The long-awaited rain

The Alabasta Kingdom. The Courtyard of the Royal Palace.

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A quiet voice, like a bolt from the blue, pierced the silence that enveloped the entire Alabasta Kingdom.....

Immediately after these words, a huge magic circle appeared high in the sky. All people in Alabasta looked at this inexplicable phenomenon with trepidation, they had never seen anything like it.

Spies from and other organizations recorded everything that was happening on their special Den Den Mushi. They could not even think that this inexplicable phenomenon would be their doom...

The circle began to shine with a bright yellow light and a huge amount of water gathered behind it.

All this huge mass of water turned into a giant tsunami. A tsunami of this size can very easily flood and destroy an entire city.

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"Incredible... I knew that Ray was very strong. But... I didn't think he was so strong! He created water from literally nothing. What would happen if he took control of the water surrounding the Alabasta Kingdom?" said shocked Vivi.

She looked at Ray with wide eyes.

"God. This is the power of God... that means this is not a lie. Previously, Gods really existed in our World," Cobra whispered with trepidation.

Nico Robin heard the whispers of Cobra and was surprised.

[Gods? What is he talking about? Could it be... No, I don't believe that.] she thought.

Robin looked at Ray's figure and began to wait for his further actions.

"Ain, we will need to show the record of using to Shirahoshi-chan," going up to Ain, Bonney said.

"Nnn. Shirahoshi-chan must learn to use without chanting. All these silly chants can affect the outcome of the whole battle. Not a single normal enemy will let her finish the chant when it feels the disturbance of Mana and the Laws," looking at Bonney, answered Ain.

"Mmm. Either she will need to take a few and lessons from Naruto. Then she will be able to use with long chants absolutely against any enemy and absolutely in any battle," Bonney said with a smile.

Ain smiled and nodded.

" is a forbidden technique that turns enemies into allies and friends. Nnn, this technique is too dangerous and insidious."

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In the middle of the courtyard of the Royal Palace stood a man with long white hair. He had blood-red eyes and magnificent, crown-like horns. Big black wings grew from his back.

The man was looking at the sky, right at the huge magic circle and the giant tsunami.

He raised his right hand and extended his index finger. His index finger was covered in black flame and he began to write with it right on the air.

The space in front of the man began to fill with text written in unknown symbols and runes that burned with a bright black flame.

With each word written, the gigantic tsunami began to become smaller, and all the water began to fill the whole sky over the Alabasta Kingdom.

The man finished writing and all this water began to fall on the deserted and arid land of the Alabasta Kingdom.

On this day, after three long years, the long-awaited rain fell in the Alabasta Kingdom...

Alabasta inhabitants began to fall to their knees and cry.

Thanks to the rain, they will again have the drinking water they need so much, they can also start growing vegetables and fruits again. Many abandoned cities will begin to return to their lives. The living conditions of all inhabitants will become much better and the mortality rate will be much lower. After all, most Alabasta inhabitants died precisely because of hunger and lack of water.

Alabasta inhabitants engraved this event in their hearts.

They were so happy and glad that they did not notice the disappearance of some suspicious people.

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Royal Palace.

*Sigh*

A man with white hair inhaled and began to change, his hair became shorter, his horns and wings disappeared, his vertical pupils became round again.

He began to look like an ordinary person.

"Ray, are you done?" a female voice was heard.

Ray turned to the source of the voice and saw a group of people approaching him.

"Mmm. Yes," looking at the blue-haired woman, Ray nodded.

"Have you changed ? What was that text?" the woman with pink hair asked.

"Fleur slightly modified the , now this spell can be used not only as an attack.

It was an unusual rain. I added the magic of life and the magic of teleportation to it, now the soil of the Alabasta Kingdom should become more fertile, and all the spies have been teleported to jail on Avalon," Ray said.

"Nnn. As expected from Fleur. The Real Goddess of Magic," the blue-haired woman nodded.

"What will we do next?" Bonney asked.

"Wait. Blackbeard will capture this brainless idiot in the next few days," Ray answered and turned his gaze to the woman in the cowboy hat.

", , Nico Robin," he said.

Seeing Ray's gaze, she again felt completely naked, this really is not a very pleasant sensation.

"Ufufufufufu. What an honor, Ray himself knows who I am," covering her mouth with her hand, Robin giggled.

Outwardly, she was completely calm and showed fearlessness, but inwardly she was incredibly stressed and scared.

"Nnn. Relax. I hope you have not forgotten that we can read the minds of weak-willed people like you," Ain said with a blank expression.

"Ain. Your words only made it worse. Look how her eyes widened," Bonney said with a wry smile.

Ain looked into Robin's eyes and tilted her head.

"It's true?" she asked.

"Nnnnnooo. I'm calm, I'm absolutely calm and relaxed," Robin answered with a slight stutter.

[Are you serious?] everyone thought.

"Nnn. Bonney, she's fine," looking at Bonney, Ain said.

*Sigh*

"Nico Robin. Go away. You won't find what you are looking for in this country," Ray said with a sigh.

