The Explorer of the Universe
45

A few days later the Going Merry returned to sea to Alabasta.

They have sailed for more than three days since leaving the winter island, Chopper's home town that has joined a crew of straw hat pirates as ship doctors.

In addition to being a ship doctor, Chopper is also a food stock reserve by Sanji.

Day after day they go through with continuous fun and commotion. Never empty.

There is the behavior of Luffy, Usopp and Chopper who always make the Going Merry ship so very crowded like a market.

Only at night, when everyone was asleep, was the day quite calm on the ship.

"Luffy, don't lie! If you know anything, say it! Hey, why turn your face away? Look at me all right!" Said Sanji who was introgating Luffy because the food stock has been reduced drastically.

"Well, yeah, I don't know anything!" Said Luffy with a mouthful sign he was lying.

"Then I want to ask. How could the food that I carefully divide in order to be sufficient until we arrive in Alabasta just disappear?" Sanji asked who was looking at Luffy suspiciously.

"Stop dodging! Your pretended face won't work!" Sanji said, but Luffy still does not want to confess. "Hey, there's something near your mouth."

"Ah, seriously! There's leftover food stuck!" Said the panicked Luffy who immediately dispelled the evidence.

Although nothing actually stuck in Luffy's mouth. Sanji only outwits the rubber man so that without Luffy realizing he confessed his actions.

"So you are what you look like!" Say Sanji while kicking Luffy until Luffy hits the wall. "Basic. Ah, dear Nami, you saw for yourself, right? The big trap for the rat has not worked. Please buy me a food cabinet with keys, dong."

"You're right, I'll consider, because it also concerns our lives." Nami.

Meanwhile, Chopper, Usopp and Karu who were fishing were nervous even though they were chewing on the food they had stolen as well along with Luffy.

"Alright, we'll catch something for Sanji-kun's sake." Usopp.

Karu and Chopper nodded their heads.

"Yo, have you?" Sanji asked who appeared suddenly behind them.

"Y-well." Nervous Usopp.

Chopper and Karu as well. Sanji smashed the heads of the three of them.

"Geez, I can't let my guard down from them." Sanji.

Tanaka who was relaxing enjoying the sea breeze at the monitoring place of the Going Merry ship just laughed looking at that.

That place has become his favorite place that should be Zoro's place for his sleep activities.

"This place is indeed comfortable to relax and sleep, it's worth Zoro to make this place as his favorite place as long as he does not practice."

Some time later Tanaka decided to sleep in the place because Sanji had not made food because the stock had been exhausted by the four greedy creatures.

Time goes by quickly while Tanaka sleeps. He woke up hearing a noise that was quite disturbing.

He got up and looked down to find out what was going on down there.

"Hmmm, isn't that ... who is it?" Tanaka Mumbles.

He forgot the Baroque Works agent, Mr 2 or Bon Clay who wore a pretty excessive face makeup, almost like the makeup that Buggy the clown wears.

In addition, the man also wore a striking outfit with goose accessories on his back while dancing in circles with Luffy, Usopp and Chopper clapping.

Tanaka watched from above, Bon Clay was demonstrating the ability of his Mane Mane devil fruit that could change his body with the person he saw, be it his face and body.

When Bon Clay shows Nami's upper body, Chopper, Usopp and Luffy shout while glaring at Nami's body imitated by the creature.

Of course Nami directly beat Bon Clay to battered in the face.

"How is my talent? I don't usually show off, you know." Bon Clay said proudly.

"It's cool!!!" Shouted Usopp, Chopper and the already-complete Luffy members as a stupid trio in the straw hat pirate group.

They danced with Bon Clay.

"Just like you guys!" Said Nami who had a headache.

He then saw a ship approaching the Going Merry and asked Bon Clay about the ship.

"That's my ship!" Said Bon Clay as a goose-shaped and pink ship was getting closer.

"It's time to say goodbye? Too bad, yeah." Bon Clay Sayings.

"Please don't go!" Usopp.

"Don't be sad, yeah! Meetings will always be accompanied by farewells, but do not forget this. Friendship has nothing to do with how long we've known each other. Don't cry, yeah!" Said Bon Clay and jumped on his boat.

"See you soon!" Luffy said in tears with Usopp and Chopper.

"All right, let's go!" Bon Clay Sayings.

"Well, Mr. 2, Mr. Bon Clay!"

Their ship sailed away and when it was away the atmosphere on the ship Going Merry became very excited.

Tanaka decided to go down by jumping. Although the height of the Going Merry ship's monitor was over 10 meters but he did so without feeling any fear at all.

"Mrs. 2?!" Usopp.

"So he's Mr. 2, Bon Clay?" Vivi asked who had fallen on the floor of the ship.

"Vivi, don't you recognize his face?" Luffy.

"Yes, I've never met Mr. 2 and Mr. 1 and his partner. I don't know their powers either, just hearing the rumors. Mr. 2 is a large-bodied ballet dancer who speaks like a woman. He always wore a coat that read 'Bon Clay' on the back." Vivi.

"Should've turned dong!" Luffy, Zoro and Usopp said.

"What's up, Vivi?" Luffy.

"So, among the faces he showed in his memory. The face of king Alabasta, the face of Nefertari Cobra has been..." Said Vivi whose body was trembling then unable to continue her words.

"If the creature could resemble the king's face, they could do something evil with it." Tanaka. "Enemy is quite troublesome."

"Where were you?" Tanya Nami who just realized Tanaka's whereabouts.

The man simply pointed up, where the Going Merry ship's monitor was located.

At that moment, Zoro also looked at the place and Tanaka noticed it.

"That's my place, don't take it!" Tanaka Assert. "You can use it at night, morning until evening it will be my place!"

