprise."
Robin propped her cheek elegantly with one hand, looking at Luffy. "However, Captain, you continue to intrigue me more and more."
"Stop talking and just teach me!" Luffy was breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Very well. I'll remember you said you love history. If you're lying to me..." Robin raised an eyebrow.
She would genuinely be angry.
Not because Luffy lied to her, but because he would have done this regarding the history she loved most.
...
"The most crucial period in this world's history is approximately 900 to 800 years ago... a century whose research is forbidden by the World Government. We historians call it the Void Century."
Nico Robin had Luffy bring a notebook and pen. The most important thing in studying history was memory. If you could cram that vast amount of knowledge into your head, anyone could become an excellent historian.
Of course, after acquiring rich theory, one must engage in practice, becoming an archaeologist where combining theory and practice is also very important.
With Robin's abilities, being Luffy's teacher was all too easy.
After all, she had earned her archaeology doctorate with perfect scores at the age of eight.
But as time passed, once Luffy entered that special state, she gradually began to notice something was off.
Whether she spoke the knowledge or wrote it in the notebook, Luffy was memorizing it all—word for word, without missing a single detail!
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