The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

The Sea Kings that originally occupied the Calm Belt were a huge problem, but Vivi managed to get through it without any major incidents thanks to the "Summon Sea Kings" skill she learned from Shirahoshi.

As soon as the sea monsters arrived, she began to be infected by their emotions, thinking about sad things, and then using her ability to hear all things to transmit her cries.

As it turned out, Shirahoshi's cries were very effective against these sea monsters.

A 400-meter-long whale looks like a little brother next to a group of 5,000-meter-long ocean behemoths, but thanks to Vivi's cries, the sea kings didn't attack them.

Several enormous sea kings were communicating with each other using some kind of mysterious connection, and Vivi could "hear" their conversations.

"Has our king arrived?"

"No way? That person should still be on Fishman Island underwater."

"Who was that crying just now? It made me so sad... Waaah, I want to cry too. Our king is so pitiful..."

Pretending to be Bai Xing, Vivi cried and sobbed her way through the Calm Belt.

The sea kings completely accepted her cries, so she didn't need to use her Conqueror's Haki or her ability to hear everything, and passed through unscathed.

There weren't as many sea monsters in the Calm Belt as outsiders imagined. These monsters were so large that finding food was a problem, so they couldn't live together in groups. After crying two or three times, Weiwei and her group officially entered the North Sea.

......

East China Sea.

Cocoa West Village.

Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, had actually anticipated the actions of his former underling, Arlong the Sawtooth Shark, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed over so hastily. However, after witnessing Arlong's series of atrocities, he was filled with regret, regretting that his momentary leniency had caused such great harm to the local residents.

"Damn it! You actually did such a vicious thing behind my back!" He punched Arlong in the chest. Arlong was quite strong, but in front of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he was nothing.

With just a few punches and kicks, Jinbe defeated the entire group of fishmen, including Arlong.

Arlong steeled himself, ignoring his severe injuries, and continued to argue loudly: "Mermaids are naturally stronger than humans! Jinbe, can't you see that even now? Look at these humans around you! Look at the fear in their eyes, isn't that proof? They're afraid of me, but they're even more afraid of you!"

Jinbe looked around. The villagers of Cocoyasi Village all looked fearful. Even though he had defeated Arlong and his gang, no human came out to thank him. Their eyes were filled with doubt, fear, and hostility.

What could he possibly do to resolve this resentment? Jinbe, the knight-errant, felt utterly powerless.

Just when he was feeling utterly disheartened, a young woman strode out.

She has short orange hair and a very clear mark of the Arlong Pirates on her left shoulder—Arlong's mark.

"Hahahaha—" Ah Long's mouth was full of blood. He leaned weakly against the wall and laughed wildly: "Nami, my little thief cat, are you going to rebel against your master today? You've always been my favorite pet, cough cough cough cough!"

Nami's face was filled with intense fear, but even more so with an unyielding hatred.

She picked up a short stick from the side, gripping the weapon tightly with both hands, as if to encourage herself.

Ah Long laughed loudly: "Don't be afraid. Think of the woman I shot dead. She was your foster mother, wasn't she? Quick, grip your weapon! Arm your heart with hatred, kill me, and then go kill the fishmen. How can you not kill them after all these years of forbearance? Come on! Kill them—"

Before he could finish speaking, a huge fist landed on his face.

Eyeballs, muscles, nose, skull, and brain were all turned into mincemeat by that punch.

Jinbe, the knight of the sea, smashed Arlong's head with one punch. He had also figured it out: since he couldn't eliminate this kind of hatred, he would eliminate the people who had this kind of thinking!

He should bear the sins of killing his own kind and his former companions; there is no need to pass them on.

The blood of his deceased friend slid down the back of his hand. Instead of wiping his hand, he knelt directly in front of Nami.

"I'm sorry, it was my indulgence that caused Ah Long so much harm to you. All the sins are mine. If you want, you can come and kill me, then let go of your hatred and go back to a normal life..." His head slammed heavily to the ground and never lifted up again.

Nami gritted her teeth: "You're the one who put him here?"

Jinbe offered no excuses: "It was me, I'm sorry."

"You ordered him to kill Bellemere?!"

"sorry."

"Did you order him to kill so many villagers?"

"sorry."

"What's the use of saying all this now? You're too late!" Nami shouted hoarsely, then ran away crying.