Zoro just kept quiet and Tanaka refocused on the talk about Mr 2.

"We let someone dangerous just walk away, huh?" Usopp.

"So he's our enemy, huh?" Ask Chopper.

"He would be very dangerous if he were our enemy. If he realizes we are his enemy. And then he turns himself into one of us like before, we can't trust our own friends." Obviously Nami.

"really?" Luffy.

"Well, let's just say we're lucky to have met him because then we can take precautions!" Said Zoro with a smile.

"Something's out!" Shouted Luffy.

"Sea cat!" Vivi.

"That's a sea monster!" Said the frightened Chopper.

"But eat four days!" Said Zoro who had prepared with his sword to attack the sea cat.

"Food!" Said Luffy who will also attack the sea cat.

Luffy, Zoro and Sanji who are a trio of straw hat pirate monsters have prepared to attack the key, but Vivi prevents them from doing so.

"Don't!" Said Vivi while hitting the three of them.

"Vivi, brash, what are you doing?!" Luffy.

"Why Vivi-chan?" Sanji.

"That can't be eaten! In Alabasta, the Sea Cat is a holy beast!" Vivi.

The sea cat then dived with relief because it did not get killed by the trio of monsters.

"In the sea there are all kinds of animals, yes!" Chopper.

"Of course, the sea is vast, Chopper." Tanaka. "The world is almost 90% percent sea, the rest land."

"If you're afraid, you're still not great, you know!" Said Usopp who was bragging when he himself was scared. "All right! I'll tell you about my valiant self who fought against sea monsters in the Calm Belt."

"Fight against sea monsters?!" Chopper said that believing in Usopp allowed me to only sigh.

"He's so innocent!" Think Tanaka.

"He looks cute, Master!" Said Honjo who seemed to like funny and cute things.

"He's just a dumb animal like the captain of this ship!" Sengo.

Tanaka simply ignored the two swords and looked at Luffy who was biting the fence of the ship.

"Our food is running away." Said the sad Luffy.

"Don't worry, you'll soon be able to eat." Said Vivi comforting Luffy.

"REally?!" Luffy said with a glowing face.

"of course. If you heard Vivi's words earlier, we should already be in Alabasta's territory." Tanaka.

"And what appears behind us is also proof that it is close to Alabasta." Zoro Sahut.

They all looked behind the ship where there were many Baroque Works ships. All of them, except Vivi, Zoro and Zoro, were surprised to see the seas of Alabasta filled with organization ships led by Crocodile.

"The members of the Baroque Works are beginning to gather, they may be Billion, the subordinates of a high-ranking agent." Vivi.

"That means our enemy is about 200 people." Nami.

The trio of monsters plus the trembling Usopp try to fight with the Baroque Works' army, but Tanaka prevents it.

"We better dock in a safe place and head straight for the royal capital." Tanaka Advice.

Vivi and Nami agree to Tanaka's advice and the princess immediately asks the ship to go to a safe place, Sandy Island.

When anchored in a place that is quite hidden and unknown to many, they all tie a bandage on their right arm each with behind the bandage there is a red X mark.

"That's strong, the enemy this time is really unpredictable." Zoro.

"If we see this, we don't have to doubt who our friends are." Nami.

"Is that Mane Mane demon fruit really able to turn out to resemble you guys?" Ask Sanji.

By the time Bon Clay was on board the Going Merry, Sanji is inside the multipurpose cabin and it lasts until Bon Clay leaves so Mr 2 won't be able to replicate Sanji's face because he has never seen him.

"It no longer looks like! But the exact same! Too bad, you didn't see, did you? We even danced with him." Usopp.

"I'm not interested in male ballet dancers." Sanji.

"It's a pity that he showed Nami's body while imitating her." Tanaka.

"What's!? Why did I miss it!" Said Sanji who was sorry and crying.

Nami directly beat the two of them to a pulp. Even so Sanji still praised Nami with lope-lope eyes.

"If there's an enemy like that, we can't act alone." Zoro.

"Hey, what should I do?" Ask Chopper.

"Just do what you can. If you can't defeat the enemy, run!" Usopp.

"Are you talking about yourself?" Ask Sanji.

"What can I do? I understand!" Firm Chopper.

"Alright, obviously, whatever happens, the mark on our right arm is a sign of our friendship!" Luffy said as he held out his left hand as well as the rest of us.

They all got off the ship and Luffy was excited because he wanted to eat right away and after that headed to the royal capital to beat up Crocodile.

"Luffy wait!" Shouted Nami.

Nami wanted to make a plan but the captain had gone first to the city in search of a restaurant.

"Free, Nami, that stupid captain won't hear anyone anymore when he's like that." Tanaka said, patting the woman on the shoulder.

Nami just sighed looking at Luffy who had already gone away.

"How is this?" Ask Vivi.

"Not to worry. Just find a noisy place, he'll be there." Sanji.

"That's very true." Usopp.

"Basic, at least he should have realized he was a fugitive. Especially in a country this big!" Nami said annoyedly.

"Leave it, whatever he wants. The important thing is to eat first, we'll think about the others later." Say Zoro with ease.

"Everything is the same." Nami said annoyedly.

"Karu and I can't go with you guys." Vivi.

"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Usopp.

"This is my face so easily recognizable." Vivi.

All of them, except Tanaka nodded his head. Their faces have also been recognized by Mr 2, except for Sanji, Tanaka and Chopper so they will not be able to move freely.

"Then cover your head with something that makes people unable to see your face clearly." Tanaka Advice.

Usopp immediately got an idea for it. He immediately took out some large cloth to serve as a disguise.

All of them, except Tanaka, Sanji and Chopper immediately went to the town of Nanohara which is the closest town to where the Going Merry is anchored.