47: Chapter 47 Robin's Visit, Revealing His IdentityLuffy watched with worry as Ace sailed away in a small boat.He wasn't sure if Ace would listen to him and go back to train first.Uta seemed to know what he was thinking and came over to comfort him softly, "Don't worry, Luffy, Ace will definitely be fine.He's our brother, and a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.He's naturally very strong.If Ace ever encounters danger in the future, you, me, and all the crew will definitely go with you to save him."
Hearing Uta's words, Luffy's worries lessened considerably.Looking at his smiling crew behind him, he put on his signature smile, but silently apologized to everyone in his heart: "I'm sorry everyone, please forgive my stubbornness.I can handle that battle alone."
After a moment of emotion, Uta grabbed Luffy's ear and lectured him, also mentioning Vivi's plan to meet the rebel leader to tell him that Crocodile was the culprit behind everything.She asked Luffy for his opinion.Luffy thought for a moment and said seriously to Vivi, "Vivi, I think you're being too naive.Why would they listen to only your side of the story?Besides, Crocodile is a hero in your country now.And even if the rebel leader is willing to believe you, what about his subordinates?There are bound to be many who don't obey.So what we need to do now is defeat Crocodile, find evidence to prove he did everything, or make him tell the whole truth himself.But how you decide is up to you."
Vivi looked at Luffy, unable to utter the words she wanted to say.Luffy was also quite speechless.He seemed to remember Vivi trying to stop everything with words, but could it really be that easy?This was a rebellion.Why would these rebels listen to a girl without evidence?They believed that the current King Cobra of Alabasta was responsible for everything.Besides, Vivi was Cobra's daughter, so the rebels would definitely not believe her.The simplest and most direct method now was to defeat Crocodile and all his Baroque Works members, and then make Crocodile tell the truth in front of everyone.As for how to get Crocodile to admit it, Luffy's eyes fell on one of the recently updated items in the system shop: "Honest Red Bean Bun: A prank product from the King of Pranks world.Anyone who eats it will honestly tell the truth within 30 seconds."
Luffy figured that with Crocodile's personality, he'd rather beat him to death than let him reveal everything, so using a gadget was a better option.But a fight was inevitable; otherwise, how could he become the historian he was supposed to be?Speak of the devil, and he appears!Just as everyone was discussing how to defeat all the members of Baroque Works, Luffy and Zoro narrowed their eyes, their constantly activated Observation Haki revealing something.At that moment, a smiling voice came from behind them, "You must be the Straw Hat Pirates, who's been making waves lately.Judging by the looks of it, you're planning to help Princess Vivi defeat my boss.Should I finish you off right here?" A dark-skinned woman wearing a sun hat was sitting on the steps, chin in hand, smiling at them.Vivi's face changed instantly upon seeing her, and she slumped weakly onto the deck, muttering, "Miss.Quan Zhou, the vice-president of Baroque Works.Oh no, I didn't expect her to come."
Everyone watched the newcomer warily, a chill running down their spines.Zoro placed his hand on his sword, ready to draw it at the slightest hint of killing intent from the woman.Just then, Zoro's eyes flashed, and his left hand swiftly grabbed a hand that had suddenly emerged from his scabbard."Miss.All Sunday!" A look of surprise crossed their faces; they couldn't understand how Zoro had detected her ability.Usopp, Nami, and Chopper, the cowardly trio, hid behind Luffy, bluffing and shouting, "Don't be impulsive, everyone!You're not here to kill us, are you?The only survivor of Ohara, Miss Nico Robin!" Luffy flashed his signature smile, and "Miss.All Sunday, that is." Nico Robin's face darkened upon hearing this.She had almost never told anyone this secret, and how could this boy, whom she had only just met, know her identity so clearly?Luffy continued, "Don't be curious how I know your identity.With your intelligence, you should be able to guess who that old geezer in the Navy is to me, right?" Robin shut her mouth, her expression shifting between anger and uncertainty, but inwardly, a storm was brewing."Monkey D.Luffy, Monkey D.Luffy.Could he be the grandson of the Navy hero Garp?Wait, why haven't I heard of him?If this Straw Hat kid really is Garp's grandson, and Crocodile really kills him, then."
Thinking of this, Robin shuddered.If Garp really found out that Crocodile killed his grandson, the old man would go crazy.Even if Crocodile was strong, he wouldn't be stronger than Garp then.But then Robin thought again, what did this have to do with her?She only joined Crocodile because she wanted to find more Poneglyphs, and Crocodile only agreed to let her join because he needed her ability to decipher the Poneglyphs.To put it bluntly, they each had their own needs.Robin took a deep look at the grinning Luffy, then jumped off the Going Merry and left in her personal vehicle.However, there was one question that Robin couldn't figure out: if Garp was Luffy's grandfather, then why didn't Luffy become a Marine but a pirate instead?
On the Going Merry, everyone became curious about the old man Luffy had mentioned.After much questioning, Luffy finally revealed his relationship with Garp, eliciting a shocked scream that nearly capsized the Going Merry.Everyone was also curious why Luffy hadn't joined the Marines.Luffy grinned and said.Everyone has their own ambitions.He wasn't interested in being a Marine; he longed for free adventure and to become the freest person in the world—that's what pirates were all about.At this moment, the cowardly trio were secretly rejoicing that if Crocodile knew about this, he might spare them.But Luffy's words jolted them awake: "Of course, Crocodile probably wouldn't care about any of this.He probably wouldn't let us leave Alabasta easily after knowing the truth.Knowing Crocodile's personality, I think he'll do everything he can to kill us and everyone who knows about this, so no one will know he killed the grandson of a Marine hero.Besides, we don't even know if Miss Sunshine will tell Crocodile about this."
The cowardly trio's hopes were dashed.They had thought Crocodile would be hesitant to attack due to Luffy's identity, but after Luffy's words, the three could only enter the training space with long faces to continue their training.Kuina had also been practicing her dual-sword style and making considerable progress, so seeing that they were some distance from the next city, she dragged Zoro into the training space to practice swordsmanship as well.Basically, everyone who was supposed to be training went to train.After leaving behind clay dolls as a warning on the Going Merry, Luffy also entered the Time Warp Battle Room.On the deck, Karu once again shed bitter tears.