One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Luo Xia nodded and saw that the little girl was still half-bent over and did not get up. Instead, she was looking at Tina with her lips pursed, as if she was thinking about something.

Luo Xia was completely baffled and glanced sideways at the girl who seemed to be up to nothing.

Then, his gaze froze.

Because the girl, who was leaning forward, had her collar buttons undone.

Through the damp black hair hanging between her earlobes, one could see a slender neck and a rather impressive, glossy sheen.

This little girl...

Luo Xia's head drooped a few black lines. He withdrew his right hand, which had been hovering on Tina's shoulder, and then gave Yun Que a sharp rap on the head.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

Lark immediately covered his head, tears welling in his eyes, and looked at Rorschach with a pitiful expression.

"What are you doing, Lark! You're so young and you're already behaving badly. What kind of behavior is this!"

"Take good care of Lieutenant Colonel Tina, and don't get any funny ideas, do you hear me?"

Luo Xia gave a stern reprimand, then stood up with a stern face and walked towards the captain's room.

Behind her, Hibari glanced at her loosened collar, then carefully lifted the blanket covering Tina and peeked at her. She immediately sat down on the edge of the bed, feeling somewhat deflated.

"I'm still too young, no wonder Brother Luo Xia doesn't like me, hmph."

Outside the captain's cabin, the boy covered his nose, gazing absently at the vast and desolate sky.

This world faces far too many severe challenges.

It was still too cruel for a fourteen-year-old boy like him.

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"Pulu pulu. Pulu pulu."

As soon as Rorschach returned to the deck, his personal Den Den Mushi in his pocket rang urgently.

Rorschach took out a rather unique-looking Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

What makes it unique is that this Den Den Mushi looks exceptionally robust and strong.

Although it is only half the size of an average person's fist.

But its small body is full of bulging, tough muscles.

The hard shell on its back is also extremely hard.

Rorschach, having nothing better to do, also trained this Den Den Mushi using an electric current tempering method.

Now this thing eats meat, and its appetite is equivalent to that of an average person; it can eat several kilograms of meat in one meal.

If it weren't for the fact that it had no hands or feet, Luo Xia really suspected that this Den Den Mushi would crawl out of its shell and do a few push-ups on the deck right in front of him.

Rorschach sometimes wondered what would happen if he fed a Zoan-type Devil Fruit to a Den Den Mushi.

Shaking off the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Rorschach answered the Den Den Mushi.

With a click, Sengoku's usual hoarse voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Rorschach, you're in the Kingdom of Alabasta right now, aren't you?"

“What do you think, Grandpa Warring States?” Luo Xia pouted, then lightly leaped onto the dragon head of the Qilin, and sat down with his back against the protruding antlers.

"What am I talking about? You've learned to argue with me now." Sengoku snorted irritably, then asked, "What's the situation in Alabasta? Is Tina alright?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Tina is fine, just a minor injury. After Law's surgery, she's much better. As for the situation in Alabasta, hey, Crocodile, who's been quiet here for over a decade, seems eager to make his move on this ancient kingdom. Old man, don't tell me the Navy doesn't know Crocodile's true intentions in this country."

Rorschach's undisguised mockery made Vivi, who was still immersed in the grief of Icarus's death, look up at him, a hint of doubt appearing in her tearful eyes.

What are Crocodile's true intentions in Alabasta?

Isn't the goal to steal this country?

Rorschach's words caused Sengoku on the other end of the Den Den Mushi to fall silent for more than ten seconds before he asked Rorschach, "So what exactly do you know, kid? Judging from your tone, you seem to know more than all the intelligence we've gathered over the years."

That shouldn't be the case.

Although Sengoku admitted that Rorschach did have some cleverness at times.

For example, they put Shiryu, who liked to torture prisoners, under Akainu's command, who completely overpowered that arrogant guy.

Another example is creating an outer naval force in Water Seven.

But Sengoku absolutely did not believe that Rorschach had so quickly built up a large network of connections and a powerful source of intelligence in the park.

At most, the only thing that can help Rorschach with some classified information right now is Jonathan's Bounty Hunter Guild.

"Hehe, is there any need to guess?" Luo Xia chuckled and said lazily, "If he really wanted to seize power in the Kingdom of Alabasta as he appears on the surface, then why would he need to wait here for so long?"

Although Crocodile was discouraged by his challenge to Whitebeard and his spirits have waned over the years, resulting in a significant decline in his strength, he is still an invincible Logia-type Devil Fruit user in Paradise.

In a desert kingdom like Alabasta, the Sand-Sand Fruit's power is truly dominant.

If he wanted to seize this country like Doflamingo, he could have done so by force many years ago. Why use this slow and gradual approach, like boiling a frog in water, to first gain the people's trust and then slowly take control?

