A threat?
/Back to the present/
Both Fedrum and Susein knocked their enemies almost at the same time. Shocking the fat man.
-Are you alright, fatty? Asked Susein
-A little sore, but I am alright.
They both looked at the fat man
-So you are the last one huh? Asked Fedrum
-You two performed a great show defeating the recruits, but it won't be as easy to take me down, even if you do, the boss is going to take you both down.
-In fact, he should be returning already with them either dead or on our side.
-... HAHA! Did you hear what he said Fedrum? He thinks those guys are going to bow their heads!
-He… You can't be more delusional than that. He said
-You two…
The fat agent was in a bind. He knew his enemies were skilled, after all they took down the two rookies in a few moves.
But if he just left, he would suffer severe consequences.
-I will buy some time until the boss is back here…
-Fon fon fon fon…
He started to mumble something in a low voice.
-What is he doing? Asked Susein
-...! I don't know, but we need to stop him! His muscle levels are rising fast!
And with that Fedrum ran towards the enemy with Susein behind him.
-Seimei Kikan! Gyakkō suru! (Reverse)
His body suddenly collapsed inwards, his fat became stout muscles and his clothes became several sizes too big.
He ripped his shirt revealing his chest. It had a massive scar right in the heart area.
-I am not as proficient as the boss, but this is enough to deal with you two!
-Be careful Susein! His power has…
Soru!
The man disappeared from his location reappearing on the side of the girl swinging his fist right to her abdomen.
Fedrum could only watch in horror as the massive fist hit the girl's body…
But against all odds, she stood her ground and parried the strike with a well positioned jab!
He punched her again and she replied with a kick.
/Bang!/
Hand and fist met in the air creating a small air current.
-I know you. Susein Vuvuba, daughter of Doriti Vuvuba, a master in the Rubyotu Karate.
They still remained in a standoff.
-You always sought to improve yourself in combat and to learn stronger techniques, but your father never allowed you to. Eventually leading you to leave the island under the banner of the Valet explorers.
-Why don't you…
-Rubyotu first form: Tegaki(Hand draw).
Her hands seemed to create images as she moved from her position and placed her two hands one inch away from the man's chest.
(The position of Kamehameha)
-Tōi eikyō! (Distant impact)
The man's chest caved in as an invisible pressure hit him.
-ARG!
/BANG!/
/CRUMBLE.../
The man was sent flying into another building, collapsing it upon himself.
Fedrum was incredibly surprised by this development.
-I didn't know you could do that.
-Harf… Harf… It takes a lot of stamina though.
/Crumble.../
The rocks where the man was curried started to move
-I guess that wasn't enough to take him out, I am almost out of gas… Said Susein
-One hit and you're out?! Why did you even use that then?!
-I got a bit angry…
/Bang!/
A shadow jumped out from the rubble, it was none other than the fat agent.
His body looked quite mangled up, especially his chest. Part of his face had fat in it, showing he was starting to lose control of his technique.
/Crash!/
-You got me there… But you've seen out of strength now…
/Bang!/
/Poof!/
A strange ball filled with sand was suddenly thrown right in his eyes from the boat.
It was Frindin to save the day with her devil fruit!
Two small seeds were also thrown towards the two combatants.
-Thanks Findi! Said Susein.
Fredum just smiled and ate his seed
-My eyes! Arrg! There is sand in my eyes…
Susein and Fedrum looked at each other and dashed towards the man.
-Don't you think you can get me by using such dirty tricks!
/CRACK!/
He lifted his leg and crashed it into the pier ground. Creating a large crater
Demolishing the ground and sending rocks and debris flying around the place.
Susein jumped into the air and used the remainder of her strength to kick the air and use Geppo, flying straight towards the enemy!
Fedrum couldn't fly, so he retreated backwards and prepared to jump into the fray in case something went wrong.
The man had almost cleaned his eyes from the sand, he saw the girl flying towards him at high speeds and said:
I SEE YOU NOW!
He swung his fist in a horizontal manner, similar to Whitebeard.
But the only thing he hit was…
-A shirt? DAMN! I WAS…
/BANG!/
A blackned hand hit him square in the face, sending him flying towards the sea.
/Splash!/
-Harf…
After seeing the guy fly into the ocean, Susein collapsed unconscious.
Fedrum rushed towards the crater to pick up the girl and carried her to the ship.
…
-What do you think? I asked towards Ace
-They had a decent level of cooperation, I can't say it was ideal but they can survive in the Grand line as long as we are around.
-What about the other two? He asked me
-They finished their fights long ago, it seemed they didn't expect them to have Devil fruits.
I got up and dusted my legs.
-We better leave and clean things up before reinforcements come, if there are any.
/Grr.../
Ace's stomach started to make protesting sounds
-Let's do it quickly then. I am starving.
-You literally ate around an hour ago.
-Do we still have that crab?
…
In the following few minutes, me and Ace went around the town and picked up the bodies of the agents scattered around the city.
Popeye and Loodwick both had their own enemies to deal with, but they managed to pull it off by working together.
In total there were 8 agents that came after us.
After we cleaned everything up I analysed the papers and found out they were the CP2, tasked with scouting any promising rising start in secret.
Since most are actually pirates, it would be a negative hit towards the Celestial dragons prestige if the population knew they were recruiting pirates.
I was actually surprised about the overall number of agents in CP2, around 40.
This means that around a fifth of the entire agency set up in South Blue actually came to us here today.
I also found that the agents did not report about this operation today. Well, they did, but they didn't mention our names.
The report was like this, they said they were going to approach a "rising group" close to their location.
But they didn't debrief further.
This will buy some time, but only until the other agents come to the island and find out we were here.
It isn't difficult to connect the dots afterward.
The greatest reward of this entire venture was being able to see some advanced techniques of the Cipher pol, and to gauge the strength of the crew.
They barely match this Cipher pol… But that's normal. Each member of the Cipher pol is supposed to train for years, even if they were recruited recently, they still have to pass all exams.
As for the other CP units…
The papers didn't dwell much into it. But I do know that CP4 is in charge of East Blue.
And for good reason, the strongest pirates tend to be born in that place, even though it's the weakest of the Blues.
I have no idea about the other two agencies. But I do know this event is probably going to attract significant attention from the world government.
The wipe out of a Fifth of an entire division of the Cipher pol is a rather big deal.
Not enough for an Admiral to intervene, but I wouldn't be surprised if they sent a Vice-admiral.
…
After dumping the seven agents with their minds altered in a deserted island a few days away from Baterilla, we made our way to Reverse Mountain.
I didn't forget to also dump the body of the final agent somewhere in the island and to "make-up" the island in order to make it seem as if a fierce battle happened there.
If we are lucky they might even brush us off, although there is enough evidence to prove the contrary…
Next stop:
North blue or West blue?