CHAPTER 52: Exposed
Whiskey peak is a small town known for its beer production and music.
In the cafeteria, the Straw Hat gang was warmly welcomed.
Delicious food and drinks were constantly brought to the table.
No one was polite and started eating immediately.
"Wait! This is the bounty hunters' lair. It's not impossible that the food is poisoned. Luffy, please let me taste the food first!" Bartolomeo stood up faithfully.
Nojiko was surprised and praised: "Good surveillance, you are very reliable, Bartolomeo."
"Oh...you are very kind, Miss Nojiko. When I was in the mafia, I was poisoned many times by enemies. I have a lot of experience in that." Bartolomeo awkwardly scratched his head and quickly took a small portion of each dish and tasted it.
Naturally, there was no poison, so everyone started eating.
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On the other side.
Igaram took Vivi to a corner and lowered his voice: "Princess Vivi, what's going on...? How do these pirates know my identity?"
"I... I told them." Vivi said.
Vivi briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter.
"Mr. Luffy and his team will help us defeat Crocodile and save Alabasta!"
As soon as he heard this, Igaram was stunned.
Princess Vivi was easily deceived because of her young age. How could she believe what pirates said?
"Princess Vivi, do you know their past? Even if we assume that these pirates who just entered the Grand Line can defeat that Shichibukai! We don't know their real purpose."
Igaram advised seriously. "Crocodile, he's one of the Shichibukai and he had a bounty of 81 million berries before he became a Shichibukai! How much bounty can that guy with the straw hat have on his head?"
"71 million", replied Vivi seriously.
Igaram: "..."
Wait, something isn't right.
Why would a pirate who just entered the Grand Line have such a high bounty?
"Luffy's grandfather is Marine Vice Admiral Garp, his full name is Monkey D. Luffy." Vivi added again.
Igaram was instantly stunned.
Monkey D. Luffy!!
So it was this guy, no wonder he looked familiar before.
The pirate that showed up a few days ago who had a "alive only" requirement on his wanted poster!
Because it was so unusual, it was immediately remembered.
"I see... So that's how it is. No wonder he's just alive. He's the grandson of the Navy hero, it makes sense!" Igaram muttered.
"Mr. Igaram, I believe them, they really are..." Vivi said.
"Worthy of Princess Vivi to find such strong allies!"
Igaram's face changed instantly, and his speed was astonishing. "As long as Mr. Luffy explains the situation in Alabasta to his grandfather, I'm sure the navy will come to our rescue!"
Alabasta is saved!
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Outside the cafeteria.
Many bounty hunters were already on standby.
"Hehehe... It seems like the banquet inside is lively."
"Don't worry, wait for Mr. 8's signal! When the signal sounds, we will rush over and deal with those pirates!"
"But are these rookie pirates really worth anything? They look like a bunch of idiots. Someone go check his bounties!"
A group of people whispered among themselves.
At this moment, a man and a woman approached from behind.
The man looked like a rock singer with explosive hair, wearing a pink scarf on his chest and walking with his hands in his coat pockets, very arrogant.
The woman had a tall figure with short, golden hair. She was holding a parasol and wearing a light yellow dress and white high heels. Her walking posture was very graceful.
"Hahahaha, you guys..."
The woman's laugh scared the bounty hunters.
When they turned to look:
"M... Mr. 5! Miss Valentine!"
"Why are you showing up here?"
They swallowed their saliva, their expressions unable to hide their fear.
"We're not looking for you. Where are Mr. 8 and Miss Wednesday?" Mr. 5 with an explosive hairstyle asked coldly.
The crowd pointed to the cafeteria ahead.
"They're dealing with the 'prey' inside."
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Inside the cafeteria.
Everyone else was eating happily.
Nami, however, looked at the log pose in her hand with a confused expression and said, "Why isn't it moving? The log pose doesn't point to the next island after storing enough magnetic force? There are no signs of that." Do you know anything Luffy?"
"This is a permanent torso pose, it does not renew the magnetic force." Luffy replied while eating.
"Eh? So how do we get to the next island??" Nami exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't worry, someone will take us there."
Luffy wiped his mouth and smiled, "They're coming now."
Boom!
Suddenly, an explosion sounded.
The cafeteria door was opened with an explosion and, amidst the fire and smoke, a man.
"Mr. 8, come here."
Mr. 5 spoke in an indifferent tone.
His gaze quickly swept across the cafeteria, barely stopping at the Straw Hat Team, and then he saw Igaram and Vivi in the corner.
"I found you, Miss Wednesday... No, would it be better to call you Princess Vivi?"
He smiled and walked towards the two.
"Mr. 5!"
Were we exposed?!
Igaram was shocked and quickly said, "Princess Vivi, you should leave with Luffy and the others. I will hold you!"
Honestly, he shielded Vivi behind him and simultaneously opened his arms.
The next moment, gun barrels emerged from their curly hair.
The sound of gunshots echoed continuously as bullets shot towards Mr. 5.
"Run!"
Igaram shouted.
Vivi's body stiffened, she immediately took out a weapon from her sleeve, a peacock-shaped wooden staff.
"No, Igaram, I ate the Rokushiki fruit, I can win...!"
Boom!
The ceiling suddenly exploded, and a figure descended from above.
"5000 kilos!"
Miss. Valentine descended from the sky, with his legs folded up, and forcefully crushed Igaram's head, throwing him directly to the ground, leaving him unable to move.
Pfft!
Igaram spat out a mouthful of blood and lost consciousness instantly.
"Igaram!" Vivi's pupils constricted.
At the dinner table.
"You bastards, I can't even have a drink in peace." Zoro put down his wine glass and was about to get up.
"You can keep drinking, I will." Nami laughed and stood up next to Luffy. "The log pose is on them, right, Luffy?"
"Don't kill them, leave them alive."
"I know."
(End of chapter)
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