The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

“I need some… how should I put it? I need training, I need to have strength, and Alabasta needs some hardship, the more severe and chaotic the hardship, the better for me.”

Van Oka didn't understand the logic: "Why do you say that?"

Vivi said, "You think my throne is a foregone conclusion, and many people think so too, but I don't think so. In the eyes of the World Government, a king is nothing. It's very easy to depose a king, as easy as a phone call or an order..."

Have you heard of Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? He was originally the king of the Solbell Kingdom in the South Blue, but because he disobeyed the World Government, he was forced to participate in a human modification project secretly orchestrated by the government. Old Van, are you willing to give up your consciousness and personality, and turn yourself into a machine? I reckon that would definitely greatly improve your sniping skills.”

Van Oka's face turned grim. Nobody wants to become a robot, at least he'd never seen anyone like that before. He wasn't at the point of risking his life for a sniper shot.

Vivi shook her head and said, "You don't want to, do you? I don't want to either. I don't want to be threatened by the World Government, so before we accumulate enough power, in order not to attract too much attention from the World Government, Alabasta needs to continue to be chaotic."

"So you've said all this... you're building up your strength, recruiting people, and your enemy is the World Government?" Van Augur's tone softened slightly; this goal sounded amazing! He felt every cell in his body throbbing with excitement.

Sniping one person is nothing compared to sniping the whole world.

Weiwei smiled; she knew the other person had finally made up their mind.

"Old Fan, how about we turn this world upside down together?"

Van Augur bowed to her very solemnly: "Fate has already made arrangements for me, and my gun is ready to eliminate all enemies for you."

When Blackbeard recruited Van Augur, he had a fairly complete plan for "becoming one of the Four Emperors," outlining in detail what the first step and the second step should be. Vivi can learn from this now.

"In at least three years, and at most five years, we will usher in a completely new world."

Vivi's arrangements for Van Augur were completely different from those for Dadi. Dadi was an elite soldier who graduated from a regular naval academy, while Van Augur was a self-taught sniper and assassin. Both used guns, but they were not on the same path at all.

Her mission for Van Augur was to go undercover! However, unlike her own undercover work at Baroque Works, she sent Van Augur to CP5, a branch of the World Government.

Alabasta appears powerless against Baroque Works because Baroque Works is a relatively new organization, and Nico Robin has maintained an excellent level of secrecy, leaving them helpless and unable to find a way to take action.

The CP organization under the World Government is different. Alabasta is, after all, a thousand-year-old kingdom, and it has a deep infiltration within the World Government, with connections in all aspects. It wouldn't be difficult to put Van Augur in there with a little bit of manpower.

After this sniper demonstrated his talent, it was only natural that he was secretly recruited into CP9 and CP0.

Vivi had confidence in Van Augur's abilities, given that Vigor of the Doflamingo Family was able to infiltrate all the way to the rank of Vice Admiral.

Before parting, she instructed, "Old Fan, the CP organization has an extremely complete training system. To be honest, you are the world's top sniper, but you still lack a lot. You need to learn, learn the Six Styles of the Navy, learn Armament Haki, learn Observation Haki. Only by learning these things can you reach the top in the future, so work hard."

Vivi personally demonstrated Armament Haki. Her initial requirement for Van Augur was to strengthen himself. If he hadn't mastered all six techniques by then, she would have Van Augur teach him.

The Six Powers of the Navy seemed somewhat ineffective in the later stages, and Rob Lucci's title as the strongest member of CP9 in 800 years seemed more like a joke. However, some skills were still quite useful. At least Vivi couldn't understand the principle of "Six Powers: Paper Drawing." Without someone to teach you, no matter how imaginative you are, it's difficult to master this skill.

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Puppy Shushu

Old Van denizen will travel alone to the Grand Line, and Alabasta's intelligence agents will assign him to work at CP5.

CP0 and CP9 have very strict requirements regarding the background and loyalty of their personnel, and many of them are even trained from a young age, making it difficult for outsiders to enter. However, no matter how good the system is, it is still people who implement it, and this system is not as strict nowadays.

Spandam, the current commander of CP9, was once the commander of CP5. As a weakling with a power level of only 9, if Spandam wants to suppress the troublemakers within CP9, he needs to select some helpers from his old subordinates. Old Van, a guy who has no bottom line, will definitely come into his sights, and then it will be easier to operate.

The remnants of the Winged Man and the Golden Lion were handed over to the Navy. Vivi, along with her pet duck and two bounty hunters, left alone in a small boat. A week later, they arrived at a small town called Orange Town.

"Caw caw!" Karu pointed with its wings toward the west of the town, indicating that its little brother was over there.

"Come on! Hurry up and keep up!" Vivi and Duck were the first to disembark. Johnny and Joseph looked around and realized they had been to this town before. It was safe here, so the two of them immediately followed with renewed courage.

This town is much smaller than Roggetown. Vivi, riding on the duck, doesn't have to worry about getting lost. She looks around from time to time and is surprised to find that she doesn't see a single town resident.

