Chapter 91 Accompanying
After that shameless Crocodile escaped, Lin Hai originally wanted to chase him, but after taking a step, he didn't know how to get to the capital of Alabasta Kingdom - Alubarna.
So, Lin Hai had no choice but to return to Rainbase to buy a map and prepare supplies for the journey!
As soon as he returned to Rainbase, he saw Smoker sitting somewhere as if in deep thought, while Tashigi stood behind him!
Lin Hai exclaimed, "Little brother Smoker, didn't you go to Alubarna? Why are you still here?"
Smoker immediately revealed his cross-shaped weapon, pointed at Lin Hai, and said, "Pirate Lin Hai, do you really think I won't arrest you?"
Lin Hai said gloomily, "Are you a bull? Stop talking nonsense, I was tricked by Crocodile, he should be heading straight for Alubarna now."
After speaking, Lin Hai ran in front of Tashigi and asked, "Beautiful lady, can you take me to Alubarna? I don't know how to get there!"
Tashigi looked at Lin Hai blankly, remembering what happened that day, she couldn't help but blush and stammered, "You are a Pirate, it's impossible between us!"
Tashigi's answer was irrelevant, and for a moment, Smoker and Lin Hai looked at Tashigi in confusion.
Smoker, who had reacted, roared, "Bastard, what did you do to Tashigi!"
Saying this, Smoker directly swung his weapon at Lin Hai.
Lin Hai grabbed Smoker's weapon with one hand and said irritably, "I say, Smoker, what's the deal with how you handle things? The most important thing now is Crocodile.
When we get to Alubarna, after I knock Crocodile unconscious and hand him over to your Navy, I should be able to get his bounty, right?"
Tashigi exclaimed, "What did you say? But you are a Pirate!"
Lin Hai rolled his eyes at Tashigi, then put his arm around Smoker's shoulder and said, "Crocodile's bounty seems to be over eighty million Belly, so it should be over seventy million Belly when I get it, right? Don't worry, I'll treat you to a meal then, and cover your cigarette money for a year."
Smoker and Tashigi were a bit confused, hey hey, what's going on now?
A moment later, Smoker roared angrily, "What kind of joke is this, Pirate Lin Hai..."
Damn, this Smoker's temper is really bad.
Lin Hai also said angrily, "Just tell me if Crocodile's bounty is still valid!"
Tashigi replied for Smoker, "Crocodile used Dance Powder, which is banned by the World Government, he is no longer a Shichibukai, so his bounty is naturally valid."
Lin Hai asked again, "Since it's valid, if I knock him out and hand him over to your Navy, can't I claim the bounty?"
Smoker replied in a low tone, "But you are a Pirate!"
Lin Hai rolled his eyes and said, "The princess of Alabasta Kingdom can be the middleman, couldn't you just give the bounty to her?"
Saying this, Lin Hai poked Smoker's head with his finger and said, "What do you have in that head of yours? You smoke so many cigars every day, you must be in a lot of debt, right?"
Ignoring Smoker who was on the verge of going berserk, Lin Hai winked at Tashigi next to him and continued, "No wonder you left Loguetown, I bet you owed a lot of money there, and since you couldn't pay it back, you ran away, right?"
Without a word, Smoker immediately grabbed his cross-shaped weapon and aimed it at Lin Hai.
Vertical slash, left slash, right slash, diagonal slash, slash again...
Smoker was going crazy with anger, why couldn't he hit Lin Hai? Even hitting him once would be good!
And what about Lin Hai?
Spinning, jumping, he closed his eyes, unable to see the dust, was Tashigi captivated?
After a while, Smoker was panting heavily, glaring angrily at Lin Hai.
Lin Hai said irritably, "Alright, I'm not playing with you guys anymore, can't I just go buy a map myself?"
"Wait." Smoker said, "You go with us, I won't let Crocodile get away, how dare a mere Pirate fool the Navy!"
As soon as he heard Smoker agree, Lin Hai immediately put his arm around Tashigi's waist in surprise and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Tashigi!"
Tashigi's face instantly flushed, "Let go!"
"Cough cough, I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself!"
Soon, Lin Hai and Smoker embarked on the road to Alubarna.
Smoker really had no choice, compared to the lives of the people of Alabasta Kingdom, he trusted Lin Hai more now. As for the World Government, didn't Smoker understand what kind of character they had? The Shichibukai system was created by them, and now they wouldn't resolve the evil consequences they created!
Would those high and mighty nobles come to deal with this matter and lose face? Smoker had no hope at all!
On the road, the more Smoker thought about it, the angrier he got, the more angry he got, the more depressed he became, and the more depressed he got, the more Smoker glared angrily at Lin Hai, who was holding Tashigi's hand in front of him!
Smoker, unable to bear it any longer, roared, "You stinking Pirate, get away from Tashigi. Also, when we get to Alubarna, don't walk with us, otherwise, I'll arrest you too!"
Lin Hai rolled his eyes, "I say, little brother Smoker, why don't you learn from that stinking old man Garp, he knows how to be flexible in life, unlike you, you're just a bull, you'll offend people like this!"
Smoker acted as soon as he spoke, "White Out..."
Lin Hai simply grabbed the ball of white smoke and laughed, "I also have White Pinwheel and White Lover!"
"Let's talk properly, there's not that much hatred in the world, right?" Lin Hai continued after letting go, "Little brother Smoker, after this matter is dealt with, how about a few more drinks? Your drinking capacity is really bad..."
Before he finished speaking, Smoker threw a punch, "Pirate, aren't you too arrogant? How dare you look down on the Navy?"
Tashigi on the side said helplessly, "Can you two quiet down for a bit? Alabasta is still in turmoil now!"
Smoker, who had calmed down, said, "Tashigi, when we get there, we'll do the aftermath work, but we won't get involved..."
Tashigi asked in confusion, "Why?"
Lin Hai poked Tashigi's head and laughed, "Your Navy doesn't belong to Alabasta Kingdom, you have no right to interfere in their affairs, don't you even know this?"
Tashigi looked at Smoker in confusion.
Smoker nodded helplessly, although Alabasta was an affiliated country of the World Government, the Navy was a branch of the World Government and had not received orders from the World Government, Smoker was still clear about this!
At this moment, Smoker replied, "He's right!"
Lin Hai looked at Smoker gloomily and said speechlessly, "I say, Smoker, can you please not wear that face all day? Even if you can't pay off your debts, you don't have to look so miserable all the time, right? How about I help you pay it off?"
"What kind of joke is that?" Smoker raised his cross-shaped weapon again and chased after Lin Hai, but unfortunately, Smoker couldn't beat Lin Hai! The difference in their strength was really not small!
Just like that, the three of them hurried towards Alubarna amidst their bickering...
.........Chapter 92 Luffy's Defeat
While Lin Hai and the others were traveling, after Luffy and his crew arrived at Alubarna, the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom, they were indeed intercepted by high-ranking agents of Baroque Works.
Along the way, Luffy encountered Crocodile once. When everyone saw Crocodile, Nami was the first to ask, "Crocodile, why are you here? What happened to Lin Hai?"
Luffy also asked, "What did you do to Lin Hai?"
"Heh heh... Heh heh heh... Hahaha, hahahaha....." Crocodile said mockingly and shamelessly, "Why don't you go to Rainbase and see for yourself? Hahaha..."
Usopp shouted excitedly, "Don't joke around! We know best how capable Lin Hai is. What kind of trick did you use? Where is Lin Hai?"
Crocodile said contemptuously, "My presence here doesn't explain everything? Just accept reality, hahaha..."
"Everyone." At this moment, Luffy stepped forward and said, "I don't believe anything happened to Lin Hai. You guys go ahead, I'll block Crocodile."
Vivi stepped forward and said, "Luffy, Lin Hai he..."
Luffy turned his head and smiled, "Don't worry, that guy will definitely be fine. You still have things waiting for you to handle there."
Why do these people trust that annoying bastard so much?
Crocodile was still angry about being kicked twice by Lin Hai earlier, and now was a good time to vent his frustration on this group.
As soon as he decided, just as Crocodile was about to make a move, a fist suddenly flew directly towards his head.
However, Crocodile is a Natural System Ability User, and without Haki, unless you find his weakness, there's really nothing you can do against him.
After his head turned into sand and exploded, it reformed again.
Crocodile mocked, "You trash, do you really think you can defeat me?"
"You guys go first, I'll block him." Luffy immediately activated Second Gear mode. Because the opponent was a Shichibukai, Luffy went all out from the start.
"Luffy!" Everyone said worriedly.
"Hurry and go!" Luffy said firmly.
