Chapter 36: Chapter 36: A Promise! Defeat the Donquixote Family?
More than ten days later.
After sailing the warship to the Red Line and taking the elevator over the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Vivian and his group switched to a medium-sized warship and sailed to the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
It must be said that being a disciple of Zephyr is very useful, and with Smoker being a Headquarters Captain, they were able to travel unimpeded, reaching their destination in less than twenty days.
Fortunately, they didn't enter any towns or encounter any Celestial Dragons while crossing the Red Line. Otherwise, with Fujitora's current temperament, Vivian couldn't say whether he would have acted against the Celestial Dragons.
"So this is Dressrosa?"
"The kingdom famous for its food, music, and flowers?"
Kuto pulled out a clean handkerchief, wiped his glasses vigorously, and then eagerly stepped onto the island.
Vivian, Tashigi, Fujitora, and over fifty navy soldiers followed closely behind. As soon as they entered the town, they were captivated by the beautiful scenery.
"Wow… so many flowers…" Tashigi took a deep breath, looking at the colorful flowers surrounding the city, and couldn't help but marvel.
Vivian also looked around, taking in the endless townscape, feeling a sense of nostalgia as if he had returned to his previous life.
"It's really big…"
"Compared to Loguetown, it's at least ten to twenty times larger, right?"
Loguetown is one of the most prosperous towns in the East Blue, but compared to Dressrosa, it still pales in comparison.
This shows that the scale of the Four Seas and the New World is simply incomparable.
"I've heard that anyone who comes to the Kingdom of Dressrosa will be enchanted by these things."
Walking in front, Kuto pulled out a travel guide from somewhere and read aloud: "First, the enchanting fragrance of endless flowers, second, the world-famous aroma of various foods, and third… the tireless, hot dances of the girls…"
As he finished speaking, the male navy soldiers couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Girls?"
"Hot dances?"
"Hehehe…"
Tashigi: "…"
"Officer Vivian, can we go watch the dances later?"
"Yeah, yeah, we came all this way, watching the dances and tasting the local food shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Although most of the soldiers present were third to first-class soldiers, they had been in the navy for many years and were almost all bachelors, so they had saved up quite a bit of money, not much less than Vivian.
Having finally left the East Blue and arrived in a big city like Dressrosa, they wanted to enjoy themselves.
Vivian naturally understood their thoughts.
"Alright, after we finish our business, we'll stay here for two days."
"Yay!"
"Awesome!"
The soldiers cheered, clenching their fists.
Meanwhile…
Fujitora, leaning on his cane sword, walked up from behind, "Young man Vivian, is your purpose in coming to Dressrosa just to help the suffering locals get the antidote, nothing more?"
"Uh…"
Vivian glanced at Fujitora.
He knew Fujitora would ask such a question, so he had already thought of how to answer.
"Do you know Doflamingo?"
"The Shichibukai?"
Fujitora nodded.
Although he was blind and couldn't read newspapers, he could still hear. Over the years, while traveling, he would occasionally ask fellow travelers to read the newspapers to him.
"That's right, this Dressrosa is the territory ruled by Doflamingo."
Vivian explained, "According to my investigation over the past period, Doflamingo is not just collecting protection fees. He might also be involved in arms trafficking and human trafficking behind the scenes…"
"Arms trafficking? Human trafficking?"
Hearing these two words, Fujitora immediately frowned.
In the pirate world, many countries are constantly at war, largely because someone is continuously supplying arms.
Adding human trafficking to the mix…
These two crimes combined are enough to be described as heinous.
"If it's true, then Doflamingo indeed needs to be eliminated as soon as possible." Fujitora gripped his cane sword slightly tighter.
He has always despised such vicious criminals, especially after eating the Gravity fruit a few years ago, which gave him the habit of drawing his sword to help whenever he sees injustice.
Seeing Fujitora becoming indignant, Vivian continued, "But I don't have enough evidence to arrest him right now, so…"
"So, we can only watch him continue to commit crimes, right?" Fujitora said.
"Yes."
Vivian nodded without hesitation, "Moreover, even if we had evidence, with our current strength, we probably wouldn't be able to take down the Donquixote family."
There are still two years until the World Military Draft, and Vivian is not sure if Fujitora currently has the strength of an admiral. Even if he does, it would still be impossible to defeat Doflamingo and his cadre of the Donquixote family.
And just as he finished speaking…
[Option 1: Make a promise and take down the Donquixote family within the next two years. (Reward: Random R skill from the "League of Legends" universe)]
[Option 2: Try to take down Doflamingo directly with Fujitora. (Reward: "The Fastest Step of the Primate" from the "Hamatora" universe)]
[Option 3: Do nothing. (Reward: Random basic attribute +1)]
Vivian: (⊙o⊙)
Take down the Donquixote family within the next two years?
It seems like this is a long-term mission.
"Luffy defeated Doflamingo in Dressrosa two years later, which means I have to act before the Straw Hat Pirates, right?"
Vivian thought for a while.
Then, he lit a cigar, took a deep puff, and solemnly looked at Fujitora, "Uncle Issho."
"Hmm?"
"I want to find evidence of the Donquixote family's illegal smuggling and human trafficking within the next two years and completely take them down," Vivian said.
"This is my promise to all the civilians who have been persecuted by the Donquixote family, and also to the justice I hold deep in my heart."
As he spoke, he exhaled a smoke ring and looked at the passing dolls around him.
[You chose Option 1]
[Received follow-up mission: Take down the Donquixote family within two years]
[Current countdown: 729 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds]
[Failure penalty: All attributes -50]
Vivian: ???