Chapter 19

He was a knight who had sworn to protect the princess!

Wasn't Vivi the perfect object for him to protect?

"Exactly, how can you be so excessive!" Luffy nodded in agreement.

Lord Lord Sima Di spread his hands helplessly.

"I'm telling you guys, at least listen to the condition I'm proposing first."

"Exactly, at least listen to the condition!" Luffy stood next to Lord Lord Sima Di and chimed in.

"Don't say anymore! I don't agree!" Sanji's attitude was firm.

"Exactly, exactly! I don't agree!" Luffy...

"So noisy!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Lord Lord Sima Di and Sanji each used a hand and a foot to send Luffy flying until he was out of sight.

"I'm saying, you guys need to learn to listen, you jerks." Lord Lord Sima Di sighed. "My condition is very simple. Vivi, right? I admire your determination to save your country and go to sea, so... come be our crewmate!"

"No problem! I agree... eh?" Vivi was stunned.

She suspected she had misheard!

"You didn't mishear." Lord Lord Sima Di smiled. "As long as you become our crewmate, then helping a crewmate save her country isn't that what we should have done in the first place?"

The logic was sound, but...

Vivi didn't understand, why her?

Robin was invited by Lord Lord Sima Di because she had the "ability" to help everyone find Laugh Tale.

But what did she have?

"Haha! I agree with this condition too!" Facing Facing Nami hugged Vivi and smiled. "Anyone willing to sacrifice themselves for the people of their country will definitely be a great crewmate!"

Just like Facing Facing Nami's sacrifice for Cocoyasi Village in the past!

"But..." Vivi was still hesitant.

"No buts! Princess Vivi! Please be sure to agree to this condition!" Sanji changed his tune rapidly.

This made Lord Lord Sima Di glare at him sideways.

"Didn't you just say you wouldn't agree to any condition?" Lord Lord Sima Di mocked.

"I was careless, I'm sorry!" Sanji apologized decisively.

Well!

To get Vivi to join the crew, Sanji could really bend and stretch.

Vivi scanned the others.

Everyone was looking at Vivi with approving eyes and smiles; clearly, they all identified with this princess who was fighting for her people.

Only Laboon was pouting and putting her hands on her hips!

She hadn't forgotten,

the woman in front of her had previously planned to hunt her down and eat her as food!

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20. Facing Facing Nami's potential! Robin walks into the tiger's den!

Seeing the pouting Laboon, Vivi was also a bit embarrassed.

"Sorry Laboon, I previously wanted to..."

"Alright!" Laboon said unhappily. "Your original intention was for the people of this town. Since you aren't a bad person, I'll punish you by continuing to teach me how to read!"

Although Laboon understood daily communication terms from her 50 years with Crocus,

she was truly illiterate.

How could Vivi refuse such a simple condition that was just giving her a way out?

The people on this ship...

are really not like ordinary pirates at all!

"Then... I'll leave it to everyone from now on!" Vivi said sincerely. "After Alabasta is saved, I will go to sea and adventure with everyone!"

The sea...

was also Vivi's dream!

It was just that as an only daughter, she had responsibilities she couldn't shirk, so she could only bury this dream in her heart.

Now, being able to reclaim her dream for the sake of saving her people, wasn't that the best of both worlds!

And look,

even Igaram only showed a troubled expression but didn't stop Vivi.

His thinking was also simple—King Cobra was still young, he could still have children!

Until this moment,

Luffy walked back limping and happened to hear Vivi's words.

He immediately said excitedly, "To welcome our new crewmate, let's hold a banqu..."

"Banquet your head!" Facing Facing Nami punched Luffy, leaving a large bump. "Get on the ship! We're rushing to Alabasta, Vivi's kingdom is still waiting for us to save it!"

"Eh? Alright then, let's wait until we beat that Sand Crocodile guy to hold the banquet!" Luffy went along with it.

He had absolutely no dignity as a captain.

And Lord Lord Sima Di's gaze fell on the large bump on Luffy's head.

