manynovel Chapter 88 Who exactly is this person before me?
Chapter 88 Who exactly is this person before me?
At the summit of Magnet Drum Mountain, inside the Witch's Castle.
A two-legged, blue-nosed reindeer was hiding outside the door, watching the people inside with a wary yet curious expression.
Nami and Shizuku lay unconscious on the hospital bed.
The members of the tour group stood silently around the hospital bed.
"How are they, Grandma Kureha?"
Kuroro asked with a solemn expression.
"What? You want to know the secret to my youthful appearance at 139 years old?"
Kureha held a sake flask in one hand and pointed at Kuroro with the other, striking a pose.
"......." Nobody asked you that question, Grandma!
Kureha, with her full head of silver hair, took a sip of her sake, let out a satisfied burp, and then pointed her large hand...
"The little girl with orange hair inhaled some kind of poisonous miasma, which amplified her pain and made her extremely sensitive. So even the slightest breeze would cause her unimaginable pain."
"And the little girl with black hair must have suffered internal injuries from the fight, right?"
Kuroro nodded.
"Where is there a road that lets a girl suffer such serious injuries?"
The members of the group lowered their heads in shame.
Kureha turned her head and curiously looked at the group of people.
"However, all her external injuries were stitched up perfectly; it's an amazing technique. Who did it?"
Machi raised her hand in response.
Kureha looked over with admiration. "A very talented doctor. Your timely intervention saved her life."
But it seems like they only treat external injuries~
She looked up and continued drinking her liquor. "This young girl has multiple internal organ ruptures. If she doesn't receive timely treatment... she will die."
Everyone looked extremely disappointed, mixed with anger.
"But..."
"Patients who come to me have only two outcomes: recovery or death."
"It can be cured."
A dazzling light shone in the eyes of the group members, and Machi showed a relieved expression.
Seeing this, Kureha's lips curled up slightly, revealing a knowing smile.
"However, my fees are quite expensive~"
Hearing Kureha's affirmative words, Kuroro breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said:
"Half of the assets, I understand."
"We don't have any money right now, but I'll give you, Grandma... something far more precious than any asset~"
Kuroro said mysteriously.
..........
With Nami and Shizuku rescued, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The intelligence team, which had been offline for a long time, finally completed its mission and arrived at the castle on the mountaintop to reunite with Kuro and the others.
Kuroro was raising an eyebrow at the two men and the duck that Franklin was carrying...
Her long, light blue, wavy hair was styled in a ponytail. She was beautiful and had a graceful figure. The girl's lovely face was now filled with terror, and beside her was a equally terrified duck running fast.
And in the other hand, there was a stoic, burly man with a judge's curly hair.
Isn't this Miss Wednesday, a senior agent of Baroque Works, Princess Vivi, and her bodyguard Icarus?
How did they end up on Drum Island, and get captured by Pike and his gang...?
No... wait...
Kuroro's eyes lit up, frighteningly bright, and he stared intently at Vivi, who turned purple with fright.
In his eyes, Princess Vivi is not just a person; she is the most important and crucial item in the Alabasta dungeon!
Even... this person's background is related to the ultimate fate of the world!
"Could it be that the eyebrow pencil's attributes were triggered too many times, resulting in a reward bonus?"
Miss Wednesday, Nefit D. Vivi, is actually the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta.
My mission was to infiltrate the Baroque Works organization and dismantle this evil organization, thwarting its plot to incite riots in Alabasta.
Besides being a princess, she also had another extremely important and prestigious identity...
Nefit D. Vivi... is a descendant of Nefit D. Lily.
Nefit D. Lily, the queen of the Kingdom of Alabasta 800 years ago, and one of the "original 20" who created the World Government.
He is also the only one among the 20 who did not move his family to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to claim the title of creator and control the world!
In other words... Vivi... is a "Celestial Dragon" who has fallen to the mortal realm.
The identity of "the world's first 20" hides a huge secret: the truth about the ultimate weapon in One Piece—the Ancient Weapon.
Crocodile knew the true identity of this country precisely because he knew it.
That's why there's suspicion that Nefit D. Lily was able to safely escape from the group of 20 and return to Alabasta, unharmed by the World Government or Im, because she possessed some kind of leverage.
The key is... that clues about the ancient weapon Pluton are hidden within the country of Alabasta!
Crocodile speculated that this was precisely why the World Government hesitated to act rashly and allowed the nation of Alabasta to exist to this day.
That's why he established the Baroque Works in Alabasta to incite the reactionary army to rebel.
They wanted to use this to force King Nephew D. Cobra to reveal the secrets about Hades that the country had been hiding.
It must be said that Old Sha's suspicions were very reasonable, and his plan was far-reaching; he truly deserves to be called a shrewd and cunning leader.
Kuroro didn't know if there were any clues about Hades hidden there.
He knew perfectly well that Vivi's importance in the One Piece world was undeniable, even comparable to Princess Shirahoshi!
Pak leaned close to Kuroro's ear and whispered something.
Then Kuroro put on his signature handsome and deep smile, untied Vivi and the other girl, and then gentlemanly helped them up from the ground.
"Princess Vivi, it's a misunderstanding. My men mistook you for a member of the Baroque Works, which is why they kidnapped you and brought you here. I hope you don't mind."
Weiwei shook her head, her expression blank:
"I don't mind, but how did you know I'm a princess?"
"My companions have the means to conduct intelligence gathering, and they learned this from intelligence reports," Kuroro explained.
Weiwei nodded with a blank look, then her expression tightened.
"Damn it! My identity has been exposed, and the Baroque Works are after us. We have to get out of here right now!"
After saying that, she turned to run away, but Kuroro grabbed her.
Sure enough... the person in front of her was also an agent of Baroque Works... Vivi's face turned ashen.
"Of course we're not Baroque's agents," Kuroro replied with a smile.
"?" How did he know what I wanted to ask?
"Regarding the Baroque Works pursuers~" Kuroro waved his hand dismissively.
The figures of Mr. 5 and his men, their faces bruised and swollen, appeared, and Vivi stared wide-eyed at the scene.
"I've already dealt with the pursuers, Princess Vivi."
Kuroro leaned forward slightly, his eyes slowly narrowing.
"It seems Miss Vivi doesn't quite trust us."
Vivi stared at the scene in shock. She knew very well the strength of Mr. 5 and his group.
These four people in front of me are all ability users, and they were defeated and captured so easily?!
She raised her head and took a closer look at the handsome, deep-spoken man in front of her.
Who exactly is this person in front of me?
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