Pirate Crew Upgrade

"Why did you blow up the palace?!"

Aboard the God Slave, Vivi glared angrily at Lin Yu.

She had clearly already agreed to follow Lin Yu, yet he had still blown up Alabasta's royal palace.

To Vivi, that was a breach of trust.

Lin Yu set down his wineglass, looked at the slightly angry Vivi, and smiled.

"Did you want the World Government to know that you boarded my ship willingly?"

"I was actually doing this for you and Alabasta. No one was hurt anyway."

"This way, in everyone else's eyes, you were abducted by me and forced to come along. Whatever I do in the future will have nothing to do with you or Alabasta."

"You can even use this chance to pressure the World Government and hold them accountable instead. I believe your father will understand that."

Vivi pursed her lips. "It seems Makino was right. You really are a good person."

Since Makino had brought Vivi many things on Cobra's behalf, Vivi liked this understanding older sister very much.

Well, Lin Yu also liked the "understanding" Makino very much.

Glancing at Vivi's information, Lin Yu discovered that her favorability toward him had just risen by twenty points.

"Are you sure you want to keep discussing this with me now?"

Lin Yu set down his wineglass and smiled at Vivi.

It was already late at night. Anna and Charloss had bathed Vivi, dressed her in alluring clothes, and sent her to his room.

In Charloss's words: this was the custom for boarding the ship!

At those words, Vivi's pretty face instantly flushed, and she became somewhat flustered.

After coming aboard, Anna and Charloss had told her what was about to happen, leaving her extremely uneasy.

At the same time, she had learned that Lin Yu had gone to Alabasta specifically for her.

If she had known this would happen, she should have left with the Straw Hat Crew back then.

"Wh-why did you set your sights on me?"

"You already have so... so many women by your side."

Feeling Lin Yu's aggressive gaze, Vivi asked uneasily.

Lin Yu smiled, lifted Vivi's chin with a finger, and said, "If you learn this secret of mine, then you really will have to stay with me for the rest of your life."

Vivi glared at him and said coyly, "As if you would let me go if I didn't know this secret."

Vivi could clearly feel just how strong Lin Yu's desire for her was.

"That's true."

Lin Yu laughed, then looked at Vivi. "Since that's the case, I'll demonstrate it for you."

As soon as he spoke, Lin Yu's body floated up before Vivi's shocked eyes.

"This is Mikita's Light and Heavy ability."

Then Lin Yu took a small toy out of thin air.

"This is Makino's Storage Box Ability."

After that, Lin Yu summoned a gentle breeze around them.

"This is Reiju's Bloodline Factor Superpower."

Finally, Lin Yu exhaled and blew apart the lit candle in the room.

"This is Nojiko's explosion ability."

After doing all that, Lin Yu drew the dumbfounded Vivi into his arms and smiled.

"Now you know why I do this, right?"

Vivi watched Lin Yu display one Devil Fruit ability after another, her heart filled with shock. Only after hearing his words did she come back to her senses and ask in astonishment, "Why haven't you exploded after gaining so many Devil Fruit abilities?"

According to the rumors, anyone who ate two Devil Fruits would immediately explode and die.

Lin Yu rubbed Vivi's red lips with his hand and smiled. "Because I don't directly eat Devil Fruits, so naturally I won't die. Instead, I can obtain abilities from Makino and the others."

"Just like how I'll obtain an ability from you in a moment."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu picked Vivi up.

"I-I don't have any special abilities..." Vivi's body stiffened as she made one last struggle.

Lin Yu smiled. "Vivi, you're special. Even if you had no ability, I still wouldn't let you go."

Vivi's face fell at those words. She had no idea what made her special.

"Vivi, are you willing to join my Pirate Crew and become my subordinate?"

Looking at the frightened Vivi, Lin Yu extended an invitation to her.

Although she did not know why Lin Yu was still asking this, Vivi knew it was unavoidable. She closed her eyes and nodded.

"I'm willing."

Ding! Nefertari Vivi has joined the Pirate Crew and automatically become the ship's doctor.

Ding! The Pirate Crew has met the upgrade requirements. Upgrading...

Ding! Pirate Crew upgrade successful. It has become a Level Two Pirate Crew. More positions and special positions are now available...

Ding...

Seeing the notifications continuously appear before him, Lin Yu could not help but smile. Then he looked at Princess Vivi in his arms.

"Come, I'll teach you Swordsmanship."

"I-I'm a little scared..."

"That's why I'm teaching you Swordsmanship."

"..."

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Bang!

"Lin Yu, that bastard, abducted another princess!"

"And she's the princess of Alabasta!"

Marshal Sengoku hung up the phone and slammed his fist onto the desk, swearing in fury.

Not only was Alabasta a member nation of the World Government, but its royal Nefertari Family was also one of the twenty royal families that had founded the World Government eight hundred years ago.

Even the Five Elders had to show Nefertari Cobra some respect.

Thus, after learning that Princess Vivi had been abducted by that bastard Lin Yu, the Five Elders immediately called to berate Sengoku, calling him complete trash.

They also ordered Sengoku to quickly find a way to intercept Lin Yu along his route.

The World Government would also dispatch its strongest CP0 members to assist, determined to capture Lin Yu and bring him to justice.

Sengoku angrily took a sip of tea and said to Brannew, who stood beside him, "Contact Akainu and Garp. Tell them Lin Yu's whereabouts have been found and have them head to Water Seven immediately."

Water Seven was an unavoidable stop along the route from Alabasta, and Lin Yu would most likely appear there next.

With Admiral Akainu and Iron Fist Garp joining forces, let alone a Great Swordsman like Lin Yu, even the world's strongest man, Whitebeard, could only meet a bitter end.

"Yes, Marshal Sengoku."

Hearing that Admiral Akainu and Vice Admiral Garp would jointly capture Lin Yu, Brannew was startled. After saluting, he hurried out to contact Akainu and Garp.

"Heh heh heh, let's see how much longer you can keep jumping around."

Sengoku took another sip of tea, casually fed the letter in his hand to the goat beside him, and felt much better.

For the Marines, the most troublesome thing about pirates was that they robbed people and immediately ran away.

As long as they found Lin Yu's whereabouts, capturing him would be much easier.

Meanwhile.

Lin Yu's latest attack on a World Government member kingdom and his abduction of the Princess of Alabasta once again made headline news, spreading across the world.

For a time, every kingdom in the world went on high alert. While strengthening their palace defenses, they also began pressuring the World Government, demanding that Lin Yu be captured as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, after seeing Lin Yu's handsome Wanted Poster, the princesses of those royal families immediately had stars in their eyes. They even vaguely hoped he would come knocking, then take away their "reluctant-looking" selves...

Aboard the God Slave, which was speeding toward Jaya Island.

"Yahahahahaha~"

MISS Valentine Mikita let out a devilish laugh as she looked at Princess Vivi before her.

"MISS Wednesday, don't tell me this is all you can do."