"Hey Johnny, do you guys know this town? How come we haven't run into a single person?" Vivi asked Johnny.

Actually, she was a little uneasy. The Golden Lion was missing, and she was worried that he might suddenly jump out from some corner. This town seemed peaceful, but you never know what might happen.

“We’ve been here before… Let’s go check out the mayor’s house!” Johnny and Joseph were inseparable partners; they fought together, and naturally, they went to gather intelligence together as well.

Vivi waved her hand earnestly: "Okay, go ask quickly, I'll go find my target first."

Karu, the pet duck, has a great sense of direction. With the help of the subordination panel, it didn't take long for Vivi, riding the duck, to spot a dirty little white dog squatting alone in front of a somewhat dilapidated house.

"Hahahaha—this should be the one! Can you confirm?" Vivi compared the puppy in front of her with the one in her memory and thought it was Xiuxiu, but whether it was really Xiuxiu or not, Karu still needed to confirm. Anyway, she couldn't see anything related to "commission" or "instruction" on her side. She looked at the puppy Xiuxiu no differently than she looked at any other animal.

This panel plugin belongs more to Karu the duck than to her, and the little brother is naturally affiliated with Karu.

"Gah...gah, goo goo goo!"

Vivi patted the duck's head: "Stop clucking, Karu. Remember, you're a duck, not a chicken!"

Karu the duck looked back at her with a resentful expression, making Vivi feel guilty.

"Woof woof!" The puppy wasn't big, but its voice was quite loud. Seeing Weiwei and the duck playing around, it couldn't help but bark twice to remind them that it was still there.

Vivi can hear part of the puppy's thoughts by listening to everything, but the rest needs to be relayed by the duck Karu.

The ducks and the dog were quacking and barking nearby, while Weiwei, who was fluent in duck language and dog language, listened with her arms crossed.

"You mean it's still wary of us? Am I wrong?"

"...Oh, so you're wary of me? But intimate with me? I never would have guessed."

"Hey Karu, you're so tactless! You're so blunt! It looks like it's going to bite you... Let go! No, let go!"

With some effort, Weiwei finally managed to pull the puppy off the duck that was biting her and refusing to let go.

Seeing that Karu was really not suited to fooling dogs, she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

Vivi placed Huazhou at a distance, then raised her hands to indicate that she had no weapons. She then squatted down, trying to make sure the puppy could see her sincere eyes.

"You should be able to understand what I'm saying, at least some of it... I know a little about your situation, and you probably know it yourself, right? Your master is dead... It wasn't a vendetta, it wasn't disease, his lifespan came to an end, and he passed away peacefully."

"Woof woof!" The little white dog Xiuxiu conveyed a message roughly equivalent to "I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it."

Vivi carefully considered the meaning of the message, making sure she hadn't misunderstood, before continuing, "You want to continue protecting this pet food store, to wait for your owner to return, right? That...that's impossible. Your owner is dead, and no one can bring him back to life. There's no point in you waiting like this. Your owner probably wants you to be happy and joyful, not stuck in this house..."

Half an hour later, Vivi took a bottle of milk from her pet duck Karu's backpack and slurped down most of it, prompting the duck to complain. This milk was its food! And now its heartless owner had drunk it!

Weiwei had no choice but to talk for half an hour until her throat was dry, but this little white dog truly deserved the description of being completely impervious to reason.

No matter what she said, it was no use; it was determined to stay and guard this pet food store that had lost its owner. Vivi gleaned a vague message from its mind: the little dog, Xiu Xiu, was waiting for a miracle to happen. But how could that be? This pirate world was surrounded by chaos and violence. A miracle? There were too many people who needed miracles. How could a miracle come to revive someone who had died of old age?

"Sigh, what should we do? This should be your little brother, you need to think of something quickly," Vivi said to her pet duck, Karu.

Karu rolled her eyes at her. "Aren't you making things difficult for me? What can I do? I'm just a duck!"

Weiwei could only resort to the dumbest method: smashing the food! You ate my food and drank my water, you can't just turn around and deny it, can you?

Dog food! Big bone sticks! Cornmeal! She even borrowed Karu's frying pan to fry two eggs on the spot, and used a cat toy to tease the puppy, Xiu Xiu. The puppy got angry and tried to bite her, but she dodged it with her Six-Style Shave...

Without its owner's care, the puppy Xiuxiu was clearly starving and had no intention of refusing handouts. If you give it to me, I'll eat it, and then I'll go back to what I was doing. Trying to play with me? No way.

"Come with me, I'll take you to a place called Little Garden. Just listen to that name, Little Garden! What a fun place! I'll tell you a secret: there are two giant uncles on Little Garden Island who love to fight all the time. You'll watch them fight every day—how exciting and interesting will that be!..."

Weiwei kept repeating herself without any regard for logic or order, saying whatever came to mind.

