The next day, the streets of Alabasta's capital city, Nahorara, were bustling with crowds. The King of Alabasta, Cobra, made his appearance.
Su Xiaoqi stood by the window, glancing down at Cobra with a smile curling on his lips. The scene unfolding below was exactly like the original story: Mr. 2 Bon Clay had disguised himself as Cobra using his Devil Fruit powers, stirring up a rebellion.
"Damn transvestite, enjoy your little party first," Su Xiaoqi muttered.
He turned to Vivi standing beside him. "Have you informed your father?"
Vivi nodded. "Yes, everything's arranged. Our soldiers have disguised themselves as ordinary civilians, blending in with the crowd. In a few minutes, all the communication den den mushi across the cities will broadcast this live scene simultaneously."
Her face flushed slightly as she added, "My father asked me to tell you that once this is settled, he wants to speak with you privately."
Vivi understood well what her father wanted to say to Su Xiaoqi, and she herself had resolved to confess her feelings after this ordeal.
In the two days waiting for Lu Linglong and the others, Su Xiaoqi had secretly taken Vivi back to the palace to meet his father. Even now, he personally flew between cities to activate the den den mushi broadcasts.
Though part of this was a prank aimed at Nami, Vivi knew Su Xiaoqi wouldn't go to such lengths just to mess with her — most of it was to help her.
From rescuing her from Blackbeard's crew to saving her country now, Vivi's heart was deeply drawn to Su Xiaoqi. She would no longer run from her feelings.
Su Xiaoqi nodded. "Alright, do your best out there. You've got the most lines."
Vivi smiled. "I promise to complete the mission."
He then looked at Tokisaki Kurumi. "San-san, keep an eye on the surroundings. Vivi and Kaito's safety is in your hands."
Tokisaki Kurumi chuckled. "I wonder what humans from other worlds taste like…"
Su Xiaoqi couldn't help but laugh seeing Lu Linglong still memorizing lines, while their little mascot Chopper was already nervous, muttering over and over, "Nami, don't hit me…"
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing and Kaito Kuroba came out of their rooms.
Su Xiaoqi nodded approvingly at the "Cobra" and "Nami" before him — "Cobra" was perfect, "Nami" scored ninety points.
Kaito's portrayal of Cobra was naturally spot-on. Zhu Zhuqing's Nami was flawless in every way except for one: body shape couldn't quite match the real Nami, and Su Xiaoqi, having experienced Zhu Zhuqing's greatest strength many times, knew this well.
He looked at everyone. "Time's nearly up. Everyone take your positions. Once Koza appears, our show officially begins."
"Come on, let's repeat our slogan together."
"Prank Nami, save Vivi!"
Minutes later, Su Xiaoqi's den den mushi broadcasts lit up simultaneously across Alabasta, streaming live scenes from Nahorara — including Nami and the crew now in Rain Village.
Luffy, seeing the sudden broadcast, asked curiously, "Huh? What's this?"
Everyone except Luffy, the lovable simpleton, knew Su Xiaoqi was behind this. They guessed he was exposing the fake Cobra.
When Koza appeared, Vivi and Kaito, disguised as King Cobra, appeared on every screen.
The citizens of Alabasta watching the live stream were stunned. Mr. 2 Bon Clay, impersonating Cobra, was stunned. Even Crocodile and Robin, secretly watching from a distance, were shocked.
Crocodile scowled. "Miss All Sunday, I want an explanation."
Robin shook her head. "I don't know either. We lost track of Princess Vivi's movements back on Drum Island."
"A bunch of useless idiots," Crocodile cursed, eyes glued to the screen.
The uproar caused by the real and fake Cobra was soon quelled. With Vivi, the true princess, present, a brief standoff exposed the flaws in Mr. 2's disguise. Finally, Crocodile and the Baroque Works conspiracy were publicly unmasked.
