Under Cobra's command, the superpower of Alabasta began to operate like a machine.
Everyone was frantically busy.
Vivi had wanted to help with some tasks she could manage, but Cobra refused, telling her to stay with Reno.
Throughout the afternoon, led by Vivi, Reno and The girls toured the royal capital, experiencing the unique customs of Alabasta.
The girls also bought many unique and novel items from Alabasta.
They were responsible for shopping, while Reno was responsible for carrying the bags and paying the bills.
Amidst The girls' laughter, evening quickly arrived.
Learning that Reno would be leaving tomorrow, Cobra, despite his busy schedule, prepared a lavish banquet to see Reno and his companions off.
During the banquet, the two men exchanged toasts. Cobra, on one hand, thanked Reno for everything he had done to help Alabasta, and on the other hand, repeatedly urged him to take good care of Vivi.
Vivi was his beloved daughter; from childhood, he had truly doted on her, afraid of her melting in his mouth or breaking in his hands.
Reno naturally agreed to everything. He would have done so even without Cobra's reminder.
In the One Piece World, there are several plot beauties with the identity of a princess.
But in Reno's heart, Vivi was the most outstanding of all, without a doubt.
At only 14 years old, for the sake of her country, she bravely ventured alone into Baroque Works to investigate the truth of the matter.
The hardships she endured during that time cannot be summarized in a few words.
In Vivi, Reno saw courage, strength, sacrifice, patience, and tenderness; even in darkness, she maintained her original intention.
It can be said that Vivi truly embodies the excellent qualities of a princess.
In his heart, Vivi's status was the same as Nami's.
After the banquet, Nami and the other girls returned to their rooms to rest.
Reno, however, took Vivi and Robin to the top floor of the palace.
A gentle breeze blew, ruffling Vivi's and Robin's hair, and also stirring Reno's thoughts.
Reno looked up, the night sky dotted with stars.
"You're leaving tomorrow, are you a little reluctant?!!!"
During the banquet, Reno clearly felt that Vivi was a bit down.
She hadn't even had time to share her joy with Cobra and her people before she had to leave.
Vivi shook her head, leaning against Reno's shoulder, and whispered, "Reno, do you know?! Ever since I joined Baroque Works, I lived in constant fear, carefully guarding against everyone around me."
"In the end, I even thought I had truly found the mastermind through my own efforts, but I didn't expect Sister Robin to reveal it to me voluntarily."
"I'm really an incompetent princess; I didn't help at all." Vivi's face showed a self-mocking smile.
Robin looked at Vivi with a pained expression, gently stroking her head.
"That's not true." Reno turned Vivi's body, looking at her seriously, "Vivi, you've done more than enough for Alabasta."
"In my heart, you are the bravest princess."
These words were sincere.
If Vivi hadn't done these things, she would never have held such a high position in Reno's heart.
Vivi was far superior to other princesses.
As for beauty?!
There are plenty of beautiful people.
"Really?!!!" Under the Moonlight, Vivi's cheeks were slightly flushed, and her long eyelashes trembled.
Reno nodded affirmatively.
"Thank you, Reno, Vivi likes you very much." Her cheek suddenly felt wet, and the little princess offered a kiss.
Vivi pecked Reno's cheek like a chick pecking at rice, then quickly fled.
"Reno, you and Sister Robin chat. I'm going to pack my things. I'll leave with you tomorrow." Vivi waved her small hand, running off without looking back.
"What a lovely little girl." Watching Vivi's retreating figure, Robin laughed and shook her head.
Having Vivi as a princess was truly Alabasta's good fortune.
"Vivi is great, and you're not bad either." Reno spoke at the right time.
Robin rolled her eyes. The topic had already shifted to her?!
"Robin, just say what you want to say. Being hesitant isn't like your personality." Reno smiled lightly as he looked at Robin.
When did this mature and intellectual big sister become so conflicted?
Robin reined in her smile, gazing at Reno, her expression suddenly turning serious.
"Reno, thank you for saving me."
A simple sentence, with different meanings.
Reno understood that Robin thanked him not only because he killed Crocodile, but more importantly, because he resolved Robin's inner turmoil and gave her a sense of belonging.
Reno met Robin's gaze, and suddenly laughed.
"Are all you women like this?! Do you all get so emotional at night?!!!"
Robin took a step forward, pressing close to Reno's body. Her slender fingers lightly traced down Reno's neck, and she softly uttered, "Yes, Captain, so can't you be less of a spoilsport?!!!"
It's reversed, completely reversed!
Before, he was the one flirting with others; today, he was being flirted with by Robin.
How bold!!!
Seeing the playful smirk on Reno's lips, Robin suddenly panicked.