I suppose he did this to avoid attracting attention, especially from the World Government and our navy.

Therefore, that guy must have some other motives, something that is more attractive to him than the kingdom's power.

And coincidentally, I heard some rumors about this kind of thing from certain people in Water Seven a while ago.

After listening to Rorschach's analysis, Sengoku, far away in Marineford, couldn't help but gasp.

Is this kid some kind of prodigy?

How could you guess so accurately?

At this moment, Vivi, who had been listening intently to Rorschach's words, suddenly stood up from the deck and rushed to Rorschach's side. In her haste, she grabbed Rorschach's arm and said urgently, "Major General Rorschach, is Crocodile really a bad person? What exactly does he want to do to this country? What is his true purpose? Please tell me, Major General Rorschach."

"Who's speaking? Rorschach, are there any outsiders with you?" Sengoku asked in astonishment.

“She’s not exactly an outsider.” Rorschach glanced at Vivi, who was tearful and looked rather pitiful. “The one asking the question is Princess Nefertari Vivi of Alabasta.”

"So it's Princess Vivi..." Sengoku suddenly realized.

Sengoku learned about what had happened in the rain region from Tina's previous plea for help.

Vivi ignored Zhan Guo and kept her head up, staring intently at Luo Xia.

"Major General Luo Xia, please tell me the truth."

Luo Xia pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Ancient Weapon. I suspect that Crocodile has been hiding in Alabasta all this time in order to obtain an Ancient Weapon with the power to destroy the world."

"Ancient weapons?" Weiwei was stunned.

After a long silence, her petite body trembled, as if she had thought of something, and she couldn't help but blurt it out.

"Pluto?"

Chapter 321 Taking a Shichibukai as an example

"Princess Vivi actually knows about Hades?"

Luo Xia looked at the little girl, who was a head shorter than the lark, with surprise.

In 1517, Vivi should be only thirteen years old, the same age as Hibari, but looking a bit more immature.

Vivi nodded. "When I was little, my father told me the story of Pluto, the god of the underworld. However, the Kingdom of Alabasta doesn't actually have the legendary Pluto's warship. It's just a legend from many years ago."

“Princess Vivi.” Luo Xia looked at the stubborn girl with a hint of pity in his eyes. “For a madwoman who desperately wants to obtain supreme power, this little bit of unfounded legend is enough, don’t you think?”

Upon hearing this, Weiwei was stunned again, her expression shifting, her chapped lips trembling as she suddenly knelt down directly in front of Luo Xia, startling him. He quickly reached out and helped the girl up.

"Princess Vivi, what are you doing?"

“Major Admiral Rorschach…” Vivi’s voice trembled, tinged with panic and tears, as she pleaded, “I want to ask you to help my country, to help Alabasta, to resist Crocodile. This country has suffered enough disasters in recent years. Countless people have died in the years of drought, people have been displaced, and families have been torn apart. This place cannot withstand any more devastation from war. I… on behalf of the Nefertari royal family, I beg the Navy to help us!”

As she spoke, she was about to kneel down again.

This moved all the naval soldiers on the Kirin.

Nefertari Vivi, she is the princess of the Alabasta Kingdom.

Although the Kingdom of Alabasta has not been doing well in recent years, it is still one of the top-ranking major powers among all the member states of the World Government.

Nefertari's ancestor was one of the twenty kings who founded the world.

The princess of such a large kingdom held a status far exceeding that of the kings of other member states.

However, now, in order to save her country, this princess of a high and mighty kingdom has actually abandoned royal dignity and knelt down.

How could such an act not move people to tears?

"Princess Vivi, please don't do this. I have granted your request."

Luo Xia, holding a Den Den Mushi, stood in front of Vivi and instinctively treated the girl like a lark, reaching out to pat her head.

"Don't worry, now that I'm here, I can't pretend I didn't see it. Besides, I haven't settled the score with Lieutenant Colonel Tina for being seriously injured yet."

As Weiwei looked up at Luo Xia's gentle smile, the panic and despair that had been rising in her heart were instantly soothed by an invisible force.

She felt a strong sense of security.

Rorschach is too tall.

His towering 2.8-meter frame is almost twice the height of Weiwei.

In the past, such a significant height difference would usually bring a strong sense of psychological pressure to people.

But at this moment, Weiwei felt no sense of pressure whatsoever.

Instead, I felt a strange sense of peace.

It was as if, as long as this young man was by his side, no matter what difficulties or powerful enemies he faced, they would be absolutely unable to harm him.

"Rorschach! Don't be impulsive!" Sengoku, who had been silent all along, suddenly said in a deep voice, "Crocodile is an ally recognized by the World Government and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Without permission from above, our Navy absolutely cannot take action against an ally."

"An ally? Heh." Rorschach laughed.

I laughed in exasperation.