Free Web NovelChapter 37: Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Just who is this man? Not only does he know about us, but he also knows about Baroque Works. What is his goal? freёwebnovel.com
Vivi’s face was full of wariness. For a moment, she couldn’t figure out what the other party wanted.
"Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. I have all the information you’re looking for, and I can help you. But you’ll need to agree to one condition of mine," Rorschach said, releasing Vivi and straightening his clothes.
"What condition?" Vivi asked urgently after being freed. She took two cautious steps back.
"Princess Vivi, we don’t even know this person’s identity. Is it really okay to trust him so easily?" Igaram warned with a worried tone.
Vivi didn’t turn around. She stared at Rorschach with firm eyes, while he wore an amused smile.
At that moment, Nami and the others walked over, curiously watching the standoff.
"What’s this? You’ve set your sights on this little princess now?" Karina asked as she walked up to Rorschach.
Nami turned her head away, refusing to look at him. She used to get angry about this, but after Rorschach’s "education" over time, she no longer cared as much.
"What... set his sights on me?" Vivi’s face flushed red. Seeing Rorschach looking at her with that playful gaze, she instinctively stepped back a few paces.
But she quickly calmed down again.
Since she had gone undercover in this organization, the information she gathered showed that Baroque Works had more and more high-ranking agents. What she had access to was still relatively low-level. If she went any higher, she had no idea how terrifying the officers’ strength would be.
She needed power!
And the man in front of her clearly possessed extraordinary power!
After thinking with her head lowered for a moment, Vivi looked up with resolute eyes and said to Rorschach,
"If you can help my country, I will agree to anything."
She had already made up her mind. She had to save her country.
So she was willing to bet on this man.
"Princess Vivi! You can’t gamble yourself like this! No matter what, please trust us. The kingdom’s soldiers will definitely protect the King and you, Your Highness!" Igaram said, even more anxious.
To him, this already looked like Princess Vivi no longer trusted them.
"No, Igaram. I’ve thought it through."
"The more I investigate, the more I realize how powerful this organization’s members are. If the boss behind it is really the person we suspect, then we have no power to protect Alabasta."
The more Vivi spoke, the lower and more dejected her voice became.
Not long ago, she had gone undercover in Baroque Works. For some reason, someone had suddenly passed her some information — most likely without her noticing. Facing this mysterious person who secretly sent her messages, she had viewed the contents with half-belief.
In the end, she reached an unbelievable conclusion.
The boss behind this organization was very likely the hero who had appeared in Alabasta in recent years — Crocodile.
Due to insufficient information, she still needed to raise her position in Baroque Works to obtain more intel.
But the situation had been getting worse lately, heading in a direction she didn’t dare imagine.
A while ago, news broke that large amounts of Dance Powder had appeared in the port city of Nanohana. This completely enraged the citizens. A rebel army led by her childhood friend Kohza was formed, vowing to overthrow King Cobra and stop his tyranny.
This made Vivi desperately want to find the truth and return to her country to reveal it.
In other words, she no longer had much time. So she decided to gamble on Rorschach.
If he could save her country, she was willing to pay any price.
Vivi’s serious, determined gaze was seen by the girls behind Rorschach.
"Rorschach, tell us. What’s really going on?" Nami stepped forward and asked in a casual tone.
"It’s nothing much. Just an idiot Seven Warlord’s plan to steal a country," Rorschach said casually, not caring that Vivi heard.
As expected!
Vivi showed an expression of confirmation. From the information they had gathered before, "Sand Crocodile" Crocodile was the most likely person to do this.
But what did he mean by "stealing the country"?
And using the words "idiot" toward a Warlord of the Sea showed absolutely no respect for the position.
This young man seemed very confident — confident that he could defeat Crocodile.
Otherwise, he was just a fool looking at Crocodile with the eyes of a frog in a well.
But judging from his aura, the former was far more likely. This gave Vivi a spark of hope.
"Warlord of the Sea? Is that the one you mentioned before? One of the seven great pirates recognized by the World Government. Will getting involved in this cause trouble?" Karina frowned.
Rorschach had previously explained the three major powers of the Grand Line to them: the Navy, the Yonko, and the Seven Warlords.
Being one of the three major powers meant they definitely had considerable strength, so Karina had to consider it carefully.
If it would affect Rorschach’s safety, she would refuse without hesitation and pull him away from this mess.
But this made Vivi anxious. She understood what Karina meant and immediately stepped forward.
"Sir, I beg you! Please help us defeat Crocodile. After it’s done, we can pay you one billion berries!"
If this had been in the past, Nami and Karina would have had berry symbols in their eyes and agreed immediately upon hearing one billion berries.
But now, with over thirty billion berries stored in their base, they had seen the world. Although they were tempted, they stayed relatively calm.
"Hmm, helping you defeat Crocodile is possible, and I can even waive the one billion berries. But I want you to join my ship," Rorschach replied with a smile.
Vivi, who had been extremely nervous inside, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What?! You damn captain, do you even know what you just said?!" Nami and Karina couldn’t sit still. They immediately jumped over, grabbed Rorschach by the collar, and roared angrily.
It looked like they wouldn’t let it go unless he gave them an explanation.
"Alright, stop pulling. You don’t really think the Alabasta royal family has that much money to give us, do you?" Rorschach removed their hands from his collar, then hugged both girls as he explained.
"Alabasta is extremely poor. It’s mostly desert and rock with almost nothing of value. Even if the royal treasury has one billion berries, taking it all would probably kill the country for real."
Rorschach gently stroked their hair to calm them down. Only then did they calm a little, though they immediately turned their anger toward Vivi.
"So you were lying, weren’t you?! You wanted a free ride?!"
"Ahahaha..." Vivi, who had been called out, scratched her head awkwardly. She had indeed planned to give a verbal promise first and figure things out later.
"If you can defeat Crocodile and destroy his plan, I will join your ship," Vivi said again with a serious, solemn expression as she bowed to Rorschach.
At this moment, she closed her eyes tightly, not knowing if he would agree. Her heart was extremely tense.
Igaram, seeing that things had come to this point, had no choice. He knelt down and begged Rorschach to help.
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