The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

"Bridal Martial Arts. Secret Techniques. A Loving Embrace!"

"The Bride's Martial Arts. Secret Technique. The Kiss of Vows!"

Lola jumps out while he's taking a shower, Lola suddenly appears in front of him while he's eating, and Lola takes his finger and presses it onto some kind of marriage contract while he's sleeping!

Crocodile was on tenterhooks, not daring to kill or curse. He checked the room three times a day before entering and kept the doors and windows tightly closed when taking a shower, all in order to outwit the invisible man.

On the ninth day after Lola arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, he unexpectedly discovered that his Observation Haki had awakened!

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The World Conference has ended, but Crocodile has yet to be summoned by the Five Elders. Akainu comes by every few days, and Crocodile doesn't dare to leave. He guesses that the Five Elders are still using the same old methods to reprimand him. Reprimanding him is a good thing, as it proves that he still has value.

There was no use in rushing, so he quietly settled down in the Sabaody Archipelago.

More than ten days later, he remembered the Baroque Studio. He had to admit, the studio's importance to him had diminished further. His message to Robin was simply to reassure her not to worry about him; Robin would continue to manage the studio's daily operations. He wouldn't be able to return anytime soon...

Baroque Works suffered heavy losses this time. Someone saw Mr. 3 while escaping, but he did not return to headquarters. Robin believes that he is either dead or escaped. In either case, the code name Mr. 3 for Baroque Works is now vacant. In addition, the obese Mr. 4 and his partner, as well as the old lady Ms. Merry Christmas who ate the Mole-Mole Fruit, have died. Three of the top-ranking high-level agents have been eliminated. If we also include Mr. 5 who caused trouble on Enies Lobby, that makes four people missing.

Having learned from Rob Lucci's mistake, Robin kept a very low profile after returning to Alabasta, rarely appearing in public.

She didn't show herself, but the recruitment work still needed to be done. What to do? She figured that since Crocodile had entrusted the work to her, she could also delegate it to her subordinates, right? She immediately handed over some of the less important tasks to her friend, Ms. Wednesday!

Weiwei, who was originally planning to go to Upside Down Mountain, didn't stand on ceremony with her and smoothly took over the studio's daily work.

The two giants officially joined Baroque Works. Oimo, who is two years older, became the new Mr. 3, while Cassie became the new Mr. 4. Lola wasn't present, but she was also brought into the workshop to become Mr. 4's partner. Merry Christmas, Ms. Lola makes chocolates for everyone when she has free time, and she is currently serving her boss diligently in the Sabaody Archipelago. From both a personal and professional standpoint, giving her a high-level executive position would be a very Merry Christmas for Vivi!

Mr. 5 was a bit of a challenge, as none of the candidates were quite satisfactory. In the end, Vivi and Robin discussed it and chose Bruno, the former bar owner who had eaten the Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit and could open doors anywhere.

Baroque Studio funded him to open another bar in the rain, where he was responsible for intelligence gathering.

Bruno is ostensibly a bar owner, but in reality, he is an agent of Baroque Works. Digging deeper, it is discovered that he is an intelligence agent for the World Government's CP9. Vivi was fully aware of this, but she still personally intervened and brought him into the workshop.

Vivi, the COO, and Robin, the co-CEO, handled the accounting. They siphoned off large sums of cash from their boss Crocodile's casino and used it to acquire and expand two shipyards.

The last naval defeat was partly due to Robin's command, but also partly due to the poor quality of the ships. This time, Baroque Works will build its own ships.

Mr. 2 von Clay, who made great contributions in the battle, showed great enthusiasm for building his own ship in the workshop. Even before the ship was in the making, he had already bought decorations and planned to name his ship "Fast Swan".

Considering his valiant performance in battle, Robin agreed to his request and promised to give him the first ship after the new ship was launched.

Chapter 142 Brook and Rab

Kaku, who is usually very low-key, was still working as a shipwright. He went with the flow and entered a new shipyard. The beautiful and charming Kali was recruited to work as a dealer at the Rain Banquet Casino. With the addition of the new Mr. 5 Bruno, who was recruited in advance, the employment problems of the three CP9 agents were all solved.

It's better to keep them under surveillance than to let them run wild.

Rob Lucci is someone we haven't been keeping an eye on. He's wandering around now. He hasn't gone back to Alabasta or Enies Lobby. Nobody knows what he's doing, and we can't get in touch with him at all.

Old Fan can use some bureaucratic tactics to evade responsibility, saying "I don't know you" today and "I know you" tomorrow. Even if these things are exposed, it's just a case of dereliction of duty, at most jealousy among colleagues, nothing new. But if these people are killed directly and their files torn up without any mention of it, that would be very troublesome.

Putting aside everything else, the beautiful dealer Kalifa's biological father is a veteran of CP9. As a child, she completely "took over" into CP9. Although her connections in various aspects are not strong, she definitely has them. If things are exposed, even Lao Fan can't handle it.

Vivi told Lao Fan not to rush. She would keep an eye on those three guys from Alabasta first, and then find them some missions to send them to more distant places later...

