One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 30 Vivi: Just how powerful are the Twelve Constellations?
Chaos reigns within the Alabasta royal palace.

"Your Highness! You cannot go there—perhaps...no, the Southern Palace is certainly in danger!"

Icarum blocked Vivi's path and said seriously.

“Bell and Huka have both left Arubana with His Majesty. The palace is currently too weak to protect you.”

"Do not."

But at this moment, Weiwei said in a deep voice, "The explosion just now must have been caused by the assassin that Mr. Chenlong mentioned."

"The other party impersonated me through some means. I... I have to make sure he's safe!"

She was extremely anxious, never expecting that Chenlong would be attacked right after she left the South Palace.

According to the information she has now, the attacker seems to have impersonated her by some means, distracted the guards, and then successfully entered the South Palace.

If Chenlong were killed for such a reason, and this led to a worsening of the situation in Alabasta, she would absolutely not be able to accept it!
"I have to go, Icarum—please don't stop me."

So she looked at Icarus with a pleading expression.

For her, this royal guard captain was more than just a bodyguard.

He was more like a relative or elder who watched her grow up.

".All right."

And Icarus does indeed know Vivi very well.

So after seeing the look in her eyes, he knew he couldn't stop her.

This princess is very approachable and easy to get along with.

But once she's made up her mind to do something, no one can stop her.

"But you must promise that if there is danger or a battle breaks out, you must escape immediately!"

"Yeah! I promise!"

Vivi clearly knew that she couldn't be of much help with her fighting ability, so she nodded decisively.

Therefore, Icarum no longer hesitated.

Accompanied by numerous guards on high alert, they went directly to the South Palace.

At this moment, the entire south hall of the palace was in ruins due to the impact of the previous explosion—the walls and pillars were cracked, and the ground was covered with rubble and craters of all sizes.

Fortunately, the Alabasta ancestors clearly did a good job with infrastructure.

So even after such a huge explosion, the overall structure of the South Hall remains intact—at least it won't collapse in the short term.

"Go! Go inside right now!"

At this moment, Icarum issued the order.

Everyone then surrounded Weiwei in the center and rushed into the South Palace.

then
"what!?"

"what is that?"

An uncontrollable gasp of surprise rang out.

Of course—as the captain of the royal guard, Icarum should have reprimanded such an overreaction.

But at this moment, he had no right to reprimand his subordinates.

At that moment, his eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, and his full head of golden curls almost stood on end in fright.

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Even Weiwei covered her mouth in disbelief, her wide eyes filled with horror.

I only see this moment.

The entire South Hall presented an incredible scene.

The columns and walls on the left were covered with a thick layer of frost.

The biting cold air condensed into white mist, spreading all around.

However, the ground on the right side has almost completely melted.

The bricks carefully selected when the palace was built in Alabasta were scorched red by the high temperature, and the sweltering heat almost distorted the air.

Extreme cold and intense heat.

It was clearly a palace, but at this moment it seemed to have been sculpted into a completely opposite world by some invisible hand.

And at the boundary between ice and fire.

The assassin from Baroque Works was already lying on the ground.

Mr. 2 von Clay lay face up, embedded in the ice; Mr. 3 Gardino's candle hair had completely melted; Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 lay to the side, their parasols and sunglasses completely destroyed.

Miss's Christmas mole glove had been burned to ashes, and Mr. 4 and his pet lay not far from her, their huge baseball bat completely broken.

In the center of the palace, lying on the ground were Miss Two Fingers, her body covered in burns, and...
"monster."

In the center of the battlefield.

Mr.1 Daz Bonis is being held by the neck by Chenlong and suspended in the air.

His once-proud blade-wielding body was now clearly covered with cracks from frostbite.

His right leg was even visibly melted away by some kind of intense heat.

At that moment, he said weakly, "It's me. If you lose, kill me."

From his words, it was clear that this tough guy had no intention of resisting anymore.

This was not only because his injuries prevented him from fighting back, but also because of the battle that had just taken place.
No, that couldn't even be called a battle.

That was just the other side showing them simple, overwhelming power.

Just as he described the other person—a monster.

Those who come to challenge the monster are unwise in themselves.

As a veteran assassin who was already a well-known killer before joining Baroque Works, Daz Bonis was well aware of death.

"Kill you?"

But at this moment, the voice behind Chenlong's mask was very calm: "No, I think you're qualified."

"what?"

Therefore, MR.1 was naturally puzzled.

But Chenlong didn't answer him. He simply tossed it aside, knocking MR.1 to the ground.