At this moment, Zoro said, "Let's hurry up and go, listen to the Captain!"
Usopp still hesitated, "Luffy..."
Sanji directly pulled Usopp away and reminded, "We have other important things to do, let's go quickly."
Luffy stared at Crocodile and shouted back, "The rest is up to you!"
"Luffy, be careful!"
"We'll meet again in Alubarna..."
"Hey, hey, is Lin Hai okay? He wasn't really... by Crocodile, was he?"
"I say, Chopper, do you really believe Crocodile's words? We should know how strong that guy Lin Hai is..."
Sanji couldn't help but retort, "I say, Moss Head, why does your tone sound so lacking in confidence?"
Zoro angrily said, "What are you saying, perverted cook? Believe it or not, I'll cut you down!"
Nami stopped them, "Can you two stop arguing!"
Watching the Straw Hat Crew leave, Crocodile said to Luffy, "Why are you, a Pirate, trying to stop me?"
Luffy replied expressionlessly, "Because Vivi loves her country, and I won't let you hurt her!"
"Hahaha..." Crocodile laughed, "Do you really think you can defeat me?"
"How would I know without trying?" Luffy got into a half-crouching stance, one hand clenched into a fist at his waist, the other hand extended aiming at Crocodile.
"Gomu Gomu no, Jet Pistol..."
Saying that, Luffy made the first move. For a moment, Crocodile just stood there, letting Luffy attack however he wanted, but he couldn't land a hit, which frustrated Luffy greatly.
Back then, Lin Hai had warned him that he couldn't get close to Crocodile's right hand. If he was caught by accident, the water in his body would be sucked dry...
Water?
Only then did Luffy remember that Lin Hai had said the weakness of the Sand-Sand Devil Fruit Ability was water!
At this moment, when Crocodile saw Luffy standing not far away and not continuing to attack, he continued to mock, "Hahaha, you figured it out? You can't hit me. There are as many Pirates like you as there are grains of sand."
After speaking, Crocodile also attacked, "Desert La Spada..."
A massive slash condensed from sand shot directly towards Luffy's forehead.
Fortunately, Luffy's sharp eyesight and his innate sense of danger, developed since childhood, allowed him to instinctively dodge this slash.
Looking at the huge crack formed on the ground, Luffy couldn't help but say, "That was dangerous!"
"Hahaha..." Crocodile said proudly, "Kid, today you will be buried here, Desert La Spada..."
"Here it comes again." Luffy exclaimed, and after dodging, he activated his Second Gear again.
This time, the Second Gear Luffy activated was slightly different from before, because there were water droplets dripping from his body surface.
Luffy knew he couldn't maintain this for long, because if he did, he would lose his fighting ability directly due to dehydration.
At this moment, when Crocodile saw Luffy using this move again, he couldn't help but mock, "You still don't understand..."
Before he finished speaking, Crocodile was directly sent flying by a punch from Luffy.
"That Lin Hai guy is really amazing, how did he know?" Seeing that he could actually hit him this time, Luffy couldn't help but happily mutter.
Because of his first success, Luffy couldn't help but think of that Smoke Man; he was also a Natural System Ability User. If he didn't have Armament Haki, how could he hit him?
While thinking this, Luffy's abdomen was suddenly pierced by a hook-like object!
It turned out that the sand-transformed Crocodile used his ability to quickly move behind Luffy and deliver a harsh blow!
Crocodile leaned close to Luffy's ear and whispered, "It seems you've learned my weakness, but who do you think I am? I am a Shichibukai. You dare to be distracted while fighting me? This is the end for you."
After speaking, Crocodile pulled out the hook-like object on his left hand and laughed without looking back, "Hahaha..."
At this time, after his abdomen was pierced, Luffy couldn't help but recall Lin Hai's repeated warnings to him that day: when fighting, always concentrate. You can outwardly look down on your opponent and mess with their state of mind, but you must not let your guard down, because once you fall for someone's finishing move, you will regret it immensely!
Luffy desperately tried not to fall unconscious, secretly annoyed at himself for making that mistake just now.
This was Luffy's first time fighting an opponent of Crocodile's caliber, and he failed!
However, who is Luffy? The protagonist's halo! The unkillable monster!
Sure enough, not long after, a Bird-Bird Devil Fruit Ability User, who was also the Captain of the Alabasta Kingdom's guard, Pell, passed by and rescued Luffy...
.........Chapter 93: A Sword Opens the Sky
Passing by, Pell saw that Luffy was bleeding a lot from his stomach and couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Young man, are you alright?"
Damn, if Lin Hai were here, he would definitely retort, 'Let your stomach be pierced through and see if you're alright!'
But Luffy was different. At this moment, he grabbed Pell's corner of his clothes, "I want to eat meat, meat..."
On the other side, Zoro and Nami walked to a spot and were blocked by Mr. 1 and his partner Miss. Double Finger. Mr. 1 is a Chop-Chop Devil Fruit user, integrating both martial arts and swordsmanship. Miss. Double Finger, originally named Paula, is a Thorn-Thorn Devil Fruit user.
After the two sides met, they each chose an opponent. Nami, without a word, chose to run away, while Paula chased after Nami.
Seeing Nami stop, Paula couldn't help but tease, "Little girl, why aren't you running anymore?"
Nami swung the Clima-Tact in her hand, stuck out her tongue, and said playfully, "Look above your head."
"Above my head?" Paula looked up curiously, and then was struck by lightning!
It was that simple, Nami won! The plot twist was too sudden, exceeding everyone's expectations!
Looking at the unconscious Paula, Nami said disappointedly, "Really, I still had other special moves!"
After Zoro and Mr. 1, also known as Daz Bones, exchanged some words, Zoro was directly buried under the stones from the collapsed building by a series of flashy slashes.
Daz looked in the direction where Zoro was buried and couldn't help but say, "Tch, is this all the Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro amounts to? It's truly disappointing."
Just as Daz turned to leave, there was a sound from the direction of the debris, followed by Zoro standing up.
Zoro said expressionlessly, "I have a sword that can move mountains. I have a sword that can overturn seas. I have a sword that can cleave the sky. Nothing in this world cannot be severed by me, this is the Three-Sword Style. Hey, you on the other side."
Saying this, Zoro raised his eyes and looked at Daz indifferently. This look, combined with the inexplicably profound words just now, made Daz's heart skip a beat.
"Oh?" Daz forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart, because this person in front of him was somewhat abnormal. After taking so many of his special moves, and now with this look, does he look like someone who's hurt?
Daz spoke stubbornly, "You're not dead yet? But it's useless to struggle, because I'm a Chop-Chop Devil Fruit user, my whole body can turn into blades, swordsmen have no way against me, unless you can cut steel..."
Zoro picked up the Wado Ichimonji from the ground and pointed it at Daz, saying, "Thank you for making me stronger. I finally understand why Lin Hai would do that single chopping motion there every day. So that's how it is! It seems I still need to train again!"
Daz was confused, and asked doubtfully, "What are you talking about?"
As soon as he heard the question, Zoro remembered Lin Hai's mischievousness and blurted out, "What I'm saying is none of your damn business, does it have anything to do with you?"
Wow!
After retorting, Zoro seemed to have discovered a New World. So it feels this good to retort like this!
But the main thing is important, let's cut that guy first!
Before Daz could get angry, Zoro had already gripped his Wado Ichimonji and slowly said, "One-Sword Style, Ichi-Gorilla..."
A figure flashed past Daz. After a while, Daz felt a sharp pain. He, he was a Chop-Chop Devil Fruit user. He had always been the one cutting others. Who would have thought he would be cut by someone!
If Lin Hai were here, he would definitely duel with this guy Zoro. This shameless fellow actually stole Lin Hai's domineering name!
Isn't it just cutting scrap metal? Look at him, he's so capable, even splitting the sky with one sword, bah...
And in this battle, Zoro won!
...
In another location, the resurrected Luffy went to find Crocodile again. After battling for a while at the palace, although Crocodile was badly beaten by Luffy, Luffy accidentally touched Crocodile's right hand, and was then affected by Crocodile's ability...
However, fortunately, when Crocodile, along with King Cobra and Robin, entered the underground palace, Luffy was revived again by water. The protagonist is the protagonist, he can't be killed!
At this time, Lin Hai and Smoker were rushing to Alubarna.
Lin Hai said very unhappily, "Your Navy is too incompetent, aren't you? You don't even know how to get through such a short distance!"
Smoker also replied unhappily, "If it weren't for you, this idiot, constantly irritating me, would I have forgotten to bring the map?"
"Tch." Lin Hai said contemptuously, "With that head of white hair and premature aging appearance, are you even in a position to call others idiots?"
