The Explorer of the Universe
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"OK enough, I'm satisfied, now chill your heads both!" Said Tanaka pushing them to the opposite spot.

As a result of their strong enough drive to make a wall of the building destroyed.

"Why are you following along!?" Shouted the angry Vivi.

Tanaka ignored Vivi and saw Zoro and Luffy come out of the building they had destroyed each.

The two of them were angry at Tanaka who suddenly entered the fight and attacked the two of them.

"What's up, Tanaka? Why are you beating them up?" Ask Nami who just arrived.

"They fight each other, and there's no other way to stop them than this." Tanaka.

"You guys...What are you doing?! But it's good that you can protect that girl and there's Tanaka who can stop you! Almost a billion berries are floating! You gotit?!" Nami.

"So that's what you're worried about?" Thought Tanaka who sighed.

"What are you guys talking about? Why did you save me?" Ask Vivi.

Nami then explains to Vivi while Tanaka explains to Luffy about what happened and also the identity of the Whiskey Peak citizens while holding them both who want to fight back.

"Okay, Zoro! Tell me from earlier, dong! I thought you slashed them all because they didn't make the food you like!" Luffy.

Tanaka had not restrained them anymore so that Zoro and Luffy could move again freely.

"Don't compare me to you!" Zoro said.

Luffy laughs. "Come on, don't think about it anymore!"

"You two, noisily know!" Nami said fiercely that made Luffy and Zoro immediately shut up.

Nami spoke to Vivi again. "And that's the story! In exchange for driving you, I want a billion berries. You've seen their power, haven't you? I don't think that's a bad offer, do I?"

"I can't! But since I saved my life, I'm so grateful!" Answer Vivi.

"Why?! You're a princess, right? Only a billion." Nami was confused.

"Do you know about the Kingdom of Alabasta?" Ask Vivi.

"No." Nami.

"We've just arrived at the Grand Line so how do you know what yays are in this ocean." Tanaka.

Vivi then explained about the kingdom of Alabasta which is her hometown. He explained in detail the kingdom, including the circumstances that happened to the kingdom that was threatened by civil war.

"Then, one day, I heard the name of an organization, Baroque Works! I know that the people have been deceived by this organization. But that's all the information I've got, the rest is top secret, and I can't do anything about it." Vivi

"And that's when I asked Igaram for help, the one who took care of me from childhood." Vivi.

"Uncle with that musical pipe hair?" Ask Luffy.

"Yes, that's right." Vivi. "I asked him to find a way to infiltrate Baroque Works. That way, we can find out who is behind the royal chaos and what their purpose is."

"Truly a brave royal princess, huh. What then? Do you know what their purpose is?" Said Zoro who replied nod by Vivi.

"Founding an idealist state', Igaram also said so. Oh, don't-don't..." Nami.

Vivi nodded her head and explained about the true intent of the Baroque Works organization which was none other than taking over the Alabasta kingdom.

"No, Crocodile's goal is not only that, but also to take the weapon of mass destruction, Pluton." Think Tanaka.

Vivi then asks Luffy and the others to escort her back so she can explain everything to her father and also stop the threat of civil war.

"Oh, yeah. So it seems. Now everything is clear. If there's a civil war, then there's no money, right?" Nami.

"Gosh, ney chick just thinks about money all the time, but there's more to it than that." Think Tanaka.

"Hey!" Call Luffy who made Vivi look at him.

"Who is the mastermind?" Ask the curious Luffy.

"I-Identity boss? You better not ask!" Vivi.

"You already know that, right?" Ask Luffy who keeps pushy.

"Ask anything, but not that one! Your life will be threatened!" Vivi.

"Then it doesn't! After all, they were all trying to take over the entire kingdom! They must be very dangerous people!" Said Nami who currently put her life before money.

"Tumben really ney chick!" Tanaka Mumbles.

He looked up at the sky and realized that there were vultures flying.

Tanaka immediately entered a building not far from the place secretly so as not to be caught by the four of them.

"I'd better not be exposed to Intel Baroque Works like Sanji." Think Tanaka.

Vivi inadvertently told him the identity of the boss of Baroque Works. When he realized he immediately closed his mouth because of it even though it was actually too late while Nami dropped her jaw.