After confirming that the other person was unconscious, he clapped his hands and said, "Phew, I moved around a bit and managed to break a sweat."

After saying this with a smile, he turned around to look at Icarus and Vivi, who were staring in disbelief.

“Oh? Captain Icarum, and Princess Vivi, you’ve come at the right time—please take these people with you.”

"He...he...they are...no, this...this area is..."

Ikaram, on the other hand, could no longer speak coherently.

At this moment, it was Weiwei who remained calm.

She also took several deep breaths in shock—the air, both cold and hot, cleared her mind slightly.

Then, with a trembling voice, she managed to say, "These people are..."

"Ah."

Looking at his opponent, who had stabilized, a hint of admiration seemed to flash in Chenlong's eyes beneath his mask.

“That’s right—they are executives of the Baroque Works, and the ‘evidence’ that King Cobra wants.”

"You can inform King Cobra that he has returned."

he said calmly.

"Wait, you mean Father King?"

Upon hearing Chenlong's words, Weiwei was first taken aback, then immediately realized: "He already knew? That's why he left the palace to inspect the disaster area?"

"And—Baroque Workshop?"

"Is this Baroque Workshop the one secretly causing the severe drought in Alabasta?"

"To be precise, he is the 'president' of Baroque Studio."

Chenlong nodded: "As for the specifics, please ask King Cobra for details when he returns—if he is willing to tell you."

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Vivi felt like she was about to explode with anger.

Despite having discussed the plan with her father and even having captured the enemy through it, Chenlong was kept completely in the dark.

Moreover, she knew even better that even if she asked Cobra herself after he returned, he would most likely not give her a positive answer.

But at this moment, looking at Chenlong who had already turned away, it was clear that he did not intend to continue the conversation.

After taking a few deep breaths, Vivi gritted her teeth and said, "Icarim, arrest them all."

She has made up her mind.

Since neither her father nor this annoying guy would tell her the truth, she would ask them herself.

The guards immediately stepped forward, tied up all the assassins from Baroque Works, and took them away.

"Remember to use Seastone to weigh them down, since they are all Devil Fruit users—Alabasta should have Seastone, right?"

At this moment, Chenlong spoke to Vivi and Icarus.

"Are they all ability users?"

Vivi and Icarus were even more surprised after hearing this.

They certainly knew how powerful the ability users were.

Without exception, any user who has eaten a Devil Fruit possesses superhuman strength.

Even in a superpower like Alabasta, with its inherited Guardian Devil Fruits, there are only two Devil Fruit users within the country.

However, the assassins sent by Baroque Works consisted of a total of eight people with special abilities.

It's easy to imagine just how powerful that criminal organization was.

But then, Vivi became even more aware of another terrifying fact.

Judging from the surrounding situation, even the combined strength of the eight ability users seemed unable to inflict any effective damage on Chenlong.

Vivi naturally understood the significance of this.

Even though they are both cadres of a mysterious organization hidden on the sea.

However, the strength of Chenlong, a member of the Twelve Constellations, is clearly much greater than that of the renowned Baroque Works.

That's certainly not because the latter is weak.

It's simply because—the being named 'Chenlong' is just too powerful.

More importantly...
"Such a powerful person is only one of the 'Twelve Zodiac Signs'."

"Just how powerful is this 'Twelve Constellations' organization?"

No one could respond to Weiwei's inner musings.

After capturing all the guests from the Baroque Studio, Vivi naturally invited Chenlong to interrogate them.

Of course, she was also trying to be clever—if Chenlong were to interrogate her, she might be able to glean something from the conversation.

But it's a pity
"I won't go, but I'd appreciate it if you could arrange a new place for me to stay. This time, I don't need to prepare any guards. Oh, and don't forget to prepare a bottle of Coke in the room."

Chenlong waved his hand.

"And—don't kill the people we caught today, I still have a use for them."

Seeing that Chenlong was unmoved by her words, Weiwei was also disappointed.

But she didn't say anything more, and soon left with Icarum and the guards.

Chenlong was quickly led by the servants to his new residence—an equally exquisitely renovated house located on the south side of the palace.

After entering the room, the waiters showed us the location of the various items and then quietly left.

Chenlong walked familiarly to the sofa in the center of the room, sat down, and opened the iced cola that was placed on the table.

"Bah."

The unique, refreshing sound of soda rang out.

Chenlong casually took two cups from the room and silently filled them with cola.

then
"I brought out my precious Coke to entertain you."

"Guest hiding in the shadows, it would be impolite of you not to show yourself soon."

(End of this chapter)