Smoker was furious, "Do you want to fight again?"
Tashigi said weakly, "Can you two stop arguing? How many times have you argued along the way!"
Lin Hai retorted, "Do I want to argue with him? Justice, justice, justice all day long, but do people call him a hero? He's just a fantasist, living in delusion every day, bah..."
Smoker was truly helpless. He couldn't beat him in a fight, and now he found out he couldn't even out-argue him.
A depressed Smoker roared, "We've reached Alubarna now, hurry up and go do your thing, don't let me see you again!"
Cough, cough, Lin Hai naturally didn't pay attention to Smoker. Instead, he blew a kiss to Tashigi and headed straight for the palace plaza, because the battle had already begun there, and even from here they could hear people shouting!
When Lin Hai arrived, he saw Nami and her crew trying to persuade Vivi not to get involved...
At this moment, as soon as Nami saw Lin Hai, she was immediately surprised and said, "Lin Hai!!"
"Oh? Lin Hai, it really is you. Crocodile just said that you were defeated by him, and we were all so worried about you..." Chopper said to Lin Hai with tears all over his face.
Lin Hai somewhat doubted his ears and confirmed again, "What did you just say? Said I was defeated by Crocodile?"
Nami nodded, "Crocodile said so, but we don't believe it!"
Vivi stepped forward and said, "It's great that you're alright."
Usopp, wrapped up like a mummy, couldn't help but say, "Lin Hai, hurry and help Luffy, he's fighting Crocodile with all his might!"
Lin Hai asked doubtfully, "Where are they? Take me there!!"
Sanji stopped him and said, "Let's deal with the current trouble first. Look, if we don't stop them from fighting, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Zoro echoed, "Luffy said he has found a way to defeat Crocodile..."
Lin Hai rolled his eyes and said, "I still believe the Captain's words, I just regret not finishing him off with one sword back then. That shameless guy actually said behind my back that I was defeated by him!"
Nami on the side said exasperatedly, "Don't worry about that for now, how do we solve the current problem, hurry up and think of a way!"
"Cough, cough, that's simple." Saying this, Lin Hai quickly took out his set from his backpack.
Now, no one could stop Lin Hai from showing off again!
Especially when showing off in front of so many people, Lin Hai couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart...
.........Chapter 94 Give Me a Face
Lin Hai quickly made a long robe from the remaining fabric of the day, put on a wig, took out high wind from his space backpack, and tied it to his back. From a distance, he clearly looked like a sword immortal!
Chopper's eyes lit up and he said, "Sugo-i, Sugo-i, Lin Hai, is this the handsomest I've ever seen you?"
Usopp exclaimed, "I've seen this getup before, at the Sea Restaurant, and Little Garden... Chopper, calm down!"
Chopper: "Let go of me quickly, I want to dress like that too..."
Sanji said unhappily, "What's there to be envious of? That bastard's long robe is made from my curtains!"
Vivi's eye twitched involuntarily. Sanji's curtains?
Lin Hai ignored their complaints and used his ability to slowly step up into the air.
Although Zoro and the others had seen it before, seeing this scene again, they couldn't help but be secretly amazed. Someone who didn't know the details would really be shocked by Lin Hai's move.
After stepping up to a certain height, Lin Hai stood still. Although the Space Barrier would disappear after five seconds, Lin Hai had improved it! Couldn't he just reform one? Gahaha...
Worship me, mortals!
Oh no, oh no, I almost zoned out!
At this moment, Lin Hai was engrossed, but the sounds of fighting below pulled Lin Hai back to reality.
At this point, Lin Hai said loudly, "Residents of Alabasta, give me some face and stop what you're doing for a moment..."
???
Was the sound too low? So they didn't hear?
And so, Lin Hai took out a large megaphone, "Residents of Alabasta, listen to me first!"
People in the square heard Lin Hai's voice at this point and all looked up at the person in mid-air.
Seeing this scene, Lin Hai expressed his satisfaction. Just as Lin Hai was about to speak, the residents started continuing what they were doing!!
Because at this moment, the residents had all gotten worked up, how could they still pay attention to Lin Hai?
At this, Lin Hai was instantly annoyed, so he shouted again, "Listen to me first, damn it, stop fighting, can you just listen to me for a moment... cough cough cough..."
Sanji below finally couldn't help but cover his stomach and burst out laughing, "Hahaha, what is Lin Hai doing? Give him face? His face is so big, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter..."
Zoro on the side tried his best to hold back, not letting himself laugh, to the point his face turned red!
Usopp and Nami exchanged glances. Now, the two of them could best understand Lin Hai's mood. It was because they understood Lin Hai's character well enough and knew what he was thinking that they understood how embarrassed and annoyed Lin Hai was at this moment. And so, the two of them immediately rolled on the ground laughing.
Chopper asked with a confused look, "What are you guys laughing about? Aren't we supposed to stop people from fighting?"
Seeing her people making meaningless sacrifices, risking their lives, Vivi really couldn't laugh. And Sanji on the side, seeing this situation, quickly put on a serious face and said, "What are you laughing at? Be serious!"
At this moment, Lin Hai descended from mid-air with a gloomy face, "Vivi, has the bomb on the top floor been dealt with?"
Vivi nodded and said, "Yes, following your words, I instructed Pell to deal with that bomb a long time ago!"
Since that was the case, Lin Hai struck his coolest pose!
"Activate Summon Mode, come out, high wind!!"
To Lin Hai's left, a spatial vortex roughly thirty centimeters in diameter appeared, and from within, a treasure sword that stunned everyone slowly emerged!
Zoro exclaimed, "Hey hey, Lin Hai, what do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?" Lin Hai said angrily, "They actually dare to not give me face like this, I'm going to chop..."
Before he finished speaking, Usopp quickly hugged Lin Hai and said, "Calm down, you need to calm down, don't just chop people up!"
As soon as she heard Usopp's words, Vivi instantly became flustered, "Lin Hai, you, you wouldn't really!!"
Lin Hai rolled his eyes and said, "I'm just preparing to chop down all the surrounding buildings with one sword to scare them to death, I'm not chopping them, okay!"
Sanji was speechless and said, "Don't you have Conqueror's Haki? Couldn't you just knock them out directly?"
Huh?
Why didn't I think of that just now? It seems I was so angry I lost my mind!
"Cough cough." Lin Hai's face turned red and he said, "Usopp, let go of me, I'm going to start showing off again, Pooh, I'm going to knock them out!"
Vivi asked, "This won't hurt them, right?"
Zoro explained, "They'll just faint, it's fine."
At the right moment, Lin Hai stepped forward, his head slightly lowered. Before he even started releasing his Conqueror's Haki, Sanji on the side said jealously, "Hurry up, stop posing there."
Lin Hai rolled his eyes and said, "I need to build up the momentum..."
In an instant, a gust of wind in the square blew all the dust from above to one spot. Lin Hai looked up, his eyes narrowed, and a pale blue aura, even more domineering than before, enveloped the large square in a vortex shape.
This was unmatched Haki, the Conqueror's Haki that shook everyone!
The previously deafening noise suddenly disappeared. Everyone seemed to be frozen in place, then one by one, their eyes rolled back and they fell down.
After a while, Chopper, who had reacted, asked confusedly, "Why is there music? But it makes you feel hot-blooded!"
Zoro was speechless and said, "Lin Hai, can you turn off your broadcasting device? Let's think about how to handle the aftermath!"
Cough cough, when Lin Hai was about to release his Conqueror's Haki just now, he was actually adjusting the background music, which was the BGM for Hawkeye's appearance and Red-Haired's entrance.
In this situation, if Lin Hai didn't put on background music, how could he be worthy of his cool self, right?
Suddenly, Lin Hai exclaimed, "How bold! Who dares to sneak attack me!"
Nami was seen giving Lin Hai a direct knuckle chop to the head and said annoyed, "Vivi is practically dying of sadness, and you're still doing such boring things! Hurry up and go check on Luffy's situation, honestly..."
However, just as Vivi was preparing to take Lin Hai to the underground palace to help Luffy, the lower level not far away was smashed through by someone. A person was seen flying up into the air from below and then falling down. Who else could that person be but Crocodile?
Lin Hai and his group rushed to where Crocodile fell. Lin Hai said, "Vivi, do you have any Sea Stone there?"
Vivi asked confusedly, "Yes, we do. What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?" Lin Hai said hatefully, "Of course, I'm going to hand Crocodile over to the Navy and collect the bounty!"
"nani?!" Everyone exclaimed in unison.
