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"Your Majesty Cobra, why did you bring Princess Vivi here?"

Kain sighed, then said to Cobra emphatically, "This is the Baroque works a crime agency, and many people may die soon."

"It's okay, I'll let Vivi go out in a while. Is this the underground base of Baroque works criminal organization? I think there are undiscovered criminal secrets on the upper floor. Icarem, let's search it."

Cobra smiled and waved his hands indifferently, then prepared to take Icarem to visit the Rainbase Casino. He had heard of this place for a long time, but due to his status as king, he had never had the chance to visit. Today, he had the opportunity.

"Your Majesty, we should be here to interrogate, not to gamble!" Icarem grabbed Cobra by the collar, dragged him back, and walked to another room where Crocodile was imprisoned. 

They needed to find out how much this sand crocodile knew about Alabasta's secrets and how many people he had told.

After Cobra was dragged away by Icarem, Nico Robin approached Kain and said quietly, "I didn't expect someone with your strength to cooperate with this kind of person. I haven't found any advantages in him."

"Hey, you, what's wrong with my father? He's the best king ever!"

Vivi heard Nico Robin's words and responded indignantly. If she didn't know that this woman was an advanced cadre of Baroque works, she would have definitely taught her a lesson with her fists.

"Vivi is right about that. Cobra is king, and a good one at that."

Kain shook his head at Nico Robin and said, "You've been running away for so many years. Haven't you realized the role a good identity can play? If you were a member of the Nefertari royal family, would the Marines have chased you for so long?"

After hearing what Kain said, Nico Robin was shocked. She hadn't revealed her identity to him. Could it be that he had already guessed? Or had he learned it from Crocodile?

However, Robin agreed with Kain's words in her heart. She had been fleeing since she was eight, constantly changing identities in order to survive.

Nico Robin felt that Kain seemed to know her identity, but since he didn't reject her, she considered cooperating with him. 

However, now wasn't the time to discuss it. She felt that it might be a good opportunity for this person to take over the Baroque works.

Soon, the chief conductor of Baroque works arrived in the underground conference room. There were four groups of nine people, from Mr.1 to Mr.5. Mr.2 , was in a group by himself.

Nico Robin asked, "They are already waiting for you, boss. Do you want to meet the advanced cadres first? That is, the nine chief conductors?"

Kain waved his hand and refused. "Let them wait. I don't like to say things twice. By the way, Robin, help me clear out an empty room. It needs to be bigger. If you don't have one, go build it now, please."

"I see."

Nico Robin smiled, then glanced at Vivi before walking out slowly.

As soon as Nico Robin left, Vivi immediately asked angrily, "Mr. Pent, I think that woman is also a bad person!"

"Princess Vivi, some things can't just be judged by appearances. You'll gradually understand Nico Robin in the future. By the way, I have a set of Iron Man suits here. It only costs 100 million Berries, and you can become a hero after wearing it. Do you want to think about it?"

While promoting the Iron Man suit to Vivi, Kain also took out a magic chocolate frog. Vivi's eyes lit up when she saw the chocolate, but her face fell again when she heard the price of the Iron Man suit.

Yesterday, she had eavesdropped on a conversation between her father, Icarem, and others, and knew that Kain must have some valuable things, but the price was too high—so high that Alabasta's national finances couldn't support it. 

Her father had already planned to send people to help Kain with his work to repay the debt.

"Can I see the Iron Man armor first?"

Vivi whispered with low confidence. If she really set her heart on it, she could save 100 million Baileys by herself. It should be easy to save.

Kain smiled and touched Vivi's head, saying, "When this is over, trust me, you will definitely like my Iron Man suit."

Another potential customer, he thought. The subsequent upgrades and energy replenishment for the Iron Man suit would bring in a nice profit.

One day later, almost all the chief agents and executive agents had arrived. Some who couldn't make it in time were also designated as traitors by Nico Robin.

The conference hall was full of people. The Baroque works hadn't yet developed to the size it would be in three years, but there were already seventy or eighty executive directors. 

Any more, and this underground conference hall wouldn't be able to hold them.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

Nico Robin smiled and walked in from the entrance door. Her voice was loud enough for everyone to take notice, then she continued, "Our new boss may have a bad temper. If anyone provokes him, please don't implicate others."

"New boss?"

Daz Bonaz, code-named Mr.1, picked up on the key point in Nico Robin's words. He was the one who had eaten the Paramecia Dice-Dice Fruit, and his strength was among the top in the Bar Locke studio.