However, before she could speak, Reno directly teleported her to the going merry.
"Captain, I was just joking." Robin waved her hands repeatedly. She really had only intended to flirt and then run away.
"Too late!!!"
Her only response was Reno's actions.
That night, Reno felt the unique heat of Alabasta, this desert kingdom.
After an amount of time equivalent to ten thousand words passed.
Reno proactively found Sala (meaning Doublefinger; Sala sounds better).
After being enlightened by Mikita and Golden Week, Sala almost without hesitation agreed to join the Reno Pirates.
Even Crocodile was dead; what was the point of her persistence?
Did she want to die with Crocodile?!
She was just an assassin, not a fanatic.
Last night, Sala spent it in anxiety and nervousness, for a simple reason.
The custom of the Reno Pirates!
Mikita and Golden Week had already secretly told her.
But by the latter half of the night, no one came.
Needless to say today, Reno had drunk so much at the banquet that he definitely wouldn't come looking for her.
Who would have thought...
She had an accurate concept of time for the first time.
Another amount of time equivalent to ten thousand words.
Inside the room, Reno was in a very good mood.
"Claim reward." It was time for the familiar segment.
[Congratulations to Host for successfully recruiting crew member Nico Robin, receiving the reward: Lifestyle Luxury Airship.]
[Congratulations to Host for successfully recruiting crew member Sala, receiving the reward: Slave Mark * 20.]
Lifestyle Luxury Airship?!
Reno's eyes immediately lit up.
This was exactly what he needed most at this stage.
As more and more beauties were recruited, the original going merry was no longer suitable.
Now, including him, there were a total of twelve people on the going merry, which was a bit crowded.
There weren't enough rooms anymore.
What's more, more beauties would join later.
If this reward hadn't appeared, he would have had to go to Water Seven to custom-build a larger pirate ship.
Now it was good; he saved a lot of money again.
He clicked on the detailed information of the airship.
Lifestyle Luxury Airship:
: The airship has a vast space and can accommodate 500 people, including 100 luxury suites, 20 themed suites, and five extra-large suites (easily accommodating the Giant).
: The airship contains several cafes, wineries, libraries, kitchens, training rooms, botanical gardens, aquariums, orange groves... The first two points alone made Reno unable to tear his eyes away.
This was too luxurious.
There were even themed suites; was it to prevent him from getting bored and add a bit of novelty?!
And what was with the extra-large suites?!
Were there also plot beauties among the Giant?!
It seemed there really was one.
Wait... the one in the Fish-Man Race also seemed quite big.
Temporarily setting aside the jumbled thoughts, Reno continued to read.
The spaceship uses controllable nuclear fusion technology, so the Host does not need to worry about energy.
The spaceship comes with 200 intelligent maid robots, specifically responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance of the spaceship, so the Host does not have to bother with these trivial matters.
The spaceship includes intelligent auxiliary functions and can fly automatically.
The radar can scan all objects within a radius of five thousand li. If an emergency is encountered, it will actively warn the Host. If it is a natural disaster, it can be avoided in advance.
In case of danger, the Host can activate an energy shield, defense level one, which can resist the attack of the largest nuclear bomb.
The spaceship is equipped with one hundred and eighty laser cannons, capable of long-range strikes on targets 300 kilometers away, and can easily destroy the highest-spec marine warships.
"That's really good." Reno nodded repeatedly as he read.
Every annotation deeply pleased him.
In short, apart from its somewhat lacking offensive capabilities, everything else was practically invincible.
No wonder it was called a luxury lifestyle spaceship.
He wondered when he would get a combat-type luxury spaceship; then he would blast Mary Geoise with a single shot.
The luxury spaceship was automatically stored in the system warehouse, and Reno continued to look at the second reward.
Slave Mark * 20.
Annotation:
The Host can condense a subjugation seal to brand the opponent's spiritual will. Anyone branded with a Slave Mark will unconditionally obey the Host's commands. The Host has the power over their life and death, regardless of distance.
The subjugated target must willingly submit to the Host, or the Host's strength must far exceed the target's for the Slave Mark to be successfully applied.
If the subjugated target is female, once branded with a Slave Mark, she is considered automatically subdued.
This also seems very good.
Reno rubbed his chin, his thoughts churning.
The first people he thought of were the beauties in the Marine, such as Hibari, Kujaku, Doll, Momousagi, and Hina.
Given their differing stances, they wouldn't easily yield; those who were stubborn would probably rather die than submit.
With the Slave Mark, it would save him a lot of trouble.
He would just brand them with the Slave Mark, automatically subduing them, which would be delightful.
Speaking of which, Gunko of the God's Knights also seemed quite beautiful.
