The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Under his leadership, the fleeing townspeople stopped in their tracks, ashamed, and picked up whatever they could find, ready to fight the pirates alongside the old mayor.

Vivi, riding on the duck, was a little confused. With so many people fighting, if she accidentally revealed her Conqueror's Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and Conqueror's Haki, it would be really difficult to silence her!

She was really torn, and then the little white dog Xiuxiu gave her an even bigger problem.

"What? You mean you want me to drive the pirates away? Instead of killing them?... Fine, I'll reluctantly agree!"

Vivi appeared troubled, but was actually quite calm; she had no intention of going on a killing spree.

She knew she was going to face the Buggy Pirates, whose members were all goofballs, and whose leader was Buggy the Clown.

To be honest, this guy is a weakling. What Vivi is afraid of is not Bucky the Clown, but the relationship between Bucky the Clown and Shanks, one of the Four Emperors. Their relationship is so complicated that even they themselves probably can't figure it out, let alone outsiders. But! If anyone kills Bucky the Clown, it will definitely anger Shanks.

Buggy the Clown can sway a group of pirates, making them believe he's powerful, but can he sway the World Government and the Five Elders? Can't those in power see his weak nature? Why make him a Shichibukai? Is the title already too tarnished? This is likely due to Shanks' influence; to put it simply, it's about giving Shanks "face."

Vivi is now prepared to give the redhead "face"...

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Great Battle Against the Buggy Pirates

The Buggy Pirates didn't go through the docks, but instead landed on the beach north of the island. Vivi rode her duck into the town and saw the townspeople running ahead while the pirates chased after them.

"Karu! We... never mind, you can just cheer me on from behind!" Vivi was about to charge forward on her duck when she heard Karu's pitiful plea. She immediately decided not to put any psychological pressure on her timid pet.

She put the puppy Xiuxiu aside, leaped into the air, and drew her famous sword "Huazhou" while still in mid-air.

Two pirates wielding machetes were chasing after the townspeople, yelling loudly. Before their voices had even faded, each of them was slashed and fell into a pool of blood.

More pirates charged at her, and she focused her mind, holding her breath and lowering her center of gravity.

When the pirates were less than ten meters away from her, she used the Six Powers: Shave. In a very short time, she stomped the ground dozens of times with both feet, and using the reaction force, she made her figure disappear from the pirates' sight.

It's so fast, it's like it's invisible.

Before the pirates could react, her blade sliced ​​open their necks.

Blood arrows flew everywhere, and before the blood could fall, she rushed forward to a point more than ten meters ahead, meeting the second wave of pirates.

Bucky the Joker is troublesome to kill, but there's no need to be polite to these lowly soldiers.

On the way to Orange Town, Vivi had been studying the Golden Lion's swordsmanship. While the idea of ​​achieving enlightenment on the spot and mastering the swordsmanship was nonsense, her overall swordsmanship level had improved significantly since leaving Whiskey Hill.

She further combined dance and swordsmanship, using elegant dance steps to move freely among the pirates, flexibly using the Six Powers. Shave to shift positions and constantly change angles, making her sword moves look fast and dazzling.

She found "Lion. Thousand Cut Valley" too strenuous to use, so she omitted the process of unleashing the blade's energy and significantly reduced the attack frequency, ultimately transforming it into "Lion. Nine Cut Valley".

Nine streaks of light flashed, striking the neck and torso. Vivi moved lightly, as if strolling in a garden, rushing forward more than ten meters. Then, she swung her right arm, wiping the blood off the blade. Behind her, nine pirates collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

"Get out of my way, let me, Kabaji, take her head!"

A man riding a unicycle, his hair covering his left face, and a plaid scarf around his neck charged out menacingly.

Even though she was mentally prepared, Vivi was still a little surprised to see this person pedaling a unicycle in a juggling-like manner. His sense of balance was incredible! With this level of acrobatics, he would definitely be a great person to liven up the atmosphere in the Whiskey Hill atmosphere group.

"Woman, die! Behold my acrobatic skill... fire-breathing..."

Vivi began to gather her strength as Kabaji burst out of the crowd.

She dragged the long knife backwards and walked slowly forward, using the simple action of walking to twist the strength of her legs, waist, and arms into a single rope. When Kabaji rode up to her on his unicycle, her accumulated strength reached its limit.

She gripped the sword with both hands, the blades rising from below, the patterns on the blade seemingly wreathed in flames. With her power pushed to the limit, a fiery red sword beam shot out at a forty-five-degree angle.

"Slash Wave!"

