The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Vivi's challenge fueled his fighting spirit. Considering that she was a woman and seemed to be two years younger than him, he chuckled.

Ace lowered his center of gravity, slightly bent his knees, and assumed a defensive stance, signaling to his opponent to attack first.

"Watch out!" Vivi slammed her right foot on the ground, her body shooting out like an arrow, leaving a trail of afterimages. She instantly covered a distance of more than twenty meters, her five fingers forming claws, her attack fierce, aimed straight at Ace's face.

Her fingernails grew much longer, and she even used the "Six Styles: Finger Pistol" that she had picked up from Ain. Blood-red energy swirled around her five fingers, and her sharp fingernails were comparable to swords. If she were to grab them firmly, she could pierce five holes in steel!

Chapter 93 Vivi vs. Ace

"She's really fast!" Ace had already lowered his center of gravity, anticipating that her first move would be very fierce. At this moment, he sidestepped to avoid her front, and at the same time twisted his waist and swung his leg, delivering a powerful sweeping attack.

The moment he kicked out, he also added his Devil Fruit power to his leg, which was engulfed in flames and looked extremely fierce.

The kimono and wooden clogs were really unsuitable for fighting. Vivi's claw attack missed its mark. She quickly kicked off her clogs, barefoot, and carefully stared at the direction from which the enemy was attacking.

Her martial arts skills are rather average. The few techniques she has are attributes she picked up from Smoker and Binz. Although naval swordsmanship and naval fist techniques are commonplace, they have been honed by generations of masters. While their power is not strong, they have very few weaknesses, making them usable by both experts and beginners.

She changed her claws into fists, brought her five fingers together, and concentrated Armament Haki on her fists, slamming them hard into Ace's flaming whip-like leg.

A muffled thud.

Vivi forcefully shook off the flames on her fist, and Ace also took two steps back to dissipate the force and stand steadily in place.

This guy isn't as strong as Vivi, but he's far superior to her in terms of fighting skills.

"Wow, impressive! You actually know Armament Haki!" Ace was a little annoyed. He really liked the abilities of Devil Fruits and would develop them whenever he had free time, burning everything all day long! His own Haki talent was actually not bad, but because he didn't pay enough attention to it, his Haki was only at an average level.

Vivi could tell that her opponent's fighting skills were better than hers, and Ace could also tell that she was more skilled in using Armament Haki than he was.

"Fireball!" Ace brought his right index and middle fingers together and fired a small fireball from his fingertips.

Vivi almost burst out laughing when she saw this: "Are you kidding me?"

She stared at the direction the other person was pointing, and without even using Observation Haki, she easily dodged as if she were dodging a bullet.

Ace fired repeatedly, and seeing that the distance between them was not only not increasing, but was actually getting closer, he laughed.

"Indeed, I developed this move specifically to use it to discipline my younger brother. You have no idea how mischievous he is!"

Weiwei let out a "hum", her figure was erratic, and she rushed in front of Ace. Her right hand was completely enveloped in armed domineering, imitating Zefa's way of punching Binz, and punched out with a powerful punch.

Ace dodged with a light backflip, landing in mid-air with his arms crossed.

"Crossfire!"

The flames formed a cross, and both its speed and attack range were superior to the muskets previously used specifically to "beat up younger brothers".

The area covered by the crossfire was large, and the two sides were close together, so Vivi had no room to dodge and could only take the hit head-on.

Her right hand rested on the hilt of the second-generation Kitetsu, assuming a charging stance as if preparing to draw her sword.

"Slash Wave!"

The enormous blade of light, three meters high, flew out close to the ground, shattering the fiery cross-shaped flames in mid-air, and then flew towards Ace.

Ace had no weapon and his Armament Haki was not up to par. Even with the "Slash Wave" having consumed most of its energy, he didn't want to take it head-on and dodged it again with a side somersault.

By the time he stood up again, Vivi had already wrapped Armament Haki around the Second Generation Kitetsu, leaped high into the air, and her black and red longsword looked sinister. With a slash from the Navy swordsmanship, the longsword went straight for Ace's neck, but what she got in return was a fist full of flames, Fire Fist!

Ace is indeed not strong now, his moves still have a playful feel to them, and he doesn't have enough combat experience. However, with his powerful Devil Fruit ability, he managed to repel Vivi's fierce attacks more than ten times.

The two exchanged more than thirty blows. Weiwei was afraid that her opponent's flames would burn her clothes, so she fought very conservatively.

"Actually, you know I dodged not because your flames were so strong, right?" Vivi was very annoyed. Women were at a huge disadvantage when fighting against flame-wielding guys like Ace and Akainu. A bold woman like Belo Betty might be fine, but she couldn't. She had to fight very cautiously.