Luffy...

was a rubber man!

Ordinary blunt force couldn't possibly hurt him, only...

Armament Haki!

Although until Lord Lord Sima Di transmigrated, Facing Facing Nami's Vivre Card didn't show any Haki.

But that didn't mean she didn't have it!

It was just that she might not have explored it yet; after all, learning about weather, controlling and developing the Clima-Tact had already taken up most of her time.

Perhaps,

Facing Facing Nami had awakened Armament Haki long ago, or was even a "naturally awakened Haki" talent, just never developed it.

Later, he could let Crocus give everyone a Haki introduction.

For now...

"Let's go!"

"Target—Alabasta!"

Vivi nodded and whistled to the sky.

A few seconds later,

a large orange duck came running over, its speed like a gust of wind, and it came to Vivi and rubbed against her.

"This is my mount Karoo, a land-duck unique to our Alabasta, as smart as Laboon~"

However,

Luffy didn't listen to these words, but stared at Karoo with "large bone" eyes.

"Sanji! Hurry! I want to eat roast duck!"

Karoo: (っQ;)っ

"Bang!"

Facing Facing Nami put away her fist and dragged the wide-eyed Luffy toward the Going Merry.

"Don't mind this guy, he's just saying that."

"Mm-hmm!" Sanji nodded wildly. "Princess Vivi, don't worry, I definitely won't help that idiot cook Karoo!"

"Exactly, it's so small, not even enough to fill the gaps in my teeth." Laboon agreed.

Although every sentence was protecting Karoo, Karoo felt more and more terrified the more he heard.

Are you sure you won't do anything to me?

Everyone went away talking and laughing, leaving Lord Lord Sima Di and Robin behind.

"How is it, the atmosphere is good, right?" Lord Lord Sima Di said to Robin. "Rather than a pirate crew, they are more like an adventure group, which is why I joined and became a member. We are different from the people you've met before; we won't abandon you again."

Won't abandon you again!

This sentence struck Robin's heart, and she froze in place.

Really...

Will there not be any more?

But then Robin smiled, hooked her arm around Lord Lord Sima Di's neck, and leaned in so close that they could feel the heat of each other's breath, her two large sandbags resting directly on his chest.

"Little brother, are you flirting with me?"

Whether he was flirting with her just now, Lord Lord Sima Di didn't know, but now Robin was definitely flirting with him!

Could Lord Lord Sima Di be a coward?

He immediately took a half-step forward; the warm, moist, and soft sensation even had a hint of sweetness.

Robin's eyes widened in a daze for a moment, then she recoiled and looked at Lord Lord Sima Di in disbelief.

Clearly, she didn't expect that Lord Lord Sima Di, who she had been manipulating, would dare to take the initiative?

Now Lord Lord Sima Di had taken the initiative.

"Why, is there a problem?" Lord Lord Sima Di said innocently. "You leaned in, weren't you trying to kiss me?"

What could Robin say?

She was just trying to tease the little brother? And ended up losing her first kiss instead?

After the initial panic,

Robin looked at Lord Lord Sima Di with interest and suddenly realized—besides searching for Poneglyphs and deciphering history, she seemed to have a new goal on this ship.

"That's right, that's exactly what I wanted to do."

Robin smiled and walked toward the Going Merry, brushing shoulders with Lord Lord Sima Di—the kind with real physical contact.

It was as if she was deliberately teasing Lord Lord Sima Di.

Watching Robin's retreating pear-shaped figure, Lord Lord Sima Di smiled.

"Interesting."

"The days of sailing in the future won't be so agonizing after all."

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21. Innate Haki awakened! Iron-fist Facing Facing Nami?

Going Merry, on the deck.

Setting sail again, the first thing to confirm was the destination.

"Let's go straight to Alabasta!" Vivi said. "I have an Eternal Pose for Alabasta, we can go straight there!"

This proposal shocked Lord Lord Sima Di!

Go straight there?

That won't do!

Not to mention the two giants on Little Garden, the little reindeer Chopper on Drum Island is still waiting for them!

