Mod said calmly: "I need information about all the high-level special attacks in Baroque Works, involving abilities, names, and photos. It doesn't need to be too detailed, but it must be true. If it's you, it shouldn't be difficult to get these. ?”
Robin heard this and nodded silently.
Although it is not clear Maud's specific motive for asking for this information, the difficulty of this request is indeed nothing to her.
"very good."
Seeing Robin nodding in response, Maude smiled and said seriously: "In exchange, I will give you a chance to 'ask for help'. This should be... what you want from me, right?"
"No."
Robin shook his head, his eyes fixed on the extraordinary man in front of him who was at the peak of his career.
The courage that emerged from the bottom of her heart for no reason made her reveal her true intention without thinking.
"What I really want from you is not an opportunity to 'ask for help', but... to provide me with protection, or shelter."
"It's a good idea, but unfortunately, the chips you gave me are not equivalent to this request."
With a calm expression, Maude reached out her hand to her side and used her shadow whiskers to grab a striped gecko that was half the size of a hand.
This unlucky gecko is the medium that will give Robin a chance to call for help.
"Chips..."
Robin didn't care at all about Maud's move to seize the gecko, and his heart moved slightly.
"Mode, besides information, I can do more for you!"
"oh?"
Maude raised her eyebrows and suddenly stretched her other hand forward.
The shadow materialized into a surge at random thoughts, directly pulling Robin in front of him.
"Like this?"
With the warm fragrant nephrite in her arms, Maude's extremely aggressive eyes, which could reach her face with just a breath, burst into Robin's eyes.
Puff puff puff...
Robin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
She panicked.
Chapter 4 What matters
Sudden overreaching behavior and extremely aggressive eyes.
Even if Robin had some evil attributes, he was briefly panicked at this moment.
And when people are panicked, they will always reveal something inadvertently.
In less than two seconds.
Robin noticed that Maud's aggressive eyes did not contain the expected desire.
More... it's scrutiny.
Robin quickly calmed down and looked Maud straight in the eyes.
After she calmed down, she suddenly understood that Maude's overstepping behavior was an insignificant test.
But in an instant, Robin actually felt lost.
If you can realize your dream, you will not hesitate to sacrifice your life.
So, what does a mere body mean
It is with this kind of awareness that she has reached where she is today.
Whether it's true or false, you have to try to grasp it...
Robin's eyes flashed with determination, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Maud speak first.
"Nico Robin, putting aside your strength, you are an extremely outstanding talent."
No movement was seen from Maud, and the wave of shadows that had pulled Robin in front of him sent Robin back to his original position.
Immediately afterwards, Maud stood up from the shadow chair.
As he stood up, the shadow turned into black shadows and hovered behind him.
"It's just... there is no place for you on my ship."
Maud stared into Robin's eyes and could clearly see Robin's fleeting look of disappointment.
To be honest, today's in-depth contact with Robin still made Maud's heart move to some extent.
Robin is, as he says, a rare talent.
It would be a pity to miss it.
However, he is not Luffy and does not have a grandfather who is a naval hero.
If Robin is abducted onto the boat here, it is foreseeable that Aoki Pheasant will come to visit him in a short time.
In the original work, if Aokiji hadn't thought of Garp's affection, brought Robin on board and the Straw Hats began to rise to prominence, they would have been eliminated by Aokiji.
This is the benefit of background connections.
But for Maud, if he only faced Aoki Pheasant...
In order to retain the talent of Robin, with the strength that Mod has accumulated so far, he can still try to give it a try.
With the favorable location and people, Robin might be able to be saved.
But the final decision has nothing to do with Robin's own value and the potential risks that come with it.
The key is that Robin seeks to join the gang based on the premise of "utilization".
So it's not worth the risk for Maud.
Maud, seeing this, naturally interrupted the opportunity Robin wanted to seize.
Robin could see Maud's attitude, and while silent, it was inevitable that he would feel regretful.
But in fact, Maud was also regretful.