Baroque Works agents, sensing trouble, tried to shoot Vivi and the "real" Cobra in secret — but before they could fire, Tokisaki Kurumi's clones swiftly took them out.
Su Xiaoqi nodded approvingly at Vivi's passionate speech — the little princess performed well, showing no fear.
In contrast, looking at Lu Linglong still nervously reciting lines beside him, Su Xiaoqi thought: no comparison, there's a big difference.
"The Baroque Works officers have appeared. Time for us to take the stage."
With that, Su Xiaoqi grabbed Lu Linglong and jumped from a high place.
Their sudden appearance caused another commotion. Following the plan, Su Xiaoqi knocked Mr. 2 Bon Clay unconscious with a ki blast, then shouted:
"No one move! Or you'll end up like this fool!"
To better intimidate the crowd, Su Xiaoqi unleashed another ki blast, demolishing a nearby building.
Silence fell.
Vivi glared at Su Xiaoqi and Lu Linglong. "Who are you?"
They exchanged a glance and nodded. The most exciting moment had come.
Lu Linglong spoke first: "Since you asked so sincerely,"
Su Xiaoqi continued: "We'll graciously tell you."
Lu Linglong: "To protect the world from destruction!"
Su Xiaoqi: "To unite all the people within our nation!"
Lu Linglong: "To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
Su Xiaoqi: "And to extend our reach to the stars above!"
Lu Linglong: "Lu Linglong."
Su Xiaoqi: "Su Xiaoqi."
Together: "We are the Yorozuya Pirate Crew, sailing the Grand Line, causing chaos and mayhem — all sorts of trouble awaits us!"
Chopper jumped between them. "That's right! Chopper!"
Though they had rehearsed this many times, Vivi, Kaito, Tokisaki Kurumi, and Zhu Zhuqing (yet to appear) couldn't help but twitch their eyes in disbelief.
Meanwhile, in Rain Village...
Nami and the others stared in shock, dumbfounded. Luffy and Usopp's eyes gleamed with excitement. "So cool! I wanna play too!"
Nami opened her mouth, then finally said, "What on earth are they doing?"
Sanji, with a "I get it" expression, shouted, "Do you even have to ask? That bastard Su Xiaoqi is just showing off! Damn it, how does he think of all this?"
Gintama's Sakata Gintoki shook his head. "No, no, no. Silver-san thinks there's something fishy here. What does this have to do with the Yorozuya Pirate Crew?"
Kaya smiled. "I find it pretty interesting. I wonder what surprises they'll bring us next."
Back with Su Xiaoqi, Lu Linglong nervously whispered, "My dear Princess Vivi, hurry up and say your lines! If you don't, I'm gonna forget what comes after Kaito!"
Vivi blinked in surprise, then remembered it was her turn. She looked at the two before her. "You two evil Yorozuya Pirate Crew scoundrels, what is your purpose here?"
"Hohoho," Lu Linglong laughed, grabbing Cobra's throat. "We're here on Captain Nami's orders to capture you, princess!"
Su Xiaoqi, Vivi, and Kaito all exclaimed: "Big sis, you've got the wrong person!"
Realizing her mistake, Lu Linglong frantically signaled Su Xiaoqi. "What are you waiting for? Hurry and capture them!"
With no choice, Su Xiaoqi held Vivi in his arms. The original script was for him to grab Kaito, but Lu Linglong ended up holding Vivi instead.
Because of this, it was supposed to be Vivi's turn to act next, but now, resting comfortably in Su Xiaoqi's arms, she forgot everything — she didn't resist at all and even adjusted her position to lean in more comfortably.
Lu Linglong noticed her mistake too, whispering to Su Xiaoqi: "Should we let them go first, then capture them again properly?"
"Ugh," Su Xiaoqi sighed, looking at the adorably clueless Lu Linglong and the happily relaxed Vivi.
This generation of actresses is hard to manage — even he and Kaito, two top actors, couldn't handle it.