Chapter 752: Vic's Goal
Although Vic disappeared in front of Robin, he did not really leave. Instead, he used an illusion to prevent Robin from seeing him. He will have to stay on the Golden Merry for the next period of time because there is something he needs for the Straw Hat Pirates' next journey!
Robin waited on the Golden Merry for three days before she heard the sound of someone boarding the ship. It was the Straw Hat Pirates who had returned to the ship after a big meal.
Robin waited for three days and finally met the real person, but she was not bored during these three days. There were quite a few books in Nami's room. In addition to books about sailing, there were also many novels and biographies, which were enough for Robin to pass the time.
And Wick, who is equivalent to being invisible, will not be bored at all. He can meditate, comprehend the laws, and practice domineering power. However, neither of them showed up.
Because Straw Hat Luffy not only boarded the ship with himself and his companions, he also brought a group of navy soldiers who were chasing on warships, and they were busy escaping at this time.
However, they only sailed around the coastline of Alabasta when they escaped, and did not go directly to the next island. They still had a hope in their hearts, which was to wait for Weiwei to make her final decision. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they wanted Weiwei to say it in person.
Today happens to be Princess Weiwei's coming-of-age ceremony, but Weiwei did not attend this grand day witnessed by tens of thousands of people in the royal capital. Instead, she asked Ikareem to pretend to be her, and she herself rode Kalu Duck to the coast where she had agreed to meet with Luffy and the others.
Although Weiwei really wants to give up her identity as a princess and go on adventures with Luffy and the others, as the heir of Alabasta and her father is not young anymore, she really cannot leave. She has to be responsible for the entire country and the civilians!
She came here just to confirm one thing, that is, whether Luffy and the others really regarded her as a partner, and in what capacity would they interact with each other when they met again in the future?
Weiwei didn't want to be a passer-by on the Golden Merry. If she was just treated as a passer-by, she would be sad every time she thought about it in the future. So even though she had already made up her mind to stay in Alabasta, she still came here in person to confirm it one last time!
"I'm going to stay here though! If we meet again one day, can you call me your partner again?"
But her question went unanswered, because there were several warships following the Golden Merry, and the navy on board were listening to the conversation between the two sides. If Luffy and the others really admitted that Weiwei was a partner, it would bring great trouble to Weiwei.
A princess of a member country was actually a pirate? This was a bombshell. The World Government would not agree to let Princess Weiwei take over as the next king.
Then the famous scene from the original work appeared. Although Luffy and the others didn't say anything, they all raised their left hands, because there was a black cross mark drawn on their left wrists. That was the mark they had agreed upon before to distinguish between partners and enemies!
Although this action was silent, it was the best answer. Weiwei laughed immediately when she saw this scene, and then burst into tears. She and Kalu also raised their left hands with the cross sign, which was a response to Luffy and the others, and also a farewell to them.
Robin in the cabin was very envious of this scene, as this was something she had never had. Vic also saw this scene, and he just smiled.
Luffy does have a unique charm, which makes many people recognize him and become his partners and friends, but this charm will also attract some enemies for him, and they are very powerful enemies.
Without luck, the halo of the protagonist and the background, people with this kind of charm will not go far. For example, in this incident in Alabasta, Luffy decided without hesitation to help Weiwei defeat Crocodile.
This did earn him the friendship of Princess Vivi and the royal family, as well as the recognition of Smoker and Tashigi, but it put him on the opposite side of Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. If it weren't for the protagonist's halo, luck, and the secret help of Vic and Robin, he would have been dead in his first fight with Crocodile!
Maybe it was his charm that attracted Robin to help him in their first fight, and the second time the water ball was really just luck. If the water ball had deviated a little bit, it would definitely not have hit Luffy when it fell.
Then there is Victor's secret help, which comes from Luffy's background, just like Aokiji he met later in the original work, Kuma who appeared in the Devil's Triangle, Kuma and Rayleigh who appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago, and Ivankov and Lightning who appeared in Impel Down. These are all help he got because of his background!
Without a background, he really wouldn't be able to make any progress, so this unique charm of Luffy must be backed up by a strong background, otherwise he wouldn't be able to move forward at all!
He will provoke many powerful enemies for the sake of some weak friends and partners. This unique charm is a double-edged sword before Luffy grows up, but it will become the sharpest knife after he grows up!
After saying goodbye to Alabasta and Vivi, the Straw Hat Pirates were followed by several warships, so the Golden Merry was not sad and silent, but rather noisy and chaotic.
The cannons fired from the warships were either bounced away, cut in half, or kicked away. In short, not a single shell landed on the hull of the Golden Merry.
However, the warship has more than just cannonballs as long-range weapons. There are also huge iron arrows shaped like feather arrows. Just one round of shooting filled the Golden Merry with arrows, making it unable to move. Luffy didn't dare to use his big belly to catch such iron arrows, and of course Sanji didn't dare to kick them directly. Zoro alone couldn't block them all.
You have to know that the navy chasing behind is led by Colonel Tina of the Navy Headquarters. Their combat capabilities are extraordinary. If things continue to develop in this way, the Straw Hat Pirates will be arrested here.
However, Luffy's aura as the protagonist is extraordinary. He was almost caught. A thick fog came over the sea, hiding the whereabouts of the Golden Merry. They also met a ship belonging to Von Clay and his gang in the fog.
Anyway, after a while of communication, Luffy and Von Clay became best friends. Wick was amazed at the sight, thinking that Luffy's ability to make friends was indeed extraordinary.
In the heavy fog, Von Clay and his brothers disguised themselves as the Straw Hat Pirates and directly led Tina's warship away, giving Luffy a chance to catch his breath.
However, this came at the cost of Von Clay being captured by Tina. Von Clay did not regret this decision, and Luffy was also very sad. However, they had already pulled out the iron arrow that was stuck in the ship, and Usopp also used his talents to give the Merry a simple repair, so the pirate ship could continue to sail.
When the fog cleared, the warships that remained patrolling in the original place still discovered the Golden Merry. However, before they could catch up, the warship was pierced by a huge iron arrow thrown by Luffy as he thought it was a hindrance. The warship sank with bubbles bubbling.
Nami and Zoro were stunned. This is possible? Such luck, such aura, Vic was also envious!
The Straw Hat Pirates have temporarily escaped the navy's pursuit and got a chance to catch their breath!