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My new book is launching, and I hope all my bosses and godfathers will give me some flowers, monthly tickets, encouragement to update, and rewards. I would be extremely grateful.

Top up now (Event period: April 5th to April 2th) Chapter 12 The New President, and the Fearful Agent Partner As night fell, the two of them quickly felt drowsy as they continued their conversation.

Beetz casually lay down on the ground and closed his eyes, and Robin naturally nestled against his chest.

Although the temperature difference between day and night in the desert environment is extreme, Robin doesn't feel cold at all thanks to Bits' thick fur for warmth.

Soon, accompanied by the dull thumping of Bitt's heart, he closed his eyes and peacefully drifted off to sleep.

The way she nestled against Beetz's chest was like a perfect replica of Beauty and the Beast.

But Robin wasn't scared at all; instead, she smiled and slept soundly.

Nothing happened that night, and Robin was awakened by the ringing of a Den Den Mushi when the sun rose the next morning.

"Bolulu, bulu, bulu~bulu, bulu, bulu~"

"Hmm~" Robin gave a lazy hum and skillfully propped himself up on Bits's muscular chest to sit up.

After rubbing her sleepy eyes to wake herself up a bit, she realized that Bitts had returned to normal and was fast asleep, naked.

"Is it already dawn? I slept really soundly that night."

I don't know if it was because she was spared some trouble last night, or if Bitz's strength gave her enough sense of security.

When Robin woke up this morning, he felt all the fatigue he had been feeling for a long time was relieved, and he was full of energy.

Stretching and groaning with pleasure, Robin then pulled the incessantly noisy Den Den Mushi from his coat pocket.

The call was from the underlings who ran away yesterday. Although they had already started their business, they hadn't gone too far. Instead, they were waiting at sea to see how things would develop.

Last night, Bitches' transformation caused a huge commotion, which they naturally witnessed.

Because of the presence of the giant ape and the unknown situation on the battlefield, they dared not approach.

It wasn't until this morning, after discovering the giant ape had disappeared, that they mustered the courage to call Robin and inquire about the battle.

"Come here, starting today, your boss has changed."

Robin understood their actions and wouldn't blame them for their opportunistic behavior.

They were informed directly of the defeat of the behind-the-scenes boss, Mr. 0, and were asked to come and pick him up.

Suddenly, Robin's gaze shifted downwards and he saw Beetz's naked body, so he added a sentence before hanging up the phone.

"Get your new boss some clothes; you can estimate his size yourselves."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Robin looked at Beetz, who was still pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, and gave him a shove in annoyance.

"Get up quickly when you wake up. Is it comfortable to sleep in the sand?"

Seeing that his act of pretending to be asleep had been discovered, Bitts simply opened his eyes, covered his head, and sat up.

"Those bastards, what are they doing making phone calls so early in the morning?"

Now that I've become the new boss of Baroque Works, there's one more rule to follow.

That means calling the boss before 10 a. m.

"Hehe, isn't 10 o'clock too early? I think 1 pm would be more appropriate."

Robin gave him a sarcastic remark with a charming smile, but to everyone's surprise, Beetz nodded in deep agreement.

"That's true, then I'll do as you say and change it to 1 p. m. in the future."

Robin: "..."

Too lazy to waste words with this lazybones, Robin got up, dusted himself off, and headed toward White Wave Harbor, which was now completely empty.

"Where are you going?" Bitts asked curiously.

"I'll go get you some clothes," Robin replied without turning his head.

"Oh."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a soft "plop" sound, and then there was no more movement behind him.

Robin turned around curiously and saw that Bitts was snoring and fast asleep again.

"This guy... if Crocodile knew he died at the hands of such a lazybones, he'd be so angry he'd crawl out of hell."

After shaking his head and sighing, Robin ignored him and left with light steps.

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When Robin returned to the empty White Wave Harbor, the Baroque members' sailboats had just docked.

Since the dock was destroyed in last night's battle, these members rowed ashore in small boats.

Although they had already seen the devastation of the town from the ship, when they actually stepped onto land and saw the 'wreckage' of the town, they couldn't help but gasp in horror.

What exactly happened last night? The entire town was razed to the ground.

Along with these members, Mr. 1 and Ms. Double Fingers, who had woken up after a night's rest, also returned.

The thought that their target yesterday was one of the perpetrators who had turned the town into such a terrible place sent chills down their spines.

Mss Two Fingers' real name is Sarah. Sarah was so frightened by the thought that she had attacked that monster yesterday that she wanted to run away immediately.

But then her partner spoke up to remind her.

"Have you forgotten that monster can fly?"

Unless you overcome the weaknesses of the Devil Fruit and escape into the sea.

Otherwise, I advise you to give up that idea.