Robin looked at Ray with a shocked expression. Today, she has lost her temper more often than in her entire life.

"What are you talking about, Shirogami-san?" Robin asked.

"Shirogami-san? It doesn't matter. You will not find the story of the on Poneglyph belonging to the Nefertari Family," Ray replied.

Hearing his words, Robin's eyes lost all their shine and became lifeless. These words were tantamount to the fact that her dream is impossible to fulfill.

"No need to be upset. The fact is that the Poneglyph belonging to the Nefertari Family does not contain the information you need. In this world there are several types of Poneglyphs:

1 – Instructional Poneglyphs contain instructions and clues about the locations of Historical Poneglyphs.

 2 – Historical Poneglyphs reveal pieces of ancient history as well as messages written by ancient people.

3 - Road Poneglyphs detail a location. The combined locations detailed by all four Road Poneglyphs allows one to locate Laugh Tale.

Both Historical and Instructional Poneglyphs are dark blue in color, while the Road Poneglyphs are deep red in color," looking into Robin's eyes, Ray said.

With every word Ray said, Robin's eyes shone brighter and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"You have a long way to go, I wish you the best of luck in achieving your dreams," Ray said with a smile.

"Nnn. A present," approaching Robin and passing her a small tablet, Ain said.

Robin was holding a silver rectangular object in her hands and did not understand what it was for.

"This is a device for recording information. If you attach it to any book or any other medium of textual information, then all information recorded on this medium will be copied to this device. As a bonus, we saved information from several Poneglyphs on it," Bonney said proudly.

"Thhhhiiisss. Incredible! What an incredible device. This device would be a treasure for any archaeologist," having completely lost her temper, shouted happy Robin.

"Fine. Now I'm teleporting you to the Pirates ship. They will help you get to the next island. You might even decide to become part of their pirate crew," looking at Robin, Ray said.

Robin calmed down and looked at Ray with a serious expression.

"Shirogami-sama, can I stay with you? I will be very useful to you. I have many useful skills and abilities. I am an experienced spy and scout. I can read Poneglyphs and have a huge amount of knowledge. You will not regret it if you allow me to stay with you," she said.

[Now this is Shirogami-sama...]

Ray began to silently look into Robin's eyes...

5 seconds later...

10 seconds later...

1 minute later...

5 minutes later...

He continued to stare at Robin and be silent.

Ain, Bonney, Vivi, King Cobra, Chaka, and Pell stood by and watched the strange interaction between Robin and Ray.

Robin covered her breasts with her hands and was embarrassed, her face turned bright red.

"Ray-sama... if you want... we can do it right here and right now... I have no experience, but I will try to satisfy you... Please be gentle with me," Robin said and started taking off her clothes.

For some reason, she did not touch her cowboy hat and left it on her head...

"Ray, let's keep her for ourselves. I will take care of her and feed her three times a day," looking at Ray with puppy dog eyes, Ain said.

*Cough*

*Cough*

*Cough*

Bonney turned the other way and began to cough, trying to restrain her laughter.

"What!? You can't have sex with him before me! It's unfair! I met Ray earlier than you, you must keep the line. You... perverted cowgirl, lecherous woman, fetishist, and nudist," Vivi began to scream, pointing her finger at Robin.

"Nooo. My daughter! My daughter said such dirty words!" Cobra shouted with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you need to return to the palace and continue to rule the Alabasta Kingdom. Now the country needs you more than ever. You need to speak to all the inhabitants and tell them the whole truth," leading Cobra towards the Royal Palace, Chaka said.

"Vivi-sama is no longer a child. You should be glad that she found such a worthy and strong husband. He will become an excellent King of Alabasta. You can announce this news to all the inhabitants of the Kingdom. I am sure that they will be happy and support Ray's-sama candidacy," walking next to them, Pell added.

"You're right. Ray deserves to be the husband of my little daughter and be the future King of Alabasta. I can trust my daughter with him," King Cobra said with a serious expression on his face.

All three returned to the Royal Palace and left Ray in the company of four women.

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Robin heard the scream of Princess Vivi and stopped undressing. She looked at her and began to smile with a triumphant smile.

Vivi suddenly felt a huge threat and danger. She felt that she was losing all her advantage.

"Ufufufufu. Vivi-chan, you're wrong. I met Ray-sama a little earlier than you. Ufufufufu. So it's you, who must keep the line," Robin giggled with her hand over her mouth.

Ray stopped staring at Robin and looked at Vivi.

"That's true. She is five minutes ahead of you," he nodded.

"It can't be... This means that it is I, who must keep the line... *sigh* Well, I agree," Vivi said with a sigh.

Bonney and Ain looked at the duo with blank facial expressions.

[If only you knew. Your turn is much further than you can imagine.] they thought.

"Nico Robin. I do not mind your joining us, but... are you sure of this decision? You must carefully consider all the pros and cons.

I'm not sure that you can fulfill your dream by being near us. I will lie if I say that we are not interested in the Poneglyphs and the riddles of this World, but they are definitely not our priority," going up to Robin and looking into her eyes, Ray said.

