Yearning for a Peaceful Life

Nefeltari Princess Vivi, the princess of Alabasta, was a princess who sincerely cared for her country. Without airs, like her father King Cobra, she loved peace and was widely loved by the people.

She was a competent princess. Not long ago, in order to investigate the Dancing Powder affair, she and the captain of the Royal Guard, Igaram, infiltrated Baroque Works, wanting to find out the real culprit behind the use of Dancing Powder. In just a few months, the two successfully rose to the position of middle-level agents with their strong strength and excellent qualifications.

Now, she and Koza were helping Rodney bandage his wounds. A slug half a man's height was lying on Rodney's body, using Chakra to help him recover from his injuries.

"Um... Mr. Rodney, people from Baroque Works?"

"They're all dead. Oh, maybe one or two are still alive, but with the loss of these high-level and middle-level agents, Baroque Works has suffered a great loss and is already dead in name."

Mission: Dissolve Baroque Works
Mission Rank: B
Rewards: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, Water Release: Water Formation Wall, Mystical Palm Technique, Eternal Chakra Fruit, 5000 Mission Points.
Status: Completed!

Those middle-level agents and high-level agents were killed by him. Baroque Works could no longer become a threat, which was equivalent to being disbanded. The system determined that the mission was complete.

A large sum of mission points was credited to his account. He took out the Eternal Chakra Fruit and ate it in front of them. The Chakra he had consumed was restored, and at the same time, his Chakra limit was raised, increasing his previous Chakra by 30%.

"Lord Rodney, has your Chakra suddenly recovered?" Big Slug Sister asked.

"Yes, I just used a secret medicine similar to a Soldier Pill, which is harmless to the body," Rodney said with a smile.

He looked at Princess Vivi and said, "So, Princess Vivi, what did you come to me for?"

"I want to thank you and invite you to the royal capital, Alubarna." Rodney had destroyed Baroque Works. Although it had cut off their investigation, Baroque Works was definitely not good for this country, and Rodney's actions deserved her treatment.

"It's nothing, just a matter of convenience. I'll visit the royal capital when I have the chance, but not now." He shook his head and said with a smile, "If you want to investigate the Dancing Powder, I can tell you clearly that there's no need. I will find out the mastermind behind this. It's not a difficult task."

"The mastermind? Really?!"

"As expected, His Majesty the King was framed." Koza clenched his fist. Even after becoming the leader of the rebel army, he still chose to trust the king who loved his people like his own children, believing in that king, but was forced by pressure and Baroque Works' interference to launch the rebellion.

"Of course, Princess Vivi, Cobra is a competent king. If it weren't for this water-scarce Alabasta, I'm afraid this country would be unbelievably wealthy." He believed that a wise ruler like Cobra could make the country more prosperous if he were in a better place, but Alabasta was too short of water, which limited its economic development.

"Thank you for your praise. I have always had confidence in my father, but this is our country, and we will definitely lead our people to prosperity."

"Yes, Vivi, I believe you and His Majesty the King can do it."

"Thank you, Chief. How about you help me later?" Princess Vivi and Koza were childhood sweethearts, both caring for the people and full of hope and goodwill for this country.

Princess Vivi asked, "Mr. Rodney, who is the mastermind?"

"A man you can't afford to offend, an ambitious and unscrupulous man. Leave that man to me. He is my target." He looked at the two of them and said, "Help me prepare some things. You should be able to do it with your status as a princess, right?"

"Please tell me. I will immediately inform my father to send the things over."

"Okay."

Three days later, Rodney's injuries recovered. He took the things Princess Vivi had prepared and headed to Rainbase.

Rainbase's largest casino, Rain Dinners.

In a shimmering room, Baroque Works' vice president, codenamed Miss All Sunday, whose real name was Nico Robin, reported, "Three days ago, the agents we sent to kill Rodney were all wiped out!"

The person sitting in the darkness was Crocodile, a Shichibukai and ambitious man who wanted to seize the ancient weapon Pluton and become the Pirate King. The smoke from his cigar swirled around, and a scarred face was terrifyingly gloomy. The golden hook on his left hand slammed heavily on the table. After a long silence, he asked, "Mr. 1, lost too?"

"Yes, according to the discoverer's description, the bones in his chest were completely shattered, his spine was broken, and his upper body was beyond repair. It may be because of his Devil Fruit ability that he didn't shatter, but there is no doubt that such injuries are fatal. Also, Mr. 2's body is missing. Miss Wednesday is missing."

"Don't worry about him. Almost all of the high-level and middle-level agents have been wiped out. Even if the remaining people are promoted to high-level agents, it will be useless. Hmm, have someone find Miss Wednesday. Princess Vivi is very important to this country, and to us as well."

Crocodile calmly analyzed that Baroque Works was finished, and his efforts were in vain. He had originally planned to accumulate more popularity for a few more years to make his usurpation easier, but now without the help of Baroque Works, all his plans were disrupted.

"Joestar J. Rodney, what exactly do you want, you man?" After thinking for a while with his eyes closed, he said, "Within a day, collect all the information you can find about Rodney and bring it to me. I want to see his information on my desk tomorrow."

"Understood." Nico Robin nodded and left. Watching her slender figure, Crocodile exhaled a puff of smoke, "Nico Robin, a really useful assistant, but..." He put out his cigar in the ashtray, "She's a restless fellow! She still has value now, the ancient weapon..."

The ancient weapon Pluton, the "most evil warship in history" manufactured by Water Seven, a city prosperous in shipbuilding, was capable of sinking an island with a single shot. It was now sleeping somewhere in the world, and the Poneglyph recording Pluton's location was in Alabasta, but its location had not yet been found.

And Nico Robin was the only person in the world who could understand the Poneglyph, so she couldn't be touched yet.

"Hoo, Pluton, as long as I can get Pluton, I can..." He opened his hands, as if wanting to bring the world into his grasp.

Nico Robin left the office and returned to her workplace. She opened a drawer, and inside was a stack of information about Rodney, "Bounty Hunter, strange weapons, exploding paper, Red-Eyed Rodney, is his behavior all for exterminating pirates? For money? No, he's not short of money."

She wanted to analyze what kind of person Rodney was. This was information collected by her subordinates, starting from when he first rose to fame, hmm, starting from when he exterminated the Krieg Pirates.

"His attacks include various elemental attacks, and he can spit out large amounts of water... Water?" Her eyes narrowed. She was sure that Crocodile was going to fall into this Bounty Hunter's hands this time.

"Wait until he and Crocodile are both injured, then I'll take the opportunity to escape?" She could hide during their battle and continue to investigate in the dark, but what if Rodney lost?

Wouldn't she still be found by that Crocodile guy?

Having worked with him for two years, Robin knew what kind of man he was, sinister and ruthless, doing things by any means necessary, a pirate who dared to plot against a country, making her deeply fearful.

Plus, a Logia Devil Fruit...

She should just wait and see. If Rodney won, she would cooperate with him. The location of Pluton, this man would definitely be interested in it.

Robin believed that not many people in the world would refuse the temptation of the ancient weapon Pluton, a chance to rise to the top and dominate the world, few would give it up.

If Rodney knew her thoughts, he would definitely scoff at them. Wouldn't it be better to buy a few Tailed Beasts when he had enough mission points?

They could fight, run, and be used as power banks. A Tailed Beast Bomb could destroy a mountain with one shot. There would definitely be opportunities to strengthen his Sharingan. Wasn't Chibaku Tensei good? Wasn't Almighty Push useful?

Why did he have to be obsessed with Pluton's firepower? Would the World Government let him go if he took Pluton?

He, Rodney, yearned for a peaceful life, probably.