"So, Miss. All Sunday, do we still have an 'old' boss?"

"That's right, Mr.1. But the old boss has been killed. Now I can reveal his identity to you— the Sand Crocodile, one of the original Seven Warlords of the Sea."

After Nico Robin finished speaking, everyone in the conference room looked shocked. Many of them hadn't expected their original boss to be so powerful, and what shocked them even more was that one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea had actually been killed!

Nico Robin ignored their shock and continued speaking: "As for the current boss..." Before finishing, she looked in the direction of the head of the conference table.

"Is everyone here, Robin?"

A voice attracted the attention of the room, and then they saw a young man, who looked like an aristocrat, sitting at the head of the conference table.

'This is the new boss?!'

After meeting Kain, everyone guessed. Compared to them, Kain seemed too thin in both figure and appearance, and he wasn't even as tall as Nico Robin.

Appearance is the first deterrent, and Kain, being from the magic system, obviously didn't look fierce. His demeanor, shaped by the unicorn gene, made him almost invisible to others, and only women could feel it. Men didn't sense it.

"What is this? The new boss is this brat?"

"He defeated one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Miss. All Sunday is lying to us?"

"I'm really upset. Is this kid the young master of some noble family?"

"..."

There were many discussions in the conference room, making it extremely noisy in the otherwise quiet space. 

Some of the executive conductors who had recently joined almost showed their dissatisfaction with Kain, while the chief agents sitting at the conference table didn't express much.

Boom!

Kain snapped his fingers lightly, and in an instant, he used thirty-one silent shattering spells, pulverizing the thirty-one people who had spoken just now.

The conference room fell silent instantly. Aside from a little blood on the floor, there was nothing to prove those people had been there. It was as if they had never existed—just an illusion.

The people didn't even know how they had died. They had never heard of a Devil Fruit with such an ability.

Even Nico Robin swallowed her saliva. She had warned them about the new boss's bad temper, but Kain's temper was truly something else.

"For the first and last time, I'll make you understand that death is the happiest thing in the world," Kain's words were laced with warnings, but no one dared take him lightly. Those with weaker resolve nodded silently, covered in cold sweat.

The people recruited by Baroque works were criminals, and Kain didn't feel burdened by eliminating them.

If it wasn't for the lack of manpower when he first arrived in this world, he wouldn't have used these unstable individuals. The chief agnets might have stepped in, but it would've been more effective that way.

"Robin should have told you just now that your original boss, Crocodile , was defeated by me. From now on, Baroque works will be renamed the Kain Chamber of Commerce. I called you here today for a meeting, so you can also cherish the memory of your original boss."

Kain spoke slowly. After the large reduction in staff earlier, even the chief conductor, Mr. 1, dared not ignore Kain's words and listened attentively.

"As for your arrangements, I will inform Ms. Robin, the vice president of the Kain Chamber of Commerce, in Rainbase City."

After hearing this, Nico Robin took a deep breath and smiled. "It's an honor, boss."

"Vice President Robin will tell you what to do in the future. Follow orders and don't cause trouble, unless you can find another force to protect you."

After speaking, Kain announced the disbandment of the meeting, leaving Robin alone.

"Robin, I know your identity and your purpose. But if you can help me with things in the future, you won't need to worry about the World Government."

Kain got straight to the point. Nico Robin's management skills were valuable, and the collection of Devil Fruits and other resources from the Pirate World didn't conflict with the main course of history.

It's better to rely on influence than just her own collection.

She should know how to choose.

Nico Robin thought for a while and asked hesitantly, "Boss, the World Government has never stopped hunting me."

"It's Nico Robin they're after. They won't be after all the other women in the world. This is a Polyjuice Potion. Throw in a strand of someone else's hair and drink it, and you can take on their appearance in half an hour."

Kain placed the Polyjuice Potion and the electrostatic camouflage veil on the table and continued, "This is an electrostatic camouflage veil. It can only change your face, but it lasts longer. It's a bit weaker than Mr. 2's Clone-Clone Fruit, but you can try it."

With these two items, she could even take a camera to Marineford and pose as a reporter. At this time, the wanted posters were all based on facial photos, which was extremely outdated. 

Two years after the Summit War, there were even pirates pretending to be part of the Straw Hat crew.

Nico Robin was deeply moved when she heard this. She had always envied Mr. 2's Clone-Clone Fruit ability. Now, after hearing Kain's offer, she couldn't help but reach out for the Polyjuice Potion.

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