It seems...
This explanation makes sense too...
"Is the inscription fake? Or has the poneglyph simply been altered history?"
Nico Robin ignored the enraged Crocodile, still pondering over the contradictions between the golden stele and the poneglyph: "I've seen the history of many nations, and none have ever mentioned the creation myth of the Goddess of Rabbit, yet the inscription mentions that the ancient language was brought by the Goddess of Rabbit..."
"Hmph..."
Crocodile let out a cold snort, speaking nonchalantly: "The history from eight hundred years ago was erased by the World Government, and you want to investigate the truth from nine hundred years ago? Who knows what the World Government actually did!"
Crocodile narrowed his eyes, full of distrust towards the World Government: "It's only natural that such a terrifying Creator God as the Goddess of Rabbit was erased. Perhaps there was never any history in the past, or maybe the void century isn't just a hundred years..."
"However..."
"What I want to ask you now is another matter!"
Crocodile took a deep breath, a hint of murderous intent in his eyes: "In the poneglyph inside the Alabasta King's Tomb, does it record the location where Pluto is hidden?"
"Nico Robin, in this world, only you can read the ancient script on the King's Tomb's poneglyph. Have you secretly concealed clues about Pluto?"
"..."
Nico Robin fell silent.
This archaeologist seemed to be persuaded by Crocodile's reasoning.
She still did not acknowledge Crocodile, her gaze continuing to study the golden inscription, her brow remaining tightly furrowed.
"The inscription mentions that the Red Earth Continent will collapse, the Windless Zone will disappear, the world will return to its origin submerged by a massive tsunami, and the world needs the protection of the Goddess of Rabbit. Hence, one needs to go to Laugh Tale to unlock the seal of the Goddess of Rabbit..."
"This explanation..."
"Everything aligns..."
"Laugh Tale seals the world-saving Goddess of Rabbit..."
"Nefertari D Lili, the Queen of Alabasta who once participated in sealing the Goddess of Rabbit, was actually the Divine Servant of the Goddess of Rabbit, and the legendary D Clan. She betrayed the Goddess of Rabbit but regretted her mistake..."
Nico Robin knew in her heart that her time was up; she knew Crocodile would certainly kill her if he didn't obtain Pluto. She was eager to finish reading the history recorded on this inscription, hoping for an answer in her heart.
Is everything recorded on the inscription... true?
Was the content of the poneglyph all altered history modified by the King of Alabasta?
Nico Robin's brow furrowed tightly, muttering to herself: "The Goddess of Rabbit harbors hatred against the Heavenly Celestial Dragons who sealed her and the hidden King of Darkness, Imu. The Heavenly Celestial Dragons and World Government are not afraid of being submerged by the tsunami but fear revenge from the Goddess of Rabbit, hence they don't allow pirates to set sail, lest they release the sealed Goddess of Rabbit..."
"Everything makes sense..."
Nico Robin's body slumped to the ground, seemingly despairing at the conjecture in her mind: "The ancient language studied by O'Hara... the history of the poneglyph investigated... they're all histories that have been altered..."
Nico Robin's mind went blank.
At this moment...
This archaeologist was struck, feeling at a loss, as everything she had learned and done was denied in this moment!
An archaeologist who loved studying history, yet at this moment found out that the history for which she and her beloved scholars of her homeland sacrificed their lives to study might have all been altered!
How could she possibly accept this...
History is the wealth of all humanity, why can it be casually altered?
"Why is it like this..."
"Have even the poneglyphs been altered..."
Many paid a heavy price, even losing their lives, for the history altered by the King of Alabasta, be it her mother or those revered archaeologists she admired!
"Hmm?"
"Are you feeling defeated because you found out the history you've been studying was all fabricated?"
Crocodile looked at the dejected Nico Robin sitting on the ground, sneering: "Such a useless waste, the poneglyphs were man-made, of course altering their content is perfectly normal!"
"Alright..."
"Pull yourself together a little!"
"Now, I just need to know one thing..."
Crocodile extended the golden hook in his hand, about to drag Nico Robin up: "What exactly is recorded in the King's Tomb's poneglyph! Where's the clue to Pluto's hidden location? Everything on this stele is true!"
"..."
Tears streamed from Nico Robin's eyes, unable to speak, her mind full of chaos and suffering, unsure of how to make sense of the tragic lives of these archaeologists!
"I guess she probably doesn't feel like talking to you."
A mechanical, childish voice appeared next to Crocodile's ear.
With this voice's appearance, a figure of a red-haired boy slowly emerged at the entrance of the Golden Underground Palace, a group of people following behind him, walking step by step towards the inside.
"If you want to know, I can tell you..."
The red-haired boy walked step by step into the Golden Palace, approaching Crocodile and Nico Robin: "If I'm guessing right, what the poneglyph in Alabasta's King's Tomb records is probably that Pluto is sleeping in the latter half of the Grand Line, in Wano Country?"