Chapter 121- Request for Dinner
The girls weren't shocked at how easily Alex had killed Mr. 5. They had grown used to his overwhelming strength.
But Vivi and Miss Valentine were stunned. They were wide-eyed and speechless at the casual display of power that had just ended Mr. 5's life in an instant.
"Anyway," Alex said calmly while turning his gaze upward to the floating woman, "I killed your partner. Now it's your turn."
"Bastard! How can I let you kill me so easily? Before you do, I'm going to crush you!"
Miss Valentine leaped high into the air and snapped open her parasol. She floated there with a wide, toothy smirk, looking down at Alex like prey caught in a trap.
Alex tilted his head back to admire the view. The hot blonde hovered above him, skirt fluttering in the breeze, pale thighs fully exposed, and her panties clearly visible.
"Nice panties, but I am going to kill you."
Miss Valentine didn't care, as all she wanted was to kill him.
"Did you like my lemon-themed panties?" Miss Valentine laughed from above, her grin widening to show all her white teeth. "So glad the last scene before you die made you happy!"
She plummeted downward at terrifying speed as she used her devil fruit power to increase her weight.
"Ten Thousand Kilo Press!"
Just as she descended directly above him, Alex raised his actual sword—not the one between his legs, but the katana in his hand. Black Armament Haki coated the blade in an instant, hardening it to an unbreakable edge.
Miss Valentine's descent ended abruptly. The sword pierced straight through her asshole in one clean, lethal thrust. Her body convulsed once, eyes bulging in shock, before going limp. She died instantly as she was fucked by a steel sword.
[A/N: I really want to focus on Vivi and her mother, Titi, during the Alabasta Arc. There's also Nico Robin I want to develop properly. So yes—Miss Valentine (Miss Valentine's Day) and later Miss Doublefinger (Zala) are going to die. But don't worry; I'll write extra side stories about them having sex with Alex if people want them.]
At that moment, the rest of the crew walked over to join Alex and Vivi.
"So…" Kuina said, hand resting lightly on the hilt of her sword, "care to explain why we shouldn't kill you too? After all, you tried to kill us."
Vivi looked up at them. There were still tears streaming down her face. She looked truly pitiful as her shoulders were trembling and voice was shaking.
"I'm really sorry for that," she whispered. "My kingdom is on the brink of civil war. Thousands of my citizens will die if it happens. I disguised myself as a bounty hunter to infiltrate Baroque Works. I didn't want to blow my cover, so… everything was an act. I'm very sorry."
She bowed deeply. Her tears were dripping onto the ground as guilt overwhelmed her.
Nami watched her in silence. Something about Vivi's desperate determination reminded her of her own past—how she had fought alone for years, collecting money to free her village from Arlong's tyranny. Pity softened her expression.
Vivi lifted her head and looked straight at Alex.
"I know I am not worthy to ask for help after what I did. But please… save my kingdom. I will do anything you request."
"Anything?" Alex repeated, a strange, knowing smile spreading across his face.
Vivi's mind flashed back to the scene she had witnessed—Alex pounding Kaya's pussy relentlessly in the medical room. Her face burned with embarrassment, but she steeled herself.
"Anything you say," she said firmly. "I will even become your sex slave."
Alex chuckled softly. "No need to become my sex slave. And I will help your kingdom. But it depends on what you are willing to give me."
"You will be greatly rewarded if you take me back to Alabasta," Vivi promised quickly.
"Reward?" Nami cut in coldly. "Yeah, right. I know Alabasta is in the middle of a civil war. You barely have enough money for yourselves, let alone to pay us."
Vivi's head dropped again and hope started to face.
"Since you can't offer anything right now," Alex continued, "I'll help you on one condition."
Vivi looked up with her eyes shining with renewed hope. "What is it? Whatever it is, I'm sure I can achieve it for you," she added earnestly.
Alex's smile widened. "I will protect you. And once we save your kingdom… I want to have a nice, private dinner with the Queen of Alabasta."
Vivi blinked, not understanding at first. Then realization hit. Her eyes widened in shock, and her face turned scarlet.
"I… I cannot guarantee my mother will have dinner with you," she stammered. "I will tell her your condition, but it will depend entirely on her. But don't worry—if she refuses, then I will take her place."
All the girls—except Lily—stared at Alex like he was the biggest pervert alive.
"Wow, Alex!" Lily exclaimed brightly. "You want to have dinner with the Queen? The Queen must have huge feasts of food since she is so rich! I want to have dinner with her too! I want to eat all kinds of delicious food!"
