Chapter 143: Carnival Night! A Symphony of History and Gold
At the top of God's Island, above the clouds.
Robin came alone to the base of that massive golden bell.
Under the shadow of its golden radiance, a poneglyph stood quietly.
Robin's fingers gently brushed over those cold, engraved characters, deciphering information from eight hundred years ago.
"The location of the Ancient Weapon... 'Poseidon'."
Robin's eyes fluctuated slightly, but this was not what she cared about the most.
Her gaze continued upward, and on one of the massive golden pillars supporting the golden bell, she discovered a line of bold text that had clearly been engraved later.
"I have arrived here and will lead this text to the end. — Gol D. Roger"
Robin looked at that name, and a storm surged in her heart.
"The Pirate King... He has been here too? And, he could also read the poneglyph..."
The next evening, beside the ruins of Angel Island.
To celebrate the end of the war and the reconciliation of the two races, a bonfire party grand enough to be recorded in the annals of Skypiea history began.
The massive bonfire soared toward the sky, illuminating everyone's flushed faces.
"Yahoooooooo!!!"
Luffy had two chopsticks stuck in his nostrils and was holding a massive bone-in meat in his hand.
He was pulling the previously ferocious, but now bewildered, Skypiea white wolf to dance around the fire.
The comical movements made the surrounding Shandian warriors and Angel Island residents burst into laughter.
"Gulp, gulp... Hah!!!"
Zoro held a sake jar in his arms that was even bigger than he was, tilting his head back to drink wildly.
The sake flowed down the corners of his mouth, soaking the bandages on his chest, but he didn't care at all.
"Hey!! You bunch of bastards!!"
Not far away, Sanji was sweating profusely while guarding over a dozen grills, his spatula moving so fast it left afterimages:
"Someone come and help me out already!! I can't keep up with the grilling!! And you, Marimo over there, stop just drinking!!"
"Hiccup—!!"
Zoro let out a long, drunken burp and glanced at Sanji with hazy eyes:
"Ah! So refreshing!...You're noisy, perverted chef. Can't you even grill this little bit of meat properly?"
"What did you say?! Want to fight, you drunkard!!"
In another corner of the battlefield.
"Back in the day, that Thunder God Enel was scared out of his wits when he saw yours truly!"
Although Usopp was covered in bandages like a mummy, he was currently standing on a wooden crate, boasting about his "heroic deeds" with spit flying everywhere.
But clearly, no one was listening.
Except for the three animals on the ship.
Lassoo the dachshund gun was very cooperative; whenever Usopp reached an exciting part, it would chime in with a timely "Woof! Woof!"
Clay the Crow completely ignored Usopp, burying its head and focusing on devouring a roast chicken.
As for Chopper... this little reindeer was so exhausted from treating the wounded during the day that he was currently holding a glass of juice, his head bobbing as he drifted off to sleep.
On a quieter side of the bonfire.
Tatsuya was half-lying on a soft chair.
Because of his previous serious injuries, and Nami's somewhat "excessive" devastation of him last night.
This Vice Captain was now suffering from a sore back and aching body, making it difficult to move.
Therefore, he was forced to enjoy Nami's "exclusive feeding service."
"Come on, say ah—"
Nami held a bowl of steaming hot soup, carefully blowing on the spoon to cool it down before bringing it to Tatsuya's lips.
After that test of life and death and their late-night intimacy, their relationship had become completely inseparable.
The look in Nami's eyes as she gazed at Tatsuya was overflowing with love, and even the surrounding air seemed to turn pink.
"Nami..." Tatsuya said with some helplessness. "I can eat on my own..."
"No, you can't." Nami smiled and shoved the spoon into his mouth, "Open up."
Just then, Robin walked over with a glass of red wine, stepping gracefully, and sat down beside Tatsuya.
She looked at the noisy crowd in the distance, as if the commotion had nothing to do with her.
"I saw Roger's message on the golden bell."
Robin gently swirled her wine glass and turned her head to look at Tatsuya, her eyes filled with inquiry:
" 'Lead this text to the end'... Tatsuya, you don't seem surprised that the Pirate King has been here?"
Tatsuya swallowed the food in his mouth, took the handkerchief Nami handed him to wipe his mouth, and his eyes deepened:
"The Pirate King having been here is not a secret in certain circles."
"He walked the entire Grand Line, so naturally, he knew everything."
Tatsuya looked at Robin and asked back:
"The key is... Robin, have you found the answer you were looking for?"
Robin watched the flickering firelight, fell silent for a moment, and then a relieved smile appeared at the corners of her mouth:
"Not entirely yet. But I... know the direction now."
"The poneglyphs are not isolated. What I need to do is not just find them, but connect their information together and 'lead' it to that final destination—Laugh Tale."
"That's right."
Tatsuya put on a smiling expression again and raised his wine glass to clink it with Robin's:
"Then keep going. That idiot Luffy will definitely take you to that final destination. And..."
A glint flashed in Tatsuya's eyes:
"I'm also very curious about what interesting stories happened in that blank 100 years."
"But for now..." Tatsuya pointed at Luffy, who was doing the chopstick dance.
"Put those heavy things aside for now and join the party. Cheer up, Robin."
Robin froze for a moment, then broke into a smile, a smile warmer than the firelight: "Mm."
Late at night, the party was nearing its end.
Except for Chopper, who was still fast asleep, the Straw Hat crew gathered together, drunk, to hold a "secret war council."
"Hey! Everyone!"
Luffy burped and lowered his voice with a mischievous grin:
"Although the uncles are very hospitable, treating us to food and letting us dance... but we are pirates!"
"How can pirates return empty-handed? Right?"
"That's right!"
Although Usopp was covered in bandages, his eyes lit up the moment treasure was mentioned.
He looked left and right, and said mysteriously:
"I observed it just now! Inside that big snake's belly... it's full of ancient gold!!"
"Tomorrow morning, we'll execute the 'Gold Heist Plan'! While everyone is still asleep, we'll take it and run!"
"Gold?!!"
Hearing these two words, Nami, who was still rubbing Tatsuya's shoulders, instantly sobered up.
Her eyes instantly turned into two huge Berries symbols "$", and an astonishing aura erupted from her body:
"I'm going to take the most!!!! No one fight me for it!!"
Everyone agreed instantly, letting out sinister laughter.
In fact, they didn't know.
In a tent not far away, the Shandian Chief and Gan Fall were discussing.
To thank this group of benefactors, they were planning to give them that collapsed, priceless, massive golden bell pillar.
But this group of pirates had decided to "steal" it, running away with a few bags of gold fragments.
Because for pirates, this way... was more romantic and even stupider.
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