"Haha!" Ace chuckled. "Actually, I didn't want to fight a woman either. You were the one who challenged me, remember?"

"Hey, woman, let's settle this with one move. I'm going to get serious, so watch out!" Ace spread his arms, flames swirling around them, making him look like a fire god from afar.

"Kagerou!"

He was like a man of fire, gathering flames from his ankles, turning his arms into pillars of fire, and finally, when the energy reached its peak, he spewed out a large amount of flames from his palms.

Vivi immediately swung her sword, the blood-red blade flashing as it slashed at the flames.

"Lion. Thousand Cut Valley!"

The crisscrossing blades pierced the pillar of fire. In the past, Vivi could only make nine cuts, and those were nine cuts without any blade aura.

Now, after three months of reflection and nearly a month of guidance from Zephyr, along with the numerous attributes that the puppy Shushu picked up from the giant in the small garden, and the all-around enhancement of her body by the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, her Lion. Thousand Cut Valley finally shows a bit of the shadow of the former Golden Lion.

A thousand cuts were a luxury, but she has now achieved a hundred cuts.

At this moment, the sword light unleashed by the second-generation Kitetsu was either slicing horizontally or vertically, and the continuous sword light met the crimson flames that were annihilating everything.

Once a blade of light exhausts its energy, a new blade of light will immediately fly out, shattering a cloud of fire, and Ace will replenish his energy in the same way.

Vivi's stamina was rapidly decreasing as she continued to unleash her blade's energy. The sweat on Ace's forehead was evaporated by the intense heat of his body as soon as it started to drip down. His expression grew increasingly serious, and his companions kept a close eye on the battlefield, fearing that one unexpected event could result in their captain being sliced ​​to pieces.

"How could I lose here?! I still have to take Kaido's head! Ah—!" Ace watched as his Yangyan was cut into pieces, and his will transformed into a violent spiritual force, overwhelming Vivi.

Vivi's fighting spirit soared even higher: "Conqueror's Haki? You think I can't do that!?"

The same Conqueror's Haki, imbued with an indomitable spirit, slammed down as well.

With a series of crisp "crackling" sounds, the two people's Conqueror's Haki clashed violently in the air, and red and black lightning appeared out of thin air. Even though the target of their Haki was consciously controlled within a certain range, the villagers and pirates still felt dizzy and instinctively retreated.

Every now and then, pieces of wood and pebbles from the beach would be flung into the air, as if two enormous creatures were frantically squeezing each other. They rejected everything else, and within their domain, they only acknowledged their own power.

Chapter Ninety-Four: Going to the Island of Demons

Vivi, who already knew Ace possessed Conqueror's Haki, was naturally prepared and not surprised by this.

Ace was dumbfounded, his calm expression almost crumbling. What was going on? He just randomly met a woman on the beach, and she possessed Conqueror's Haki? Wasn't that the kind of kingly talent that only one in a million people possessed?

Conqueror's Haki is excellent at intimidating grunts, but it is depleted very quickly in such a fierce clash. When Vivi's Haki was down to only 30%, she sheathed her sword, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and retreated more than ten meters. The fighting spirit in her eyes quickly faded. Ace also withdrew all his flames before he ran out of energy.

It appears to be a draw.

Vivi didn't know if Ace still had any trump cards up his sleeve at this point, but she didn't use her vampire form or her powerful abilities.

She got down to business: "Hey, you fire-breathing guy, do you have a Den Den Mushi on you?"

Ace's ship did have Den Den Mushi, but the ship was severely damaged when it capsized over the Wano Country Waterfall, and the Den Den Mushi was also hit hard. Now, let alone making a call, the thing might just die at any time.

Vivi was very worried about Karu. Although she thought getting involved with Ace would be very troublesome, she still asked, "When is your ship leaving? Where are you going? Can you give me a ride?"

Ace asked curiously, "Aren't you from Wano Country? You want to join us as a pirate?"

"I can't be a pirate, and I don't plan to be one. I'm just taking a short trip on a ship."

Ace and his first mate, a young ship's doctor named Mascud Deus, exchanged glances.

Then, with great fanfare, he declared, "We're going to Onigashima! I'm going to take Kaido's head! And become the new Yonko!"

Vivi thought the child was still half asleep. "You can't even beat me, and you want to fight Kaido? Are you out of your mind?" Upon closer observation, she realized Ace wasn't joking, and she immediately became disheartened: "...Those words were just a joke. How could I leave Wano Country? I have a disease that will kill me if I leave Wano Country. Goodbye!"

