"Miss All Sunday."
When the bounty hunters of Whiskey Peak Town learned that the newcomer was Miss All Sunday, the Vice President of Baroque Works and Mr. 0's partner, the entire town erupted.
"Miss All Sunday, what brings you here this time..."
Mr. 8 approached obsequiously, looking at Robin standing before him with a fawning expression.
"I'm here to clear out the dangerous creatures around Whiskey Peak Town. I'll be staying for a few days, and I hope you can prepare a room for me," Robin said softly.
"Yes, right this way."
Mr. 8 immediately led Robin into the town, and she settled in.
...
Far below the ocean's surface, Xia Qiu lay quietly, watching four Sea Ships docked at the shore.
These four ships were all Baroque Works' specialized vessels, used by the Billionaires, with the letters "BW" emblazoned on their hulls.
However, instead of cannons, all the gunports were fitted with massive Harpoon Crossbows.
Each ship had six Harpoon Crossbows at the gunports, plus more on deck, totaling eight Harpoon Crossbows per ship.
"Four ships have arrived. They're ordinary Baroque Works vessels, but that's enough."
Xia Qiu watched the Sea Ships, waiting for them to depart.
He didn't plan to attack this time, at least not near Whiskey Peak Town.
Because he intended to go to Alabasta.
Xia Qiu's second step of his plan was to reach Alabasta.
However, traveling to Alabasta was troublesome. From Whiskey Peak Town, one had to pass through Little Garden and Drum Island before finally reaching Alabasta.
Little Garden was teeming with danger. Although he wouldn't land, there was a massive Island-Devouring Monster in the eastern waters of Little Garden that controlled the eastward passage.
Drum Island was located to the east of Little Garden.
Xia Qiu wouldn't risk passing near Little Garden, so he planned to bypass that area.
But Xia Qiu navigated between islands by capturing magnetic fields. He couldn't directly capture Drum Island; he had to reach Little Garden first and then capture Drum Island from there.
Xia Qiu couldn't bypass Little Garden with his own abilities. The only way to deviate from the usual route was with an Eternal Pose.
An Eternal Pose was different from a Log Pose. An Eternal Pose permanently recorded one location, always pointing to the destination no matter where you were.
What he needed was the location of Alabasta, which meant he needed someone carrying an Alabasta Eternal Pose. The only people he could access were members of Baroque Works.
Senior Agents and Billionaires all operated with Alabasta as their center.
Furthermore, for them, Little Garden was also a forbidden zone. Robin had once thought Little Garden could handle the Straw Hat Pirates after they defeated Mr. 5. At least for the Senior Agents, it posed a danger.
Secondly, Little Garden needed a year to store magnetic energy. They couldn't stay in Little Garden for that long while on missions. Therefore, to return to Alabasta, they would inevitably use an Eternal Pose.
Senior Agents were a given, but Billionaires, once they left Alabasta and reached Whiskey Peak, would definitely carry an Eternal Pose to return.
Xia Qiu's original target was the Senior Agents, but the Billionaires would suffice.
So, Xia Qiu planned to wait for them to leave, follow them back to Alabasta, and launch his attack as they neared the island.
Xia Qiu lurked in the ocean, waiting patiently.
By the next morning, two of the ships set sail and left Whiskey Peak Town.
Xia Qiu immediately followed, maintaining a distance, but he noticed that these two ships didn't go far. Instead, they patrolled the surrounding waters.
Moreover, they were dragging several livestock animals beneath their hulls, their blood flowing.
They were luring marine life.
And in this area, he was the only fish of such a massive size.
Coupled with the fact that Billionaires wouldn't easily come here, and they had specifically come to hunt, even modifying their cannons into Harpoon Crossbows.
Their target was definitely not ordinary Sea Fish.
Their objective was clear: to hunt him.
It seemed the information about his attack on Baroque Works had been exposed, leading them to come and deal with him.
"These attacks are useless against me."
Xia Qiu sneered. What could those Harpoon Crossbows do to him?
However, Xia Qiu didn't attack. Instead, he moved a distance away, evading their search range.
His goal was to follow them as they left; there was no need to attack them.
For the next three days, the Baroque Works members searched daily, expanding their search area, but found nothing.
"Still no sign?"
Robin stood on the shore, gazing at the distant sea, which was calm.
She had come here to deal with the Black Fish issue, bringing four Sea Ships. Each ship had been converted into a specialized Fishing Boat, equipped with eight Harpoon Crossbows.
A single Harpoon Crossbow could pierce the head of a Sea Beast.
Eight Harpoon Crossbows were capable of killing even sea fish up to a hundred meters long.
Not only that, but the bait released also contained poison, which would kill the target once eaten.
Additionally, there was dynamite on the ship, which could also inflict damage on the black fish if it attacked, by detonating the explosives.
Robin was confident she could kill the black fish as long as it attacked.
However, the black fish had not appeared in the past four or five days.
Based on the black fish's attack pattern, it would target ships entering and leaving Whiskey Peak Town, and even a fleet of five ships wouldn't deter it.
Its absence, therefore, strongly suggested it was not in this sea area.
If it had left this sea area, finding it would be nearly impossible.
There was also no need to relentlessly pursue a single sea fish.
Next, Robin continued to have her crew search, expanding their search area again, but they still couldn't find their target.
Two days later, Robin picked up a Den Den Mushi and dialed a number. "Mr. 0, yes, the black fish hasn't appeared. It's probably not here anymore. I'll leave two ships here and head back alone first."
The next day, Robin left two ships behind. The modified fishing boats were now sufficient to handle any immediate dangers.
Meanwhile, she took two other ships and departed Whiskey Peak Town, heading for Alabasta.
Robin stood on the deck of one of the ships, looking at the gloomy sky ahead, and for some reason, felt a sense of unease in her heart.
A strong wind blew, lifting her hat, but it fell back in an instant.
"It should be fine."
Robin thought to herself and returned to the ship's cabin.
...
"They're leaving?"
Xia Qiu saw the two ships sail away from the sea area and didn't pay it much mind, observing from a distance.
But the next moment, he noticed that these two ships did not deploy livestock as bait again. Instead, they left directly, not lingering in the surrounding waters.
Are they leaving?
Xia Qiu immediately followed, keeping a distant tail, and found that the sea ship was getting further and further away from Whiskey Peak Town, heading in the direction away from Reverse Mountain.
So they were indeed leaving.
Follow them to Alabasta.
Then, when they were close to reaching Alabasta, kill them.
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