"You said that?" Zoro.

Then the four of them looked up at the roof of the building where there was a vulture and a seal.

The four of them looked at each other for a moment with the two creatures until finally the two creatures flew away with the seals sitting on the backs of vultures.

"Wait, who are the birds and seals? Are they gonna tell the boss this?" Nami asked angrily while pulling Vivi's collar.

"Commander of the seas, he said!" Said Luffy who looked happy.

"Not bad either!" Said Zoro who looked happy as well.

"I-I'm really sorry, I'm so excited!" Said Vivi who felt guilty.

"It's too late to apologize! Why did you involve us with your problem?!" Nami said then took off Vivi's collar and cried. "Just entering the Grand Line, it has become the target of an ocean commander, it is very scary!"

"We're lucky to see him." Zoro said with pleasure.

"What is he like, the man?" Ask Luffy who can't wait to meet.

"Shut your mouths!" Nami said fiercely and walked away. "Maybe our togetherness is indeed short, sorry to have troubled you all this time!"

"Where are you going?" Ask Luffy.

"They don't know my face yet, I want to hide!" Nami.

Nami suddenly stopped when she saw the bird and the seal. The seal then shows the results of the picture, the face of his newly created self, Luffy, and Zoro, making him clap.

"Well, that's great!" Praise Nami. "Then we can't run anywhere?!"

"I'm sorry!" Vivi.

"She's so funny, yeah!" Luffy.

"Where is he going to run away anyway?" Zoro asked and smiled. "Obviously, the three of us will be the targets of the Baroque Works assassination."

"It looks fun, nih!" Luffy said with a big smile.

"It's gonna be fun!" Said Tanaka who came back out

Nami herself is not excited in the corner with Vivi trying to cheer her up.

Hearing Tanaka's voice and realizing that there were only three images shown, there were no Tanaka images.

"Where were you?" Nami asked angry.

"I'm in that house." point to Tanaka. "I saw a strange movement in the house so I went in to check it out, but I just saw it wrong."

Nami was sad again in the corner of the building and Vivi again comforted her.

"Don't be afraid!" Said Igaram who appeared in front of us looking like Vivi and carrying four dolls in both hands. "Tena..ma ma~ calm down, I have a plan!"

"Salt, what's that dress for?" Ask Vivi.

"Uncle, if you wear it, you're funny!" Luffy.

"There's nothing like it." Tanaka.

"Princess Vivi, please listen to me carefully. When Intel Baroque Works finds out, the Baroque Works hunters will come to you soon. And, if you already know their boss's secret, you already understand what's going to happen, right?" Igaram.

"Thousands of people will come after me." Answer Vivi.

"Therefore, I will disguise myself as you, and sail towards Alabasta with these four dolls." Igaram.

"They're us?" Ask Luffy.

"Being live bait, huh?" Ask Zoro.

"I don't know them, why am I also participating?" Ask Tanaka.

Igaram asks Vivi to go to Alabasta with a crew of straw hat pirates through the usual path so as not to meet the hunters of Baroque Works.

"Wait a minute! Who said we wanted to take the princess there? We still haven't made an agreement, tau!" Deny Nami.

"Introducing the princess? What's that supposed?" Said Luffy who did not understand.

"You haven't heard, have you? This uncle wants us to take him back to the kingdom." Zoro.

"Oh, so is that it? Alright." Said Luffy who accepted so easily.

"Crocodile will come after us, you know!" Nami garang said.

"Already Nami, your face is also known by them, so want to go wherever will still be pursued." Tanaka.

But Nami's response was even more angry because of the absence of a picture of Tanaka's face.

"Is that Crocodile so powerful?" Ask Luffy.

"He was one of the seven commanders of the sea. He's a government-sanctioned pirate, and he doesn't have a fugitive price. However, the price of the fugitive he used to have was 80 million berries." Said Igaram explaining to Luffy.

"80 million?! Four times the price of Arlong's fugitive, tau! We're not driving her!" Nami garang said.

"Are you guys going to drive him?" Said Igaram who ignored Nami and chose to look at Luffy.

"Yes, it seems fun!" Said Luffy who was laughing happily.

"I'm so grateful to you guys." Igaram.