Only Nami, this oddball, said with Belly gleaming in her eyes, "Lin Hai, you're truly a genius! By the way, how much is Crocodile's bounty?"
Sanji said with hearts in his eyes, "This Nami is so charming too! Leave this matter to me, Nami-san..."
Lin Hai directly kicked Sanji away with one foot, and then said, "Around eighty million Belly!"
"We're rich, we're rich..." Saying this, Nami couldn't help but give Lin Hai a kiss.
Sanji on the side immediately exclaimed, "Lin Hai, I'm challenging you to a duel!"
Zoro rolled his eyes and said, "Can you beat him?"
Sanji retorted, "Do you believe I'll kick you to death first!"
Zoro said angrily, "Come on, perverted cook, see if I don't chop you up!"
And so, Sanji kicked up, kicked down, kicked left, kick kick kick...
And Zoro?
Chopped up, chopped down, chopped left, chop chop chop...
Everyone: "..."
Lin Hai rolled his eyes and said, "Are you two poisoned? Grow up... Grass, do you really think I can't beat you?"
And so, the three of them started a free-for-all!
Everyone: "..."
.........Chapter 95: Flirtatious
While the Straw Hat Crew was dealing with the Koza army and the Cobra army in the square, Smoker was on a den den mushi call with his good friend, Marine Admiral Aokiji.
"Ara la la," Aokiji said with great curiosity, "What brings you to call me, Smoker, my brother?"
Smoker, holding the den den mushi, explained, "You must have heard about what Crocodile did in the Alabasta Kingdom, right?"
Aokiji was silent for a moment, then asked, "What are you trying to say?"
Smoker said angrily, "Aokiji, why do I feel like our Navy is truly just a pawn for those people, just as that bastard Lin Hai said! I don't believe you were completely unaware of what happened here!"
How was Aokiji supposed to answer this?
Because at this time, high-ranking Navy officials were sitting next to Aokiji. Although it wasn't a formal meeting, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and other high-ranking Navy officials were all there!
Seeing everyone looking at him without speaking, Aokiji could only say, "Smoker, I know what you're thinking. Just do what you think is right."
Smoker said coldly, "I think the Shichibukai system is completely unreasonable and should have been abolished long ago."
After speaking, Smoker directly hung up the den den mushi, causing a moment of silence in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office.
At this moment, Sengoku said, "Aokiji, I heard the Straw Hat Crew is also in Alabasta, right?"
"Hahaha..." Garp suddenly laughed, "Don't be so serious, everyone. Shall I treat everyone to some senbei?"
Sengoku said angrily, "Garp, you bastard, be serious! And you're using my senbei to treat people again!"
At this point, Vice Admiral Tsuru interjected, "Garp, that young fellow from the Straw Hat Crew named China. D. Lin Hai, you knew him before, right?"
Garp said seriously, "Yes, that young fellow might have refused to join the Navy because of those people's recklessness, and now he's actually gone off to be a Pirate."
"Ara la la," Aokiji shook his head, "That's just one reason. Lin Hai hit a Celestial Dragon. If he had joined the Navy..."
There was no need to say the rest. Everyone understood that if Lin Hai were recognized by the Celestial Dragons, his fate would be imaginable.
"Oh, young people nowadays even dare to hit Celestial Dragons, how terrifying!" Kizaru said mockingly in a very annoying tone.
Sengoku glanced at everyone and said helplessly, "Listening to you, Aokiji, is this Lin Hai person harmless?"
Akainu glanced at Aokiji and expressed his opinion, "Pirates are Pirates. These scumbags shouldn't even exist in this world. What's harmless about them? We should just nip him in the bud, especially since the Celestial Dragons are still looking for him."
Garp fell silent. Not only was Lin Hai in the Straw Hat Crew, but his own grandson was too. The things he had worried about before were finally about to happen!
Sengoku naturally knew the relationship between the Pirate named Monkey D. Luffy and Garp; you could guess from the surname alone!
Seeing this, Sengoku said, "Admiral Aokiji, contact Smoker again. Let's observe the Straw Hat Crew first, and then we'll decide on the next course of action..."
....
Shortly after Smoker, who was in Alubarna, the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom, hung up the den den mushi, he received another call from Aokiji. What Smoker didn't expect was that Aokiji actually told him to test the Straw Hat Crew!
For a moment, Smoker wasn't sure what was going on, but he had no choice but to comply.
Smoker handed the den den mushi to Tashigi and instructed, "Tashigi, when we find the Straw Hat Crew later, turn on the recording den den mushi and broadcast our situation to Admiral Aokiji."
Tashigi nodded, "It seems this situation has taken everyone by surprise!"
Smoker nodded, "A Shichibukai scheming to take over a country is an extremely heinous act, and the Straw Hat Crew's intentions are unclear. So Admiral Aokiji's purpose in doing this is to use us to..."
As Smoker and Tashigi walked and talked, they finally saw the Straw Hat Crew in one location.
However, what puzzled Smoker and Tashigi was why so many people were lying on the ground along the way, but many of them still had breaths. Could it be that they were tired from fighting and decided to take a nap first?
Even more outrageous was how those three members of the Straw Hat Crew were fighting amongst themselves?
Smoker stepped forward, drew his Jitte, and pointed at Lin Hai and the others who were fighting, saying, "Lin Hai, Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro, and the cook Sanji, stop fighting! Surrender now!"
At this moment, Tashigi had already turned on the recording den den mushi, and everyone in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office at Navy Headquarters could see the scene before Tashigi's eyes.
However, Sengoku and the others were very confused. Was the Straw Hat Crew having an internal conflict?
Indeed, Pirates are Pirates, a group of ruthless and wicked individuals. It must be due to uneven distribution of benefits that they are fighting, right?
After Smoker finished speaking in a square in Alubarna, he saw that Lin Hai and the others completely ignored his words, so he shouted again, "Pirates, stop fighting..."
Lin Hai and the others still didn't pay attention to Smoker's words and continued fighting!
Suddenly, Smoker's veins bulged, and he wielded his Jitte, joining the fight with Lin Hai and the others.
In an instant, the fight went from two people, to three, and now to four!
Seeing this situation, Aokiji awkwardly turned his head to look at Sengoku, "Well, you know Smoker's temper!"
"Hahaha..." Garp laughed heartily, "That kid Lin Hai really hasn't changed at all. Compared to before, he's become much more handsome!"
Sengoku's eye twitched, and he said furiously, "Shut up, you bastard Garp!"
At the square.
After fighting for a while, Lin Hai and the others finally realized that Smoker had arrived.
The four of them looked at each other and stopped their movements.
At this moment, Lin Hai smiled and said, "Honest Brother Smoker, you've come at the right time. That guy Crocodile has already been knocked out. This saves your Navy the huge amount of manpower and resources needed to capture him."
Seeing Smoker looking at him without speaking, Lin Hai continued, "There's no need for words of gratitude. As kind Pirates, we don't need your reward. Just give us Crocodile's bounty. Where's the bounty? Your Navy wouldn't go back on your word, would you?"
For a moment, many high-ranking officials at Navy Headquarters felt like they had been struck by lightning. They looked at each other. Kind Pirates? What kind of joke is this?
Also, since when could Pirates collect bounties? And it's the bounty of a Shichibukai, officially appointed by the World Government and whose strength is recognized? Isn't this joke too big?
If they really did this, the expressions on the faces of those high-ranking World Government officials would definitely be spectacular, right?
Moreover, it seems the Navy hasn't actually stipulated that Pirates cannot collect bounties, right? They really want to issue this kind of bounty; slapping the World Government's face like this seems very interesting!
At the square.
Smoker truly hadn't expected this stinky Lin Hai to actually dare to think like this! But if you're going to say it, you shouldn't say it now! Sengoku and the others are watching from behind!
The enraged Smoker once again drew his Jitte and pointed at Lin Hai, asking, "Pirates, tell me, what exactly is your purpose in coming to Alabasta!"
Lin Hai was startled, then his eyes lit up. Another opportunity had arrived! Everyone move aside, I'm about to be flamboyant, flamboyantly to the sky!
And the people next to Lin Hai, who knew him very well, including Smoker, vaguely guessed that this inhuman Lin Hai was definitely going to pull off another collapsing maneuver next...
.........Chapter 96: Vice Admiral He cried
For some reason, Lin Hai suddenly felt inspired. After all, he failed at singing last time, didn't he? A true man should get up from where he fell!
So, Lin Hai said to Smoker, "Give me a few seconds!"
Right there on the spot, Lin Hai took out items like a mirror, comb, hair gel, and hairdryer, and started styling his hair in front of everyone.
