Anime Heroine Who Travels Through the Blackened Way

"You mean... there may be a powerful pirate attack with one against a hundred? Or, they may even bypass the front fortifications and invade from other places?"

Kosha naturally understood the implication of Dalton's words, and a sneer came from the side of the main hall. This made Dalton, the captain of the guard, look bad. Obviously, there were a few others here. What a popular guy.

"It is too common to have one against a hundred. Although we are not pirates, if we only have an army of this level, no matter how many people come here, they will die in front of us."

The speaker was none other than MR5, who was leaning against the pillar with a tugged look on his face. As a spy who stayed here to monitor Kosa, Nami certainly didn't expect these guys to be of much use. After all, she controlled Kosa. Sha's method is not power at all, but Kou Sha's own sense of responsibility and his desire to protect Weiwei, so leaving these agents here seems more like a meaning.

But there seemed to be some misunderstanding about what she meant, so the few agents who stayed here obviously had a bad attitude. Naturally, it was not surprising that Dalton and others disliked them.

"If this is the case, then if this country really encounters an attack by pirates with one against a hundred, it will be necessary for everyone to go and fight."

However, Kosha is a qualified leader after all. He was not angry at MR5's boastful words. Instead, he conveniently added a requirement for him to be responsible for defending his territory. This immediately made MR5 frown in displeasure: "Hey , do you guys realize your identity? Don’t forget that you are just a pawn of the BOSS..."

"Report~!! His Majesty the King, Your Excellency the Captain of the Guard, a pirate ship was spotted attacking on the coast!"

However, before MR5 could finish his words, an anxious sentry rushed in from outside the hall, and his words made everyone subconsciously nervous!

Gate of Hades

Facts have proved that no matter how deeply buried the secret is, it is no match for persistent exploration.

"Even though I already knew what kind of terrible secret it would be, I still felt an indescribable chill when I saw this moment with my own eyes."

As if muttering to herself, or expressing emotion, Robin's eyes also took on an irresistible sense of gloom at this moment, and the reason was the astonishing scene before her.

Thanks to the hard work of the Mole Man MISS, the thick yellow sand deposited in Alabasta for centuries did not pose much of an obstacle. With the general direction pointed out by the information on the Blood Drop Stone, the excavation was only successful. Nothing surprising at all.

[The place where the body withers and joy fades, on top of the temple pillars and where the sunlight fades, is the residence of Pluto. 】

The riddle given by the blood drop stone did not stump Nami and Robin. After all, as long as you take into account the environment and cultural customs of the riddle, and then infer the hidden meaning, you can basically understand what it means. .

The first two sentences, 'the body withers and the joy fades away', the literal meaning may be directly associated with death and the end in other cultures, but Alabasta is a country with an Egyptian-like culture. Naturally, it is very similar to Egypt. The similarity is not only in the desert and architectural style, but also in the tomb culture, that is, mummies and mythical stories about life and death. These two points can be seen from the statues of jackals and falcons.

What should be noted here is that this kind of tomb culture does not think that death is withering and passing away, they just think that death represents another beginning. Naturally, the human corpse will not wither, but can become a container for the soul after being mummified, allowing the soul of the deceased to live in it and travel around the world at will. In this kind of "freedom", of course there is no loss of joy.

Therefore, what these two sentences indicate should be completely opposite to the Alabasta tombs, that is to say: those who were not mummified, and they naturally did not enjoy the so-called afterlife. The world belongs to the real body withering away and joy disappearing.

And when there are enough information channels, it is not difficult to find such a place. For example, a place is not mentioned in the official information of Alabasta, but almost all the older residents of Alabasta know that there is such a place. Place - a place of death where a group of plague patients were buried unknown how long ago.

The plague has made it impossible for corpses to be carefully processed into mummies, and they will inevitably wither. In the culture of Alabasta, without the physical body that can be used as a container, the soul will be lost forever in pain and hesitation, and naturally it will not There will be no joy anymore.

In other words, the first two sentences are to tell the seeker that the location is not in the area involving tombs, but in the completely opposite place of death. And the old people in Alabasta who knew about the existence of this place were also very confused. Robin tried his best to ask as many old people who knew the answer, and the answers he got without exception were that he had heard something like this when he was a child or someone else. rumors, but they said they knew nothing about who told them or the specific location. Therefore, it is certain that there is indeed a mysterious force lingering near Alabasta. At least they were active about fifty to seventy years ago, and they secretly spread such rumors. , the purpose is to tell possible seekers that such a place does exist.

Therefore, the next three sentences are obviously to accurately position such a place.

