"Little sister Robin, what are you doing with me?"

Seeing Nicole Robin outside the door, Carlando's pupils shrank, but he still looked gentle. Truth be told, he didn't want to be too intimate with Robin because he couldn't do anything about what was about to happen to her.

"Is that you?"

Robin's little face was full of seriousness.

"It's sunny outside, come in and talk."

Looking up at the scorching midday sun, Callando waved his hand and invited Robin into the house.

"It's supposed to be you, right? Late last night, Grandpa Kuroha's office and the door to the inner floor were destroyed, and upon inspection, it was found that only a copy of the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book was missing. ”

Robin's eyes were very solemn, she had always thought that Brother Calando was a good person, and she had never thought she was a monster. But this person she thought was good was likely to destroy the library and steal the books.

Since her mother, who can't remember what she looked like, is gone, the only things that can make her feel warm are the kind archaeologists and ...... Books in the library.

"I'm leaving."

It is impossible to admit it, and it is impossible to kill it.

"Let's go? You're going to run away? ”

Robin suddenly became nervous.

"No, Robin."

Carlando suddenly looked at her with a solemn expression.

"I'm ready to leave town, leave O'Hara, and never come back."

Because I can't come back.

"Why! If you want to see the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book, you can ask me for help! I can go and ask Grandpa Kuroha. Why did you steal books and leave O'Hara! ”

Seeing that Callando was reluctant to answer her question head-on, she was also a little angry.

"Robin, I have my own reasons. We haven't met a few times, but will you believe me? ”

Robin didn't know if he should believe it or not.

"Robin, I've always thought that the most important quality of a boy is bravery, while the most important thing about a girl is being strong. You have to remember to be strong no matter what comes your way.

The world is already sick, very sick. But there are still many people who want to save it, even if the process is not good, even if it costs their lives. ”

Carlando looked at the girl in front of her and recalled her future 20 years from now, when she had become a truly strong person. Like her, Nami and Vivi have been in hell, but they have never given up.

Looking at it, he somehow remembered a somewhat blurry face. She should be doing well now...... I've almost forgotten what she looks like.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

Carlando's words were inexplicable, but Robin felt inexplicably heavy.

"Would you like to come with me? Leave O'Hara. ”

Carlando's gaze suddenly darkened.

"No, why should I go with you? I still have to study, I have to become an archaeologist, I still want to wait, wait ......"

"Really? Also. ”

He hadn't seen Robin a few times, there was no emotional foundation, how could she leave with him.

"Wait for Mommy to come back?"

Robin, you're waiting not only for Mom, but also for the death of the Scholar and the destruction of O'Hara. Then you'll start years of wandering, sending people to the fence. During this time, you will be deceived, oppressed, hunted and killed, you will experience the deepest malice of human nature, only to wake up every morning and find yourself alone.

"You, how you, how ......"

"How do I know? I know your mother. She was a beautiful, kind, strong and brave person. I think, Robin, she loves you, more than anyone else. ”

Although Robin is still a little girl under 8 years old, she has already experienced the warmth and coldness of human feelings. So when someone told her that her mom loved her more than anyone else, she was stunned.

"I asked you about your birthday because I wanted to give you a birthday present. Now that I'm leaving, I'll leave you something. ”

Seeing that Robin didn't speak, Carlando took out a package that had been prepared a long time ago, and a jewelry hairpin that he had found on the pirate ship before.

He gently put the hairpin on Robin and handed the package to Robin.

"This is what I gave you, you have to take it well, don't let others find out. Oh yes, it's better to open it after I'm gone, can you guarantee it? ”

"I, I...... Yes. ”

……

"Brother Callando is such a strange man."

Nicole Robin returned to her uncle's house to put the package away, recalling that she had gone to question him, only to hear him say a bunch of other things.

"My birthday is still four months away, so ...... give gifts in advance"

Remembering her birthday, she also remembered a completely blurred face.

"Mom's ......"

……

Early the next morning.

Carlando covered the furniture with all the cloth he could find to prevent dust from falling on it. After checking all the windows and doors and locking them, he grabbed his bag and wrapped up knife and walked out of the house.

Glancing back, he knew that these things were useless, but he did them anyway.

……

The merchant ship Bigg.

Looking at O'Hara, which was getting farther and farther away, he suddenly had the feeling that the prodigal son had left his hometown, and that he could not return to his hometown. No, he has more than one hometown that he can't go back to.

"I'm a prodigal son."

"Dad, Mommy...... Sorry ......"

"I'll live well."

……

It's night.

Calando lay on his bed, unable to sleep as the unbreakable locks on the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book and the undulating swing of the ship's hull.

Feeling unable to sleep, Carlando took out his notebook and prepared to simulate his future plans.

"The gangsters in the West Sea are rampant, but this is not under the control of the navy, and the kingdom's soldiers in the local area are not very good, so I can develop calmly, as long as the means are clever.

I'm going to find a gang in Issi to join, learn more about the gang's workings, and then find out about the dark world. Wait until the official wind and waves in the West Sea are calm, and then start to occupy the magpie's nest. ”

Writing the words dove in his notebook, Carlando began to analyze further.

"Although I don't know the gangsters in this world, they are all humans, and the gangsters are probably about the same.

It is not appropriate to take the initiative to ask to join, not only does it take too much time to get qualifications, but also the purpose is too clear, which can easily arouse the vigilance of people with intentions, thinking that I am an undercover agent of a hostile gang, which is not conducive to my work. ”

After thinking about it, he wrote down five words that he didn't know if he didn't fight.

"It takes the right goal, the right time, the right plot."

Write down in moderation.

"In the presence of the target, the conflict with the pirates shows force, and the language shows disdain for the life of pirates and stray dogs, and yearns for the majestic life of the gangsters. Then involve the target and form a gangster VS pirate front to reach a friendship with the enemy. ”

"In this way, you will be directly recruited, and it will be easy to be trusted by the gangsters. If you are trusted, you may soon participate in the pillar industry of the gang, so as to enter the dark world to inquire about the news. ”

Thinking of this, Carlando wrote down the time.

"Four months, four months of lurking, designing a big crisis and gradually ascending to a high position, taking charge of the gang."

"This is just a preliminary plan, and it will be revised after going to the local investigation."