A light rain was falling from the sky. Arlong's blood mingled with the rainwater and flowed slowly on the muddy ground. Fishmen lay scattered all around him. Jinbe knelt on the spot, silent for a long time.

Far away on Fishman Island, the fortune teller Mrs. Shirley let herself be enveloped in the white smoke from her pipe, covering her face, with a crystal ball beside her that had a large crack in it...

Chapter 191 Basil Hawkins

Jinbe gained the understanding, or at least the superficial understanding, of the villagers of Cocoyasi Village through his attitude.

He sent all the fishmen who were entrenched in the village to the Navy branch. After discovering that this branch was in cahoots with Ah Long and was no good either, he carried out another round of smashing and destruction.

Given his status as a Shichibukai, dealing with a branch of the Navy was not a big deal. After defeating Arlong and his crew, he decided to stay in Cocoyasi Village, at least to do something for the village.

Nami, a young girl, wanted to gain the power to protect herself. Jinbe, without holding back, taught her all of his Fish-Man Karate. He also taught any villagers who wanted to learn, and in the end, Cocoyasi Village was transformed into a Fish-Man Karate dojo.

......

Vivi believes she is also a victim of the fish-men's hatred. If that Madam Shirley had honestly performed a divination for her, why would she have come all the way to the North Sea?

She was hurt, and now she's going to hurt others!

With no intelligence sources available, Vivi faced a real challenge in finding Basil Hawkins, a relatively unknown pirate, in the vast North Blue.

Basil Hawkins' reputation was far from reaching the level of a supernova two years later.

This person is cunning and ruthless, and has certainly done a lot of bad things, but many of these things are unknown to outsiders. He is very low-key and sneaky, so his bounty is very low, less than 20 million, which is worlds apart from the 249 million bounty he received two years later.

Weiwei inquired for several days but found no clues.

Left with no other option, she had to turn to Germa 66, a quasi-ally Alabasta had built up with money, for help in finding out Basil Hawkins' whereabouts.

Germa 66 can be considered the uncrowned kings of the North Blue. They once ruled the entire North Blue by force. Although they are not as powerful as before, they are still stronger than a group of pirates who only know how to fight and kill.

For the Alabasta Iron Chain Across the River Plan, last year when Vivi was in Wano Country, Vice-Captain Bell, who could fly, had already reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with the military organization Germa 66.

The specific work will have to wait until Zefa arrives, and we need to see how many troops the Alabasta Navy has shortfall in in order to blockade the Reverse Mountain line before we can talk about hiring Germa 66.

As the former rulers of the North Blue and controllers of Germa 66, the Vinsmoke family needs the support of the World Government member states in order to regain their original political status.

They need land, they need people, and even more so, they need a status commensurate with their strength.

Alabasta has such a large population, equivalent to more than a dozen other countries combined, so their words still carry weight. The reason Valbo was able to bully young Vivi back then was mainly because he was a bit of a troublemaker. Imagine letting the Drum Nation, with tens of thousands of people, confront Alabasta, with tens of millions of people and a standing army of only 600,000? That would be suicidal.

The Vinsmoke family behind Germa 66 needs the support of the Nefertari family within the World Government. They are not against hiring people to fight pirates, and the price they ask for is not too high. The relationship between the two sides is currently quite good.

Vivi inquired about information on the North Blue pirates from the other party, and soon the other party gave her a fairly detailed report, which included information on Basil Hawkins' sphere of influence, strongholds, and subordinates.

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Basil Hawkins is 27 years old. His pirate crew is named after him. On the official wanted list, he is the captain of the Hawkins Pirates, and he owns a pirate ship called the Grudge Dolph.

Hawkins ate the Paramecia-type Straw-Straw Fruit, and his most common ability is to create Stand dolls using straw. He can transfer damage to the Stand doll's host during battle.

This guy is cunning. He secretly implants substitute dolls into strangers, enemies, or even his own pirate subordinates. In the event of a fatal crisis, he transfers the damage and makes these people the scapegoats.

Hawkins Pirates' core is himself; the other pirates are completely unimportant. The crew has very poor cohesion; apart from Captain Hawkins, the subordinates are all weak, and there isn't a single one who can fight.