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The sand crocodile went to the Sabaody Archipelago.

Bucky the Clown got his hands on "Captain John's Navigation Notes," but instead of returning to Alabasta, he went off to study them in seclusion.

Tea Beard, Bellamy, Executioner, and the other pirates dispersed. After all, Vivi had used excuses like "Mr. Crocodile said you are idiots" and "Mr. Crocodile thinks you are morons" to stir up hatred. Now that the main character was gone, they naturally went back to their own homes.

For a time, the situation in Alabasta visibly stabilized.

Vivi spread some rumors, and soon two completely different opinions emerged among the people.

One view holds that without doctors there is no disease, and without sand crocodiles, we can have a happy life.

Another view holds that the Sand Crocodile was Alabasta's savior, and it was because of this hero's existence that the people were spared an even greater catastrophe.

Both sides had a considerable number of supporters, and the debate escalated into a physical altercation.

Their argument was so intense that the resentment towards the Nefertari family diminished considerably in an instant.

......

After completing all the tasks assigned to her by CEO Robin, Vivi imprisoned Mr. 3, who had been hypnotized and influenced, in the dungeon of Whiskey Hill. Then, she sped off with Brooke to Upside Down to fulfill her promise to Laboon.

Brooke trembled like a leaf, sometimes about to cry, then saying she had no eyes, sometimes so sad she was dying, then saying she had already died.

Vivi stood aside watching his performance. Her Observation Haki allowed her to sense that the whale Laboon had arrived just as they reached Reverse Mountain. However, Laboon didn't know how to greet his former companion and was currently hiding underwater blowing bubbles.

Brooke took out her violin and began to sing the famous "Binks' Wine" right there on the beach.

The piano music was melodious and beautiful, and the singing reached the depths of her soul. After listening for just one minute, Weiwei felt as if she had been purified, and even her level 4 music skills had slightly improved.

"In such a vast world, you actually found him." Crocus, the old ship's doctor who was once the Pirate King Gol D. Roger and participated in countless battles, slowly walked over.

The old man is 70 years old this year. Fifty years ago, he promised the Rumbar Pirates to take care of the whale Laboon. He knew Brook. Seeing the skeleton playing the violin on the beach, he couldn't help but sigh. Time is really terrible. In a daze, 50 years have passed! He was a young man back then, and now he has grown so old.

“Lab is very sad right now, and it seems... it seems a little scared? I’m afraid it won’t see Brook today. We’ll be staying with you for a couple of days,” Vivi said politely.

The old man didn't have the ability to hear everything, but he was wise with age and had considerable Observation Haki, so he could roughly guess some of Laboon's thoughts.

"Whatever, just don't disturb my rest."

Crocus, as the former Pirate King's ship doctor, helped Roger prolong his life for two years after he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. His medical skills are naturally extremely strong. He may not be as good as Dr. Kureha from Chopper's side, but he is not far behind.

Weiwei then asked the other party for medical advice.

The old man initially said a few words to her, but after hearing about her bloodletting therapy, he exploded on the spot!

"This is medicine? This is witchcraft!"

"I don't want to waste my breath on you! Quack doctor! Get out!"

After saying some nice things to Weiwei, the old man tossed her something that looked like a notebook: "Take this and read it yourself. How much you learn is none of my business!"

The old man is the lighthouse keeper here. He lives in a simple little house and has a very regular lifestyle. He goes to bed on time and gets up when he wakes up.

Vivi was reading her notes on a recliner outside. The old man's location was excellent; anyone entering the Grand Line from the four seas would pass by him. He didn't need to go out to practice medicine; patients would naturally come to him. The notes contained some of the illnesses the old man had encountered in his years of medical practice. Some had been cured, some hadn't. Vivi could understand some of them, and the medical numbers on the panel would lightly jump twice. Others were completely incomprehensible, and the medical numbers didn't react at all.

The night was heavy. Brooke, tired from playing the violin, sat on the shore and talked to the air. Vivi, on the other hand, was flipping through her notes. The sea breeze at night sounded like some kind of celestial music to her.

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Laboon couldn't figure out how to face his former companion, while Brooke spent his days at the beach talking to the air, playing the violin, and singing, as if clocking in every day.

Vivi enjoyed listening to it for the first two days. The music was indeed beautiful, and Brooke sang it well. But if you listen to the same song over and over again, even the best song gets boring after a couple of days.

She sleeps under an umbrella during the day, and when she wakes up, she gets up to train her duck, Karu!

Through the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, she had figured out that this guy had actually eaten Gecko Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit. The person had just died, and the fruit had already respawned and been eaten by the duck. It could be said that very little time had been wasted, and the fruit was still fresh!

It's unrealistic to expect a duck to reach the level of a Shichibukai like Gecko Moria.

Vivi was mentally prepared that giving this fruit to the duck would be a complete waste, and he would definitely be even more useless than Gecko Moria in the future, but he should at least practice a bit, right?

Chapter 143 Training

The duck is just like a child—playful, lazy, and doesn't like to be trained in a rigid way. It also doesn't know how to use any Devil Fruits. Vivi just uses a small wooden stick to urge it to train! Train it to death as long as it doesn't die.

