The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
God's Residence, the Jaygarcia family estate.
As Spandine walked down the street, his legs kept trembling. The reason he had gone to Admiral Sengoku first was because he had hoped to handle this matter without alarming Saint Saturn.
But clearly, that was impossible.
Sengoku would never agree to handle this in secret with him. He insisted on reporting the matter to Saint Saturn.
For Spandine, this was terrifying. From the day he chose not to report this matter to Saint Saturn, he had already crossed a line.
It meant that between Saint Saturn and Saint Valthior, he had chosen the latter.
And now he was going to meet Saint Saturn. How could he not be afraid?
At this point, he could only place his hopes on Saint Valthior's favor.
Trembling, he entered the Jaygarcia family palace. Under Butler Alfred's lead, they soon met Saint Saturn, who was drinking tea in the garden.
Saint Saturn looked at the two of them with some confusion.
Sengoku was fine. As a Marine Admiral, he did not need to kneel before the Five Elders.
This was a privilege and grace given to Marine Admirals by the Celestial Dragons. After all, anyone who could become an Admiral was among the strongest people on the sea, a backbone of the World Government, and known as one of its "highest fighting forces."
There was no need to humiliate such a strong person just for the sake of face.
As for Spandine, the moment he saw Saint Saturn, he had already dropped straight to his knees.
Seeing this, Saint Saturn frowned slightly. "What do you have to report?"
Sengoku looked at the useless Spandine and swallowed. In the end, he spoke first.
"Saint Saturn, regarding Ohara, there is a very important situation that must be reported to you."
"Speak," Saint Saturn said softly, putting down the teacup in his hand.
"According to Spandine, Saint Valthior formed a relationship with Lady Nico Olvia of the scholar team. The two of them had a daughter, and Saint Valthior named her Jaygarcia Nico Robin," Sengoku said, feeling somewhat guilty as he looked at Saint Saturn.
Saint Saturn froze on the spot.
As one of the Five Elders, what kind of storms had he not seen? In theory, nothing should make him easily show his emotions.
But at this moment, he truly could not keep calm.
The instant he reacted, Saint Saturn's gaze fell straight on Spandine, who was still kneeling on the ground. There was no anger in his eyes. Instead, there was even a trace of expectation as he asked, "Spandine, is that girl named Robin intelligent?"
He did not need Sengoku to explain the situation. He already knew that Spandine must have known about this long ago and simply had not reported it to him.
As for why Spandine had not reported it, it must have been that rebellious grandson Valthior's order.
Otherwise, how could Spandine have the courage to hide something like this from him?
But even knowing that, Saint Saturn was not angry. Or rather, what he cared about right now was not that matter at all.
What he cared about was that little girl named Robin.
"Princess Robin has been extremely intelligent since childhood, completely different from ordinary children. She was born on February 6, 1488. As of today, September 12, 1491, she is only three and a half years old, yet she can already move freely, speak clearly, and easily read many complex books. She has fully mastered common writing, and her logic is very clear…" Spandine quickly reported.
To be honest, he might know Robin's situation even better than Valthior, her own father.
After all, this really was his life on the line.
Hearing about Robin's situation, Saint Saturn also became slightly excited. But he quickly pressed that emotion down. A sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"She is so much like Valthior…"
Why had he valued Valthior, this younger member of the family, back then? Why had he even treated him like a grandson?
It was because when Valthior was still young, he had already shown unusual intelligence and a powerful ability to learn.
Long ago, Saint Saturn had only seen that intelligence as the sign of a genius. But now, he no longer thought that way.
Valthior's intelligence might partly come from being naturally gifted, but it was absolutely also linked to those eyes.
Saint Saturn had once wondered whether those eyes were a mutation in the Jaygarcia bloodline, or whether some ancient power once held by the family had reappeared.
But even after checking many records, he still could not confirm it. The Jaygarcia family was far too ancient. Its history was not merely eight hundred years long. Even before the World Government was founded, they had already been a royal family. If one truly counted back, they might not be equal to the Nefertari family, which had been passed down for four or five thousand years, but they should not be far behind.
Across such a long time, many things could not be recorded and passed down in full detail.
Because of that, Saint Saturn had never been able to figure out whether Valthior's eyes were a special ancestral power awakened from the family bloodline.