"Hmm, strange, such a dangerous omen has appeared?" Basil Hawkins had a habit of consulting the oracle when in doubt. Today, he was resting on the island where his pirate crew was based when the sudden premonition made him very uncomfortable. He quickly sat up, took out a thick stack of tarot cards from his pocket, laid them out one by one, and began to perform a divination.

"An unpredictable and powerful enemy? Yes, the probability is 96%. It seems there really is an enemy."

"Is there a fatal danger? The defeat rate in battle is 65%, so it seems the enemy doesn't have an overwhelming advantage, but they are very strong."

"Is it the Navy coming to hunt me down? The chance is only 5%... Then it's a pirate who has a grudge against me? The chance is 7%? Strange, judging from this result, the person coming here has no grudge against me. What's going on?" Hawkins was filled with great doubt when he was divining the identity of his enemy, and he was completely confused for a moment.

"Escape rate? The chances are so low, 27%... If I wanted to run now, would I be completely unable to escape?"

"The chances of surrendering? 42%...that's quite low."

Hawkins looked at his reflection in the mirror: "My fate has taken a dramatic turn today, and I look like I'm about to die."

Although the divination results showed that the enemy did not have an overwhelming advantage over him, and the outcome of the battle was still unknown, with too many variables in the fight, Hawkins, who might be able to turn the tables and kill the enemy by relying on the terrain and his men, prepared to run away without saying a word after seeing that he looked like he was about to die.

He ran away with extreme decisiveness, but as soon as he stepped out of the room, he realized he was too late. Although it was daytime, the boundless darkness still enveloped the entire island. His pirate crew was screaming in panic. A few reckless guys wanted to light torches, but their companions stopped them, saying, "Are you stupid? Lighting torches in such darkness? Wouldn't that make you an easy target?"

“Light the torch,” Hawkins said coldly.

The lack of sight had a significant impact on him. The key issue was that in such a pitch-black environment, he couldn't even perform divination, which made things very difficult for him.

He ordered his men to light torches, clearly intending to use their lives to create conditions for his own escape.

The men dared not disobey orders, and one by one they lit torches.

It was pitch black! It was pitch black all around, but not to the point of completely absorbing light. With a few torches lit, visibility on the island improved somewhat.

Basil Hawkins also knows Armament Haki and Observation Haki. At a certain level, these two types of Haki are considered standard skills. Everyone basically knows them, but the degree varies.

At this moment, he used Observation Haki to search his surroundings, trying to find the hidden enemy.

The search results were bad; the other party's Observation Haki had misled and suppressed him to some extent, making him feel that there were enemies everywhere in the black fog.

Chapter 192 Divination

Hawkins has a really good mental fortitude.

He sat on a large rock, with several straws sprouting from his knees. He used the straws to hold the tarot cards in mid-air and began his calculations again.

"The defense evasion rate is 95%, which means I can completely defend against this move."

"The exodus rate has dropped to 24%. Is it because I lost the initiative?"

"My defeat rate has also increased, now reaching 69%. I have a high chance of not being a match for this guy. He created an environment conducive to combat, is it this black mist...? Hmm? What is that?"

Hawkins was divining and calculating the whole situation when he suddenly noticed a somewhat blurry, large, dark figure running past him.

He could see it fairly clearly; it was a dark, indistinct shadow.

Judging from its shape, it seems to be some kind of animal, with a head and a body, but it's really hard to tell what it is.

Unable to make a decision, he continued to consult the oracle: "Is that the power of some kind of Devil Fruit? Hmm, 98% chance, it is definitely a Devil Fruit power."

As he was calculating, he suddenly noticed that the strange dark figure had run past him again, and it seemed that the figure had picked up something.

If it were someone else who was careless and oblivious, they might not have noticed the problem. But Basil Hawkins was planting substitute dolls for others every day, and he was also skilled in divination. He was very familiar with curses and the intangible methods of harming people.

He sensed something was wrong with the shadowy figure and quickly changed his position. However, to his surprise, the shadowy figure seemed to know where he was. As soon as he sat down and began to perform divination, the shadowy figure would immediately rush over to him, quietly run over, and then quickly run away, taking something from his side.

"Die!" Hawkins was also skilled in swordsmanship, and quite well at that. When the shadow appeared for the fourth time, he suddenly drew his longsword, the blade slicing from left to right, and slashed straight at the shadow's head.