Zoro and Oliver had taken care of the bounty hunters, so they were now sitting down relaxing until a strange noise was heard.
"What was that?" Zoro said.
"Maybe one of the bounty hunters woke up," Oliver said, knowing what that meant.
Meanwhile, Mr. 8 was on the ground trying to get up.
'Shit, I can't afford to lose here!! I have an important order to fulfill!!' Mr. 8 thought.
"Awww, too bad. Have you lost against a simple swordsman and a dog?" a woman's voice said.
Mr. 8 looked back and saw a blonde-haired woman wearing a yellow dress with a lemon pattern and white gloves, holding an umbrella, and next to her a man with a brown trench coat, sunglasses, along with dark brown pants.
"Mr. 5?! Miss Valentine?!" Mr. 8 shouted, surprised to see both agents.
"Are you kidding me?" Mr. 5 asked him upon seeing him in that state.
"Kyahaha. Isn't this proof of the difference between our numbers?" Miss Valentine said in a mocking tone.
"Did you come here to mock us?!" Mr. 8 asked.
"Partly," Mr. 5 answered him.
"KYAHAHAHA! We came because we were ordered to, of course," Miss Valentine answered him.
"Thank you, with your help, those two won't be a match for us," Mr. 9 said, who had just woken up.
"Yes… Please crush those two!" Miss Wednesday shouted, who was also just waking up.
"Shut your damn mouths!!" Mr. 5 shouted, making the three of them confused.
"Us, help you? Do you think we came all this way to the entrance of the Grand Line just for this? Kyahaha!" Miss Valentine mocked again.
"What? Then what for..." Mr. 9 said without understanding.
"Do you really not know anything? The crime that made our boss send us?" Mr. 5 asked.
"This is what the Boss told us: 'My secret has been revealed.' Of course, I don't know what secret he is talking about," Miss Valentine explained to them.
While they were talking, Oliver and Zoro watched them from above, which amused the latter; however, Oliver found it somewhat worrying.
At that moment, Mr. 8 shot at Mr. 5, causing an explosion.
"Igaram!" Miss Wednesday shouted, worried about Mr. 8, now called Igaram.
"Run, miss!!" Igaram shouted, worried for Miss Wednesday.
"Don't even try. Kyahaha!"
Miss Valentine came from above, where she kicked Miss Wednesday in the face to propel herself back towards the sky.
Igaram suffered an explosion that left him defeated on the ground.
"The names of the criminals are the Captain of the Alabasta Guard, Igaram, and the Princess of Alabasta, Nefertari Vivi," Mr. 5 said, holding a picture of Miss Wednesday.
"Miss Wednesday is a princess?!" Mr. 9 shouted, bowing to Vivi.
"Don't be foolish, Mr. 9!" Vivi shouted angrily.
"And now I will kill you both, in the name of the Boss of Baroque Works!" Mr. 5 said while picking his nose.
Vivi was going to prepare to defend herself, but Mr. 9 stepped between them.
"I don't understand what is happening, but I will give you some time for our long friendship!! Go, Miss Wednesday!!" her partner told her so she could get away as soon as possible.
"Mr. 9!" Vivi shouted, worried.
Mr. 9 went straight at Mr. 5 doing acrobatics.
When Mr. 9 was going to attack him, Mr. 5 finished picking his booger to flick it at him, causing an explosion that sent Mr. 9 flying away.
Seeing that, Vivi grabbed a strange duck and ran away from the place, taking advantage of the opportunity given by Mr. 9, so Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine followed her instantly.
"What a drag, we better go find the rest," Zoro said.
Zoro was going to leave the place when Igaram grabbed his foot.
"Mr. Swordsman! I need you for something, please! Lend us your formidable strength! Those two have power! I can't beat them! Protect the princess for me! I beg you!" Igaram pleaded while keeping hold of him. "If you take the princess safe and sound to the Alabasta Kingdom we will give you a great reward! Please, I'm asking you!! You must save the princess."
"Did you say a great reward? I like the sound of that! How about one million berries?" Nami said with a smile on top of a house.
"I was wondering when you would show up," Oliver told her.
"I thought my entrance wouldn't be seen," Nami said, getting down from the house. "So? Do you promise to give me one million berries, Mr. Captain of the Guard?"
'Cruel, she's very cruel. Although later she forgets about the reward,' Oliver thought.
"I am just a soldier! How can I make such a promise?!" Igaram shouted.
"Do you mean the princess of your country is worth less than that?" Nami asked him.
"Ahem! Very well, but only if you take her safe and sound! If you tell the princess, I'm sure she will agree!" Igaram shouted, trying to get her to save Vivi.
"You're telling us to save her," Nami told him.
"If you don't, they will kill her!!" Igaram shouted, worried for the princess.
"Alright, we will save her. Go, Zoro, Oliver!" Nami shouted for them to go save her.
"I'm not going, stupid!" Zoro shouted, refusing.
"I'll go. It's just two of them and I want to entertain myself," Oliver said with a somewhat macabre smile before running off to defeat them both.
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Princess Vivi was escaping from Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, who were following her closely; they had even defeated Miss Monday, who had tried to defend Vivi.
Mr. 5 was going to attack her with an explosive booger, so he flicked it at her, but a piece of rubble hit the booger, preventing him from succeeding.
"What happened?" Mr. 5 said, seeing Oliver standing in front of Vivi.
"You guys sure advanced quite a bit," Oliver said.
"Are you coming for me too?" Vivi asked, trying to attack him.
"Stay back, Vivi. I'll take care of them," Oliver said, preparing to attack.
"So you're the one who took out our men along with the swordsman," Mr. 5 said. "Why are you protecting the Princess of Alabasta?"
"A deal was made with my crew, so I will deal with you," Oliver said.
"Then you are our enemy," Miss Valentine said. "I will crush you with my power."
Mr. 5 flicked a booger at Oliver while Miss Valentine jumped into the air, so to avoid the booger he took a piece of rubble from his inventory and threw it, stopping the explosion.
Taking advantage of the low visibility due to the explosion, Oliver lunged at Mr. 5 before he could react.
"You are stupid!" Oliver shouted at him.
Using his claws, he cut his torso and at the same time punched him in the face with Electro included, only to grab him by his hair and throw him to the ground, ending up stepping on his head.
"Minus one!" Oliver shouted to electrocute him and leave him defeated on the floor.
Oliver looked at Miss Valentine, who sweated in fear upon seeing how her partner was defeated.
"You're next," Oliver told her.
"Don't underestimate me! With my power, I can change my weight from 1 kg to 10,000 kg whenever I want! Take this! 10,000 Kilo Press!"
Quickly, Miss Valentine changed her weight to the maximum to try to fall on top of Oliver, but he simply moved to the side, causing the woman to crash directly into the ground.
"It's a bit embarrassing that you think you're so strong when you don't even know how to fight properly," Oliver said, grabbing Miss Valentine by the neck and lifting her into the air.
"L-Let me go!" Miss Valentine shouted, trying to free herself, but Oliver's strength was superior.
"YOU ARE WEAK!"
He threw her against a house, making her crash through it.
He entered the house where Miss Valentine was trying to get up, and as soon as she saw Oliver she was paralyzed, as he seemed to have become larger and more muscular.
"I've got you," Oliver told her, getting closer.
Upon seeing him approach, Miss Valentine fainted.
"Is it over already? How boring," Oliver said.
He looked around and felt quite weirded out.
"What just happened? I felt... strong," Oliver said, calmer.
He looked at the fainted Miss Valentine before looking up at the sky, where he saw the moon in all its splendor.
"I don't think it was that, right?"
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