After finishing breakfast, Robin rummaged through the little change left in her pocket, pulled out a few Berries, and handed them to the owner.
Most of her pocket money had been spent on Kilo's simple medical treatment over the past two days and renting a small hotel room.
Even though it was just a simple two-bedroom apartment, the cheap rent was a significant burden for Robin, who had no way of earning money.
Kilo suddenly felt that his next goal should be to get some money first.
As the saying goes, a single penny can stump a hero, let alone two children like them.
No matter the world, money is indispensable.
Stroking his chin, Kilo thought about how to reasonably get some money.
First, he ruled out working a part-time job; working for someone else was out of the question.
Not to mention the extremely low returns, the time cost alone meant that working a regular job wouldn't work.
Moreover, Robin was likely to be wanted, and it would be difficult to work steadily with such an identity.
Recalling the plot, Kilo vaguely remembered that the reason Robin was wanted was that the higher-ups of the World Government had learned about an eight-year-old Archaeologist capable of deciphering poneglyphs through records in Ohara.
That was why they spared no expense to issue a massive bounty and demand Robin's capture.
As for himself, there was a high probability he wouldn't be given a bounty.
The only person alive who had seen him on Ohara was Aokiji, who had been shaken by his words, and he likely wouldn't report Kilo's existence to the World Government.
If there was any way to earn a lot of money in this world...
Capturing wanted pirates for their bounties might be a good idea!
However, it depended a bit on luck; truly powerful pirates were all on the Grand Line, while those scattered across the four seas were just small fry at best.
But it seemed that claiming a bounty required proving one's identity, which posed a certain risk given Kilo's origins from Ohara.
It seemed he could only take it one step at a time.
Kilo stood up and led Robin down the crowded street.
Despite having high IQ and EQ and becoming a qualified Archaeologist, the current Robin was still just an eight-year-old girl.
Her large eyes revealed confusion about the future, and as they walked, she suddenly asked.
"Kilo, what do you think we should do next?"
"Are we going to stay away from Ohara forever and act like none of this happened?"
Kilo didn't answer directly but asked in return:
"Robin, is there anything you want to do?"
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Without even thinking, Robin blurted out:
"I want to study the history of the Void Century!"
"This is the dying wish of all the Ohara scholars!"
But as if remembering something, her eyes dimmed, and her voice became low.
"But... the World Government won't allow me to study it. All of Ohara's research materials were taken by them."
"And the relevant historical texts are all strictly controlled by them..."
At this point, Kilo interrupted.
"Are you going to give up just because they don't allow it?"
Kilo's voice was full of confidence and certainty.
"Don't worry, Robin. I will keep getting stronger until they can no longer stop me."
"No matter how many enemies are ahead, I will take care of them all!"
"You can pursue the truth of history with peace of mind; I'll handle the enemies!"
"After all, you saved me, didn't you?"
Kilo reached out and rubbed Robin's head; he already saw her as his own younger sister.
Not only was she cute and smart, but she had also saved his life!
Robin looked at Kilo, her vision gradually blurring.
Although Kilo was only four years older than her, she felt a sense of reliability and trustworthiness from him.
At least in her memory, only Sauron could give her this kind of security.
And since she was born, no one had looked out for her like Kilo did.
Deeply moved, Robin nodded vigorously, her heart gradually becoming firm.
She didn't doubt Kilo's words and chose to believe in her companion.
If Kilo was going to become very strong in the future, she couldn't hold him back!
Kilo didn't realize he had subtly changed Robin's mindset.
After giving Robin some simple encouragement, he was still thinking about how to earn some Berries.
The two of them, each with their own thoughts, walked in silence back to the hotel.
Just as they stepped through the door, Kilo's expression changed as he keenly caught sight of a strange figure behind him.
After thinking for a moment, he nonchalantly took the somewhat sleepy Robin back to rest.
As the wooden door shut with a bang, the second-floor corridor fell into silence.
A moment later, a sneaky, tall, thin man appeared at the corner, looking at the closed door.
Memorizing the room's location carefully, the tall, thin man was about to turn and leave when he heard a creak behind him.
Turning around abruptly, he saw the boy he had been tracking all the way leaning against the door, looking at him with a smile.
"Since you're already here, why not come in for some tea?"
