And at this time.

Luffy, who had fully recovered his mental power, had already arrived at the edge of the glazed guard island with the reunited starry sky people, which was where the Hades King was.

Trample......

Stepping on the deck of the Hades battleship again, everyone's mood couldn't help but be mixed.

Since experiencing that difficult battle, the overall atmosphere of the people in the starry sky has begun to languish.

It's been a long time, and it's not as active as it used to be.

The powerful power of the ancestor of the D clan completely crushed the confidence in everyone's hearts.

Including Luffy!

The Starry Sky Pirates, who thought they could already run rampant in this world, were really hit by this incident.

It's just that......

Life goes on.

In order not to let yourself be in a bad state, it will affect the mood of others.

Everyone in the starry sky hides these negative emotions deep in their hearts, and no one overflows them.

But these days, the number of people talking has indeed decreased significantly.

As a result, standing behind the deck of the battleship now, no one spoke.

After a long time.

"We ...... Let's go......"

Luffy, who seemed to be in remembrance, strode towards the interior of Hades with a deep voice and a grim gaze.

In fact, the reason why the Starry Sky Pirates have been so depressed these days is mainly because of Luffy's state, which has been in a low state.

The captain's attitude directly determines the atmosphere of the entire pirate group.

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……

The huge hatch that had been violently pushed open by the ancestors still had the shattered ice ballast caused by the cold air of the Yellow Springs released by Brooke a few days ago.

The crowd stepped straight through the dark door.

Perhaps because of the lack of light for many years, even though the doors of Hades' cabin were scattered and open, the interior was still dark and gloomy.

The aura of decay, even after so many days in the past, has not changed.

Bake......

Sanji, who was walking behind Luffy, suddenly burst out of his body with a golden glow, instantly illuminating the entire dark cabin.

To Luffy's surprise, the inside of the huge Hades battleship was exposed to all kinds of intertwined pipelines and various unknown operating platforms in their eyes!

It can be seen that this is simply a warship specially made for war!

There is no space at all, and there is no room for people to live.

As the crowd walked towards the interior of the cabin.

In the very central area of the cabin, an integrated compression system is exposed.

Luffy was here, looked around, and said in a low voice:

"Let's split up and search to see if there's any useful information."

"Okay......

When everyone heard this, they quickly responded to Luffy.

Then there was a sound of crisp footsteps, and everyone scattered towards the rest of the cabin.

Luffy was still standing in place, staring at the unknown device in front of him, and he was lost in thought.

What happened 800 years ago......

There is such a powerful force that can't solve things!

According to what Klockdahl said before, the Neferutari clan betrayed the ancestors of the D-1 clan, and then led the enemies of the D-1 clan to victory.

But what kind of enemy is worthy of Neferutali's ancestors, who would rather risk offending such a powerful being than betray them......

In general, there is only one answer to this situation.

That's the enemy of the D-Clan, even more powerful!

Powerful enough that Neferutali's ancestors thought they had no chance of victory!

Thinking of this, Luffy suddenly clenched his fists fiercely, and there was a look of self-reproach in his eyes.

I'm still too weak!

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……

"Luffy~"

A soft voice rang out behind Luffy.

Luffy, who had just thought too deeply about things, didn't even notice that there was no Robin who went around to explore like everyone else.

Under Robin's soft call, Luffy instantly let go of his clenched fists, his eyes returned to his usual life, with a hint of gentle calm, and he turned around and asked curiously:

"Robin, what's wrong......"

"Luffy ......"

Robin muttered worriedly, suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Luffy's palm, lowered his head, and said in an intellectually mature voice:

"Luffy, it's not your fault."

“…………”

Luffy suddenly lowered his head and fell silent.

Robin didn't speak again, just stood silently by Luffy's side.

"Robin!"

After a long time, Luffy suddenly asked:

"If, in the future, I lead you to encounter a more powerful enemy, so strong that we despair......

I

What to do......"

"Luffy ......"

Robin muttered again, but didn't answer.

Because she also doesn't know the answer to this question.

"Ha~"

Luffy suddenly raised his head and said with a smile as bright as the sun as usual:

"That's why I have to keep getting stronger! Powerful enough to surpass everyone, isn't it!?

Trust me, Robin!

I absolutely am! Absolute!

I won't put you in danger again! ”

As soon as the words fell, Luffy instantly turned around and walked towards the darkness inside the Hades.

Robin, who was left in place, stared intently at Luffy's back.

How could she, who was so familiar with him, not see the smile that was pretended.

But......

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……

The back of a pipe.

Zoro leaned on his back, leaning on the cold metal, and heard the conversation between Luffy and Robin just now.

The three slashing knives at his waist let out a faint sound.

Not to comfort Zoro, but to tell him that we can still get stronger!!

The well-behaved Chopper, because he didn't participate in the battle, didn't have much other thoughts.

Obedient, he carefully searched in this complicated cabin according to Luffy's words.

It wasn't until he came to a large operating table that Chopper suddenly found that an old parchment was sitting in good condition.

"Luffy~! Zoro~! Sanji~! …………”

Chopper, who had discovered something, immediately cried out.

A moment later, everyone gathered around Chopper.

Luffy picked up the parchment book and opened it directly from the middle, only to find that he couldn't read any of the words on it.

Thinking of the identity of this ship, Luffy said directly to Robin behind him:

"Robin ......"

"Is this written in ancient script?"

Robin, who had been paying attention to Luffy, was stunned for a moment when he heard his inquiry, and then immediately hurried over.

He took the parchment book handed over by Luffy with both hands, and with his palm, which was as warm as jade, he carefully opened the first page of the parchment, and a trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that Robin seemed to be thinking about something, everyone in the starry sky suddenly quieted down, leaving a quiet enough environment for Robin to read.

For a moment, the entire empty cabin was only the sound of everyone's breathing and the sound of the pages turning.

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……

As the pages of the parchment book turned, Robin's eyes gradually revealed complex emotions, as if he had seen some wonderful story, one moment flowing with joy, the other with sadness.

Robin held the parchment scroll in his hand and looked at it for a long time, as if he had been pulled into a bygone world.

It wasn't until after a while that Robin finally snapped the parchment book together, and the whole person raised his head and closed his eyes tightly, unable to forget it for a long time.

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