On top of the huge temple pillars, there are many temples throughout the country of Alabasta, which are undoubtedly dedicated to the gods such as jackals or falcons in its cultural beliefs. At first glance, it seems that the number of temples is close to three digits. It is obviously not easy to find the real giant pillar, but for Nami, who has already become somewhat aware, this is not a problem.

After all, Pluto is an ancient weapon that can subvert the entire world. Such a world-class force cannot be condescended to a place that is too small. So, looking at the whole of Alabasta, what would it be like if he was really arrogant enough to have "world-destroying level" Mystery Man, and what would it be like if he matched his idea of ​​a "temple"?

[Huh...Okay, I'm sure I'm not unfamiliar with this kind of thinking and personality, so the answer to the riddle posed by such a person is: the so-called temple is the entire Alabasta. Naturally, the so-called giant pillar could not be anything else, but the cylindrical base that carries the entire royal capital of Albana. 】

This was the answer Nami gave Robin before, and the tone of her answer was undoubtedly embarrassing and helpless. After all, she was indeed familiar with similar practices like this, just like those who claim to be great. Give yourself as much as possible something bigger and beyond 'mortal' thinking. Whether it’s carving your head and face on the top of a mountain for the world to admire, attending various lectures introducing your success stories, or even driving longer, longer, faster cars and yachts, drinking older, more expensive and louder brands. Drinking, having sex with women who are taller and more noble, etc... They are basically of the same nature.

Robin naturally agreed with Nami's analysis, although she must have seen Nami's embarrassment. After all, for Nami, she did experience those feelings personally, but unfortunately she soon felt the childishness and boringness of those behaviors, so now she allowed herself to return to a similar mentality for analysis. It's basically like recalling the time when she was a child, pretending to be a little girl and then working as a mannequin for the photo studio where she worked. What's especially stupid is that the photo studio asked for a little boy to be the brother and a little girl to be the sister. However, due to her age and lack of resistance, she undoubtedly had no choice but to choose the role of the sister.

In short, now that the most difficult riddle has been solved, the next two sentences are very simple. Where the sun disappears is the direction in which the sun sets. Standing on the tallest lighthouse in Albana and looking in that direction, you can just notice a very large sand dune area. If you don't know this mystery, those dunes are not surprising, but after knowing this If you look at the information again, you will undoubtedly be able to discover the weirdness of this sand dune.

After MISS Merry Christmas continued digging for nearly a week, they finally found what Robin and Nami had guessed.

A thick and rusty iron gate appeared in front of Robin. Its size undoubtedly exceeded the ordinary concept represented by the word "door". After all, the iron gate was hundreds of meters high and still had no visible end. This is enough to show how big the thing behind it is.

"If I continue digging, I'm afraid the surrounding sand will not be able to support it and will all collapse. This is the best I can do~ My waist hurts~! Give me a holiday~!"

The noisy MISS Merry Christmas beat her waist and protested rudely to Robin. With a smile, Robin responded MISS Merry Christmas very politely: "Of course, BOSS has said it a long time ago. , you and MR4 can leave Alabasta now and go to the Pleasure Island to relax, and your salary and bonus will be paid later."

"Well~ I'm leaving then, hurry up! MR4, you fat pig~!"

MISS Merry Christmas also called her partner immediately and left without any attachment, and it was not difficult to see from her slightly trembling fingers that she was afraid.

After all, she was certainly not an idiot. After seeing this terrifyingly large iron door, she understood to some extent that she had dug up something too terrifying to even mention casually. In this case, if Robin and the MR0 want to keep it secret, the most likely possibility is that she and the employees involved in the excavation will be forced to shut up. So now, escaping quickly is the most important thing. And if there is no need to keep it secret, she will still be useful sooner or later. It is only right to take advantage of the opportunity to take a quick vacation and relax.

Looking at MISS Merry Christmas's back, Robin's eyes did flash with a hint of ruthlessness. She was not a woman who couldn't kill someone, and the thing in front of her did give her the motivation to kill. Her ability was also Enough to kill MR4 and MISS Merry Christmas, but...

Looking back at the huge iron gate, Robin gave up the urge to do it now. After all, he had only found the tip of the iceberg of this thing. Who knows if he needs to continue digging after the exploration is completed, and kill him now. MISS Merry Christmas is not wise.

Such a huge iron door is undoubtedly beyond the level that normal manpower can open. In fact, it is not completely manual. On the huge door leaf, there are five huge metal grooves. Arranged in the shape of a right cross, the shapes of the grooves are 'triangle', 'square', 'cylinder', and 'strip' respectively from top to bottom, left and right, and in the middle is an equally huge 'cross'. This strange symbol is obviously not What decorations? In fact, they should be the keyhole of this iron door. And those five different patterns should be five keys with different shapes. Judging from the size of the keyholes, these five keys are probably so big that only a giant can barely use them.