Cabaji, riding his unicycle, was taken aback. Faced with the oncoming, sharp blade, he knew he couldn't stop it. This acrobat was quite skilled; his feet were still pedaling the unicycle, his knees bent, his body leaning back and pressing hard against the ground, narrowly dodging the slash. Afterward, the Buggy Pirates' chief of staff let out a rather exaggerated shout, fell to the ground, and pretended to be dead.

Vivi was about to finish him off when she heard a lion's roar. She turned around sharply and saw the same lion she had encountered in the town earlier charging towards her, baring its teeth and claws.

Does this thing have such a short memory? She looked at the lion coldly.

After the lion, driven by the animal trainer Mochi, saw her face clearly, it paused noticeably. Then, in a very human-like manner, the lion knelt down and, using its momentum, rushed towards Vivi, even raising its hands in surrender.

"Get lost, you idiot, stay away from me!" Vivi bent her left knee and slammed it into the lion's belly. Then she quickly turned around, raised her right leg, and delivered a fierce roundhouse kick that landed squarely on the lion's side of the face.

The mountain of flesh, along with its tamer and more than a dozen pirates, crashed into each other, sending a bunch of people flying sideways and smashing three houses nearby.

"Lord Kabaji has been defeated!"

"Lord Mochi and Lord Liki have also been defeated!?"

More and more pirates surrounded her, but these pirates with painted faces, clown hats, and colorful clothes were clearly afraid. Even though they were the ones surrounding Vivi, for every step Vivi took forward, they took two steps back, and their arms holding swords were trembling.

"Call your boss over here, I have something to say to him... Oh, he's here. Bucky, stop hiding, I see you!"

Weiwei sheathed her sword and looked at the comical man hiding on the rooftop from afar.

This guy wore an oversized orange pirate hat, with crisscrossing bone patterns painted in white from his forehead to his eyelids. He had a huge red nose and red lips, wore a colorful outfit that looked like a theatrical costume, and wore a pair of clumsy-looking clown shoes.

Bucky the Clown was frightened by the previous "wave strike" and, not knowing Vivi's true strength, dared not make a move rashly.

“Hey, are you Bucky the Clown? Come down here, I have something to talk to you about,” Vivi said, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Get out of here! This town has been taken over by Uncle Bucky! I've seen plenty of old men like you who know a bit about swordsmanship! Get out of here before I lose my temper!" Bucky the clown shouted, baring his teeth and brandishing his claws, from the rooftop.

"I've already shown my strength, and you're still so arrogant? This is really annoying." It's difficult to kill Buggy the Clown who ate the Chop-Chop Fruit with swords. Not to mention Vivi, even the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, couldn't kill Buggy the Clown. Most of the reason for this is probably Shanks' face, but Buggy's resistance to swords is indeed strong.

Vivi didn't draw her sword, but instead covered her palm with a layer of black Armament Haki. However, before she could even speak, her opponent unleashed a burst of power.

"What did you say? Who are you calling red-nosed?!" When Bucky the Clown saw Vivi's Armament Haki, he immediately fell into some kind of delusion. What was a very ordinary sentence was completely distorted in his ears.

He flew into a rage, throwing all his fears to the wind. Bucky the Clown flung four throwing knives from between the fingers of each hand, and the eight knives shot toward Vivi with lightning speed.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Bucky the Clown

Vivi used the high-speed displacement ability of the Six Styles: Shave to dodge the flying knife. The opponent's sudden burst of power disrupted her plans. She didn't know if her display of strength would intimidate Bucky the Joker. If not, she would have to think of another way.

Seeing their leader make a move, the other members of Buggy's crew rushed forward in a noisy frenzy.

"Look at how powerful we three brothers with superhuman strength are!"

"We, the tightrope walkers, will definitely avenge Lord Kabaji!"

"The enemy's head belongs to our special quartet!"

A chaotic mass of pirates surged in from all directions.

Vivi had no choice but to pull the knife out again.

"Boss, we're here to help you!"

"Big Sister, hang in there!"

"Little girl, we've brought reinforcements!"

Johnny and Joseph, who were some distance away, tried to help her out, but their skills were limited, and they were currently locked in a fierce battle with several pirates. The townspeople were even worse off; facing the ferocious pirates, they could only barely hold their own, and defeating the enemy was proving extremely difficult.

Weiwei sighed and waved to her ducks from a distance, signaling them to stay away.

Karu the duck had seen her ultimate move before, and now he understood perfectly. He and his dog Shushu disappeared in a flash.

"Honestly, why can't any of you just listen to me? Why do you have to force me to speak?"

Her eyes were half-closed, half-open, as she adjusted her composure and suppressed her anger. When she felt that her energy and spirit had reached the limit of her body's capacity, she suddenly opened her eyes and released that invisible spiritual energy in an instant.

"Go away!"