Yes, that monster can fly, so she can't even run away.

In an instant, Sarah's heart sank. Not wanting to die, she could only pray that the man would have mercy and not hold a grudge against a laborer like her.

Just as she was silently praying, Robin came over.

Upon seeing the vice president, the members immediately swarmed around him, bombarding him with questions about the details of yesterday's battle.

Without Beetz's permission, Robin naturally wouldn't casually reveal his abilities; he simply informed them that their boss had changed and that they would now be Beetz's underlings.

These members didn't care who the boss was.

On the contrary, they would feel much more at ease working under such a powerful boss.

Did you bring the clothes I asked you to bring?

"Yes, I brought them. They're all new and I've never worn them."

An employee of similar build to Bitts fawned over her, offering him her brand-new, unworn clothes.

Although it's just a piece of clothing, as the first employee to make a contribution after the new boss takes office, you might receive extra benefits because of it.

Everyone else looked at this lucky guy with envy, regretting that they didn't meet the criteria; otherwise, such good fortune wouldn't have come their way.

Robin took the clothes, glanced at the employee who had presented them, and immediately understood, a smile appearing on his face.

"Thank you for your hard work, Phil. I'll accept this on behalf of the president."

"Your subordinate is extremely honored!"

Upon hearing that the vice president actually remembered his name, Phil was so moved that he bowed 90 degrees on the spot, almost bending his body in half, and excitedly thanked Robin.

My new book is launching, and I hope all my bosses and godfathers will give me some flowers, monthly tickets, encouragement to update, and rewards. I would be extremely grateful.

Top up now (Event period: April 5th to April 2th) Valentine's Day After receiving thanks from his underlings, Robin turned his attention to the duo who stood out from the crowd, their bodies wrapped in bandages.

Upon seeing them, Robin paused in thought for a moment, then suddenly called out to them:

"Daz Bonis, Sarah, come with me, I'll take you to see the president."

Mr. 1, or Bonnie, had no objection to this, lowered his arms and followed.

Sarah, however, felt a chill run down her spine, unsure whether the new president had contacted them for revenge.

But seeing that her partner had already followed, she hesitated for a few seconds, then gritted her teeth and followed after him.

Hopefully, the new boss will take pity on us because we're so weak.

.......

Fortunately, Bitts really didn't have any feelings for either of them.

While listening to Robin's introduction, he shamelessly put on his new clothes.

Beetz recalled their performances in the original work. Although there were nothing particularly outstanding about them, they were good enough for the first half of the Grand Line, Alabasta.

It's more than enough to deal with some newbies who have just entered the Grand Line.

"I can forgive your offense yesterday and let you continue to work for me."

Bitz frowned and spoke, tugging at his slightly tight clothes.

Sarah's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, as if she had seen a glimmer of hope for survival.

Bonis didn't show it on his face, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After adjusting his clothes, Bitts continued:

"As long as you complete one task for me and bring back Princess Vivi of Alabasta, who is lurking in the Works organization, unharmed, I will forgive and forget everything."

"There's an undercover agent in the agency? And a princess of a country at that?"

The two were quite surprised to receive this task.

Even Robin, standing to the side, had a glint in her eyes.

She knew that the little princess had infiltrated the company, and she even deliberately guided the other party to discover the identity of 'Mr. 0'.

She only recently learned about this, so how did Bitz, an outsider who had never been to Alabasta, know about it?

"If I remember correctly, she should be in one of the company's bases right now—the town of Whiskey Peak."

Your task is to bring her back completely as quickly as possible, understand?

"Understood!"*2 Although they didn't know where the new president got the information, the two obediently accepted the mission and immediately decided to set off to arrest the person.

Watching their hurried departure, Bitz nodded contentedly.

'That's it, that's the feeling! It's really great to have subordinates to boss around.'

Even after sending his new subordinates out on missions, Bitz was still not satisfied.

He looked at Robin, the vice president whom Old Sand had pushed to the forefront and who usually handled most of the affairs of Baroque Works, and gave him instructions:

"You should be able to contact all the employees of Baroque Works, right?"

Robin nodded, immediately understanding his meaning.

"I will inform all members of the change of president later."

Should I give myself a codename and hide my identity like Crocodile?

"There's no need." Old Sha was hiding his identity to accomplish something nefarious.

But he's different. He'll do whatever he wants openly and honestly, without needing to hide anything.

"You can tell them my identity directly, including the fact that Crocodile was the mastermind and that I defeated and replaced him."

It would be best to expose all his underhanded schemes and plots to the public, so that the people of this country know what good deeds their hero has been doing in secret.

Seeing Beetz's malicious smile, Robin felt sorry for Crocodile.

Not only was he killed, but the only good reputation he had earned from his performances was about to be lost as well.