Chapter 102: Doesn't Recognize a Single Character, Knowledge is Purely for Show
Older sister?
One had black hair and blue eyes, the other white hair and black eyes. Although they looked similar, how could they possibly be blood-related?
"Impossible!"
Robin said excitedly, "I don't remember having a younger brother like you! Mother only gave birth to me!"
"I already said it's a blood relationship. Don't get so excited. I didn't say we were direct siblings."
Sag knocked on the stone block, glanced to both sides, then said:
"Ever since I can remember, my family said there was a 'monster' nearby, always disliked by people. Later, she disappeared. Further on, I heard you went to study with those scholars."
Monster…
Disliked…
Robin's eyes widened. "You are…"
A long time ago, before studying with the scholars, she was fostered in her mother's younger brother's home. At that time, because she had eaten a Devil Fruit, she was disliked by her relatives in the family.
Until one day, she went to study with the scholars, finally detaching from the foster family.
"Right. I'm the child of your mother's younger brother. I was born after you went to study with the scholars," Sag said.
As for why he said older sister instead of older female cousin…
This world didn't have distinct words like 'older female cousin' (表姐 - biǎojiě) or 'older paternal female cousin' (堂姐 - tángjiě); 'older sister' (姐姐 - jiějiě) was used uniformly. Besides, even if there were, he was a major illiterate, not some old pedant. How would he know so many awkward linguistic distinctions?
As long as people understood, it was fine.
"Since you are siblings…" Cobra said, shocked. "Why? Clearly knowing the history here only records the location of a weapon, why still come here?"
"Is there a possibility that we two aren't familiar? Even strictly speaking, she probably quite dislikes my family, although it doesn't mean much now."
Sag continued, "Consider this the first formal introduction. I know you because your surname is Nico – that was my father's surname. It's that simple."
It really was like that. This 'older sister' of his had already disappeared after he was born, yet he could often still hear his family's curses and dislike towards her.
Merely because of the Devil Fruit.
Ohara didn't just have scholars; it also had commoner families like theirs.
"But… you clearly aren't surnamed Nico…" Robin murmured.
"Some reasons. Anyway, I ended up with this surname. It's not important anymore."
Before the age of two, Sag was indeed called Nico Sag.
It was only after escaping later that he took his adoptive father's surname and had gone by it ever since.
"Ohara… besides me, is there anyone else alive? And a younger brother… escaped by changing his surname? I still don't believe it."
Robin stared deadly at Sag. "I clearly saw it! They all died! Even the evacuation ship… And you departed from the East Blue!"
"Yeah, how did I end up departing from the East Blue…" Sag raised his head slightly, a trace of reminiscence in his eyes.
At that time, he didn't even know where this world was, thinking he had transmigrated into some magical fantasy world. Although his surname was Nico then, and he saw the giant tree, he didn't think in that direction at all.
It wasn't until the Buster Call incident happened when he was two years old that he finally knew where he had ended up.
The evacuation ship was destroyed, but he didn't die. Instead, he fell into the ocean. Whether luckily or unluckily, he and an old man were swallowed whole by a Sea King from the sea.
It was at that time he awakened Haoshoku Haki.
Relying on the power of Haoshoku, he intimidated the Sea King, making it take him and the old man to a safe island before spitting them out.
Later, that old man became his adoptive father. They hid in the West Blue for a period. At that time, his adoptive father felt the West Blue wasn't safe and prepared to take him to live in the Grand Line. However, the ship they were riding had an accident while crossing Reverse Mountain, flowing backward from the topmost position towards the East Blue, directly flying down.
Although the ship was half destroyed, they were very lucky to survive. And so, they lived in the East Blue.
And the reason he was illiterate was also because his adoptive father was overly fearful afterward, wanting to erase all traces of Ohara, so he didn't let Sag learn to read. As for Sag himself…
Study? Study my ass!
Sag always thought, perhaps surviving back then had used up his entire life's luck, leading him to be very unlucky ever since.
Or perhaps his adoptive father was actually someone with great luck, which was why he suppressed his own bad luck.
But no matter which point…
It wasn't important anymore.
"The sea is just that magical. Why ask so much? Whether you believe it or not, it's not important!" Sag sneered.
Besides being relatives and common survivors of Ohara, their level of interaction was comparable to strangers.
Relative?
Not even as important as a few of his subordinates.
He found a good position, stood firm beside the Poneglyph, plunged his five fingers into the ground, and with a boom, lifted the Poneglyph open, holding it up with one hand.
"Just taking this!"
The hardness was very good; even Haki couldn't destroy it. It could be used for the training method he had always wanted to do.
After lifting the Poneglyph, Sag said to Robin, "Seeing as we're relatives, let me ask one more thing out of turn: want to board my ship?"
Robin paused, stunned. "Are you also a scholar? Are you interested in uncovering the true history?"
"I'm only interested in getting rich," Sag said.
"Clearly possessing the knowledge of Ohara…" Robin shook her head with a smile, pondered for a moment, her body slumping down again. "We are not the same kind of people. You should go. Having one Ohara [survivor] is already enough."
Sag had originally intended to leave, but hearing the last sentence, he paused instead, just looking into Robin's blue eyes.
This woman…
Suddenly, a figure climbed up from the ground, ran over, single-handedly carried Robin on his shoulder, then grabbed Cobra, and stared intently at Sag.
"She saved me, so I have to save her too!" Luffy shouted. "Are you going to stop me?!"
Outside Rainbase, it was Robin who had pulled him out of the quicksand!
"Did you just wake up? Haven't listened to anyone talk from beginning to end…" Sag rolled his eyes, but after thinking, looked at Robin on Luffy's shoulder. "Forget it, let it be. Since you have your own decision, I won't forcibly keep you. As you wish."
Saying this, his body bounced, stepping on Geppo straight upwards, all the way to the high sky, looking out over the surging city gate.
It didn't matter who saved her, as long as she was saved.
He truly had no interest in Robin, only mentioning it out of familial courtesy. If it weren't for that last sentence…
The meaning Robin expressed was very clear: she was already determined to die. Even if Sag's appearance caused a slight fluctuation, it didn't matter; it couldn't change her mind.
However, Sag could have forcibly pulled her along just for that last sentence.
Because the meaning of that sentence was very clear: in this world, one Ohara was already worth paying close attention to. Two Oharas – the World Government wouldn't let them go.
If she died, Sag wouldn't attract attention.
In her bones, she was a decent woman…
Even if forcefully saved, she probably wouldn't board his ship. After all, two Oharas… but Sag didn't care about that either.
He saved people purely based on his mood.
But now that Straw Hat suddenly interfered, then let it be.
Although Sag didn't care about the World Government, he also had no interest in history. After all, he couldn't recognize a single character; knowledge was purely for decoration.
A wealthy landlord didn't need knowledge, just needed to know how to rule.
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