Her Conqueror's Haki, centered on her, transformed into an invisible energy that swept across the entire Orange Town.

The first few pirates to be hit, such as the "Three Strong Brothers" and the "Steel Cable Trio," all had their eyes rolled back, their bodies still standing, but their brains lost consciousness and they passed out straight.

The remaining pirates had no power to resist and fell down like wheat being harvested.

Johnny, Joseph, the townspeople who had been clamoring to help, the bruised and battered lion, and the animal trainer Mochi all collapsed to the ground, their eyes rolling back in their heads.

Only Kabaji, who was pedaling a unicycle, had slightly stronger resistance, but even that resistance was limited. He wasn't dizzy, but his consciousness was hazy, which was almost the same as being dizzy.

Not counting the pet duck Karu and the dog Shushu who had run far away, the only enemy still standing on the field was the clown Buggy.

Bucky the Joker stood shakily on the rooftop, his previous nameless rage completely dissipated. He looked at the blue-haired girl, and then at the vast number of people lying dead beside her, and was momentarily stunned.

Vivi looked over strangely. The message conveyed by Conqueror's Haki was very clear. Unlike Kabaji's dazed state, Bucky the Clown completely resisted her Conqueror's Haki. His level of willpower was no less than that of Smoker, the White Hunter!

"It seems you haven't been suppressed much? It's unbelievable that someone like you... someone like you has such a spirit."

Bucky the Clown retorted defiantly, "It's just swagger, I...I've seen plenty of that!"

Weiwei nodded, completely agreeing with the statement.

As an apprentice on Gol D. Roger's ship, Buggy the Clown is indeed quite knowledgeable. Conqueror's Haki is legendary elsewhere, but it's nothing special on that ship. Saying it's standard equipment is a bit of an exaggeration, but since they see each other all the time, it's reasonable that Buggy the Clown could withstand her Conqueror's Haki.

"Who are you?! There shouldn't be someone like you in the East China Sea!" Bucky the Clown was quite intelligent and judged from his accent, clothing, and some details that Vivi was not from the East China Sea.

"That's right, I'm not from Donghai. I came to pick up that little dog. You see it? It's white, a bit dirty. Oh well, those two have already run off to the outskirts of town..."

"Then why don't you hurry up and leave! You're dead if you attract the Navy!" Bucky the Clown didn't want to talk to her about the puppy, and stood on the roof, threatening her menacingly.

Weiwei shrugged: "I want to leave too, but I have things to do at home... The main thing is that guy wants me to kick you out of town. That's his wish, and he won't follow me wholeheartedly until that wish is fulfilled."

Bucky the Clown, hands on his hips, laughed: "Idiot! What does a dog know? Its wishes? What wishes could it possibly have? Hahahaha, that's hilarious!! You talk as if you can understand its...words..."

His smile was frozen on his face; often, ignorance is bliss.

Bucky the Clown understood the hidden meaning in Vivi's words. His eyes widened dramatically, almost bulging out, and his mouth gaped open as he asked incredulously, "You...you can understand animals?"

"Yes, I do have that ability. Not just animals, but also rocks, trees, and rivers. I can 'hear' some sounds from them. I can't hear everything, but I can definitely hear them. Hehe, are you surprised or not?"

Bucky the Clown was completely dumbfounded. He knew about Conqueror's Haki and had seen it many times. He also knew about the ability to "hear all things" and had seen it many times... but he was dumbfounded precisely because he knew it and had seen it.

Vivi smiled, a bright and cheerful smile. Who said Bucky the Clown was a useless piece of trash? That's quite insightful! If it were someone else, they might not understand what "hearing everything" meant. Gol D. Roger wasn't a blabbermouth; he couldn't possibly announce his ability to the whole world. Nowadays, probably very few people in the world know about this ability, since it's not a combat ability.

"Now, can you listen to me? I told you before that I had something to talk to you about, do you remember?" she asked.

"Really?" Bucky the Clown frowned, racking his brains but unable to recall when she had ever said she wanted to "talk about something" with him.

However, this guy's personality was quite interesting. Without much hesitation, he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Get out of here! I don't want to talk to you! Your world domination is none of my business! I don't care who you are, and I don't want to know. Take your secret and get out of here! Hurry up and go!"

Vivi seemed completely oblivious to the other person's impatience, casually saying as if discussing lunch, "Hey, Red Nose, as long as you and your men leave this town, I'll tell you a clue to Captain John's treasure. This clue is top secret even on the Grand Line."

Bucky the Clown's impatience instantly transformed into a mixture of surprise, joy, and excitement. Trembling, he asked, "Where...where?"

“Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, should have clues about this treasure,” Vivi said, seemingly quite “sincerely.”