Smoker was bewildered at this moment. Give you time? What are you doing? I just asked you the purpose of coming to the Alabasta Kingdom, and you're doing your hair, hey!
And everyone in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office at Navy Headquarters was also bewildered. What exactly does that guy want to do?
After Lin Hai finished getting ready, he put a small microphone near his mouth, and next to him were two large speakers that appeared out of nowhere! Finally, he took out the perfume he borrowed from Nami and sprayed some on himself!
Nami on the side exclaimed, "Lin Hai, when did you take my perfume?"
Sanji said unhappily, "Bastard, how can you use Nami's things? Give them back to Nami immediately!"
Lin Hai didn't bother with them because he noticed Tashigi holding that den den mushi. There were probably many people watching the current scene, so he couldn't make a mistake this time!
Spraying perfume was because a pleasant scent can cultivate sentiment and inspire creativity, right?
"Hey, hey, does anyone know what he's going to do?"
"Is he preparing to sing? But this look is really handsome, and he's not bad looking either!"
"Idiot! Is the issue now whether he's handsome or not? By the way, he hasn't answered Colonel Smoker's question yet, has he?"
At this moment, Lin Hai struck a pose. This time, Lin Hai was going to sing live!
So, after the background music for "chasing the sāo youth" started, Lin Hai lowered his head, stood there with his legs slightly apart and straight, one hand in his pocket and the other slowly raising up, as if grabbing something, then clenching his fist...
The audience immediately felt a different aura washing over them. It was pure, it was passionate, it was unstoppable, cool yet not...
Everyone secretly swallowed their saliva, very curious about Lin Hai's next move!
Before everyone could react, Lin Hai had already started singing, "Carrying the wind on my shoulders, stepping on the dirt under my feet..."
Lin Hai's eyes were bright and focused straight ahead, singing and dancing with full pheromones. Especially when singing "stepping on the dirt under my feet," he even deliberately pointed at the ground with his middle finger!
At this moment, in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office, if anyone noticed Sakazuki--General Akainu's facial expression, they would find the corner of his mouth twitching under his hat!!
Meanwhile, Garp stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the projection from the den den mushi, with a long stream of snot hanging from below his nose. He knew this guy Lin Hai was unreliable, but he never expected him to express his emotions through singing...
That's right, hasn't Smoker been chasing the Straw Hat Crew relentlessly, wanting to know their purpose?
Since he asked today, Lin Hai would tell him loudly, in a cool and maddening singing style, to express the pursuit of a passionate youth. This is the purpose of the Straw Hat Crew! The Navy cannot stop them, and they shouldn't stop them!
The lyrics of "chasing the sāo youth" were full of positivity and the determination to move forward bravely...
Now, the Navy were excited but also silent. How could this song be sung by a Pirate?
Who was it that could make the corner of the cold and ruthless Sakazuki's mouth twitch?
Who was it that made Garp, who had lived for a great many years, still stream snot like a child?
That's right, it was that man, that man who was going to be pheromonal to the heavens!
Smoker, on the side, was inexplicably affected by such passionate music and almost jumped up with Lin Hai! After realizing it, his face couldn't help but turn red, but noticing that the Navy behind him had actually jumped up, this made Smoker extremely embarrassed and annoyed!
At this time, in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office, after a moment of silence, Sengoku signaled Aokiji to turn off the recording den den mushi.
Meanwhile, Vice Admiral Tsuru on the side had delicate emotions. Listening to the song Lin Hai just sang, that positive and brave pursuit reminded Vice Admiral Tsuru of her younger self, of the time that had passed, and of the two idiots who pursued her...
So, Vice Admiral Tsuru turned to look at Garp and Sengoku, and tears inexplicably flowed. Time, those beautiful memories deep in the past, truly made people's hearts stir!
Kizaru had sharp eyes and noticed Vice Admiral Tsuru shedding tears, so he couldn't help but ask, "Vice Admiral Tsuru, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru inexplicably replied, "Youth is truly wonderful!"
At this moment, Sengoku said, "Everyone, let's come back to our senses. How should we determine the bounty for the Straw Hat Crew this time? Let's discuss it, and also discuss the matter of Crocodile."
However, the den den mushi on Sengoku's desk rang again; it turned out to be the Five Elders calling!
One of the Five Elders directly ordered, "The credit for defeating Crocodile this time goes to Smoker..."
...
In a plaza in Alubarna, Lin Hai had just finished singing a song.
The sao system prompted: "Ding, congratulations to the host for completing a brilliant pheromone operation, making some high-ranking Navy officers silent, and making Vice Admiral Tsuru silently shed tears. Reward the host's Martial Arts, Observation Haki, and Armament Haki each by one rank.
Because the host understands continuous learning and progress, innovating and striving forward, the sao system has privately rewarded the host with one resurrection if they die, to encourage the host to be as pheromonal as possible to the heavens..."
???
Can be resurrected upon death? Does that mean he, Lin Hai, has obtained an incredible chance for rebirth?
"Again, nonsen..." Just as everyone was staring blankly at Lin Hai, the overjoyed Lin Hai did a few more backflips, and then, then Lin Hai hit a wall!
"He, what is he doing? Is he committing suicide?"
"Probably not, right? It seems he was too happy and did a somersault into the wall!"
"How embarrassing! How could I have admired such an idiot just now!"
Smoker on the side looked speechlessly at Lin Hai with his face plastered against the wall. How should he handle this Lin Hai?
The Straw Hat Crew really hasn't committed any crimes; they just sailed under the banner of Pirates. If he, Smoker, were to arrest them, under what name?
Could it really be just because he, Smoker, is Navy, and they are Pirates? But they haven't committed any crimes!
Then, if they aren't arrested, they are still Pirates!
For a moment, Smoker felt like he was going to go mad, all because of Lin Hai and the things he said to him back then, which left him in a dilemma now.
The depressed Smoker grabbed his jitte again and rushed towards Lin Hai, roaring angrily, "Pirate Lin Hai..."
Nami immediately exclaimed, "Lin Hai, be careful..."
.........Chapter 97 It turns out to be a routine
Lin Hai, who had crashed into the wall, fell directly to the ground from the wall. He was truly speechless; now he was going to be ridiculed again.
Lin Hai, who had just gotten up, saw Colonel Smoker charging towards him in a rage, but he didn't feel any killing intent. Lin Hai asked in confusion, "I say, Brother Smoker, what are you doing?"
Colonel Smoker swung his rod horizontally, "Why the hell did you become a Pirate?"
Lin Hai dodged with a squat and replied, "Why can't I become a Pirate?"
Colonel Smoker delivered a vertical slash, "Isn't this era messy enough because of Pirates? You bastard!"
Lin Hai dodged sideways, "What's that got to do with me? I didn't mess up the world. You should go ask those old man. Let's not talk about these annoying things. How about we go eat and have a drink?"
Colonel Smoker slashed diagonally and horizontally, roaring in anger, "Are you kidding me, you damn Pirate..."
For a moment, Colonel Smoker kept attacking Lin Hai with his Jitte, while Lin Hai dodged each attack with his eyes closed...
"What are they doing? Fighting?"
"If they're fighting, why isn't he fighting back?"
"Colonel Smoker, don't joke with us. With your ability, how could you possibly not hit him? Be serious..."
After a while, Colonel Smoker stopped his weapon and was panting. What the hell, why couldn't he hit this stinky Pirate? Could he have Observation Haki?
Before Colonel Smoker could continue thinking, Lin Hai opened one eye and said, "Why did you stop? I haven't had enough fun yet, come hit me!"
Pfft, Colonel Smoker almost spat out a mouthful of blood. This guy was too annoying!
Colonel Smoker raised his Jitte again, pointed at Lin Hai, and said, "If you have the guts, stand there and don't move!"
Lin Hai rolled his eyes and retorted, "It's a good thing I didn't become a Navy back then. If all Navy have brains like yours, I'll be damned..."
Just then, Colonel Smoker chased after Lin Hai with his Jitte. This scene made the people nearby feel utterly exhausted...
...
Playing is playing, but after Alabasta's King Cobra came over carrying the unconscious Luffy, everyone was ready to do their own things.
Colonel Smoker took his subordinates to escort Crocodile to be handed over to the Vice Admiral who had come from Navy Headquarters to pick him up, while Cobra was the busiest, as there were too many post-war matters.
In a large room in the palace, the Straw Hat Crew were sleeping, while Nami and Lin Hai were perfectly fine.
Among them, Usopp and Zoro were moderately injured, while Luffy was the most severely injured. Unexpectedly, just like in the original story, he was poisoned by Crocodile's scorpion venom. Fortunately, Robin had the antidote for the scorpion venom.
