"Nico Robin, the World Government has issued an arrest warrant for your mother. Do you know where she is?"
Ross ignored Saul and focused his attention on Robin.
Saul's fate was sealed; he had no interest in the doomed man.
"Huh!? Why are you issuing an arrest warrant for Mom? I don't know where she is... No, I'm not going to tell you where Mom is!"
Robin looked at Ross warily, already identifying them as bad guys.
"I'm not asking anymore. Since you don't know, I'll mercifully tell you: she's on this island right now. So, guess what she's doing?"
Ross smiled as he looked at Robin. Although he didn't have Zane's devilish attire, he looked even more like a devil than Zane.
"Mom's home!"
Robin's initial focus was on Olvia's return, but she quickly realized the problem and glared angrily at Ross:
"You're not allowed to use me to lure Mom out."
"Oh? So you think Olvia came back to find you?"
Ross chuckled softly, then shook his head sharply:
"No, that's not right. She didn't come back to find you. In her heart, you are not as important as what she is doing now."
"No way, you're lying!"
Robin stared intently at Ross. When she was two years old, Olvia had abandoned her in Ohara to be raised by her uncle's family.
At that time, only Dr. Clover showed her kindness; everyone else, including her uncle's family and neighbors, disliked her.
She didn't know why, but she felt wronged.
Fortunately, Dr. Clover taught her history, and Dr. Clover was also her mother's friend, telling her many stories about her mother.
So even though she rarely saw her mother, she still had a deep affection for Olvia, believing that her mother was too busy to take care of her.
"Stop talking!"
Saul realized what Ross was about to say, roared to stop him, placed Robin on the earthen mound behind him, clenched his huge fists, and stared intently at Ross.
"Why not say it? Since Olvia herself believes that her daughter is not as important as history, does that mean she won't allow outsiders to talk about it?"
Ross looked calmly at Saul and spoke his mind directly.
Even though Ross didn't consider himself a good person, he still looked down on the pirate world.
In the One Piece world, biological fathers were often inhuman, and mothers who survived childbirth were usually no better.
Leaving her 2-year-old daughter in her brother's care and ignoring her for years, while focusing solely on studying history—is this the kind of thing a mother would do?
If you really don't care about your offspring, then don't have children in the first place.
"No, Mom definitely isn't like that!"
Robin stared stubbornly at Ross, not believing his words at all.
Dr. Clover had told her that her mother was the best woman in the world to her, busy researching history just to unravel the mysteries of the unknown and bring lost secrets back to light.
This is a great job!
"That's enough!"
Saul gritted his teeth and slammed his massive fist down at Ross.
He could not tolerate Ross speaking ill of a mother in front of him, especially in front of her underage daughter.
All mothers love their children; they are all great!
"boom!!!"
Saul's punch was easily blocked by Zephyr's punch.
Despite the vast difference in size between the two fists, Zephyr's relatively small fist managed to push back the fist that was as big as Saul Mountain.
"It seems those historians aren't any good."
Zephyr stood in front of Ross, frowning as he looked at Robin with pity.
He'd been with Ross for over a month, and Ross rarely lied like that in public.
The parents that even a Celestial Dragon like Ross would find problematic must be worse than Ross imagined.
As Zephyr blocked the attack, Zane was already perched on Saul's shoulder:
"What a hassle, can't you just die already?"
Zane sighed softly and instantly transformed into her succubus form. Her slender tail, imbued with Armament Haki, lashed out fiercely at Saul's neck.
boom!!!!
Saul's giant-like body was whipped out by this tail whip and slammed into the rocks next to him, causing countless pieces of rock to fall and the earth to shake violently.
"Saul!!!"
Robin cried out, tears streaming down her face.
However, the earthquake caused by Saul being knocked away made it difficult for her to stand up. She only managed to avoid falling because of the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit.
"I'll help you, I can help you..."
Robin cried out helplessly, stubbornly using the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit. Countless tiny hands appeared beside Saul, pulling at his body, trying to lift him up.
Her face turned bright red; she had tried her best, but she still couldn't move Saul's enormous body.
"Don't waste your energy, just make a choice."
Ross's voice suddenly rang in Robin's ears.
Startled, Robin instinctively stepped back, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
"You...you...!"
Robin looked at Ross in horror. They had just been on that hilltop, so how could they be moving so fast?
"Little one, don't cry, or you won't have any tears left to shed later."
Ross smiled and took Robin's little hand, helping her to her feet. He then reached out and affectionately patted the dust off her clothes.
"Another choice... Could it be...?"
Gion stood next to Ross, her strange gaze sweeping between Ross and Robin.
Could it be that...?
Probably not...
Although they had only known each other for a few days, Ross was quite confident that she only liked big ones.
"Alright, it's your turn to make a choice."
Ross lowered himself slightly, bringing his gaze level with the utterly flustered Robin, and said slowly:
"I'm giving you a choice: Saul or your mother. If you choose Saul, I can spare his life, but in exchange, I will kill your mother. Conversely, I will spare your mother's life, but I will kill Saul."
"Alright, the choice is yours. You have five minutes. If you exceed the time limit, I will consider it a forfeit and I will kill both of you."
"Now, the 5-minute countdown begins."
As Ross spoke, he casually took out a timer, set it to 5 minutes, and pressed start.
This world doesn't have very advanced technology, but it does have some simple machines, and even some cutting-edge technologies.
Behind Ross, Gion glanced at Robin with pity.
As she suspected, Ross was indeed a Celestial Dragon with a truly wicked sense of humor.
Making a girl choose like this is far too cruel.
However, Gion only thought about it in her heart and didn't say anything more.
Olvia and Saul are both on the wanted list and are key targets for surveillance.
It's just that the inevitable death of the two was changed to one dying and the other living.
If even one of them survives, it would truly be a testament to Ross's kindness towards them. After all, only Ross, as a Celestial Dragon, could allow someone to leave Ohara alive under such circumstances.
However, this poor little girl became a victim of Ross's perverse sense of humor.