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Jin spoke with Katakuri, then called for Mr. Tanaka. He had him and Reiju show Katakuri and the others around the Gran Tesoro and begin the handover process.
Reiju's next assignment was to head to the G-5 base town and link up with Gion. For now, Jin's focus was on Paradise, but the G-5 town would be his forward operating base in the New World.
Doma and his crew were pirates at heart. They were brave enough, but they lacked the skills for governance and strategy. He didn't have the clout to stand on equal footing with Gion.
Reiju was the perfect choice. And, she would also be responsible for setting up an undercover arms trading company. Her mission was a crucial one.
Once Law had finished treating Whitebeard, he would go to help her. Their skills and potential were better suited for the adventures of the New World.
After dealing with his New World affairs, Jin opened a door and stepped back into his own room on the demonic carrier.
With the Door-Door Fruit, as long as he wasn't in the sea, he could return with a single step.
He rubbed his temples. The higher you climb, the more you have to deal with. And trying to change the world by yourself... it was the hardest path of all.
This wasn't some pirate play-date.
A thought occurred to him, and he went to Robin's room.
She was at her desk, writing. It looked like an ordinary notebook, but its contents would one day shake the world.
She was creating a guide to deciphering the Poneglyphs.
It wasn't her idea. It was Jin's.
History should be passed down. Knowledge should not be confined to a single person. It only has meaning when it is shared.
One person's strength is limited.
Teaching more people how to read the Poneglyphs would be a massive blow to the World Government's rule.
If this guide were to appear all over the world... what kind of chaos would it cause?
When countless people could read the Poneglyphs... could the World Government kill them all?
It was a weapon of mass destruction. The waves it would create would be world-shaking.
Jin was already laying the groundwork.
The reforms in the Winter Blossom Kingdom, the restructuring of the Revolutionary Army... everything he was doing was in preparation for the final war.
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Collecting the Poneglyphs, filling in the blanks of the Void Century... that was Robin's dream, inherited from her mother.
It was a difficult path. She had wandered through the dark corners of the world, playing a dangerous game with all sorts of organizations.
Until she met Jin. He had kept his promise, helping her collect the Poneglyphs, never interfering.
At first, she had thought he was like all the others, after the Ancient Weapons. But now, she knew.
In Jin's eyes, the Poneglyphs themselves were a far greater threat to the World Government than any Ancient Weapon.
His goal was the world itself.
And so, of course, she was willing to help him. To take revenge on the ones who had destroyed Ohara.
She heard the door open, but she didn't look up. It wasn't the first time.
On this ship, Jin was the master. He could go wherever he pleased.
She had a certain degree of freedom as well, but she could only go to the outside of someone's room. She needed their permission to enter.
Jin came up behind her and looked over her shoulder. His hand came to rest on her shoulder, gently kneading the tense muscle. "Don't work so hard."
Robin stiffened for a moment, but she didn't pull away.
"I want to finish this soon," she said. "So I can help you."
"There's no rush," Jin said with a smile. "It needs the right time, the right people, to spread it across the world."
"I can..."
Jin tapped her on the head. "Don't say foolish things. I care more about you than I do about the Poneglyphs. Do you know what the only lesson history has taught us is?"
Robin stopped writing. She thought for a moment. Many answers came to mind, but none of them felt right. She had to admit, Jin always had these strange questions that made all her knowledge feel... useless.
"What is it?" she asked.
"The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history."
Robin was taken aback. She mulled over the words. She wanted to argue, but she couldn't find the right words, the right examples.
"History always repeats itself," Jin said. "We should learn from it, yes. But it's more important to live in the present and look to the future. And you, living, is more important than anything else."
Robin turned and looked at him, into his dark eyes.
They were filled with a gentle, sincere concern.
A ripple spread across the calm surface of her heart.
She tilted her head up and closed her eyes.
Jin paused for a moment, then smiled and leaned in, his lips meeting hers.
'Mmmhnh'
Soft, moist.
She savored the feeling, lost in the moment.
After a long while, just as she was about to run out of breath, he pulled away.
Robin opened her eyes, biting her lower lip, her face flushed, her eyes glistening. She was a little shy, her breath coming in short gasps.
"Beautiful," Jin said, brushing a stray strand of hair from her face.
"You and your sweet words," she said, her eyes darting away.
Jin smiled, then suddenly swept her up from the chair and carried her to the bedroom.
"Put me down," she said, playfully punching his chest.
He set her down on the bed. "Alright then," he said with a grin. "You get some rest. I'm leaving."
"Wait..."
Jin turned.
Robin rolled her eyes at him. She stood before the bed, took a deep breath, and, her cheeks flushed, she untied her nightgown.
The thin fabric fell away, revealing the curve of her breasts, the deep valley between them.
The gown pooled at her feet.
A pair of long, slender legs, a beautiful, mesmerizing curve.
Jin just watched, admiring her.
Robin glared at him, her eyelashes fluttering, a hint of annoyance in her voice. "What are you looking at?"
"As you wish."
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