86. Banchi

86. Banchi

Everyone turned serious when Robin spoke those words.

"What information? Speak! Only then we will let you leave." Nami said with authority while pointing her wand at Robin. Robin didn't understand what that small stick could do but she wasn't going to take any risks with more people here. Then again she could feel that the crew members were quite warm-hearted by the way they treated their friends.

"The next island your Log Pose is pointing towards is quite notorious for being the graveyard for pirates. This island is an ancient island with species and animals from the ancient times. And the pirates need to stay on the island for 1 year for their Log Pose to point to the next island." Robin said.

"Huh.."

"Shit..."

"We are dead."

"If it's so bad then why are you telling us this?"

"I have something called the Eternal Pose. It's like a permanent compass that will allow you to be pointed at a particular island forever. If you let me leave, you can take the Eternal Pose."

"What?"

"Is this true? How can we trust you?"

Nami, Vivi and Igaram were flustered hearing this. They didn't know anything of that sort. When they came to Whiskey Peak, it was on the ship of Baroque Works and they didn't know the route as the ship had its own navigator. But now this woman was speaking of a terrible thing.

In order to prove herself she took out the Eternal Pose that had the label Alabasta witten on it.

"Robin, I told you. It's useless." Ken sighed. Robin should have left their ship and later would join according to the original story but it seemed like the crew members were not ready to let them go, not after what she did to Luffy.

"You can't complain about a beautiful woman trying her tricks." Robin said as she let go of her Devil fruit power. Luffy was laughing and having fun while being twisted.

"Looks like I am your prisoner now." Robin said as she gave up resisting since the sword's blade now rested at her shoulder ready to chop her head off. Of course Sanji was shouting at Zoro but he didn't pay any heed. Usopp, too, hadn't let go of his bow and arrow. It was really time to give up resistance.

"'Prisoner' is a broad term. When we took this dumb Princess in, we let her have all the privileges as the crew members. You can do the same here." Ken said.

"But me and Princess Vivi are enemies. Do you think she will let me go?"

"Of course not."

"Miss. All Sunday, if it was in some other place I would have shot you right now."

"No offense Ossan, you would have died before you could have pointed your gun at me."

"Ossan? Ossan? How dare you call me Ossan? I am still young. I will kill you right now." Igaram, Vivi and Robin were already engaged in a verbal fight. Nami and others had a headache seeing this. Both were already at each other's throats but there was no other way to go by.

If she was let go, she would probably tell Crocodile about it and jeopardize the plan. It was better to let her in the ship.

"Can you all stop? Now you three are the guests of our ship. Please have the decency of guests and not fight." Ken shouted. The three shut up with that and didn't speak anymore. Silence prevailed as the ship sailed and her ride on the turtle also followed them. Ken was particularly interested in this turtle.

Nothing was known of it after the Alabasta Saga and it was never seen again. This turtle could swim across the Grand Line so of course this turtle wasn't simple. And Luffy wanted to keep this turtle with them for the remaining journey as it might prove useful.

Banchi was the name of the turtle and he wanted to keep it for the crew.

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