At that moment, Nami gave Lin Hai a look, and when they reached a quiet place with no one around, Nami couldn't help but ask, "You guy, didn't you say you were going to deal with Crocodile back then?
What happened? Not only Crocodile, but also the Baroque Works agents were all dealt with by us. What did you do?"
Lin Hai said gloomily, "That's no reason for you to confiscate all the treasure, okay? Nami, there's so much treasure, can I have two gems?"
Nami refused decisively, "No way, you didn't make a move this time, so you can forget about the treasure!"
Lin Hai was filled with regret. Why didn't he secretly hide some back then? Now it's all gone, all taken by Nami!
"Cough cough." Lin Hai pretended to pull Nami's hand and walked to an open space outside, saying, "I know you like treasure very much. Since you want it all, I'll give it all to you then."
A glint flashed in Nami's eyes, but she remained vigilant. From her understanding of Lin Hai, she absolutely couldn't let her guard down!
Looking at the shattered buildings in front of her, Nami recalled some past events and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect someone like Crocodile to be so dangerous. Just one person stirring things up in the dark could bring such serious consequences to Alabasta."
Lin Hai nodded, "Indeed. However, Vivi's father is already handling the aftermath. Nami, you..."
Nami looked up at the sky and replied, "Yes, seeing the situation after the war, many people lost their loved ones. I'm reminded of Belle-Mere..."
Lin Hai pulled Nami's hand, and after they sat down together, Lin Hai said, "You can't call her by her name. You should call her Mother Belle-Mere. How can you call her by her name? Remember that!"
Nami rolled her eyes at Lin Hai, "I like calling her that, what's it to you!"
Ignoring Nami's words, Lin Hai said softly, "Some people are indeed unforgettable, because their voice, appearance, and smile have long been etched into one's bones.
Just like your mother, she not only raised you, but also taught you how to be a person, how to get along with others, what to pursue, and what to persevere!"
Nami looked at Lin Hai in surprise and asked in confusion, "How do you know my mother so well?"
Lin Hai waved his hand, "Don't mind those details. Your mother also taught you that you should know how to share things with the people around you, and that you shouldn't be so greedy for money, just like the big bag of treasure I took just now.
Nami, you should at least share a little of that treasure with me, right? If you take it all, won't your conscience hurt? If your mother knew, she would definitely be sad!"
Nami, who was beside Lin Hai, felt more and more that something was wrong the more she listened. So this guy had this purpose in mind all along, talking a bunch of roundabout reason (dàolǐ - principles/reasons), but he still hadn't given up on wanting the treasure!
For a moment, Nami's eyelids twitched. She had just thought that Lin Hai understood her so well, but it was all a trick!
Seeing that Nami didn't speak, Lin Hai turned to look at her and couldn't help but ask, "Nami, are you listening to me?"
"Duang..."
Nami directly gave Lin Hai a fierce knuckle rap on the head, then put her hands on her hips and said, "Stinky Lin Hai, give up on that idea. I won't give you even one gem, hmph..."
Looking at Nami's receding back, Lin Hai was truly depressed. It seemed like Nami's love for money was really incurable! Hmm, that's how it is, he, Lin Hai, definitely didn't care about that treasure!
After a while, Vivi found Lin Hai and was immediately surprised, "So you're here? I've been looking for you for a while."
Lin Hai turned his head and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Vivi sat in the spot where Nami had just been sitting and said, "Nothing in particular. I saw everyone was resting, but you weren't here, so I came to find you..."
As she spoke, Vivi turned her head to look into Lin Hai's eyes.
Suddenly, a strange feeling of attraction between opposite sexes spread.
After looking at each other for a while, Lin Hai turned his head to look at the sky, "Vivi, you are the future of this country, and I am a wanderer who roams the world. Do you understand?"
Vivi nodded, "I know. After you travel around the world, will you come back?"
Lin Hai shook his head, "Who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe one day, I won't be here anymore? So, who can say for sure about such things."
After a moment of silence, Vivi said, "Lin Hai, thank you for your guidance and reminders before. They made me understand some very important principles."
Lin Hai turned to say you're welcome, when "Hmm..."
.........Chapter 98 Drifting
After a long while, Vivi looked at Lin Hai, blushing, "Lin Hai, you, quickly take your hand away, here, this is outdoors!"
Lin Hai awkwardly withdrew his hand and smacked the hand he had just used with his other hand. Why can't he get rid of this old habit!
"Cough cough." Lin Hai said, "Vivi, your figure is considered the best-looking in the entire Alabasta Kingdom!"
Why is he still bringing up such embarrassing things?
To be honest, Vivi was truly unable to control herself just now, it had nothing to do with anything else. After all, whether it was because of Lin Hai's kindness to Alabasta or the days they had spent together, Vivi had truly fallen for Lin Hai!
At this moment, Vivi whispered, "Lin Hai, let's, let's go back!"
Lin Hai raised an eyebrow and said, "Okay, how about we rest together while we're at it?"
Vivi looked up at Lin Hai and said softly, "Lin Hai, I know you like to adventure on the Sea, but you must remember, in Alabasta, there is someone thinking of you, waiting for you in the future, we've made a promise!"
Lin Hai nodded and said, "Since you don't regret it, what else can I say? Time flies, let's quickly get down to business!"
"Bu- business?"
"Space Field..."
With a few Space Field shifts, Lin Hai and Vivi arrived in a room.
Not long after, Vivi frowned, then her brows relaxed.
The events in Alabasta Kingdom this time were like a nightmare, causing Vivi to show a very painful expression when she thought back on them, but thankfully, this nightmare was over.
Only then did Vivi truly appreciate the beauty of life and the preciousness of life...
And so, Vivi began to sing a lingering song...
"I drift and drift, you sway and sway, rootless wild grass!"
"When I enter dreams, the sky changes, it's so ethereal."
"Ah..."
"Love for one more second, then it's one more second, brevity is troubling."
"If you don't care, just burn brightly once..."
...
When Lin Hai woke up, it was already past nine in the morning the next day. Looking at Vivi in his arms, Lin Hai asked softly, "When did you wake up? Why are you looking at me like this?"
Vivi smiled sweetly and said, "I just wanted to look at you for a while longer."
Lin Hai playfully scraped Vivi's nose. "Hurry and get up, if they can't find you, Alabasta Kingdom might be in chaos again!!"
Only then did Vivi remember, and she quickly got up, but then she reacted and wrapped herself up in the blanket again.
Lin Hai said amusedly, "It's just the two of us here, what are you still shy about!"
Vivi's face turned red. It was a natural reaction! After all, she hadn't gotten used to it yet!
After the two finished getting dressed, Vivi asked, "Lin Hai, you and Nami..."
Lin Hai smiled and said, "As you thought, but I will remember yesterday's promise!"
Vivi smiled. "Alright, I have to go to my father. See you later!"
"mua..."
When Lin Hai arrived at Luffy's room, Luffy was still sleeping soundly. A Doctor was sitting beside him, examining Luffy. Lin Hai couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Has his fever gone down?"
The Doctor took out the thermometer and looked at it, then replied, "Fortunately, the toxins in his body have been cleared. His body temperature is now normal."
Lin Hai said, "Thank you. If you need medical fees, go find Nami. We don't have any money on us!"
The Doctor was taken aback, then immediately replied, "No, no, no, you saved..."
"Stop." Lin Hai quickly said, "Don't give me that. It's all their credit. By the way, where are my companions?"
The Doctor replied, "They all went to do their own things early this morning. Do you need me to take you to find them?"
Lin Hai shook his head and said, "No need. Just leave him for me to take care of. Thank you for your trouble!"
"Hehe, you're too polite."
"Meat, meat... I want to eat lots of meat..."
The two looked at Luffy in his sleep, and the Doctor couldn't help but praise, "This young man's vitality is truly tenacious. He's injured like this and is still shouting about wanting to eat meat, hahaha..."
After the Doctor left, Lin Hai started to get mischievous. Wasn't Luffy shouting about meat?
And so, Lin Hai took out a fragrant chicken leg from his Space Field backpack and placed it near Luffy's nose!
Good heavens, Luffy, who was in a coma, instinctively bit down, while Lin Hai directly raised the chicken leg. Hehe, he couldn't bite it!
Just like that, the two of them started playing a fishing game there.
After a few times, Luffy seemed to be having a nightmare. There was a pile of delicious food in front of him, but he couldn't eat it no matter what?
One could see that although Luffy was sleeping, his face showed a very annoyed expression.
"Duang..."