She will return to the Flower Capital as a bloodletting doctor, waiting for the next group of travelers to Wano Country.

After his battle with her, Ace seemed indifferent, but his beliefs were actually severely shaken.

Using the excuse of needing to repair the boat, he settled down in Bianli Village. Every day before dawn, he would go to the mountains alone to practice his skills. Villagers often saw the fiery red mountain peaks and wild animals being chased around on the mountains.

Occasionally, Ace would chat with the villagers of Amigasa Village. Later, he found their straw hat weaving interesting and, for some reason, even learned how to do it for a few days.

Vivi took the little girl, Ayu, to the Flower Capital and wouldn't let her have any contact with Ace. "Don't even think about that glamorous female ninja. That pockmarked girl looks like she'll die soon. You should just stick to learning medicine from me!"

After waiting for two days, the Den Den Mushi in Ace's hand not only failed to regain consciousness, but instead its neck tilted to the side and it died. Vivi was speechless.

"Come with me to challenge Kaido. I think if we join forces, taking down one of the Four Emperors won't be difficult."

After Ace trained hard for two days and regained his confidence, he encouraged her to join him in fighting Kaido.

"Are you sick? You need to take a good look at your brain. You can't even see your own strength. I don't care what you think, I care what I think!" Weiwei kept shaking her head in refusal.

But Ace's next words made her hesitate.

“I don’t know where your companions are, but the magnetic field in the New World is very chaotic, and ordinary Den Den Mushi would definitely have difficulty making calls across regions. Even if my Den Den Mushi is still alive, I’m afraid it would be difficult for it to contact your subordinates, but I think Kaido must have Den Den Mushi with a very wide range of communication.”

Vivi hesitated. She was afraid that Karu would come looking for her. If she ran from north to south and Karu chased her from west to east, they would be completely at a loss.

She had only been away from the duck for a few days, but it felt like months. Without the duck by her side, she had no motivation to do anything.

Seeing that I can't get many of the attributes, I feel like I've lost a billion dollars every day.

One hundred million a day, two hundred million every two days, who can handle that!

She was starting to consider it.

Ace added another bargaining chip: "As long as you help me hold off the Beast Pirates' executives, I'll deal with Kaido."

Can Vivi beat "Big Boss" and "Flying Six"? She might be able to fight them one-on-one, but she would definitely be defeated in a group fight.

In the Wano Country arc, Vivi only saw the scene of Kozuki Oden being boiled alive for an hour. She couldn't agree with Oden's "self-pity and enemy-laughter" behavior and dropped the series after that. Who would have thought she would travel to this world? She only had a vague impression of the subsequent plot from hearsay. Now the question is, should she go with Ace to "challenge" Kaido?

She asked, "Are you sure you want to challenge Kaido?"

"Yes."

"You came to the New World just for Kaido? Didn't you encounter any obstacles along the way? Did no one influence your plans or hinder your route?"

Ace was completely confused by the question and casually replied, "That's just how I've gotten here. Who would influence me? Are you talking about the Navy?"

Vivi began to think seriously, repeatedly considering the feasibility of stealing from Kaido's house.

Without external interference, this operation should theoretically be safe. Otherwise, with Ace's current abilities, wouldn't he be killed on the spot if he challenged Kaido? If Ace dies, there will be no Marineford War three years later.

Unlike older women who stay at home all day eating cake and having babies, Kaido is not a homebody at all. He wanders around and it's quite normal for him not to be in his lair for many years.

Vivi guessed that Ace most likely didn't encounter Kaido this time, and probably didn't suffer any major physical, mental, or psychological blows, so the raid should theoretically be quite safe...

Besides, if she wasn't afraid of someone who couldn't fly, and she had so many ways to escape, why should she be afraid? Being trapped in Wano Country would be a huge waste of time. After careful consideration, she finally made up her mind. Putting everything else aside, she would at least steal a Den Den Mushi.

Vivi emphasized again: "Okay, I'll go with you, but let me make it clear beforehand, I'll only deal with Kaido's subordinates, you'll have to fight Kaido himself yourself."

"Sure! That's always been my wish! Don't be envious when I ascend to the throne of one of the Four Emperors, hahaha—"

After agreeing on a time, everyone adjusted their state and prepared for battle. Late at night the following day, Vivi boarded Ace's pirate ship and left the main island of Wano Country.

Onigashima is not far from the main island of Wano Country. On a clear day, the outline of Onigashima can even be seen from the coast of Wano Country.

Ace now had a better understanding of his own limitations and knew that he wasn't invincible yet. So this time, instead of launching a large-scale attack, he and his group quietly landed on Onigashima under the cover of a stormy night.