Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? Miss Reiju, You Wouldn't Want Your Little Brother to Be Bullied in the Navy, Would You?

"Miss Reiju, it's time to get up."

With a slight flutter of her eyelashes, a pair of bright, intelligent eyes slowly opened, and Reiju awoke from her unconsciousness.

What came into view was a dark room.

Fortunately, the room didn't have the stench of a typical prison cell; it was very clean and even had a faint camellia scent.

Ultimately, however, this is still a prison cell.

Reiju found herself shackled and fixed to the wall.

The clothes were intact; there was no humiliation.

Reiju immediately opened her small mouth and forcefully exhaled a pink mist, spraying it towards the direction from which the sound had come.

With a scream, the man in the shadows exploded, turning into three wobbly Shaco boxes.

"No wonder they're Poison Pink of Germa 66."

Before Reiju even react with surprise, several masked men and women slowly emerged.

"To think that a single skill could instantly kill Shaco's clone, is this the power of Lineage Factor modification?"

Behind the mask, Ma Qiao couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration.

The real Shaco standing to the side had a somewhat resentful look in his eyes.

After all, although he had already reached level six, he had almost no equipment.

How could the clones not be fragile after that?

However, to Reiju, Ma Qiao's words sounded like a death sentence.

Reiju's Germa Battle Suit has disappeared.

Without the boost from her combat suit, that poisonous mist was Reiju's last resort.

However, this trump card failed to harm the opponent in the slightest; it merely destroyed a puppet.

Reiju didn't quite understand what a clone was, and could only think of it as something like a combat puppet.

However, if it's an inanimate object, it shouldn't cause poisoning.

However, the clone mentioned by the other party did indeed show signs of poisoning, and even exploded.

This state, which possesses both the characteristics of a living organism and those of a non-living organism, reminded Reiju of her father's research.

Could it be some kind of special clone?

What a disgusting invention!

Reiju has always felt extremely disgusted by her father's actions.

She is the only Germa in Germa, besides Sanji, who has retained human emotions.

For a long time, Reiju tried to become like her younger brothers, cold-blooded and ruthless, to become an excellent killing machine in her father's eyes.

However, now that things have come to this, Reiju is finding it increasingly difficult to suppress her feelings of disgust towards Germa 66, this killing machine.

The man before him seemed even more evil than his own father.

Who are you people? Why did you ambush me?

Reiju asked in a deep voice.

In truth, she already had her own answer in her heart.

Having both the technology related to Lineage Factors and the ability to conceal their identity by appearing in public wearing a mask, their true nature is becoming increasingly clear.

The Cipher Pol, a direct intelligence agency of the World Government, is a group of troublesome individuals.

But it turned out the other party didn't seem to want to hide their identity.

One of the men removed his mask, revealing a face painted with oil paint and a distorted expression.

"The Fifth Emperor of the sea, Buggy the Clown's first mate?"

Reiju stared in surprise at the face beneath the mask.

Thanks to Buggy's flamboyant style, the Buggy Pirates are now quite well-known.

Especially ambitious families like the Vinsmoke Family, who have already gathered all the intelligence related to Buggy.

Reiju had previously seen a portrait and bounty poster of the Buggy Pirates in an internal document.

Due to his alliance with Red-Haired Shanks and his provocation of the Marines in Loguetown, Buggy the Clown's bounty has now reached 500 million Beli.

To be honest, this amount is completely mismatched with the title of the Fifth Emperor of the Sea.

Therefore, the title of the Fifth Emperor of the Sea is not widely recognized, but many people believe that with Buggy's strength, which is comparable to Shanks', it is only a matter of time before his bounty is increased.

As the vice-captain of the Buggy Pirates, Demon Jester Shaco, who also has the identity of Shaco, is considered to be the second most dangerous person after Buggy.

His bounty has reached 200 million Beli.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

Gangplank went to great lengths, even going so far as to throw a match against Buggy.

His bounty is only 55 million Beli.

Shaco did nothing but help Captain Buggy manage his V account, and his bounty had already risen to the 200 million level.

This shows that sometimes packaging is more important than hard work.

Regardless of the packaging, Reiju frowned as she looked at the demon Shaco in front of her.

