Inside the tavern in Foosha Village.
The three Rob siblings sat at the bar, and Makino, with a gentle smile on her face, refilled their drinks and food. They exchanged stories about their travels around the world over the years.
Only--
During this process, Makino's eyes were mostly on Rob, and the gentle emotion in her beautiful eyes was evident, even a fool could see her feelings!
Although Rob is a bit dense and struggles to understand a woman's feelings without clear expression, Makino's eyes almost melted him!
If he couldn't feel Makino's intentions, then he, Rob, was a complete idiot.
He understood Makino's feelings for him.
Honestly--
Rob secretly looked at her in his heart!
Although Makino's dress was a bit like a village girl's, she was undoubtedly a real beauty. Being admired by such a beauty made him secretly happy, and his heart was already quite strong.
While Rob was communicating with Makino, Robin, who was sitting next to Rob, couldn't help feeling bored and unhappy.
It should have been a happy reunion for friends who played well when they were young.
But when her best friend started grabbing her Oni-san, Robin couldn't be happy.
Especially--
She couldn't intervene now, so she could only watch Makino talking and laughing with her dear Oni-chan. This behavior made Robin feel especially aggrieved!
And Uta on the side didn't understand the feelings of these adults!
She just saw some air with her Ni-chan and Makino, who she just met. The atmosphere was very good, and Onee-chan could also intervene, but no matter how Uta looked at it, she felt that her Onee-chan had an indescribable smile!
It was a bit like the adjective Ni-chan used when evaluating some people occasionally - a poor grievance, a sufferer!
Fortunately--
Robin's miserable situation didn't last long. The village head brought little Luffy and his friends to the tavern.
Rob naturally chatted with him for a while too!
Then his attention fell on little Luffy, who was curiously looking at him.
"Little brat, are you curious about me?"
Looking at little Luffy, Rob, who had confirmed Makino's feelings, had a smile on his face, and asked.
Hearing Rob talking to him.
Little Luffy came directly in front of him and said:
"Well! Because the village chief and Makino said you are a very powerful guy, so I want to know! How powerful are you? Can you show me? My 'grandpa' seems to be very powerful, he's a Marine Vice Admiral!"
Hearing what little Luffy said, there was a little smile on Rob's face—
Little Luffy hasn't met the red-haired guy that Garp hates yet, so naturally, the person he admires is Garp.
Through his own powerful Observation Haki, Rob could clearly perceive how pure and flawless Little Luffy's heart is. His growth was headed in the right direction!
As expected of Garp—
He was so bold to foster Luffy in Foosha Village and later threw him directly into the bandits' den, trying to let the bandits cultivate a good Marine seedling for him!
This move really made Rob unable to understand, but he had to say, it was very Garp-style!
Probably—
Garp grew up under such a model, so he thought his grandson, after being fostered and trained by bandits, could still become an excellent Marine just like him!
After all, from what Rob still remembers, Garp as a child, with his fearless attitude and treasures, didn't seem like he came from a wealthy family; he had the aura of a little bandit!
Rob thinks there's at least a 60% possibility that the entire process of Garp's Spartan education experienced by Luffy and Ace is his own personal experience.
Various guesses flashed in Rob's mind.
He looked at Luffy and said:
"Your 'grandpa' isn't just 'pretty good', he's really powerful!"
Hearing Rob's words, little Luffy's eyes brightened. He then climbed onto the high stool next to Rob and sat down, looking at Rob curiously:
"Really? Then between you and my 'grandpa', who is stronger?"
Hearing this question from little Luffy, Rob smiled and shook his head:
"I don't know! I haven't met your 'grandpa' on the sea, let alone had a fight with him, so I don't know! I'll tell you who's stronger after I have a fight with your 'grandpa'!"
To this, little Luffy grinned, nodded, and said:
"Oh! But you have to be careful! My 'grandpa's' fist is very powerful, and it hurts a lot!"
