16 Chapter 15. Princess Vivi, I Want You.

"A-Are we going to attack them even after seeing that?" A tall muscular woman asked with a frightened expression.

"I-I don't want to fight them….." Mr.9 mumbled, his forehead was now covered in a cold sweat.

The other two people nodded at their words as well. They didn't want to fight with this monster as well.

The first two members decided to leave this place however the other two agents didn't agree. They kept persuading them for some time however in the end, they both decided to leave the island on their own.

"Are you going to ask for help from these people, princess?" The tall man with curly hair asked with a worried expression.

"He is strong, Igaram. Don't you think that he would be able to fight that guy?" The young woman with long light blue hair spoke with a smile.

"They are pirates. Why would they help you, princess?" He worriedly said, looking at the pirate crew who were now walking toward them. "Didn't you see the dead bodies? There were even children in those dead bodies." He once again tried to persuade her.

"With his strength, he can help me to save millions of people, Igaram. Can't you see that?" She replied with a serious expression. "Since they are pirates, I'm sure that they would want money." She spoke in a convincing tone, making Igaram even more nervous.

"Let's talk with them first, Igaram before making our assumptions." Saying that she began to walk toward the crew while letting her hair loose which instantly changed the way she looked before. She looked quite old before but now, she looks like a teenager.

"Hello, my name is Nefertari Vivi. He is Igaram, my bodyguard and this is the Karoo, my pet." She gracefully introduced herself and then began to introduce the other people who were with her.

"Nice to meet you, Vivi. My name is Alex, captain of the Flying pirates." He smiled slightly at her before motioning to the other crew members to introduce themselves.

After the introduction was done, they all headed inside the bar to continue to talk, however on the way, Vivi asked Alex to go with her as she wanted to speak about some private matters.

The duo then went some distance away from the bar where she was sure that no one was present.

"I'm the princess of Arabasta Kingdom." She spoke in a serious tone and waited for him to react however he simply motioned her to continue. "My kingdom is in serious trouble because of a big pirate. That person hides his identity and works from the shadows which is why no one found his dirty deeds."

"There is only a single pirate inside your kingdom who can be considered a big pirate," Alex spoke in a calm tone, making her surprised however she soon nodded at x words.

"Yes, that person is Crocodile, one of the seven warlords. He acts like a hero however he also is the master of a criminal organization called Baroque Works. He is known as Mr O in that place so no one would be able to find him." Vivi explained the rest of the things about that Warlord to Alex who simply nodded at him.

"Why are you telling me this?" Alex asked with a curious expression even though he already knew the reason.

"I-I want to ask for your help, Alex. In return, I'm willing to give enough money as the fees for your help." Saying that she bowed slightly with a nervous expression. She knew that Crocodile was strong however she also saw the scene where Alex effortlessly manipulated the ground.

Hearing her words, Alex began to chuckle and it soon turned into full-blown laughter. "The last thing that I need right now is money, princess Vivi." He looked at her amusingly, waiting for her words.

"Then what do you want? I don't have anything else to give you." She asked with a desperate expression. 

"What do I want? It's very simple." Alex smiled at her and took some steps forward, getting very close to her. Putting his hand under her chin, he raised it slightly to make her look into his eyes. "I want you to be mine. Are you willing to sacrifice yourself to save those millions of innocent people?" He asked with a smirk on his face.

"I-I....!" A complicated look appeared in her eyes. She bit her lower lip, thousands of thoughts running through her mind at that moment. "I-I agree with it b-but you need to fulfil your promise, Alex." In the end, her kindness won the argument.

"Nice choice." He chuckled lightly, taking some steps backwards. "Welcome to the Flying Pirates, Nefertari. From today, you are one of us."

"T-Thanks…?" She didn't know what to feel. As a princess of a kingdom which was associated with the World Government, she still joined a pirate crew. She didn't know how people would react to this if they found it out.

"Still, you are either brave or stupid for coming forward to talk with a pirate while revealing your identity." They began to walk slowly toward the bar. "What if I had kidnapped you and asked for ransom from your parents?"

Hearing his words, she nervously chuckled, not knowing what to say. "It was just a gut feeling for me, telling me to approach you for my problem." She said with a thoughtful expression.

He glanced at her however he didn't say anything and continued to walk. After some time, they reached the bar where the girls were happily riding the Karoo who seemed to like it as well.

The girls immediately stopped when they saw Alex come back. Vivi began to explain to them about her Kingdom and how she needs help. Igaram was quite sad when he heard that Vivi had to join the pirate crew to get help from them.

"Alex, why didn't you ask for 30 billion berries as fees? As a princess, she must be very rich." Nami looked at Alex with an unhappy expression.

"Even our kingdom doesn't have that much money right now!!" Vivi almost shouted at Nami. Her kingdom was in a very bad situation due to that Warlord.

