Chapter 89 Nico Robin

When the sunset falls.

This survival test is completely over.

Of the original 75 students, 21 were eliminated, leaving only 54 students.

Next to the Boeing Islands.

The three warships set sail and left, but they did not return directly to Marinford, but had to go to another place.

...

A day later, the three warships arrived at the Kingdom of Valleran in the Grand Line.

This is one of the member states of the World Government.

This land is also called the "White Country" by outsiders. The reason for this is not because it snows here, but because it is a tobacco-growing country.

In addition to growing tobacco, almost everyone in this country smokes.

So there are a lot of white smoke floating in the sky above this country.

The title of the White Country comes from this!

Cigarettes are a very popular consumable.

It is also very stimulating and can play a big role in restoring physical strength and refreshing.

At the same time, in addition to being highly addictive, this thing also carries some substances that are harmful to the human body.

It's just that this kind of harm doesn't affect people with strong physiques.

Tobacco is divided into various categories, and cigars are the most expensive.

Many senior officers of the Navy Headquarters like this thing and smoke it almost every day.

Representative officers include Admiral Zefa, Admiral Sakaski, Vice Admiral Huoshaoshan, etc.

In addition to refreshing, smoking can also make them forget their irritability temporarily.

The Navy often fights pirates at sea. After a life-and-death battle, there are always navy officers who like to smoke a few cigarettes to suppress various emotions in their hearts.

All these make the Navy Headquarters' demand for tobacco very large, so the Navy Headquarters often comes to the Kingdom of Valleran to pick up goods.

This time, Zefa led the students of the elite training camp to Boeing Islands to participate in the survival test, and he received this incidental task from the Warring States.

This is why three warships were dispatched this time.

Because it takes time to load and unload goods, the students of the elite training camp were given a day off, and they can move freely temporarily.

Gather and return to the warship tomorrow.

Faced with this rare holiday, Coles would naturally not stay on the warship to practice.

He followed the order of combining work and rest, and would not refuse to relax.

He walked down the port.

Entered the city in front,

and began to play on his own.

Finally, Coles sat down on an empty seat placed on a street.

He observed the city, and the pencil in his hand kept sketching on the drawing board.

For his hobby of sketching, he basically only draws in his free time during holidays.

On the paper, a strange but very vivid scene is described:

An old man with a cane is walking on the street, and the old man is holding a dry tobacco in his mouth.

The middle-aged woman selling fish in the store is slaughtering fish for customers, but she is also smoking at the corner of her mouth.

Even some rebellious teenagers who are a little younger are smoking in the dark alleys.

There is a light smoke in the air, and above the sky, there is a thick white fog.

This is a country of smoke.

Coles suddenly sighed in his heart.

If Colonel Smoker came here, he might be able to blend in easily.

He shrugged slightly.

Coles put away the drawing board and prepared to leave this place, but his eyes suddenly fixed on the street in front.

A woman in her twenties with beautiful long black hair appeared.

She wore black sunglasses on her face.

Although her eyes were not exposed,

she still looked charming and beautiful with her fair face, straight nose, and warm red lips.

She wore a black suit that was not tacky and a cowboy hat on her head, full of fashion sense, just like a traveler who came to travel.

A breeze blew,

while blowing the light white smoke, the woman's long black hair was also blown away.

Coles suddenly felt a heartbeat.

He also had expectations for love.

And the mysterious lady in front of him immediately touched his heart.

Should I try to get close to her?

Coles thought about it and decided to forget it.

After all, he could only stay here for one day, so it would be useless even if he knew her.

The black-haired woman in the distance looked around and then left in search of her target.

The other person's figure disappeared from Coles' sight, leaving only the glimpse just now.

Suddenly.

This glimpse overlapped with a certain pirate character in his memory.

Coles' mind was aroused again.

Could it be her?

...

One minute later.

Coles used his observation Haki to find the black-haired woman in sunglasses that he had seen on the street before.

After seeing the other person enter a tavern, Coles followed in.

Inside the tavern.

There was a noisy sound.

There were more smokers in this place, and white smoke spread above the tavern.

The black-haired woman in sunglasses was very familiar with this kind of scene arrangement, and sat directly in the seat in front of the counter, and ordered a glass of good wine at the same time.

In order not to appear deliberate, Coles sat down on a brown table and chair in the middle of the tavern.

He ordered a bottle of cheap rum and started drinking, pretending to be an ordinary drinker.

There were several ordinary-dressed drinkers sitting at the table next to them. They were playing cards together, and there was some gambling money on the table.

After the cards were opened, a sailor lost all his money and left cursing.

With one person missing, the older bearded man asked Coles.

"Hey, brother, are you interested in playing a few rounds?"

At this man's call, some eyes were already looking at him.

In order not to appear abrupt in the tavern, Coles took the rum and sat at the gambling table naturally.

"How to play?"

The oldest bearded man answered: "It's very simple, five cards, each comparing the size, one thousand Baileys per round."

"Okay." Coles said no problem.

At the seat in front of the tavern counter, the black-haired woman also took off the sunglasses on her face, revealing a pair of blue eyes like the deep sea.

After her face was completely revealed, more eyes gathered on this beautiful woman.

In this regard,

the woman has become accustomed to it.

While picking up the expensive drinks she ordered, she asked the boss behind the counter.

"Boss, I heard that the Kingdom of Vallelan is a tobacco country, and the whole sky is covered with white fog. Do people here like to smoke?"

Faced with the beautiful woman's question, the tavern owner who was wiping the plate took off the dry tobacco in his mouth and answered without hesitation.

"No, there are still many people here who don't smoke, because ordinary people are always weak and sick after smoking too much."

The woman took a sip of the wine and turned to ask what she wanted to know.

"Oh, but I also heard that there are many legends here, just like some time ago someone said that a 'silver dragon' appeared here. Is this true?"

The tavern owner answered seriously.

"Someone here did see the 'silver dragon' before, but I don't know if it was an illusion. A group of bounty hunters came some time ago, but I still haven't heard any news of the 'silver dragon' being captured."

...

Ten minutes later.

On the gambling table in the middle of the tavern.

The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Nothing else, just because the other three had already put down all their chips.

The victory or failure depends on this move.

Finally, Coles revealed his cards and won all the money with the "same suit".

The other three regretted it, but now they had lost all their money and had no choice but to leave.

Coles drank the rum in his hand in one gulp, and there was no joy on his face.

For him who had the Observation Haki, winning the money of the three people was just a simple and unusual thing.

At this time, the black-haired woman in front of the counter had also stood up and walked out of the tavern.

Coles put away the money he won, left a portion of his own wine money, and quickly followed.

With the Observation Haki, he blocked the other party in advance in an empty street.

Coles half leaned against the wall, and kept throwing a coin he won in his hand.

"If I guess correctly, you should be Sunday, Nico Robin from Baroque Works!"