One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Influenced by the effect of "effort leads to success," his body is awakening at a slow pace.

The awakening process will not significantly increase Sanji's strength.

But once the awakening was complete, the bloodline factors within him erupted completely...

Sanji's strength is about to experience an explosive increase!

Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction.

Chapter 56: That's not necessarily true! (Please read on!)

"We've finally arrived... at the first island on the Grand Line!"

On the deck of the Going Merry, Luffy stretched excitedly, his rubber arms almost touching the clouds on the horizon.

Zoro, holding his three swords, leaned against the ship's side, glanced in the direction of the island, and sneered:

"Bounty hunters of the Grand Line, huh? Let me test your mettle."

"Miss Nami, please enjoy this freshly squeezed orange juice."

Sanji attacked in his whirlwind kick form, placed a beautifully presented drink in front of Nami, and then coldly addressed the others:

"Yours are in the cabin; go get them yourselves in a bit."

"V, are we really going to provoke Crocodile?!" Usopp trembled upon learning everything. "Maybe we should just forget it. Everyone's had a tough time."

"Actually, I didn't tell you that I have a disease that causes me to die whenever I see a Shichibukai."

"Then you better stay far away from me." Nami stuck out her small tongue and lightly licked the straw, drinking the beverage Sanji offered her, while casting a disdainful look at Usopp.

"Well, there's nothing I can do, Usopp," V said with a light laugh. "After all, that guy took the territory I wanted most!"

The Merry sailed slowly, following the inland sea of ​​Whisky Hill to the town's harbor.

But what greeted them was an eerie silence.

There were no flower petals to greet them or shouts of welcome, and no bounty hunters disguised as villagers.

It's as if... this place is already a dead city.

Something's not right.

Zoro stepped forward solemnly, his nose twitching slightly.

"It smells of blood, and it's very fresh!"

"A battle must have just broken out here not long ago."

"That's strange!" V, the monk, was completely baffled.

It's one thing to be blocked by the naval fleet in the East China Sea, but why is the Grand Line starting to act strangely too?

All he did was kidnap Bucky the Joker, right?

Is it really necessary to cause so many changes?

Don't tell me that it's not Admiral Kizaru blocking the gates of the New World now, but the Five Elders themselves!?

The changes that deviated from the plot made V feel a bit irritated.

Just then, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the center of the island.

Peng! ! !

The intense flames and billowing black smoke shot into the sky, instantly attracting the attention of the Straw Hat crew.

"That's over there..."

V's eyes flashed.

The next moment, a cloud of smoke suddenly billowed up from beneath him and flew into the air.

"I'll go over there and check the situation."

Then it flew in the direction from which the explosion had started.

……

……

At the same time.

Behind Whiskey Hill Town, the pungent smell of gunpowder permeated the gravel and broken wood.

Princess Vivi and Icarus ran away in a sorry state.

Behind them were MR.5 and MISS. Valentine, high-ranking agents sent by Baroque Works.

Although there are only three numbers between Icarus and MR.5, the word "Advanced" is like an insurmountable chasm, proving the huge gap between them.

"Princess Vivi, if this continues, we will all die!"

"I have hidden ships on the other side of the island. I will stop them!"

"you go first!"

As the pursuers drew ever closer, Icarum was filled with despair and desperation, attempting to sacrifice himself to protect Vivi.

However, Vivi's eyes were red, and she shook her head, saying:

"It's no use, Icarum!"

"Miss Valentine has the ability to fly; there's no way you can stop her."

"And MR.5's capabilities are so powerful... I'm afraid we..."

Weiwei's voice grew increasingly mournful.

I never expected that something like this would happen just when I had come up with a way to break the deadlock.

Is it really fate that Alabasta is doomed?

Vivi's heart was ice-cold, only her body was still instinctively trying to escape.

But just then, a mocking laugh suddenly came from above them:

"Honestly, knowing they're going to die, what are they still struggling for?"

"You don't actually think... we haven't discovered the small boat hidden in the mountains behind the island yet, do you?"

Miss Valentine, holding a parasol, floated lightly in mid-air, looking down at the two people fleeing in disarray below like a cat that had caught a mouse.

Sunlight filtered through the umbrella in her hand, casting dappled shadows, and a cruel smile curled at the corner of her lips.

boom!!!

As if to confirm her words, a sudden explosion rang out from Icarum's ship hideout.

The rising black smoke, falling into the eyes of Weiwei and her companion, seemed like a death warrant being issued to them.

tread!

Vivi and Icarus stopped in their tracks, their eyes gradually dimming.

Is this the end?

"Booger Fantasy!"

Just then, a miniature bomb made of snot shot out and landed precisely on the ground not far in front of Vivi and Icarus.

"Be careful!!"

Icarum shoved the stunned Vivi away, but stumbled and fell to the ground from the impact.

boom--!

The shockwave from the explosion sent the two flying. Icarum's back was charred black, and the excruciating pain made it almost impossible for him to get up.

Although Weiwei was pushed away, she also fell into the pile of rubble, suffering multiple abrasions on her arms and knees, with blood slowly seeping out.

"Icarim!" Vivi struggled to get up, only to see Miss Valentine in mid-air already smiling and raising her umbrella.

"Ten thousand kilograms of pressure!"

She landed lightly, but suddenly gained weight before hitting the ground, causing the ground to cave in and the shockwave to flip Icarum, who had just managed to get up, over again.

"Cough...Princess...Go quickly..." Blood trickled from the corner of Icarus's mouth, but he still tried his best to stand in front of Vivi.

“How ugly.” Mr. 5 slowly approached, his gaze falling on Vivi’s face, who was barely kneeling. “Miss Wednesday… no, I should call you Princess Vivi.”

"I never imagined that a princess of such a great nation would be in such a sorry state."

"From this day forward, I am also a man who has killed a princess."

Weiwei gritted her teeth and looked up, her azure eyes reflecting the two cold figures.

"How did you know..." Her voice was hoarse, filled with despair.

"Is it that difficult?" Miss Valentine covered her mouth and chuckled. "After all, the boss doesn't trust anyone, and we all live under his surveillance."

Mr. 5 raised his finger again, this time aiming it at Vivi's forehead.

"It's a pity you won't be able to see that scene."

"That's not necessarily true."

The moment the voice fell, a figure shrouded in pale smoke descended from the sky like a ghost, landing heavily between Vivi and Mr. 5.

The rising dust and spreading white mist temporarily obscured the view.

"Who goes there!?"

Mr. 5's pupils contracted, and he instinctively leaped back several meters, his fingertips already producing a large number of miniature booger bombs.

Miss Valentine's Day also quickly took off, warily watching the figure that had suddenly intervened.

The smoke slowly dissipated, and V stood there with one hand in his pocket, his decorative glasses reflecting a cold light in the sunlight.

He first glanced down at the still-shaken Vivi and the seriously injured Icarus, then looked up at Mr. 5.

"User of the Blast-Blast Fruit".

V's tone was flat, but the corners of his mouth turned up in a chillingly greedy smile.

"This is truly... excellent material!!!"