Chapter 22: The Seventh Partner, Nico Robin!Off the coast of Alabasta, on a Marine warship!"Yes, but it was just sinking one ship! It was one of Baroque Works' members named Bon Clay, and the other ship...!" Tina was on the phone!"They escaped, didn't they!" The voice from the other end came. It was indeed Smoker!"No, they did escape, but to be precise, they left!" Tina said with a resentful expression, "Straw Hat is very strong. Tina is no match for him. If we confront him head-on, I will definitely lose!""Is that so? You're not his match either!" Smokerwas clearly shocked as well, "This means his defeat of Crocodile was no coincidence!""Yes, Tina thought the World Government was crazy before, raising Straw Hat's bounty from 30 million Berries to 300 million Berries! Now it seems he indeed has that strength! Tina will suggest to Marineford: an Elite Vice Admiralshould lead the capture!" Tina declared."Idiot! Fleet Admiral Sengoku would never allow an Elite Vice Admiral to be dispatched. The situation in the New World is becoming increasingly tense. Vice Admirals are already too busy!" Smoker cursed!"Why does Tina feel like you're happy? You don't seem to want Straw Hat to be captured, Smoker!" Tina smiled faintly!"He can only be arrested by my own hands...!"...Vivi looked at the endless sea, her eyes filled with longing and reluctance!But in the end, she rode on Karoo's back, "Let's go! Karoo! Let's go back, Alabasta!"Karoo galloped through the desert!'Although my adventure has ended, a new challenge awaits me in the future: the reconstruction of Alabasta!Currently, Alabasta is like a small boat, covered in wounds, drifting in the vast sea. But no matter how fierce the giant waves, we will never retreat! We will not lose faith, we will be straight, firm, and constantly move forward!Yes, just like that miraculous small boat!'...On the Going Merry.Zoro gazed into the distance, while Luffy sat at the bow, fishing!The rest of them were all in an emotional state!"If you want her on the ship so badly, just 'tie her up' and bring her on board," Zoro said bluntly!"Barbarian!""How awful!""Mosshead!""Stinky natto!""Alright, alright, it's not like we'll never see her again! We're comrades, we'll meet again someday!" Luffy said with a smile, looking at his fishing rod!Just then, the cabin door opened! A woman appeared. She had long black hair and blue eyes. She was tall, with slender limbs, dressed in purple clothing with white accents, and wore a white cowboy hat, exuding a mysterious aura. It was Nico Robin!"It seems we've left the island!" Robin smiled."Hmm! Huh?" Zoro reacted, his right hand gripping his sword sheath, his thumb gently pushing forward."You want revenge for your organization, right? I'll be your opponent!""Why are you here?" Nami yelled!"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" Usopp picked up his megaphone!Immediately, tension filled the air!"Alright, everyone, don't be so hostile! She's not a bad person anymore!" Then, with a profound gaze, he looked at Robin, feigning ignorance as he asked, "So, why do you want to join our ship?""Straw Hat Luffy, you haven't forgotten what you did to me, have you?" Robin said elegantly, full of the charm of a mature woman!"Huh? Luffy, what did you do to such a beautiful woman?" Sanji rushed to the bow, grabbed Luffy's collar, and shook him back and forth!"Hey, don't lie, I clearly saved you," Luffy said softly to Robin, not getting angry despite being grabbed by the collar and questioned!"It's precisely because you saved me that I am now homeless! Let me become your comrade!" Robinsaid with a smile."Ah, that! No problem, I agree!" Luffy thought for a moment, then nodded."Huh???" Everyone was dumbfounded!Nami instantly moved in front of Luffy, pulled him from Sanji's hand, and shook him vigorously, "What are you thinking? You want to recruit someone like her!""Don't worry, she's not a bad person!" Luffyexplained calmly... and didn't resist!"Since the Captain has agreed... then there's nothing we can do!" Zoro said indifferently."Hmm! I have no objection to such a beautiful older sister staying on the ship!" Sanji's face was filled with infatuation....Usopp and Robin sat on opposite sides of a table, as if in an interview!Robin watched Luffy and Chopper playing, occasionally joining in!"Stop looking around and answer my question. I'm asking you one more time. What's your name?" Usopp yelled!"Hmm?" Luffy looked over!"Oh, I'm sorry, my name is Usopp. Nice to meet you!" The atmosphere instantly changed!"My name is Nico Robin!""Very good, Nico Robin, what is your profession?""Archaeologist! Our family has been like this for generations.""I see, such a family background!" Usopp said as he took notes!"And then?""Then I was wanted by the World Government at the age of 8, and for the next twenty years, I survived by constantly hiding!""Oh! What are you good at?""Assassination!" Robin covered her face with her hand, smiling as she looked at Usopp!"Luffy! From the inquiry results, it's clear she's a very dangerous person!" Usopp fled behind Luffy, saying with a look of despair!"It's alright! Usopp." Luffy still smiled... "Bang!" Nami stomped heavily on the deck."Honestly! To be completely played by him, how useless. That guy has been the vice president of a criminal organization all this time. How could such a woman become our comrade? If you dare to mess around, I'll be the one to kick you off the ship!" Nami said righteously!"Hmm, I'll keep that in mind. By the way, I still have some of Crocodile's jewels on me." Robin took out a bag of jewels and placed them on the table."I love you, Big Sis!" Nami's eyes sparkled with the light of treasure!...Just then, Sanji came down the stairs with coffee and cake, approaching Robin."Ah, love! Drifting love. I am but a charred body. A piece of driftwood groaning with the waves. Your beauty, named 'Thunder,' has moved me. And I, caught in the rapid current, am a piece of driftwood!" Sanji elegantly put down the cake."Here's a snack!""Alright, thank you!""What a perverted cook!"With that, Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates, and everyone approved!Robin became the seventh member of the crew!...