One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

At this moment, Arton had no idea that the contents he mentioned in his diary would make the Marines think that Luffy and the Nika Fruit user were two different people.

If Arton knew, he would surely laugh loudly and even deliberately mislead the Marines further.

[Ain: But the Nika Fruit is something the Five Elders of the World Government don't want to reveal. How are we supposed to investigate it?]

[Kujaku: This is indeed troublesome. I'll ask Granny Tsuru later to see if she knows about the Nika Fruit.]

[Doll: Vice Admiral Tsuru, huh? With her knowledge, she might know about the Nika Fruit. As for the matter with Vegapunk, leave it to me. I'll find a way to visit him.]

[Gion: Thank you. An operation that involves both an Admiral and a member of the Five Elders must mean that whatever happens with Vegapunk will have a significant impact, perhaps even on par with the Summit War. ]

[Gion: However, the events at Vegapunk's place should be in the distant future. For now, we should continue pursuing Arton. Since there is a reporter with Arton, the news of him killing Shiki won't stay hidden for long.]

[Gion: This might be our last chance to get him to join the Marines before he gets a bounty.]

[Doll: I understand. Don't worry, Vice Admiral Gion. I know the priorities. I'm still heading towards the place where Arton might be with Hibari.]

[Gion: Alright! Let's hope Hina and Tashigi find a chance to reveal Arton's location.]

Although Gion's intentions were good, with Carina, Uta, and the others keeping a close watch, Hina and Tashigi had little opportunity to take out their own diary copies.

Moreover, contrary to what Gion thought, Hina and Tashigi had little motivation to reveal Arton's location at this moment, as the chances of successfully doing so were quite slim.

On the contrary, Hina was currently contemplating how to repay Arton.

Meanwhile, Tashigi was figuring out how to convince Arton to let her closely examine more of the precious "noble phantasms" that were even more valuable than famous swords.

***

The Grand Line.

First Half.

"Miss Wednesday, what are you doing?"

"What are you preparing the ship for? Where exactly do you plan to go?"

Igaram, who held the identity of Baroque Works agent Mr. 8, watched the blue-haired girl who seemed to be preparing for a voyage with tightly furrowed brows.

The girl before him was Princess Vivi of Alabasta, who had infiltrated Baroque Works under the alias of Miss Wednesday.

As for Igaram, he was originally the captain of Alabasta's guard.

Worried about Princess Vivi investigating Baroque Works, the organization suspected of causing chaos in Alabasta, he had accompanied her as a spy within Baroque Works.

Concerned about their identities being exposed, Igaram didn't dare to call Princess Vivi by her real name here.

"Mr. 8, I have something very important to do."

"You might not understand, but please don't stop me."

On the shore, Vivi looked at Igaram with a determined expression.

After Arton revealed that King Cobra might die, Vivi thought long and hard, gradually realizing that Arton's mention of Cobra's death might not be part of Morgans' fake news.

Considering the current situation in Alabasta, Vivi began to believe that Alabasta's original future was indeed to be destroyed in this crisis.

Even her father might die in this crisis.

In such circumstances, Vivi could no longer bear it.

She wanted to go to the East Blue to find Arton right now.

To her, Arton might be the only one who could change this outcome.

Igaram looked at the resolute Vivi, his expression somewhat confused:

"Miss Wednesday, do you know something?"

"We are partners. There are some things you can share with me."

Vivi shook her head. There were many things about the diary copy that she couldn't reveal to the outside world.

Even if she did share those things that could be revealed, it would be hard for others to believe her.

On the contrary, it would make people question her mental state.

Under such circumstances, Vivi really couldn't disclose anything about Arton or Cobra to Igaram.

The only result of doing so would be to make Igaram even more worried.

Just as Vivi was pondering how to persuade Igaram, a very familiar voice suddenly reached her ears.

"Miss Wednesday, there you are."

Igaram and Princess Vivi turned towards the voice and saw a woman with tanned skin, a tall and graceful figure, walking towards them.

"Miss All-Sunday, what are you doing here? Is there a mission?"

Igaram recognized the person in front of him as Baroque Works agent Mr. 0's partner and quickly asked with a fawning expression.

"Hehe, I'm not here for you, Mr. 8."

"I have something I want to discuss with Miss Wednesday."

"How about it? You won't refuse, will you?"

Miss All-Sunday, also known as Nico Robin, smiled at Vivi while pointing to the floating diary copy beside her and then at the diary copy floating beside Vivi.

Vivi: "..."

Vivi went silent. She had seen Arton mention Nico Robin's name in his diary.

Therefore, she suspected that Nico Robin also had a diary copy.

However, she hadn't expected Nico Robin to seek her out.

After a brief thought, Vivi nodded and, under Igaram's worried gaze, walked to a secluded place with Nico Robin.

"You want to go to the East Blue to find Arton, Princess Vivi?"

Nico Robin asked with a smile, her arms crossed.

"You know my identity? Is it because you saw the diary copy floating beside me?"

Vivi looked at Nico Robin warily.

"No, you're wrong."

"I knew your identity from the moment you started investigating Mr. 0's identity with me."

Nico Robin smiled mysteriously.

"What?! Then why did you let me live for so long?"

Vivi frowned.

"Seeing a princess of a country working so hard, I couldn't help but be moved to sympathy."

Nico Robin smiled gently and continued:

"Let's get to the main point, Princess Vivi."

