Miss Goldenweek Faces Off Against Crocodile! / Brogy and Dorry's Hundred-Year Battle! (Please Support)
"Brother Reno, I believe in you!!"
"Captain, go for it!!"
Vivi and Valentine released Reno's arms at the same time, their eyes carrying a trace of pity as they looked at Mr.3.
They still clearly remembered the miserable fates of Mr.9 and Mr.5.
One had been dumped into the sea, while the other had been electrocuted into charcoal.
"Damn it, anyone these days dares to look down on me, Mr.3!"
"Candle Carving Fist!!"
Completely ignored, Mr.3 immediately flew into a rage and decisively attacked.
Candle Slime continuously poured from his hands, eventually forming a massive gauntlet.
With a bang, the gauntlet shot toward Reno like a cannonball leaving its barrel.
"Tricks."
Reno instantly drew his sword—an ordinary one—and casually swung it.
A Golden Arc Sword Qi slashed out, tearing through the candle gauntlet with overwhelming force and splitting it in two.
"What?!!" Mr.3's eyeballs comically popped out at the sight.
The candle gauntlet was as hard as steel, yet Reno had split it apart with a single slash?!!
This had to be fake!!
"Compared to your gauntlet, your mouth is harder."
Reno wore a mocking smile as he swung out another slash.
Mr.3's pupils contracted as a chill surged from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
A slash that could easily cut through steel could have been called an ultimate move.
But that was just a normal attack?!
"Candle Wall!!!"
With no time to think, more Candle Slime erupted around Mr.3, instantly turning into a solid Candle Wall in front of him.
The slash struck, instantly breaking through Mr.3's prized Candle Wall before cutting into his chest without losing any momentum.
Splat.
Mr.3 slammed heavily into the Candle Hut and uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the ground red.
Cough, cough.
Mr.3, already rolling his eyes, supported himself with both hands on the ground and stared at Reno in terror.
Just who was this guy?!
Thirty Million Beli?!
This was probably the strength of a Three Hundred Million Bounty, wasn't it?!
"Still not dead?! As expected, this isn't as useful as Wado Ichimonji."
Reno shook his head unhappily and delivered another strike!
Before Mr.3's horrified eyes, Golden Sword Qi pierced straight through his chest.
Mr.3 could clearly feel the life draining rapidly from his body. He struggled to open his mouth, but he could no longer say a single word.
With a bang, he collapsed into a pool of blood.
Mr.3, dead!
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Goldie Confronts Crocodile!
Seeing Mr.3 lying in a pool of blood, Miss Goldie's pupils shrank, and her expression changed for the first time.
The hand holding her paintbrush hung motionless in the air.
Baroque Works' number three assassin had been instantly defeated just like that?!
Mr.3 had not even been able to withstand a single move against Reno?!
"Brother Reno is amazing!!" Vivi clapped excitedly and cheered.
In her mind, there seemed to be no enemy Reno could not defeat.
Reno calmly accepted Vivi's praise, then walked over to Miss Goldie.
He glanced at the drawing that had only just been sketched out on the canvas and chuckled. "Do I need to sit down?!"
Miss Goldie tugged at the corner of her mouth, her face bitter.
Even Mr.3 had been instantly defeated. What difference would it make whether she finished the painting or not?
"What do you want?!" Miss Goldie stared at Reno nervously.
The day she became an assassin, she had already prepared herself to be killed.
But she had never expected that day to come so suddenly.
Reno looked at Miss Goldie, who seemed ready to face death, and suddenly laughed.
"Relax. I won't kill you. Go make us a pot of tea."
Miss Goldie froze, but she obediently brewed Reno a pot of Earl Grey.
If she could live, who would want to die?
Reno lifted the black tea and took a small sip, revealing a surprised expression. "The tea is pretty good."
Miss Goldie lowered her head awkwardly.
Just moments ago, she had been drinking tea with Mr.3 here while discussing how to get rid of Reno.
She had not expected the situation to reverse so quickly.