Heartlessly, little Luffy directly revealed the information about Garp to Rob without realizing how outrageous his behavior was!
Laughing, Rob and little Luffy just sat at the bar and communicated.
Most of the time, little Luffy asked Rob about some interesting things he experienced while sailing on the sea, and Rob picked up some interesting stories to tell little Luffy.
Then treat this little guy to a meal, and after drinking a big glass of juice, it's easy to gain the admiration and respect of little Luffy!
In his simple worldview, someone recognized by the village chief and Makino must be a good guy.
It would be even better if this nice guy told him all kinds of novel things about the sea. If he not only shared adventures but also invited him to eat meat and drink juice, then this person was his friend!
And Rob, this friend, seemed to be as good as his painful "grandpa", a guy worthy of his respect.
Now, little Luffy's thinking was very simple.
Of course.
His thinking might not be so normal when he grows up.
Just like back then—
The three siblings lived directly in Makino's house in Foosha Village. This time, there was no need for Rob to build a small villa himself.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye—
Half a month has passed.
In the past half a month, Rob's daily life was similar to when he was on the boat, either practicing, letting himself relax, or helping at Makino's tavern!
After initially struggling with her feelings, Robin quickly adjusted her mindset regarding Makino's interest in her Oni-san.
Firstly, Robin could see how passionate and complex Makino's feelings for her Oni-san were; secondly, she saw this kind of thing very openly and had been mentally prepared for such a situation for a long time.
Needless to say, the charm of her own Oni-san, Makino met the excellent Oni-san when she was young and in love, being attracted and never forgetting is really a normal thing!
Over the sea—
The strong can have more!
Whether it is wealth, status, fame, or a partner, everything, the strong can have more!
Her Oni-chan deserves more!
Don't you see, the three overlords of the New World selected by Morgans, dubbed "Emperors of the Sea" and one of the "Three Emperors of the New World," Big Mom—Charlotte Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates—has a pirate group due to her strength?
Even relying on this powerful strength to have dozens of husbands and create her own country.
Compared with this heavyweight existence, and those high-ranking Celestial Dragons, her Oni-chan conquering Makino with his own charm is nothing to Robin!
Rob and Robin's life in Foosha Village was the same as it was back then.
It is worth mentioning that Uta and little Luffy have also become friends, and it's easier for people of the same age to play together, no doubt about it!
It's just that, unlike the original growth path, little Luffy doesn't want to get on Rob's boat. Although he has a good relationship with Rob, it's not as good as his bond with Shanks!
Naturally, between Uta and little Luffy, there would be fewer bonds of constant competition. Uta had a clear dream of becoming "the world's number one singer," so she practiced her singing skills daily and completed her routines, leaving little time to play around with Luffy.
The bond between Uta and little Luffy was reverse of Rob and Robin with her when she was a child—the older sister taking care of the younger brother.
Another month passed.
The three siblings still stayed in Foosha Village with no plans to leave. They had already explored East Blue once and found no place worth revisiting.
Rob intended to get in touch with Garp, who had "ceiling combat power," so naturally, he didn't want to leave Foosha Village anytime soon!
Time flies.
They had been in Foosha Village for three months.
Only—
Garp was still in the jungle and hadn't returned to East Blue yet!
"Now I understand!"
Sitting on the shore of Foosha Village, Rob's face was speechless:
"It's no wonder that Red-haired Shanks was able to stay in Foosha Village for nearly a year and then lead little Luffy to the path of piracy... It's no wonder Garp didn't succeed in preventing it with the frequency and interval of his returns!"
It's estimated that after Shanks successfully led Luffy to become a pirate, Garp would really "go home and have a look," trying to correct Luffy.
As for Garp now—
He probably wasn't worried about little Luffy turning to piracy, nor was he even concerned about Ace, who was already in the bandit den, heading down the wrong path!
After understanding this, the speechless emotion in Rob's heart was beyond words!
Garp, that old man—
What an outrageous way of handling things!
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