As the voice rang out across the world, the seemingly simple question sent shockwaves through the ranks of the Marines.
"Why did the Navy issue a wanted order with a bounty of 79 million for an eight-year-old Nico Robin?"
The reaction within Marine Headquarters was instant—chaotic.
Even the three Admirals, usually stoic and composed, had grim expressions on their faces.
This question… wasn't just provocative.
It was dangerous.
It hit the very core of what the World Government had tried to bury for two decades.
"What is this live Q&A system trying to do?!"
Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku looked visibly shaken.
His heart sank.
This wasn't just a personal embarrassment.
This was a potential collapse of the global order.
This wasn't just a secret of the Marines—it was a global taboo, a truth that the World Government had gone to extreme lengths to erase.
If the truth came out…
The world would never be the same again.
"Pere pere pere...pere pere pere...."
The Den Den Mushi rang.
"Gacha.."
Sengoku roared.
"Garp! Stop the broadcast at any cost! Do not let the truth about Nico Robin get out!"
His voice was sharp—desperate.
After all, the broadcast wasn't just visible to the Marines or a few islands.
It was visible to the world itself—right in front of the Five Elders, dozens of kings from allied nations, the most notorious pirate crews in the New World, and countless common people.
If this secret were revealed, there would be no going back.
But Garp only sighed, holding the Den Den Mushi loosely.
"I've already sent people to search everywhere in Marijoa.
They found nothing—no Den Den Mushi, no hint of a Devil Fruit user behind it.
There's nothing we can do."
He looked up at the screen helplessly.
"This broadcast isn't something we can control.
Unless it ends by its own will, it'll keep going.
We can't silence the world this time, Sengoku."
"Damn it! WHO is behind this!?"
Sengoku roared, slamming his fist into the table.
The Fleet Admiral of the Navy—for the first time in decades—felt utterly powerless.
Across the world, people began to murmur.
The name Nico Robin had always carried one meaning:
"Devil's Child."
But now, for the first time, people were starting to ask:
Why?
An eight-year-old girl… was that really someone who deserved to be hunted across the world?
Did she really destroy six warships?
Did she steal secrets so valuable that the World Government put a 79 million bounty on her head at eight years old?
None of it made sense.
Unless…
The Marines were hiding something.
People began comparing the bounty amounts.
"Crocodile's bounty was only 81 million before he became a Warlord."
"Robin's was 79 million—at eight years old!"
"That's not justice. That's a cover-up."
The question had ignited the world's attention like wildfire.
[Why did the Navy issue a wanted order with a bounty of 79 million for eight-year-old Nico Robin?]
a) Because she is the child of the devil
b) Because she destroyed six Navy warships
c) She stole important Navy supplies
d) She can interpret historical texts
[To maintain fairness, Nico Robin is not allowed to participate in this question.]
The options appeared… but no one answered immediately.
Even now, with the truth dangling in front of them, most of the world was confused.
But one man stared hard at the screen.
In Alabasta...
Crocodile squinted.
He knew part of the truth—he had kept Nico Robin by his side not just because she was useful, but because of the knowledge she held.
"Should I answer...?"
He hesitated.
If he answered and exposed the secret... he might lose his control over Nico Robin.
His own ambitions could be jeopardized.
But if he didn't, someone else might claim the points—and the secret would still be revealed.
Crocodile frowned.
"She's more dangerous than they realize…"
Back in Mariejois, the Five Elders were watching in fury.
"This is unacceptable!"
"End this broadcast immediately!"
"O'Hara was erased for a reason!"
O'Hara.
A name erased from the history books.
A forgotten island which had touched the World Government's bottom line.
The Five Elders knew—if the world learned the truth of O'Hara… and why Nico Robin had been given a bounty at eight...
The very foundation of the World Government could shatter.
At Whiskey Peak, Robin stood alone.
Tears filled her eyes as she stared at the massive screen overhead.
"I'm afraid… no one knows the answer to this question better than I do…"
She remembered the flames.
The screams of her friends and teachers.
The sound of destruction as her island—O'Hara—was annihilated.
Not because she was evil…
But because she could read the ancient language.