So he also could not be sure whether that power could be passed down again through Valthior's blood.
Until today.
His heart was faintly excited.
At the very least, this little girl named Robin had already shown the same signs Valthior had shown back then.
Intelligence.
The kind of intelligence that was nothing like an ordinary three-year-old child.
What did that mean?
Leaving natural talent aside, it was very possible that Robin had inherited the power of Valthior's eyes.
She simply had not awakened that power yet.
"Good. Very good," Saint Saturn murmured after coming back to himself. Then he looked at Spandine and said, "Spandine, you hid this matter. No matter what reason you had, I should sentence you to death…"
Spandine instantly let out a breath of relief.
Should sentence me to death.
That meant there was a turn.
He would not die.
"But considering that for so many years, you have worked hard, protected Robin well, and only made this mistake because you were following that bastard Valthior's orders, I will let it pass this time. From now on, you no longer need to report matters to me. Just listen to Valthior," Saint Saturn said, raising the matter high but setting it down gently.
The fact that Valthior had entrusted his wife and daughter to Spandine already showed that this man was Valthior's trusted subordinate.
Since that was the case, why would Saint Saturn insist on killing him?
However, it was also clear that this man could no longer continue serving Saturn. So Saint Saturn told Spandine that from now on, he no longer needed to report anything to him. He could simply follow Valthior properly.
"Thank you for your mercy, my lord!" Spandine knocked his head against the ground and choked out his thanks.
To be honest, if not for Robin's sake today, Saint Saturn guessed he really would have killed Spandine.
But when he thought that the power of those eyes might have begun flowing again through the Jaygarcia bloodline, he became happy. Once his mood improved, he let Spandine go.
That was how Celestial Dragons did things.
They acted according to their mood.
"However, since that is the case, the previous plan is no longer suitable." Saint Saturn thought for a moment, then said, "Sengoku, listen."
"Yes!" Sengoku immediately replied.
"I order you to personally lead the elites of Marine Headquarters to Ohara in the West Blue at once and bring Robin and her mother back to Mary Geoise. I want to meet my clever great-granddaughter… She should enjoy the best of everything in this world. Just thinking that she has spent these past three years living poorly on Ohara makes my heart ache. That bastard Valthior, how could he bear to do this?" Saint Saturn said, growing a little anxious as he spoke.
He already could not wait to hear Robin say something like, "Great-grandfather, I want this."
Spandine felt rather speechless.
Could Olvia and Robin really have lived poorly on Ohara?
Even if they dared to, he would not have dared to let them.
But compared to Mary Geoise, it probably did count as "poor living."
Sengoku first nodded and agreed, but then said with some difficulty, "Saint Saturn, Saint Valthior is also heading toward the West Blue now. I believe…"
Before this, Sengoku had not known why Valthior was going to the West Blue. But now he was certain that Valthior was definitely going to Ohara.
"It is useless even if he goes. If you see him, tell him these are my words. No matter what, you must bring Robin back to me!" Saint Saturn said angrily.
Such a good daughter, yet Valthior had left her outside for more than three years.
Was he even human?
What kind of father was he?
If Valthior would not care for her, then the old man would.
This child carried the noble blood of the Jaygarcia family. How could she suffer outside?
After a pause, Saint Saturn spoke again. "Since these scholars have such fate and managed to form a connection with my Robin, it seems they are not meant to die. Killing them all would no longer be suitable. It might hurt little Robin's heart… Then do this. Arrest all of them and send them to Punk Hazard. They are not allowed to take a single step outside. Add them to the Science Unit and let them serve the World Government. That can be considered making up for their crimes."
Before this, those scholars had nothing to do with Saint Saturn. If they were killed, they were killed.
But now, if they were all killed, little Robin would probably be sad.
If she found out in the future that it had been his order, it would inevitably damage the relationship between great-grandfather and great-granddaughter.
So Saint Saturn decided to give them a chance to live.
Sengoku had never been very willing to wipe out the scholars in the first place. Hearing this, he also let out a breath of relief.
Good.
This was very good.
Now the bad situation on Ohara had turned into a good one.
All of them had gained official positions and could now live under the World Government's protection.
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