—Who can refuse the "Human-Human Fruit"...

Just as he was thinking about what to do,

Vivi exclaimed, "Oh no! The Eternal Pose was destroyed by Mr. 5!"

"Eternal Pose?" Facing Facing Nami cast a questioning look.

Vivi's expression was a bit dejected, but she didn't forget to explain: "It's a compass fixed to point to the magnetic field of a certain island, used for quickly traveling back and forth to a designated island."

"I see, that would indeed be much more convenient." Facing Facing Nami nodded.

Since the Eternal Pose was destroyed, they could only continue sailing step by step.

"It's okay, Princess Vivi, although I haven't traveled it either, Whiskey Peak and Alabasta are only separated by two or three islands, it won't take too long." Igaram comforted her.

"The Utopia Plan also requires all high-ranking agents to be gathered before it can be carried out. The summons was only issued when I left Alabasta, and the process will take one or two months." Robin provided the information.

This made Vivi feel a little more at ease.

She immediately cheered up and said, "It's okay! With everyone's help, it will definitely be fine!"

"Then let's follow the direction of the Log Pose." Facing Facing Nami said.

But she was interrupted by Robin.

"As far as I know, the next stop, Little Garden, is an ancient island. I don't know why almost no ships have passed through it in recent years. Why not change to a safe route?" Robin took out an Eternal Pose. "This points to a safe island adjacent to Little Garden. We can bypass it, but it will take an extra half a month."

This was one of the reasons Robin came to Whiskey Peak in the first place.

But Luffy said without hesitation, "No! I want to become the Pirate King with my own ability! Not some shortcut!"

"An ancient island? There must be a lot of interesting scenery there." Lord Lord Sima Di was interested. "Running in the primeval jungle, chasing dinosaurs or pterosaurs, and then eating a few bites of dragon meat, isn't that interesting?"

Ah, this...

"It's not interesting at all, okay!" Usopp's nose trembled into a wave.

"I think so too!" Facing Facing Nami expressed her refusal.

However...

"Dinosaur meat? Haven't cooked it yet." Sanji immediately fawned. "Don't worry! Facing Facing Nami-san, Robin-chan, Princess Vivi, I promise to protect you well!"

"Lecherous cook, you look just like the scumbag Lord Lord Sima described right now." Zoro said bluntly.

"What? Lord Lord Sima said, if a simp simps to the end, they'll have everything!" Sanji retorted powerfully.

"Are you an idiot? 'Simp' doesn't sound like a good word at all."

"Jerk! Are you looking for death!"

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

The two of them bickered daily, and it escalated to a life-or-death level.

But everyone was used to it.

Only Vivi worried, "Shouldn't we stop them? They seem to be serious?"

"It's fine." Facing Facing Nami smiled. "They are both monsters, they won't die from being cut a few times or kicked a few times."

"Hi~ Thanks for the compliment, Facing Facing Nami-san~" Sanji replied while taking a break.

Then he was kicked in the face by Zoro.

"You dare to be distracted while fighting me? Looking for death!"

The route was thus decided, still following the direction of the Log Pose.

After all...

The island Robin provided would take a week to detour, which was a bit too far for them, who were in a hurry.

Seeing that the matter was settled,

Facing Facing Nami could only silently lean closer to Lord Lord Sima Di. If you had to say who on the ship was the most reliable, it must be Lord Lord Sima Di.

Seeing Facing Facing Nami's movement,

Lord Lord Sima Di also remembered his previous plan and looked at Crocus.

"Old man, tell everyone about Haki too."

Speaking of this,

Crocus's gaze was quite strange, staring at Lord Lord Sima Di until he felt uncomfortable.

"When you fought Luffy just now, was the blackening of your fist Armament Haki?" Crocus asked.

So that's why!

Lord Lord Sima Di almost thought Crocus had a problem with his sexual orientation...

"Yes, it's Armament Haki." Lord Lord Sima Di admitted frankly.

In the experience just now,