With a long sword at his waist, Kilo looked at the bewildered man with a pleasant mood.
He had just been thinking about how to earn some Berries, and now someone had delivered themselves to his door.
The tall, thin man was shocked; he thought he had hidden well enough, yet he was seen through by the boy in front of him.
He immediately turned to flee, but the next moment, he was struck in the back by a blast of blue astral wind and fell to the ground with a thud.
Kilo strolled forward, grabbed the man's hair, and narrowed his eyes.
"Speak, why are you following us?"
The man stammered, and after a long while, he finally muttered.
"I was just passing by..."
Before he could finish, a crisp sound of bone cracking rang out. The man immediately screamed, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.
Kilo's right hand held the man like a steel pincer. The man's right pinky finger was bent back at a bizarre angle, clearly snapped while he was still alive.
Kilo still wore that smiling expression, but his words carried a calmness that chilled the man to the bone.
"The fingers are connected to the heart... You have nine more chances to tell the truth."
Sweat soaked the man's back; he knew he was likely doomed here.
Feeling the intense pain from his hand, he didn't dare hesitate and revealed everything he knew in detail.
...
After a long while, Kilo tossed aside the man who could no longer make a human sound from howling, shook the blood off his right hand, and stepped out of the dark alley.
Using a bit of interrogation knowledge, he had extracted a lot of information from the man.
The man belonged to the island's Black Wolf Pirates, and their Captain was named The Wolf, a great pirate with a bounty of 24,000,000 Berries.
Just last night, The Wolf had notified everyone in the pirate crew to look out for a little girl with a bounty of 79,000,000 Berries, who was Robin.
This morning, the man had accidentally run into Robin on the street, which was why he had followed Kilo and Robin all the way.
Flipping through the bounty posters he had taken from the man's pocket, Kilo felt a bit of a headache.
It was indeed Robin's 79,000,000 Berries bounty poster.
He hadn't expected the World Government to act so quickly, considering the destruction of Ohara was only two days ago.
But first, he had to deal with the matter at hand.
Through repeated questioning, Kilo learned from the man that Robin's presence had already been reported back by his companion, and the news had likely spread throughout the Black Wolf Pirates.
Adjusting the long sword at his waist, he walked towards the address the man had given.
That was the headquarters of the Black Wolf Pirates, a hidden bar.
Kilo didn't have the habit of being passively controlled by others; he preferred taking the initiative over waiting for enemies to strike.
Besides, the Captain of the Black Wolf Pirates had a bounty of over twenty million.
Since learning the Breath of Gale, he hadn't gone all out yet.
This was also a good opportunity to test his current level of strength.
...
"What? You're saying Gin found the Demon Child?"
Behind the bar, a burly man with a scarred face stood up in surprise, his eyes full of excitement.
"That's right, Vice-Captain!"
"Gin has already gone to find the Demon Child's exact location!"
"Once he returns, we'll all head out together, catch that little girl, and claim the bounty!"
A pot-bellied fat man was flushed with excitement, as if he could already see a large sum of money falling on him.
"That's a full seventy-nine million, hahahaha."
"I've never seen so much money in my life!"
Many fierce-looking pirates gathered in the bar, all excitedly discussing the bounty they were about to receive.
Even the scarred Vice-Captain, who usually kept his emotions hidden, showed some excitement now.
After all, it was seventy-nine million; their Captain was only worth twenty-four million!
And the target of the bounty was just an eight-year-old child; against a powerful pirate crew like theirs, she couldn't possibly cause any trouble!
As everyone drank and celebrated the upcoming bounty, a shadow fell across the bar's entrance.
The pot-bellied fat man was delighted to see it, thinking Gin had returned, and stepped forward to speak.
The next second, two hideous cross-shaped wounds suddenly appeared on his chest, and he was sent flying back at high speed, crashing heavily into the bar.
This sudden turn of events instantly silenced the bar, and everyone looked toward the boy with the long sword at the entrance.
It was Kilo, who had just arrived!
Kilo frowned; the smoky and foul environment in the room made him very uncomfortable.
Looking around at the clearly stunned pirates, Kilo raised an eyebrow, and his penetrating voice echoed throughout the bar.
"The Black Wolf Pirates only have this many people?"
"I'm in a hurry, so just come at me all at once."