Return and Arrangements

Island No. 2.

"The club president and his team are really impressive."

He sat there on Mr. Christmas, flipping through the newspaper, his legs crossed in jeans, looking relaxed.

"They actually killed a Shichibukai. Counting Crocodile, this is the second one, right?"

Cecilia wiped the sweat from her brow, took long strides, walked over to Mr. Christmas, sat down, and picked up her water glass to drink.

"Ace has a bounty of 800 million, the president has a bounty of 250 million, Heckle has a bounty of 200 million."

Mr. Christmas clicked his tongue in amazement. "Their combined value is a whopping 1.25 billion Belly, that's incredible!"

"If you are willing to let me leave."

Suddenly Lucci was in the distance, said, "I will provide you with sufficient compensation."

"Do you think we'll believe you?" Cecilia looked at him sideways.

Lucci said, "You can release Kalifa first, leave us here, and then come back when she has raised the money."

"I really like money." Mr. Christmas sat there lazily, "But if I wanted money, I would have had countless amounts long ago."

If you eat the Door-Door Fruit at Mr. Christmas, you can travel to many hidden places around the world. If you want money, just find a vault and take it with you.

She likes money, but when money is easily obtained, she doesn't value it as much.

"You've got the wrong person. Money doesn't mean anything to us," Cecilia said as she sat down to rest.

Lucci said, "I can provide you with many things, such as the Six Powers, so that you can master them in advance."

"There's no need."

Cecilia glanced at Lucci and said, "If you want to learn the Six Powers, it's not too late to learn them after the president has mastered them."

"Yeah?"

Lucci looked at Cecilia and said, "But if this continues, I may not give you the Six Powers. If you are willing to let me go, I can give you what you want."

You've got one thing wrong.

Cecilia stood up, walked up to Lucci, and said with a smile, "What I want most is not the Six Powers, but Haki."

"Secondly, we are very familiar with the way your CP behaves. As the intelligence agency of the World Government, your credibility is really too poor."

Cecilia added, "More importantly, the president has been kind to me, and there's no way I could betray him. So I advise you not to waste your time."

Upon hearing this, Lucci sighed.

But at that moment, a huge sound came from afar, boom.

Cecilia looked into the distance and saw a huge figure appear in the distance. Not only that, but there was also a ship not far away, with Heckle standing on it.

"President."

Cecilia approached Xia Qiu and said with a smile, "I knew you were alright."

"President, you're back." Mr. Christmas came running over and stood next to Xia Qiu.

"Looks like you're alright?" Xia Qiu shook herself off the water.

"Thank goodness I arrived just as they were about to make their move," Mr. Christmas said smugly.

"You did a great job."

Xia Qiu nodded and then asked, "So what's next for the navy?"

"We did not contact Princess Vivi rashly."

Cecilia replied, "But we received some information from Zala that Tina's Black Cage Fleet has arrived there, and not only that, there is also a Vice Admiral named Momousagi stationed there."

"It was her."

Xia Qiu was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected her to appear. Her strength should be greater than most Vice Admiral, and she was skilled in swordsmanship. He was no match for her at all.

Cecilia said, "Vivi left a contact channel. If anything happens to us, we can contact her through the Drum Kingdom, especially after you are safe."

"I understand. Just give Heckle your contact information and let him handle the communication," Xia Qiu instructed. Then, looking at Heckle, she said, "This place is quite far from Island Five, and there might be Navy personnel using Black Den Den Mushi to eavesdrop nearby, so contacting Ace and the others will be a hassle for you."

Ace, Hogback, and Perona all stayed on Island Five because Hogback and Perona were not yet trustworthy enough to be fully trusted. It was better for Ace to keep an eye on them on the farthest island.

Although Perona's ghost cannot touch Ace, she has a physical body, which Ace can attack directly.

On a small island, no matter where Perona hides, Xia Qiu can attack her.

"I see."

Heckle immediately said.

Xia Qiu then said, "First, use the submarine to send Mr. Christmas back to the Drum Kingdom. He's been away for too long; let's get him back to the Drum Kingdom first."

"Good."

Heckle immediately took Mr. Christmas and left, the two disappearing into the distance.

"So what do you need me to do next?" Cecilia asked curiously.

"You cannot leave for the time being."

Xia Qiu gave the order, saying, "Stay here and participate in the guard duty. Also, I will begin to teach you the Haki."

"Isn't that Haki?" Cecilia rubbed her shoulders together, her heart filled with anticipation.

Xia Qiu walked back to the center of the field, looked at Lucci, and said with a smile, "Long time no see. Have you tried to escape?"

"You still can't be killed even like this," Lucci said.

"Killing me won't be that easy," Xia Qiu said with a smile.

Lucci looked at Xia Qiu and said seriously, "Although Baroque Works was wiped out, its elite forces are still intact. Moreover, they took this opportunity to disappear underwater again. Not only that, you also successfully transferred Baroque Works to your subordinates. That's really impressive."

Xia Qiu lay there lazily and said, "It's quite good that you can see these things."

Lucci said, "But you've caused such a huge uproar, the World Government will definitely hunt you down. I want to see how long you can hold out."

"Let's wait and see."

Xia Qiu smiled and closed her eyes to rest.

"So you want me to teach you?"

In a luxury suite in Las Vegas, Momousagi looked at Vivi with a somewhat surprised expression.

"That's right."

Vivi said seriously, "You can't stay here forever, and this is my own country, so I'm sure Lieutenant Vice Admiral Momousagi will teach me so that I have the ability to protect this country."

"Don't you have the Sand-Sand Fruit?"

Momousagi looked at Vivi and asked, "That seems to be Crocodile's original ability, right? You must be quite strong to be able to use this fruit's ability, right?"

Vivi shook her head and smiled wryly, "My ability has a weakness: it can't turn into sand once it comes into contact with water. Now everyone in the Navy knows about this fruit's weakness."

"But I have no intention of taking on apprentices." Momousagi frowned, not expecting her to make this request.

"Vice Admiral Momousagi, what will happen if you leave without teaching me?" Vivi said anxiously. "Besides, I'm only doing this to cooperate with the Navy..."

"It's all because of that guy Aokiji."

Momousagi looked at Vivi helplessly and asked, "How old are you now?"

Sixteen years old.

Vivi answered honestly that she had infiltrated Baroque Works when she was fourteen years old, and it had been two years since then.

"Is it that small?"

Momousagi was somewhat surprised, "You're only sixteen years old, yet you can run a casino and have Devil Fruit powers. You're far too mature."

"I'd rather not have this," Vivi said, her head down.

Momousagi nodded. A Princess of a nation, in the prime of her youth, yet forced to do these things, she said, "Come with me. I'll test your physical abilities, and if possible, I'll teach you some things."

"Thank you, Vice Admiral Momousagi."

Vivi immediately said excitedly.