Chapter 236 - 94

Chapter 94"You are..."Luffy interrupted her, his eyes fixed intently on Vivi, and with an overwhelming sense of pressure, he said, "You want to abandon your friends!"Silence.Luffy didn't speak. He took a step closer to Vivi, staring at her expressionlessly.Vivi couldn't quite handle the pressure from his gaze and words; her breathing grew rapid, her eyes began to redden, and glistening tears seemed to well up in the corners of her eyes.Luffy's tough attitude satisfied a certain secret desire deep within her, and her body seemed to get excited in this strange atmosphere, but at the same time, the content of his words made her feel genuinely panicked and aggrieved.She was afraid he really thought of her that way. Her heart was conflicted to the extreme, and for a moment, she didn't know what to do.Luffy was getting anxious inside too.He had followed Vivi's request and put on a tough act, so why was there still no notification that the [Plan] was complete?Could it be because Vivi hadn't agreed yet?Or was his performance not enough?He was getting a bit hurried too.Luffy steeled his heart and decided to increase the intensity, his tone carrying a hint of threat:"If you don't agree, I'll beat you until you do, just like before!"Vivi was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was referring to. Her face instantly flushed crimson, and she subconsciously covered her backside with both hands, feeling both embarrassed and angry:"You really are just like what Nami said—an out-and-out lecher! A pervert!""That's only because you're stubborn!" Luffyretorted. "If you had just agreed obediently earlier, wouldn't all this have been avoided?"He felt very wronged; it was clearly what Vivi had asked for herself.Vivi didn't know what she was thinking—perhaps it was Luffy's special treatment of Robin, or perhaps it was his current bully-like appearance—but a strange sense of courage and jealousy surged into her heart, and her aura suddenly rose.She asked through gritted teeth, "If it were Robinstanding in front of you right now, and she wouldn't agree, would you do this to her too?"Luffy wasn't flustered at all and said righteously, "Of course. Interrogation is a necessary method."This was something Merry had taught him.Vivi glared at Luffy furiously, her chest heaving: "You really are a pervert! Hopeless!"Luffy got angry too. He suddenly lunged toward Vivi, the distance between them instantly closing until their noses were almost touching."Aren't you?"He lowered his voice, carrying a dangerous tone."What are you doing?"Vivi panicked completely. She was a bit frightened by Luffy's suddenly magnified presence and the close proximity. She subconsciously backed away, only to be pressed against the cold wall. "Stop, don't come any closer!"Chapter 128 Nika: Entrapment?Luffy's eyes deliberately turned cold:"I am the Captain of this ship. Anyone who wants to board must have my consent, and the same goes for anyone who wants to leave!You come and go as you please—what do you take us for? A public toilet?Besides, we accompanied you all the way from the East Blue to the Grand Line, helped you deal with Baroque Works, defeated Crocodile, and almost lost our lives! Now that things are resolved, I don't think I've even heard a formal 'thank you,' and you're already thinking about parting ways with us?Are you planning to throw us away like trash after using us up?In your heart, have you always considered us disreputable pirates? Do you not recognize us from the bottom of your heart, thinking we aren't worthy of being your friends?"Luffy racked his brains to say all the mean things he could think of.The distance between them grew closer and closer, and he had almost trapped Vivi between the wall and his body."It's not like that, I didn't."She murmured, and her tears finally broke through the dam, rolling down in large drops like pearls with broken strings.Suppressed sobbing echoed in the large room. Her fair, smooth skin was washed by tears, glistening with a pitiful sheen under the lights.Wait, are you playing with me?Seeing Vivi crying so hard, Luffy immediately couldn't hold it together. His previous disguise instantly crumbled, and he became flustered."Hey, hey, Vivi, don't cry! Isn't this what you wanted to hear? You were the one who asked me to pretend to be tough and say these things... These aren't true, I was just making it up."Luffy was sweating from anxiety, trying to explain.But the more he explained, the harder Vivi cried.The sobbing was gradually becoming uncontrollable, threatening to turn into wailing.Those beautiful blue eyes were like a fountain with the floodgates opened; the tears just wouldn't stop.Luffy was scared to death, thinking that if this crying brought the guards or King Cobra over and they saw him making his daughter cry like this, he wouldn't be able to explain himself even with a hundred mouths. Forget about the banquet—whether he could walk out of the palace in one piece would be a problem!"Stop crying. I was wrong!""Wuwuwu.""I beg you, stop crying.""Wuwuwu."The more Luffy said, the harder Vivi cried. Finally, Luffy steeled himself and let out a low roar: "Stop crying!"The voice wasn't loud, but miraculously, it made Vivi's crying stop abruptly.She stopped crying and just stared at him with those blue eyes, washed even clearer and brighter by the tears. Her eyes were teary, the tip