"You plan to go to the East Blue to find Arton, right?"

Upon hearing this, Vivi fell silent.

Even though she and Nico Robin both had the diary copies, she didn't know Robin's true intentions or purpose.

So, Vivi was uncertain whether she should answer Robin's question.

"Don't worry, I mean you no harm."

"On the contrary, I want to form an alliance with you."

Nico Robin smiled.

"An alliance?"

Vivi looked up in confusion.

"Yes! You must be aware of Arton's current situation."

Nico Robin nodded slightly and continued:

"Arton already has many beautiful women around him."

"The women in the Navy are also vying for Arton."

"Even if we meet Arton later on, we would just be newcomers."

"We might not gain Arton's favor and the power from him, let alone obtain character templates from him."

"To ensure that we can all get what we want from Arton, don't you think we should form an alliance?"

"Don't you think that with our different charms, if we work together, we are more likely to win Arton's heart?"

"By the way, you do have the resolve to offer everything to get what you want from Arton, right?"

Nico Robin finished with a mysterious smile.

After the contents of Arton's diary were revealed, Robin had thought about many things.

In the original timeline, she had already confirmed that Cobra would die.

However, unlike Vivi, who thought Cobra would die because of the current turmoil in Alabasta, Robin believed Cobra would die on a future date.

In Arton's diary, it first recorded Sabo leading people to invade Mariejois, and then mentioned Morgan's false news about Sabo killing Cobra.

This made Robin believe that Cobra might die on a future day when he attends the World Conference due to some reason.

In other words, he did not die in this Alabasta revolt.

This means Crocodile's plan failed.

Since she guessed that Crocodile would fail, Nico Robin naturally had to make other plans.

Moreover, Arton's had clearly mentioned things about the century-old history.

Naturally, Nico Robin wanted to meet Arton even more to obtain relevant information from him.

For this long-cherished wish, Nico Robin was prepared to offer herself.

However, in Arton's diary, although her name was occasionally mentioned, the instances were too few.

On the contrary, Vivi was mentioned more often.

Nico Robin had reason to believe that Arton liked Vivi more than he liked her.

Given this, Nico Robin thought of allying with Vivi.

After all, it was a fact that the number of women around Arton was increasing.

Nico Robin felt that if Arton didn't particularly like her, not allying with the women Arton liked might make her chances of boarding Arton's ship to uncover the century-old history even slimmer.

"Although Arton has drawn those female Marines, he won't invite them to be his companions due to their identities."

"So, even if someone is a character drawn by Arton, they might not be able to approach him."

"Arton dislikes the Marines and does not fear the World Government, so my identity won't be an obstacle to approaching Arton."

"Moreover, although Arton has a good impression of Nami, her overly casual attitude towards men has left him with the impression that she can't be his wife."

"If Arton thinks this way about Nami, then my history of betraying many people over the years would certainly be a barrier to getting close to him."

"Perhaps this would prevent me from even becoming Arton's companion, let alone getting close enough to earn more points."

"Although he should prefer mature women, which doesn't fit with the youthful and cute Vivi."

"But in his heart, youth and cuteness are also acceptable, and what matters more to him is a woman's character."

"Given Arton's current behavior, he should like brave, kind, youthful, and cute women like Vivi."

"No matter what, I must seize this opportunity."

Nico Robin thought firmly as she watched Vivi, who was lost in thought.

Vivi took a deep breath. Although Robin's suggestion of offering herself made her a bit shy, after some consideration, she firmly nodded to Robin.

Then, she looked Nico Robin up and down, a glint appearing in her eyes.

"If I can save Alabasta, if I can save my father…"

"It doesn't matter if I have to offer myself."

"Miss All-Sunday, I have to admit, you are very sexy and you are Arton's type."

"So, for my goal, I can ally with you."

"But before that, I need to know more about you."

"Who exactly are you?"

"What do you want from Arton?"

Vivi spoke seriously to Nico Robin.

Vivi was not a child. Although she was willing to ally with Robin, she needed to know more about Nico Robin.

Ideally, she needed to understand Nico Robin's exact purpose for approaching Arton.

Hearing this, Nico Robin's lips curled slightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I, you can call me the Devil's Child, Nico Robin."

"As for my purpose, it's naturally the century-old history mentioned in his diary."

In the past, Nico Robin would have been reluctant to reveal her identity, but now she couldn't worry about that.

As expected, Vivi was visibly stunned when she heard Robin's self-introduction.

However, after some thought, she nodded to Robin once again, clearly accepting her alliance.

Nico Robin smiled and continued:

"Since we are allying, I will help you with the Baroque Works."

"Moreover, I will use the Baroque Works' intelligence network to help us track Arton's whereabouts."

"Until we find Arton, I suggest you don't head to the East Blue."

"East Blue is too vast, and you might miss him."

"Moreover, if you leave without permission, it will violate the Baroque Works' regulations."

"The boss might send people to hunt you down."

"Sometimes, his orders can override mine and be given directly to the senior agents."

"In that case, not only will you possibly fail to find Arton, but you might also face death."

"If you die, you won't be able to save your country or your father."

Hearing Nico Robin's words, Vivi indeed felt a wave of anxiety.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered the rules of the Baroque Works.

Even if she managed to reach East Blue, the Baroque Works' assassins could likely take her out there.

"Then, what should I do? I… I can't just do nothing."

After her initial panic, Vivi quickly asked Nico Robin for a solution.