Chapter 9: Chapter 9: Headquarters' Orders
"Wu-lu-lu, wu-lu-lu."
"Hee hee."
"Ho-ho-ka, ho-ho-ka".
Intermittent laughter reached Vivi's ears, causing her forehead to twitch in frustration. Her ability "Voice of All Things" was causing significant interference.
The sounds transmitted by rivers, trees, and rocks differed from those of the outside world. Often, they appeared directly in her mind, leading to a high probability of being mistaken for her own thoughts.
What was the use of this talent? Currently, she couldn't discern any practical application for it.
Fantasizing about having an "auditory cue" in her ear or "unique annotations" in front of her, like a cheat code, was unrealistic. These mischievous "fellows" were always causing trouble for her! Even when they gave directions, it was all nonsense! One would say to go left, while another insisted on going right, and after pointing out the way, they would stand by and laugh at her.
She blamed herself one-third for her own directionally challenged nature, another third due to the environment, and the remaining portion was the result of these mischievous "fellows" misleading her!
After getting the direction wrong for the seventh time, Vivi knew that the training for tonight was over. She waved her hand in dejection and said, "Let's go back and rest."
...
Over the course of a month, three batches of pirates entered the Whisky Peak bounty hunters' line of sight.
The first two waves of pirates were captured, but they didn't dare provoke the third wave. They had over ten ships and a total of more than five hundred people in their pirate group. Comparatively, the Whisky Peak bounty hunters had just over a hundred people. They couldn't handle such a large pirate group, and there might even be Devil Fruit users among them.
While watching the anime, it seemed like Devil Fruit users were everywhere, but in reality, they were extremely rare. Ordinary people had a high chance of never encountering a Devil Fruit user in their lifetime.
Mr. 8, Mr. 9, and Miss Monday were lazing around, eating their fill, killing time during the day, and working only at night. However, Vivi had a fulfilling month. Although her problem of being directionally challenged remained unsolved, her swordsmanship successfully reached Lv4 (3/1000). This improvement didn't manifest as a golden glow on her forehead but rather as a gradual process of advancement.
In her previous life on Earth, swordsmanship relied heavily on skill. However, in the world of One Piece, swordsmanship emphasized strength. Without strength, no matter how skilled someone was, they couldn't slice through a mountain with a single strike.
Just by looking at Zoro and other swordsmen's techniques, she could tell. It was evident that swordsmen didn't need to think too much. Real moves, feints - none of them mattered. Regardless of what stood in front of them, they would draw their swords, add some Haki, and that would be it. If one strike couldn't cut it, two strikes would.
Vivi was the same. Whenever she acquired a skill related to combat, she felt that her physical attributes, such as strength, speed, and endurance would undergo a slight increase. There was no need for philosophical concepts or mental states. It was simple and straightforward. "If I strike you down with my sword, you'll die." All it took was that!
After reaching Lv4 in Swordsmanship, her physical attributes were strong enough to easily defeat ten versions of her past self when she first transmigrated.
Through self-assessment and guidance from her loyal servant, Igaram, she estimated that her Swordsmanship had reached a relatively high level. In many countries, at least on the Grand Line, the guard captains were at this level. Comparing herself with others, she was roughly at the level Zoro was when he first set sail.
Under someone's hint to the imprisoned pirates, Karoo successfully achieved the "Hundred Paper Flips" achievement, earning an Agility +1 reward.
Vivi didn't have such straightforward and intuitive attribute values. She could only indirectly enhance her attributes through various skills. In contrast, Karoo's side was much simpler. After manifesting its agility attribute, it increased from 2 to 3. The increase was surprisingly significant - it could run so fast that its afterimage was visible. Vivi tried to catch up but found herself unable to keep up with the duck when running in a straight line.
The "Hundred Paper Flips" wasn't the end. There seemed to be a "Thousand Paper Flips" afterward, and she estimated that the rewards would be even better. However, the thirty or so pirates locked in the dungeon were already sick of it. They felt nauseated at the sight of paper, and Vivi was worried that someone might sabotage and ruin Karoo's winning streak. Therefore, she didn't push them too hard.
She also created games like marbles and tug-of-war, but unfortunately, the idiotic panel showed no response to the ten-game winning streak she achieved in these two games. She could only continue to stubbornly grind through the paper-flipping game.
...
Late at night, it started to rain at Whisky Peak, and the residual blood on the pier was washed away by the rain.
The dark clouds covered the sky, and the raindrops kept falling with a pitter-patter sound. The heavy raindrops pressed down on the treetops like invisible, enormous hands. The only option left to the trees was to continually bend their trunks in a show of submission to the powerful force of nature.
Three days ago, the harvest was mediocre. Everyone waited in high spirits for half a day, only to see a single pirate ship arrive.
Seventeen pirates were killed on the spot, leaving only eight who voluntarily joined the ranks of paper-flipping tools.
The loyal servant, Igaram, quietly approached Vivi and lowered his voice, "Your Highness- ah, no! I mean Miss Wednesday; it seems that the identities of those pirates we dealt with three days ago were not simple. Headquarters has issued us new orders."
At this moment, Vivi was busy calculating her wealth with Karoo. Baroque Works aimed to overthrow her kingdom, so she was determined to undermine their plans as well!
In just one month since her arrival, she had successfully increased her wealth from 500,000 Berries to 7 million Berries. According to market prices, with an additional 3 million Berries, she could theoretically buy a Meito like the 21 Great Grade Blades (O Wazamono).
Pirates were all scoundrels, and even bounty hunters who killed pirates weren't much better. It was a common occurrence for them to line their own pockets. If it weren't for her reputation and power not being enough among bounty hunters, Vivi would have swallowed all the spoils herself.
Now, from Igaram's expression, it seemed that their side had killed some important figures. Then what? What were they to do? If they couldn't win, they'd just disband. Vivi had no qualms about it.
She attended the meeting with an indifferent attitude. Mr. 9, who was easily fired up, and Miss Monday, who was all muscles, had been waiting for a while. Shortly after she arrived, Mr. 8, Igaram, the eldest member of Whisky Peak and the highest-ranked agent, took out a Den Den Mushi (Transponder Snail).
Den Den Mushi was a creature that resembled a snail. When not in use, it remained in a dormant state, but when activated, it would wake and could mimic the facial expressions and tone of the person speaking on the other end.
After Igaram connected the call, a somewhat cold female voice came from the other end.
After listening carefully, Vivi was certain that the woman on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was the Vice President of Baroque Works, the so-called "Devil Child," Nico Robin, with a bounty of 79 million Berries.
Nico Robin had not yet joined the Straw Hat crew and had no interest in telling dark jokes. She maintained a serious and businesslike demeanor at work. Vivi remained silent and listened intently as Nico Robin assigned new tasks to the Whiskey Peak branch.
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