"Nami, we need to help her. Millions of innocent people are in danger, you know." Tashigi slapped Nami's shoulder with a serious expression causing the navigator to pout.

Vivi and Igaram immediately began to thank her with big smiles on their faces. At least, someone was sensible among these crew members.

Nojiko and Kaya didn't have any opinion on it. Since he has decided to help them, they would help as well. There was also a chance to find strong opponents to hone their skills.

"It's quite late now," Alex said, looking outside, it was already dark. "Let's head back and sleep. By the way, We'll be staying on this island for some days." Telling them that, he walked out of the bar and headed toward the ship, followed by everyone.

On the ship, Nojiko gave one of the empty rooms to Vivi while Igaram decided to stay on the deck, guarding it at night for everyone.

Alex entered his room and took off his shirt before walking toward the bed however there was a sudden knock on the door.

He turned back and walked toward the door, opening it, he saw Kaya standing outside with a determined expression. "What are you doing here, Kaya?"

"Can I come inside?" She asked calmly to which he nodded and gave her space to enter the room.

Walking inside, she closed the door and turned around to look into his eyes. "I noticed how that princess was constantly looking at you." She spoke calmly and took some steps forward toward him. "Tell me, what did you ask from her?" Kaya narrowed her eyes at him.

"I simply asked her to become mine." Alex nonchalantly said, not thinking much about it. Though he was very curious about Kaya's sudden change of attitude after entering the ship.

"I guessed that.…." Kaya muttered under her breath. "Are you going to stay in a committed relationship with her? After all, she will bring you a kingdom to become its king and a lot of money." Kaya asked once again, gazing into his eyes.

"Of course, not. I'm a pirate, the evilest one. I want everything to be mine." Saying that he grabbed her waist and pulled her toward his body before capturing her lips, making her smile widely in happiness. He lifted her slightly, letting her wrap her legs around his waist.

It was going to be a wild night for them.

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Waking up in the morning, Alex stretched his arms with a small smile. On his chest, Kaya was sleeping with a peaceful smile. There was a blanket on her naked body.

"How long are you going to sleep, Kaya?" Alex smiled playfully, his hands reaching down and grabbing her ass cheeks. She has a round perky butt which is something that he likes very much.

"Mmmm. I'm awake, okay?" Kaya let out a moan and opened her eyes. "You aren't satisfied yet?" She asked with a vulnerable expression. They have been doing it all night in all sorts of positions yet he was ready for more action.

"I would love to spend some more time with you, Kaya, however, we still have a lot of things to do." Chuckling at her expression, he stood up and walked toward the bathroom while holding her in a princess manner.

She smiled at him with a thankful expression and immediately used her powers to soothe the pain she was feeling down there.

After taking a long shower to clean themselves, they changed into a new set of clothes before walking out of the room to head toward the living room.

"Good morning, everyone." Kaya cheerfully greeted everyone and sat on an empty chair. Alex sat right next to her and amusingly looked at everyone.

Except for Igaram, everyone else was glaring at Kaya with a hateful expression. Though it looked quite cute as they all had dark circles under their eyes.

"Bastards….." Nojiko cursed under her breath and began to serve breakfast to everyone. Her hateful gaze kept lingering on Kaya and Alex who didn't seem to notice it.

Vivi on the other hand was very embarrassed right now. She was quite innocent regarding these things however that doesn't mean that she was ignorant of the sounds that were resounding throughout the ship.

The breakfast was done in silence, no one spoke, not even a word. Though after the breakfast was over, Alex gathered everyone to go back to train on that island.

Vivi and Igaram were speechless when they saw such a large Island flying so high above them. Their shock grew even further when they saw the beasts which stayed in the lower area of that island.

Alex told the girls to train in haki while he stayed on the outskirts of the island along with Igaram and Vivi.

"Do they fight those b-beasts regularly?" Igaram asked with a shocked expression. Just one of those beasts was enough to kill all the members of that syndicate yet these girls fight so many of them, that he couldn't help but shiver in fright.

"Yeah, it's a part of their training." Alex nodded with a smile and then he turned to look at Vivi. "You should also do some light training. It will be very helpful for you in the future."

"I want to join too." Igaram excitedly said, thinking about the result of training under such a powerful guy.

Since her bodyguard looked so excited about this, she also nodded, wanting to see what kind of training he would give them. "By the way, does battling with these beasts change their way of thinking?" She asked with a curious expression, remembering those dead bodies of children.

"It does change them, Vivi. They haven't noticed it yet but they are slowly getting ruthless. Fighting for their lives regularly is making them quite similar to those dangerous beasts who don't spare their enemies no matter whether it's an old person or a child." Alex explained in a calm tone, not much bothered by it. "For them, killing their enemies after the battle has become a natural thing regardless of who is their enemy."

"I see….." Vivi simply nodded, a little shocked at this. "Will I become like that too?" This was something that she doesn't want to happen.

"Who knows? For now, both of you start running and don't stop unless I told you….."