"From now on, you are no longer an assassin of Baroque Works. You are a member of the Reno Pirates." Reno sipped his tea, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Join the Reno Pirates?!!" Miss Goldie looked toward Vivi and Valentine.
Had they joined the Reno Pirates this way too?!
"Miss Goldie, don't hesitate. The captain is far stronger than the BOSS. Oh, right... I forgot to tell you, the mastermind BOSS is Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai." Valentine told her the truth.
If possible, she truly hoped Goldie would not follow the others down the same path.
"So it was him." Miss Goldie was equally surprised.
After a brief moment of thought, she nodded. "I'm willing to join your pirate crew."
There was no need to gamble with her life for a BOSS she had never met and whose identity she had not even known.
As the saying went, a miserable life was better than a good death.
Besides, Vivi and Valentine seemed to be in much better spirits after joining the Reno Pirates.
"You should have a Log Pose that leads to Alabasta, right?!!" Reno praised the Earl Grey in his heart as he drank.
Her tea-making skills were truly excellent.
"Yes." Miss Goldie immediately took out a Permanent Pointer from a basket beside her and handed it over.
It was something she and Mr.3 always needed whenever they traveled.
Without this Permanent Pointer, they would have no way of returning to Alabasta, or they would have to go to great lengths to get back.
Brubruru.
Brubruru.
Just as Reno put away the Permanent Pointer, the Den Den Mushi in the flower basket suddenly began ringing urgently.
"Brother Reno..." Vivi instinctively wrapped her arms around Reno's arm.
For some reason, she had a bad feeling.
Even Valentine and Miss Goldie's expressions changed.
Assassins generally did not contact one another.
The only people who could contact them directly were usually the Vice President or the mastermind BOSS.
"Leave it to me." Reno gave the three women a reassuring look before answering the call.
A horizontal scar immediately appeared on the Den Den Mushi's face, and a never-ending cigar was held in the corner of its mouth with convincing detail.
Crocodile. It really was him!!
Vivi and the other two immediately grew nervous.
This was their first time meeting Crocodile.
"Mr.3, you've kept me waiting too long. I'm seriously beginning to doubt your ability to do your job."
A dissatisfied voice soon came from the other end.
Reno smiled.
He had originally been thinking of contacting Crocodile, but he had not expected Crocodile to come to him instead.
"Hello, Crocodile."
"..."
Silence fell over the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
After a while, that deep, hoarse voice sounded again. "You're Reno?!!"
Reno was a little surprised. "Sand Crocodile, it seems your head isn't filled entirely with sand. Congratulations, you guessed right."
"Since you answered the call, Mr.3 and Miss Goldie have already been taken care of by you, right?!!"
"Fufufufu, two more useless pieces of trash. What a bunch of fools."
At such a critical time, the agents' repeated failures had completely exhausted Crocodile's patience.
He cursed furiously in irritation, and the Den Den Mushi perfectly conveyed Crocodile's disdainful expression and cold tone.
Goldie's face turned livid beside him as she tightly clenched her little fists.
That bastard!!
They had risked their lives working outside, gotten nothing in return, and now that Mr.3 was dead, they still had to suffer Crocodile's humiliation.
"Crocodile, shut your mouth!!"
Goldie was angry!!
"Goldie, you're still alive?!!" After a brief silence, Crocodile's somewhat uncertain voice came from the other end.
Was it an illusion?!
Goldie planted her hands on her hips and glared furiously at the Den Den Mushi. "That's right. Disappointed, aren't you? Not only am I still alive, I've joined the Reno Pirates."
"Crocodile, just you... just wait for the captain. He'll go to Alabasta to find you, and he'll definitely slaughter you, you damn crocodile!!"
Reno: ...
Crocodile: ...
After that continuous outburst, Goldie's cheeks reddened, and her breathing became hurried.
Vivi and Valentine stared wide-eyed at Goldie and gave her a thumbs-up!
She was seriously brave!!
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Goldie's outburst at Crocodile made Vivi and Valentine beside her unable to stop themselves from giving her a thumbs-up.
It felt as refreshing as drinking a bottle of cold water on a freezing winter day.
That was so satisfying!!