We then drove Igaram to the port.

"Well, Vivi's daughter, I'll step down first." Said Igaram trying to change his voice like Vivi.

"Ossan, your disguise looks a lot like that!" Luffy.

"Where does it look like?!" Zoro and Tanaka.

"Alright, princess, give me the Eternal Pose." Igaram.

Vivi also gave her Eternal Pose to Igaram.

"Eternal Poses?" Ask Nami who is curious about the new navigation tool.

"You guys don't know that yet? You could say, it is a permanent version of Log Pose. Log Pose always directs the ship to the next island, while Eternal Pose will continue to store the magnetic field of a predetermined island. In other words, it will always lead to one island. And this Eternal Pose leads to Alabasta." Igaram.

"You're gonna use this to get back to Alabasta?" Ask Vivi.

"Princess Vivi, take the road in quick succession to Alabasta. I've never tried it, but if you follow the Log, you're going through two or three islands." Said Igaram staring at Luffy.

"Please take care of the princess."

"Yes!" Luffy.

"Salt..." Vivi.

"It's going to be a tough trip for you, but please be careful." Igaram Pinta.

"You too!" Vivi then shook hands with Igaram.

After giving up their hands, Igaram began to sail away.

Before Igaram left Tanaka walked up to the captain of the Royal family's guard.

"When you feel something strange jump into the sea!" Tanaka Whispe.

Igaram was confused but he nodded his head.

"He's gone, yeah. Until the end he's still a funny uncle." Luffy.

"He's totally reliable." Vivi. "What did you say to Iga-"

Suddenly there was an explosion on the ship used by Igaram, making all of them, except Tanaka surprised to see it especially Vivi.

"No way, they've started chasing us!" Nami.

"He must be a great man!" Luffy said firmly.

"Nami, where does the log go?" Ask Zoro who is ready to run.

"Ah, calm down, it's filled!" Answer Nami.

"Bring him! We're going to sail!" Zoro started running.

"Tanaka, Zoro, get the ship ready, I'll wake Usopp and Sanji." Luffy's orders were also already running.

"Okay, captain!" Reply to Tanaka and Zoro.

"Vivi, we have to go!" Nami said then saw Vivi who bit her own lips until it bled making Nami immediately hug and close her eyes.

Nami tries to calm her down Vivi by convincing Vivi.

"Calm down, we'll definitely drive you!" Nami. "Trust us! We will definitely defeat them!"

Nami and Vivi run to where the Going Merry is docked. When she was near the ship, Vivi stopped running.

"Let's not exist!" Said Vivi who remembered her pet duck.

"Karu?" Ask Nami.

"We don't have time to look for it!" Nami.

"But I can't leave it here!" Firm Vivi.

"Hey, what's up?" Zoro.

"He said no pets! He didn't come even after he was called!" Answer Nami.

"I mean she?" Tanaka asked while pointing at the duck next to him.

"There apparently!" Shouted Vivi and Nami furiously

"He was following us." Zoro.

Nami immediately boarded the ship as well as Vivi.

Moments later, Luffy came by dragging Sanji and Usopp. Sanji pulled his leg and Usopp pulled his nose.

Tanaka who saw that felt sorry for the two of them who did not know anything was suddenly treated like that by Luffy.

"If we turn around, we'll find a canal! If we pass through it, we can go to the sea quickly!" Vivi.

"All right, let's go!" Luffy.

"Hey." Zoro's words made Vivi look at him.

"Yes, master swordsman?" Answer Vivi.

"How many people will come after us?" Ask Zoro.

"Eitherway. There's probably about 2,000 people in the Baroque Works, and I heard they're making some of the nearby islands a base." Vivi.

"Could they have sent 1,000 people?!" Ask Nami.

"Hey, the ship's moving!" Said Usopp who just woke up.

"Wake up too, yeah." Nami said annoyed.

"Wait, we'll stay one night!" Sanji.

"That's right!" Usopp.

"The city is amazing, and the girls are beautiful!" Sanji.

Sanji and Usopp continued to protest because they did not want to leave Whiskey Peak.

"They don't know anything, how dare most talk." Zoro. "Whoever can explain it to them!"

Nami smiled and immediately gave a punch on the heads of the two of them as her explanation.

