Chapter 192 - 50

He was somewhat self-aware of his penchant for bizarre hobbies.It wasn't that he wanted whatever the ship was lacking; if he encountered something like a robot, he would absolutely keep it!Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time!Entering Companion Day and pulling Luffy out of that state of ascetic cultivation, he actually felt a bit unaccustomed at first.My body is truly sick.But regardless..."We're almost there, we're almost there!"Luffy grabbed the person next to him by the shoulders and started patting them, his face filled with excitement.Sanji's hand shook; he had only come to deliver tea, and his shoulders felt like they were about to dislocate. He wore an expression that suggested he wanted to kill Luffy. "That hurts!""Hahaha, sorry, sorry.""Where is the entrance to the Grand Line?" Zoroasked."On the mountain." Luffy grinned.Chapter 62: ViviZeff's logbook had mentioned it, so Luffyunderstood it well."Are we supposed to crash into the mountain?""The nautical chart shows a canal on the mountain; we have to climb up along the canal." According to his rank, Luffy could be considered a novice Navigator, and he spoke quite convincingly."Regardless of whether there's a canal or not, how can a ship climb a mountain?""That's how the nautical chart is drawn!"In the end, Nami had to come out and explain.The Reverse Mountain on the Red Line gathers four ocean currents from the four seas along the canals to the summit, which then flow into the Grand Line.The Reverse Mountain is a winter island, so the currents flowing to the Red Line dive from the surface to the deep layers.Sure enough, soon they could see the magnificent sight of seawater climbing the mountain."But if we don't enter the canal, the going merrywill crash into the Red Line."Nami's words made everyone on the ship feel uneasy."Don't worry, we have Merry!""Oh!" Merry sat on Luffy's shoulder, swinging her left fist and right hammer....It looked like they were in a dim sewer."Listen up, on the other side of that door is the whale's stomach; that old man must be there. Take him out, and the whale will be ours." Miss Wednesday, holding a long spear and looking like a princess, said."I know." Vivi tied her hair into a high ponytail, her heart feeling a bit conflicted.From a carefree princess to an agent who now needs to be ruthless.Infiltrating Baroque Works as an undercover agent, Vivi knew she wasn't far from the truth.This was the inside of the whale, Laboon.Logically, there shouldn't have been anyone here, but as Vivi and her group were carrying out their hunting plan, a boy walked out of the darkness ahead, wearing a red vest and blue shorts, with open-toed straw sandals, his face written with unhappiness.A little girl sat on his shoulder, seemingly comforting him.Previously. Vaulting up along the Reverse Mountain, a massive creature suddenly opened its mouth and swallowed the going merry whole.Only Merry, who was already sitting on Luffy's shoulder, was spared.If Merry hadn't been able to sense that the ship was still there, Luffy would have wanted to flip this whale over.They happened to find a conduit somewhere in the whale's body—could they actually enter the whale?Is the structure of the whale island that strange?It made Luffy feel a bit itchy with curiosity.He was eager to try it out.However, with Animal Communication Lv1, Luffycould feel the emotions of this big whale; it was wailing, looking very sad."Luffy, I can feel it, it's right behind that door." Merry said happily."Merry, what do you say we make this big guy our companion?" Luffy suddenly clapped his hands and made a decision, then his head was lifted up bit by bit by Merry's little hand.Looking ahead, two people carrying cannons were facing him."Hey, who are you, why are you here?!" Mr. 9's eyes widened.This wasn't like the intelligence report!Vivi stared at the Straw Hat boy and the little girl holding a hammer in front of her, and couldn't help but say: "Stay there and don't move, or we'll open fire."The whale was one thing, but she didn't want to drag anyone else into this.They were on a mission, and the Unluckies, Mr. 13 and Miss Friday, might be wandering around nearby."Your mission is the whale; this extra person must be a pirate. It's a flaw in the intelligence mission, we'll help take care of it."At this moment, a talking sea otter and a vulture appeared from the darkness; the sea otter already had a lit bomb in its hand.