However, her strength was too great and she would be difficult to deal with, so he would have to study her carefully then.
Besides these beauties from the storyline.
Reno also thought of some talented individuals.
Like Eneru from Sky Island, aside from being a bit arrogant, his strength and talent were undeniable.
However, this guy's fate was quite tragic; he was either subdued as a subordinate or killed for his Devil Fruit.
Reno's next stop was Sky Island, but for the Reno Pirates, who only recruited female crew members, Eneru would likely die again, unless something unexpected happened.
The next day.
After breakfast at the palace, Reno and his group bid farewell to Cobra, preparing to leave Alabasta.
He had already left a positioning coordinate there, so Vivi could return whenever she wanted.
Even so, Vivi and Cobra still enacted a heartfelt father-daughter farewell.
This caused The girls, who were easily moved to tears, to start crying.
"Vivi, you must come back to see your King Father." Cobra cried profusely.
"Don't worry, King Father." Vivi was also in tears, nodding repeatedly.
"Huh?!! Where's the going merry?!!!"
Nami looked around, suddenly realizing that their going merry was gone.
"Where did the going merry go?!!!"
"Damn it, someone dared to steal our ship?!!!"
An angry Nami immediately rolled up her sleeves, ready to pick a fight.
"I put the going merry away, can you calm down?" Reno looked speechlessly at the flustered Nami.
The other girls hadn't even reacted, and Nami had already thrown an inexplicable fit.
"You didn't say so earlier." Nami glared at Reno, like a deflated balloon.
"Captain, why did you put the going merry away? Are you afraid someone will steal it?!!!" Makino covered her mouth, chuckling. She didn't believe anyone would be so foolish as to try.
The other girls also started laughing, their various laughs intertwining, sounding very pleasant.
Reno raised an eyebrow, proudly saying, "Starting today, we're upgrading our ride."
He raised an arm, and with a flash of light, a massive luxury spaceship suddenly appeared above the women.
The girls instinctively looked up, and when they saw the luxury spaceship before them, they all covered their mouths, stunned into silence.
"Reno, where did you get this?!!! It's too big!" An excited Nami circled the spaceship on an island cloud.
"Captain, is this also a ship?!!!"
"There's actually a ship like this?!!!"
"Reno, what's the name of this ship?!!!"
"..."
After a brief moment of astonishment, The girls started asking all sorts of questions, chattering away.
Reno, helpless, used an island cloud to lift the women. "I'll tell you once we're inside."
Amidst the women's exclamations, the spaceship whooshed and disappeared into the sky.
Only Cobra and many ministers were left in disarray in the wind.
Entering the spaceship, Reno activated the radar detection and automatic flight functions.
Then he took The girls, whose curiosity was at its peak, on a tour.
Hmm, why use the word "tour"? Because the spaceship was simply too big.
"So many rooms, and all in different styles?!!!"
"I want this pink one!!"
"I want this orange one, nobody fight me for it!!"
"This blue room is mine!!!"
"..."
The girls moved back and forth through hundreds of rooms, quickly finding rooms that suited their own styles.
They bounced around on the soft, spacious beds.
It really was a massive upgrade!
"Ah!!!"
Suddenly, Tashigi's exclamation came from nearby.
Nami, Vivi, and the other women quickly ran over. "Tashigi, what happened?!!!"
Tashigi's small face was flushed red, and she pointed to the room inside.
The puzzled girls all walked in, and when they saw the scene inside, everyone's reaction was exactly like Tashigi's.
Inside, there were all sorts of toy, of different sizes, some they had seen, some they hadn't, everything imaginable.
"Captain, how can there be a room like this?!!!"
"Reno, you're quite a player!!!"
"Reno, did you arrange this too?!!!"
"..."
The women collectively condemned him.
Reno cried foul, saying it had nothing to do with him; it was all the system's doing!!
But inwardly, he was thinking: Well done!!
With so many varieties, there will be plenty to play with later.
For the next period, Reno continued to take The girls to visit the leisure and entertainment facilities on the spaceship.
Along the way,
Kaya and Robin stayed in the library. Kaya looked through medical texts, and Robin read history books.
Nami and Nojiko stayed in the orange grove, starting to water the orange trees. The area of the orange grove was no less than the one in Cocoyasi Village.
Previously, due to the going merry's specifications, they had only brought a few orange trees.
Mikita, Golden Week, and Sara were very interested in grinding coffee and stayed in the cafe.
In the original story, after the Alabasta incident, the three of them opened a cafe called Spider.
Makino praised the enormous winery, saying she could store more wine in the future.
Vivi, Tashigi, and Carmen followed Reno to the botanical garden and played a round of mahjong.
Another pleasant day began!
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