Tanaka could only sigh at Usopp and Sanji who had fainted again from being hit by Nami.

"I did it." Nami.

"Hurry up." Zoro Sahut.

"Because it's a hassle, I just hit it." Nami said with a smile.

The Going Merry continued to sail on the river leading to the sea and the fog also grew thicker.

"We should leave the island soon." Vivi.

"Cool, there's a mist!" Luffy.

"Morning soon, yes." Nami.

"Thank God we managed to escape the pursuers." The words of someone made Tanaka look back at an adult woman who was wearing minimalist clothes and wearing a cowboy hat.

"Nico Robin!" Think Tanaka.

Robin smiled at Tanaka who was reciprocated with a smile as well while continuing to look at her.

"That's right, yeah!" Nami said that she was not aware of Robin's existence.

"We have to be careful not to hit the rocks!" Robin Said.

"Give it to me!" Nami then realized something. "Wait, who spoke to you earlier, Luffy?"

"No!" Answer Luffy.

"Good ship." Robin Said.

They were shocked when they saw Robin while Tanaka sighed. "So much you realize!"

"Who are you?!" Ask Zoro.

"You-You...!" Vivi.

"So I went to see Mr. 8, Miss Wednesday." Robin said with a still smile but this time with a little intimidation.

"You killed Igaram!?" Ask Vivi.

"Who cares! What are you doing on our ship?! Who're you?" Luffy said as he pointed at Robin.

"What are you doing here, Miss All Sunday?!" Shouted Vivi.

"Miss All Sunday?! What's the partner's number this time?" Ask Nami.

"He's a partner of Mr. 0, the boss' partner!" Answer Vivi.

"W...?! Partner Crocodile?!" Nami asked in shock.

"Is he a bad guy?" Ask Luffy casually.

"The only one who knows the identity of the boss is him. We discovered his identity for spying on him!" Vivi.

"To be precise, I let you guys spy on me." Robin Sahut.

"Oh, so he's a good guy, huh?" Ask Luffy calmly.

"I already know that! And the one who said that we knew his identity was you, wasn't it?" Vivi.

"It's true." Robin Said.

"So bad guy, yeah!" Luffy.

"You, shut up, dong!" Zoro.

Vivi and Robin keep talking to each other until Sanji puts a gun to Robin's head, Usopp with his catapult, Zoro prepares with his sword and Nami with his stick.

Tanaka just keep a flat face without the intention of removing Honjo or Sengo from his sword sheath.

"Hey Sanji, do you realize what you're doing?" Ask Usopp.

"No, I'm not so sure. I just feel like my beloved Miss Wednesday is in danger." Answer Sanji.

"Be careful you two are devils' fruit eaters." Tanaka's sweat on Sanji and Usopp.

Just warned Sanji and Usopp had already fallen to the bottom of the ship.

Robin looked at Tanaka again who was smiling meaningfully and the woman felt a little confused because she did not understand the meaning behind Tanaka's smile.

"Why are you smiling like that?" Ask Sengo. "Are you like that stupid playboy?"

"Master likes it too?" Ask Hanjo.

"Why do you keep asking questions like that?" Tanaka asked in his mind. "I don't like him but I don't hate him either, however he's going to be a straw hat pirate family so I just welcome him cordially, though not yet."

The straw hat pirate crew except for Tanaka are shocked to see Robin wielding demonic fruit power. But they had no idea what power Robin was using.

"When you look carefully, you are truly a beautiful lady!" Say Sanji with lope-lope eyes.

"That's it, don't rush. I still haven't received any orders. There's no reason to fight." Said Robin who turned her eyes to Luffy.

"So you're the captain of that rumored straw hat. Monkey D's. Luffy?" Robin asked as she grabbed Luffy's straw hat with her demonic power Hana Hana.

The devil fruit allows its users to replicate and grow pieces of their body from the surface of any object or living thing.

So Robin grew her little hands on Luffy's head which then crept one after another towards him.

"Give me my hat! You want to look for dead huh!?" Shouted Luffy furiously. "I know you're the enemy, get away!"

Tanaka, who was already on Robin's right side, leaned against her waist on the fence, snatching Luffy's straw hat from Robin's hand, which left him and the others shocked by Tanaka's whereabouts.

