On a shore in Alabasta.
"Lord Xia Chen, how about I become your subordinate from now on?" Bon Clay asked Xia Chen Xia Chen found repulsive.
"I've told you so many times, you don't need it!" Xia Chen said, somewhat helplessly.
If I had known, I should have just ignored him and knocked him out.
Now, Bon Clay is practically clinging to him, constantly saying he wants to be his subordinate.
With their current strength, they don't need him to impersonate Luffy to draw fire; the Marines can just sweep them aside.
Suddenly, Xia Chen thought of a good way to get rid of him, so she smiled and said to him:
" Bon Clay, aren't you the one who most reveres the way of the transvestite?"
"I have a place I recommend you visit. It's called the Kamabakka Kingdom, and it even has Okama King! It's much more meaningful than you following me around!"
"Really? There's such a place?" Bon Clay exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes!" Xia Chen nodded, then continued, "That place is called Peach-Colored Island..."
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" Luffy, do you think... Vivi will come at 12 o'clock?" Nami asked, looking in the direction of Alubarna.
"Definitely! She's our comrade!" Luffy nodded and said confidently.
Last night, before they left, they gave Vivi a night to think things over, and then arranged to meet her at Donggang Port at noon today.
If she's willing to board their ship, this will be her last chance!
After a period of time~
Xia Chen looked at everyone and said, "Alright, it's about time, let's go!"
"Let's go! Let's go pick up Vivi!" Luffy shouted happily.
"Oh!"
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Meanwhile, at a port in Alabasta, nearly ten Marine warship were anchored.
"What a joke, Admiral Aokiji! Those are vicious pirates! How can you just stand by and watch them escape!"
A woman with pink hair, a cigarette dangling from her lips, and a voluptuous figure yelled into the Den Den Mushi.
After hearing the woman's words, Den Den Mushi's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Aokiji.
" Hina, there's someone on that ship you can't handle. If you insist on chasing them, you'll only end up dying!"
"If we're afraid of dying and just watch pirates escape from us, how can we live up to the clothes we wear?" Hina shouted.
" Aokiji Admiral, Hina cannot obey your order. Hina will never stand by and watch a pirate escape, even if it costs me my life!"
After saying that, Hina hung up the Den Den Mushi. Then she walked out of the cabin and shouted to the Marines below, "Everyone, move out! Go capture the Straw Hat Pirates!"
Meanwhile, far away at Marine Headquarters, Aokiji listened to the Den Den Mushi and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
Although he already knew this was likely the outcome before making the call, and he understood Hina's personality to some extent, what if things didn't go as planned?
Unfortunately, the result remained unchanged!
Thinking of this, Aokiji sighed softly.
"I hope Xia Chen won't go too far!"
On the Going Merry.
Xia Chen sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, eyes closed, releasing his Observation Haki to carefully sense his surroundings.
At one point, Xia Chen saw...
He saw Luffy about to pull Usopp's nose, and then Usopp was pulling Luffy's mouth.
Xia Chen slowly opened his eyes, his gaze falling on Luffy and Usopp on the ship.
And what they did next was exactly the same as what Xia Chen had just seen.
A faint smile appeared on Xia Chen's lips.
Observation Haki, that's high-level!
This was the first time Xia Chen had made a breakthrough in Haki without relying on the system, and after the breakthrough, he was also able to briefly glimpse the future.
However, at present he can only Future Sight few seconds at most, which is still a step behind Katakuri, not to mention using Red Hair.
But that was enough for Xia Chen. He could always improve his Haki through cultivation or daily check-ins; these were minor issues.
Thinking of this, Xia Chen couldn't help but feel a little smug. It seemed that his talent was indeed quite good!
However, this was also thanks to the battle with Aokiji. Xia Chen discovered that he now also had the characteristics of the main characters. After doing sit-ups once, he would master something new and become stronger than before!
"Hey everyone, the Navy has appeared!"
Just as Xia Chen was about to take a short rest, Sanji shouted.
"What!" Everyone exclaimed in unison, rushing to the side of the ship to see what was happening. They saw that a fleet of nearly ten ships was heading towards their vessel.
Then, several huge spikes were simultaneously fired from these naval ships and attacked them.
(#°Д°)!
The countless enormous spikes were reflected in everyone's pupils. Nami hurriedly shouted, "Quick, block these spikes!"
"No, these attacks are coming from all directions. If we block one side, we won't be able to block the other!" Luffy shouted.
"You don't need to worry about it, I'll handle it!" Xia Chen stood up from the goat's head and said calmly.
Upon hearing Xia Chen's words, everyone on the ship paused instantly, then ignored the incoming spikes and continued doing what they were doing before.
It was as if the impending spikes didn't exist. In everyone's mind, if Xia Chen said not to worry about it, then not to worry about it!
This is the result of the trust they have built with Xia Chen over a long period of time!
There was only one exception. Robin was a little confused as she looked at Zoro, who had gone back to sleep, Sanji, who was continuing to cook, and Luffy and the others, who were playing around.
Then, looking at the confident man on the goat's head, a strange feeling welled up inside me!
She couldn't understand why these people could trust this man so much, and murmured to herself, "Is this... trust between partners?"
Looking at the sky full of spikes, Xia Chen didn't make any move, only uttering a single word.
"Certainly!"
The moment that word "fixed" was uttered, Luffy and his two companions, Luffy were playing around below, instantly shuddered, their faces showing unpleasant expressions, as if they had recalled something unpleasant.
At the same time, as the word "fixed" was uttered, all the sharp spikes attacking from the surrounding area froze in mid-air, unable to advance an inch. Then, after a while, they all fell into the sea.
Everyone: (☆▽☆)!
"Wow, so cool!" Luffy and his two companions shouted.
The sight of all the spikes frozen in mid-air was incredibly impactful for them.
They had initially thought Xia Chen would use a more violent method to deal with the spikes, but to their surprise, he simply uttered a single word.
Luffy and his crew instantly appeared beside Xia Chen, blinking their big eyes as they looked at him.
(✿◕‿◕✿)!
Then they all said in unison, " Xia Chen, can you teach us this?"
Xia Chen:...