She couldn't help but begin to have doubts:

Could it be that my judgment was completely wrong, and the other party was not only not a member of the World Government, but also a subordinate of a powerful pirate who was opposed to the World Government?

No, that's not right.

Reiju quickly came up with a possibility.

Perhaps the so-called Fifth Emperor of the Sea is actually a member of the World Government, or has reached some kind of cooperation with the World Government.

This is not impossible.

There are rumors that a pirate of emperor-level status on the high seas once had some kind of communication with the World Government.

Could the protagonist in the rumor actually be Buggy?

In that brief moment, Reiju considered countless possibilities.

This is a side effect of high intelligence.

As the daughter of a scientific genius, Reiju possesses extraordinary intelligence.

If Sanji is considered one of the most intelligent members of the Straw Hat Pirates...

Therefore, Reiju, as Sanji's older sister Sanji, is even more intelligent.

In fact, during the Whole Cake Island arc, Big Mom set up a trap, intending to annex the Germa Kingdom.

Reiju is the only member of the Vinsmoke Family who noticed something amiss and began to investigate.

Although, in Ma Qiao's view, such a low-level trap was so easy to see through that it didn't require much wisdom.

However, this is, after all, the world of One Piece. For Reiju to do this is enough to be considered exceptionally intelligent and kind-hearted.

The smarter a person is, the more easily they get caught up in their own imagination.

Ma Qiao, unaware of the many thoughts she had already entertained, removed his own mask.

"Hey, pretty boy, you're quite handsome. Are you one of Buggy's men too?"

She's a woman who steals King Luffy's first kiss on their first meeting, exuding irresistible charm. Even in such a difficult situation, she can still effortlessly flirt and tease him, even licking her lips with her pink tongue (as shown in the picture).

Ma Qiao took out a lip balm from his pocket and very considerately moisturized the woman's dry lips.

To everyone's surprise, this tactic didn't intimidate the crazy woman at all; she even let out a seductive moan.

Thank you for the lip balm, but next time, I hope you can moisturize my lips in an even more wonderful way.

She pursed her lips, spreading the lip balm evenly, and Reiju asked, "Now can you tell me who you are, handsome young man?"

"I remain true to my name and identity; I am Mr. 3, a high-ranking executive of Baroque Works, the secret organization founded by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. I'm here to seek cooperation with your Vinsmoke family."

As he spoke, seemingly to increase his persuasiveness, a flame suddenly shot up from Ma Qiao's finger. "Look, this is the power of my Mr. 3 Wax-Wax Fruit."

"Baroque Works was actually founded by Crocodile?"

Reiju felt that she had been more surprised today than she had in the entire past year.

Because she was also involved in mercenary operations, Reiju had naturally heard of Baroque Works, which was quite famous in the first half of the Grand Line.

But she never expected that the mastermind behind this studio was actually a member of the Shichibukai.

As expected, whether it's the Cipher Pol, the Shichibukai, or the suspicious Fifth Emperor of the Sea, these three forces are probably all backed by the World Government...

Reiju tried to calm herself down. She abandoned her previous seductive tone and asked coldly, "What do you want from me?"

"Yare yare..."

"Don't talk like we're forcibly taking something from you. This is a transaction, and while it may not be entirely fair, it is indeed a transaction."

Ma Qiao shook his head and went straight to the point. "I'm just a middleman. Lord Buggy is very interested in the cloning technology your father possesses. In exchange, the Shaco the Buggy Pirates will become allies of the Vinsmoke Family."

"To form an alliance with a sea emperor? Such a deal certainly sounds very tempting."

Reiju sneered. "Why don't you go talk to my father, instead of kidnapping me, a woman with no say in the matter?"

Because I don't trust your father.

Ma Qiao answered very honestly, "An alliance built purely on mutual exploitation, without blood ties or marriage alliances, is far too fragile."

"What I'm after is an unbreakable alliance," Ma Qiao emphasized.

"That's ridiculous. You don't trust my father, but you're willing to believe me?"

Reiju gave Ma Qiao a charmingly disdainful look. "I don't recall any blood relation between us. Are you implying you'll marry me? Hmm... considering how cute you are, I might consider it."