Nami, who had returned, immediately gave Lin Hai a violent blow and lectured, "Stop doing silly things here, Luffy's wounds haven't healed yet..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Hai let out a cry of surprise, "Luffy, you scoundrel, my hand..."
Just like that, with one moment of inattention, the chicken leg along with his hand was directly bitten by Luffy in his sleep!
After finally getting his hand out, Lin Hai quickly asked Chopper, who had just entered, "Chopper, do you have a rabies vaccine here?"
Chopper asked doubtfully, "Yes, I do. Was someone bitten by a dog?"
Lin Hai pointed at Luffy in his sleep. "I was bitten by Luffy..."
"Duang..."
Lin Hai was angry. This woman, why does she hit him at the drop of a hat?
Lin Hai slowly turned around with a gloomy face and said in a low voice, "Nami, try hitting me again..."
"Duang..."
Nami said speechlessly, "Honestly, they're all like this. I don't know how much longer Luffy will be unconscious."
At this moment, Zoro walked in. "Yo Lin Hai, morning."
Chopper exclaimed, "Zoro, why did you take off your bandages!"
Zoro poured a glass of water and replied, "It's too troublesome not to take them off. Oh right, Lin Hai, I need to talk to you about something. Can you come with me for a moment?"
Lin Hai glared angrily at Nami and replied, "What is it? Just say it!"
Seeing that the situation wasn't right, Zoro quickly said, "Let's talk later."
Sanji, who had returned, saw this scene and immediately became furious, "Lin Hai, how dare you glare at Miss Nami, be careful or I'll kick you to death!"
Ignoring Sanji, Lin Hai said, "A gem!"
Nami exclaimed, "You haven't given up yet? Forget it, I won't give it to you!"
"Tch." Lin Hai gave up, then turned to Zoro and said, "Just ask if there's anything."
Seeing Sanji still glaring at him, Lin Hai directly retorted, "You scoundrel need to take your medicine!"
"What did you say!"
Nami on the side smacked her forehead. Why are they fighting again!
"Ah!" Zoro cried out in pain. "What does this have to do with me? How dare you kick me! See if I don't slice you two scoundrels!"
The three-way brawl began!
Chopper innocently turned to Nami. "Nami, what should we do? They're fighting again!"
Nami's eyebrow twitched. "Duang..." X3
Nami clapped her hands. "Finally, it's quiet."
Chopper said admiringly, "Sugoi!"
.........Chapter 99: Sauron vs. Lin Hai
After a noisy commotion, the few people who were bored in the room came outside. Lin Hai asked, "Zoro, is something wrong?"
Zoro took out his sword, and lightly swiped it across a nearby boulder. In an instant, the stone was split directly in two.
Lin Hai praised, "Zoro, you've entered the ranks of Great Swordsmen, but you've only just stepped onto the threshold of the sword path!"
Only just stepped onto the threshold of the sword path?
Hearing Lin Hai say this, Zoro immediately became unhappy. He felt that he had made huge progress, yet now Lin Hai was saying he had only just stepped onto the threshold of the sword path?
"Is that so?" Zoro said disbelievingly, "How about we compare?"
Sanji, who was nearby, advised, "I say, Zoro, you shouldn't push yourself in this state."
Chopper echoed, "Zoro, your injuries can't handle strenuous activity..."
Zoro interrupted, "Less nonsense, I must capture that feeling from before, otherwise, I won't improve!"
Ahem, Lin Hai, this show-off, imitated Hawkeye from that day, taking out a small knife from his System backpack!
Sanji couldn't help but remind him, "Hey, hey, why is Lin Hai acting like Hawkeye from that day?"
Nami exclaimed, "Lin Hai, don't underestimate Zoro! Be careful, you might end up in bed next to him!"
Usopp held his head in his hands and said, "What is Lin Hai doing!"
Chopper, who was nearby, didn't understand what was about to happen and watched the scene in front of him in a daze!
And when Zoro saw Lin Hai take out such a small knife to fight him, he couldn't help but feel insulted again!
Hawkeye was the World's Greatest Swordsman, and that was widely accepted. But how could this Lin Hai also pull this stunt!
Zoro's face darkened. "What do you mean by this?"
Lin Hai replied, "I don't mean to insult you. I just want you to experience that there's a world of difference even among Great Swordsmen!"
Zoro said playfully, "You're really brave. Don't blame me if you get injured later!"
Lin Hai smiled, "Use your special move. If you can hit me, cut anywhere!"
Seeing this scene, Zoro's eye twitched. Since his duel with Hawkeye, he had been training day and night. Especially after the battle with the assassin Mr. 1, Zoro felt that he had made significant progress!
Could it be true, as Lin Hai said, that he was still just a little rookie?
A sense of urgency arose from his heart. Zoro drew his three swords, took a stance, and said, "Lin Hai, today is different from the past. If you can't handle it, you'd better take out your own sword and have a proper fight with me!"
Lin Hai replied, "Just attack with confidence. Am I such an ignorant person? Come on."
"Clang..."
Zoro drew his swords. He held the famous sword wado ichimonji in his mouth and gripped the other two swords with crossed hands, forming a 'grass' shape.
Suddenly, Zoro stared at Lin Hai like a wild beast, and this invisible aura startled several people nearby.
Looking at the terrifying Zoro, Nami nudged Usopp. "Quick, think of something! Are they sparring?"
Usopp said fearfully, "What can I do? Don't push me!"
Sanji advised, "Let's not disturb them. Let's see how it goes!"
Just then, Zoro made his move!
"Demon Slash..."
"Ding..."
A sound of metal clashing rang out.
Everyone's eyes widened!
They saw Lin Hai block Zoro's killing move with that small knife, just like Hawkeye had blocked Zoro that day!
Immediately, sweat dripped down Zoro's forehead, and he began to doubt his life!
Why? Why, after training day and night, putting in more than double the effort of others, was he still like this!
Noticing Zoro's disordered breathing, Lin Hai quickly put away his knife and explained, "Zoro, you should know that I practice those simple slashing movements on the ship every day, right?"
Zoro nodded, "Indeed."
Lin Hai explained, "I'm not just putting on a show. Every day I specify slashing in a certain direction, stopping the sword at a certain point. This is mainly to practice control over force and grasp of direction.
But even now, I still can't control it well. This is completely different from a beginner practicing slashes. Do you understand?"
Zoro nodded thoughtfully, but still wondered, "Then why could you block my killing move with just a small knife this time? Have you almost reached Hawkeye's level?"
Lin Hai poked Zoro's head and said amusingly, "I have Haki, which already determines that I belong to the ranks of experts. Things like your speed or strength are already useless in front of me.
And when you fought Hawkeye back then, the weakness of your Demon Slash was already known to him. Since I was watching nearby, how could I not learn?
Even now, you haven't improved your techniques. What's so strange about me blocking you? So, have you jumped out of the well?"
Listening to Lin Hai's explanation, Chopper wondered, "Jump out of the well? What does that mean?"
Usopp and Nami shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
And Sanji said playfully, "A frog in a well, hahaha..."
At this moment, Lin Hai's finger was still poking Zoro's head, and Sanji's words were like a fire that made Zoro's face turn red!
Shameful and angry, Zoro roared loudly, "Lin Hai!! I'm going to cut you..."
Lin Hai quickly jumped back a step, and Zoro began to slash wildly at Lin Hai.
And so, Lin Hai closed his eyes again, enjoying letting Zoro experience what Smoker had experienced that day.
Initially, the few people watching nearby were worried, but now they were numb!
Lin Hai said with his eyes closed, "Haven't you eaten yet? Be faster. You're using so much strength, but you can't hit anyone. Aren't you just wasting stamina?"
Zoro's face was red as he said, "Less nonsense! I don't believe I can't cut you, you bastard!!"
Just like that, after messing around for a while, Lin Hai brought up his personal panel.
sao system:
Host: Lin Hai
Physique: Tier 8 (Top Tier 10)
(The Host's current physique, including recovery, strength, physical functions, etc., has entered the high ranks.)
Observation Haki: Tier 3 (Enhanced perception of surrounding aura, enhanced mental power)
Armament Haki: Tier 3 (Possesses excellent offense and defense)
Conqueror's Haki: Tier 3 (Can freely control intimidating targets, effect is significant, primarily determined by the Host's spirit)
Skill 1:
1. Establish Space Field
Space Swap (Proficiently used, as long as stamina is present and speed is sufficient, the Host is invincible)
Space Slash (Cutting effect determined by the Host's Haki)
2. One-Sword Style
Skill 2:
1. Space Slash (High-level application of the Space Devil Fruit, requires using high wind in summoned form to use)
2. Space Barrier (Unlimited, depends on the Host's proficiency)
Existing Items:
1. Space Backpack
Only the Host can freely enter and exit, the best place for a desperate escape.