[Time remaining for Companion Day: 3 hours]The voice in his ears made Luffy frown.If he chose Laboon as a companion, what would happen to the remaining companion vacancy?A sea otter, a vulture, a man, a woman in front of him... Luffy had no appetite at all. His gaze lingered on Vivi's thighs for a moment, and he immediately associated her with Nami—could she actually be on par with Nami in this regard?No, now is not the time to think about this.These guys in front of him didn't look like good people.Luffy patted Merry and said: "You should close your eyes first."Merry obediently said "Oh," and then covered her eyes."What do you mean?" Mr. 13 was immediately unhappy.Are you looking down on me?The bomb was quickly thrown toward Luffy.But the next second. "Rubber, King Cobra!"Luffy's arm stretched out, and he punched the bomb back. The first to be hit and blown up was Mr. 13. Just as Miss Friday was about to fly up, Luffy's fist was actually able to turn, and the force was so great that it knocked it unconscious with one punch.Mr. 9 was no exception.However, just as the fist was about to finish off Vivi, that stubborn whale Laboon started ramming the Red Line again, and the inside was like an earthquake. Luffy's hand lost control for a moment and flew around wildly.As luck would have it, only a crisp "pop" sound was heard.Although the force had slackened quite a bit, anyone who gets hit dead center knows the pain.Vivi was in so much pain that tears were about to come out; she subconsciously covered her backside, furious.If you're going to hit me, just knock me out like the others, can't you?!Isn't hitting there just being a hooligan?She was a princess of a country, and even while infiltrating Baroque Works, she had been well-protected by Igaram; such a private place...Vivi's face was red, and in a fit of rage, she took out her Peacock Slashers. Igaram had always told her to hold something back, so Vivi had never used her full strength!Watching Luffy staring at his hand in contemplation, as if reminiscing."You pervert! You forced me to use my full strength!"Coming back to his senses, Luffy glanced at Vivi, but the retort on the tip of his tongue didn't come out.The truth was, he had indeed hit it, and it was like jelly—round and voluptuous.Looking closely, the woman in front of him was about the same height as Nami, and her figure was similar too—slender, with a waist that could be grasped in one hand where it should be slender, and plump and lush where it should be voluptuous.But that wasn't the reason he was stunned.[Nika Approval Rating: 1%]It was as if a circle of white aura had passed over his body, and Luffy was quite surprised.Several days had passed since Nika's consciousness was awakened. He had truly seen the Klabautermann Merry, but what about Nika?Not a trace.If you don't appear, you don't appear. To be honest, Luffy didn't have high expectations for this, but it suddenly appearing in an unexpected place was different.There hadn't been any movement before, but it only appeared after he hit Vivi. What was this? Could it be that she had some kind of succubus constitution or some special bloodline?The only thing Luffy was sure of was that Nikaseemed to have some connection to Vivi.Hmm... then let's test it again.It was definitely not because it felt good."Luffy, can I open my eyes now?" Merry asked, covering her eyes with her little hands."Wait a bit longer."Next, the scene would be even more inappropriate for children.Chapter 63: Hey, do you want to be my companion?Should this woman be considered a pirate of the Grand Line?In Luffy's imagination, even if the pirates here weren't as powerful as Shanks, they should at least be stronger than Buggy or that commander called Krieg, right?"How come you look so weak? Did you really use your full strength?"One sentence made Vivi directly lose her head, and she took out her Peacock Slashers."Looking down on me, huh.""You're just a mere Devil Fruit User; your hands can stretch freely, is it the Gum-Gum Fruit? Then you must be afraid of sharp things."As a princess, Vivi's outstanding ability was in her erudition. Although she couldn't say she knew everything about astronomy and geography, her knowledge base was quite broad. Don't look at her as a combatant executing a mission; in fact, she initially infiltrated Baroque Works as a clerk.She had read the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia in the royal treasury of the Nefertari family and knew all the recorded Devil Fruits.It's just that a few pages at the back of the encyclopedia were missing. One of them recorded a fruit that had the ability to turn the body into Rubber. Although the name and category were missing, besides the Gum-Gum Fruit, what else could it be?That's impossible.Since it was Rubber, it would be countered by her weapons!"Peacock Opener!""Peacock Chain Rings!""Peacock Chain Rings: Countercurrent!"The sweeping attacks came rushing in with a shing-shing-shing sound. A flash of red light flickered in Luffy's pupils, and he swayed his head left and right. "Too slow.""How could this be..." Vivi gritted her teeth.Knowing the opponent's weakness and being able to win are two different things.Obviously, there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides.When you are weak enough, in the eyes of the strong, all kinds of baring fangs and brandishing claws are just cute acts of showing off.Just like it is now."Since you're done with your moves, then it's my turn." Luffy said with a grin."Wait,"Looking at Luffy stepping closer, a trace of panic flashed across Vivi's face. She saw that the people from Baroque Works had all passed out. "Let's make a deal!"