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Buggy Pirates

Finally, Vivi lost her temper. Pointing to the side, she said, "Your master is dead, dead, do you understand?! Don't force me. This duck beside me can order you around! If it really gives orders, it won't look good for either of us. You have to give me face today, otherwise... otherwise... otherwise I'll take this lion next to me and not you!"

Vivi paused for two seconds, then turned her head curiously.

She saw a large lion, over two meters tall, with dark blue skin and a purple mane, staring curiously at her and the food she had placed on the ground.

A lion? How come there's a lion in this town? When did this lion appear? Three question marks popped into Vivi's mind.

The lion pointed to the food on the ground, as if asking, "Can I eat this? If you give me some, I'll go with you."

Vivi glanced at the lion. Goodness, this was the simplest-minded animal she had ever met. All the lion cared about was food; it had no other desires.

This is just a glutton with low IQ.

Vivi doesn't use Conqueror's Haki in her daily life, but she practices Armament Haki every day, and her total Haki level is increasing imperceptibly. This increase is not enough to enhance her combat abilities, but some animals that are sensitive to danger can sense it. The little dog Shushu is determined and has long since disregarded life and death; it wouldn't be afraid even if God descended to earth. The lion is different; this lion is cowardly. It can sense the danger Vivi poses, but the temptation of food still makes it show a fawning expression. Then it points to the food, hoping to get some of it.

Vivi stared at the lion's face: "Let me think... East Sea, Lion? You could be...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Johnny and Joseph dragged an old man who looked to be around fifty years old as they ran towards them from a distance.

"Boss! Run! Pirates are here! It's the Buggy Pirates! There are so many of them, and they're going to take over this town! They say they'll be in charge of it from now on!"

The two shouted so loudly that it shook the heavens and earth. Weiwei, who had already guessed the answer, was not surprised. She flipped over and jumped onto the duck, ready to escape.

She wasn't there to do chivalrous deeds. With Smoker's situation right in front of her, she needed to keep a low profile. She couldn't do anything that would attract unwanted attention. She hadn't even considered annihilating an entire pirate crew by herself.

Run! Just run!

"Giddy up! Giddy up!" she urged Karu repeatedly, meaning to run faster!

The pet duck, Karu, gave her a strange look. "I'm a duck, not a horse!"

Weiwei moved swiftly, reaching out to grab the little white dog, Xiuxiu, from the ground. In the chaos of battle, a single bullet might take its life; she'd better run with it first.

She pointed to the food on the ground and then gestured to the lion, saying that it was all his.

"Woof woof woof!" the little white dog barked repeatedly.

Weiwei didn't pay attention at first, but when Xiuxiu struggled in her arms and cried out loudly, she took a closer look and said, "Oh, little thing, you want to negotiate with me?"

"Woof! Woof—" The little white dog's eyes were filled with tears, and it kept looking back at the town shrouded in shouts of battle.

"Heh, still trying to act with me? You're far inferior in terms of acting skills!" Weiwei herself is an excellent actress and can also hear people's thoughts. The little dog's little thoughts can't be hidden from her at all.

However, under Xiu Xiu's constant urging, her mind changed a little. She thought for a moment, then patted her pet duck's wing with a rather sophisticated air: "Karu, stop. For Xiu Xiu's sake, let's go back and take down those pirates."

Something embarrassing happened to her: the ducks didn't stop running at all... Karu was extremely nervous and ran as fast as she could. She was just in town a moment ago, and now she was almost at the beach in the blink of an eye.

The puppy Xiuxiu seemed to sense the duck's intentions. With a "whoosh," it jumped out of Weiwei's arms and bit the duck's face.

"Shut up! Shut up! Why are you biting people again? No, why are you biting the duck again? That's so barbaric! Karu is so cute, don't bully him..." Vivi was flustered and it took her a lot of effort to stop the dog from rebelling and save Karu's handsome face.

Karu ran so fast that by the time they reached a consensus, Vivi had put a band-aid on Karu's face and turned back to the town. Only then did she see Johnny and Joseph supporting the mayor, who seemed to be preparing to run towards the sea, along with a few scattered townspeople.

"Boss?! What are you going to do...?"

They were stunned for a moment when they saw Vivi riding a duck, advancing instead of retreating.

Vivi didn't ask them to join the battle; their presence would only be a hindrance. She said, "Well, you take the townspeople and seek refuge temporarily. I'll buy you some time."

She believed her words were correct, taking into account the safety of the townspeople, Johnny and Joseph's reputation, and her own need to survive. Unfortunately, she still didn't understand the world; she underestimated Johnny and Joseph's loyalty.

The two were so excited that they immediately declared that they would fight alongside the leader against the powerful enemy.

The town mayor, who had been carried along shakily, looked like he'd been injected with adrenaline.

"This is our Orange Town! We will not allow pirates to run rampant here!"

Under the watchful eyes of Vivi, Karu, and Xiuxiu, the old mayor picked up an iron rake from the roadside and vowed to fight the pirates to the death.