2. Nine Swords of Dugu (Reference)
3. Basic Swordsmanship (Learning)
Difficult things in the world must be done easily. However, the Host is different, starting with the difficult and then the easy to be unique.
4. Radio
Existing Songs (chasing the sāo youth, One Piece World specific bgm)
5. TT, ham sausage, dinosaur meat, wig, cloak, hair dryer, comb, mirror...
System Store (Open)
Pheromone Coins: 1125
Special Note: The Host has one resurrection chance. After the Host is resurrected, everything is formatted. Physical functions, strength, age, and other states return to the time the Host received the reward on that day.
Looking at the Special Note, Lin Hai confirmed again, "sao system, does this Special Note mean that no matter how strong I become or how old I am in the future, if I die and am resurrected, I will be resurrected to the physical condition at the time you issued the reward?"
sao system: "Yes!"
Ahem, does that mean he, Lin Hai, will have another life if he dies of old age normally?
No beard, taking off...
.........Chapter 100: Fresh and Unworldly Usopp
A day later, Luffy was still sleeping soundly in the sickbed, not yet awake.
In the room, Chopper said admiringly, "So that's how it is! I didn't expect Zoro to be that strong, and that person called Hawkeye is even stronger than Zoro. As expected, the world is truly terrifying."
Usopp said smugly, "Chopper, you don't know. When Zoro and Lin Hai teamed up to fight Hawkeye that day, they were no match at all. Just when their lives were hanging by a thread, do you know who saved them?"
Chopper asked curiously, "Quick, tell me, Usopp, what happened next!"
"Tsk tsk tsk." Usopp looked up at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle and said slowly, "It was me! At that time, Lin Hai was severely injured and had already fainted. And when Hawkeye's sword was only zero point zero one centimeters away from Zoro's throat, I immediately shouted, 'Stop!' Hawkeye was intimidated by my Conqueror's Haki, and that's why he stopped!"
"Sugoi!" Chopper's eyes lit up and he said, "What happened after that? Did you fight?"
"Cough cough." Usopp imitated the way Lin Hai stood in the air that day, put his hands behind his back, tilted his head back, and said profound words, "As the World's Greatest Swordsman, Hawkeye naturally has his own pride.
Moreover, he is a sword fanatic. When he encountered an opponent of my level, he naturally had to have a match with me. In the end, I fought a battle with him!"
Chopper couldn't help but swallow his saliva, sweat beading on his forehead, and asked, "What happened after that? Who won!"
Usopp replied, "Later, we two fought on the high altitude above the Sea Restaurant for a full ten days and ten nights, with no clear winner. It's just that the cloud layers in the sky there were all split open by our sword energy.
We realized later that if we continued fighting, it might never rain at the Sea Restaurant again, just like in the Alabasta Kingdom, where it hasn't rained for three years!
So Hawkeye and I stopped fighting there and agreed to compete again when we meet next time. Thinking back on that battle from that day, it's truly nostalgic! I wonder if Hawkeye is doing well now?"
Chopper's eyes sparkled and he said, "I didn't expect you to be so amazing, Usopp! Then you have to protect me from now on, Usopp, Usopp..."
Nami, who had just returned, happened to see this scene. She truly didn't expect someone to be so shameless, bragging so refreshingly and unconventionally. Nami admitted defeat!
Ignoring Usopp and Chopper's antics, Nami said, "Chopper, how is Luffy doing? It's been two days, why hasn't Luffy woken up yet?"
Chopper replied, "Luffy is fine now. He should wake up today."
Nami looked around the room and asked doubtfully, "Where are Lin Hai, Zoro, and the others?"
Usopp quickly ran to Nami's side and whispered, "They're next door, but I advise you not to go over!"
Nami asked curiously, "What exactly happened?"
Usopp explained, "You know that Zoro is a competitive person. After Zoro lost to Lin Hai that day, he's been competing with him all day. Now the two of them are competing at stacking cards!"
Nami asked doubtfully, "Stacking cards? What do you mean? Take me over to see."
Usopp immediately lay down on the ground, "Ah, I've contracted a disease that prevents me from walking. Chopper, remember to burn more paper money for me. Ah, I'm dead..."
Chopper exclaimed, "Are you okay, Usopp! Don't you have a romantic duel with Hawkeye? You can't die..."
Nami raised an eyebrow and violently pulled Usopp's long nose, heading towards the room next door.
Usopp cried out in pain, "Can't you just go by yourself? Let go, it hurts..."
When Nami and the other two arrived at the room next door, they saw Lin Hai and Zoro stacking cards. This involved leaning two cards against each other to form a triangle, arranging a row on the bottom, and then placing a card flat on the adjacent tips of the triangles, and so on, to form a large triangle!
Vivi and Sanji saw Nami enter. Vivi quickly stepped forward to stop Nami from interfering with Lin Hai and Zoro's competition!
Nami whispered, "When did they start?"
Vivi replied, "From this morning until now!"
Usopp said, "That's not the point. If there's no result, won't they keep competing?"
At this time, Lin Hai continued to carefully stack his cards, secretly depressed about why he had said in front of Zoro that his control over power was better than Zoro's that day? And that guy Sanji actually suggested this game. Now look!
Lin Hai was utterly annoyed. He had been stacking for so long, and it kept collapsing. And that bull, Zoro, his competitiveness was truly not for show, but Lin Hai was also unwilling to admit defeat!
Zoro, opposite Lin Hai, raised an eyebrow and looked at Lin Hai playfully.
Lin Hai felt like an idiot. Why was he competing with this guy Zoro on this?
Unable to bear it any longer, Lin Hai shouted, "Ah..."
At this time, everyone watched as Lin Hai continuously scratched his hair, then messed up all the cards arranged on the table, picked up a handful of cards and threw them on the ground, and continuously stomped on them with his feet!
"What kind of crappy game is this? Is this something humans play? What control over power, it's driving me crazy. I'll kick, I'll kick, I'll kick kick kick..." Lin Hai finally went berserk!
Everyone stared dumbfounded at this unexpected scene from Lin Hai. Zoro was also startled by Lin Hai!
Usopp said confusedly, "What's wrong with Lin Hai?"
Sanji: "He's probably extremely agitated?"
Nami said speechlessly, "Is Lin Hai a child?"
Everyone's faces darkened. He really was acting like a child, actually taking his anger out on the cards!
Just then, someone pushed the door open and announced that Luffy had woken up. So everyone was preparing to go and see Luffy.
Zoro nudged Lin Hai, "You're not serious, are you?"
"Not serious?" Lin Hai said angrily, "What kind of crappy game is this? Don't you think we two are like idiots, being tricked by that guy Sanji into playing such a boring game?"
Zoro said indifferently, "Anyway, I won. Aren't you going to see Luffy?"
Lin Hai said angrily, "You won? You stacked it?"
Zoro replied, "You were the first to give up, so I won! Hehehe..."
Lin Hai was furious and said, "Bastard, eat my kick!"
Just as Zoro was about to retaliate, "Duang..."
Nami said exasperatedly, "Honestly, haven't you two grown up yet?"
Vivi said with deep feeling, "You've really worked hard, Nami!"
Nami said with tears streaming down her face, "You really understand me!"
Just then, Luffy came over here. "Yo, everyone's here. Long time no see. Huh? Why did I say long time no see?"
Sanji explained to Luffy, "You've been unconscious for more than two days."
Luffy replied reflexively, "So, that means I haven't eaten eight meals?"
Usopp exclaimed, "Why are you so precise about calculating things like this, and still calculating based on four meals a day?"
At this moment, the head chef brought over a pile of fruit. "You're all here. Have some fruit to fill your stomachs for now. The main meal will be here soon."
Luffy replied, "Auntie, I want to eat lots and lots of meat!"
Lin Hai, who was lying on the ground, quickly replied, "I want to eat noodles! Remember to add mushrooms and meat slices!"
The head chef replied, "No problem, it'll be here shortly!"
The cart full of fruit instantly disappeared, and everyone shouted in unison at Luffy, "Are you doing magic!"
There was still some time before mealtime. Lin Hai's eyes gleamed. He definitely had to let Luffy experience his pain too!
After seeing the head chef leave, Lin Hai stepped forward and said, "Luffy, there's a really fun game. Do you want to play?"
Luffy's eyes lit up and he said, "Game?? Quickly tell me..."
Everyone looked at Lin Hai's wolf-like eyes and mischievous grin, and their faces all darkened!
.........