Finally, this weird arrangement also made Robin feel a little uncomfortable. If she remembered correctly, the current flag pattern of the World Government is a cross-shaped pattern very similar to this arrangement, except that the World Government's cross-shaped pattern The five points of the flag pattern are circles of the same size and shape, as if trying to prove their equality.

But no matter what, what appeared in front of Robin at this moment was undoubtedly the legendary terrifying weapon and the Gate of Hades leading to that weapon.

revengeful heart

"If you analyze it based on the width of this gate, the quality of this thing alone is enough to make the world look at you."

Nami looked up at the thick giant door in front of her, and her words did not hide her emotion and shock at all. For her, the largest combat weapon she had ever heard of was only the overall length. The aircraft carrier is about three hundred meters away, but the thing in front of it is just an iron gate for entry, which has reached almost two hundred meters. It is not difficult to judge from the undoubted metallic texture. If the entire frame of this thing were really added up, its displacement would be incalculable.

This is why Nami is sure that the World Government cannot turn a blind eye to this thing. Although it is not known what the Neferutali royal family of Alabasta did to make the World Government ignore or not know that Pluto is buried in this country. Inside, but it seems that it doesn't matter whether the thing dug up is Pluto or not. Its terrifying size and mass are enough to convey a massive amount of scientific and technological information, although...

So far, Nami and others are just standing outside the iron gate, unable to pry into the secrets inside it.

Robin, who was standing behind Nami, had a rare expression. The smart female archaeologist did not have her usual calmness at this moment, but was replaced by an almost perceptible emotional conflict. Her eyes seemed to be blown by the strong wind. The blowing flame, while swaying violently, cannot be extinguished no matter what, and the name of this emotion is also very dangerous, that is - resentment.

"Do you want revenge? Robin."

Without even looking back, Nami could already sense Robin's blood reaction behind her. It was different from the usual calm and stable pulse, but mixed with anger like fire, resentment like poison, and... This kind of hesitation is entangled between the two, like a strong wind that cannot be captured.

"...I...!"

Suddenly being called by Nami, Robin didn't have time to regain her composure, but this response with a fierce staccato undoubtedly explained her inner feelings more or less.

Sighing softly, Nami turned around and stared at Robin in front of her. It was not difficult for her to see through Robin's mood at the moment, not only because Robin's blood reaction had already revealed the truth. The emotion was also because of everything she learned about this woman a long time ago.

The professors who loved and taught me like my elders, the mother who I only saw once in a hurry after being separated since childhood, the giant friend who risked his life to send me to birth, and the one who, although there was pain, provided me with a stable life and study. To O'Hara, the hometown of 8 years old. All of this was burned into the sky by the navy's ruthless demon-slaying order on that day.

Immediately afterwards, wanted orders worth tens of millions were spread around the world, leading to betrayal, betrayal, and pursuit again and again. In the entire twenty years from the age of 8 to the age of 28, all she experienced was... The above three repetitions mean either being betrayed and betrayed by others, or betraying and betraying others first in exchange for a lucky escape again and again. This kind of life breeds fear, loneliness, haggardness, and exhaustion, so much so that Robin gave up hope early and just wanted to do his best to interpret everything within his ability. By reading the text of the world, you can give up this too heavy life.

However, human emotions cannot be limited to these. Under the accumulation of pain and fear, resentment and anger will never be absent. Just because both emotions were overwhelmed by almost infinite despair.

Having been on the run in this world for twenty years, Robin already knew why she was being hunted and who exactly wanted her dead. It is the ruling organization of this world, the government in the name of the world, a behemoth composed of hundreds of countries joining together. Even the general Aokiji who scares her the most is just a stronger domestic dog under the World Government. How can one take revenge on such an enemy?

Even Crocodile, who is currently cooperating, seems to have a famous name, but his identity as the Shichibukai is just one of the other dogs of the World Government.

Therefore, Robin despaired about revenge early on. After meeting the Straw Hats in the original work, while she felt true friendship, she would never hope that these companions would be killed because of her hatred. Destroyed, naturally it will be even less likely to try to challenge the world government.

But this does not mean that the resentment in her heart disappears. Those desires for revenge are just suppressed deep in her heart by her care for her companions. There is always a shadow of darkness in her heart, so she has a little dark side that breaks out from time to time.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Nami sighs: she knows very well that Robin can no longer return to the mentality in the original work, because her inner desire for revenge has been destroyed by Pluto in front of her. Fleeing out of despair.