of her nose was red, and teardrops still hung on her long eyelashes, making her look like a frightened little deer.This trick really was effective.Luffy breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing Vivi's pitiful appearance, he didn't know how to comfort her anymore.What you wanted, I didn't want to give at first.You insisted, even though I tried to persuade you otherwise.Now it's become my fault instead.Women really are terrifying monsters; Luffy felt this was more exhausting than fighting Crocodile.Crocodile: "..."You're insulting Croc a bit."Those harsh words just now were all according to your wishes, said just to appear tough." Luffyreached out his hand as if petting a ruffled cat. "How did you end up being the one who couldn't take it while we were talking?"He felt very aggrieved too; he was clearly just doing what was requested.Vivi pouted, and her eyes quickly filled with tears again.She suddenly reached out with both hands, hugging Luffy's waist tightly, and buried her tear-stained face into his chest."Wuwuwu, who told you to say such harsh things... wuwu..."She was wailing like a boiling kettle.Luffy's body stiffened instantly. He subconsciously spread his arms, not daring to move, letting Vivihold him tightly as she vented her emotions.Luffy secretly rejoiced.Luckily, this time he just used his mouth to say some harsh words like last time. If he had used physical interrogation like during their last meeting, wouldn't today's situation be even more impossible to deal with?Women, what incomprehensible creatures!But fortunately, the [Plan] was completed...."Women are just too hard to understand."Luffy held a several-hundred-pound barbell in one hand, huffing and puffing as he did squats. His Rubber muscles bulged, and sweat slid down his flushed cheeks.Could it be considered surviving a disaster without any real danger? Anyway, what happened in the room with Vivi should be treated as a secret.The kind that can't be told to anyone. Vivi also looked as if nothing had ever happened.She wouldn't dare let anyone know either. As a princess, having such a hobby?That would be too embarrassing."What do you think they have in their heads?" Luffylooked toward Nika, who was not far away and had become an old drunkard."Glug, glug."Not far away, Nika was holding a large wine jug disproportionate to her size, heroically tilting her head back to drink. The transparent liquid flowed down the corner of her mouth, wetting the white fur on her chest. "Are you talking about Nefertari?""Sort of."Nika let out a loud, boozy belch, her blood-red eyes squinting with a bit of schadenfreude and her usual inciting tone: "Hic... Ni told you already, just doing it directly would have solved everything once and for all!It's not too late now, heh heh. Do you want Ni to teach you a few tricks?""Snap!"A crisp sound rang out.Luffy's free hand, moving at a speed the naked eye could barely track, backhanded Nika across the back of her head.The force was controlled perfectly; it didn't send her flying, but it was enough to make her dizzy for a while."Hiss."The wine jug in Nika's hand nearly slipped out, and her drunkenness instantly dissipated by more than half. She clutched her head, dazed, and it took her a while to wake up. She immediately bared her teeth and brandished her claws at Luffy:"Ouch, what are you doing?!""You still want to lay a hand on Vivi?""Ni kindly gave you advice, and you're here doing entrapment? You just hit me like that!"Luffy picked his ear, looking matter-of-fact: "If you say so, then it is.""You deserve to be twisted around by women!"Nika held the wine jug indignantly, turned around, faced her butt toward Luffy, and muttered under her breath.Luffy felt his throat dry and smoking; the thirst after high-intensity training came rushing in.His gaze swept over and locked onto the wine jug in Nika's arms that looked very thirst-quenching."I'm thirsty."He announced, then reached out without ceremony and snatched the wine jug from Nika's arms."Hey, that's my wine, give it back to me!"Nika jumped up in a hurry and lunged to grab it, but Luffy pressed a finger against her forehead, and no matter how she waved her limbs, she couldn't reach it.When had the Sun God Nika ever suffered such humiliation!Glug, glug...Luffy took several big gulps from the spout. The spicy liquid passed through his throat, bringing a burning sensation, which strangely relieved his thirst.He smacked his lips, looked at the furious Nikabelow, rolled his eyes, and revealed a mischievous smile.Chapter 129 Confident Nami is Unfortunate"I can give it back to you, but you have to perform a show for me.""What are you thinking? You want me to perform a show? What do you take Ni for? A circus raccoon dog?""A backflip would be nice."Luffy ignored Nika's words, rubbed his chin, and suggested seriously, his eyes flashing with the excitement of watching a show, "Let's do twenty in a row.""In your dreams!"Nika was so angry that her tail puffed up. "Ni is the noble Sun God Nika, how could I perform such actions to please you? Give the wine back to me!"Luffy curled his lip and tucked the wine jug under his arm, showing absolutely no intention of returning it.Nika jumped up and down beside him, making all sorts of threats and inducements, but Luffy just picked his ear, letting it go in one ear and out the other."I'm going to finish it.""Wait, wait!"