[The Pirates crew may begin to search for another archaeologist. Nico Robin has already made her final choice... and this choice is not in favor of the Pirates.] Ray thought with a smile on his face.

"I've already considered this decision and my choice will not change. I want to join you," Robin said with confidence in her voice.

Ray looked at Bonney and Ain and saw them nodding to him.

[Since Bonney and Ain have no objection to her joining us, I have no reason to refuse.] looking at Robin, Ray thought.

"Fine. You can join us. I just hope you don't decide to betray us just like you betrayed all your past crews. To betray the Dragons and their trust is a very unreasonable and stupid decision, in most cases, this stupid decision leads to the death of the traitor," Ray said with a cold smile.

Seeing his smile, Robin felt a shiver run down her back and she felt that Death itself put it scythe to her throat.

"Ufufufufu. Ray-sama, I will never betray your trust. Ufufufufu, you have nothing to worry about," Robin giggled nervously with her hand over her mouth.

"Nnn. If you betray us, then I will break your legs," Ain nodded.

Hearing the words of Ain, Robin began to tremble and hid behind Ray.

"If we finished with all the conversations, then let's go back to the palace, I want to eat. Vivi-chan, you have to arrange a holiday for us," grabbing Ray by the hand, Bonney said.

"Mmm. I will ask the cooks to prepare a feast for tonight. Let's go back to the palace," grabbing Ray's other hand, Vivi said.

"Nnn. Great idea. Ray, have you talked to Smoker yet?" going up to Ray, Ain asked.

"Yes. I suggested he meet with us in a week. We will need to warn Zephyr, most likely he will want to attend this meeting," Ray replied.

Robin listened to their conversation and was surprised.

[Smoker the ? But why do we need to meet with the Marine? Who is Zephyr? Is it possible that Ray is talking about Zephyr the , but didn't he die a few years ago?]

"Robin, don't bother yourself. You will find out about everything in the coming days," looking at Robin, Ray said.

"Mmm," Robin looked into Ray's eyes and nodded.

They continued to talk on various topics along the way to the palace.

Ray looked up at the sky and began to consider further actions.

[Smoker... If we can interest him and get him on our side, then we will have our own spy in the Marine. As soon as he is promoted to the Vice-Admiral rank, we can begin to destroy the Marine from within.

I could try talking to Hina, Aokiji or Gion, but these people are not suitable for the role of spies. They believe in , but continue to unquestioningly carry out all the orders of the , such people are really not suitable for the role of spies.

Unlike them, Smoker can ignore orders or execute them as he sees fit and right. In this, he looks like Garp, but unlike Garp, he is more serious and does not act frivolously.]

"Ray? What are you thinking about?" seeing his brooding expression, Bonney asked.

Ain, Vivi, and Robin also looked at Ray.

"I was thinking about our meeting with Smoker and came to the conclusion that he is the only person who fits the role of our spy. Of course, there are other worthy people in the Marine, but none of them are suitable for the role of our spy for one reason or another," Ray replied.

"Even Admiral Kuzan?" Ain was a little surprised.

Hearing this name, Robin involuntarily shuddered. She was afraid of Admiral Aokiji, he has been her personal fear since the Ohara Incident.

Ray noticed that Robin shuddered and soothingly stroked her head.

"Don't be scared. You're safe now. Even if we meet Aokiji face to face, he will have no chance to attack you or do you any harm," he said.

"Nnn. He will die before he has the opportunity to attack you," looking at Robin, Ain nodded

"We are very strong. Everything will be all right," Bonney added.

"I will help too! I am not as strong as Ain and Bonney, but I will help you with what I can," Vivi said with determination in her eyes.

Hearing their comforting words, Robin felt a warm feeling in her chest. She had not felt this warm for a very long time and was surprised.

[It is possible, that I can find my place in life next to these people. How long has it been? I have been hiding from the since childhood... I'm tired of all this. I want to find a place that I can call my home. Maybe these people will become my friends? She involuntarily recalled the words that her friend, Jaguar D. Saul, once said to her, "There is nothing more ridiculous than being born in this world to be alone... Someday you will meet brave friends who will protect you. Go and live with them, Robin."  I think I already met my brave friends.]

Tears flowed from Robin's eyes, but there was a happy and gentle smile on her face.

Ain, Bonney, and Vivi smiled and entered the open door leading into the Royal Palace.

Ray stopped in front of the Palace entrance and turned to Robin.

"Come with us, Robin," extending his hand to her, Ray said.

Robin took his hand and smiled.

They entered the Palace and closed the door behind them.

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The present day was named . All inhabitants of the Alabasta Kingdom had a big holiday and continued to celebrate until the morning.

The next day, King Cobra spoke to the inhabitants of Alabasta and announced that Princess Vivi would marry , Ray.

Inhabitants of Alabasta were incredibly happy and excited about this news. This joyful event was the occasion for another big holiday, the celebration of which lasted a whole week.

They ignored the fact that Ray did not give his consent to the wedding. Inhabitants of Alabasta were sure that Princess Vivi could succeed and make Ray take responsibility...

~~~~~~~[Fools.] thought~~~~~~~