Vegapunk's Science Unit have always been a top secret of the World Government, and Reiju had no idea about them.

Even if she knew, she wouldn't doubt it.

Although both utilize Lineage Factor technology, Vegapunk's research on humanoid weapons is completely different from Germa's technological direction.

World Governments have every reason to seek an alternative technological path.

Of course, Ma Qiao wouldn't believe this crazy woman's nonsense.

Germa's Poison Pink is something most men can't handle.

Ma Qiao doesn't want to be stuck in a "my brother took his medicine" scenario all the time.

Looking at Reiju, whose limbs were handcuffed and Reiju expression grew increasingly alluring and seductive, Ma Qiao revealed a meaningful smile:

"Miss Reiju, I never intended to use something as mundane as marriage to bind you..."

"Oh? You mean?"

My meaning is very simple.

Ma Qiao clapped his hands, and the masked the Virtuoso immediately handed over a photograph.

Sanji's inability to have a normal, clear-cut photo of himself appear in the news is not entirely due to bad luck, but rather because there is a hidden hand controlling everything behind the scenes.

The Big Bird Consortium already possessed his real, high-resolution photos. Ma Qiao even knew all of his internet browsing history and cloud storage contents.

While it is indeed a bit cringe-worthy, this is absolutely the real Sanji.

Ma Qiao gently opened Sanji's photo, and like a classic villain, slowly walked towards Reiju, who was handcuffed.

"I really didn't lie to you, because what binds you, this pink butterfly, isn't love, but family!"

Seeing Reiju's intense gaze fixed on the photo, and her slightly trembling pupils, Ma Qiao revealed a knowing smile.

"Miss Reiju, you wouldn't want your younger brother, Lieutenant Sanji, to be ostracized in the Navy, would you?"

Reiju's expression changed drastically. He tried hard to suppress his true feelings and suddenly laughed.

"That's ridiculous! I don't know how you found out about Vinsmoke Sanji's whereabouts, but you're using Sanji to threaten me? You've got something wrong!"

Reiju's smile vanished, and she said in a voice as cold as ice, "He's nothing but my father's most useless son. A brother like that only makes me feel ashamed. I don't care whether he lives or dies!"

"Oh?"

Ma Qiao laughed, a very happy laugh. "Ms. Reiju, you seem to have misunderstood something too. Do you think we're in the business of charity?"

Since you really don't care about Sanji, then I'll immediately arrange for his warship to have a chance encounter with the 'Going Buggy-senpai'?

With that, Ma Qiao and his companions turned and left without looking back.

"Ame-dad!"

Just as Ma Qiao's figure was about to disappear through the doorway, a woman's desperate and helpless cry finally came from behind him, "I'll do as you say, but please, whatever you do, don't hurt Sanji!"

In fact, even without Reiju's cooperation, Ma Qiao's process of bringing Germa 66 and the Buggy Pirates went very smoothly.

After all, both sides want to curry favor with the other, and with such intense attraction, it's easy for them to end up together.

At most, it's just that a Platinum V player teamed up with a Diamond I player who was boosted by a professional, and they played high-level games together and managed to win some easy matches.

Moreover, on one side is the daughter he is most satisfied with, and on the other side is the deputy head of the delegation who has brought his own funds to work diligently.

With these two stirring things up, Buggy and Vinsmoke Judge quickly became inseparable QQ friends.

Vinsmoke Judge even sent out thirty rockets at once, becoming the top spender in Buggy's live stream.

They all felt they had gotten a good deal by forming an alliance, so when they heard that the other side needed some benefits from them, they were quite generous.

However, as Ma Qiao said, because there is no "secure" marriage alliance like the one with Big Mom Pirates in the original work, Vinsmoke Judge is still very cautious and reserved about this alliance.

First of all, this alliance Vinsmoke Judge was not held in a high-profile manner like that of Whole Cake Island.

In other words, this was a secret alliance.

In this way, the Germa Kingdom will not lose its status and position World Government Member States.

Furthermore, when he heard that Buggy wanted to trade his Buggy Ball formula for Basic Cloning Technology, Vinsmoke Judge was also in a very difficult position.

After much hesitation, and at Reiju's suggestion, a compromise was devised.