To give the ducks a more intuitive understanding and to increase their interest, Weiwei also drew a few little figures for them in the sand.

"Actually, the Devil Fruit power you ate is very strong, after all, your former master was a Shichibukai... You're quite lucky, could it be that you're the protagonist?" Vivi couldn't help but mutter a few words of complaint.

The duck is silly and doesn't understand anything, so I have to help it organize, summarize, and learn its abilities. I'm really worried sick about it.

Vivi said, "You've never been to Wano Country. I'll take you there for a while. Lots of people there use ninjutsu. Ninjutsu, isn't it cool? Want to learn?"

Karoo the duck seemed confused, as if he understood but not quite, but it sounded very funny, much like Luffy and Chopper's reaction in Wano Country. His eyes lit up, and he nodded incessantly like a chick pecking at rice.

Vivi pointed to the four figures drawn on the ground, one in front and one behind, and said in turn, "First of all, what I want you to learn is the Shadow Clone Technique! You can create a shadow clone and have it do the work for you while you go play on the side. Isn't that great?"

The duck nodded vigorously, meaning it wanted to learn this.

"The second one is the Shadow Binding Technique! This should be able to control someone else's shadow. What? You want to try it? My Haki is ten thousand times stronger than yours, you can't produce my shadow... Brook? Poor guy, don't torture his shadow. That old man? That old man is very powerful, don't mess with him either. Go back and find some pirates to experiment on you. I've summarized a few key points about the Shadow Binding Technique, write them down first..."

"The third is the Multiply Technique, which allows you to absorb other people's shadows into your body, making yourself exceptionally tall and strong. At that point, you won't be Karu anymore."

The duck tilted its head to look at her. If it wasn't Karu, then who was it?

"Then you'll be Super Karu!"

Vivi pointed to the last little figure: "This ninjutsu is the fourth one, and also the most powerful. I call it the Impure World Reincarnation Technique! You can use the enemy's shadow to create zombies, and then we'll have a massive zombie army! Hehehehe—"

Vivi went to great lengths to research four "techniques" for Karu. The Clone Technique was to cultivate his interest and increase his skill proficiency. The Shadow Binding Technique was for her to use to ambush others; she could open a dark veil while Karu sneaked over to control other people's shadows... It was a perfect match! The Expansion Technique was both offensive and defensive, and Karu could provide additional combat support when facing strong enemies. As for the Impure World Reincarnation, it was a high-end application, at least for Karu, it was already high-end enough, and anyone could see how effective it was.

Vivi felt a strong sense of urgency. After explaining the key points, she began to urge the duck to train. She was very worried, afraid that one day she would wake up to find the duck had traveled to the Naruto world and established the fourth sacred land to become the Great Duck Sage...

She didn't think Karu could develop the fruit to the level of Moonlight Moria; she would be grateful if he reached even 30 or 40% of that level.

After two days of training, it's hard to say whether to praise or criticize the duck's performance. This guy's progress in developing the clone technique is very high. On the first day, he was able to create a shadow clone, and on the second day, he created a slightly lighter-colored clone from the shadow. Reaching the "multiple shadow clones" level that she mentioned in the future is not a pipe dream, but a foreseeable reality.

What was Karu's purpose in creating so many shadow clones? To play cards!

It called Vivi, one duck, and two shadow clone ducks, making a four-person card game. The three ducks teamed up against Vivi, but she didn't have Robin's incredible card skills. After a day of playing, she lost so much that her face turned black...

Training ducks, occasionally playing cards with Karu and the old ship's doctor, and studying in the evenings—Vivi's schedule is very full.

Brooke kept talking to Raab, and it was clear that Raab was extremely depressed because he hadn't shown up yet. Vivi hadn't heard his "yohohoho" laughter for several days.

Laboon wouldn't come out, and Brooke couldn't go down either, so Vivi could only stay by the side with the duck. But the duck didn't have the constitution of a vampire; why would it stay out all night and starve? It had been having a bit too much fun these past two days and caught a cold. The old ship's doctor, Crocus, gave it medicine for two days before it was barely cured.

Weiwei rubbed her forehead, stood up, and stretched.

Reading the old ship doctor's notes is too tiring!

His notes were disjointed and unsystematic; this old man was a renowned doctor who relied entirely on his talent and experience to become a doctor.

She urged the old man, "Your medical skills are so good, why don't you write a medical book to benefit all mankind?"

Writing a book? No way! The old man didn't care about the development of medicine at all. After he died, his medical skills went into the coffin with him. In his words, he was already dead, so what did the affairs of his descendants have to do with him?

“Old man, this won’t do. Don’t you have any intention of carrying forward the medical skills?” Weiwei asked.

The old man sat in a chair reading a newspaper, which contained a lengthy account of Gecko Moria's death and who would fill the vacant Shichibukai position.

The old man watched with great interest, as if he were reading a story.

Vivi chatted with him casually: "You were Roger's crew member back in the day, weren't you right? I know Bucky the Joker..."

"Clown? I don't know him. I've never left Upside Down Mountain."