Alex looked at her and marveled at her pure innocence. She clearly thought "dinner" meant literal food in a fancy hall—not the euphemism everyone else understood. He didn't bother correcting her.
"Okay," he said with a grin. "If the chance comes, we'll all eat dinner together in a closed room."
"Yay! Then let's save Alabasta and have dinner!!"
The other girls stared at Lily like she was an idiot. Then Nami turned back to Vivi.
"You said you were infiltrating the organization. But you're a princess, and Alabasta is a huge kingdom. There must be plenty of people who could do spy work for you. Why are you personally working in Baroque Works?"
Vivi's expression turned sad. She looked down at the ground before answering.
"As you know, Alabasta is in the middle of a civil war. One day I learned about a secret organization called Baroque Works. I discovered that our people were being manipulated by them, but that was all the information I could gather."
"I didn't know what to do, so I went to Igaram for help. I asked him to help me infiltrate Baroque Works so I could find out who was pulling the strings and what they were really planning. At first I thought of sending someone else, but I didn't know if I could trust them. So I took the matter into my own hands. Besides… as a princess, it's my duty to save my kingdom."
The girls were impressed. "You've got a lot of guts for a princess," Nami admitted.
"So, did you manage to find out what their plan is?" Kuina asked.
Vivi clenched her fists. "Their plan is to create an ideal nation."
Lily tilted her head. "Isn't that a good thing?"
"That is just the cover story the boss is using," Vivi explained. "Their true goal is to take over the Alabasta Kingdom."
The girls nodded. That made far more sense, as conquering the kingdom was the act of a pirate rather than an ideal nation.
"I have to get back home," Vivi continued, voice cracking. "I have to warn everyone and stop the fighting. If I don't…"
She started to cry again.
"Don't worry, Vivi," Alex said gently while patting her ass to comfort her. "I will help you save your kingdom."
His confident tone and steady gaze made her feel safe for the first time in a long while. Also, his hands on her ass were giving her some sort of alpha male security.
"By the way," Kaya asked curiously, "did you ever find out the boss's identity?"
Vivi panicked instantly. "What?! The boss's identity?! You shouldn't ask that!"
"But you know, don't you?" Kaya pressed.
"Ask me anything but that!" Vivi waved her hands frantically. "If I tell you, your lives will be put in danger too!"
"Yeah, I'll pass," Nami said quickly as she was already sweating. "This guy's trying to take over an entire country. I don't want someone like that coming after me."
"Nami," Alex said firmly, frowning, "we're going to help Vivi save her kingdom. We need to know who the mastermind is. And it sounds like you don't trust my strength."
Nami lowered her head. "I didn't mean it like that. I trust your strength… but we just entered the Grand Line. I'm a little worried."
"No, you don't," Vivi said seriously. "I don't care how strong you are, as you don't stand a chance against one of the Shichibukai, Crocodile."
Everyone stared at her in stunned silence.
"AHHH!" Nami and Vivi screamed at the same time.
"You know," Alex chuckled, "for a princess, you're not very bright."
Suddenly, Alex sensed someone behind them. He spun around quickly, startling the group.
When they turned, they saw a large vulture and a small otter perched on a nearby rooftop. It was staring down at them. The otter hopped onto the vulture's back, and the two flew off into the night in an oddly comical sight.
Nami immediately panicked. "They didn't see my face! We can still run—!"
But the otter returned almost instantly. He was holding up several perfectly drawn wanted sketches of every member of the crew.
Nami slumped into the corner, sulking. Vivi apologized profusely.
"Well then," Kuina said dryly, "looks like we're at the very top of Baroque Works' hit list now."
"We're all going to die," Nami wailed as if she was targeted by death.
"Nami, calm down," Alex said. "I can defeat him."
"He's a Shichibukai," she whispered tearfully. "One of the big shots of the pirate world…"
"You know about the Shichibukai and Crocodile?" Alex asked as he was genuinely surprised.
In the original story, Nami hadn't seemed to have such detailed knowledge of the Grand Line's power structure this early.
Nami glared at him as if she was clearly offended by his question.
"Do you not read the newspapers? Everyone knows about the Shichibukai! Or do you think I'm just some dumb thief with no information? To be a successful thief, I have to know who to steal from and who to avoid. If I took money or treasure from some dangerous pirate, I would obviously die. So of course I know at least the basics about the most dangerous people on the sea."
Alex was impressed. It actually made perfect sense.
"Yes…" he said with a grin. "Let's defeat Crocodile and have dinner with the Queen of Alabasta."
Lily jumped up excitedly.
"Yay! We get to fight a strong pirate and have a royal dinner in the kingdom with the Queen!"