Sage gave her a strange look, "I'm here because I want to be, it's part of the plan and has nothing to do with your imagination... But, what did you do? Did you get off Straw Hat's ship? From what you're saying, did they threaten your companions to coerce you?"
Nico Robin remained silent.
"Isn't that right?"
Sage exclaimed in surprise, "Big sis, I don't care what you did before, since you've joined Straw Hat's Pirates, you're a Pirate now... Can a Pirate still be threatened?"
Though Pirates don't provoke the World Government, the World Government is certainly not a partner of the Pirates.
Threatened by the World Government?
Why should Pirates be threatened?
Being threatened by the World Government before becoming a Pirate, and still being threatened after becoming one?
Wouldn't that mean being a Pirate is for nothing?
"That's the Buster Call!"
Robin's pupils contracted as if recalling a long-lost memory, instinctively hugging herself, and tremblingly said, "Sage, you were young back then, you don't understand the terror of that thing, it's capable of destroying everything!"
Back during the destruction of O'hara, Sage was probably only two years old, likely not remembering the details of how it was destroyed, but Robin had seen it firsthand.
The terror of the Buster Call is not something a mere Pirate can ignore!
"Right! You didn't say it and I'd almost forgotten, the Buster Call!"
Sage hit his left fist against his right palm, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes as he laughed heartily, "There's also this thing, right, right, it should be like this."
He just remembered the Enies Lobby incident, the specifics... he'd forgotten.
With Robin's mention, he recalled.
Yes!
The Buster Call!
The unfolding of the Enies Lobby incident was because of the Buster Call, and it's because of this order those warships came...
This thing seems to be in the hands of that idiot leader Jabra.
Which means...
"I just need to get it, I needn't foolishly wait for time; once I have that thing, I can deploy the Navy anytime!"
"What on earth do you understand, Sage?"
Robin was trembling all over from what Sage had said, "Do you know what the Buster Call represents?! We are all O'haras, and O'hara's destruction was caused by that thing. It's an ultimate weapon capable of indiscriminately attacking islands, until everything on the target is flattened!"
"Hmm... I was watching it with my own eyes at that time."
Sage sneered at Robin, "It used to be powerful, its strength lay in those leading Vice Admirals, but now, the leading Vice Admirals might not be that powerful anymore, so... what's it even worth?"
Ten large warships?
Five Vice Admirals?
What's that even considered?
Even when Sage was two years old, he never thought warships were that mighty, as the ones operating them were human, and humans... are not a match for his Supreme King.
Back then, when he was two, the awakening of the Supreme King was somewhat late, and it was too late, leading him to be swallowed by a Sea Beast.
But even at that time, he thought the formidable ones were just those Vice Admirals who could withstand his Supreme King.
As of now...
There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.
"All fear stems from insufficient strength. Nico Robin, you feel fear because you're not strong enough, whether it's external power or internal strength."
Sage stretched out his hand and clenched it tightly, "The Buster Call in your eyes is the ultimate fear that can destroy everything. In my eyes, it's merely a tool to deploy the Navy and complete my plan!"
"You could be killed!"
Robin said pessimistically, "There's still time, you should leave now, it's enough for just me to be here. I will sacrifice myself and ask the World Government to waive your responsibility..."
As she finished speaking, she paused, lowered her head in disappointment, filled with despair.
Is it really possible?
She's already traded once, using herself as a price, to keep the Straw Hat Gang safe.
To trade the same with Sage, who is also an O'hara and a Scholar, knowledgeable of the Poneglyphs... can it really work?
Sage glanced at her sideways, "Forget it... just for those words of yours, I'll ensure your safety, although there shouldn't be any need for me to ensure it."
Still the same.
This kind yet pessimistic woman.
He shook his head, ignoring this individual who had sunk into despair, and lifted his head, shouting out of the carriage, "Hey, bring some food! I'm hungry!"
...
Almost at the same time Sage entered the carriage.
Within the second carriage, a World Government official was reporting to the four people inside: "Seven carriages, the seventh is guarded by Jerry of CP6, the sixth is guarded by the twins, the fifth is guarded by the former Kingdom Knight, current Navy Headquarters Colonel T·Bone. The fourth is the external kitchen, guarded by Wanze of CP7, and the third is the newcomer Nero..."
"But the seventh and sixth carriages have already been defeated by intruders, we don't know where they are."
The team escorting Nico Robin was large, aside from the World Government officials, the Navy was also involved, making it seem foolproof, yet the message just received reported that the last two carriages were occupied by intruders, and Carter Flamm, who was held in the sixth carriage, went missing.
Among the four people in the carriage, a stern man wearing a black top hat and black suit, with a sexy little mustache on his chin spoke up:
"They're still in the carriage, have them search carefully, no one could have boarded midway, the intruder must have entered the train from the start... it seems it was at the station."
"We're sorry, our inspection was ineffective!" the reporting World Government official lowered his head, showing fear.