He had originally planned to wipe out all the members of the Baroque Works on the island, but he was surprised to find them all lying on the ground, seemingly oblivious to their own mortality.
Considering the people currently in his line of sight, he immediately made up his mind.
"It seems that the training I've been doing during this period has been very effective!"
Keep in mind that in the original story, the Straw Hat Pirates was given a lot of trouble by Mr. 3 and his group, but now they've dealt with them so easily.
In response, Xia Chen put on his classic self-aggrandizing mask.
It's all thanks to him!
Zoro and his companions arrived before Xia Chen, and looking at the ravaged land, they asked curiously, "What happened here?"
The battle had already ended before they even arrived, so all they knew was that a great commotion had broken out, but they didn't know the specifics.
"Oh, it was just a fight!"
"A fight? What kind of fight could cause such power?" Nami exclaimed, then immediately realized what was happening and asked hesitantly, "It wasn't you..., was it?"
Xia Chen nodded.
Instantly, everyone except Luffy, stared at him in shock.
Although they knew Xia Chen was very strong and were mentally prepared, wasn't this situation a little exaggerated?
Looking at their expressions and then at the barren land around them, Xia Chen felt a little embarrassed. If it were just Dorry and Brogy fighting, he wondered how many battles it would take to cause such destruction!
"Clap clap clap..."
Speak of the devil, and he appears! Brogy and Dorry walked towards them, letting out a series of devilish laughs.
"Kid, you're very strong! There aren't many people who can take on the Hakikisha head-on!"
"Oh, giant uncles, thank you for accepting my request to fight and giving me a good time!"
"This is the wine I promised you!" With that, Xia Chen tossed out more than a dozen barrels of wine toward them.
"Huh? Xia Chen, what kind of wine is that?" Zoro asked, puzzled.
"Wine!"
"Wine? You... did you smuggle this from Whiskey Peak?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xia Chen was a little confused. Why was Zoro suddenly asking this?
To everyone's surprise, Zoro became furious upon hearing Xia Chen's affirmative answer.
"So it was you, the wine thief!"
"Hey, watch your wording! Can you call what the first mate did stealing? I just borrowed it, okay?"
Zoro ignored what Xia Chen said, still glaring at him angrily, and said indignantly, "When I finished training there and got tired, I wanted to go ask them for some wine!"
"But they told me their drinks had all been stolen. At first, I thought they were lying to me and just didn't want to give me any, but when I held a knife to their neck, they kept saying the same thing, and that's when I believed them!"
"It's made it so difficult for me to get a glass of wine these past few days, but that's not really the problem. The most crucial thing is..."
Why did you steal the wine without taking me with you?
Xia Chen:???
Everyone:???
Damn it, Xia Chen thought Zoro's sense of justice had suddenly gone mad. Did this kind of thing really come out of the mouth of a pirate? He didn't expect that in the end he would just complain that Zoro didn't take him along to do good deeds.
Tch~ Just as expected of a true pirate!
"Now that I know everything, don't you have to give me a few buckets?"
At this moment, Zoro revealed his true intentions.
Xia Chen looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"I stole it—oh, no, I borrowed it—by my own merit! Why should I share it with you? You're dreaming!"
"Come talk to me about terms when you can beat me!"
"You...&~@*#"
After a period of time~
Everyone gathered together, happily drinking and eating meat, creating a lively scene.
Suddenly, Nami asked Dorry, "Giant Uncle, do you know how long it will take for the magnetism on this island to fully accumulate?"
"Let me think... it seems like it'll take about a year!"
"One year???"
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock, especially Vivi, whose face turned deathly pale.
A year has passed, Alabasta will be long gone. By the time she goes back, the grass on her Pops's grave will probably be several meters tall!
Upon thinking of this, she collapsed to the ground, her eyes instantly losing their luster.
"Um?"
Seeing this, Xia Chen suddenly remembered something, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot, reappearing outside the wax house created by Mr. 3.
Without hesitation, Xia Chen pushed open the door and went in. What he saw almost made his eyes pop out of their sockets.
Inside, at the table, a sea otter and an ostrich were leisurely drinking tea with their eyes closed, their faces showing enjoyment. They didn't even notice Xia Chen coming in.
To this, Xia Chen said speechlessly, " Unluckies you? You're even drinking Earl!"
Xia Chen's voice startled the two beasts who were cultivating their minds. In their excitement, they smashed their teacups on the ground and glared angrily at Xia Chen, adopting an attack stance.
Xia Chen's lips curled up slightly.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Xia Chen didn't show favoritism; after giving each of them a punch, they comfortably drifted off to sleep.
Then Xia Chen went over to them and began searching them. Don't misunderstand, this wasn't because he had any special fetishes, but because...
Xia Chen smiled as he looked at the Eternal Log Pose in his hand, then vanished in a flash.
When he returned, he saw a group of people gathered around Vivi, trying to comfort her. But no matter what they said, Vivi's expression didn't change at all; she remained lifeless.
A bunch of noobs, utterly useless. Watch me!
Xia Chen slowly walked up to Vivi, then took out the item he had just obtained and said to Vivi, "This is the Alabasta Eternal Log Pose!"
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Instantly, everyone froze on the spot, staring blankly at the Eternal Log Pose in Xia Chen's hand.
Especially Vivi, the light in her eyes gradually brightened from dim to incredibly fervent!
Overwhelmed with emotion, she hugged Xia Chen tightly, repeatedly saying thank you and similar phrases.
After everyone calmed down a bit, Sanji asked curiously, "Where did you get this from?"
"Found it on members of the Baroque Works!"
Upon hearing this, Sanji instantly felt like he'd lost a billion. Why didn't he loot Mr. 3's body after they defeated him? If he had found the Eternal Log Pose, Vivi would have been hugging him just now!
Huge loss!
However, if Xia Chen knew Sanji's idea, he would definitely scoff. Mr. 3 doesn't have this thing; even if you stripped all his clothes off, it wouldn't work!
If he hadn't used his prophetic abilities, he wouldn't have known that the Unluckies would be bringing Alabasta's Eternal Log Pose!
So you still have to admit, those who cheat are the real bosses!