Though he only walked normally but they did not realize it because they were too focused on the conversation.

"It is impolite to take someone's property without permission." Tanaka said with a smile and then threw the straw hat at Luffy.

"Thank you, Tanaka!" Luffy said with a happy smile and put on his straw hat.

"And if you want to tell me about us driving Vivi, we don't care about that, we'll take her anyway." Tanaka. "Our captain has already decided on that."

"But at this time you are not lucky, the name of the island you will go to is Little Garden. Even if we don't do anything to you, you'll be wiped out before you get to Alabasta." Robin Said.

"I don't care!" Luffy.

"Bad, stupid!" Said Usopp hiding behind the main mast of the ship.

"You're a kid, what?" Ask Zoro.

"Then why don't you help us, like join us instead of the sand crocodile?" Take Tanaka back to surprise Robin.

But Robin quickly changed her surprised expression to the usual one, giving a mysterious smile.

"Letting your group be wiped out, isn't that stupid?" Robin then throws an Eternal Pose at Vivi.

"Eternal Poses?" Vivi said in shock.

Robin explains that the Eternal Pose will go directly to Alabasta with the point of location of an unknown and uninhabited island near Alabasta.

"Our men no one knows the path, so they won't come after you." Robin's Advice.

All but Tanaka and Luffy were shocked by Robin's help, who was a direct partner of Baroque Works bosses.

Zoro is suspicious of the help provided by Robin.

Robin looked at Tanaka with a smile. "I've been helping as you wish, haven't I?"

"Yes, but I want you to join us, how is the captain?" Ask Tanaka.

"Regarding that, I refuse, I don't want him to join us!" Luffy then took the Eternal Pose from Vivi's hand and smashed it.

Tanaka just smiled and Nami kicked Luffy in the face.

"Captain of this ship, very funny." Robin told Tanaka.

"Yes, that's how you won't regret joining us." Answer Tanaka.

"But I've already rejected it." Robin Sahut.

"So soon he changes his mind, my captain is a plain man so he likes to change his actions, as long as you can make him something interesting he will accept you." Tanaka.

Meanwhile, Luffy was lectured by Nami for his actions. But Luffy doesn't care.

"Which determines where this ship is going, it's not you but me!!" Luffy told Robin.

"That's it, what a pity." Robin said with a smile.

Nami just sighed, feeling dizzy about Luffy's actions. But even so he could only accept it because Luffy was indeed the straw hat pirate captain.

"He blew up Uncle's ship the music pipe, I hate him!" Luffy's.

Robin bailed and jumped from the ship, riding his vehicle in the form of a giant turtle.

All but Tanaka are shocked by the animal Robin is riding on.

"Hey, don't forget what I said!" Tanaka Shouted.

When Robin was gone, Vivi fell to her knees. He felt powerless as he was confused by Robin's actions.

"Then, there's no point in thinking about it, is there? Such a man is already on our ship." Nami said to Luffy.

"Hey, explain the situation, dong! I don't understand it at all!" Usopp.

"Oh, Miss Wednesday! Do you want to join us?" Say Sanji with lope-lope eyes as usual.

"Hey, I told you clearly.wuah, there's a camel riding!" Usopp. "Hey, how's that?"

Vivi thinks of her whereabouts on the ship after Robin's appearance. He felt his whereabouts would bring trouble for the crew of the Going Merry.

Nami who heard that immediately gave a word of encouragement.

"After all, they already know our faces, if you think about making things difficult for us you should have thought about it from the beginning, not now." Said Nami who pressed Vivi's forehead.

"Sorry!" Vivi.

"It's morning, time to eat!" Shouted Luffy.

"Is it time to eat?" Ask Sanji.

"Explain what happened!" Usopp.

Nami explains what happened while Tanaka approaches Luffy, who is sitting at his favorite place, the head of a sheep.

"Neither your straw hat, let no one else take it as easily as before." Tanaka advises while leaning his waist on the edge of the ship's fence.

"Yes, thank you for taking it for me." Luffy.

"I knew it was a precious item so I took it and returned it to you." Tanaka.

Luffy just laughed in response.

The Going Merry continues to sail to the next island, Little Garden.