The woman in front of me, who had a rather tortuous life experience, had only one unique destination after all.
Both sides were silent.
Maude cut off the vitality of the gecko in her hand, and immediately injected a small amount of shadow into the gecko's body.
After doing this, Mod directly changed the topic to the transaction content.
"When you are in danger and need help, just put some salt into the gecko's mouth and I will notice it and rush to your side as soon as possible."
Maude handed the gecko to Robin.
Robin looked at the gecko that had just lost its life but was still moving slightly, with a strange color in his eyes.
She silently took the gecko.
Although there was no way to verify it, she knew that this man would not play tricks on this kind of thing.
And this opportunity for help may be the greatest benefit she can get from Maud.
Robin no longer thought about opening a way back from Maud, and looked at Maud calmly.
"I need some time to prepare the information you want."
"how long?"
"Two hours."
"Okay, I will come to this room again in two hours. You don't need to be there. You just need to put the prepared information in the desk and cabinet over there."
"good."
The deal was sealed.
Maude did not stay, letting the shadow slip out of the rain feast first, and then left the rain feast out of thin air by exchanging places.
After watching Maud disappear into thin air, Robin put away the gecko and left the room to find Crocodile.
Compared to preparing information, reporting the current situation to Crocodile is more important.
"Bacardi Mod..."
Crocodile's face changed slightly when he heard that Mod appeared in the rainy area while he was having a meal.
The meat in my hands suddenly lost its flavor.
He was thinking the same thing as Robin.
At this critical moment, it would not be good news for him if a Mod suddenly appeared.
Crocodile put down his knife and fork, his eyes cold.
Not knowing Mod's intentions, he could only go there for a while.
Crocodile made a decision and stood up slowly, his eyes passing over the calm-looking Robin beside him.
Just when he was about to say something, there was suddenly a burst of noise in the casino.
There was also the faint dull sound of heavy objects collapsing.
Crocodile frowned.
He was originally confident of winning, but because of the news that Maud appeared in the rainland, he felt a little uneasy for no reason.
… … …
On the long street in the rain.
Maud walked on the street after leaving the rain feast.
After getting the information from Robin, you only need to find a condescending place in the square in front of Albana's palace to find the right opportunity to harvest the Devil Fruit experience of the many ability users of Baroque Works.
As for participating in the battle next time...
forget it.
What Mod is interested in is the Devil Fruit experience of the many ability users of Baroque Works.
As for combat experience, it was basically something that only lasted a moment, which really made Mod uninterested.
If I have to say it, the man who can turn his whole body into a blade and Crocodile, who is also a Shichibukai, are worth looking forward to.
But these two people are important grindstones for Luffy and Zoro, and it is impossible for Mod to blatantly attack the Shichibukai.
Therefore, just use a gun to collect Devil Fruit experience in a chaotic battle. There is no need to complicate things.
Maude returned to the large hole in the wall of the restaurant, but the Straw Hats were nowhere to be seen.
"Maude, where have you been? You disappeared without a word before you disappeared!"
Perona floated out of the hole in the wall of the restaurant and looked at Maud angrily.
At the entrance to the Rain Banquet, Mod suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
When she rushed to the restaurant, before she could say hello to Maud, Maud disappeared out of thin air again.
Perona felt tired just thinking about it.
"I just went to do business, but you..."
Maud glanced at the jam stain at the corner of Perona's lips.
"I had a great time eating, but I remember you didn't bring any money with you, right?"
"Humph, I didn't bring any money, but the two navy men did."
Perona curled her lips and pointed at the two wounded people in the restaurant who were temporarily unable to move.
“…”
Mod shook his head slightly when he heard this and looked at Smoker and Dusky who had bandaged their wounds.
Even without Perona's explanation, Mod could probably guess who treated the injuries of the two marines.
"Where did Luffy and the others go?"
"We're heading towards the casino, should we follow?"
"Forget it, Bailey is hungry. Let's go and see after eating."