Chapter 5: Negotiation
The sound of the battle was now gone, and what it took its place was an eerie silence. Sol was deep in his thoughts about today events and Vivi was still wondering what's her fate going to be like since all her work till now was gone. She now needs to rely on the help of pirates, the very thing that caused her kingdom problems in the first place.
'Although I have a healthy physique, it is not as powerful as Luffy's, Zoro's, or even Sanji's. Instead, I am more like an average person in this world... I require a strategy and training for both my body and weapon, in addition to that I urgently need to train my gear today i could see its limitation at my current level.
.... Sigh....
Just when i ll be able to do something like Aizen and dominate a battlefield by myself ... No stop, don't think about that, let's just start step by step maybe with a second sens for now, and I'll go from there!'
'As for my body and weapon training I'll ask Zoro he should be able to help since that man is all about training. No, if I have to describe it, he's all about brutal grind! In exchange, I'll help him get better with his sword, I'll also need to help others. I don't know if things will still go the same as they did in the story with me here.'
"Umm... excuse me mister hypnotist you have been quiet for some time now, are you alright ?" Asked a concern, Vivi as she looked back at her savior.
"Oh ? ... Yes of course we should get to the others any moment, so I was thinking whatever I should keep this good boy as my pet or not … Kufufu"Said Sol as he looked at the back of Karoo's neck.
"NOO... You can't, Karoo is my friend, I'll not let anyone take him !"
"Kufufu… No need to get so emotional, princess, I was joking. How could I separate a girl from her pet, it's not like I'm a pirate or anything." Said, while wearing a big evil grin across his face, trying to further tease her. But he stopped not long after having had enough fun at the expense of the poor princess.
.... Sigh...
"I want to thank you for saving me, I'll make sure you and the rest of your crew are well compensated for what you did, but you must leave soon after mister swordsman is done with the fight. Those people are very dangerous and the man they work for is someone very powerful, I don't want innocents to be involved because of me. "
"Warlord Crocodile... indeed a very dangerous man to have as an enemy, you are indeed way over your head Ms. Vivi"
"Yes, he is a mon- What!! " She was shocked, how could this random pirate know about the secret leader of Baroque Works!
"How did you know it was him !? "
"Heh… An organization so big as Baroque Works must have someone powerful behind it, otherwise it'll not survive the endless waves of pirates and marines. The only person who fits the criteria in this sea area is Crocodile. He also has both the support of the World Government and the power to keep so many people under control, beside a pirate hero ? I don't buy it!"
"Then if you knew, what do you think I should do ? How can i save my people from someone like him ?"
"You just can't, you lack the power to do that, so your kingdom will probably fall"
"NO! ... It is my duty to protect everyone, even if I have to die for it to happen!" Tears started to show up in the corners of her eyes, and even blood dropped from her palms.
"I see ... Tell you what, princess, there is just one other way you could accomplish your goal without any bloodshed ".
"WHAT IS IT ?! I'LL DO ANYTHING!"
"Well, you have to negotiate with the she-devil and make her agree"
"She-devil ?"
"You'll see, just wait."
Some time later as they got together with a very emotional Igaram who was overjoyed to see Vivi alive a well ... Nami brought back two black eyed Zoro and Luffy, who obviously received a reasonable amount of fists of "love" and left them down, turning to the princess who started to understand about which devil Sol was talking about.
Nami sat in front of Vivi who acted rather shy and started to negotiate the price for them helping her get to her kingdom safely, with Nami asking for a huge amount of one billion Berries for her save return. But Vivi quickly refused and started to explain the current situation of Alabasta. The kingdom was currently in the middle of a civil war due to the king allegedly using a forbidden substance known as Dance Powder to artificially create rain for his capital, leaving all the rest of the regions dry.
She explained about what a good king her father is and how he could never do that, about how she ran from home and become a member of Baroque Works to find out who is behind all of this.
"Crocodile!!! A Warlord, no way we are doing this, I REFUSE!" said an angry Nami trying to stop Luffy from accepting, but unfortunately it was too late as Unluckies a team of Baroque Works was there to spy on them.
"Well, it looks like we don't have a choice anymore miss navigator, but don't be sad even if Alabasta does not have money there are still things we need right ? "
"Yes, if you help me, I'll try my best to meet your needs"
Sol took ever the negotiation from Nami as he made a list with his demands
"Since Alabasta is one of the first 20th countries that formed the World Government, you must have quite a wide range of relationships, right ? So our demands are quite simple for you, we require help to buy few Devil Fruits, their power doesn't matter, and we'll pay for them. Also, we require a contact in the black market to buy Marine's six power techniques together with a Haki training manual, and we'll also pay for them too. How about it simple, right ?"
"Ahh… Yes, i think we can help you with that, but it's really alright? The Devil Fruits are very expensive, even if we ask for useless ones, not to mention the rest."
"Yes, Sol, we don't have that kind of money, how do you plan to pay for it !"
"Kufufu ... Nami did you forget ? In Alabasta we can find a very rich person who can afford something as pricey as Dance Powder, it'll be a shame if he lost all his hard earn money right?"
"Sol!! You are a genius, someone important like a Warlord must have a big stash hidden somewhere ! It's mine, all of it ! "
"Umm ... indeed, Crocodile, owns his very own resort with a casino and restaurant it is the most popular destination in Alabasta"
"YOSAH!!... I have decided, let's go to Alabasta and kick Crocodile ass!"
"Thank you, everyone!" said a crying Vivi.
As the negotiation ended, Igaram cross dressed as Vivi offered himself as a bait to allow them a safer journey. Sol knew this was going to end badly, but he chose to let it happen because it will serve as a motivation for the crew and in the end Igaram will be fine. Robin, so too good of a person to kill someone as kind as Igaram.
"Ma-Ma-Ma... Now, then. I, "Vivi", will leave from here. " Said Igaram, imitating Vivi
As it occurred in the series, an explosion lit up the sky shortly after, and Vivi's face sank since Igaram had served as a bait for her. Making a quick escape, straw hats hurried to gather the others and board the ship.
Short as it may be, their adventure on the first island was quite eventful
On Going Merry
The crew took a few minutes to rest from the quick series of events, after which they started to navigate towards the next island, however they were met with an additional person on board. Straw hats were startled by the figure who was watching them from the top of the deck.
"You are ... Miss All Sunday! Take care everyone, she is the partner of Mr.0, Crocodile!"
"I ran into Mr.8 a short while ago ... Miss Wednesday."
"You killed Igaram ! "
"Who care about that, who are you and what are you doing on my ship! " Exclaimed Luffy.
"What do you mean Luffy, she was here for some time now, maybe waiting to make a badass entry isn't that right Miss Robin"
"Ehh ? She was ? Hey Sol, do you know her ? "
"Of course I do, she is even more famous than her boss, isn't that right, miss ? Also, Miss Vivi don't worry Igaram should be alive, she not the type to kill a good person like Igaram."
"You know my name ? How ? Who are you !?"
"How about you take a seat with us, and we'll talk about it, we were just about to have dinner" responded Sol with a wide grin.
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