"Notification: Congratulations, Host, for arriving at the new travel destination—Ohara. You have obtained the ability to decipher Ancient Texts. Additionally, you have been awarded 3,000 Travel Points!"
"Notification: 3,000 Travel Points have been deposited into your account. New mission activated."
"Mission: Reclaim Ohara. Reclaim Ohara by planting ten acres of orchard land and ten acres of vegetables, and build a mushroom house on the island. (Seeds have already been delivered to the storage room aboard the Host's ship.)"
"Mission Reward: 20,000 Travel Points."
Listening to the endless notifications ringing in his head, Arashi was completely dumbfounded.
The ability to decipher Ancient Texts?
What kind of joke is this?!
He already possessed the Voice of All Things.
What use did he have for deciphering ancient language now?
Was the system trying to push him toward uncovering the world's Hundred-Year Void History or something?
Forget it!
What did this world's history or future have to do with him anyway?!
Well…
More abilities were always better than fewer.
What Arashi truly hadn't expected was that this ruined, deserted island would trigger a mission at all.
And not only that—
The reward had shockingly reached 20,000 Travel Points.
Reclaim Ohara.
Plant orchards and vegetables.
The project was pretty huge, but for twenty thousand Travel Points?
Acceptable.
But what the hell was this "build a mushroom house" requirement?
A pirate-world version of Back to Field?
I have a mushroom house, facing the sea, with spring blossoms blooming…
Honestly—
That sounded pretty good.
After docking the Traveler in a bay near Ohara Island, Arashi and the two girls disembarked one after another, becoming the first "visitors" to the island in over ten years.
Robin's emotions had mostly stabilized by now.
Relying on the fragments of memory still remaining in her mind, she quickly found the location where the Tree of Knowledge once stood.
Neither Arashi nor Perona disturbed her.
Silently, they followed behind as she revisited every place where she had once lived, studied, and played.
Although the Tree of Knowledge had long since become ruins, overgrown with weeds and devastation—
Robin could still see traces of the life she once had there.
"This…"
"…is where I studied and became an archaeologist."
Standing before the desolate remains of the Tree of Knowledge, Robin turned toward Arashi and spoke softly:
"Mr. Arashi…"
"Let's go."
"Go?"
Before Arashi could speak, Perona asked in confusion:
"Didn't Robin-chan just get here? Aren't we staying a little longer?"
"There's no need."
Robin took a deep breath before revealing a gentle smile.
"Being able to return here and walk these places again…"
"…that's already enough for me."
"But something terrible happened here."
"I can't keep living in the past forever."
"Because…"
"…there's an even better future waiting for me."
"I see~ Then okay!"
Perona walked over and hugged Robin's arm with a cheerful smile.
"Then from now on, just keep traveling happily with Arashi and me!"
"Mm."
Robin nodded gently before lifting her gaze toward Arashi.
"Mr. Arashi… I have a request."
"It's about our one-month agreement, right?"
Arashi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"You're planning to leave?"
"No!"
Robin immediately walked over with Perona, then bowed deeply before him.
"Robin hopes Mr. Arashi can extend our agreement…"
"…and allow Robin to stay by your side."
"You're no longer afraid of becoming a burden to me?"
Arashi smiled faintly and turned around, sitting casually atop a large rock beside the ruins of the Tree of Knowledge.
He had been watching Robin's changes the entire time.
Including all those tiny thoughts hidden in her heart.
Still—
He truly hadn't expected Robin to emerge from the shadows of the Ohara incident so quickly.
Nor had he expected her to stop worrying about becoming a burden.
To smile sincerely.
To live freely.
That was the Robin Arashi wanted to see.
Because the moment he decided to keep Robin by his side—
He had already decided to help her walk out of the shadows of her past.
Only a Robin freed from those shadows…
Was the most beautiful version of Robin.
Sitting atop the rock with one leg crossed over the other, Arashi slowly curved his lips into a faint smile.
"So then…"
"How long do you want to extend our agreement?"
"Forever."
Robin answered instantly without hesitation.
For the first time, she no longer acted timid or conflicted.
Instead, she looked at him seriously, hopefully.
"Robin wants to stay by Mr. Arashi's side forever…"
After speaking, she stared at Arashi without blinking, visibly nervous.
At the beginning, when she first agreed to stay with him for one month, she feared Arashi might go back on his word.
But after spending time with him…
After experiencing the warmth he gave her…
She instead began worrying that she would become his burden.
And now—
She feared that Arashi might actually honor the agreement and let her leave.
Those subtle emotional changes finally made Robin understand something clearly.
Without realizing it—
She had already become dependent on this man before her.
Compared to the tragedy of Ohara…
Compared to the suffering and loneliness of the past ten years…
What she feared most now was being separated from him.
Ten years ago, she lost her entire world.
And ten years later—
She no longer wanted to lose the man before her.
Because to the current Robin—
Arashi was her entire world.
And this kind of dependence had a proper academic term.
Love.
Love made people brave.
This was the current Robin.
A brand-new Robin.
A Robin who no longer lived in the past.
Who no longer hesitated in fear.
A Robin brave enough to love.
"Forever?"
Arashi blinked before suddenly frowning.
Robin, who had been nervously watching him the entire time, immediately panicked at the sight of that expression.
But before she could react—
Arashi suddenly spoke.
"We've been drifting at sea all this time. My whole body feels sore."
"Why are you standing there dumbly?"
"Come over and give me a massage."
"Eh?"
Robin couldn't quite keep up with Arashi's pace.
But the moment she saw the smile on his face, she immediately understood.
Then she nodded vigorously with a bright smile.
"Okay!"
The moment she finished speaking, Robin hurried behind Arashi and skillfully began massaging his shoulders.
Enjoying Robin's affectionate massage, Arashi narrowed his eyes comfortably and spoke softly:
"Robin's technique is getting better and better."
"From now on, give me a massage every day like this."
"You're the one who said 'forever.'"
"No slacking off."
"And stop worrying about becoming my burden."
"Since I dared to bring you with me…"
"…then I fear nothing."
"So Robin needs to be brave too."
"Face everything head-on."
"If the sky falls…"
"…we'll hold it up together."
"Mmm~~~"
Robin nodded fiercely.
Her vision blurred with tears once more.
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