Chapter 64

"Prey?"

The billionaire was overjoyed, turned to his subordinates, opened his arms, and laughed:

"Little ones! Put on a good show for the two lords! Let these stinking rats on the sea see what a professional 'port welcome ceremony' is!"

"Oooooooo!!!!"

With the thunderous response, the hunters dispersed like a receding tide.

Some changed into civilian clothes to greet them at the port, while others laid ambushes along both banks.

This is their specialty, their consistent style, which is to pretend that this is a town that welcomes pirates.

Wait until these rookies from the four seas believe it, relax their vigilance, drive the ship into the pier, and land on the shore laughing.

Then suddenly kill from both sides, with artillery fire, catching the pirates off guard.

Because the information exchange between the Grand Line and the four seas is extremely limited, this trick rarely fails and works every time.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems we came at a really coincidental time, and we can watch a big show with our own eyes."

Mr. 5 said leisurely, "In that case, Valentine's Day, shall we find a good spot here, have a cup of coffee, and watch quietly?"

"Who wants to drink coffee, it's bitter and astringent!" Miss Valentine's Day hummed. "Give me a cup of lemon soda, no lemon, no gas!"

"We have it, we have it, please follow me."

The billionaire hurriedly greeted the two to sit on the balcony on the second floor of the restaurant. The view here is good, and you can perfectly enjoy the scenery along the port.

Then he turned his head and asked the lookout high up: "Hey, the prey should have entered the outer perimeter of the port by now! Can you see the flag clearly?"

"I can..."

The lookout high up sounded a bit suspicious. "It's just that their flag is a bit strange. It's white, and the pattern looks a bit like the Marines'... Wait, I remember!"

He widened his eyes and screamed, "It's the Rakumu Pirates! It's the Rakumu Pirates who single-handedly created the Loguetown massacre!!!"

The entire pier was suddenly silent.

The bounty hunters who had picked up their flintlock guns and were ready to aim froze in place.

Several veterans who were filling the cannons with shells slipped their hands, and the lead bullets rolled into the sea.

Rakumu... Pirates?

Mr. 5 and Valentine's Day looked at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

During this period, they had been dealing with the entry procedures for Baroque Works, and they really hadn't paid much attention to the news from the outside world...

How, is this pirate crew very famous?

"P-plan has changed! Senior Agent, my lord!"

The billionaire's voice was already crying, and cold sweat was like a waterfall. "This group of monsters... we can't afford to provoke them at all! We have to retreat, we have to—"

*Clatter!*

Before he could finish, Mr. 5 reached out expressionlessly, grabbed his hair, and lifted him up like garbage.

"Hey, idiot."

He leaned close to the face distorted by fear, his eyes under his sunglasses cold and piercing.

"A pirate crew that just entered the Grand Line has scared you like this? Have you forgotten... what the four words 'Senior Agent' mean?"

"Of course I know!!!"

The billionaire shouted, "But what about you, do you know what kind of people this Rakumu Pirate crew is?"

"The captain of that Rakumu Pirate crew is a ruthless man who dared to take the initiative to attack a Marine Headquarters warship, the 'Longsword Swordsman' Siano with a bounty of 180 million Berries!!!"

"Not only that!"

"The executives under him are all incredible guys, with bounties of 70 or 80 million Berries everywhere!"

"Accumulated, the total bounty of the entire crew exceeds 500 million Berries!"

"Such a group of monsters, even if we risk all our lives, how could we possibly, how could we possibly be their opponents!!!"

He howled hysterically.

And those bounty hunters who were still frozen in place seemed to be awakened by this sentence, the crowd exploded, and they began to flee wildly.

Some crawled into the tavern cellar, some screamed and picked up their flintlock guns, and ran wildly toward the giant cactus mountain range behind them.

The billionaire who was being grabbed also began to twist his body desperately, wanting to break free from Mr. 5's hand.

"You bunch of trash!"

Mr. 5 kicked the trembling billionaire over, two wisps of black smoke sprayed from his nostrils, and he sneered and twisted his neck back and forth.

"No matter what, in the end, it's just a rookie pirate crew that just stepped into the Grand Line! Since you can't help, get out!"

"Hey, Valentine's Day, let's perform wantonly today, and show this bunch of trash what kind of powerful strength we have as Devil Fruit users!"

"Uh..."

Miss Valentine's Day wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and smiled awkwardly:

"Actually, that, I think that a guy with a bounty of 180 million Berries should indeed be avoided. Speaking of which, isn't the bounty of Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who is active in the nearby sea area, only 81 million Berries?"

"What do you know?"

Mr. 5 snorted with his hands behind his back. "That guy Crocodile became famous twenty years ago and was invited to become a Seven Warlord of the Sea shortly after, so his bounty has stayed at that number!"

"What kind of bullshit Swordsman Siano, do you really think a rookie's strength can compare to that kind of old thing?!"

"So that's how it is..."

Miss Valentine's Day realized, and seeing her partner's confident look, she suddenly became motivated, raised her head, and giggled:

"Ya-ha-ha~, since that's the case, then I'll accompany you to the end. You're right, for us who just joined the organization, this is a rare opportunity to make contributions and become famous!"

On the *Rakumu*.

Looking at the people gathering at the port and waving at them, Nami said "Whoa," turned her head and shouted in surprise: "Big brother! Look! There are so many people welcoming us over there!"

"It seems the truth about Loguetown has spread not only to the East Blue, but also here!" she said happily. "Everyone knows we aren't that kind of bad pirate!"

"Stupid Nami."

Kuina's helpless voice came from above. She was meditating with her eyes closed on the open-air kendo training ground, with quite a master's demeanor, and shook her head slightly at this moment:

"It seems that you didn't listen to a word of what the captain said this morning. This Whiskey Peak is a lair for pirate hunters. What they are best at is disguising and deceiving, and then killing you when you are unprepared."

"Eh???"

Nami was full of frustration. "How can that be..."

"Anyway, be careful."

Kuina said gloomily. "This time we docked to let the Log Pose record magnetism. Of course, if they really want to hunt us as pirates, we don't have to be polite when we fight back."

Is it just to record magnetism?

There is a lot of wool to be sheared at Whiskey Peak. Siano got up from the rattan chair, looked at the Whiskey Peak that was getting closer and closer, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

If he remembered correctly.

Now the "Utopia Plan" of Baroque Works has not yet been fully launched, and it is still early for the Alabasta Kingdom to fall into civil war.

And Vivi and the captain of the royal guard, Igaram, only learned of the existence of Baroque Works at least two years later, after the riots escalated step by step, and infiltrated the interior as agents to investigate the truth behind the scenes.

So.

There is no need to count on seeing Vivi here; she is still a princess in the royal capital of Alabasta.

But the remaining agents with names and surnames can always be seen here. It's just that I don't know how many I can run into... Hmm?

Siano suddenly frowned. Why did the people who had just gathered at the pier suddenly start fleeing in all directions after the *Rakumu* approached, as if they had seen a ghost?